28 May 1896
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Newspaper
Syracuse Register
Location
Syracuse, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1896
Page
2
A jumble of items notes include New York and Brooklyn life, bishops born in Ohio, Twain’s South Africa lecture, czarina in a German regiment, bicycles as temperance orators, a costly fiddle thief case, Mississippi basin rainfall figures, a Brooklyn divorce suit, an illuminated life buoy, and a new heat reducing glass plate.
The Times notes Japan will import 2000 miles of railway and hints American engineering and materials will be preferred for railways locomotives and warships. Century writer Dr Knapp argues the American stomach can handle strawberry shortcake patent medicine and still stay calm, challenging English stereotypes.
A young woman who wed an Indian man named Chaska years ago sought racial unity through their marriage. He abandoned her for another woman, leaving her to support herself and three children by washing.
A Bavant living overseas proposes a photography test for true love. He claims electrostatic sparks between lovers prove their bond, arguing no spark means no true love and noting that youthful records may be embarrassing when uncovered in the future.
An Englishman in Washington declined to eat ice shaped like the American flag to avoid absorbing the national emblem. The incident highlights perceived differences in patriotism between Britain and the United States. It notes Brits remove hats for flags and rise for the national anthem, and claims no true Briton would use his country’s fat for advertising.
Central American conflicts end with Zelaya's 3000 troops and 2000 clerical insurgents totaling about 400 losses after eight weeks, calm returns until new upheaval. An English woman hid $200 in a chimney four years ago and accuses her son of stealing it, with family upheaval and advice on hiding evidence.
The Senate passed the District of Columbia appropriation bill about 7.3 million dollars. The House opened a two day immigration debate with Menktor Buck defending liberal limits and the exclusion of paupers and criminals. In Washington May 21 the Senate approved fortifications and rejected 100 million dollars in three percent treasury certificates. the House passed the immigration bill adding age 16 to 60 with limited English reading ability to the excluded class. Washington May 22 conference reports and Butler’s bond bill debate. House approved a pension for Francis E Hoover over veto. Washington May 23 Butler’s bond bill again discussed. House approved river and harbor conference report 15 pension bills. Charlevoix lifeboat station bill favorably reported.
The report notes trees and shrubbery uprooted on the White House grounds amid a windstorm and widespread city damage. Other items include a 10 month IRS intake of 121 million, 660 thousand and 570 dollars, a Spanish Cuba export protest instruction to Olney, and various financial and production figures.
At Concord NH the Democratic convention elected delegates at large to the national convention and declared for the gold standard. In Saratoga NY the 108th Presbyterian general assembly chose Rev John L Withrow of Chicago as moderator. A Buffalo NY building collapse killed Jennie Griffin and injured 12 others, two fatally. In Mechanics Falls ME Joseph Holt killed his one year old child and then took his own life. Resolutions at the assembly denounced Sunday excursions and greed of gain forcing work on the Lord's day. Ex Senator William A Wallace of Pennsylvania died at 69 in New York. Abbey Schoeffel Gray owners of major venues failed for 300000 with assets of 200000. American Baptist Missionary Union elected Rev Henry F Colby president.
In Chopin near 8-C a freight wreck killed Engineer Williford of Carlton Georgia and two black train hands with 14 cars burned. In Toledo Ohio a Lake Shore freight crash injured six and killed Frank Harris of Washington Georgia. A Parkersville Indiana man Warren Wagner murdered his wife and then killed himself. A mob lynched James Duzzele in St Bernard Louisiana after an alleged assault. In Dubuque Democrats backed free silver at sixteen to one and sent 26 delegates to Chicago to nominate Horace Roles.
Reports from Tennessee, Texas, California, Indiana, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Illinois describe political nominations for congress on silver platforms, executions for murder, a suicide after murder, cyclone damage across several states, a boiler explosion injuring workers, a fatal train derailment, hangings, gas explosions, wrecking work at Chicago fair, a national silver conference plan, and a centenarian birthday celebration in Carroll.
The executive council decided that Col. Francis Rhodes Lionel Phillips George Far yar and John Hays Hammond, leaders of the Transvaal reformers, should receive 15 years imprisonment instead of death.
Reports detail a twin cyclone hitting Ta Fontaine Kansas and Palama Iowa with farmhouse destruction and Aaron Edwards killed. In Wisconsin ex-governor Lucius Fairchild dies at 63 in Madison. A schooner collision near Boston sinks a vessel with nine drowned. In Minnesota Loren Fletcher is renominated for Congress. Baseball NL weekly standings list teams and percentages. A railway collision near Ely Minnesota kills Engineer George Weaver and Fireman Wallace Moulton. A boiler explosion aboard the steamer Rhoda Stewart injures several crew members. Additional notes mention early 20th century figures and events in Michigan and Illinois.
A Ram's Horn tribute by I Edgar Jones honors May breezes and flowers laid on graves. It reflects on war's losses and calls for sacred lessons, peace, and renewed hope as years pass. The piece praises both sides and the dead, urging memorial flowers and civic reverence.
In Hilton the Hadley children bury their donkey Jack under a walnut tree on a bleak March day. They plan lilacs for yearly decorations and receive a gracious wreath from a passing gentleman, who acknowledges Jack’s service and honors the child’s memory with a personal kiss.
The article surveys the decline and rebirth of monarchy across Europe, noting the French Republic and Brazilian Empire as blows to kingship. It cites reforms in France England Prussia and Italy, with Bismarck and the German empire’s evolution as pivotal to restoring monarchical stature, while contrasting revolutionary pressures elsewhere. A children’s tribute and a verse reflection follow, alongside notes on a fossil dentistry anecdote and a rural farming feature from the Cornell farming paper.
Fragmentary note reports a Devonshire Association contributor recalling a vicar asking if there were any “mick” to be visited. The text mentions that he has “taken lately” to his bed but details are unclear and the matter is underdescribed.
Wanted: trustworthy men to handle agency for pianos and organs in every county not yet represented. Good references required. Apply Ester & Camp at 233 State St Chicago. Also includes quips from Detroit Free Press and famous quotes.
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