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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1900
Page
3
A local notice states a beer service event at the Keehn estate this Sunday hosted by A Hhywatas. Bantue appears as organizer or sponsor in the readable fragment, with limited details due to damaged text.
May 12 saw Jim Jeffries defeat Wim Corbett in a heavyweight championship bout by knockout in the final round. Corbett fought bravely and showed strong defense yet yielded when Jeffries delivered a decisive punch. The crowd reacted with silence as Corbett rose briefly before collapsing, while Jeffries stood firm as the new champion.
Philadelphia May 1 Ty falling asleep at his post caused a rear end collision near the Callowhill street entrance to the tunnel under Twenty fifth street. The crash killed the engineer and fireman and five tramps, injured over twenty, and wrecked rolling stock valued at 153000 dollars. Lamter fled but was captured Saturday afternoon. The tunnel interior burned and will require rebuilding. A 1000 dollar reward was offered for his arrest. In Milwaukee May 11 the Locomotive Engineers Brotherhood adopted a resolution opposing advertising on the American flag and appropriated 50000 dollars for indigent members, the largest sum ever given for this purpose.
The Chicago Methodist general conference reports two weeks of work yielding final actions. Plans confirm reforms across church governance and ministry, detailing naval representation terms, constitutional articles, and church budget oversight while urging clergy education and urban ministry expansion.
Delegates gathered in Des Moines on May 11 to form a platform opposing the administration and supporting McKinley aligned policies as part of a Republican gathering. The event featured speakers including Missouri and Cedar leaders and addressed statewide political aims and unity among factions.
Firebugs at work cause deaths and arson damaging property, including five horses and a dairy herd. The College of Juirheliem is incorporated on May 12 with capital stock of 25000 by Murat Mulstead and others. An advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a universal remedy for indigestion and biliousness, sold by local druggists.
The text describes the body’s spring effort to purify blood, forcing kidneys and spleen to work hard. It mentions fatigue, headaches, stomach issues, and eye strain as symptoms, and asserts that blood purification is aided by certain “filters” and organs, with many obscure references to bodily processes and vitality.
Telegraph lines report Boer forces concentrating near Glencoe and May 1 dispatches describe Gen. Baller’s movement on Higgareberg. May 14 to 15 updates note enemy evacuation, then Dundonald’s cavalry advances and He...
British forces tighten around Mafeking as Boers retreat from Natal and focus on defending Longa Nek and Mafeking. Reports note evacuations, shortages, and reconstructions of lines while combat yields casualties on both sides.
The Washington Supreme Court adjourned for a week Monday in the Bentughy governorship case. The text then shifts to a garbled mix of advertisements for tonics and patent medicines including Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, with testimonials and product claims.
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