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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1904
Page
3
Local attorney office listed with address in Covington Indiana for legal services. The fragment notes an office location in an unspecified block near a square and references the name T Livingood.
An inmate at Andersonville Prison recounts life in the big hospital and daily incidents among soldiers, guards, and nurses. The piece captures slang, fear, hunger, and moments of mercy as a nurse consoles a dying man and a prisoner recalls plans and betrayals.
Indianapolis faces a February decision on whether to hold a state fair with strong merchant support. A plan to relocate and modify the army post site may proceed, with condemnation likely if negotiations fail. The United Mine Workers convention opens next Monday to discuss wage disputes and set the stage for further labor talks.
The Knights of Pythias plan a February 11 state meeting in Indiana expected to draw over 2000 attendees. One thousand men will receive first degree in Pythianism and more than 1500 dollars in prizes for top ritual work. The Dayton Ohio team has been hired for the event and the executive committee of the Democratic Editorial association schedules its annual midwinter meeting for February 4 with a daytime business session and a banquet at night.
B F Hare of Middletown Ohio a longtime dyspepsia sufferer spent hundreds on medicines with no relief. After trying Kodol Dyspepsia Cure he felt better after two doses and by two bottles reports improved strength and urges others with stomach trouble to try it, sold by Buekner.
Indianapolis January 9 Democratic state committee elects officers for the coming campaign with Senator W. H. O'Brien as chairman, Joseph T. Fanning as vice chairman, Joseph Kelley as secretary, and Thomas Tegegart as treasurer, all from Indianapolis.
Secretary Hay sent a new communication to Colombian envoy General Rafael Reyes over his protest on Panama affairs. Officials would not detail its nature but the approach aligns with the reply to Reyes’ first protest, which declined to reopen the Panama question.
Sheriff John Axby left Somerset Kentucky to bring Reuben Brown the Negro suspect in the May murder of Miss Rosa Kaiser at Manchester Station to Lawrenceburg Indiana. Authorities here withhold evidence but Brown is said to be deeply implicated in the gravest manner.
A Washington Star excerpt describes Semicivilized Central American and West Indian belles weaving costumes from jungle finds. Lace bark fabric, plant parasols, grass hats, dye, seeds, fireflies, and perfumed secret distillations create elegant attire. Footwear includes bamboo fiber shoes called alpagattas.
The first juror in criminal court described all defendants brought before them as thin and miserable with pinched looks, noting their worn appearance as the proceedings proceed.
Terre Haute, Inc reports Lucius McDeniels of Lodi fatally burned when her dress skirt caught fire after she threw a lighted match on the floor. The incident occurred January 13.
A fragment from Leslie's Weekly features Brer Jackson in a dialect humorous exchange with a parson. The crude boast speaks of extreme juiciness in a comic courtroom style, reflecting satirical frontier flavor.
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