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Newspaper
The Ohio Democrat
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1900
Page
1
An early 20th century column notes a girl who may possess latent shooting talent. It explores heredity or natural gifts, praising her passion for target practice and predicting she will continue refining her skills at home. The piece hints at a broader belief in untapped ability in every person.
Miss Sonia Wright of Lafayette Indiana attracts wide notice for phenomenal shooting with a target rifle. Though unfamiliar with firearms at first her skill rapidly grows under John J Long at the Lafayette Water Works. She hits bullseyes at ten yards and shoots with remarkable accuracy, even splitting cards and snuffing a candle in demonstrations.
A hazy reminiscence traces Congressman Whitlam Shleer of New York City, once a favored ally of Richard Croker, to his friendship with Sulzer. Sulzer, now in his third term, aided two discharged newspaper workers to start a daily paper that grew to 60,000 circulation before merging with the New York Mercury as the Daily Telegraph. Sulzer remained a friend to the paper boys and a respected Press Club member and speaker.
Representative Champ Clark of Missouri notes it is dangerous to interrupt a speaker. He recalls a remark about timing civil service debate and Hepburn of Iowa proposing thirds for different sides. The incident led to a cross courtship of loyalties and a joke about Democrats being wrong.
A Globe Democrat reader cites a Boston Transcript anecdote about a ten year old boy who shared buttered bread with his sister. The boy admits taking the larger piece, justifying it by saying his portion was less buttered. The tale is presented as evidence that New England children may possess a strong conscience.
The piece notes ongoing efforts by theorists and inventors to crack aerial navigation. It questions whether any solution will soon be found or if the issue remains unresolved, mentioning various proposed approaches and speculative prospects.
The latest Pickering air ship is presented as a working model that can be steered raised lowered and sped against strong winds. The inventor is confident of success though not ready for a first venture yet. a scene shows people discussing plans and a mayoral commission for a marble bust of Queen Victory in a new town setting.
A newcomer in the city, rumored to be a minister named Dawson, enters a Memphis gambling room. He plays cautiously at first, then shows skill, winning a large pot and $1,070 as daylight arrives. The men question his identity while he hides his true clerical purpose.
In New York Harbor the Helen Miller Gould, a Gloucester Mass. craft, shows off a new 85 horsepower electro gasoline engine aiding mackerel fishing. Captain Jacobs credits the engine for yielding 36,000 fish in two hauls and a $4,000 profit, while noting calms had halted prior efforts. The voyage follows a prior near-disaster with Britain over mackerel rights and a perilous crossing to the Irish coast, ending with recoveries and losses in the fleet.
Mrs. Katy Cobb seeks a pardon after twenty one years of imprisonment for the 1878 murder of her husband in Hartford. Her co-defendant Wesley W. Bishop confessed and implicated her. Cobb has maintained innocence while serving a lengthy sentence. She plans to rejoin daughter Mrs. Luther Spalding of Norwich if freed. Bishop, now reformed, says he would not oppose her release.
A Philadelphia Record item reports a malienant typhoid case in a Diamond Street house near Twenty third. A health office messenger left typhoid and diphtheria labels on the front door and back gate. Hucksters fearfully joke the family would have smallpox if there were a side door.
A Life fellow had his picture taken and his family cursed the negative for a puffed face and bulging eyes. The boy calmly explained he held his breath during the shot. the caption notes the moment as a humorous mishap narrated by a child.
A harsh line from Boston notes social boisterousness and a scam selling Mindy lucky boxes at one dollar each netting as much as thirty thousand per week. Milwaukee sees sixty conventions this year, secured by Citizens' Burnt Head League, boosting city business with no open dates May to Sept. Andrew Conte of Parth, England, died at eighty five, leaving four brothers who built a vast cotton trade. The tax on incomes of 244 and upward rises, with few governed to join the movement.
Washington dispatch details Democratic critique of Republican handling of naval armor purchases and trust influences. It cites Pettigrew's charges against Cramp and Hanna, allegations of bribery, and proposed anti trust measures. A Senate panel quest to Puerto Rico with a funded trip is noted amid broader partisan friction.
Report on liquid air as an explosive notes tests in Vienna with Linde liquid air. Two cartridge methods using marl and oil yielded safe transport but rapid evaporation after preparation weakened performance. Military experts see potential for mining blasts if rapid use is ensured.
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