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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1900
Page
2
A long, scattered Indiana notice highlights accidents and deaths across counties. It mentions a boy losing a foot, a gas explosion, a bridge collapse, a streetcar injury, a drowning, drownings and near misses, and public notices about local industry, fairs, and guard appointments amid a broad recap of local misfortunes and events.
The Agriculture Department notes heavy rains on the West gulf coast and central Missouri valley, drought in mid Atlantic and parts of Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma, and generally favorable conditions east of the Rockies. Corn in Kansas Nebraska worse, while Indiana Iowa seeing strong progress. winter wheat nearly harvested. spring wheat improving in Minnesota South Dakota with some damage in Minnesota. Oats in central valleys good. haying hindered by wet weather in New England. cotton improving except Florida Louisiana. Texas cotton strong but uneven. early planted badly variably fruiting.
President and cabinet decide not to call Congress to an extraordinary session after a Tuesday long cabinet meeting. They weigh sending more American troops to China and monitor events in Canton and Pekin as the crisis develops, with a decision on an extraordinary session left to future developments.
The American wife of the murdered German minister, daughter of Henry B. Ledyard of Detroit, is identified in connection with the high profile case. The victim and her husband were slain in a killing that shocked German and American circles.
A fragment notes a woman and her husband in Pekin sharing the fate of other Americans there, tied to the Michigan Central Railroad. The line suggests disaster or incident affecting travelers and workers connected to the railroad in Pekin.
Judge Denny of Portland dies at 62 former consul general in Tien-Tsin and Shanghai. German battleship armor cost about 65 million dollars. Kentucky deemed very satisfactory by inspection board. double turrets praised. Philippine treasury receipts April 786307.87 up 13566 from March. St Petersburg reports naval activity. 10 torpedo boats to reinforce Russian Pacific squadron. Quarry farmers in Quemahoning Valley oppose a dam by Cambria Steel. Worcester plans centennial of historian George Bancroft born Oct 3 1800. Treat Admiral Kempff, Annapolis 1861, led marines at Pekin, joined Wabash for blockade.
The piece warns that secession leaders fear imperialism will force conscription and distant wars. It cites General Sam Houston's cautions and reports of a Washington push to raise armies for Asia, potentially aligning the U.S. with Germany and France under a military oligarchy, risking bloodshed and lost dignity.
The piece notes a recurring pattern in U S presidential races where the challenger defeats the incumbent, then loses the next election. It cites Adams versus Jefferson, Jackson versus Adams, Van Buren versus Harrison, Cleveland versus Harrison, and Bryan versus McKinley. It also references a Terre Haute Gazette comment about Teddy Roosevelt’s era.
A slate featuring Bryan and Stevenson is extolled as the ideal American pair, embodying honest, humble citizens with public-spirited aims. The piece contrasts them with McKinley and Roosevelt, urging voters to back candidates who serve the many rather than corporate interests. It notes Stevenson’s Illinois roots and the nation’s call for justice for the Philippines.
A Democratic leader at the National Convention warns that growing trust power threatens fair play and opportunity for youths. Consolidated corporations may soon control wealth production, leaving young people as hired, wage-bound dependents with limited independence, urging voters to defeat the threat with ballots. Kansas City Times reports.
Aggregated editorials critique missionary violence in China posturing on Philippine policy and Cuba. Voices cite Bishop Cranston versus Bryan on imperial governance and republican distrust of administration secrecy. Perspectives from Sheboygan Falls to Indianapolis and St. Louis.
Orsa in Sweden is cited as one of the happiest towns due to a generation of forest wealth. The community has sold nearly 5 million dollars worth of trees and, with careful replanting, expects similar income every 30 to 40 years. This commercial wealth funds free railways, telephones, and schools.
A thoughtful mind confronts the Trust Problem as a serious import that creeps upon society like stomach disorders such as constipation indigestion and dyspepsia. The remedy suggested is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a reliable treatment for such ailments.
The article explains that eye color affects strength with brown and dark eyes being weaker than gray or blue eyes. It notes light blue eyes are usually the strongest, followed by gray, and states lighter pupils endure longer and greater strain.
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