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Columbus Star

Location

Columbus, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1897

Page

2

Central Union and Long Distance Lines Expand Nationwide

Central Union and Long Distance Telephone Companies announce integration with major U S cities including Columbus Piqua Dayton Cincinnati Cleveland and Chicago to offer copper metallic circuits and long distance equipment. Local businesses and city offices have discussed service and rates for subscribers.

Columbus Central Union United States Frms New York Pittsburg Philadelphia O. Piqua Dayton Cincinati Cleveland

Train Schedules for Indianapolis and Nearby Routes

Daily and Sunday departures listed for Indianapolis and surrounding towns including Levisville and Cambridge. Times cover morning and afternoon services with variations for Sundays and limited daily runs. References include routes to Yor Madison and Cry, with multiple train numbers noted.

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Courier Journal to Switch to Twice-a-Week Format

Beginning January 1 1897 the Weekly Courier-Journal becomes Twice-a-Week with Wednesday news and politics and Saturday stories pictures and miscellany. Each issue expands to six pages, 104 pages weekly, 832 columns yearly, price remains 14 a year. Henry Watterson editorials highlighted for coming year.

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Wonderful Relic of the Temple at Yakadama Japan

The Yakadama temple houses a sacred tooth said to have pulled from a god’s jaw to defeat a cobra. Once deemed a fraud and ground to powder, river particles regrouped into a perfect tooth and the temple was rebuilt. Now kept in a gold box wrapped in sacred spider’s web films. Nonbelievers claim it is a molar from an extinct giant animal.

Yakadama Japan St. Louis Republic

Despot Rule and Tax Drain Across a Troubled State

A harsh governor extracts taxes and presents from subjects to placate the shah, enriching himself while starving the people. Enforcers seize belongings and punish resistance with torture, and public roads once guarded by fear now tally harsh acts of cruelty. The region bears signs of severe misrule.

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