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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1901
Page
7
Dental advertisement from Covington Indiana proclaims timely dental care and cures for tooth defects. It promotes artificial teeth if natural ones are missing and urges consultation for relief.
Country news highlights social visits from Danville West Lebanon Kokomo and Chas Ritchey's with a weather line noting fine conditions and dusty roads. A reader letter from Elwood McCracken praises Dr Caldwell's Pep sin Syrup for rheumatism and stomach problems, sold by Leroy Allen.
Rain shortage threatens crops as Marcus Banks and others report sick lists including Oliver Banks Mrs George Boughkner Albert Switzer and Mrs Ed Daller. Jobe Holgecross notes wheat averaging 32 bushels per acre and warns of poor yields without rain. A cloudburst near Farmer City Illinois. Sam Shertz and Miss Bessie Martin wed last Thursday. John Gahan recovers a stolen home near Ambia with thief Blankenburg apprehended. Epworth League train incidents prompt thanks and sympathy for Holden Missouri crash victims. Dave Gahan returns from Oklahoma for a month.
Washington reports Assistant Commissioner Richards says the Oklahoma lands opening proceeds well as Secretary Hitchcock estimates 100000 people could register by July 20 with about 13000 in rings. Indian Affairs Jones asks Colonel Randelett to consult cattlemen on using Osage pasture lands for immature cattle unable to ship by opening date. Osage country offers 175000 acres of unoccupied pasture seen as better than Kiowa land but may lack room for all cattle demands.
Two Sicilian brothers John Serio and Vincent Serio and Salvator Liberto were shot to death at Erwin Mississippi after residents ordered them to leave near Glen Allen. Liberto was seriously wounded as the trio slept. Authorities seek calm as Italian officials are informed.
Four Winnipeg citizens, including two of Thomas Davidson's daughters, John McKenzie, nephew of railway magnate William McKenzie, Alex McDonald, and a city contractor, drowned yesterday at Portage la Prairie while bathing or attempting to pass rapids.
Various brief items report a sailing race starting in New York in early August, Indianapolis finances remaining strained, Chicago iron molders poised for a national strike, and resignation from Indianapolis weather station founder Charles Wappenhaus. Other notes cover Turkey indemnity payment to the U S, Cincinnati injunction against ticket scalpers, rising business failures, Chinese imperial losses, Li Hung Chang reinforcements, a Mississippi killing, rail price talks, and stalled steelworker settlement talks.
The government fulfilled its pledge by ending the volunteer army on June 30, a move editors alleged a year ago would throttle liberties. Acknowledgment of the change appears limited in current coverage.
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