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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1897
Page
2
Columbus Star details ad pricing and local notices, then reports a worker strike discussion, a marriage near Madison, and social visits in Locusville with croquet and tennis among attendees. The piece mixes advertising data with brief community updates and names residents and places.
The passage of the tariff bill is delayed as the Senate moves slowly on a matter the writer expected to be settled weeks ago. They hope a settlement by today or this week will allow adjournment and return home.
Following news of gold finds in Minessa, reports claim Missouri and Pennsylvania also reveal great placer discoveries in Brown. The Brown mines are described as equally important to recent discoveries in Pennsylvania or Missouri.
The speaker urges giving the McKinley administration a full trial on platform promises adopted at the St Louis Convention. If results lag and times don’t improve, they should switch to the other policies. Some areas show improvement and hope for better times ahead.
The article notes a quiet day with striking workers making no demonstrations and not signaling any immediate actions, suggesting restraint amid the labor stoppage.
A chaotic report describes a tense strike at a tamacry owned by Mooney and Song where workers reject company terms sparking clashes and a police escort. The scene includes guards, confrontations, and damaged property as relief attempts fail to halt the unrest. A separate note from Mosler Safe Company denies any conspiracy or pending negotiations.
The Indianapolis Sentinel describes upcoming state cabinet and administration events and reader notices. It notes the governor's administration and political context, with references to party control and the paper's broad news coverage including foreign dispatches. The weekly edition totaled twelve pages and urged subscriptions.
Reading shows a jumble of grocery items and prices from a bygone ad: peaches 3 lb for 7e, beans 10e per unit, lemons 20e per dozen, candy 5e, soap 5 Vie, and various other low cost goods. The text is garbled but lists everyday commodities and per unit or per dozen prices.
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