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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1897
Page
2
The Columbus Star lists advertising rates for daily and weekly editions, including one inch pricing for various durations, and locals rates for daily issues. It also notes rates for combined daily and weekly editions and provides details on ad contractions and special terms for long contracts.
President McKinley has indicated to prominent Republicans that he plans to modify Cleveland’s orders extending civil service rules. A broader reform is possible with deputies in internal revenue and customs likely excluded from civil service protections.
Senators and representatives on the tariff bill conference committee argue secrecy is essential to avoid delaying the final disposition. They will not issue partial reports to the House or Senate, insisting that only a final agreement be announced to prevent protracted objections and confusion.
The Columbus Star reports editor Crecraft house hit by lightning and a telegraph pole struck between Ben P. Brown and M. W. King's homes. The Franklin Star notes Roy Jones named new foreman at the Star and moving to Columbus. Seymour Rep. mentions Belle Banker visiting, Rev. R. H. Moore to be hosted by Columbus friends. Maple Grove residents protest cattle at large amid prohibitory mood. Harry Kinney and Genena Wright rode to Taylorsville, returning in 29 minutes. Clarelate advertised as a cooling fountain aid.
The store proclaims itself headquarters for men’s furnishings with immense stock and styles on display. It highlights colored and neglige shirts underwear bicycle and outing goods offering broad choice without cheap counterfeits.
Miss Belle Williams of Columbus, guest of Miss Katie Forrer, departed for Booneville last evening to spend the summer, according to the Edinburg Call.
Reported by C. A. Snow & Co Patent Attorneys in Washington D C. list includes T L Bosart Indianapolis securing means for vehicle irons to axles F Burger Fort Wayne gas engine E B Cummings Indianapolis voting machine G W Grimes Bluffton oil or water well operating power O N Guild Fort Wayne gate valve H C Wutermuth Nine Mile Earm gate F A Hetherington Indianapolis portable paving plant A F Poehlman South Bend washboard B Royer Terre Haute automatic tilting gate Veeter Hagerstown machine for straightening tubing or shafting R Teltzrow Scherville washing machine F J Weber Connnersville feeder for grain transfer systems T E Wilson Farmland handle fastener F Woodbridge Indianapolis cash register and recorder M Zier New Albany vertical boiler For copy of any patent send 10 cents with date of this paper to C A Snow & Co Washington D C
In Enoutsa Indiana on July 12 a report says two men from Louisville landed near Alton and rode with a fourteen year old Morland daughter as they peddled jewelry. The girl was taken aboard their boat and disappeared down the Ohio River. Warrants issued. Sheriff and Morland seek the pair amid threats of mob violence. Nearby, two youths Dug Shoecraft and Artie Craig were brought to Southern Reformitory for further charges.
The Pennsylvania Line promotes a two destination rail excursion Tuesday July 20 from Columbus. Round trip fares are 16.50 to Petoskey and 17.50 to Mackinac Island. Major sale ads and health remedies appear in the same column.
The discovery of a buried oak 50 feet below the surface while sinking a well at the confluence of the Oneida and Seneca rivers sparks geological conjecture. It suggests the Oneida river was once the outlet of a vast water system linked to the great lakes, with Lake Ontario several hundred feet lower and the Mohawk and Hudson rivers as historic path.
The Indianapolis Sentinel promotes itself as the state’s largest circulation paper. It promises abundant coverage of McKinley’s administration, state government, and foreign news, urging subscriptions for daily weekly and Sunday editions with statewide and international dispatches.
An old lawyer recalls a ramshackle squire court in a North Carolina village where hog theft verdicts were decided by a barn jury. The foreman jokes they may not know what a verdict is, exposing a comical trial misfire. London Needlework Guild notes duchess and duke contributions to a large exhibition with dozens of articles.
The article describes Queen Victoria's coronation ring kept in sight and worn each evening. The ring is a gold band with a ruby cross surrounded by white brilliants symbolizing the sovereign's wedding to the nation in Albany Journal.
During maneuvers at Aldershot a cavalry vedette system relay led to a misread private whispered question about tobacco. The chain passed the private line to the captain who replied with a humorous correction about cigars, turning a military drill into a light moment.
A New York Journal account describes a woman cyclist sharply challenged by a police officer after a traffic stop. She insists she was riding under six miles per hour and accuses the officer of insulting her, then notices a strong odor as her lamp overheats her clothing.
Two young women visited Wichita courthouse selling shoe polish and shined shoes for free for every man who bought. The event drew attention as many court officials were approached and flirtatious rhetoric and humor surrounded the scene.
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