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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1897
Page
2
Strictly business ad urges men to visit for fall suits and overcoats in tailored styles. It promises ready to wear is inferior and claims big cuts for all sizes and hard to fit customers. Compare with merchant tailors on style fit finish while prices are about half.
Gertrude Jett notes that friends of good government in Greater New York may be aiding advocates of bad government from a distance. E H Kinney is managing editor and Chase A Turpin is city editor at the Columbus Star.
In all pending state elections the sound money Democrats wage an uncompromising fight against the free silverites, with every indication of winning. Free silver is a moribund issue as Germany voices reciprocity talk, and the nation must learn that there are no sides to a bargain.
Evy Ergyzopy is scheduled to attend the meeting in the council chamber tomorrow night to aid in arrangements for the G A R encampment next spring. The provisional committee is expected to prepare a report.
The Marion Chronicle reports thirty six new divorce suits filed in Grant county since the last Superior Court term. The piece argues Indiana shares social evils common across states, asserting rash marriages and hasty divorces as the worst social ills and noting Indiana is not worse than others.
The coming election centers on a tax increase of ten cents per hundred to fund city improvements and factory locating. Voters approved the levy, and a candidate must support enforcing the collection and directing funds to the intended channels, regardless of party.
The election today in Jackson County pits Seymour against Brownstown for the county seat relocation. The Star urges Seymour, arguing better business, railroad access, and stronger demand for farm goods, favoring Seymour as the location for county government.
Registration data shows 8,572 for Topy-I this year, with Staten counting 12,676 on December 12 and an increase of about 1,500 from last year. The current registration is just a few thousand below last year’s total.
James Ray, a colored man, was shot by Dr. Botany Jones during a dispute over a medical bill. The incident occurred east of the city and Ray is reportedly fatally wounded, with the bullet damaging his spinal column and leaving him paralyzed. Jones, described as a notorious Jeffersonville character, was arrested several times previously and was captured by Police Chief Adams.
In Hamaura Mississippi on October 17 a white mob broke into the jail and abducted Bill Williams a colored ex convict shortly after 1 am. He had assaulted Mrs T R Whitehead of Wildwood Springs and had just completed a two year penitentiary term. The mob rode away quietly with the prisoner.
Five new yellow fever cases were reported in Mobile and Moszice on October 18. The names listed include Thomas O Conner Thomas Mabry Harry Flinn Mia W B McAtee and Lucien C Webb. There were four recoveries and no deaths. Total cases 164 deaths 21 discharged 101 under treatment 42.
Obituary honors Charles A. Dana editor of the New York Sun as a strong American figure and a prominent citizen. It notes his forceful personality, leadership during the Civil War era, and lasting influence in journalism and public life. He hailed from a notable family and upheld its traditions.
Destructive fires rage in the Goodyear district near Nelson Run seven miles from Austin. About twenty camps were burned with logs, bark, and stock saved only by escaping occupants. Additional fires threaten further losses unless rain arrives.
An aged veteran with one arm lost in service died after a brief illness. He lived in an old home for about three years. The body was buried last Friday after being moved from the place last Wednesday. He was about sixty years old.
The snippet promotes Dr Mike Namve Piasrans for spinal weakness with a 25 cent price at druggists. It also urges readers to subscribe to the Weekly Star and Twice a Week Courier Journal for 1.25 per year and notes debt collection actions, asking indebted customers to pay as collectors visit. Kinney and Turpin.
On Sunday October 17 the Big Four runs a special round trip train from Columbus Indiana to Cincinnati at one dollar. Train departs Columbus at 8 am and returns from Cincinnati at 7 pm. Tickets valid only for that date and train with attractions at the Cincinnati Opera House. James Burk enters county clerk race awaiting Republican convention.
Delegates from Japan to the Bering sea conference arrived in Washington. K Mitsukuri and S Fujita from Tokyo will represent Japan. Mitsukuri is a Harvard graduate and biology chair at Tokyo University. Fujita heads the Board of Fishery in the Department of Industries.
The filibustering steamer Dauntless steamed from Tybee Island in a southerly direction on Saturday and has not returned. It is believed to be headed for another expedition to meet a vessel at sea to receive a cargo of munitions of war for Cuban insurgents.
Terre Haute baseball officials report no Interstate League opening next season. The club will apply to the Western Association, which plans a Cedar Rapids meeting within two weeks to decide the future.
Madrid dispatch notes El Imparcial reports that talks between the government and Cuban Autonomist leaders failed to yield expected results. Official organs urge energetic action to crush the rebellion by force of arms. Increased Bank of Spain note issues leave a bad impression.
On October 17 the fourth and final day of registration concluded with Greater New York total at 570 749 and New York City reaching 924 906. This compares to 330 519 registered last year.
A promotional note offers Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets with a money back guarantee if they do not cure a cold. It advertises subscriptions to the Twice-A-Week Courier Journal and the Weekly Star, 1 year for 1.25, with a clubbing deal for new and old subscribers paid in advance. Sample copies are available and all subs must be sent to Columbus Morning Star in Columbus Indiana.
A sequence of precise intersections and business names maps a historical urban grid. Entries include Seventh and Jackson, Third and Washington, Mooney's Tannery, Starch Works, Franklin intersections, Pearl and Mechanic cross streets, with additional notes on Sycamore and Chestnut areas, Reeves Pulley Works, and Orinoco Avenue listings.
A catalog of one thousand mile tickets for the Big Four system names multiple connected railroads and routes. Tickets sell for $30 and are not transferable. If the ticket is used wholly by the original purchaser a $10 rebate is paid if the cover is certified and returned within eighteen months from issue. E. O. Mecomick, Passenger Traffic Manager. Warren J. Lynch, Assistant General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
Lotta Crabtree known as Lotta sues Henry D Abbey's estate in Akron Ohio for 20000 dollars plus two years interest on promissory notes. She holds second mortgages on Abbey's business block while the Pennsylvania Mutual Insurance Company of New York holds first mortgages totaling 45000 dollars against the property.
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