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Newspaper
Columbus Evening Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1898
Page
2
W. W. Lambert of Bartholomew county seeks the Republican nomination for Joint Senator from the Bartholomew Decatur district subject to the convention's will.
Multiple candidates announce for county clerk treasurer recorder sheriff and county commissioner in Bartholomew County, all subject to the Republican nominating convention. Names include Fred C. Ulrich James Burke Henry Rethwisch W F Coats Albert Owens Br Colvin Stephen Bailey Scott Elzer Henry Howe George M Orz Louis Friedersdorf Henry Harris.
The county candidate Henry C. Harris appears as a renomination hopeful for the First district. Supporters praise his faithful service and endorse his renomination as a strong ticket choice. Real estate men report a shortage of good tenement property while empty homes remain a neglected issue.
The text questions a columnist named for a famous letter and hints at shifts in political context. It notes townsmen and a creamery as barely mentioned and asks whether the writer’s grip is weakening or if he is unaware of a GOP-backed era.
War circles see no new developments and await congressional decision. The public, across political lines, is prepared to stand with the government whether the outcome is peace or war.
A Friday election quarrel near Stone Head Brown County led to a shooting. Fack Hines and Charley Henderson exchanged four and three shots respectively. Hines was wounded in the left ribs and likely to die though Dr. Ralph of New Belleville later said recovery possible. Henderson was grazed on the shoulder and horse hip wounded. feud sparked the duel.
An old advertisement touts Fehring Drug Store as the place for the nicest line of perfumes and atomizers and for the finest cigars. It lists Clyde Williams George Emica Thomas Brown among suggested names.
Excursion tickets to Indianapolis will be sold April 5 and 6 for the second annual League of Bimetallic Clubs convention with return validity to April 9. See Pennsylvania Lines for rates. Also: engine No 333 wreckage raised, Millinery openings at Silvermans, and a Washington reception for Captain Sigsbee hosted by the National Geographic Society. Spain’s delay strategy in the Cuban crisis is discussed.
County market prices list wheat bran hay flour oats hogs cattle calves butter eggs and retail items including sugar syrups and fruits. Marriage licenses and several Indiana legal notices appear, with cases of petit larceny assault and a widow opening a barber shop run by Mina Boyd with remarks on customer preferences.
The Times calls for nominating council candidates who support economy and law and order. It urges reducing council salaries to the old standard of two dollars per night and avoiding candidates aligned with Newt Marshes. It cautions that a candidate tied to the Democratic Times stance could face defeat.
Mrs. Wooley arrives back from Flatrock this morning. A millinery opening is planned at Berean on Tuesday and Wednesday.
A compact notice requests a middle aged woman for general house work. Contact by calling 1404 for details.
The Princess Victoria and the Marchioness of Lorne face royal etiquette that bars practical work. Victoria contemplates nursing then bookbinding and cover design, winning prizes for book covers. Meanwhile Lorne quietly donates sculpture to public spaces, with a carved casket presented as thanks. Egypt’s population and foreign residents are reported.
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