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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1900
Page
4
Coshocton grows into spring beauty with shaded streets neat homes and well kept lawns. The piece blends urban pride with a woolgrower note, tracing sheep prices through Morrill McKinley and Cleveland eras to a high 2.75 amid a broader Republican platform echo. It notes war taxes and a Paris exposition bridge collapse as omens.
The article critiques Democratic stance on Puerto Rico and expansion, arguing for American patriotism and full rights for Puerto Ricans. It references historical platforms on Cuba, cites Dewey and Hobson, and warns party realignment may reshape policy before 1900. It also notes a new railroad employee bank in Cleveland and excitement for the 1905 Brussels exposition.
Washington report narrates Alabama’s Pettus entering politics six years prior. At 72 he pursued a federal bench appointment, faced mockery from fellow politicians, then shifted to winning Senate seat in Washington. A Western company scandal involving Clark is also touched, with ore wealth and mining intrigue amid panic.
A Nan tone article notes that domestic training should begin in childhood. It argues that cooking lessons for boys will aid households, with Marion F. Washburne promoting that early training builds understanding of kitchen trials for husbands and domestic harmony.
A May 10 report from St. Louis details violence during a street car strike. A suburban car near a Baptist sanitarium was attacked by a crowd. a shot killed Frank Lebrech, with Dan Donovan charged. A dynamite cartridge exploded under a car, wounding workers and prompting police to move crowds. Other cities report strike actions, hiring offices for motormen, and potential Metropolitan line disruptions as unions press for higher pay and recognition.
May 10 Findlay Ohio officers were elected by the Ohio Department Grand Army of the Republic with E B Montford Cincinnati as department commander and E T Dunn senior vice commander. Reports show 25 793 members in good standing and より balance of 4 22742 dollars. Women’s Relief Corps officers were also named.
A collection of brief notices reports a St Louis hotel clerk Charles Norton suicide, a Wilkes-Barre riot injuring about twenty, four German coast wrecks with all aboard drowned, the Scerra Nevada sinking off Melbourne with Captain Scott and 22 seamen dead, Fond du Lac injury to General Edward Brags, a horse accident, the Netherlands peace society urging McKinley mediation, and a Hartleyville collision injuring five train men with a colored fireman killed.
In a jammed telegraphic summary from Cape Town and London May reports describe General Butler advancing toward the Biggarsberg and Boer withdrawals. General Hutton’s mounted brigade crossed the Zand River and moved north along the railway, engaging Boers. skirmishes persist and British forces press on.
Cape Town May 10 report believes a proclamation was issued after British arrival at the Vaal river annexing the Orange Free State to the queen's dominion. The piece discusses mobilization, rifle clubs, and urging voluntary popular support amid imperial aims and stands.
The late Baron Adolphe de Rothschild left an estate of about 200 000 000 francs likely to his wife. His pursuits centered on art, Swiss and Austrian estates, and vast gardens and greenhouses at Pregry near Gemera, with little interest in society and rare visits by royalty.
A historical note recalls Cade Dick Thompson’s smoking habit, describing decades of heavy use. The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune cites a tall tale of his cigars, noting an average of about twenty daily over ten years and a total rough count around five hundred.
The Illinois house of correction plans an experiment in reforming women criminals. Superintendent Sloan built three large greenhouses totaling 4,000 square feet to grow roses, carnations, and chrysanthemums for the Chicago market. Women prisoners will work under an expert horticulturist, aiming for a softening regenerating effect through contact with plants.
A dispatch from Kenosha reports Charles J. Spruce, once of Victoria Cross fame, decorated for bravery in South Africa. He risked his life to rescue a wounded British officer under Boer fire, returning through trenches to carry him to safety despite odds. Spruce, a veteran of the Jameson raid era, had long ties to Johannesburg and the city.
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