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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1899
Page
4
The Union reports on the Boer war contrast with British costs and American self government in the Philippines The piece評論s Goebel election law fraud claims Kentucky politics and the 1896 campaign The column highlights farmer concerns and Populist rhetoric with notes on McKinley era wheat and corn prices.
The notice states Britain has entered war with the South African Republics, shifting from suppression of rebels to fighting a sovereign power and urging neutral conduct among nations. The piece also plates local political tensions in Kentucky with reactions to Goebel and Bryan amid heated rhetoric.
The article warns county coal land fever is inflating options on farms. It cautions farmers to resist haste as speculators seek quick profits and urges selling at true value, not giving away the cream.
In Kentucky the Republicans name Taylor to lead the party as Democrats concede the field. The move signals a unified GOP front ahead of upcoming elections and shifts in state political dynamics.
Exchange notes report the Illinois Central railroad widening its right of way from forty to ninety feet as it develops the Effingham Switz City branch. Farmers in Greene and Sullivan counties claim the extra fifty feet encroaches on their land and threaten litigation seeking compensation.
Grayville Indiana November 14 1899 the May Rebekah Lodge No 462 passes resolutions on the death of Cora Crow stating she was an efficient laborer and faithful in duty and that the memory of her life speaks from beyond the grave the lodge prays for those left bereaved and orders copies sent to newspapers and the family
Notice seeks boarders, instructs to contact Mrs E S Dodd at South Court for lodging arrangements.
The powerful trio William C. Whitney Peter A. B. Widener and William L. Elkins dominate over 1500 miles of street railways employing about 20 000 workers and operating 19 000 cars. They run the systems in New York Chicago and Philadelphia and influence much of the nation’s transit including several other cities and vast suburban areas. They do not own the lines outright but hold controlling influence over the networks.
An interview portrays Whitley, Widener, and Elkins as the central force behind vast gas, electric, and transportation holdings in Philadelphia Chicago New York and Pittsburgh. It argues their combined capital reshapes public utilities and signals a shift from individual to corporate power in global trade.
The Philadelphia Record notes London society ladies embracing peat baths in Strathpeffer Spa rivaling Harrogate. A first immersion in warm peat is followed by peat spray, a warm plunge, and a cooling room, leaving bathers refreshed with improved skin appearance. The trend, linked to a piglet anecdote, is seen as a luxury hardship.
Judge George H. Brown told the grand jury in Criminal Court Raleigh that crime increased because juries fail to punish and public opinion is too sympathetic even ministers of the gospel hang around the Supreme Court hoping to beg off convicted criminals.
Naples preserves echoes of ancient Greece in daily scenes from donkey carts and horsemanship to money changers and street cook shops. The city retains rhapsodes tales of Passo and Ariosto, door post reliefs, and the old versus modern contrasts seen in Pompeii era echoes.
A long standing statue of Tenry Clay in New Orleans is being removed to clear the street car route. The fate of the sculpture remains undecided as public interest wanes and tastes shift, with comparisons to other cities like Charleston replacing historic monuments.
La Crosse Wisconsin highlights its riverfront setting on the Mississippi with bluff views and Grand Daddy hill. Nearby Rice Lake attracts summer residents five miles north while Heathfield in Susse x uses natural gas to light its railroad station. The piece notes the US Government has not fully weighed mail matter for over two decades.
In 1883 the average price of a horse was 74.64 dollars, in 1897 it fell to 31.51 dollars. In the thirteen years from 1884 to 1897 the number of horses in the United States rose by more than 3,000,000 while their total value dropped by nearly 400 million dollars.
A. C. Chaney and A. G. McNabb announce they will practice in all courts. Business entrusted to them will receive prompt attention. Office No. 3 on the south side, over the marble shop.
R H Crowder J R Crowder and Crowder and Son advertise as physicians and surgeons in Sullivan Indiana. They offer 24 hour calls with prompt response from office in Crowder's Block East Side Square Sullivan.
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