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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1900
Page
4
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The Weekly Truth is published each Thursday afternoon and covers foreign and foes news. Subscription is £1 per week or £100 per year delivered by post to the United States or Canada.
A Thursday note from January 25 1900 reports a local Republican who claims to know the facts predicts H O Dodge will seek the circuit court judgeship. The item also dismisses Kipling writing David Harum as weak and notes a Toledo man Marsuary O WacGooner has burned his infidel library in atonement.
A New York elevated railway employee lost his life while attempting to recover a fifty cent piece on the track ahead of an approaching train. The incident mirrors the reckless zeal of imperialists who aim to marshal soldiers for perilous aims abroad.
Missouri congressman Representative Denton received applause as he argued during the pension bill debate that for over thirty years since the Civil War no old veteran ever complained about taxes funding pensions for Union soldiers, stating such taxes support the fund.
Fragmentary report alleges a Utah man denies beer claims and disputes political status while questioning authority and chairing candidates’ bail and salaries. The text is garbled and references an election a Decemaker event and house actions.
The Indianapolis News sent Dr. A W Brayton to the infected area after initial belief the illness was chickenpox. He investigates and concludes the disease is genuine smallpox and urges vaccination in the surrounding belt.
Charles Augustus Briggs, professor at Union Theological Seminary, notes his expulsion from the Presbyterian church and entry into the Episcopal church have drawn attention. In Appleton’s Popular Science Monthly February issue he argues that the Christian religion is advancing, not declining, depending on the viewpoint.
The Mishawaka News reports that since the start of the month ordinary white newspaper paper has risen by fifty percent. Observers warn the price surge will not yield fair terms from the trusts without external pressure.
Representative Ball of Texas took secession while the pension appropriation bill was under discussion in the House to give critics of the Philippine war sharp rebukes by quoting Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln, then a House member at the start of the Mexican War, demanded information from the president on its beginnings, a standard far stronger than many Democratic speeches opposing the Philippine conflict.
Senator Hale argued in the senate that nine of ten Americans sympathize with the Boers in their fight for liberty. The senate backed Senator Ailen's resolution questioning why the state department does not recognize a properly accredited Transvaal representative. A large meeting last night featured Hale Ailen Masson and several representatives voicing heated opinions amid McKinley era tensions.
Whiters notes that Italy shows wealth disparity with starving people while Switzerland remains poor yet well off. The idea is that resources alone do not ensure riches and that a nation's character, especially sober, industrious, and virtuous people, is the key to wealth. The teaching of taskin is cited.
The annual midwinter session of the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association will convene Thursday February 1 1809 in the Grand Hotel Indianapolis with headquarters there. Morning session at 10 00 am and afternoon at 1 30 pm. Officers to be elected and other business discussed. Notables invited include Walter Williams Missouri ex-president of the National Editorial Association and Indiana figures Turpie Kern Ralston Myers.
The piece argues to amend the U S Constitution to elect senators by popular vote, noting failures in Pennsylvania Delaware Utah and California while cautioning about governor appointments and deadlocks. It describes political reform as desirable and urges persistence to push the resolution to the states.
The text condemns a so called process of transition as a gradual absorption of Cuban rights by favored speculators and suppression of Unon protests. It argues the plan does not absolve the country for violating a solemn pledge or denying a people their just rights and warns phrasing will fail eventually.
The Elkhart Review lists A. R. Beardsley as a receptive candidate for the state senate. The ticket includes A Dausman of Goshen and Daniel Zook, with the piece portraying Beardsley’s renewed bid after winter legislative season.
The Topeka Capital will publish a special week with Rev. Charles Sheldon editing a Christian daily. Eminent statesmen, divines and editors will contribute, likely without prices, as Sheldon seeks a $1,000,000 endowment for a great Christian daily.
An Omaha World-Herald critique cites presidential rhetoric on imperial policy. It argues McKinley abandoned alarm over criminal aggression and adopted a refined phrase benevolent assimilation as Cuba policy gains traction.
In Elkhart there is debate over candidate rotation with Goshen and Islkhart. Beardsley may refuse renomination and Elkhart Republicans eye a circuit judge race among Wilson Davis and Vail with Tarner in the background. LaGrange may field four, but the nomination will likely come from Elkhart.
The article reviews Senator Beveridge's speech hailed by administration allies as a masterpiece of wisdom. It contests claims, notes quotes about civilization and boers, and contrasts with broader fiscal debates like the Hanna Payne subsidy bill and Indiana county salary reforms.
The state fee and salary commission launched initial work Monday to develop a plan for equalizing salaries of county officers. The move aims to set fair pay levels and standardize compensation across counties.
When a cold settles in the chest cough syrups fail to relieve. The system must be given strength to throw off the disease. It enables you to conquer inflammation, heal the lungs, and pass the danger. Do not let the disease become chronic by neglect. cc. and $1.00, all druggists. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York.
The Goshen News reports Elkhart officials face a long dispute after the supreme court refused to back the school board funding. Editors blame the decision for a collapse in trust and insist the $5900 never reached the board, remaining an unresolved county debt.
Off the shores and bottoms of several small lakes near Ashcroft in British Columbia a crust rich in borax and soda forms a washing compound. The crust can be cut into blocks and shipped like ice, with estimates of about 20 000 tons in one lake.
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