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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1897
Page
1
A prominent widower from north Washington street plans marriage to a charming young widow of this city, marking a notable match in local society.
Reports from Ashboro to Bloomington and beyond describe measles cases, factory strikes, ice dangers on the Wabash, church fires in Indianapolis, and various odd incidents. Notable items include a Sitka death, a Terre Haute gun from 1815, quarreling kin in Prairieton, a quarantine in Chalmers, and calls for political reform and consular postings.
A World Herald reflection praises Tom Bayard for managing duties amid frequent banquets and the ongoing challenge of governing a restless populace. The piece lauds the great and good man and his success in ruling.
The item notes President Cleveland’s stance on Cuba and its reaction among Americans, emphasizing strong public dissatisfaction with the administration’s position. The source presents the issue as a heated political dispute of the era.
A girl asks why Joshua stopped the sun and Freddie hypothesizes it was near six o'clock and Joshua forgot his dress suit, framing a gag of comic misunderstanding in a casual chat.
Robert Conwell, who runs a Galveston grain elevator, found a stash of 56 silver half dollars while blowing up an old stump on his farm. The coins, dated as far back as 1822, indicate burial about 75 years ago.
Mrs. James Wheeler, among the first settlers to enter and claim land in Indiana, died last night in Portland. Born in Kentucky on January 14, 1807, she was an early pioneer figure in the region.
Thomas Kennett, an aged farmer of Prairietown, Indiana, shot his brother in law William Jones this morning in Terre Haute. The quarrel over their late father in law's estate led to the shooting. Jones was struck in the abdomen and is in critical condition.
Rudolph Kleybolte & Co of Cincinnati bought 128600 dollars of bonds at a 4 percent premium amounting to 5120. A call for redemption of 54000 is set for April 1 and 74000 will be refunded July 1. The dealer saves the city about 4200 each year. Bonds run twenty five years.
Report states Grover Cleveland's withdrawal from Washington will be approved by more voters than any prior political event in U S history. Public sentiment and official endorsements appear to back the departure as a historic milestone.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a humorous courtroom exchange where a judge discharges a young man after a playful insult about lending a piece of his neck to fix a bicycle tire.
In Winchester Ohto on February 12 James Cunningham was attacked by three coons while his dogs treed them. He climbed a tree to ward off the animals but fell with two coons clinging to him. His injuries may prove fatal. his son used a club to drive off the attackers.
Meyer and Fiegenbaums advertise prints and muslins priced at 34 cents per yard, inviting shoppers to take advantage of the bargain.
A fragment from the Free Press records a whispered exchange where a young woman asks if Harold is her first kiss and he confirms with earnest sincerity. The dialogue centers on trust and the idea that true sincerity remains visible to those who notice.
A historical vignette describes a George II era prank by Heidegger the revels master who used a wax mask and double to surprise the king. The staged scene escalates as band music shifts to a treasonous air, guards clash, and the double causes a dramatic panic before collapsing.
The piece recounts prank tales from past eras including a bag sling death trap during carnivals and duels of wit at Versailles. It recalls Duclos on April Fools Day at Louis XIV’s court and a Good Friday flogging rite in the Sistine chapel with Sir Francis Dashwood’s escape attempt and ensuing punishment.
A magistrate questions a mother about a boy’s voluntary confession. She describes coercive persuasion: a bad hiding place, no supper, and threats of continued punishment to obtain the confession. The exchange reflects debate over what counts as voluntary testimony. The piece also notes a playful exchange about a deformed football star, Mr. Dawkins.
Reports from Michigan and other areas cover a barn burning in Branch county, a Maryland church festival with three strangers, a path obstruction by Russian thistles near Whipple, tooth brush innovation with a reservoir, a Fos sil ore woman delivering a coyote scalp for her husband, a suit in Kansas City by a former boiler room worker over illness tied to temperature changes, an Austrian heathen burial ground with giant skeletons and eastward feet alignment, and notes on large earrings found with the buried remains.
Report from Ascension Island in the south Atlantic describes a tense dispute among ten officers' wives living on the British governed base. They refuse to speak to each other over precedence after a recent visit by a warship captain who tried to impose age seniority rules.
The New York Post outlines feminine winter wear with satin brocade bodices over airy vests, faced cloth gowns, and luxury furs. It reviews jackets, capes, and sealskin jackets, noting mink fur trim, elaborate ruces, and the empire sack-back coat gaining popularity while cautioning on elegance with shortened lengths.
A fragment quotes a humorous exchange about cork shoes and water proofing. It glimpses a satirical line about modern husbands and wives, attributed to a journal note, reflecting strained domestic humor of the era.
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