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Newspaper
Syracuse Register
Location
Syracuse, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1896
Page
2
A Minnesota teacher used a rubber hose on a pupil instead of the birch, giving the boy a pneumatic tire effect. Tornado glass debris increased output at glass factories, while winds were described as a trade wind.
The text notes a penniless man faces fatal illness and lists global death statistics. It claims appendicitis as a disease with exit via stomach trouble and heart failure. It cites a world population about 1.209 billion with 35.214 million annual deaths.
A plain description explains a tornado has an upward motion a downward motion and a rotary motion. The note aims to help readers understand the storm by outlining its basic movements.
A terse remark notes that only the so called sweet girl graduates are counted in the commencement records, leaving unclear what becomes of any other graduates and suggesting gaps in the season’s official tallies.
The legislature passes a law that defines the tramp as a person roaming the country with no visible means of support who asks for alms or other assistance. This grants legal status to the tramp, but the measure will not satisfy him and eases enforcement of vagrancy penalties.
Baya Bernhardt returns to Paris and uses an early occasion to honor American women. She says the woman who makes law and gives tone and invention to the nation is intelligent, educated, and refined beyond imagination, a compliment extended to American men by implication.
Horrific disaster at Moscow coronation celebrations where over 1300 people died amid attempts to reach food and gifts provided by the czar. The event was intended to honor peasants but ended in a deadly stampede.
A federal court in California has ruled that children born to Chinese parents in the United States can vote upon reaching adulthood. The decision states that the children of other aliens born here are American citizens without naturalization, establishing a broad interpretation of birthright citizenship in California.
Report says the mayor of Greater New York performed a wedding ceremony without saluting the bride, who refused to move until the ceremony concluded. A leading paper urged his resignation for such dereliction of duty, noting the public’s right to expect proper ceremony.
The argument for wheeling centers on the bicycle as a means to unite husband and wife during a common exercise. It promises healthier development, pure open air, joy, and a strengthened fellowship on life’s journey.
A sensational 18th or 19th century report describes the execution of Annie Dyer in London. It claims she murdered children and that the list of her victims could reach up to one hundred, noting she exploited societal indiscretions. The piece mentions mothers allegedly aware of her actions before trial.
Washington reports the senate approved final conference reports on the Indian and naval appropriations while sundry civil and DC items remained. In the house Aldrich seated after an Alabama contest. adjournment set for four o'clock. Bills passed include carrier pay hikes and liquor label penalties.
Total appropriations of the Fifty fourth congress including permanent annual funds stood at 515 759 dollars with 26 49 remaining against 989 239 205 for the Fifty third congress. An Austrian representative in Washington becomes an ambassador rather than a minister. A Senate committee chaired by Mr Harris of Tennessee began hearings on government bonds sales. Clearing house exchanges totaled 1 051 453 591 for the week ending the 11th, down from the prior week. U S business failures for the week ending the 22nd were 23, vs 249 the prior week. Since July 14 1890 to June 1 1896 silver dollars obtained from bullion reached 46 104 621 with a profit of 10 117 281 on this carnage.
The East reports the death of Capt. John G. Bourke at 53 in Philadelphia and drowning of three men at Logan's Ferry. Explosions near Lilly, Pennsylvania, kill one and injure six. New York horse exchange fire destroys 123 horses worth 200000. Albany obituary notes Judge Maynard death. Cuban aid ship Bermuda sails from Philadelphia. Trade dull nationwide. Nes, 69, inventor of the Nessilion steelmaking method, dies in York.
The Thomas family of Fayette County Indiana were dying from the effects of eating ice cream believed to be poisoned. The episode involved six members of the family and is treated as a suspected poisoning case.
A collage of incidents reports murders suicides bankruptcies bank closures and political nominations across multiple states. Highlights include a murder suicide at Chillicothe and a probate judge's death by action in Grand Forks. bank failures in Edinburg and Garned. whisky distilleries closing in Kentucky. a lake drowning in Milwaukee. and various congressional nominations and gold standard politics.
Reports from Topac Mexico state a cyclone killed 13 and injured many. In London Annie Dyer the baby farmer was hanged. Havana discusses home rule concessions. Johannesburg reform leaders fined and released. UK US arbitration on Venezuela noted. Mexican revolt targets Freemasons in Oaxaca. British cruiser Bona Venture reports 70 sunstroke deaths.
The Republican National Committee in St Louis names C W W Fairbanks as temporary chairman C W Johnson as secretary and Rabbi Samuel Sale as chaplain A Cuban council suspends ops against insurgents due to rain Kentucky governor declines to be a presidential candidate Pigeons fly 403 miles from Alton Illinois to Green Bay Wisconsin Mrs Robert Gresham and Mrs Nellie Gaines duel in Florida after husband trouble A fierce wind and rainstorm damages Atlantic City and Asbury Park Insurgents blow bridges and an aqueduct near Havana water supply damaged A warehouse fire destroys a large warehouse
In Clermont near Tampa a wife and widow killed during a duel over a husband. Mrs. Gaines fatally slashed Mrs. Gresham with a razor after discovering the affair. Gresham died from a throat wound while Mrs. Gaines, wounded by a hammer, lies unconscious with no chance of recovery.
Former Michigan governor and U S senator Alpheus Felch died in Ann Arbor on Saturday. Gov Rich ordered half mast and state offices closed for the funeral day and flags at half staff. Felch, born in Limerick Maine, served as auditor general and on Michigan's supreme bench, later presiding over a commission on land claims in California and long on the Michigan university board of regents.
The United States paid indemnities under a treaty provision. Secretary Olney delivered a $10,000 check to Baron Fava for the families of four Italians killed by a mob in Walsenburg Colorado. Sir Julian Pauncefote received $1,800 for the Dawson family in Nebraska. A $1,000 payment went to Bain the purser of an English ship shot in the leg during New Orleans riots. Congress appropriated the funds.
The New York subtreasury will gain about 6 million silver dollars of storage. A massive steel chest, two inches thick walls, 12 feet square and ten feet high, is being built and should finish this week. The project, authorized by the treasury secretary months ago, responds to rising storage demands as about 50 million silver dollars and 5 million in subsidiary coin remain in vaults.
Washington reports the key diplomatic breakthrough with Mexico includes a formal treaty allowing armed forces from either nation to cross the Rio Grande in pursuit of renegades or criminals. The agreement aims to remove longstanding barriers that hampered border operations and reduce cross border tangles.
Ashington June 9 The fourth session of Congress closes as the briefest long session in years with the pivotal measure creating a commission to determine the true division line between Venezuela and British Guiana. It notes other laws and the high volume of bills introduced and not fully acted upon.
In Washington the first session of the Fifty fourth Congress ends with minimal activity and adjourns sine die. Vice President Stevenson and Speaker Reed receive formal thanks as the Senate and House wrap up a quiet term with pensions granted and routine resolutions observed.
Pretoria reports that four committee members including John Hays Hammond Lionel Phillips Col Francis Rhodes and George Farrar are to be released only if they pay fines of 25900 pounds each or face banishment from the South African republic. The release conditions mirror those applied to other reform committee members namely non interference in African republic politics.
The Spectator notes a census showing Germany with 52,244,503 inhabitants and France at 39,000,000, predicting continued growth every decade. It argues Germany’s larger population strengthens its army and could force emigration or expansion, while many Germans seek escape from official control rather than new settlement abroad.
In England young graduates increasingly abandon law for medicine. The London Telegraph notes that if all earnings of practicing barristers were evenly shared among counsel both active and honorary, each would still claim about 12 guineas annually.
Three charming posters in colors by W. W. Dens on Ethel Reed and Ray Brown will be mailed free of postage to any address for one dollar. Limited number issued. scarcity enhances value. Address Geo. H. Heard, General Passenger Agent, Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway, Old Colony Building, Chicago.
Soumnarp credited butterfly wings for his approach to color blending. He spoke of hidden debts to tiny insects shaping his art.
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Agents offer first class round trip tickets to Florida and the South for one fare plus 2 dollars, valid 31 days from sale. Dates include June 15 16, July 6 7 21 and several dates in August September and October. For details contact C W Humphrey N P A St Paul Minn or C L Stone G P A Chicago.
A Detroit Tribune item references a testator described as very ignorant who drafted the will himself. A lawyer replies with limited encouragement in response to that claim.
The Monon route introduces a regular sleeping car service from Chicago to Indianapolis on the Fast Mail Train departing 2:45 a.m. and arriving 8:15 a.m. The sleeper will be ready at Dearborn Station by 9:50 p.m., allowing Chicago evenings of theater and leisure before overnight travel. City ticket office listed at 233 Clark Street Chicago.
Poignant cartoon caption notes age and illness while praising Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for relief from biliousness constipation malaria rheumatism kidney complaints and nervousness. Dialogue contrasts aging with honesty in a sketches panel.
An advertisement claims a simple cleanse for the body using Syrup of Figs by the California Fig Syrup Company. It asserts comfort can be restored by a positive cure, noting the product is sold by all druggists. The snippet also includes a quoted exchange about an etching in a borrowed book from the Chicago Record.
Advertisement seeks reliable men to act as agents for pianos and pegues in unrepresented counties. Promises money and requires good habits and first class references. Address Ester & Cas 233 State St Chicago.
A fragment from a Chicago theater page notes Lost Strayed or Stolen a new musical comedy under Jas C Duff management. The brief advertises fashion and local chatter with items about Dr Blire’s nerve remedy and various product notices.
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