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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1900
Page
7
An old advertising pitch promotes paying overdue balances to receive The Truth and The Weekly State Sentinel, two Democratic weekly newspapers, for a dollar. The notice stresses urgency and a short time to act.
Judge Hoke presides at Sandy Bend in Hop-Lee vs Tom Shanger. The case centers on a shirt washed for pay and a disputed 15 cent debt. The verdict orders debt and costs to Hop-Lee, shipments of the shirt’s upper half, and a night at the Ned Dog saloon for justice seekers.
Manila reports reveal a planned uprising during Gen Lawton's funeral aimed at bombing foreign consuls to provoke international crisis. Insurgents led by Recarte allegedly planned attacks from Escolta buildings, but procession rerouting thwarted the scheme. Army units brace for further actions as reports of insurgent massing persist across Cavite and Ilocos.
In Africa a four year old, son of Rev WJ Davis of San Francisco, wandered near a chained pet lion. The governess seized an accordion and played from a window, drawing the lion away. The boy fled to his mother as onlookers gasped, then cried after safety.
The passage ponders why art buyers are called collectors and suggests a collector is driven by desire for luxury. It hints at a financier father figure keeping the hustle for money to satisfy refined tastes, reflecting jewelry trade commentary from Jewelers' Weekly.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions monasteries and a dinner with unknown participants. The readable bits are garbled and do not provide a coherent event, date, or clear entities to anchor a factual summary. Further readable text is required for a reliable summary.
Frankfort Kentucky January 1 Chairman Long of the Republican state campaign committee called a joint conference of Republican members of both houses. A report from the anti Goebel Democrats on the organization of the two houses and general policy for the session is expected to be discussed.
In Boston on January 1, manufacturing jewelers in New England protest against ratification of the reciprocal treaty with France, fearing the new schedule will harm the industry. They urge the Senate to reconsider the agreement and protect local manufacturing interests.
Charles H. Cole a Boston bank executive accused of embezzling 900000 dollars from Globe National Bank started for Boston last night in custody of United States Marshal Osborne after being arrested in Los Angeles.
In Dallas Texas on January 1 the populist state executive committee announced opposition to any fusion in next year’s campaign and opposition to William J Bryan Full state and congressional tickets will be named and the cry will be Down with fusion
Leipzig Jan 1 German machinery manufacturers prepare a permanent exhibition in Russian cities imitating American and British firms winning trade Germany once monopolized.
John G. Morgan of Jackson Michigan relates a twelve year struggle with piles caused by standing in dirty drainage water at Michigan mines. He credits Dr. A W Chase's Ointment with immediate relief and near cure after other treatments failed. The ad promotes the ointment as a guaranteed remedy for piles eczema and skin irritations with a 50 cent price and free sample box.
The Navy Department aims to ask Congress for 1,000,000 to build two first class training ships of 2,000 tons each with sail and steam power. The plan seeks ready ships to train skilled seamen as Essex Alliance and Lancaster retire. Training on regular ships is impractical. crews lack cohesion and safety. The navy already faces a shortage of nearly 4,000 enlisted men.
An advertisement touts Dre wood's Norway Pine Syrup as a cure for minor colds and even severe cases approaching consumption, claiming it can prevent and end illnesses for all ages.
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