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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1901
Page
3
A Manchester Deaf and Dumb Institute fundraiser features a signed Hamlet performed by deaf actors, part of an annual reunion. The event, with strong dressing and scenery, aimed to showcase sign language drama despite rapid finger movements, following last year’s Romeo and Juliet.
An assortment of early risk free cures and household goods fills the column. Ads promote Defiance starch with medicinal properties claiming fabrics look new after one use. Magnetic Starch Co of Omaha markets a 16 ounce package for 10 cents. Also advertised are Allen's Foot-Ease for swollen feet, Wizard Oil for grippe, Red Cross Ball Blue laundry bleach, and various quack health tips.
After Gen Herbert C Jefferies visit to New York the Colombian government quietly purchases and ships artillery from American ports. The Driggs Newbury fifteen pounder once shown at the Pan American exposition and 500 rounds of ammunition are loaded aboard the Hamburg American liner Athos to Castagena. The artillery can serve as siege guns, fortifications, or shipboard weapons.
Ed John ran amuck through Lincoln Night in a spree fueled by cocaine and liquor. He fired at objects and narrowly missed Officer George Overton, then returned to 2135 South Sixteenth Street where neighbors helped restrain him. To calm the frenzy he was tied to a tree until his tantrum subsided.
Walter Adams of Gloucester recounts a new explanation of the loop formed by Admiral Schley's tug during the Santiago action. He says a mis-thrown wheel caused the Brooklyn to swing toward the Viscaya, then corrected to resume course, creating the half mile loop. Also notes Lipton arrival in New York and reception aboard Teutonic.
The quarterly report of the state banking board notes a continued rise in deposits to 830,504,034 with 421 banks reporting July 17, up from 417 on March 4. Cash on hand rose slightly while loans and discounts fell, signaling conservative lending as resources total 10,068,125.00 with deposits of 80,? billion.
Steward S. Leech, 21, of Nebraska City and Elizabeth McDonald, 18, of Bradyville Iowa, eloped by train to St. Joseph Missouri where Chief Fulks abducted the bride from a Burlington passenger train and escorted her to police headquarters. Telegraphic instructions from Mayor Trustot of Bradyville led to the couple’s reconciliation with the girl's parents, and they departed for Bradyville shortly after.
Edgar Howard was appointed special county judge by the board of supervisors to hear the widow of Guy Borum’s application for an allowance after Judge Robinson’s disqualification. Howard posted ten thousand dollars bond and an early hearing is expected as six attorneys are listed. Also noted are trainwrecks near Prentice and Jacksonville, a refusal by the navy to reconsider Admiral Lewison prejudice, Mrs. Beckham’s illness in Kentucky, a bank stage robbery near Ager, Cal, and other brief items from across the country.
A mob of about six thousand gathered in Winchester Tennessee and burned Henry Noles at a stake after he abducted assaulted and murdered Mrs Charles Williams wife of a prominent farmer. Noles was captured near Water Tank and taken to jail before the mob overpowered deputies and transported him to the Williams home where he confessed and was executed. He had robbed the house of $20 and attempted to kill a five year old child before fleeing.
Miss Mattie Beal, winner of Latvtan land claim No 2, has come back to Wichita Kansas and resumes her operator job at the Pelephone Exchange. Despite fortune, she remains the same hello girl, with a farm valued between 15000 and 24000 dollars. She will work until February 1 to secure her claim for eight months.
Delay in signing the protocol causes unease among Pettin foreign community leaders who expect China to wind up negotiations soon. Decrees detailing punishments and exam suspensions will be issued before signatures are fixed. Fatal domestic tragedy in Butte Montana leaves John Kimball dead and wife Gussie wounded. Frank Yechont jailed on murder charges after a dispute. The Gaulois Paris reports Kroger dismissing privateering rumors as fables and noting Hoers could field 10,000 men. Illinois Sugar Refining plant at Pekin to stay idle this fall. its grain crop sold to Ohio and Michigan. battle with independents in courts. General MacArthur reaches Chicago for rest before heading to Washington. Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo surpasses four million in attendance. August average up 50 percent.
Kansas City leads with a population of 54,625 and a gain of 3,087. Topeka and Wichita follow, while Lyndon Scranton Downs Philipsburg Enterprise and Goodland drop below 1,000. The state board of agriculture lists 111 towns at or above 1,000 with gains and losses since last year, including several additions and notable increases in cities such as Oskaloosa and Codetta.
The French ambassador M. Con slits warned the sultan in a near ultimatum letter that he would abandon Constantinople with the embassy staff if disputes are not settled at once. The missive grants only the briefest delay for compliance to resolve ongoing diplomatic tensions.
The fragmentary text blends literary remarks on Trifles with health ads. It mentions dangers to a man or family from trifles, references to historical figures Caesar and Napoleon, and pitches remedies such as Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and Alen's Foot Fuse. It also includes drugstore promotions and aphorisms about opinions and teething remedies.
A garbled collection of 1900 era advertisements and notices from Toledo and Lincoln pharmacies. It includes claims for Hulls Catarrh Cure, Dr LeDoe s Female Regulator, and Red Cross Ball Blue, with mixed testimonials and miswritten phrases. Mentions Chaney & Co props Toledo and various wholesale druggists.
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