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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1897
Page
1
An Indiana commentator notes the state has more poets than any other but refrains from asking Congress for an appropriation to exterminate them. The Kansas City Journal quotes the remark as a satirical jab at government spending.
Advertisement notes a $15.75 rail fare to Washington DC via the Big Four and C&O routes. Tickets are valid for travel March 1 2 and 3 with return March 8.
A Marion investigation centers on wholesale bribery linked to a green goods case. Authorities allege officials received favors in exchange for contracts and favorable handling of related shipments. The probe names several firms and unnamed individuals as part of the scheme.
In Marion Indiana investigators prepare a grand jury probe after banker John C. Evans and insurance agent J W Crum are convicted of swindling farmer Alfred Haines. Matthews confession implicates four attorneys as bar association offers help. Evans gets five years, Crum three. both fined and disfranchised.
Night Watchman Osborne, while patrolling a Dunkirk grocery owned by Harry Staddler, fired at a fleeing burglar at the door. the shot killed a man described as about five ten, 150 pounds, dark sandy hair, freckled, wearing a dark suit. Two other suspects from Redkey were captured, with a fourth man逃逃? killed identified as Welch. others named Harrington and Big Dan.
A brunette questions proprieties after a kiss scene between sisters. In Evansville two weeks after Frank Ford fled with installment funds he was arrested in St. Louis and returned. He pleaded guilty to embezzlement and received a two year sentence.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer lampoon notes the chaotic scene as residents rush to a fire escape. The dialogue frames a comic mishap with repeated attempts and startled reactions, highlighting urban commotion and a playful exchange.
In the World’s Sunday issue a cartoon shows a man with a wheelbarrow, likely C Kt Worrall of Bloomington. The writer recalls visiting Bloomington, meeting Worrall regarding policy holders, and praises the agent’s service in fire insurance.
George Siler, named referee for the Nevada bout, departs for Carson City with a Tribune preview of his talk with Fitzsimmons in Chicago. The exchange covers rule interpretations, breakaways, and fairness under Queensberry guidance. The column also notes critics on township financial reporting and a Denver Times complaint about a costly legislature. County roads, notably Clay roads, are described as in poor condition.
W A Coles of Albany once blinded in 1891 by retinal and optic nerve loss has begun to see faint lights after X ray exposure at Boston. Drs Munson Scattergood and Robinson in New York report gradual gains using X rays as a tonic and stimulant. Coles now discerns objects on a dark table and reads some colored cards, with full recovery hoped soon.
A small seven member syndicate has leased the ground under the Giant's Causeway and plans to charge visitors. Three men who walked the site were sued as the group seeks to enclose the area. Public access and open enjoyment are urged to be preserved. The Glass Snake legend and Oregon wealth notes are also mentioned.
A report in the Philosophical Transactions describes a naval shower of irregular ice fragments from a squall two days out of Cape Good Hope aboard HM ship Simpson. Captain Blakiston notes it was a solid ice shower rather than hail and items varied in size, some as large as paving bricks.
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