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Newspaper
Indiana Madison Courier
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1900
Page
2
A heated discussion questions the value of city papers for locals noting schools lodges and other community notices. It urges readers to support their home paper and not let a distant paper crowd out local content or commerce.
A Madison Courier column reflects on daylight trips along the Ohio from Louisville to Cincinnati praising river scenery and pleasure travel. It notes improved navigation works on the upper river, mentions Commodore Laidley and the O and O line, and ends with Brennan to call the Kentucky Legislature to repeal the Goebel law.
Justice Alden Chester announced his decision in the American Ice Company case, ruling against the company on all points. Kefersa Nussbaum can proceed with his investigation of the company’s affairs. A railroad item notes J Y Ram as vice president and general manager of the Wabesh Railway naming FE B Prior as assistant to the vice president with headquarters in St. Louis. Hood's Sarsaparilla is advertised as a blood tonic claimed to cure stomach, nerves, and other ailments.
Governor Roosevelt prepares for a Rough Riders reunion in Oklahoma then visits Kansas Illinois and Missouri before returning to announce his acceptance letter. National figures Payne and Hanna describe a vigorous campaign with Chicago headquarters and Western Mountain State outreach aiming for McKinley and Roosevelt victory in November.
Baseball results from June 27 show St Louis losing to Cincinnati 7 to 5 with Scott pitching well for St Louis and Jones giving hard hits after inning four. Brooklyn beat New York 8 to 3 in a late surge aided by costly Giants errors. Philadelphia defeated Boston 10 to 6 as Bernhard and Lewis split mound duties. Chicago won at Pittsburgh with late eighth inning bunting and Callahan struggles. The American League sees Minneapolis 4 Chicago 11 and Milwaukee 6 Kansas City 3 among other scores. Detroit 2 Cleveland 3 and Buffalo 12 Indianapolis 4.
A sweeping reflection on the allure of self destructive living. The essay speaks through vivid scenes of youths drifting into cigarettes and romance, noting the grim outcomes of dissipation. It references Stephen Crane and a restless, fatal arc from revelry to ruin in urban life.
An advertisement urges women to use Bradfield's Female Regulator for nervousness headaches backaches and general weakness. It claims the medicine has helped thousands and offers a book by writing for details. The copy cites leusorrhea and falling as conditions it can cure and emphasizes female health as essential.
Pacing river readings show varying levels from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati with several towns listed. Gauges at 74. u, 116 feet and rising in places, receding in others. boats like Adele and Acorn active, Big Kanawha and Bonanza mentions, and a July Fourth Fern Grove picnic planned. Captain Ross, Schedd, Cropper, and Lepper noted for departures. Fred Peyton in charge of arrangements.
Indiana wheat prospects show a statewide average about 30 percent of normal. Northern and central areas report near total failure with fields plowed for other crops, while Daviees Gibson Vanderburg and Posey counties near average. Lack of snow and fly trouble blamed. southern districts hold better outlook. Julius Chuedon, acquitted in Shelbyville of fraud, reinstated as mail clerk after suspension pending trial.
An Rochester engineer, A. A. Putnam, recorded his will via phonograph then signed with a wax roll. In Detroit a 50 000 subscriber switchboard was split and moved 15 feet in ten hours without service disruption. Electrical power is seen as key for mountain railways with trolley systems likely replacing locomotives for climbs.
The report surveys German dockyards busy with warship production, warns of future merchant shipbuilding abroad, and notes famine relief in India with 4 810 000 affected. It mentions red sand downs by the Orange River, amber tobacco use in Turkey, Monte Carlo’s handling of unclaimed suicides, and czarist exile policies facing possible changes.
The piece outlines marriages and spouses of prominent opera stars. Sig Scotti remains a bachelor while Milka Ternina is unmarried. Jean de Keszke married recently, Edouard’s daughters with Mme Schumann-Heink are noted, and Marcella Sembrich wed Prof. Guillaume Stengel. Ernest Van Dyck and his wife, daughter of Servais, live near Liege with two daughters. The article paints a portrait of personal lives behind stage fame.
John F. Wilson of Arizona is an authority on American Indian languages. Samuel Mather of Cleveland donates $50,000 to the Lake Side hospital contagious disease ward endowment. Unkle Booker is the affectionate name for Washington among southern African Americans. George Wyndham joined the British war office and gained silvery hair in a year. In the House, Speaker Henderson called for order as a member resumed remarks after a brief uproar.
Special report notes Senator Fairbanks III departed for Washington after noon and expects a return within a week. He is under specialist care for a threat affection. The piece also mentions popular underwaists with ribbon ties and a brief aside about tax counsel.
A fragmentary list of Madison market items shows varied prices for Beets Corn White Fish River Fish and Spring Chickens among many produce goods and perishables. A note mentions a Muncie man cleared Saturday and references a wager or award of 1000 dollars connected to a theater.
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