24 Dec 1897
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Newspaper
Columbus Daily Herald
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1897
Page
1
Col. D F Stiles of the Oklahoma National Guard was pelted with rotten eggs by four men at a depot as he prepared to board a train to Oklahoma City. The attackers fled. Stiles vows to press criminal charges.
A phone company holds licenses covering all instruments and apparatus owned or controlled by the American Bell telephone company within the territory of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.
Press reaction shows broad support for Senator Chandler's warning to the administration about federal finances and party loyalty. Editors argue McKinley must choose between serving the people or plutocratic interests, and praise Chandler's stance as defending republican voters and liberty.
Newport captain Oliver Gandy faces $1000 bail after a clash over riparian oyster grounds in Delaware Bay. Capt Richard Robbins was struck and his sloop sunk. Robbins was later arrested on oyster theft charges. Gandy also accused of placing dynamite at a beach fort.
The column summarizes Senator Chandler of New Hampshire opposing silver advocates and urging cautious currency reform. It notes partisan reactions from the Philadelphia Telegraph and New York Evening Post, arguing Republicans agree on currency revision but differ on methods and scope.
No report of the Maine action at Key West harbor has reached the navy department. Officials say the Maine was assigned to stop suspicious vessels, replacing revenue cutters under repair, and Capt Sigsbee is not believed to exceed authority.
Perry Mitchell of New Castle is set to be deputy comptroller of the treasury on Senator Fairbanks’s recommendation. Henry A. Johnson had refused to back other Indiana men until Wm. H. Elliott of the New Castle Courier was aided. Mitchell supported James E. Watson for Congress, displeasing the Sixth district congressman who blames Fairbanks and vows to hold him responsible as relations sour.
A fast train struck a buggy near Rushville, killing Miss Brooks and fatally injuring William Pearcy. The crash also killed the horse and destroyed the buggy. Nearby, Mrs Letker suffered likely fatal injuries from a fall at Walesboro amid cold conditions. In Ohio township a replevin suit seeks $500 for forty acres detained by John Taylor since August 20, 1892. A Union Pacific ruling confirms ground needed for station purposes beyond the 200 foot right of way. Measles and scarlet fever hit Whitecreek, closing district No. 5 school as illnesses spread.
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS report A S Chapman editor of the Madison Democrat returning from a three weeks absence in Washington state where he gathered particulars on the Klondike gold fields. Other items note residents traveling to Indianapolis Knightstown Seymour Jeffersonville and St Louis for holidays and a Christmas grand ball at City Hall with 50 cent admission and ladies free.
Sheriff James McCreary and George Brown of Tipton county captured John Deitz in Hope after a lead from suspect Sharp. Deitz, wanted in Tipton county for stealing wheat from farmer John Lane, was transported to Belvedere hotel then departed by 10:30 train to Tipton.
A collection of light items and quips from newspapers. A deacon jokes about contributory negligence of churchgoers during a plate collection. A Memphis/Cincinnati style quip notes Fosdick Kemphill joining the national guard. A couple discusses swearing versus kicking doors in a domestic gag.
Chicago News notes George Winding, a preacher's son, as an enigmatic figure admired by locals. They acknowledge the elder in the family is not a strong preacher, yet Winding remains regarded as one of the town's finest fellows.
A collage of snippet quotes from Chicago Journal Cleveland Plain Dealer Brooklyn Life and more. Jokes about revenge weddings cooks kleptomania and shoplifting barbed witticisms reflect light newspaper humor and social mores of the era from mischief at the lake to marital finances and social propriety.
A collection of humorous exchanges and misheard lines from various newspapers. Quips include Bettie and caramels, a cautionary tale of gossip, a kiss followed by secrecy, and marital barbs. Several brief cartoons and snippets showcase lighthearted wordplay and wit from Belleville to Yonkers.
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