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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1900
Page
2
New York census officials urge residents planning summer absence to provide a reachable address for enumerators to contact. The request aims to ensure accurate population data while travelers are away.
Western Australia adopts an American style plan to construct a 328 mile pipeline delivering 6 million gallons of water daily to a parched region. In Nova Scotia, the town of South Newmarket faces a $10 000 public library grant contingent on changing its name to Newfields to suit a shorter identifier.
The article states President Diaz of Mexico has been approved for renomination by four teen fifteenths of the voters and does not name the candidates who also ran.
The text notes that French taxation on corporations has driven many large offices to move to Brussels and French companies to incorporate under Belgian law to dodge French income tax.
A Wartford woman sends a package of 1000 dining bills from hotels and restaurants worldwide to the New York Public Library. The seals are set not to be broken until 1950.
A Florida paper suggests the country should raise elephants domestically and imagines an island dedicated to elephant culture as a potentially sizable enterprise both practically and commercially.
In a talk on kindness to animals Dr Edward Everett Hale says he is happy as fifteen cats live under his piazza with the back doorstep yet to hear from. He notes a remedy for insomnia would interest the public.
Mexico’s merchant marine comprises 260 ships with a total 17 046 tons register. Forty one steam vessels account for 6 731 tons and 225 sailing vessels for 10 814 tons. No ships are built in Mexico except small merchant vessels under 100 tons.
A Franklin county project proposes a large plant with electric lighting and marble floors, surrounded by thirty thousand trees. Three railroad lines would run through the woods to haul sap, signaling a major industrial undertaking.
Three centenarians in Philadelphia claimed as the oldest white people in North America. Ce lestine Nigro is 110, Sarah Doran Terry 109, and Michael Mooney 107. The oldest colored person, Jerry Skin of Rome Georgia, claims 140 but not verified.
A bill introduced in the New York Legislature aims to curb selling stale canned goods by requiring can makers to imprint the year of can manufacture on the bottom and sides. A ten cent penalty is set for each unsold or exposed can without the imprint.
Chicago aldermanic hopefuls are asked by the Municipal Voters' League to sign and circulate a platform pledging nonpartisan council committees, keeping expenditures within revenue, fair compensation for public franchises with a path to public ownership, and strict civil service law enforcement.
A recent Boston event drew wide interest with an Indian village showing representatives from twelve tribes, displays of camp life gear, and twelve tanks of living fish including lake trout that survived transport in lively condition. A new show is announced in New York.
A new $1,000,000 hot water railroad links Toledo to Detroit with a subscribed capital stock of that amount. R. J. Law and Elson Blackmar of Toledo promote the venture, while Dr. W. Seward Webb of New York provides funding. The system will use hot water storage technology similar to that on the New York Central.
Chemist discovers method to remove gums from cotton seed oil making it usable for paint mixing, potentially cutting paint costs and boosting cotton seed oil demand. The product may rival linseed oil, offering high gloss, heat resistance, and quick drying without dryers or turpentine. Degumming cost under seven cents per gallon with possible savings.
A South African conflict report notes a 50 strong corps of electricians under Major Compton sent from London with advanced electrical gear. Searchlights boost troop communication, while wireless telegraphy links De Aar, Kimberley, and perhaps Roberts. Baden-Powell at Mafeking operates a central telephone station. both sides spend heavily on tech. War policy debates on soldier discharge plans risk halting peace-time demobilization amid ongoing hostilities.
The sermon by Dr. Talmage appeals for mercy and justice for women in urban labor. It denounces low pay for sewing workers and bias in wages, urging self reliance and skilled work while condemning employer cruelty and the notion that women must rely on charity. It contrasts virtuous single life with a cautionary tale of a life wasted.
Alarm over tuberculosis driving 60 percent of regional deaths spurs Geneva groups to raise 350000 francs for a Clermont sur Suisse sanitarium. Already 66000 francs raised as concerts fetes and other entertainments support the fund.
Minnesota's Federation of Women's Clubs plans to send a delegation to Washington to lobby Congress for a national forest park in the lake region of northern Minnesota. Similar parks are proposed in North Carolina and Tennessee. States like Pennsylvania and New York are expanding forest reservations and large Adirondacks and Catskills purchases.
A wax group in New York's Eden Musee portrays Gen Henry W Lawton in full fighting uniform in a trench scene. The moment of the fatal bullet is shown as he tilts forward to fall. Captain King is depicted rushing toward him to aid the fallen hero.
The emperor asks the reichstag to raise his annual pay by 1,000,000 dollars. His current yearly income stands at 8,401,238 dollars.
Tahlequah correspondent reports Cherokee leader Soggy Sanders, a lifelong officeholder and full-blood, responding to U S Senators Jones of Arkansas and Platt of Connecticut. The speech, interpreted into Cherokee, humorously criticizes white interference and Dawes era politicking, drawing the crowd to roaring applause.
A discussion from Appleton's Popular Science Monthly on why church attendance has fallen. It cites the pulpit losing influence to daily press cheap books and concise sermons, with people preferring reading at home to hear topical judgments.
George TH Webb narrates a near miracle of life as a bald eagle survives an initial hit from a rifle shot to the breast while gripping a mallard. The eagle dies instantly when a second shot hits it in the heart, yet remains upright for half a minute before collapsing.
A fragment from the Indianapolis Press quotes a speaker questioning many candidates for police positions and accusing one man of beating his wife. The dialogue suggests a harsh judgment that the most violent man would handle riot cases.
The text advises men to choose walking sticks carefully matching occasions. It favors heavy, balanced rough finishes for daily use, partridge crook or bamboo for dress occasions, and ash or light bamboo for sport and travel. It warns against ornate ivory or excessive novelty sticks and notes sticks remain a social signal and companion in public life.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip grounds a scene as a suitor fears asking for a daughter’s hand, citing a past comic two cent valentine as the old man’s lingering grudge. The line captures old fashioned stubbornness and pride in a brief exchange.
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