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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1899
Page
2
Readable fragments recount Chicago strawberry trade with Florida grower networks, claims of fresher berries shipped across oceans, and a satirical aside on the global fruit market. Including an unrelated long narrative about Captain Marks and a Canadian vessel dispute and US postal statistics.
Henry O Havemeyer emerges as head of the U S sugar industry after his family built a vast business from humble immigrant beginnings. In testimony before the Industrial Commission he emphasizes honesty and enterprise, tracing the firm’s growth through generations from a small family shop to a major factory and business house.
An American visitor recalls Samoan custom of beeping or coveting items. Stevenson notes a sarcastic exchange about a piano, where a Samoan learns to play but admits he cannot. The anecdote appears in the Saturday Evening Post.
American engineers estimate the ore in the Rand South African gold district holds about four billion dollars of gold. They warn that without faster production methods it would take fifty years to place this wealth into circulation and use.
In Vienna the so called gay city the first professional woman grave digger has begun work becoming not only a novelty but a notable opening of new occupations for women in civilized Europe.
A humorous exchange shows a wife asserting her independence as a friend asks if she may have her own way and the husband replies she already has it without his consent.
Chicago Democrat notes President McKinley fears ordering 66,000 volunteers for General Otis due to political fallout, valuing politics over soldiers as the Philippine conflict intensifies. It warns of partisan debate as war drags on and public pressure grows.
Discussions accuse government favoritism to large trusts harming infant industries and competition. Debates cite price rises, job losses, and a sugar trust bonus, with figures from the Interstate Commerce Commission and remarks by Hagemeyer and other leaders.
Indiana editors announce the Republican Editorial Association outing at Winona Lake near Warsaw set for July 13. Highlights include lectures by Mrs Ida Wills Barnett and Miss Rathering Oliver, with other speakers and Dickens readings. Rates and park access are noted. members urged to bring families.
A jumble of incident notes from Marion and nearby towns describes accidents, crimes, drownings, elopements, and legal matters. It mentions deaths from train crashes, shootings, burn injuries, a court-house delay, and back pay claims, with multiple named individuals and places.
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