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Newspaper
Syracuse Register
Location
Syracuse, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1896
Page
2
The Syracuse Register notes climbers find butterflies frozen in snow that crack if mishandled yet recover and fly when warmed. The piece mentions six species found within a few hundred miles of the north pole, illustrating resilience in extreme environments.
A Vatican roll for Pope Leo XIII outlines a court of about 1,000. It lists 20 valets, 120 houses prelates, 170 privy chamberlains, 6 chamberlains, 3 extra honorary chamberlains, 130 pernumerary chamberlains, 30 noble guard officers, 60 guardsmen, 14 Swiss guard and police officers, 7 honorary chaplains, 20 private secretaries, 10 stewards and masters of the horse, and 60 doorkeepers.
The piece notes that American and English manners appear sad to Europeans. It asserts proper behavior includes lifting hats to ladies and nodding to men, while leaning to avoid disrespect is vital in shops, restaurants, and rail carriages.
The Oxford University Press in England has published a remarkably tiny prayer book. It fits in a waistcoat pocket or purse and weighs about three quarters of an ounce. The book measures one inch in width, three inches in length, and a quarter inch in thickness.
Reports from the University of Pennsylvania expedition to Babylonia reveal cuneiform tablets preserving Babylonian history. Evidence suggests the civilization existed and could write at least 7,000 years before Christ, pushing back known dates by about 2,250 years.
The State Department reports that Passport issuance did not fall during hard times. In June and July Stan ports averaged over one hundred daily, but now exceed thirty daily. Most passports go to naturalized citizens, while more Americans travel abroad without passports. Annual issuances are about forty thousand.
Two steamers left New York with about 1500 first class travelers on the same day. Each passenger reportedly had at least 1000 dollars for expenses and most aimed at pleasure. The influx suggests Americans will transfer large sums weekly to Europe, totaling over 160 million dollars this season.
At Ringway Ontario a company builds a 1.5 mile rail line with a single supporting rail and gauge rails 4 inches lower to position cars. Cars weigh about 3000 pounds and carry 18 passengers. Propulsion uses electric motors powered by storage batteries in an establishment dubbed a bicycle railroad.
Li Huns Cuane attributes his good health in Europe to a strict Chinese diet and regime. He travels with three Celestial cooks and vast stores of preserved delicacies including birds nests and ham. He samples Western fare and reportedly enjoys Veuve Clicquot and Seateh.
Sir John Pender notes productive capital at the sea bed totaling about £41 million with five Atlantic cable companies owning lines worth £14.76 million yet no dividend due to competition. Eastern, Eastern Extension, and South Africa companies run 51 325 miles with total capital over £10 million and dividends of five to seven percent.
A reader notes that in four years time the century will shift from 1809 to 1813 and wonders how to abbreviate the era as the century changes. The reflection questions the pace of time and collective memory.
The week reports grain on hand in the United States Wheat 45 159 000 bushels corn 14 100 000 oats 6 007 000 rye 1 676 600 barley 703 000. President Cleveland names David R Francis ex governor of Missouri as secretary of the interior succeeding Hoke Smith. Civil service commission bans federal employees from contributing to campaigns. Reading exchanges total 74 084 745 dollars for the week ending the 20th compared with 912 957 566 prior week, down 15 6 percent from 1895. US business failures number 520 in the week ending the 28th, up from 80 prior week and 120 a year ago.
Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt to marry Payne Whitney eldest son of the former secretary of the Ivy League at The Breakers Vanderbilt summer residence New Newport Philadelphia J W Brown Co a rovers firm made an assignment liabilities over 1000000 Hilton Mughes Co former A T Stewart Co assignment liabilities over 1900000 Republicans of New York nominate Frank Track for governor at Saratoga Harry M veteran sportsman dies Corona New York battle Gettysburg house used as Lee HQ destroyed by fire Universal Peace Union of America meets Mystic Com donation of a new peace temple on its thirtieth annual gathering On Boston trip the warship Brooklyn averages 21.92 knots earning 559000 for its officers In Carnegie Hall ex President Harrison speaks not endorsing the Republican platform and candidates All collieries of Lehigh Valley Coal ordered to six days a week St Louis steamer Li Hung Chang arrives in New York guest of the nation G T N Vanvliet in New York 73400 000 wife of O S Stickles Stratford Conn gives birth to three girls and a boy.
A wild west update reports the death of outlaw Bill Doolin in Payne county Oklahoma during a clash with marshals. The item also notes various presidential and convention developments across states including fusion moves in Oregon and gold standard stances in Michigan and Illinois, plus a powder works explosion in Ohio.
The loss of Gust Anderson, Henry Dulan and A F Anderson is reported after a saloon fire in Minneapolis. Also noted are deaths including Lewis Broward, a 72 year old former congressman in Plano, and other political nominations and regional misfortunes across the Midwest. The report lists bank failures, fires, and notable deaths, with nominations in several states and a fire in Sault Ste. Marie among the events.
Brothers Lesperanio and three other men Voisseault Gouillard and Forden all from St Pierre Canada drowned in a storm while fishing. Ottoman bank attacked in Constantinople. several gendarmes killed and shops looted during a revolutionary riot.
National League weekly standings show Baltimore 622 Cincinnati 630 Cleveland 607 Chicago 577 Boston 646 Pittsburgh 512 Brooklyn 481 Philadelphia 477 New York 455 Washington 296 St Louis 308 Louisville 255. Norman Allen dies by assassin near Mayo Florida. Fire destroys Iowa Institute for the Feeble Minded at Glenwood causing 150000 loss. George H Taylor Paper Co assigns liabilities 150000. Fire at Cheboygan Michigan wipes out a million feet lumber owned by Chariton of Toronto and Spry Lumber Chicago with 200000 loss. Japanese ministry resigns Count Kuroda premier due to foreign portfolio dispute. Li Hung Chang meets President Cleveland and visits Grant's tomb incl wreath. Train collision Orange Massachusetts kills Engine Wiliam Clements and injures Fireman George Fowler and others.
Maj. McKinley’s letter to supporters critiques free coinage and bimetallism, arguing silver dollars would not advance labor or production and would undermine values and contracts. He defends the gold standard, cites Mexico and China, and urges maintaining parity with gold through government oversight.
A speech outlines the Chicago and St. Louis declarations pushing direct government issue of money, universal legal tender, and free silver, while urging strong protectionist tariffs. It argues open mills over open mints, cites Harrison and Cleveland contrasts, and stresses labor, farmer interests, and reciprocity as keys to restoring prosperity.
Li Hung Chang arrives in New York as the nation greets the famed Chinese envoy. The welcome features a naval review, a parade by cavalry escorts, and crowds lining streets toward the Waldorf Hotel.
A historical excerpt discusses sunspots first observed in 1611 and the largest sun spot in 1858, noting a 143000 mile diameter. It mentions sun surface temperatures, sunlight effects on air, Bessemer converter heat, and hypothetical earth proximity to the sun. It also references annular ring theory of creation.
In Brooklyn, suits totaling 46 linger against street-car firms by riders injured in collisions. A Mojave desert claim bought for 80 dollars yielded a 614 dollar gold nugget weeks later. An Indianapolis thief nicknamed Oats Powell is jailed for the eighth time for oat theft.
A column notes on divorce by wife stage performance without consent, Paris fashion trends include hind-painted kid gloves and bindings made from departed friends. It mentions ex president Casimir-Perier possibly returning to parliament and Prince Auguste Arenberg becoming Suez Canal president, linked to the Berlin Colonial society and Dr Carl Peters.
Mrs Gertrude Atherton nears completion of an adventure tale for boys set in early California. Katherine Rearson Woods finishes John A Tale of King Messiah, first in a Christianity themed trilogy. Dr Ottolengui, author of crime works, is identified as junior consul of the League of American Wheelmen and campaigned for free bicycle transport on New York railroads.
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