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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1900
Page
4
The Tub Democrat Ia is a weekly Democratic newspaper published Wednesday mornings in Indiana county. It claims a circulation near 1,600 and charges TenMa one dollar per year strictly in advance.
The Alabama Legislature last week voted for United States Senator John T. Morgan who received every vote cast in the joint session. Morgan, a Nicaragua Canal advocate, was formally announced as winner. Debate over a proposed standing army expansion drew sharp constitutional objections, with critics likening it to monarchic power. The Philadelphia Ledger called the plan "positively un republican."
Delegates from national Catholic organizations met at the Fifth Avenue Hotel to discuss a federation among Catholic bodies. A rumor of political aims was denied while plans for organized action to defend Catholic interests were emphasized. A Cincinnati convention is set for May 7, 1901. A committee on organization chaired by Congressman John J. Fitzgerald of Brooklyn was appointed.
President Mel Finley claims peace and benevolent governance under American sovereignty in the Philippines. Military authorities reject featural decreases, while Congress has not proclaimed permanence of annexation. McEnery resolution opposes citizenship for island inhabitants yet supports eventual disposition to US interests. Public vote on the issue was not held due to money concerns. Congress could still grant self government and freedom from imperial costs.
Comptroller Dewes recommends tighter safeguards on loans by national banks to officers and employees. He notes 17 percent of bank failures stemmed from such loans, with 18 584 of 28 709 directors and 2 279 employees borrowers, totaling 32.56 percent of bank capital and 7.75 percent of loans. Proposals cite written approvals and examiner scrutiny.
In 1800 US territory covered 815,244 square miles and by 1900 reached 3,764,621, expanding nearly 8,000,000 square miles in a century. Britain, France, Russia, and Germany are noted for expanding empires, with the four nations owning about 28,000,000 of the world’s 51,000,000 square miles, highlighting continental growth and diverse populations.
Mrs. Fred W. Vanderbilt hosted a Newport Thanksgiving dinner for boys. About 333 seated inside, with at least fifty waiting outside. the meal continued as the boys cheered Mrs. Vanderbilt on departing and a youngster received a candy box.
Mr. Carnegis urged abolishing war as the most dishonorable act at Mont flora Elume, lamenting McKinley’s intensified war against the Filipinos. The Danish-leaning Danish Czar is said to avoid hunting, linked to a fragile health and a mother’s lineage, while a Danish village shuns cruelty to animals.
A lighthearted miscellany notes President McKinley’s three turkeys at Thanksgiving while William Jennings Bryan is said to have one. It mocks Lord Roberts, De Wet, Lord Raglan and the politeness of French etiquette, then praises Prof Adler’s outspoken reformist stance over a twenty five year history of advocacy.
The piece notes 23 778 young men in U S medical colleges and asserts abundant opportunity for distinction in the profession. It contrasts Darwin s view of science in London with business acumen and suggests success comes from blending specialization with billing skills to match patient capacity.
Two wooden mantles with fronts complete and a fireplace double heater in good condition offered at a low price. Contact this office for details or to arrange pickup.
In a June 3 1875 testimonial William Anderson Guy Editor of the Commercial Gazette reports that after two years of worsening hearing from indigestion and chronic throat decay he fully recovered within three months of O W Sadler M D treatment. He declares the cure publicizable and notes Sadler practices at the Capital Hotel Johnstown with free first consultation.
A nostalgic serif passage on medieval knights fearing rheumatism and the modern remedy claims Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery purges the blood. Patient anecdotes from Mrs. Wheeler and Mrs. Briggs praise cures of leg and ankle ailments, joints, and general vitality without alcohol or narcotics.
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