03 Aug 1889
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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1889
Page
1
Advertisement fragment notes Kepler as a manufacturer of aether frames and show casks. Mentions prescription carefully compounded medicines and a street address on Spring Street and Main Street.
Washington dispatch reports Perry Heath on the Pacific Slope predicts Idaho and Wyoming will win statehood at the coming Congress session. Wyoming plans a September constitutional convention and elects delegates. Idaho holds a Boise City convention on July 4 and aims to elect state officers on October 1. New Mexico Arizona and Utah face uncertain prospects. Indiana pensions are listed. White House calls and cabinet visits follow. Ottawa notes Behring Sea seizure tensions with Canada and Britain, stressing legal jurisdiction debates.
The dispatch notes Canada’s active force exceeding 36 000 and a census-based field capacity of 1 500 000. In Washington a possible informal cabinet meeting is linked to a British vessel seizure in Behring Sea. Sir Julian Pauncefote’s talks with Secretary Blaine address fur seal protection and a draft convention to resolve US British North America disputes. Assistant Secretary Wharton expects no open rupture from the seizure.
Reports from Portsmouth and Cowes describe the Prince of Wales sailing from Portsmouth in the Osborne to meet the German Emperor aboard the Hohenzollern. The fleets cheered as the two monarchs exchanged greetings and the imperial yacht was saluted. A reception at Osborne and illuminated vessels followed, with Queen Victoria appearing affectionate. Separate items note Albania’s distress, Queen Natalie’s Belgrade visit, and Liverpool murder trial developments in Mrs Maybrick’s case.
Arthur N. Middleton a noted attorney and former city solicitor was assaulted at dawn when 12 to 15 men surprised him at his door in Urpana Ohio. He was overpowered stripped bound and whipped until unconscious for alleged family cruelty. No arrests reported and little sympathy shown.
Baseball summary from Philadelphia reports an Athletics win over the crippled Colonels 8 to 1 with mixed pitching and umpire disputes. Multiple other games across Brooklyn Baltimore Columbus Chicago New York Washington Pittsburgh detailed with scores and battery lines. A separate note reports a milk sickness outbreak near Doolittle's mill Perry county and a local prohibition on milk use.
The text notes strong unease in St. Petersburg over Turkey's warlike moves and the risk to Emperor William of visiting Constantinople while Russia is wary of provoking the Czar. A failed jury verdict looms in the background of tense diplomacy.
A Scottsdale dispatch reports forty five hundred coke ovens idle and over six thousand five hundred workers on strike in the Connellsville area. Also noted are travels of the Wanda yacht party, editor killings in Bolivar County, and Ute incursions in Colorado.
Tomorrow’s schedule lists German Evangelical, St. Paul’s Episcopal, Third Presbyterian, Jennie DePauw Memorial, Main Street M E, Trinity M E, Central Christian, Centenary, Wesley Chapel, and Trinity M E Sunday schools and morning worships. Special notes include Epworth League plans, union camp love feast, and a detailed Trinity M E Sunday School program.
A fragment from Prof. Borden’s letter dated July 13 from Frankfort on the Main recounts the travelers’ departure for Heidelberg after a night in Cologne and a brief stop in Bonn in search of curios. The Tribune prints extracts courtesy of Mr. James Dunbar to share with local readers.
The annual Charlestown fair grounds gathering of Clark county old settlers drew about 8,000 people on Thursday. Trainloads from Jeffersonville and lines from Charlestown to North Vernon filled the event with speeches, reminiscences, and relics. The notable absence was Uncle John McCane, who died four months ago at ninety seven.
A brief notice says an orchestra will perform at Star Club Exhibition. Details are garbled with missing names and dates but indicates a community event featuring music by a local ensemble.
John Moser returned from Germany. Will H. Shields visits from Indianapolis. Mrs. J. R. Jennings ill on Shelby street. Kate and Cora Williams leave for Dubuque on August 6. George W. Gwartney, Corydon Democrat editor, in the city. Willie Pruett visits grandmother Mrs. Crow at Blue River. Henry Gohman to French Lick Springs. Robt. Muir and wife leave for Fairfield, Iowa, for two weeks. Mrs. Lula Smith visits Greenville. Oliver W. Daniel and Aline Petery to marry August 14. Georgia Thompson visits grandparents James and Mrs. Taylor at Greenville. Essie Bareford returns from Corydon. Profs. May, Weathers and Hammond active at Washington County Teachers Institute in Salem. Prof. Weathers, wife and daughter Daisy visit New Albany during institute week. Mrs. Harry Woodward arrives from Virginia and will stay a few days before leaving for Aspen, Colorado.
The Monon Route will sell halffare harvest excursion tickets to northern and northwestern points on August 6 and 20, September 10 and 24, and October 8, 1889. For further information call or address N Glover, Agent, New Albany.
Walter Towne became paralyzed last evening at his boarding house on East Spring and Third streets. His condition for a time was considered serious.
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