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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1896
Page
6
Society notes report William Waldorf Astor to wed Princess Victoria daughter of the Prince of Wales. Princess Victoria could become Queen of England if contingencies arise. Ex president Harrison and wife reportedly have hopes. No 4 is expected at Gray Gables soon.
A man named Jinnery was assassinated by his son Farber in Missouri on August 9. The same day the country believed January was being assaulted or abused by the sun. Young January was arrested immediately, though Our son faced days of restraint before potential actions.
A tense scene in Indianapolis followed the furrier’s opening amid strong public displeasure. Frustration ran high as residents, sweating and heated, debated the insult and feared riots while authorities urged calm and orderly conduct.
Reported outbreak describes enormous crickets nicknamed the Devils tied to men by bites. The pests devastate scarce crops in the region. An Agricultural Department bugologist has traveled west to study the situation.
Potter a Michigan railroad engineer and Christian Scientist, claims to have reproduced a Stradivarius pattern by divine inspiration. He says he cut the template under the universal mind and, though not a mechanic, forged the fiddle himself. He plans future violin making and will sell each instrument for 20 dollars as soon as he can produce them.
Connecticut lawmakers enact penalties and enforcement measures to combat adulterated foods. State inspectors report common tampering targets include coffee pepper salt lard syrup and cream of tartar with coffee said to be largely adulterated and rarely genuine.
An Indianapolis physician argues extreme heat aids sanitation and suggests staying home to sweat rather than fleeing to mountains or seas. He says proper clothing and diet make the hot season as beneficial as time at health resorts, though critics note workers still toil and lack the leisure to rest in hammocks.
A reader warns that commercial paper mills threaten forests and scenic beauty. An Elfvethal Sweden test shows three trees converted to pulp and paper in two and a half hours, highlighting rapid modern papermaking and its environmental impact.
In War rensburg Missouri a three mile mule car line to Electric Springs runs monthly under franchise rules. An old rickety car, mule and driver struggle along the twisted rails, sometimes taking ten days for a round trip before a monthly rest.
The New York World hired actress Virginie Earle to pose with $1,090,000 in diamonds and jewels. A photo shows a blinding glare that hides her features, yet the stunt succeeds as an ad for all parties. The cost to the World for the jewels and veins used was not stated.
A badge and button collector contemplates a full stash of campaign keepsakes. From gold and silver bags to Presidential portraits and McKinley and Bryan items, the market offers celluloid buttons, tiles, helmets, pins, canes and torches. The piece notes the dilemma of choosing best values and the impulse to buy more than one item.
In the Sonoma foothills near Mount St. Helena a fossil forest of conifers lies in two parallel tiers spanning about a mile east to west and a quarter mile north to south. The trunks rest on the lower ground with roots toward the north and the trees angled 5 to 35 degrees. Discovered over twenty years ago by a Swede who secured the claim, the site now charges a small admittance fee. This petrifaction collection stands unmatched along the California coast.
A tramp thanks a kind woman for a fine dinner. He promises to repay her by boasting to his pals that she is a harsh, uncaring cook, so they will abandon her house and never bother her.
A group of twenty White Caps terrorize Bela Erkwa in Servia causing disorder then mete out their own justice. The raid ends with fines over $400 on the landlady and parson, a paid contract adjustment for a builder, and a warning of return in three months.
Boston Record reports a Georgia merchant with about 30000 in checks sought gold at banks but received legal tender instead. He was advised by ex Speaker Crisp to cash out his business and hold gold for possible price rises. The piece notes party committees meeting at Bartholdi Hotel with Nevada Jones and Arkansas Jones directing funds.
The Chicago platform calls for a fifty three cent dollar legal tender and repudiation of debts, an income tax and class tax, and threatens to pack the Supreme Court. It is labeled Robbery and Revolution by critics. Mr Bryan supports all three as repudiation robbery and revolution.
New York Special in Chicago Post reports the poor man's silver campaign will be run from the Hotel Bartholdi near Republican HQ. Fifteen parlors on the second floor leased for at least $20,000 with expenses for staff and publicity projected between $75,000 and $100,000 funded by silver miners. News notes Nevada Senator Jones and Teller pressured miners to fund a well financed national committee with Bryan administration assurances.
Army and Navy Journal recounts General Grant's Memoirs noting two wolves triggered a chase in Texas. distant politics rise as Populists threaten to shake the Democratic party. It discusses Bryan, gold standard, and fears for commerce, industry, and national policy amid the 1896 campaign climate.
A near Findlay Ohio train slows and strikes a horse killed by a farmer who exults that his luck improves. He had ridden for five years on a free family pass after killing a cow worth little, and the accident grants his family of fourteen five more years of free travel.
The venerable tale recalls Ben De Bar the theatrical manager who defended hiring flawed actors. He believed someone must employ them or they would starve, explaining why he assembled stock companies with performers of uncertain merit.
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