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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1897
Page
2
The piece notes Alaska Klondike gold discoveries and new finds in California and other regions. It mentions political figures J Hoge Tyler and Jacob S Coxey as gubernatorial nominees and asserts Indiana's Fourth district will vote Republican in November 1898. It comments on the Times saving taxpayers money and reports a general era of gold finds.
The Democratic majority in Brown County weakens as vote totals come in. The expected 16 to 1 advantage for the candidate dwindles to about half that ratio, altering early results and potential outcomes.
A columnist argues that cuicaee bicyclists should accept a liberal wheel tax as recompense for the wear and tear of nerves to other citizens caused by their hump-backed appearance on their bikes.
Readers in Chicago affirm McMaster's revised school history honors both Union and Confederate armies and states that the war settled the right of states to secede. Detroit finds its science convention dull but educational, noting the abundance of wisdom and impressive vocabulary among visitors.
Funeral services for Jas Bond were held from the family home on 2nd Street at 2 PM with interment at City Cemetery. Camp Bring Something is no more, campers returning to the city after catching about 75 pounds of fish. Clarence Kincaid of Taylorsville and Willie McLain of Edinburg visited relatives in town. The bloomer girls from the carnival praised their ride and entertainment. A boiler explosion near Cannelton, Indiana, killed one and seriously injured four. Mrs Fred Kalleadauch was killed by runaway mules near Henryville. President McKinley visited John Brown's cave this week.
A collection of social items notes illness travel and visits. Josiah Beaty is seriously ill with typhoid like symptoms. Mrs Brown of Orinoco is very ill. Charles Massie of Waynesville visited the city. Many residents and visitors from Edinburg attend races and visit relatives in Indianapolis Logansport and other places including Miss Elva Fitch Lula Cook Blanche Burris Miss Eliza Fitch and others.
Marion resident Harry Thompson is seen in the city, visiting local sights and meeting residents during a daytime visit.
Newspaper segment shows multiple baseball standings with teams like Boston Cincinnati Baltimore New York Cleveland Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburg Brooklyn Louisville and others, plus city notices advertising a money saving sale at the White House and various local services and ads. There is mention of a bicycle carnival weather and a travel job offer in Indiana, along with pharmaceutical ads for Sterling Remedy Co and Cascarets Candy Cathartic.
The governor and two tax commissioners are accused of carving a tax rule that taxes life insurance and building and loan stocks while excluding cash surrender value of fire policies. The piece argues fire policies fully indemnify losses and can be cashed out, unlike life policies which provide survivors with a payout. It claims the tax choice targets the poor and middle class savings, framing life insurance as the dependents’ fund and fire policies as property indemnity for the rich.
The Sentinel asserts it has the largest general circulation in the state, promising abundant news from McKinley’s administration and state government under Republican control, with comprehensive coverage from dispatches and statewide reports for its readers.
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