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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1897
Page
4
Owens Williams advertises assorted properties for sale and trade near Washington Street and Franklin Street, including cottages, lots, farms, and a large modern house. Prices range from a few hundred dollars to several thousand with monthly payment options and trade opportunities for city property.
Kentucky Democrats hail Henry Watterson's rebuke of free silver as dead as slavery in a Louisville convention speech. The speech denounces Bryan Sewall and Watson followers, warns of class hatred, defends conservative fiscal policy, and appeals to loyal Democrats to resist radical leadership.
The Fashion Restaurant at 609 Washington Street advertises specially prepared Sunday dinners to entertain friends and family during the dining hour. Patrons are invited to enjoy a wide array of offerings while staff aim to please with continued quality.
The district faces an August 10 special election with Charles W. Lee as the Republican nominee. Lee is praised for broad support among soldiers and farmers, his affable nature, and alignment with party principles and the administration policy.
The Madison Courier notes Major Lee’s life from farm beginnings to four years as a soldier and 25 years in the Methodist ministry. After a Brevet Major discharge he returned to farming in Switzerland County and now seeks election to the national congress by Fourth district supporters.
Ex Governor Boies of Iowa says unqualified silver coinage at 16 to 1 cannot win and urges dropping the extreme demand. The Seymour Journal notes Griffith not a true statist but a sound money Democrat. Maj. Charles W. Lee, farmer, soldier and scholar, runs as Republican in the Fourth District promising representation in Congress aligned with farmers.
A campaign piece argues McKinley era tariffs and reciprocity opened markets for American meat, credits the Harrison administration, criticizes the Wilson tariff, and urges Captain Charles Lee for congress while attacking Marion Griffith and free silver. It cites sugar tariff controversy and compares U S and British economies, urging restoration of protective policy to lift coal miners' wages and end a strike.
A large fire lit up the northeast city area Sunday evening causing residents to wonder which building burned. Reportedly it involved a row of shayings at the Columbus Handle and Tool plant, with smoke seen across streets and nearby blocks.
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