14 Jun 1899
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Newspaper
Connersville Daily News
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1899
Page
1
Discussion proposes converting Central Avenue into a park like corridor. The plan envisions widening the paved strip for two vehicles then adding asphalt, flower beds, sod, and naming it Central Avenue Park It Is. The proposal hopes gates at ends and an admission fee to fund the project by next year.
An advertisement extols the heart as the body's great engine and promotes Pabst Malt Extract The Best Tonic as a fuel to sustain energy. Quoted physician Thos Shrin er, M D from Philadelphia endorses the product for male vitality and recommends buying at all drug stores.
The column lists sun and moon rise and set times for June in Indianapolis with day length and evening skylight. Rain and warmer conditions expected with possible showers tomorrow. unsettled weather forecast.
Grain, live cattle, hogs and sheep trade figures appear in scattered prices from Indianapolis Wheats and Chicago Grain and Provisions. Wheat and corn quotations show daily openings and closings, with lard futures and cash weights noted alongside cattle and hog activity across regional exchanges.
General Lawton engages the enemy in a stubbornly contested battle near Manila as American forces push toward decisive action in the campaign.
General Lawton led a fierce daylong clash at Cavite Viejo near Manila as American forces aided by the Monadnock and gunboats pressed a stubborn Filipino defense. The fight ended with the Filipinos driven from their trenches and US troops pushing along narrow roads under heavy fire.
June 14 Saint Petersburg reports famine pressing southern and eastern Russia with about 5.5 million in dire need. Relief funds vanish on excessive agent pay while seed corn prices deter peasant farming. In Kazan district no child born this year survives, signaling deepening catastrophe.
Lieutenant Colonel Bisbee began paying Cuban troops in Guanajay Pinar del Rio with many recipients grateful to have funds for immediate needs. He enforces that payments go only to those bearing arms or proof of delivery of arms. Thus far 471 weapons have been handed to Guanajay’s mayor. General Leonard Wood and family left Santiago for Boston New York and Washington. The city renamed its principal street Wood in his honor.
Dr Parsons of Chicago pledged 25000 for Marietta College conditional on the school raising 1000 and paying all debts by June 1. Trustees report 75000 more pledged and all debts satisfied. Parsons sent his 25000 check yesterday. Endowment now reported at 225600.
A Terre Haute resident reports finding natural gas beneath his property under unusual conditions. Officials inspected the site and noted the discovery could impact local energy discussions and future drilling ideas.
Turbulent reports describe a headend collision near Gosport with no fatalities but multiple injuries and demolished engines. The fragmented item also notes local gas discovery in Terre Haute and various Indiana entries.
The supreme lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen met in Indianapolis with delegates from Maryland Massachusetts Oregon Georgia California Tennessee Wisconsin Minnesota Indiana Missouri Illinois New York Iowa Nevada Montana Washington Delaware and from Quebec and British Columbia. A Werliant spoke on the order’s growth and patriotism during the Spanish War.
Indianapolis wrestles with tenting limits as Custodian West blocks use of statehouse yard for the Epworth League convention. Chicago grooms to host if space is found, while Dr Lasby warns of losing the event without a suitable site.
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