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Newspaper
Syracuse Register
Location
Syracuse, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1896
Page
2
A London Writer claims conversation at meals aids digestion and laughter cures dyspepsia. The quip suggests humor as a remedy while noting a minor legal process about attaching Afra Tom Thumb's wardrobe for debt.
The report states Barney Barnato's chestnut horse Worcester won the City and Suburban handicap in England but notes the horse cannot be a chestnut.
Reportedly, scientists state X rays do not kill microbes and claim the only pure method to remove the pest is to swallow sticky fly paper. The passage suggests attempting it to prove the claim.
A New Jersey justice of the peace hid $190 in a cigar box that his son threw into a fire amid rubbish. The official died by his own hand, and authorities suspect arson or suicide as the cause of the blaze.
A New York contemporary prints what it calls the latest photograph of the moon. The striking peculiarity is that it resembles the earlier photographs. The moon hasn't changed much.
A New York court case centers on a brownstone awarded to a named woman, while a kiss between a widow and the judge stirs public chatter about ethics and potential demoralization of the court.
As summer opens, Europe and America face a renewed cholera threat. The epidemic’s return prompts serious concern and grateful acknowledgement for public health measures.
The report notes a judicial ruling declaring that an unmarried woman at age 30 is an old maid, contrasting with a younger standard used elsewhere. The commentary points to evolving views on womanhood and aging in society.
A divorce case in an Indiana court includes a count alleging the wife refuses to mend the husband’s trousers. The piece mocks men’s neglect of mending and notes patched garments passed to the poor.
A New Jersey farmer who grows vegetables for the New York market has invested $25,000 in electric culture and facilities and claims production rose from 40 to 60 percent. The piece notes no trouble in maintenance when farm work stays simple.
A Siicut Gaston newspaper argues advertising wards off business death, equating publicity to a life insurance policy for commerce. It likens stock protection against fire to shielding stock from moths with liberal printer's ink.
The early dime novel was not trashy but a piece of good literature. Published anonymously as The Dead Letter and attributed to Mette Victoria Victor, its enduring popularity helped popularize inexpensive fiction. This contrasted with later sensational cheap novels that offended older readers.
A garbled text fragment discusses Americans welcoming Europe and refers to dates and pockets. It mentions tourists and a rough comparison of sentiment after a war period, but the passage is incomplete and lacks clear names or events.
The proceedings cover April sessions with senate focus on the naval appropriation bill and a law on convict labor limits, while the house advances the general pension bill but debates the bankruptcy bill. discussants include contempts of US courts and Lincoln birthplace purchase for a Soldiers Home. Alaska delegate bid defeated 44 to 60.
Treasury shows a ten month deficit of 23,455,190 while national bank notes outstanding reach 22,101,345, rising 2,873,540 in April. April mint coinage totaled 3,471,670 with 1,500,600 in gold and 1,831,000 in silver. Clearing houses traded 952,695,511 for the week ending the 1st, down from 1,012,353,800. There were 238 business failures in the seven days to the Ist, versus 235 prior and 231 a year earlier. Public debt rose 5,545,417 in April. treasury cash balance 465,799,556. total debt less cash equals 948,287,670.
A jumble of brief items notes: Boston Wemberton Brothers lost 300000 in a sheep skin deal failure while a Pittsburgh warehouse of Atlantic Refining Co. burned for 100000. Politicians in Pa and Vt show preferences for McKinley or Pattison, with various congressional and gubernatorial nominations. A Philadelphia miller Hamilton Wis ton is found dead. Eight perished when the steamer Wyandotte sank near New Seaport. Aunty Judd, aged 102, dies in Bridgeport Conn.
Democrats in Detroit Michigan elected delegates to a state convention and adopted a platform endorsing the gold standard. The event highlighted counties including Monroe and nearby areas amid cyclone chatter and political discuss committees.
A wild mix of reports sweep the nation from a $300,000 loss linked to a Quincy business to the death of four and injury to 19 near Creek Colorado. Other items note a public auction in Naylor New Mexico, miners striking in Indiana 4000, and church conferences in Cleveland.
Reports detail bomb blast in Havana at the Weyler palace injuring structure and sparking insurgent charges. A czar coronation proclamation promises liberty of conscience. Death sentences in Pretoria controversially commuted for four prisoners. A Spanish gunboat seizes the American schooner Competitor loaded with arms for insurgents. Chinese steamer collision in Woo Sung sinks On Wo, over 200 dead. Mercer's home fire in Magpie Ontario claims family lives. Micklefield colliery explosion reported with 100 believed dead. Queen Beatrice named Isle of Wight governor. Shah of Persia assassinated near Tehran. Takishi fire destroys 1,500 houses.
The week ended figures show NL team percentages with Pittsburgh and Philadelphia near .667 and Brooklyn at .500. The Moulton Leather Co of Lynn and Mars failed for 135000. The Bermuda steamer landed in Cuba with arms for insurgents after sailing from Philadelphia on April 23. Rebel forces in Nicaragua suffer a setback.
A massive blaze starting at the Portland Hotel razed key business districts in Cripple Creek causing chaos. Four dead and several injured as dynamite explosions from attempts to stop the fire sent ash and rumors through the disaster zone. Police enforced looting penalties while Mayor Steele sought aid from nearby towns to shelter the homeless.
Washington reports cable from United States Minister Alex McDonald in Teheran dated May 1 1896 describing the Shah being shot by an assassin disguised as a woman during devotion near the city inner sanctuary. The death triggers regicide and revolutionary fear as foreign intervention history cited with British involvement under pressure in Persia.
Reports from Pennsylvania Vermont Mississippi and Tennessee describe party platforms and delegate selections. Pennsylvania names Robert Pattison as presidential nominee. Vermont backs McKinley. Mississippi urges Walthall for second slot and silver-gold coinage. Tennessee calls for prohibition and governors. Atlanta hosts Republican actions with pro sound money stance.
R G Dun & Co notes season shows more business but gains are smaller than expected. Retail trade stayed active enough to reduce inventories and avert many potential embarrassments, while mills and factories still face fewer unfilled orders. Prices across commodities and goods remain near lows with broad weakness in wool and woolen products.
Mek ley headquarters in this city dispute claims of a McKinley majority on the first ballot. Reed and other candidates navigate delegations and field options as Vermont and New England delegations spark uncertainty.
George S Coe longtime president of the American Exchange Bank of New York dies at Englewood Cliffs after multiple strokes. Born March 28 1827 in Newport Rhode Island he guided finance and banking through Civil War years and early crises. The report notes his trusted status with leaders including Lincoln and Chase and his role in stabilizing finances during the era. A treasury bulletin accompanies the obituary detailing April money circulation changes and totals.
Reported burglars broke into a judge's office at the Palais de Justice in Paris but opened the wrong safe and found only raw papers they left behind. In Rome Tivoli’s waterfalls are lit by electric lighting powered by lines 13 miles away, supplying daytime street illumination.
Royal gossip notes King Alexander of Servia and Princess Marie of Greece each seeking marriage while Grand Duke George Michaelovitch and Queen Rainovalona of Madagascar are linked to a treaty sending the island to France via a Birmingham steel pen. Austrian Empress Elizabeth buys a Naples toy store stock for children.
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