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Newspaper
Indiana Madison Courier
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1900
Page
6
A reader urges residents to value home papers and local notices beyond city paper content. The column warns against sacrificing home coverage to larger papers and advocates maintaining local journals for community notices, schools, lodges, and enterprises.
The Republican State Committee chairman Henry urged two word themes patriotism and prosperity. An emblem featuring these words will be distributed nationwide with two mottos about Luzon and avoiding foreign flags. The plan includes medals or large buttons as the emblem format.
Winona Pag Indiana June 29 At the final meeting yesterday of county superintendents the officers were elected President S A Harris Putnam First Vice President Lawrence McTurnan Madison Second Vice President W H Sevour Franklin Treasurer H D Scideler Huntington Secretary M W Deputy Jennings Assistant Secretary Grant Gossett Fountain James H Clark Bartholomew spoke for uniform high school textbooks statewide The sentiment for uniform textbooks and course of study was strong but the majority were absent The organization did not commit to a law and referred the matter to a Committee of Investigation to survey city superintendents.
Two skeletal remains, a large man and a medium woman, were found during trench work at the Garnier homestead in Lawrenceburg Indiana. Fragments of shoes suggest burial in a shallow trench with clothing intact. A longtime disappearance of a woman fetching water and a moneyed stranger’s vanishing are connected as murder likely.
A poetic sunrise over the Ohio River described as a royal spectacle. The sun rises in a crimson robe and crown, inducing a bridal chorus of nature as stars fade behind clouds and the river awakes to greet the day. The scene likens dawn to a wedding, with flowers breathing and distant hills listening.
James Hughey, a Wabash Railroad engineer from this city, was seized by violent hiccoughing starting June 19 and endured ten hours of hiccups at fifty two per minute. The episode eased to twenty per minute by June 29. He remains weak and unable to digest most nourishment.
River gauges report varying levels across towns from June 28 to June 30 with several rises and falls. The Beaver and various steamboats including City of Pittsburg and City of Louisville move up or down the Ohio with cargoes of lumber and passenger schedules. Notices warn about boiler inspector exams in Louisville and dispute rumors about the City of Cincinnati. Hood's Sarssparilla ad promotes appetite and digestion benefits.
After a five day trial in Painceton Indiana the jury found Herman Euler and Dr A R Burton not guilty of performing an abortion and causing Flora Walters death The unanimous verdict was reached on the first ballot The piece ends with a personal reflection on a cherished old local newspaper rather than the case details
Women relieved from painful menstruation write grateful letters to Mrs. Pinkham and report cures. The ad claims nearly all ailments come from a female imbalance and that Miss Pinkham's medicine restores health. It urges readers to obtain the remedy and free advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
Baseball results from games across the National and American Leagues. Cincinnati edged Boston 4 to 3 after a late rally on June 30, while New York defeated St. Louis 3 to 4 in a pitching duel. Other scores include Chicago 1 Brooklyn 0 and Kansas City 5 Chicago 1 with multiple notable defensive plays and missed opportunities highlighted.
Well informed quarters still question the Chios situation with legations possibly at Pekin but solid details are scarce. Dispatches hint at a double game by Chinese authorities with public edicts against the Boxers while secretly guiding Viceroys to ignore suppression orders. Helen Gould is praised as entering a bright career era.
The steamer Orotava, returning to Southampton from South Africa with 1,200 troops aboard, brought the Bremen’s crew after a collision off Ushant in fog. The Bremen sank four minutes after impact, with no loss of life. the Orotava sustained bow damage.
Paris on June 29 reports a stunning surprise as the American silk exhibit wins the gold medal over the French entry. The note hints at demand for free goods but points to their high costs.
Local churches announce Sunday services morning sermons at 10:30 led by various pastors including Rev. Benory Hitz and Rev. W. H. Bamford. Epworth Leagues meet evenings with Bible study and prayer sessions. Holy Communion observed at multiple listings. Stated are morning Sunday Schools, union services, and parish receptions. All are welcome.
Tony Vitello, a young riverbank boy, notices two tramps planning to derail a Chicago freight. He cleverly lights a brush fire to burn the rails free, stopping the train before disaster. Soldiers praise the boy, pay his reward, and he returns to fishing with the Vitello family asleep at night.
The State Department has the accord terms between Consuls and Viceroys for protecting foreign interests in southern China. Secretary Bay authorized direct action by American Consuls in China, with Consul General Goodnow at Shanghai leading initial negotiations with the Viceroys and Tao Tso. The agreed framework aims to establish neutral treaty ports at Nanking and Hankow. Be safety first.
Senator Walcott announced plans to be at the Waldorf Astoria New York on July 11 to meet the Modification Committee and on July 12 to proceed to Oyster Bay for a formal recitation to Governor Roosevelt of his nomination.
Senator Baveridya bag reports a telegram from Supervising Architect Taylor stating the Indianapolis post office contract will be competitively bid among eleven to fourteen architects, with half from Indiana. Four months are allowed to prepare plans. The note also mentions the Great Wall of China porcelain claim.
A compiled testimonial piece from J Brake of Fetrolea Ontario and J N Howard of Marbie Arkansas praising Pe-ru-na and Man-a-lin for Bright's disease and catarrh of the kidneys. It extols early treatment, cites dramatic recoveries, and urges Percuna as a universal cure for catarrh and kidney disease with a Columbus Ohio address for the Peruna Drug Mfg Co.
Tickets via Pennsylvania Lines sold for the National Democratic Convention with return by July 9. Information available from nearest Ticket Agent. United States Exposition notes and colonial era topics accompany broader Century issue in travel and literature context. Southeast Indiana Fair Circuit towns listed with dates and secretaries, along with Klondike relief estimates.
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