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Newspaper
Syracuse Register
Location
Syracuse, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1896
Page
2
Reports state Oscar Wilde is deeply repentant and reconciled to his wife. Authorities indicate efforts will be made to release him from confinement.
A young man in Alinois is sued for breach of promise after pledging to marry his sweetheart. The piece mocks rapid speech and odd spellings, noting broader societal hypes and a king’s long reign as tenuous topics in a satirical voice.
Unearthed Pompeii site reveals preserved soap making paraphernalia and kettles. A soap production area yields a quantity of soap, identified as the product of an ancient soapery. The find shows industrial activity and daily life in the ancient city.
A New York City project announces completion of a schoolhouse with a roof playground and notes future schools will receive similar equipment. The piece envisions gardens for children and references leaders who will guide national and industrial affairs.
To Parkrow New York City builders plan a 350 foot high 30 story structure reaching near Cheops level to surpass ancient pyramids for modern business use. The project highlights a new tallest habitable tower in the world.
A tramp named Joe Barkley, once driven from a Cincinnati farmer’s barn, attempted to aid a drowning woman he later learns is the farmer’s daughter. He vows to repay evil with good and gains a notable act of heroism.
The text describes proposed fortifications and a 6000 hectare dyke and reservoir project around the Achin river to defend the port and boost Dutch prosperity. It mentions the 1845 westward expedition and references to American anti vivisection sentiments amid broader military and colonial aims.
The week saw total exchanges at leading clearing houses reach 8349 063 266 dollars, down from 911 997 764 the prior week. US business failures numbered 208 in the seven days ending the 14th, down from 269 the prior week and 196 in the year before. The Treasury Secret Service was asked to investigate a report of widespread sil ver dollar counterfeiting in a Central American state.
A Camden chemical works fire killed four. a New York electrical factory fire claimed five lives with $160000 loss. Murray Hill bank suspended payments with $500000 liabilities. Boston dealer W I Trewar gy failed for $200000. A large audience at Madison Square Garden witnessed Bryan and Sewall nominated for president and VP. Lynn shoe firm S F Myers failed for $560000. Manhasset hotel burned at Shelter Island, loss £100000. New York Times bought for $138000. Adolph Ochs to publish. A rain flood at Pittsburgh area claimed six lives. Diamonds dealer Henry A Casper field sought $200000. In six days to the 14th New York heat killed 57. St Paul steamer set a South ampton to Sandy Hook record time.
Forty nine lines of scattered items report on diverse events. Subjects include S K Martin Lumber of Chicago era and a 59 year old president. a penitentiary fire in Iowa destroying thousands of volumes. financial suspensions in Chicago banking. crop outlooks favorable with Sewan tiehs. a Chicago convention set August 2 nominating a state ticket. congressional nominations in several districts. a bank cashier’s suicide in South Bend amid a $24 005 shortage. a shooting tragedy in Hollywood North Carolina. fires and crop losses in Bourbon Indiana. a long obituary for Robert McKelley at eighty one. and political debates over prohibition and female voting rights amid state contests.
Reports recount drownings in Toledo and Acton, a fatal train strike in Peru and a cattle wreck on the Lake Shore road. Detroit area deaths include a 12 year old drowning in Lena Gurley’s bath and a 15 year old killed by cars in Cincinnati linked incidents. Political items include Hale Johnson's prohibition party nomination, a Cleveland liquor dealers convention, Democratic headquarters in Chicago, and a Tennessee extra session to avert a treasury deficit.
Reports mention a British ship seizing Clarion Island off Colima, Cuba notes 25 percent of Spanish troops sick, Turkish sultan sends Cherakat emblem to Red Cross leader Miss Clara Gorton, Teheran minister Mouthieza dies, Yaqui clash near Nogales wounds several, Sir John Millais dies in London, Dr. Nansen arrives in Norway, and Chinese mass casualty actions confront Muslims with harsh losses.
Weekly Nations League standings show teams led by Cincinnati and Cleveland with percentages. Pittsburgh Boston Philadelphia and others listed with partial records. An interse heat wrecked a Denver & Rio Grande train near Pueblo Colorado eight miles west killing engineer Charlie Vanport fireman W F Keppert and Chicago crew member George Cherie.
A huge crowd at Madison Square Garden welcomed William J. Bryan of Nebraska and Arthur Sewall of Maine as Democratic presidential and vice presidential nominees. Bryan praised bi metalism and called for immediate free coinage of silver with gold. Sewall urged monetary reform and a broad system combining gold and silver to restore purchasing power.
The Democratic League reassembled in Chicago and elected officers A E Manning Indiana as president Con A Rideout Washington as vice president W H Clarke Illinois as secretary and W F E Johnson New York as treasurer The convention adopted resolutions endorsing fusion with Populists and moving toward united support while nominating a state ticket in North Dakota with M A Hildreth of Fargo as chairman and pledging to back the fusion slate
Advertises a one cent per mile round trip for the 30th annual G A R encampment in September from St Paul and Minneapolis. Tickets usable for return within thirty days. Chicago Great Western Railway offers sleeping cars dining cars and European plan meals. Contact H Lorp for rates reservations and trains. Also includes a stray literary line about a tailor and coat.
The Monon line carries a booming summer with West Baden and French Lick Springs growing in popularity. Paoli opens a new sanatorium to handle overflow while Cedar Lake gains a park and a planned new railroad station. The springs are praised by physicians as superior to Hot Springs and White Sulphur, with West Baden hailed as the Cerisbad of America.
A writer notes no one is free from indigestion and urges readers to try Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy. The ad claims the tonic relieves dyspepsia fever and ague debility constipation rheumatism and kidney troubles, stating thousands are helped daily.
A playful exchange unfolds as an instructor reassures a novice rider. The novice clings to confidence while the instructor jokes about teaching a stubborn learner, capturing a lighthearted moment from a riding lesson.
The North-Western Line announces August 31 and September 1 1806 sale of excursion tickets from Chicago to St Paul and return for 3.00. Tickets valid for return until September 14 with possible extension to September 30. For details contact connecting lines agents or W B Kyiskenrn GP T A Chicago Ill.
In a light exchange from Tit-Bits, Edith and her partner joke about the honeymoon fading and remark on plain appearances as the scene playfully unfolds.
Advertises low fare home seekers excursions to western and northwestern points on several dates in August September and October with Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway and Northwestern Railway details. Mentions agents in Chicago St. Louis and connections and notes humorous and miscellany items from newspapers.
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