01 Jun 1893
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Newspaper
Connersville Daily News
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1893
Page
1
An ad extols Syrup of Figs as the best pleasant tasting pure liquid laxative. It claims comfort, health benefits, and low cost with a note to avoid substitutes and to seek the genuine Syrup of Figs bottle. It urges readers to buy the original brand and warns against imitations.
The steamer Australia arrives from Honolulu amid Hawaii rumors and arrests of Bush and Kenyon for libel. Commissioner Blount receives Secretary Gresham’s instructions to investigate island affairs and protect U S citizens, while United States Minister Blount faces pressure and rumors of conflict.
Former minister Stevens leaves for the United States as friends raise $1,000 to purchase passage and provide token service. The article notes his alleged membership in the sugar trust.
Secretary Herbert orders the ordnance bureau to send a naval 10 inch gun to Bethlehem Pa for private proving ground tests of heavy armor. The test plates come from two suppliers and determine lot acceptance and premiums. Bethlehem and Indian Head hosts are used, with costs around 5000 dollars per lot. Also notes suicides and factory damages in Ohio, Indiana, and Maryland as separate brief items.
John Stipp of Monroe County fell victim to a bold confidence game. A stranger, aided by a partner, lured him into buying the Red Stone quarry for cash, only to find the box at his home empty. Stipp, a longtime farmer valued at about 75000, had delivered $4000 before the ruse unraveled.
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