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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1897
Page
2
In the Senate, Senator East outlined several strong ideas for new laws. In the House, Newton introduced a bill to establish another state normal school at Indianapolis. The city considers securing a safe for records and purchasing law books for the city attorney.
Heavy snows reach the far northwest with buzzards seen overhead. South Dakota and Minnesota report severe weather and travel on many railroads is blocked.
The note predicts springy days, a ten day wait for spring, and amid lines about McKinney and Cleveland, claims republican rule will return and confidence be restored across the nation.
The council plans Thursday night sessions for a cigarette ordinance requiring a heavy license to sell. The move aims to push action on the bill by the legislature. Sue strikers at the McBeth glass factory in Elwood agree to return to work under old terms while awaiting appellate court settlement. Strikes are seen as harmful and a general law to arbitrate employer worker disputes is urged.
In Marion Indiana Judge Kirkpatte convenes a special second jury to probe charges of attempting to bribe jurors in the green goods counterfeiting case. Defendants J C Evans of Jonesboro and J W Crum of Marion face accusations of dealing in counterfeit money.
A public health warning on coins and bank notes describing how germs spread through money. It argues coins travel widely due to circulation and concealment, urging strict hygienic handling and caution in everyday contact with currency.
An ad from Ernest Staul and Laura & Co. in Columba Indiana proclaims the medicines of Dr Kurem as the best pain relievers. They claim to be sole agents in the county, warning against obtaining the remedies elsewhere and noting prices of 25 and 50 cents.
The Chicago Tribune notes that older coins and bills carry disease organisms including molds and cocci. Bacteriologists warn that money in circulation could spread dangerous germs and even epidemics. Simple precautions like washing hands and avoiding touching money to the mouth can reduce risk.
The document lists city officers including Mayor Wm. J Beck and City Treasurer James Sibley, with council wards and street intersections such as Second and Jackson and Fifth and Washington. Also named are City Engineer John K. Righta, City Attorney W. F. Norton, and various ward representatives.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt notes the so called Christmas face as a distinct modern look seen each holiday season. It describes anxious, restless shoppers wandering through crowded streets and stores in pursuit of gifts with eyes that dart about and mouths set in stern lines.
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