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Newspaper
Columbus Daily Herald
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1896
Page
1
A Troy catastrophe at the J Stetheimer Co shirtwaist and Van Zandt Jacobs collar shops leaves three girls dead after jumping from windows and at least seventeen injured as flames engulf the Burdette building on Broadway and River streets.
New Orleans crowds swell as Rex the carnival king arrives by special steamer at Canal Street. The procession proceeds to Camp Street and the city hall where the mayor hands over the keys for Rex to reign over the next 48 hours amid record crowds and ideal weather.
Washington on February 18 Mrs Cleveland gave a luncheon to meet Mrs McKee daughter of ex President Harrison Guests included Lady Panuncefote Mrs Olney Mrs Carlisle Mrs Harmon Mrs Wilson Miss Herbert Mrs Hoke Smith Miss Morton Mme Romero Mrs Harlan Mrs Brown Mrs Sherman Mrs J B Hawley Mrs McMillan Mrs Brice Mrs Stitt Mrs Miles Mrs Walker Mrs J W Foster Mrs Manning Mrs Henderson Mrs Bancroft Davis Mrs Sunderland Mrs Calderon Carlisle Mrs Townsend Miss Stevenson and Miss Bryant.
A blaze in Greenville North Carolina on February 18 destroyed about half of the town's business portion. The estimated loss is 150000 dollars with insurance covering roughly one third of the total.
Senator Davis argued the American continents are not to be viewed as future colonies for European powers and urged arbitration. He cited Cuba and Hawaii history, warned Britain over Venezuela, and stressed pledges should not imply territorial hypothecation.
Fire destroyed Lucke & Co six story cigar factory on Fifth street behind the Indiana House in Cincinnati. About 200 workers affected as the building burned from 10 pm until morning with losses estimated at 80 000 dollars. Fire department responded to a ten alarm blaze and rescued horses from the nearby stable. Treasury gold reserves updated with Monday close at 86 203 499 dollars and 1 456 000 withdrawn.
Prof Arthur F Foley of Indiana University experiments with Roentgen type Kathode rays. He photographed a key through cloth and cardboard, then bones and flesh of a hand, and impressions of coins through multiple materials using a two horsepower dynamo.
The body of Elmer Sheets aged 26 was found beside Lake Erie and Western tracks near Mownerr Indiana. Six inch long gashes on the left face suggest a sharp instrument and indicate possible murder for money after a gambling spree. Police report no train involvement and speculate robbery as motive.
Elore Dodds telegraph operator at Crawtonrosville will travel to Cincinnati next Wednesday to testify in Will Wood's preliminary trial for the Pearl Bryan murder. Wood reportedly spent eight hours with Dodds January 31 discussing the case. The article notes rumors of Wood’s prior remarks to locals and ties to the Indianapolis Greencastle area.
W R Stevens former Pittsburg Plate-glass Co. employee sues for 25000 damages after machinery repair injures his back. A Vandalia line express runs over a German shoemaker at Center street crossing, body parts found five miles east. An artesian well at a plate glass factory floods the plant. T J Huston bound over for embezzling 40 dollars for Singer Sewing Machine Co. A revolver shot injures A J Smith at bridge superintendent’s office. Mrs Jacob Smith dies suddenly of heart disease. Rev Ezra Butler Newcomb resigns to join First Westminster Keokuk Ia. Mary Woods, a Black woman, dies by taking laudanum.
A February 18 appeal from the Armenian relief association calls for support to rescue 300000 Armenians, mostly women and children, from starvation in a harsh Highland winter. It notes 50000 killed and outlines a plan with 13 city committees under British and American supervision. one dollar feeds one person for two months, and 250000 more is needed to reach next April. The appeal seeks 1000 American women to donate 100 each, with funds sent by cable via Constantinople to relief committees.
Greencastle Ind Feb 18 Shocking murder case inflames town as Pearl Bryan inquiry expands. Mrs Jackson mother of an accused lies near death calling for her son and his letters. Rev Wood defends son while authorities press for public reward.
The Brazilian steamer Lauro Sodre from Glasgow to Para foundered in the Irish Sea. Four crew members were saved. Other brief items note resignations, political nominations in Chicago, Russo-Japanese concerns, California land bills, Bayard's interview with Salisbury, a Brockway counterfeiting trial, an American Ordnance Co. formation, gold deliveries to banks, and weather forecasts for Kentucky Ohio and Indiana.
Commodity prices and livestock quotes from Cincinnati New York Toledo Chicago Pittsburgh Baltimore Buffalo Indianapolis and market notes list wheat corn oats rye hogs cattle sheep and lamb values, with various grades and futures figures across regions. Major buyers and sellers include Western and Philadelphia markets with spot and future prices noted for several grains and livestock.
Victor Donnald, 27, a Chicago assistant janitor at the Security building, clung to the shaft grille as the elevator cage rose, then crawled to the sixth floor doorway and collapsed. He was treated for lacerations and possible internal injuries after a dramatic descent that witnesses described as miraculous.
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