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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1901
Page
3
An advertisement claims Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin cures constipation digestion sick headache and stomach trouble. Sold by Le Roy Allen in the local area.
For coughs fevers and tempering animals the remedy is sold by Gen. Cook and firm. A roan pony about six years old weighing 859 pounds branded on the left hip is in Covington area. owner can claim by calling Will Alexander at D M Marks Co manufacturers Chicago address 22ch 315 Dearborn St.
Fragmentary OCR yields a weather forecast mentioning sun and moon rises, wind conditions, and warmth continuing through Wednesday in Indiana. Details are incomplete and uncertain.
Indianapolis correspondent reports the Indiana Lincoln League now exceeds 000, with over 500 local clubs. Posey of Evansville is backed by working election day men for secretary of state, across districts two through ten, amid GOP chatter. Also covered are Walter Olds’ legal moves, the Allen county courthouse concern, Jaynes Watson’s governor bid via observers, copper king meeting in Indy, Powell potentially seeking secretary of state, and Pettit delaying deputy appointments to preserve office efficiency.
The Republican and National parties approve the PIntet amendment in Havana with plans for legal repeal. Within both parties opposition surfaces after Cuban delegates accept the amendment. Gomez resigns from the party amid the infighting over St Juan Gualberto Gomes backing.
News from Hong Kong via steamship Victoria states 270000 in banknotes were stolen from the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation strongroom in Singapore. Access was limited to two or three trusted employees, raising concerns over security and a possible insider job.
Sir Claude McDonald British minister to Japan who was in Pekin during the siege sailed for England today. He was summoned home by the foreign office to confer on matters concerning China.
In Terre Haute Indiana on June 25 George Waldron 19 and Doc White 14 both Black started for Seeleyville but stopped to bathe in a pond and were drowned according to local reports.
ViennaJune 25 The force main tained by Austria Hungary in China has been reduced to two vessels and 100 men.
Chicago June 25 after forty years of service in the Chicago fire department William H Musham has become its chief.
In Jeffersonville Indiana on June 24 nine hundred inmates, six hundred cell capacity, are placed under one roof in the reform school. Extra cots fill cells as work on cellhouses A and B continues with total project cost around 275000 dollars after 205000 spent on the new cellhouse and related improvements.
From San Antonio the latest advices report Cortez not captured. The thicket between Cotulla and Encinas remains surrounded as pursuers hope he rode the darkness and is again on the trail toward the border. Exhausted posse men quit. fresh volunteers take their places.
The planned lake front invasion by the Pottawattomies of Michigan and Indiana set for today has been postponed while Chicago negotiates funds to pay the Indians their long promised $43,000.
During a June storm a Standard Oil tank of 358000 barrels in Wood county field was struck by lightning. The full tank burned for hours causing an estimated loss of 40000 dollars.
Trustworthy reports from Shanghai on June 22 indicate General Tung-Fu-Hsiang is organizing a large force of veteran troops with the aim of a rebellion in the northwestern provinces of the middle kingdom.
Seattle July report notes the season's initial gold shipments depart Dawson June 14 on river steamers Canadian and Zealandia totaling about 1.5 million dollars en route to markets.
General Cailles will surrender next Monday as a trust to control broom trade and broom manufacture emerges. William Whitney's Kilmarnock H won the Alexandra plate at Asent. U S Ambassador White to Berlin denies resignation in December. In Madisonville Kentucky a man wounded another at a negro festival. A new grip like disease is killing horses in New York.
Bradstreet's weekly review notes sustained strength in several sectors with improvement in others. Crop conditions show rain variances across regions, but overall favorable. weather and market signals influence prices. Notable feature is price advances in cotton goods and raw materials amid stronger trade. Failures for the week total 198.
Washington reports General Corbin will oversee native enlistment in the Philippines under an army law permitting up to 12,000 Filipino scouts led by American officers. Currently 5,000 Filipinos serve as scouts.
A handcar carrying six section hands returning to Filson on the Lexington and Eastern road was struck by lightning. Foreman J Townsend and George Miller were killed instantly. The other four men escaped uninjured and the car sustained little damage.
Columbia June 22 Frank Clayburn 25 son of the late Colonel Clayburn of Lancaster former commander of the 12th South Carolina volunteers shot himself in the Confederate soldiers' lot at Eliuawood cemetery. No cause is known.
A special train carrying Houston cavalry and part of the Light Guard departed Houston for Trinity Texas to guard a negro named Spencer identified as the man who last week attempted an outrage.
Local dealer boasts CAHN WAMPOLD ware in a bold boastful ad. The message promises war rated clothing and money safe features while inviting customers to visit a nearby town for availability.
The ad extols Jell O as a quick dessert option for dyspepsia sufferers and the general public. It claims many people are afflicted with digestive issues and promotes Jell O as a no bake, two minute dessert in lemon orange raspberry and strawberry flavors.
Travel notices advertise trips to Buffalo and the Pan-American Exposition via the Wabash and Big Four routes. Details include departure from Covington at 12 30 pm arriving Buffalo 4 05 am, and connections to Indianapolis and other eastern points. Rates show one fare plus 1.00 for round trip with ten day return limit and stopovers at major stops.
In South Bend Wet last night a jury found Louis Jacquith guilty of murdering Policeman Samuel Cooper. He was sentenced to life at the Michigan City penitentiary for the crime.
A premature powder explosion yesterday near Kalama Washington injured five and killed three men who were working on the Washington and Oregon railroad construction.
Wheat No 2 red weak. Corn firm. Cattle quiet. Hogs firn at 35. Steers mixed. Livestock steady at Lutabs. Market notes incomplete but indicates subdued wheat, firm corn, and steady to firmer hogs and cattle.
In Charlestown West Virginia on June 25 Col John Hewitt an attorney from Bromwell has been designated by the secretary of state in the governor absence to take charge of military affairs.
In the winter Benson's Plasters are presented as a superior remedy for coughs and colds. They claim rapid skin absorption to treat the seated cold without disturbing the stomach and offer relief on chest or back placements. The advertisement touts widespread awards, physician approval, and a 25 cent per plaster price with prepaid postage in the United States.
Closing cash markets show Wheat at 8x, corn at 4244¢, oats at 2TWe, pork at 14.05 dollars, lard at 3.60 dollars, and ribs at 8.02 dollars. Market activity reflects price quotes across major commodities and meat products.
Wheat No 2 red and longberry 76c. Corn No 2 white 471g No 2 mixed 464yc. Orts No 2 mixed 311gc No 2 white a3e. Cattle strong at 5.00 to 5.25. Hogs steady at 5. Sheep higher at 2.06. Lambs steady at con.
Wheat No 2 red 60 cents per bushel. Corn No 2 mixed 44 cents. Oats No 2 mixed 2.04 cents. Cattle steady around 2.50 to 5.25. Hoges 4.25 to 6.07. Sheep strong at 2.25 to 13.65. Lambs dull at 3.25 to 5.85.
Cattle active to 5.00 in New York trade with values 3.25 to 5.00 for typical lots. Hogs firm to 6.45, 4.60 to 6.45 ranges. Sheep steady near 4.00 to 6.75, lambs firm around 4.75 to 8.85. East Buffalo shows cattle 3.25 to 6.00, hogs 4.23 to 6.20, sheep 0.50 to 4.16, lambs 4.00 to 4.75.
Attorney at law prompt attention to all kinds of legal business. Litigated cases for specialty. Office on Washington Street, third door west of M E church.
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