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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1897
Page
2
E H Kinney and C A Turpin are listed as proprietors in a notice indicating business operations and postal matter handling in Columbus Indiana. The entry shows standard post office classification and ownership details for local commerce.
The Columbus Inc ad rate sheet lists daily and weekly rates from July 1897 for various durations. It specifies column widths one inch and pricing tiers for daily and weekly editions, along with local and game matter rates and contract rules.
A Journal editorial contrasts honest reporting with dishonesty and recalls William Jennings Bryan predicting wheat at 25 cents a bushel under gold standard. It notes the price advance of about 20 cents a bushel from the previous year and questions Bryan’s status as a statesman.
In southern Indiana Columbus urges manufacturers to relocate, offering available facilities (gas excluded) and inviting inquiries before settling. The piece critiques railroad taxes and notes a Franklin, Fairland and Martinsville line valued far above its cost, urging tax relief to boost local business.
Editorial notes that local papers bias for the city’s good and urge readers to support those that labor for public welfare. The message emphasizes the reciprocal duty of citizens to patronize journals that work for community improvement.
A censuring man and a perpetually dissatisfied editor have both earned sharp rebukes as the city grapples with a culture of fault finding. The remark underscores widespread discontent in the community.
A town quarrel over a newspaper pits city supporters against critics. Citizens struggle to protect local interests while defending press freedom against suppression. The dispute centers on who gets to shape public discourse and governance.
Kokomo, July 26. State Natural Gas and Oil Inspector Leach vows to pursue fresh charges against Standard Oil operators after the acquittal in the first waste of gas case. He heads to the field to gather evidence and promises wholesale arrests to end waste of natural gas valued at about 1 million dollars amid large experimental wells.
Tom Allender, the tallest man in Rush County, died suddenly at his Arlington home from heart valve disease. He stood six feet ten inches according to George C. Wyatt & Co. who prepared his body. Allender, 48, was a bachelor who owned a farm and was survived by a maiden sister who kept house.
The cornerstone ceremony at St. Paul Episcopal Church featured Rev. Thomas S. Barlow acting for the bishop, with Rev. DeLou Burke, William Galpin, and N. W. Heermans assisting. The buff Godford stone edifice, in Tudor Gothic style, is expected to cost about $20,000 at completion.
July 26 special report describes White River near Anderson coated with crude oil from old gas wells between Anderson and Muncie. Prospectors search for the oil source as the river may be ruined as a water supply if flow remains unchecked.
In Anderson on July 26 the Victor window glass company announced a plan to install a thirty six blower tank and utilize a ten pot furnace, aiming for completion by Sept 15 making the factory among the largest in the country. In Russville on July 26 Feliz Johnson, son of near Falmouth, was arrested on a Henry county embezzlement indictment after a poultry firm at New Castle filed charges. the exact amount remains unknown and he was released on bond.
An Indiana operator quoted by the governor's investigating committee says operators underbid and cut wages. He argues they should have acted honorably, avoided tampering with customers, and kept coal prices at a level enabling living wages for workers, urging a broad agreement for relief.
Various brief items describe fish oil preparations for fly control in cows, a Klondike expedition by A T Genest and associates, accidents at a tin-plate factory in Elwood, a government building opening in Madison, Laurel Review switching to Republican control, a Gwynneville postmaster’s death, and Terre Haute fireman Daniel Roper killed handling an electric wire.
Our ladies Oxford and Tan Lace shoes cut from two dollars to one fifty to one seventy five. Men's Tan Lace two dollar cut to one seventy five. Men’s three dollar Tan Lace and Black Tan cut to two fifty. Black and Tan two and a half to three. Fresh clean goods and genuine barber gains. J A Newton's One Price Shoe Store.
The Indianapolis Sentinel touts large circulation and abundant coverage of McKinley’s cabinet, administration, state capital events, and foreign news. It urges readers to subscribe for daily weekly and Sunday editions and touts Republican state government and nationwide dispatches.
A New York Sun Pupils story recalls a feminine gathering where members joke about needing the time. The first vice president reveals a belt watch, then coyly remarks to “give you the tune” before trailing off, hinting at a humorous era of social quirks.
Lee Loy runs a new grocery at Belvedere Block listing prices for Lion coffee 12 per pound Our own roast 15 for 25 Star Gloss Big 4 Soap 3e for 5 Pie peaches 3 lb 7e for 10c Leas Se 1ve Ring beans 100 Bananas 10c per dozen 1be Lemons 20c per dozen 506
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