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Newspaper
Columbus Evening Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1897
Page
2
Advertises affordable ready to wear suits and overcoats with emphasis on value and quality. Claims garments are elegantly tailored by artists and skilled tailors at moderate prices. Highlights boys and children’s suits reefers and ulsters offered 25 to 50 percent below other cities.
City hall gathered for the G A R meeting with strong attendance. E Nicholson of Kokomo plans a Congress bid next year. Indiana appoints Crempacker and Brown to state and Navy posts. Insurance industry shows 280 companies report, multiple mutuals formed, and state tax receipts rise to 185 556 85. Candy Cathartic advert ends the page.
The G A R executive committee and department officers met at 10 10 in the council chamber to plan the encampment. Commander Dodge outlined fundraising for the parade and suggested the line of march be kept secret until funds are raised. Dates May 18 and 19 were set, with a large citizens meeting planned for January to review plans and finances.
Miss Major Edith Marshall and Miss Captain Emily Carrigan travel from New York City for a Tuesday Nov 30 gathering. The Major is praised as an able speaker while the Captain will sing with guitar accompaniment.
A gym class will present a good exhibition after weeks of hard work. Parents are especially invited to attend. The event starts at 8 30 and follows revival meetings at the M E church, offering attendees a chance to join the social afterward.
An Agent of the Knights of the Macca bees plans to establish a new lodge in Columbus on December first. The Franklin degree team will visit to demonstrate the work, and several members of the order already reside in the city.
Paris correspondent for the London Telegraph reports that Emmanuel Arago is the last surviving member of the government of national defense formed in 1870. M Rochefort notes the expulsion and condemnation efforts by colleagues, and recalls names like Gambetta Ferry Simon and Trochu.
The Hartford Courant reports stray cattle terrorizing towns near Hartford Connecticut after heavy snows. Wildlife from West Hartford Farmington Windsor and Pipe Swamp areas were tracked. One yearling heifer was killed when a sharpshooter reached close. Animals likely escaped from pasture and wander into settlements seeking food, starving during winter.
Marriage license issued to John Otto and Emm Von Strode. Jack Hibbs of St. Louis is in the city on business. John Daniels and wife of Rushville visiting friends. Ex county treasurer Jos. Andrews of St. Louis Crossing in the city. Wayland and Wells photographed their store today. Will Crane and Grant Winslow of Seymour are in the city. Henry Maley of Edinburg is in the city.
Washington correspondent reports Senator Fairbanks dismisses claims of opposition within the Republican party to Senator Hanna's Senate rebirth. He cites broad endorsements by legislative conventions and the state convention, noting Hanna ran a bitter campaign yet deserves the victory.
A reader recalls a conversation on a Lexington Avenue car about thrift and a warning to buy only what one needs. The piece notes an Atlantic ship route dispersing immigrants, with 127,000 destined for New York, 61,000 to Pennsylvania, and 26,000 to Massachusetts, among others.
The Sentinel boasts the state’s largest circulation and pledges rich coverage of McKinley’s cabinet and administration policy, state capitol events, and abundant dispatches from abroad. Readers are urged to subscribe and remit for The Indianapolis Sentinel Company.
A dense roster of street intersections and sites maps the town layout from 12 Second to 572 Crinoco Ave. Notable points include Mooney's Tannery, Reeves Pulley Works, and multiple cross streets at Franklin Sycamore Jackson and Pearl.
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