15 Jun 1897
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Newspaper
Connersville Daily News
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1897
Page
1
A local business directory note appears in the Alligator Druggiat column edited by Ward Jemison. The readable text shows an everyday listing space for local merchants without full entries or addresses.
A letter from Warp Jemison extols his establishment the Alligator Headquar ters as offering pure water and soda water alike. He argues his store provides free public access with a fair price and asserts customer choice between his well water and soda water. He praises the Saturday night turnout at both fountain and well and invites support.
A series of tempting reductions promises to crowd the store with eager payers. High class merchandise is offered at remarkably low prices, a golden opportunity for the economically indicted.
Tomorrow marks a large millinery sale with trimmed hats reduced from various high prices to marked down amounts. Untrimmed hats and flowers are offered at deep discounts, along with white goods and organdies in multiple colors with special low prices.
Historic catalog lists prices for knitting silk stockinette dress shields feather stitched braid and gold eye needles with old style terms. Sale includes leather belts bristle tooth brushes palm leaf fans and linen fabrics with deep discounts on a china dinner set and dress linings.
A special dispatch from Madeira reports Barney Barnato, famed South African diamond magnate, leapt overboard and died after a life marked by vast fortunes and mining ventures. Born in London, he built a colossal wealth near £100 million and rivaled Cecil Rhodes in influence. His health declined recently amid market strain and speculation.
Three young women aged about 19 on the street to the M E church were struck by lightning in Jaconsnaura Ohio and died instantly Minnie McGuire Alpha Taylor and Emma White are named alongside Sarah Bohring who survived but is severely injured The storm is blamed on a steel corset stay as a possible cause. In Richmond Kentucky General Casious Clay predicts a revolution of idle workers fearing calamity by 20th century end. In Fusnkrout Kentucky a court holds that Postmaster McQhenney properly withholds mail directed to Hoover while other mail should have been delivered.
Feanxront Kentucky June 15 Acting Governor Worthington commuted to life imprisonment the sentence of a person who was to have been released today. The case focuses on the original execution of the life sentence and the new period of confinement under the updated directive.
A Hawaiian annexation treaty moves toward Senate action after President Melinley returns from a southern trip. Officials note Hawaii’s bid faces Japan’s interest and potential occupation fears while state and Hawaiian officials stay silent on the treaty's details. A sweeping petition for Cuban belligerent recognition accompanies the day’s House actions.
The Senate continued discussion on the tariff bill sugar schedule with a notable exchange between Mr. Hoar and Mr. Tillman. The Lindley amendment to the sugar schedule was defeated amid otherwise routine debate in Washington.
Springfield reports Governor Tanner signed a bill to prohibit coloring butter or imitations of butter to prevent deceptive food colorings. The measure aims to protect consumers from misrepresented dairy products.
A fire burned the U S immigration station on Ellis Island in New York harbor this morning. About 200 immigrants were moved to the barge office at the battery with no loss of life likely. The wooden sheds, pine built, housed baggage offices and immigrant inspection areas across three stories.
Jacob Hilsko pleads insanity in Fairfield township and storms Fairfield county treasurer office demanding 5000. Treasurer Slourker restrains him. Hilskope has prior weeklong pattern of treasury harassment and a recent attempt to seize another taxpayer’s money. Washington reports presidential postofficer updates and Indiana local shifts in Richmond Greensburg and Frankton standings.
Fragmented OCR shows team names and battery partnerships listed with cities such as Indianapolis Kansas City Columbus Minneapolis Detroit Milwaukee and St Paul. It reads like a record of local battery teams and partner names.
The page lists several baseball scores from the National Leagues with multiple teams and players named, including Brooklyn Daub Grim and Donahue, Cleveland Young Zimmer, Philadelphia Fifield Wheeler Clements, New York Seymour Woarner, St Louis Donohue Douglass, and others. It also reports Ambassador Horace Porter praising President Fauge after an assassination escape, a New Jersey post office robbery with a fatal shot to the postmistress, the death of Charlotte Walter the tragedienne in Vienna, a Venezuelan treaty alignment with Britain and Venezuela, and the U S Court of Claims awarding the Overton Hotel in Memphis $59,333 for a period 1503 to 1885.
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