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Newspaper

Columbus Star

Location

Columbus, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1897

Page

3

Pedestrian and Businessal Street Pairings List

A historical listing of street corner pairings and landmarks including Mooney's Cannery Starch Worka Reeves Pulley Works and various cross streets such as 12 Second and Jackson 18 Fifth and Brown ii Fifth and Washington 15 Seventh and Jackson 16 Third and Washington 21 Second and Franklin 23 Eight and Franklin 24 Eleventh and Franklin 25 Fourteenth and Franklin 26 Sixth and Mechanic 31 Third and Pearl 34 Fifth and Sycamore 35 Ninth and Sycamore 86 Thirteenth and Sycamore 48 Seventh and Chestnut 45 Fifth and Wilton 46 Eighth and Union 53 Tenth and Hutchins Avenue 66 Sixteenth and California 57 Seventh and Trinoco Avenue.

Jackson Brown, ii Washington Mooney’s Cannery Franklin Mechanic Pearl Sycamore Chestnut Fifth Wilton Eighth Union Reeves Pulley Works Tenth Hutchins Avenue Sixteenth California Seventh Trinoco Avenue

Central Union and Long Distance add nationwide telephone connections

Central Union and Long Distance Telephone Companies Columbus now connected with major U S cities offering copper metallic circuits and long distance equipment. Local offices and firms discuss with New York Philadelphia Cincinnati Chicago Detroit and more. Rates quoted on application to the manager.

Columbus Central Union United States Frms New York Pittsburg Philadelphia Otiqua Dayton Cineinati Cleveland Hamilton Cadmore Chicago Lal Central Union Velenhane Company

Twice-a-Week Courier Journal Promises Expanded Pages

The Courier Journal announces a name change to the Twice-a-Week Courier-Journal starting January 1 1897 with Wednesday pews and politics and Saturday stories miscellany poetry and images. Each issue becomes six or twelve pages weekly totaling 104 pages yearly. The price remains $1 annually. Editor Henry Watterson to contribute editorials on politics.

Courier-Journal Henry Wattercoa

Trains Depart From Pennsylvania Depot Nov 15 Schedule

New timetable takes effect November 15 with trains from the Pennsylvania passenger depot to Indianapolis Madison Cambridge and other stops. Daily and Sunday services listed including 9 45 am 9 40 am and 6 20 pm departures. Agent Cowrr. handles tickets and inquiries.

Pennsylvania Gor Madison Sun

Panthers Fall to Rancher Trap in Bigorn Mountains

Smut creek is a small stream in the Bigorn mountains. A valley rancher baited a steel trap for panthers suspected of sheep theft. After six days he found two panthers, one injured in the trap and the other licking its mate. He shot the free panther first and then dispatched the trapped one.

Bigorn Mountains

Two Frenchmen contest Nelson fate as myth unraveled

The Boston Herald cites Claude Claretie and Jules Guillemard in uncovering a naval memoir that reveals Guillemard, a sergeant aboard the Redoubtable, fired at a decoy target on the Victory deck, mistaking him for Nelson. He described the scene as chaos and decoupled heroism amid wound and deckside gunfire.

Covmpeyei Clorette Paris Nelson Boston Herald Feck M. Jules Claretir Guillemard Reiraite Nein Vietory Toulon

Haunting Visitor in Irish House Haunts Family

A Dublin family renting a Belfast house for six months encounters a spectral old lady in an unused locked room. A daughter sees the figure as she returns to her room then again at the doorway, causing fright before the family learns the house once belonged to two sisters who moved to Geneva and died, matching the apparition.

Ireland Dublin Geneva

A Strange Adventure at Deauville Hospital

A young Paris man, Louis P aged 21, was found naked asleep on a Deauville seat. After weeks in catalepsy at Hopital de Pont-l'Eveque he awoke saying he never left Paris and identified his employer as a Faubourg du Temple packer. His father confirmed funds and clothing by telegram and Louis returned to Paris.

Hospital de Pont-l'Eveque Deauville Temps Hopital de Pont-l’Eveque New York Herald Jamin Paris Faubourg du Temple Louis P Paris

Amber Fish Rarely Seen In Southern Waters

An amber fish, large and striking, is described as part of a group with crevalle and banded pilot. Found in tropical to temperate seas, they travel widely and some are prized as food. A California coast amber fish reached over 33 inches and about 15 pounds, the first recorded in Gravesend bay this year.

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Long Range of Cannon in Historical Notes

The article reviews artillery ranges from Krupp and Armstrong guns with 15 mile to 14 mile distances and notes high costs and limited firing counts. It cites a Maxims gun capable of 600 shots per minute and a humorous aside about a capitalist backing a comic opera company.

Krupp

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