Turpin Proprietors Sign Post Office Second Class Since
E H Kinney Co Turpin Proprietors enter Columbus Indiana post office records as second class matter in the local observance of mail service.
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Newspaper
Columbus Evening Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1898
Page
2
E H Kinney Co Turpin Proprietors enter Columbus Indiana post office records as second class matter in the local observance of mail service.
City officials announce candidacies under the Republican banner. Vincent Thom announces for City Marshal, DaviP PxHtILL announces for City Marshal, Jares Bu for Clerk, and J.D. Hunter for City Clerk. Nomination convention forthcoming.
The piece argues that trade drives national policy more than conquest, noting Britain and Russia's maritime interests in China, Germany and France motives in Asia, and warns that some nations use military power to protect commerce while pure trade aims may be overshadowed by strategic gains.
Dispatches from Havanna and Madrid discuss a temporary autonomous government in Cuchy. The aim is not immediate elections or a parliamentary system but a provisional rule under a plan of autonomy. The articles outline a transitional authority rather than full self government.
In a discussion with cabinet members, officials consider forming an insular parliament as a first step toward autonomy. The proposal highlights Cuba's current turmoil and seeks a limited self governing framework before broader reforms.
Mayors Court judge Beck tried Skip Groves this afternoon for smashing a window at Toohey's saloon. Groves was found guilty and fined 27.50 with costs totaling 38.00. He was sentenced to 38 days in jail.
The church announces evening services at 7 p m with preaching at 7 20 p m. Members of a local Baptist group are invited to attend and a cordial welcome is extended to all wishing to participate.
The state trials Wa Riley and Joan Wright for bear theft. The jury found them guilty last evening and sentenced them to the Southern Reformatory for one to three years. A motion for a new trial is planned for tomorrow as four defendants have been sent to the reformatory this term. Columbus is well represented in the prison South. The jury was discharged until the 14th.
Yesterday marked the thirty seventh birthday of Mrs Nora McCalip wife of Policeman McCalip with about thirty neighbors arriving uninvited at seven o clock to share lunch baskets. After a light shock the evening featured games conversation and socializing with attendees listed including Mrs Susan Seward Mrs Harry Jackson and others. Will Schwartzkopf plans eight couples to dance tonight.
Kid McCoy world middleweight champion rode the 10:30 train from Louisville to Indianapolis. At the Seventh Street Station he spoke to locals before boarding to Indianapolis, thanking Columbus and promising to strive to be the greatest. A crowd gathered, plus telegraph notices from Sid McCoy.
A fragmentary narrative verse depicts Camilla singing of Felipe the fearless rider. She plucks her guitar as cattle drives and Apache trails unfold, praising Felipe’s courage and skill while hinting at a tragic fate in the sagebrush wasteland.
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