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Newspaper
Columbus Evening Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1897
Page
2
The item notes EH Kinney as managing editor and Gertrude Jett on society. Wheat prices in New York rise while U S foreign sales grow despite tariff reductions. The text claims all Americans in Spanish prisons in Cuba have been released since McKinley began, and criticizes perceived insufficient firmness of the administration toward Cuba.
Railways show higher earnings across eight major systems with combined gains of one to two billion dollars for the July August and September quarter. The figures reflect broad improvement in the industry as investors weigh the impact of sound money policies and McKinley era politics.
Analysis of recent elections shows reduced Democratic votes in Ohio Nebraska Iowa Kentucky Virginia and Massachusetts compared with the previous presidential race. Experts say the results do not bode well for the free coinage of silver in the political landscape.
The piece tracks Democratic vote losses in 1897 across six states comparing 1893 and 1897 results. It notes declines in Ohio, Iowa, Kentucky, Virginia, Massachusetts, Nebraska, and others where silver coinage and free trade debates influenced outcomes.
It is suggested an exhibit for the trans Mississippi exposition would feature a stack of cancelled mortgages. Farmers of the Mississippi Valley could contribute generously to this display.
American tin plate exportations have proven highly successful and may push United States manufacturers to compete with Welsh tin plate makers in Europe. Once dominating not only Europe but the U S, Welsh producers face rising U S competition.
Republican lawmakers note that none of the thirteen protest nations blocked American goods. They report a 25 percent rise in their purchases of U.S. products while the U S reduced imports from them by 25 percent under the Dingley tariff.
The promised wage improvement from protective tariff begins to show its effect. The first gain is more jobs, seen as soon as the new law was assured, with higher employment observed even before the Dingrey bill became law.
A broad pattern shows farmers using initial earnings to cut mortgage indebtedness and the nation following by reducing foreign debt. A careful look at current foreign liabilities indicates Americans hold fewer securities abroad than in the previous twenty-five years, reflecting rapid domestic debt reduction.
The piece notes Democrats expect the new Congress session to provide ammunition against the Republicans and the administration. It credits the administration with solid work and tariff laws from the special session as reducing Republican vulnerability while prosperity under GOP rule heightens Democratic pressure.
The Secretary of the Treasury announces a new policy limiting all sugar from the Nether s entering the United States. The measure aims to regulate trade flows and protect domestic markets.
Disjointed OCR fragment notes a phrase about a discriminating export bounty and a reference to Belgium and sugar. The readable bits imply a political or policy angle but lack coherent context or names to anchor a full summary.
Congress member Dingley predicts the session will not continue beyond June with a bankruptcy bill and some immigration legislation likely. He doubts currency reform but expects amendments to the national banking law. President Smith of the Louisville and Nashville rail line urged extension for automatic coupler equipment while hinting at possible public ownership of railroads.
Chas Griswold is in the city today. James Benniefiel arrived from Lebanon last evening. Seo Washburn will visit Old Point Comfort Sunday. John H Nichols of Nineveh township transacted business in the city today. Miss Stella Glassgo, visiting relatives, will return to her home in Osgood tomorrow.
Indianapolis gains extended free city delivery and a new railway mail division headquartered in Indianapolis. Representative Overstreet reports Postoffice Department approval and a planned operative date around February 1, with a substation at Union Station for stamps, money orders, and registries.
A vintage drug advertisement touts a one day cold cure with L B Q marked tablets. It promises a full refund from all druggists if the treatment fails and notes the genuine tablets bear L B Q on each piece.
The forecast notes today December 3 for Kentucky and Tennessee call for rain with possible colder in extreme western areas and variable winds. Indiana may see rain or snow, then a fall in northern portions with colder conditions toward night, extending to the northeast and northwest.
The special joint congressional committee investigating alcohol use in theater is preparing its report, as noted by the Courier Journal.
A vintage ad extols Bac as a cure all for quitting tobacco. It promises lasting vitality and vigor with a money back guarantee and offers free booklet and sample from Gerling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York.
A grand Cake Walk at A Ball Masque on Christmas Eve is planned as a featured attraction. Justice Stader presided this afternoon over a case in which Esta Schooler Com Anna MehKibbons Maud Bell George Kelly Jesse Watson and Wm Knight were charged with stealing harness from Jos Ault. The defendants were bound over to the circuit court.
Notice warns against unscrupulous claims that the feed mill is not running. Allen Farmer states the mill will operate as usual and asks customers to bring in their orders.
A vivid anecdote recounts General Pelissier as a young officer who wore a grand shepherd tartan suit. The tale ends comically as the glue seams melt in a warm hut, causing the attire to fall apart piece by piece and exposing the failed gummed construction.
The piece recalls Livius Choate style humor in a courtroom scene amid a report from Carnuhounse Ohio where B W Conway, a Baltimore and Ohio brakeman, lies near death after a caboose fall causing a broken neck and paralysis. Doctors hope a realignment of the fourth cervical vertebra may help.
Louis ville November 6 Banker J M McKnight president of the defunct German National Bank remains in county jail after 36 hours in custody. Trial for alleged wrecking is continued to March due to a juror illness as bond was refused and a new one set. McKnight could not furnish the $12,000 bond and was jailed. Miles Pain Pills advertised as neuralgia cure.
President McKinley departed Washington for Canton Ohio due to his mother’s illness and may return to the Capitol for the opening of Congress if her condition permits. Russia signs a contract for three new torpedo boats, promising world leading technology once completed.
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