02 Jan 1897
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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1897
Page
1
Mrs George Pace aged 62 was murdered at her residence four miles west of the city around 1 pm. Her twenty year old son reported the shot as he left to hunt. She died in the yard with a 32 caliber rifle found nearby. Bloodhounds were used in the search for the killer.
Havana reports General Rats Rivera who took over from Antonio Maceo leading Cuban patriot forces in Pinar Del Rio Province is wounded according to advices from Artemise. The dispatch notes the status of Rivera amid ongoing resistance and military actions in the region.
Oldest Cumberland mountains moonshiner L Vada Collins jailed in Prestonburg Kentucky after long run of whisky making. When seized he owned two fine stills. Also note Mutual Fire of New York drops name change plans and seeks to rename to Manhattan Fire Insurance Company of New York City.
The Boston Herald notes General Simon Bolivar Buckner sent a twenty-five gallon keg of Kentucky whisky to Dudley Kansas. With only twelve voters in the town the gift likely influenced the Palmer Buckner majority.
An expression of high esteem from this region sent a rustic design rocking chair made from Brow county material to Morgantown for shipment to Mr Bryan as a New Year’s present.
Remains of John Conlon found near railway tracks in Oakland showed bullet holes but detectives concluded no crime occurred. Local youths, practicing with an air pistol, hung Conlon's face on a post and used it as a target, marking the incident as a misguided stunt by California boys in Caktown.
AP correspondent reports queried Benora Mirabel widow of Col Lino Mirabel over claims Maceo was alive before Cuba left for the United States. Havana officials call the Dec 28 announcement an innocent joke and deny any belief that Maceo survived.
Private advices confirm a prior report that forty-one flibusters from the steamer Laree Friends under Arano, with 3860 rifles, sailing in two boats, were capsized off Israco on Havana province's north coast by rough seas, and all are said to have drowned.
General notes report Maceo Tony contesting Wanamaker and mention a cold Big 4 Mileage book for travelers. Weather allegedly killed northern wheat. Second National Bank of Grand Forks North Dakota closed. Death watch set over Albert Frantz in Davies Ohio. Indiana politics anticipate a Republican senator and Mount retirement. Col J K Gore named adjutant general and Capt B A Richardson as quartermaster.
The final day of the Iron Hill track meet in Tron Hill Maryland concluded as the second annual Barksdale Racing Association meeting is set to open at Barksdale Maryland tomorrow.
Hagene V. Debs plans to announce in the Railway Times that he has abandoned the People's party and will endorse a straight-out Socialist platform.
A Memphis Commercial Appeal note mocks the Cincinnati Enquirer, joking the paper risks arrest if not cautious.
Rockport Inc records insolvency as of Jan 1 with assets listed at 6000 and liabilities at 7000, assignee William Cadick appointed. In Marion, C J Jones resigns as pastor of the Christian temple to pursue evangelism.
William Perry was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Criminal Court for the murder of Leotas Mellican on Hiram Millers farm northwest of Tedianapolis. Perry maintained his innocence, telling the court that while the verdict may be guilty in law, he is innocent in the eyes of God.
Perry Patreon of ex-treasure Fair faces indictment for raising forged orders amid political turmoil. Hiram Brownler withdrew from the U.S. Senate race following the death of his wife to attend to his children.
Beatrice Montgomery meets Harold Bentley, Cleveland’s aristocrat, and sparks fly as he speaks of his mother and sisters in Europe. She recalls Wellesley days and occult theories while they imagine a gilded future. When asked about a father, Bentley reveals, My mother is a widow. She faints and cries to remove him.
Spanish authorities in Jacksonville refuse clearance for the Dauntless or Commodore if they sail to Nuevitas or Santiago Cuba. They will be barred from Cuban ports without proper clearance and health papers. Under Spanish law arms ammunition or explosives require a special permit to land on Spanish soil.
A mixed batch of 1900 era notes reports Ritter and Ryan failing in Muncie. 50 nurses ready to depart Alleghany for Cab s. counterfeit half dollars found at Anderson. hog cholera rage near Albany. Webash shops ordered closed Sundays. burglar activity in Elkhart. Eugend V Debs to leave Terre Haute for Leadville Colorado. Gov Matthews predicts Bryan victory in 1900. Jack Crowder kills his father in law at Veedersburg. Charles Grey identified in Reelville murder. William Loomis of Rochester fails. unknown man killed near Wabash by train. Ray Medcalf in Vincennes shoots Paul Joice over a girl. Lynn store robbed. Mrs George Pace gravely shot. Brown County sends a rocking chair to Bryan for New Year. oil production in western Indiana and Ohio around 65 000 barrels per day. Simion Pete and Sika beaten by robbers near Sanman and recovering.
L M Vincent of St. Louis recalls being obsessed as a boy with Eugene Sue's Wandering Jew but later rejects it as vile and poorly told. He contrasts the work with Sir Walter Scott's The Antiquary, praising its grace, character, and enduring appeal across generations.
Irish naturalist J M Barrington observed wasps buzzing around cows and catching flies that landed on the animals. Wasps bit off wings or legs and carried flies away to feed larvae, estimating 300 to 400 flies captured in about twenty minutes. The report transitions to a brief note about an empress of Russia and invited ladies.
The empress breaks her formal reserve when asked about the Grand Duchess Olga’s newborn rival child. A matching birth date with the empress's own daughter prompts warmth as a freemasonry of motherhood shines through her regal reserve.
An American clergyman argued that early humans were dark skinned due to a hot global climate. As ice ages cooled northern regions, people wore clothes and settled indoors, bleaching skin to white, while those near the torrid zone remained dark.
The article lauds Sir John Millais as the era’s greatest painter for nearly five decades. It notes his wide range across history, romance, poetry, landscape, and portraits, his bold invention, and superior draftsmanship and color. It credits Watts for acknowledging steady quality and praises his sincere, lively oeuvre as unmatched in modern art.
The Salvation Army, using a graphophone, plans traveling meetings for villages and towns lacking such devices. The setup includes a large horn, 18 records with addresses and songs, 16 army songs, blanks for home records, a case for 36 records, and three hearing tubes. A full meeting akin to New York and London events will be provided with band accompaniment.
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