07 Dec 1900
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Newspaper
Columbus Daily Herald
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1900
Page
1
A long letter from Columbus Indiana urges legislative action at the next session to punish vote buyers and to promote honest elections. It urges uniform voting machines and criticizes current election practices and public spending while touching on McKinley Bryan water shutoffs and canal route cost estimates.
The piece links a $50,000 payment to ex Senator Edmunds for favorable opinion aiding shipping trusts and alleges bribery and lobbying across Congress. It also critiques the Hawaii annexation debate, suffrage policy, and mentions tensions between races and property qualifications.
The Sentinel critiques Senator Frye's push for a ship subsidy, noting his mix of undeniable facts and fallacies. It argues the nation is not shipyard deficient and accuses Frye of backing protection for shipbuilders rather than national glory, while calling for logical alternatives such as free ships.
The passage notes a large House majority for an army bill amid ongoing imperial policy. It questions postwar needs, stating the Philippine war is over but urging an expanded army to sustain empire.
Columbus residents praise Doan's Kidney Pills as a reliable remedy for back pain lameness and bladder troubles. Mrs. Mary Burns of 1023 Eighth Street reports significant relief after using the product from T. E. Ditto's drug store. The ad notes the pills cost 50 cents per box and are sold nationwide by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y. Remember the name Doan's and take no substitute.
The report estimates 135000 American travelers spent 60000000 abroad last year. It notes executions in New York since 1889 occurred only at Sing Sing Auburn and Dannemora State Prisons.
A cyclist touring France recounts a tale of politeness tied to Rochambeau in Vendome. The piece notes Americans erected the Rochambeau statue, unveiled by the American ambassador, and cites a Revolution era anecdote about civility at the guillotine as Robespierre falls and the reign ends.
Daily departures from Louisville at 7 45 a m to Lexington at 10 50 a m. Travel continues to Chattanooga arriving at 5 50 p m then to Atlanta by 10 25 p m and Jacksonville at 8 30 a m. The sequence ends with 19 31.
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