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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1897
Page
2
A crowded session saw House and Senate pass multiple measures. Taxing transient medicants was approved, a township railroad tax cap bill passed, and delinquent tax collection reforms advanced. An anti quart shop bill set licensing at 100 dollars with dealer exemptions emerged.
Senate bill 360 prescribes fines from twenty dollars to five hundred and prison terms from one to five years for selling or offering to sell votes or to refrain from voting for any candidate. The bill passed without discussion. Governor Mount vetoed another circuit court bill expanding the Twenty-Sixth Judicial circuit to include Adams and Jay counties. The governor is praised for cost containment.
A two and a half hour discussion ended with the defeat of the two cent fare bill. Author East argued receipts would not drop, while Haifley defended passes and criticized free rides. He was challenged over pass No. 99 on Lake Erie and Western. he did not deny it. The measure failed 51 to 34.
Numerous brief items note a Wednesday fire in St Louis with damages estimated at 75000 dollars. Additional snippets include river levels on the Ohio at Cincinnati, a divorce granted in circuit court, a visiting post office inspector, local ads by Tom Brown, a drunken jailing, and the Indiana bishop’s visit to St Pauls church for confirmation with music and public invitation.
Terre Haute High School asked the High School Athletic Association for opinion on forming a statewide high schools league. A chapel meeting reported strong support and a delegate may attend the State Convention to decide the plan.
An aged patent dated September 30 1839 and issued in Martin Van Buren’s administration was brought to the auditor’s office. Signed by Van Buren through his son as secretary it covers 160 acres in Monroe township and had never been recorded.
Kokomo announces a new factory for silver plated ware to be housed in a 50 by 400 foot building and employ sixty five skilled workers with an annual payroll near $30,000. It is the third plant located in Kokomo within ninety days, with two more firms planning to establish operations.
If you plan to go to Washington for the inauguration, consult the Big Four agent direct line and the C&O for travel arrangements and guidance.
For sale is a complete outfit of household goods in first class order. Sell by the piece or as a whole. Inquire at this office 102.14. Notables include Wilfred Rush returning to Chicago, Mrs. W. L. Thompson traveling to Indianapolis for the milleary opening, and Mrs. Jacob Bixler visiting Bloomington. The J. U. Glee Club departs Bloomington for a Florida concert tour. Submit any local items of interest or notices to the paper.
A nineteenth century report notes Mentone in the south of France once famed for consumptives now sees declining visits as locals allegedly show signs of illness. The article ties the retreat to germ theory, suggesting soil contamination makes the town the last place for sufferers. A separate item describes a Paris burglar scaling the Eiffel Tower to crack safes at the restaurant and theater there.
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