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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1901
Page
4
The Greensburg Standard presents terms for subscribers with one year in county and one year out of county options. Advance payment of 41.50 is requested. A deduction of 100 dollars appears with a 1 percent rate indicated.
Bank clearings last week showed an improvement of 595 percent. Democrats of Kansas refused to fuse with the populists, signaling continued political divisions in the state.
A cargo of oranges was recently shipped from California to Siberia, signaling fruit trade activity crossing vast distances and highlighting logistics routes between the U S and Siberia.
Governor Durbin refuses to parole George M. Ray of Shelbyville and states that justice must take its course. The decision preserves existing imprisonment as the legal process proceeds.
Ex congressman Peters of Kansas has been appointed Commissioner of Pensions to succeed H. G. Evans of Tennessee. The move assigns Peters to oversee pension policy and administration in the federal program.
Total exports for eleven months ending in May reach 1.886 billion dollars, up 100 million from earlier months of the previous year, marking the highest figure on record.
A viewpoint raises a proposed plan to grant white women voting rights in Alabama claiming it would offset the so called intelligent colored vote and break barriers in place.
The North Vernon Republican was sold last week to McGuire and Matthews. The former owner led the Vernon Journal and previously chaired the Republican county committee.
An eight month rise in the number of schools in Cuba from 312 to 3118 signals rapid expansion of basic education in the sister republic, as new little red schoolhouses reach deeper into rural areas and combat darkness and ignorance.
Hon Adelbert Hay aged son of John HaySecretary of State fell from a third story hotel window in New Haven Connecticut Sunday morning. He had served as consul at Pretoria and was soon to become assistant secretary to President McKinley.
Dunn & Co report weekly trade activity shows increased distribution of merchandise especially beyond the Ohio River into the far Northwest. The expansion signals wide spread prosperity and confidence in the general business situation.
The Detroit born leader Hazen Pingree died last week in London. A Massachusetts native born in 1840, he served in the Union army and was elected Mayor of Detroit three times and Governor twice. His 1898 gubernatorial win was by a narrow 10,000 vote margin versus 83,000 in 1896.
The Lawrenceburg Register notes a Greensburg school board member facilitated external printing for the closing exercises but the paper refused to publish an account as a matter of principle. The editors state the decision was not about profit but loyalty to public school interests.
A leaking whisky ship sinks as a captain orders the last boats ready. A Kentuckian refuses to abandon ship, saying he will go down with the vessel, displaying calm resolve amid the peril.
The piece notes modern writers bewailing the lack of Shakespearean figures while the practical Angloman accepts reality. It observes that occasionally a rich old nabob leaves millions to endow colleges, foster art and build libraries, improving conditions and promising masters to come in due time.
The Mt Vernon postmaster was found short of 592 dollars and bound over to court in a 2000 dollar surety.
A Friday blaze in Paterson, New Jersey, caused by an explosion of fireworks left fourteen people dead. Fire department officials say the blast ripped through a residence, injuring several others and prompting investigations into the incident and fire safety violations.
The national gathering of Christian Endeavorers will convene in Cincinnati from July 6 to 9. A reception committee of 500 members will receive visitors at the event.
A Curience photographer plunged three hundred feet from a balloon but escaped serious harm after hitting telegraph wires. He sustained only minor injuries and is recovering.
On Saturday the Indianapolis market quoted cattle at 600 dollars per hundred and hogs at 6.10 dollars. The note questions whether Editor Bryan is subtly linking two inseparable factors.
The Rising Sun Recorder reports Henry Wallich cut a sycamore nearby forty years ago. A sprout growing from the stump now stands about sixty feet tall and has a circumference of fourteen feet.
Two eminent Puerto Rican statesmen visited Senator Foraker in Cincinnati on Friday. In the evening the Senator hosted a lavish banquet in their honor where guests called him "The Father of Our Country" in affectionate tribute to his role in shaping legislation for Puerto Rico in the Senate.
Treasury figures show railroads paid Decatur County exactly 17,110.39 dollars this year, distributed among listed corporations per Treasurer George P. Shoemaker. The article outlines the breakdown by company and the total tax intake.
A Washington correspondent argues Fairbanks is a tactful Ohio born man with wide appeal and no enemies in Indiana or Illinois. He notes his humble origins, self made success, and likens his temperament to McKinley, predicting he could be a strong candidate in the 1904 election.
The Greensburg Bar met in the court room at 10:30 Friday morning to honor the death of Hon. W. H. Goddard. Judge J. K. Ewing presided, G. W. Bruce elected secretary, and three committees were formed for Resolutions Flowers and Arrangements. Rushville and Columbus bars invited to attend the funeral. Pallbearers named: M. D. Tackett, B. F. Bennett, Davison Wilson, Cortez Ewing, J. K. Ewing, D. A. Myers.
Hon. W. H. Goddard died at his North Broadway residence Friday at 4 AM after a lingering illness including locomotor ataxia and Bright's disease. Born February 22, 1837 near Spring Hill, he taught and practiced law in Greensburg, served in the U.S. and Indiana political sphere, backed James G. Blaine, and was a 1896 Republican House member. Funeral Monday at 10 AM conducted by Rev. John Poucher, interment in South Park cemetery.
Sheriff Jeff Davis explained the chase of Forrest Edmeades saying darkness hid the target until near the buggy. The pursuit began after Meek greeted Edmeades and Edmeades did not respond, with officers firing as the rig was spotted under electric light. Davis called the shooting unavoidable given the circumstances and the officers acted in good faith.
A modern sight roomed house in a nice location is offered for sale or trade. Owner seeks exchange for a farm or smaller property. Room 11 8wem Block Greengburg Ind 1612.
Franklin Star notes a man was arrested and fined twenty five dollars for listening to a telephone message over the line in his house and repeating it. The court held that conversations over wires are confidential and owning a phone does not grant right to hear or repeat. The Star agrees the law is sound.
The section mourns Gen. John B. Turchin who died in an insane hospital at Nashville on the 18th. Comrades of the 37th Indiana and G. A. R. recall his Civil War service, noting his fighting spirit, discipline, and shifting policy toward rebels, while Lincoln later promoted him Brigadier General. His old world soldierly code and American zeal are praised as his lasting legacy.
A North Carolina landowner refused an offer of 50 dollars for a prized standing walnut. Experts valued it at 1500 dollars, the logger earned about 3000 dollars on the sale, and the tree was shipped to New York to be veneered. The total product eventually brought 60 thousand dollars.
An old advertisement extols cycling relief using Banner Salve for cuts and bruises. It claims rapid healing of darts and urges no substitutes, attributed to Alexander & Co. and ending abruptly with mil.
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