15 Jun 1899
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Newspaper
Connersville Daily News
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1899
Page
1
An 1800s testimonial ad from Ward Jemison of the Alligator Drug Store promotes Saratoga Excellior Water as a tonic aiding digestion and general health. It invites customers to try it a week with a money back guarantee if not satisfied and to return to the store for refunds.
American forces under General Lawton advance along the Manila coast after a clash with Filipino insurgents. Civilians, including women and children, flee Bacoor as shells wreck towns and trees. General Anderson notes Dewey supplied Aguinaldo with artillery used against US troops. many insurgents killed or wounded in Las Pinas and Bacoor engagements.
An advertisement extols Morrow’s Kidney-ohis for kidney and liver ailments. A testimonial by Mrs Scully of Peru praises vast improvement after using the product, claiming it cured backache, weakness, and urinary issues. The copy targets labeled pills under a proprietary mix by John Morrow & Co, Springfield.
The text notes insurgents using cannons against American troops in the province south of Manila. It praises Spanish gunners as skilled with field pieces while accusing Filipinos of lacking artillery training. It recalls a missed vision to drive Aguinaldo and his men from the area after an earlier skirmish, citing entrenchments and recent stubborn engagements that challenged General Otis's assessment.
June 15 Vancouver report details severe destitution among Inuit and Indigenous communities in the Yukon due to rush to goldfields. Whites are starving the deer supply and the first hand accounts describe near-massacre risk. The Hudson Bay Trading Co has aided hundreds, with various individuals named in wake of the crisis.
A Detroit era recap notes Miami Universitys seventy fifth anniversary and the election of Thompson as president at Ohio State University. Salary increases for Dr Thompson at Ohio State are reported and a mention of Cheech anniversary festivities includes Congressman Albert Perry. Other items note Baris capital investment and a metals workers strike involving over 40 000 miners in Denver Pueblo and Leadville.
Indiana news briefs report a stormy United Mine Workers and Indiana Coal Operators’ meeting in Terre Haute failed to reach a conclusion over screening coal under high regulation. Also noted are Fairbanks aboard the McCulloch bound for Alaska and unrelated local incidents including a woman dying in Indianapolis Union Station and a telephone worker injured by electric shock.
Democrats eye Wheeler nomination and report his noncommittal stance from Washington. Representative Wallace and colleagues say Wheeler is undecided yet ready to consider the race if fate allows.
The jury in Hoytsville found Paul Zellner guilty of first degree murder in the death of Attorney Westenhaver on March 24. Judge Schaufenberger immediately imposed a life term. Zellner showed no emotion upon sentencing. A trial for Zellner’s alleged helper John Zellner is slated to begin. Brigadier general rank is noted for a former department of cokes commander from Chitage.
The June 16 almanac reports sunrise at 4 54 and sunset at 7 26 with moonrise after 11 46 p m. Showers in the northern part of Indiana’s fair area, with generally fair conditions expected tomorrow.
The report covers grain and livestock quotations dated June 14. It lists Wheat, Corn, and Oats prices in Indianapolis and Chicago, with notes on cattle, hogs, sheep, and lambs. Closing cash markets and live cattle and hog figures appear for Cincinnati and Chicago, with mixed accuracy in figures.
An old advertisement promotes California Fig Syrup Co products as a safe laxative made from sema and herbal ingredients. It claims gentle cleansing benefits, mentions kidney and liver safety, and lists multiple distribution cities with a price of 50 cents per bottle.
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