30 Apr 1896
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Newspaper
Syracuse Register
Location
Syracuse, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1896
Page
1
The Syracuse Register notes plans for a second cross channel cable and direct links between Paris and Liverpool and Manchester, promising improved telephonic service and faster communications between London Paris and western ports.
The Treasury confirms the famed $2,000,001 bundle of money once said to be allowed to be handled by brides visiting the Treasury has been eliminated. No money was in the bundle and it mainly consisted of two old census reports, according to officials.
Dr Chantes Wardele Stres of the Bureau of Animal Industry in the Department of Agriculture Washington has been elected to the French Academy of Medicine. He is 28 years old, and no one so young has received the honor.
More than 40000 sparrows have been destroyed in Gratiot county Michigan over twelve months by bounty hunters. One man earns a good income as a sparrow hunter collecting an average of 99 per month in bounties. The birds remain numerous despite the removals.
The individual set sail from New York to attend the czar’s coronation in Russia representing his country. The count praised his observations of America during a leisurely continental journey.
A bill passed the legislature to repeal the system by which the county poor fund was divided among townships. Each township will now care for its own poor, a change urged by the state board of charities who see it as moving toward ending public relief.
Harvard graduates are organizing to donate scholarships strictly on merit with no weight given to indigence. The university now has a large fund for scholarships, about 75 000 dollars annually available for this purpose.
Last season BC produced 586 395 cases of salmon. The Columbia River season is expected to be enormous if the run is good. Many canning establishments have moved to the American side as Canadian canners must use nets while American canners may use any device.
A convention of leading southern cotton and woolen goods manufacturers is called to meet in Atlanta on May 1 for organizing a Southern Textile Manufacturers' association. Signers include leading manufacturers from Georgia Tennessee North Carolina Louisiana Mississippi Kentucky Texas and Alabama.
Prof Vincuow of Berlin notes serum treatment widely used at the Emperor and Empress Frederick hospital for children with diphtheria. Death rate fell from 37.03 percent in 1891 1893 to 27.8 in 1894 and 11.2 in 1895. The hospital recorded 53 percent of cases in 1895.
Lawyers in New Haven condemn a new practice where "runners" solicit legal work including criminal cases and secure commissions from lawyers once clients are retained. This system allegedly attracts less competent attorneys handling lucrative cases.
Article describes Thomas Jefferson era mansion Monticello constructed piecemeal with materials sourced from afar. Brick wing added first. window sashes came from London. a delay of a month occurred for putty to harden.
The fragment cites a Methodisk declaration setting requisites for a three fifths rule and mentions an amendment with 9,187 against it. It notes a required majority and a tally of S75 votes to spare indicating a narrow margin in the annual friars event.
Proceedings from Washington across April 22 to April 25 outline Senate focus on the Indian appropriation bill and a pension measure. Debates in the House cover free coinage, a constitutional amendment, seedling to admit Oklahoma, and new forest reservation rules.
From Washington the final session of the international arbitration conference reports the formation of a permanent organization. President Eliot of Harvard sharply criticized Cleveland and Olney during a wartime wasshington gathering. US business failures rose to 344 in the week to the 24th, up from 223 prior week and 230 a year earlier. Clearing houses totaled 1,012,238,400, up from 754,337,764, a 1.7 percent year over year gain.
The piece reports Democratic delegates in Boston backing W F Russell for president and opposing free coinage, while New York and Connecticut Republicans discuss platforms. It notes Massachusetts women outnumber men by 70 781, a Methodist conference vote, Sing Sing executions of Louis P Hermann and Charles Pustolken, and Pennsylvanian party delegates supporting Matt Quay along with ta rgets on silver. It mentions multiple murders and suicides, including Edward Karleskind and a New York author George Munro, plus the deaths of David H Jerome and a man who killed his son in Union City.
In Greensburg a well known ex-sheriff died from gangrene. The text notes a Chicago company, one of the stove manufacturers in the Tenth and Eighteenth districts, connected to the matter.
The dispatch covers elections and conventions in Ohio Virginia and Iowa with nominees and platform notes. It notes Arbor Day observances in Iowa Minnesota and Ohio and reports several violent incidents including suicides murders and a bank failure with substantial liabilities and assets. It also mentions the death of Ezra Beamon Newton the oldest Shaker and a notable poisoning in Maryland and a murder tied to a jeweler in Scott Louisiana.
A flood at Three Rivers Canada destroyed 32 buildings and caused further damage. In St George five men drowned and Quebec counties see property losses near 1 million dollars. Lysander Falls Canada reports drownings from a boat wreck. A Cuban missionary was expelled from Havana after arrest. France faces a cabinet resignation and potential political crisis.
Peter Egbert a 25 year old carpenter from Rockville Indiana killed Mrs. Haschke and two children and then fatally shot himself. Sheriff Mull and Deputy Sweem were involved. The incident follows a string of lethal events and a wider wave of deadly accidents and property destruction reported in the same era.
Jaey's tragedy unfolds as 23 year old Peter Egbert fatally wounds Irish victims Mrs Haschke and two children Aggie and Herman before killing Sheriff Mull and Constable Sweem. He then wounds and kills more before dying by self-inflicted gunshot at the fair grounds.
Ex Governor William E Russell of Massachusetts states he is not seeking or backing any nomination and asks that no movement be made for him in other states. He urges Chicago delegates to be free of instructions and stresses the party must take a clear money policy opposing free coinage of silver and endorsing Cleveland's gold standard.
Pittsburgh expects the prohibition party to hold its largest national convention yet, likely in late April, with delegates from every state and full representation anticipated. The event marks the eighth national gathering since starting in 1872, when only a few states participated.
A fragment from April reports a dire incident described as deadly and frightening. The text mentions a near-fatal event and shock among witnesses with minimal concrete details.
A cyclone near Clifton and Morganville left a trail of destruction with nine dead and about fifty injured. Homes and barns were wrecked, livestock killed, and a heavy rainstorm followed, flooding the area. The Anderson family suffered multiple injuries and a missing grandchild was later found in a ravine.
Minnie Allen a 30 year old Wisconsin convict serving two years for burglary confessed in Waupun that on April 26 1894 at Buffalo New York she shot Montgomery Gibbs a lawyer three times Gibbs had promised to marry her she aimed to clear Clarence Robinson and wife who are serving life for the murder she says she will plead guilty to murder in Buffalo after release in a few weeks.
Gen Grosvenor releases weekly McKinley totals versus needed to win 456. He cites 444 current McKinley strength with about 200 delegates remaining. predicts 125 of those to McKinley. Maine's Manly estimates delegate votes 250 McKinley 161 Reed 217 others 83 doubtful. Three killed in Altona sawmill boiler explosion. J B Burgoon mill destroyed. others injured. Boston Supreme Court rules veterans preference law unconstitutional.
Fire in Cripple Creek Colorado started at 1 p m Saturday and burned eight blocks. Officials say losses exceed one million dollars with insurance around 250000. Fire destroyed 150 business houses post office and a bank with residents displaced. Firefighters and miners used dynamite to fight the blaze as a large part of the town burned. Casualties reported include a carpenter killed by flying debris.
The excerpt cites nature phenomena such as frog vocalization, rat tail musculature, body weight guidelines for men, rhinoceros horn origin, dog bedding behavior, and kitten deafness before eye opening. It presents curiosity about animal anatomy and development with period commentary.
excerpts mix historical postal union debates with European rent values from 1672 to 1802 and Lavasseur population estimates for continents. It notes Swedish and Norwegian servants threatening British housemaids, plus a giant 35 ton bedrock stone from Norwich and a 1589 quarry claim.
A new free departure attendant corps is introduced at the Chicago station of the North Western Line. Uniformed attendants guide passengers to carriages, omnibuses, and streetcars, assist the ill, and provide complete support for incoming and outgoing travelers.
The Santa Fe Route markets its line from Chicago and Kansas City to Cripple Creek with through broad gauge service. Luxurious Pullmans and free reclining chair cars are offered along with fast service and low rates. A free illustrated book on Cripple Creek is available through GT Nicholson, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, or via Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway agents.
An offer advertises a four color battlefield map of Virginias with 450 battles and skirmishes and dates from official war records. Mail to U L Truitt NWP Ches Ohio by 284 Clark St Chicago IL. Also a classroom joke about taxidermy ends with a misdirected definition.
Nervous people seek relief in Hood's Sarsaparilla claiming it purifies and enriches the blood to strengthen nerves and regulate the system. A testimonial says health declined with grip and nervous failure but improved after taking Hood's Sarsaparilla enabling her to resume daily work.
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