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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1902
Page
5
The Senate approves the House stance on Chinese exclusion with broad national support. Many candidates seek to claim the mantle of the late Dr. Talmage, though few are likely to truly earn it.
A restless group of Colombian insurgents seized an American steam launch recently and now evade United States Navy sailors pursuing them. The incident highlights ongoing clashes and maritime security concerns in the region.
The Director of the Mint faces opposition as he confirms a drop in silver price by 3.014 per ounce from the previous year, drawing criticism from silverite supporters.
The census returns relating to manufactures in the United States show the number of wage earners in 1900 as 5,321,000, an increase of 25 percent over the 1890 figure.
The text comments on President Roosevelt favoring newspaper men for a postmaster role and compares it to McKinley era choices. It cites Boston Transcript on American manufacturers selling official souvenir buttons in London. It quotes Babcock warning a Republican House, and notes a Brussels socialist on voting twice while the rich vote three times. It critiques party mistakes and reform.
The excerpt asserts that while some individuals in all walks of life lose their heads, an occasional unfit leader may rise to responsibility in the Philippines. Yet it frames the American occupation as an object lesson in good government and humanity for the world.
Retired Lieut Gen Schofield argues for army reform and deems the Senate bill on Military Affairs dead. The commission chose a Grant statue model from twenty plus entries, a task praised by most observers though artists and supporters feel disappointed. The monument, destined for the National Capitol, is expected to be among the finest.
The Public and Grounds Committee favors a bill to construct a $7,000,000 government building across from the White House for the use of the Executive, State, and Justice departments. The measure urges prompt passage as a properly housed government center. The remarks cite war tax reductions under Republican governance and Bradstreets reports showing fewer bankruptcies and lower liabilities in the first quarter.
A fine yearling half blood Poled Anzus offered for sale. Built at reasonable figures by horseman John Bisland.
A May Cosmopolitan feature begins a series on modern business life, blending romance and enterprise. The profiles cover clerk and capitalist, manufacturer, farmer, and merchant, highlighting hard labor and spectacular success. Each character is portrayed by a noted writer with subject familiarity.
An advertisement touts Ayer's Sarsaparilla as the old tested remedy that makes you strong and hopeful. It urges buying at $1.00 a bottle from all druggists.
A misquoted Lincoln letter to Mrs Bixby of Boston is enshrined in an Oxford hall as a specimen of pure English. The note honors a mother who lost five sons in battle, offering consolation and solemn pride in their sacrifice for freedom.
Patents granted to Indiana inventors include J. W. Dewiggins of Anderson for a wire fence machine T. J. Gaynor of Indianapolis for a seed planter R. W. Henry of Connersville for a cultivator C. L. Kiefer of Indianapolis for a telephone booth J. W. Lambert of Anderson for a speed regulator for explosive engines B. Poulson of Fort Wayne for a weighing machine J. Reif Jr of Hebron for a mechanism for trimming gate T. E. Stucky of Indianapolis for an adjustable trolley supporter Send ten cents in postage stamps with paper date to C A Snow & Co Washington DC for copies.
Special bargains offer 50 cent corsets at 25 cents and 1 dollar corsets at 50 cents as J Loeb's store closes out select lots of ladies corsets.
Public notice advertises sale of a feed and storage barn known as the Traders Exchange with a food trade. Inquiries directed to Jas Slim, proprietor, doors south of the southwest corner of the public square in Covington Indiana.
New York Health Department seized a cheap baking powder sold in city stores after samples tested as alum powder with pulverized rock. The material was deemed dangerous to health and thousands of pounds were destroyed at the offal dock. High class cream of tartar baking powders are promoted as safer and more economical.
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