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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1901
Page
3
A discussion proposes electric railways for Fountain County outlining possible routes and anticipated benefits. The piece weighs economic growth, improved mobility, and potential investment opportunities while noting terrain and local resources.
An editorial argues for balanced franchise granting to avoid stifling public enterprise while promoting county-wide electric railway expansion. It details a Crawfordsville granted line and a broad county route plan from Attica through Newtown Mellott and Covington, plus two northern and southern branches. The piece urges communal support and notes local news on Minnie Harris, Joseph E. Martin, and Kingman Star’s enhancements.
A horse hitched to M H Hills wagon bolted Monday morning racing through the courthouse yard to the Colonial hotel on Washington street. Beer bottles lay along the route with minor damage. A local hotelman is rumored to marry within three weeks amid bets from society members. A Nome Alaska gold mine stock company is forming after meetings led by Ed Dunlap and Dr Wright to recruit investors.
The Leader promotes its seventh annual opening with expanded bargains across dry goods clothing carpets cloaks gents furnishings and boots and shoes. Local items note James Gookins Ed Wilber and John R Gee visiting Covington with updates on health and pension board member Dr Colgin in Attica.
The widow of a Sixth U.S. Cavalry trooper received a pension after the coroner ruled his death May 7, 1885 was by strangulation with a leather watch chain during a struggle in which she tried to defend herself. Witnesses corroborated her account of the night, and she is now drawing $8 monthly.
The New York Sun notes a compact six inch three blade rotary hand fan operated by squeezing two handles. A simple gear drives a high speed spindle and the unit folds into a small form when not in use. Suggested uses include dusting bric brac and drying hair.
An analysis drawing on Roman parallels predicts Britain's decline from its own colonies and trade erosion. It argues imperial strength fades at the center while energetic colonies could reshape the empire, similar to Caesar, unless sea power and finances collapse first.
A new distilling process shown at the Paris exhibition uses a laboratory bred microbe to convert starch to sugar then to alcohol. The system operates in closed sterilized vats with no microbes except those engineered for the purpose, microbes originally found in Chinese yeast and introduced to Europe.
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