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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1900
Page
4
The article critiques Bryanism as a spectacle in Goebelisn Kentucky, mocks Sultan Abdul Hamid and Dewey fears, and notes Georgia Alabama profits from expositions. It cites a $900 million Paris expo impact, hemp in Kentucky, banking law expansion, and political shifts from Democrats to Republicans, ending with Gorman canceling engagement for the Bryan caravan.
The article notes Georgia enjoys growth under Republican prosperity with more cotton mills and rising wealth. It cites 15 million invested since January 1, 1899, and a 140 million appropriation for the Nicaraguan canal. Kansas farmers report sizable profits from corn and wheat with vast net gains and livestock value, while Populists lose influence.
The executive committee of the strikers rejected the company’s latest offer over reinstatement. the union demands reinstatement to prior positions for all but those with criminal acts, and another conference is planned. A strike-related shooting injures conductor R. M. Barker on Easton avenue. the wound is not dangerous. Kentucky Republicans convene in Louisville to elect delegates to the national convention and discuss governor and lieutenant governor candidates. Washington Senate passes measures on free transit of goods, Japanese laborer concerns, and war-related claims. Philadelphia hosts Republican convention logistics with Wiswell and Swards setting up headquarters and staffing.
Lecture course under Co shustean Free School library promises a feature on the passion play told by Rev Jules Jay Lewis and his son C F Lewis. The program highlights Oberammergau research, motion pictures, and painted views while noting prior tours and the appeal of religious drama.
A overheated city scene recounts a real estate man Schott and a joke about a man shot in a store below this morning. The dialogue hints at a casual discussion of violence amid heat, referencing two pounds at the regular price.
J. Case of Plainfield has taken a position with H. Meek in the Singer Sewing Machine Company on Walnut Street. He moved with his family from Plainfield Wednesday and will reside in the rooms over the Singer offices. A large number of Plainfield residents have moved to Coshocton recently.
May 17 dispatches from London and Pretoria report heated secret discussions on whether to destroy mines. News from Mafeking and Kraal Pan fuels anticipation of relief for the besieged garrison, while Boer forces and British columns maneuver across the region.
A terse digest reports a Fisher Michigan fire destroying property valued at 100,020. Brigadier General Schwan returns from the Philippines. Chinese Boxers kill Christians north of Tieh Tsun. W. H. Wilson of Pennsylvania becomes secretary of the United Mine Workers of America, succeeding W. C. Pearce. Canadian Cyclic and Well & Vale plants at St. Catherine burned, total loss around half a million. Ida Beall of Keene, Coshocton Co, commits suicide in a well due to mental distress. Hotel Helene in Chicago destroyed by fire killing three and injuring 15, losses about 40,060. August suicide by drowning from a Brooklyn bridge jump. Gas explosion in the Capitol at Charleston WV injures four and shatters cars.
A fragment from a Los Angeles Times account describes a Milwaukee salon event honoring composer Bach. Host Beeler, an organist, reportedly applauded Bach’s works while guests reacted, with terms praising Beeler’s taste and the evening's unusual mix of wealth and high culture.
A garish circular from a downtown barber shop touts fusion of salon and curiosities with exotic staff and 20 cent haircuts. The Philadelphia Record notes a broader page of brief items: a Kansas dairyman William Louvie suicide after harm to his estranged wife. a lynching near Cushcushta, Meridian, Miss., of Sem Hinson tied to an attempted murder. and a Pittsburgh widows home fire at Hawkins Station destroying the Grand Army home with 30 inmates safe.
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