09 Jan 1900
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Newspaper
Connersville Curier
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1900
Page
1
Anxiety runs among Richmond and Liberty railroad stockholders as potential shipments loom. The letter warns the system may struggle to handle a large load like the previous McFarlan Carriage and Buggy Co. shipment, hinting at a likely one-year extension of the railroad’s expansion plan.
Dr W Godfrey Hunter, minister to Guatemala, arrived aboard the Breakwater. He plans to go to Louisville where his wife is ill on six weeks leave, denying orders to Washington and declining comment on his removal petition.
Alonzo Platt of Kokomo credits Morrow's Kid-ne-olds with ending his decades of kidney and rheumatic pain after four years of failed remedies. The yellow tablets, sold at fifty cents a box, are mailed by John Morrow Co. from Springfield Ohio.
London reports worsen siege conditions at Ladysmith with General White short of ammunition and officers. Buller’s 80,000 men are largely inactive. relief and reinforcements are planned as Britain mobilizes more guns and troops. News also notes Boer supply routes evading British patrols and famine reports from India.
Starvation among families fuels breakups and abandoned children rise. Cattle die in thousands amid no rain expected until June, signaling a severe drought and humanitarian crisis.
Reports from the 31st infantry on the transport Rio Janeiro cite potomaine poisoning from fresh meat, sickening 289 men on Oct 22–23 with one death. experts urge better meat packing and periodic quarters staff tours on ships. Weston forwards findings to Major Baldwin for further fact gathering.
Manila faces six bubonic plague cases and four deaths as overcrowding worsens with influx of provincial natives. Hospitals are being set up, and disinfecting and quarantining plans are under way while food prices rise. Americans avoid contact. Filipinos face heightened risk. General Schwan moves in Cavite. two small military actions reported. Surgeon General Wyman seeks 25000 dollars for quarantine. Senate discussions touch on Filipino insurgents and race issues with broader constitutional debates.
In Anderson Indiana, Cassius Alluy reports farmers between Anderson Pendleton and Pendleton Ingalls use a barbed wire fence for telecommunication lines. The system appears largely intact with minor breaks and telephonic connections. Allegations suggest extra fence strands could be repurposed, though no complaints have arisen.
The Kentucky GOP caucus nominated ex Governor William O Bradley for the U S Senate by acclamation amid sensational speeches. Rep Slack defended the move against Democratic control claims and alleged state fraud. Moody memorial services held in New York drew a large, diverse audience. National Democratic HQ in Chicago faced relocation talks due to protest and local friction.
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