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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1897
Page
2
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Don was struck by a tornado Saturday causing extensive damage. The article notes political aspirants for marshal and mayor as Cuba policy fades from Congress attention and urges local charity for coal miners and needy residents amid ongoing labor tensions.
The Star advocates a government appointed commission to amicably adjust strikes. If workers are fairly paid they should submit grievances to arbitration chosen by those with real stake in labor. Opposes hiring officers who profit from business and sees arbitration reducing strikes while sparing the innocent and guilty alike.
A mixed page item prompts readers to buy Cascardts Candy Cathartic with bold health claims and prices, followed by Pennsylvania Line excursion details to Petoskey and Mackinac Island with round trip fares from Columbus. Nearby notes include sales at the White House, staff updates, Salvation Army meeting, tobacco cessation ads, and local beverage ads for Stahlhuth's Clarolate and Clarke’s millinery.
Two young women appeared at a Wichita courthouse selling shoe polish and offering free shoe shines to every man with romance in mind. County officials and clerks watched as the pair shined the shoes of officeholders, drawing curious attention to their bold display and humor.
In Marshfield, Wisconsin, brothers White Herman Decker and Anton Muellenbach, while chopping a stump north of the city, uncovered a coffee pot containing an 1850 Upper Bank of Canada coin, an 1814 Spanish coin, and paper claims from 1786 against Georgia for nine pounds and £25. Also found were counterfeit plates for U S currency, an unusual seven pound key and lock past Crusades era.
Irish naturalist Mr Barrington observed wasps swarm over cows catching flies. Wasps bite off wings and sometimes legs or heads, then carry flies to feed larvae. In roughly 20 minutes about 300 to 460 flies were captured on two cows near the observer.
The Indianapolis Daily Weekly and Sunday Sentinel claims the largest circulation in the state and promises extensive coverage of McKinley’s cabinet, administration, policy, state capital news, and foreign dispatches. It offers daily and weekly rates and urges Indiana readers to take a state paper for full updates.
In Oakland California on Sunday November 18 Matsuko Yamagata daughter of Marquis Yamagata and wife of Yoshira Funakoshi vice consul of Japan gave birth to a son nine pounds and healthy. The child is the heir of the Funakoshi and Yamagata families and the mother is the marquis's only child. The article notes linguistic and educational background of the families and mentions Li Hung Chang’s adopted son as a comparing detail. A separate odd anecdote recounts a rabbit hunting hose incident ending with a skunk mistaken for a rabbit and the spectator is amused by the mishap.
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