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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1897
Page
2
Proprietors entered post office at Columbus Indiana as second class matter. City Editor Chas A Turpin reports news from Columbus for publication dated July 26 1897.
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A Republican candidate named Tigret runs for the U S House seat representing a Maine district. The campaign emphasizes conservative policies, party alignment, and dedication to constituent concerns. Voters weigh experience and stance on key issues ahead of the election.
The Star reaffirms support for workers opposing wage reductions while condemning violence used by organizers. It notes large anticipated spending on outfitting and supplies for the Alaska exodus and rail transport to the gold country, suggesting broad economic effects and the impact on agriculture and industry.
A large movement within the Grand Army posts aims to shift Memorial Day to the last Sunday in May or the first Sunday in June. Indianapolis posts led by a joint committee support the change, arguing Decorations Day should be a quiet day devoted to honoring the fallen.
The passage notes Decoration Day’s observance becoming a general sports day with racing and baseball, diminishing memorial features. It also records a resolution urging Indiana to ease Decoration Day in 1898 by observing it on the last Sunday in May or the first Sunday in June as the commander deems proper.
Reprints from Chicago News Philadelphia Inquirer and Baltimore Sun caution future Klondike seekers to delay travel until spring. Writers warn many will fail or be stranded, urging cautious, slower, safer journeys and noting early arrival does not guarantee wealth.
John A. George reported his bicycle stolen Saturday by a man who rented a wheel from Miss Titus and fled toward Edinburg. Cary Hill was arrested near Waldron with the stolen wheel recovered at Andy Hill’s home. George plans to prosecute to curb bicycle theft.
An old advertisement notes a laxative cure titled Cascayeta Candy Cathartie No 250 with a money refund offer if the California druggists fail. It mentions Wm GC Watson in Erin fenn and Mrs Morison of Indianapolis traveling with her daughter Daisy, and Fannie Samuels visiting Gettie Kiser in Indianapolis.
Trains run daily except Sunday on the C., H. & G. Branch with listed departure and arrival times from Miller's Lambert's and Ar. Columbus Ly. Schedule notes J.5. Ssnru, Ag't., Columbus, Ind.
The article notes that Grace Banks Griffith and Sarah McCardy became the first pair of women to graduate from the Northern Indiana Law School. It also mentions Clara Stimson of Maine running a large shingle mill, Olga Hilton of Alaska studying household economies, and various unrelated anecdotes about royalty and debates linked to A. Grant and others.
Four athletic girls aged 16 to 20 work in a Mahoning valley coal mine run by Joseph Mans. They assist in breaking and hoisting coal with their father’s methods, wear short skirts, and operate pumps and slate sorting while his wife and daughters manage the mine and timber holdings near Bridal Veil, Oregon. A Northwestern Lumberman article describes a log train system and a two mile flume to a planing mill.
Our marked down sale cuts ladies Oxford to 1.50 from 2.00 and Lan Lace to 1.50 and 1.75, while men’s Tan Lace drops to 1.75 from 2.00 and Van Lace to 2.50 from 3.00. Black Vice styles reduced to 2.50, with Black Vice and Tan at 3.00. Fresh clean goods, genuine bargains.
The Indianapolis Sentinel proclaims the largest state circulation and promises abundant coverage of McKinley s cabinet policy capital events and nationwide dispatches. It urges Indiana readers to subscribe for daily weekly and Sunday editions and notes twelve page weekly issues.
Belvedere Block grocery listing shows See Loy Thez as new grocer. Prices include Lion coffee 12 1 4 per pound, Our Own Roast 15 cents, Star Gloss Dig soap 4 for 5 cents, pie peaches 8 pounds 7 cents, Teas 5 cents, ring beans 5 cents, Bananas 10 cents a dozen, Lemons 20 cents a dozen, Cindy 5 cents a pound, tobacco 6 cents cut 10 cents, smoking tobacco 2 for 10 cents.
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