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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1903
Page
6
Geo Wyman & Co announces a March sale with an entire line of carpets at special prices and free installation during March. Listings include cotton ingrained carpets 25c yd and a range of rugs and mats with prices from 5.50 to 30.00, plus linoleum and oil cloth options and custom window shades.
Gen Wood announced willingness to appear before any congressional committee to refute charges tied to his Cuba record. He filed with the secretary of war and will ship to Manila from Boston this week. He denies receiving non personal gifts in Cuba and explains the Havana silver service entry as a duty free official import.
Brazilian minister to the United States says he likes many things about America but not American clothes. De Assis Brazil plans to return home after five years in the U.S. praising American people while noting a need to improve fashion sourcing. He calls U.S.-Brazil relations warm and unchangeable due to shared interests.
A delegation of negro press members and the Colored Pen and Pencil club met Archbishop Ireland to thank him for supporting their race. Speakers included Henry P. Slaughter L. M. Hershaw John P. Green and Judson W. Lyons. The archbishop urged patience and urged the equal civil and political rights of all Americans.
President Castro declared in person before Congress the country’s painful conditions and errors of compatriots. He argued that bloodshed and tears fuel future progress and that their struggle advances human perfection despite the challenges. He warned that victory must end life’s tumults to avoid dissolution.
New York March 23 District Attorney Jerome attacked Andrew Carnegie and his library plan in an address to the Central Federation union. He said public libraries are fine but those who work long hours would rather money stay with workers than fund city libraries. He warned organized labor against violence and praised John Mitchell despite strong words against violence.
Wabash Indiana March 23 Trustee Ehibaugh of Tipton township Cass county found a huge crack hundreds of feet long where his previously dug tile ditch lay. The ditch disappeared and no earthquake was reported. locals call the event inexplicable as the crack follows the ditch line.
The Very Rev. Frederick William Farrar D D F R S dean of Canterbury and deputy clerk of the closet of the king died in London at 72 after long illness. He had served as dean since 1895 and remained a constant attendee at Canterbury cathedral services despite creeping paralysis and poor health.
The notice warns against using catarrh ointments containing mercury as it damages smell and the mucous system. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio, stating it contains no mercury and is taken internally with testimonials free. Sold by druggists for 75 cents a bottle. Hall's Family Pills also advertised.
One hundred section men were put to work by the Chicago and Alton railroad on Saturday night to lay two tracks through Bloomington despite municipal refusal. An injunction failed, tracks crossed six streets, and council objections were overcome by the unpermitted work.
Rev. T. H. McMichaels, pastor of the First United Presbyterian church, has announced he accepted the presidency of Monmouth College in Illinois. His father previously led the college for nineteen years, and the son graduated from Monmouth in 1886.
Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup touted as especially suited for children. Pleasant to take and soothing in effect. Marketed as the remedy of all remedies for throat and lung diseases.
Springfield Illinois March 23 Amicable settlement of internal differences among miners and operators in the Springfield sub-district. The main issue was the bottom day labor scale, with a 12 percent increase accepted by miners as agreed at the Indianapolis convention. The raise covers room turning entry work setting cross bars horseback and outside day labor. Miners conceded the mine examiner limitation in this agreement.
Laredo authorities will allow departure and arrival after forty eight hours observation and disinfection as plague cases in Mexico have greatly diminished.
Police chief in Harrisburg reports a fatal shooting of an 18 year old after an incident described as boisterous. The assailant is named George and the officer Bryan Stanley allegedly ordered restraint during the confrontation.
The New York Tribune notes a quip about King Arthur inviting knights to dine. Launcelot asks why the table is circular and the king quips it keeps the grub going round. Observers next focus on formal after-dinner speeches.
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for blood poison and related skin and systemic symptoms. It claims rapid relief from eruptions, ulcers, rashes, and bone pains, with assurances of complete cures in worst cases and cancer poisons. The maker offers samples, home care directions, and nationwide distribution with a listed Atlanta company and a local drugstore.
The Order of Railway Conductors is preparing for its largest convention to be held in Pittsburg in May, with details pending.
In Crawfordsville Indiana on March 23 the Hills brothers, who attacked a Vandalia railway agent and terrorized townsfolk, were overpowered after a sixteen mile chase. Jesse Hills was wounded in the shoulder and the fugitives were forced from a burning log cabin as the posse closed in.
J H Hiland traffic manager in Chicago for the Milwaukee and St Paul is chosen as third vice president of the company A C Bird resigns from his vice presidency role.
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