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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1897
Page
4
Dick explains a barkeep arranged a life policy for ten thousand dollars to favor his widow. The plan was not settled until today and Dick vows to confront the barkeep and then speak with the widow. He declares he won’t be fooled again and seeks revenge.
Dramatist Colman testifies before a Commons committee on censoring oaths in revisions. He says he always removed profane language yet notes many oaths appeared in his own works He admits some of his comedies would have been better without such lines but defends his overall effort and laughs at the critique.
Co R Perry of Herrick Pa kept a 20 pound snapping turtle all winter. The turtle clung to a fox’s nose during a yard scuffle, preventing the fox from climbing the fence. Perry shot the fox, and the turtle kept its grip until the nose was severed, then carried the trophy home.
A Washington report cites a Hawaiian census noting Americans are under three percent of the population and just over two percent of males, yet they hold governing power since Queen Liliuokalani’s deposition. The piece notes fears of possible power shifts under annexation efforts by the U S government and comments on the minority’s grip.
A large model lighthouse was built inside St Marys church Whitkirk near Leeds as a monument to civil engineer John Smeaton noted for Eddystone lighthouse. The rock pedestal bears In memory of John Smeaton and the settlement recalls 19th century church restorations with a lantern feature.
Moses notes tombs with Egyptian mummies retain colors intact after millennia. French Alencon acclimates Japanese and Chinese vines for wine blending. A Yale strongman Verrill weighs 149 pounds and Harvard’s Lovering 150 pounds. young William F. Kentnor of St. Louis weighs 137 pounds at 5 feet 4 1 2 inches, once described as delicate.
A Cassier magazine excerpt compares steering methods on English Thames paddle steamers French Seine and German Rhine vessels. It notes bell signals on American ferries, singing from paddle boxes on the Thames, a trumpet mouthpiece on the Seine, and a stationing of a large vertical wheel amidships on Rhine steamers with crews passing handles.
Illustration of refined taste and tailoring as LIENBERGER, a renowned tailor and furnisher, showcases the season's superior spring woolens and front suitings designed to flatter well dressed men.
A patchwork of 1900s era notices mentions Kentucky Democrats, bicycle sales at Reeves Seward Cycle, and the release and banishment of Wendell Phillips in Cuba. The clippings mix political remarks, product ads, and a joke about plurals as they appeared in Detroit Tribune and New York Evening Sun.
In Los Angeles Elysian Park workers uncovered a perfectly clear fossil footprint in solid shale four feet below surface, showing a high heeled antique Mexican shoe. The discovery, from a wagon road dig, also yielded well preserved ferns leaves and a complete fish outline nearby within the same rock stratum.
Mrs Nansen in Chicciania receives a note from Nansen via a carrier pigeon after the bird spent 30 months away. The pigeon, released by the famed explorer, flew through blizzards and wilds to reappear at the window delivering news of the polar expedition.
A Tit Bits critique notes that seven Russian exiles who escaped Siberia and reached San Francisco were later punished in the United States. One man received two years for burglary while another was hanged for two murders, rebutting the notion that Siberian exile reliably produced criminals.
In Biddenden Kent near Ashford the Easter custom endures with the vicar and church wardens distributing gingerbread to visitors and residents receiving bread and cheese. The 900 year old doles honor Eliza and Mary Chulkhurst who joined in life and death and left land producing a 200 dollar yearly rental for ongoing donations. People travel to collect a cake and keep the tradition as a curiosity.
The New York World notes Reed’s remark that the idea of a “percentage of great men” being killed by cranks is not a concern for him. The piece highlights Reed removing his hat and vowing inwardly. A separate line advertises Ice Cream Soda at Stallhuth’s Fountain for 5 cents.
A brief quirky exchange features a father asking if the young man can make his laughter a happy woman and the reply affirms confidence. The snippet reflects a playful social vignette from Yonkers Statement.
John Jacob Astor displayed a practical mechanical skill during a trip to the Atlantic Exposition. When governor Morton’s train broke down between stations, Astor crawled under the engine, diagnosed the failure, and fixed it quickly, impressing the accompanying staff.
Quanah Parker, son of Cynthia Ann Parker, is described as a tall wealthy Comanche chief. His mother’s white origin and capture, his education with his mother, and his prominence as a trusted leader with five wives and a young son accompanying him are noted in a celebratory historical sketch.
Richard Caldwell of ATE pan shot and killed Mary Jenkins over jealousy. He fled to a lumber yard where deputies found him two hours later. He opened fire on officers. Deputy Sheriff George W. Moore was wounded and Caldwell was killed by Moore’s return fire. A coroner’s inquest cleared Moore of blame.
A note promotes an old fashioned shake with fruit juice as a fine drink offered at Stah thudh's Fountain. It references Tike Carter's Cascara Pills and M. C. Dunnington druggist who refunds money if they fail to cure, priced at 25 cents.
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