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Newspaper
Goshen Weekly Times
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1899
Page
2
A concise entry notes a sequence labeled Forty Fifth Year and Fourth Year and Fourteenth Year with a price of £1.00, associated with Elgg, encapsulating a monetary listing or milestone in a concise historical fragment.
Henry Clews notes European banks protect gold reserves with high discounts as London faces gold pressure from Transvaal. US demand strained by rich trade activity. Retail sales absorb currency, trusts borrow heavily, and crop funds lag. New York banks serve regular clients at fair rates while speculators pay high rates, especially for new industrials as collateral.
The South Bend Times reports Indiana's pride Henry W Lawton was killed near Philippine lines by a Filipino bullet while reconnoitering. Fort Wayne mourns his return and nation honors a valiant soldier and loyal citizen who gave his life in defense of his country.
The House rapidity in passing the financial bill shows a strong education in finance. Old free silver is dead. Currency fears fade as commercial activity rises. Since Bryan’s claim, circulating money has grown thirty one percent, while rural districts are less affected.
In Kosciusko county the GOP backs Col. James S. Dodge for governor at the state convention. The Goshen Democrat wrongly questions Dodge. Republicans claim a united front and a debt owed to past campaigns. The Indiana political press echoes similar lines.
The Warsaw Daily Times notes several men seek the state Republican nominating convention with scrutiny of their qualifications. It praises Koseluske county for backing Col. James S. Dodge and predicts delegates will support him. It accuses Democrats of misdirection and commends a united Republican front in northern Indiana.
The gold standard cause wins as the House votes on the silver bill with eleven Democrats for and three not voting. Republicans block the measure, Senate action looms, and McKinley is expected to sign a single gold standard bill unifying finance with leading nations.
Theheap money organs argue stock and bond gamblers created fictitious values. They claim a stable unit of value is needed for all commerce transactions. They insist the gold standard is not responsible for the speculators' troubles.
Spencer Henderson announces committee assignments for the Fifty-sixth Congress. Indiana delegates occupy 21 of the 57 standing committee seats, highlighting influence. Brick receives assignment on three committees Expenditures in the Interior Department Private Land Claims and Territories.
The Elkhart Review claims the National Republican convention lacks fun due to a people centered scheme and asserts Philadelphia’s social life offers the appropriate sedate dignity for the event.
New England continues prosperous times with cotton mills announcing a ten percent wage increase for workers. The move signals ongoing industry strength and rising living costs in the region.
The Democrat accuses the Board of Commissioners of injustice over a $10000 bill for extra Elkhart bridge work. The request has not been approved and seems unlikely to be.
Jake Cornell mourns the death of his pet canary Bob burying the bird under a rosebush near his dog Tiny. A chance encounter with C. D. Sherwin triggers Jake’s anger but friends intervene and breakfast calms him.
Court House staff including Bailiff Wrutz Clerks Winney Fleming and Emmett Chatten prepare for an extended camping trip. They bought a large tent and plan to pitch it by a field or brook. Chatten becomes Dead Shot Bob Kinney the Medicine Man Fleming as Flem the Magician. They have no start date yet.
Ray Drake employed by Goshen Sash & Door Company suffered a severe hand injury at 11 15 AM while operating a rip saw. His left thumb and index finger were severely lacerated requiring amputation. he was taken to Benjamin Clay's residence on Highth Street and recently moved here from Warsaw.
Reports reach England detailing fresh battles in Africa as Boer forces clash with British troops. The dispatches emphasize strategic moves, casualties, and political reactions at home.
Fred Holbrook of Warsaw swallowed a shell fragment while eating oysters. The piece lodged in his lung and was located by doctors, requiring surgical removal.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as the foundation of strength, arguing digestion and digestive organs must be in order before exercise. It cites a patient, O S Cophnaver, who suffered severe stomach pain from dyspepsia and found lasting relief using Pierce medicines plus a free offer for Common Sense Medical Adviser entries.
Dan Morrissey stamp clerk at the post office notices the news that Lord Roberts is ordered to assume command of British forces in South Africa. Morrissey recalls knowing Lord Roberts in 1857 when he served as a private and Roberts was a brigade quartermaster.
J. F. Bellinger, local Clinton township teacher, visited the city yesterday for an operation on his left eye to correct divergent strabismus. Both eyes are affected and he recently resigned from his school due to poor sight performed by Dr. W. B. Kreider.
Stephen Howard a prominent colored horseman in Elkhart cut his throat with a large pocket knife during a drunken frenzy at the Elkhart House. He was found by the clerk lying in his room in a pool of blood with the wind pipe punctured and will not recover.
Mrs Harry Kaufman acquired the bay gelding Clitonian from the Lesh Stock farm. Once a leading two year old colt, he suffered an training injury that halted his racing career. The animal is described as a pace setter on the road.
Deputy Revenue Collector J A Gauntt pursues charges against W J Keefe for selling oleomargarine as butter in Goshen and South Bend. Warrant issued for Keefe, who faces up to two years in prison and a $1000 fine for retailing oleomargarine beyond ten pounds. Keefe to appear before U S Commissioner C D Sherwin in Goshen.
News from northern county reports Indiana Power Company may face competition to supply power via dam projects on the St Joseph river. A proposed dam between Elkhart and Bristol aims to serve Elkhart and its factories with about 1506 horsepower, while Indiana Power plans to deliver several hundred more horsepower beyond the Bristol dam.
J J B Kauffman reports receipt of a box containing lead and zinc ore from the Goshen Mining and Investment Company near Joplin Missouri. Interested parties may view the samples at Kauffman Bros office and two specimens are on display at Dr Banks drug store. The accompanying Oolithic limestone sample was polished by Goshen Marble Works and praised as superior to the Indiana product. Quarrying of the stone will begin soon.
The Independence mine specimen, valued at twenty five dollars, is sent to Sam Lewis by his sister Feannie Silverman who is traveling in the west for the American Israelite.
Mrs. Jacob Brown of Union township presented her husband with a boy yesterday. Commissioner Whetten notes the child will call him uncle when old enough.
A letter from Shreveport, Louisiana promotes Mother's Friend as a safe external liniment that relaxes muscles, relieves morning sickness, prevents hard breasts, shortens labor, and aids recovery while warning against internal medicines. It invites readers to request a free illustrated book titled Before Baby is Born.
Detroit December reports the Federation of Labor approving a stance against wars of conquest and opposing increases to the U S standing army. Delegates urge action to curb trusts and monopolies and support shorter barber hours and other labor aims.
Postmaster Cornell to add substitute carriers A G Stutsman and Woodson Murray to the regular staff and call ex Clerk Wm Miller to assist at general delivery to handle the Christmas mail rush. The new force is to be put to work by Friday to ease peak workload.
Frank Phillipps a South Main Street grocer fell from a chair this noon while removing a screen door and severely injured his left leg. Street reports claimed a break, but that is not the case.
Thad Whitmer came back from two business trips to boost Goshen Sash & Door Co. with a flood of orders. The firm reports excellent business and strong demand for its products.
Mrs. Frank McClouty of Evansville kicked her husband in the chest and fractured a rib, authorities reported. The incident details and any charges were not released.
London reports uncertainty over Methuen's communications with the British column. Boers may intrench south of Methuen while Ladysmith faces 65 cases of enteric fever and dysentery among troops. Cruiser movements, transport plans, and Netherlands sympathy in Natal are noted amid fever reports and potential peace talks.
An elderly gray haired man around 75 lives rough in the woods near Osceola. He sleeps on the ground and subsists on what he finds, under suspicion of being a fugitive from justice.
Fred Date and his wife with their two year old child depart Elkhart for Port Valdez Alaska, where the wife and baby will stay while Fred travels to the Klondike to work in the mines.
In the village of Nassa Sweden the local fire department is made up of 150 women. Four large tubs serve as the water supply and the women keep them filled. They are described as fine workers who handle fires with order and efficiency.
Patent medicine ad copy promoting DeWitt's Little Early Risers pills. Claims purify blood cleanse liver invigorate the system and aid constipation and liver troubles. Endorsed by QO J Beeson in a vintage medical advertisement tone.
Senator Jones as chairman of the Democratic National Committee issues a call for a meeting of the committee at the Raleigh Hotel in Washington on February 27 to fix the time and place for the national convention to be held next summer.
Al Laporte county farmer opposed alcohol and confronted men in broad checked pants at Laporte. He woke up missing $75 and his gold watch, having previously saved $150 by leaving it with a liveryman before a pleasure drive.
Panic Oliver New York reports violent recovery after Tuesday crisis. Treasury plan to raise internal revenue deposits in government depository banks improves borrower sentiment. Banks to borrow government bonds to back higher deposits. Clearing-house committee offers 19 million dollars more to ease call money rates. No further failures reported and panic conditions ease.
An Indiana reader lauds Minute Cough Cure as the best remedy for coughs colds and throat and lung issues. The claim notes it is harmless fast acting and prevents consumption with immediate results for children and adults.
Advices from Apia Samoa dated Dec 13 report the German flag formally hoisted on the courthouse. German agent Herr Rose urged Mataafa chiefs that Samoa may have its own king. Mataafans back Mataafa and drive Malietoa supporters from villages amid renewed kingship tensions.
Henry Bohlman, President State Pharmacy Association of Wisconsin, writes that Cherry Cough Syrup and Beggs Little Giant Pills have sold for years and proved exceedingly satisfactory and a good seller Guaranteed.
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