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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1900
Page
3
At the Paris Exposition a condemned wooden foot bridge collapsed during a Sunday crowd crush near the Celestial Globe, killing six and injuring about forty as workers and guards rushed to rescue victims. Officials arrived to supervise relief efforts.
In Hoxie Arkansas on April 29 a train robbery suspect described as a white man wore a black paper mask and gloves. A blood stained mask was found near the escape point after the porter fired a shot. The robber fled with $425.
Washington reports Admiral Newey with Mrs. Dewey and Lieut Caldwell depart by special train from Washington to Chicago for the second anniversary celebration of the Manila battle.
Washington April 29. An excellent portrait of ex Secretary Alger by Russel Ives has been added to the War Department’s extensive portrait collection.
An advertisement touts Dr Detchons Anti Dicretic as worth over $100 to you for a child who soils bedding from incontinence. It claims to cure both old and young and arrests the trouble at once. Sold for $1 by Monroe and Howard druggists in Union.
Ex Governor Myron H. McCord of New Mexico endorses Pe-ru-na for catarrh in a Washington letter to Dr Hartman. He reports improved health after one bottle and urges others to start treatment now. The ad promotes Peruna as the permanent cure for chronic catarrh with a free booklet offer from Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
The Senate on January 23 to 26 contended over M S Quay’s claim to a Pennsylvania seat, with votes and speeches for and against, while the House advanced the post office appropriation bill and other measures including census salary raises and Hawaiian government actions. The week featured bribery claims, procedural votes, and several conference reports on Hawaii and Alaska.
The will of Alexander Dunsmuir, the New York coal man, filed for probate names James Dunsmuir as sole heir and executor. Mrs. Wallace Dunsmuir is not recognized though her widowship is noted. Estate valued near a large sum, with properties in Victoria and San Francisco. Dunsmuir allegedly transferred holdings to his wife before death. she is Edna Wallace Hopper’s mother.
The ad touts Lichty’s Celery Nerve Compound as a blood purifier and nerve tonic to boost energy and appetite. It also notes M Prinstein setting a world record with a 24 feet 7 inches jump at a University of Pennsylvania field day last Saturday.
Ottawa Hull fire described as Canada’s greatest disaster. Losses feared up to 21 million dollars with over 900,000 families homeless and extensive destruction to Hull and Ottawa lumber mills, bridges, churches, and public buildings. Fire began in Chaudiere street home and spread rapidly across the river.
Frankfort Kentucky April 26 attorney J Kinkaid for secretary of state Cate Powers John Wavis Harland Whittaker and Dick Dems colored accused of complicity in the Goebel assassination filed a motion with Judge Cantril asking a change of venue arguing public feeling prevents a fair trial The motion will be argued Monday.
John Addison Porter, once secretary to President McKinley, is reported seriously ill in New York City while awaiting a surgical operation.
Advertises Grain-O as a new food drink that can replace coffee. Claims it tastes like rich brown Java but is made from pure grains and is easy on delicate stomachs. Prices listed as 15 and 25 cents per package.
The 10th annual celebration of General Ulysses S. Grant’s birthday attracted thousands to the quaint city once home to Grant. Theodore Roosevelt delivered the principal oration at Turner Hall after Reverend J. W. Spensier gave the invocation and a song performance. Special trains carried Roosevelt, Mrs. Nelle Grant Sartoris, Capt Sartoris, and others from Chicago, marking a grand scale event with flags and festive displays.
Governor Taylor arrived in Lexington from Washington this morning to quell rumors he fled an indictment. He met with prominent citizens at the depot before heading to Frankfort, with his wife at his side. Lexington residents plan to travel to Frankfort on Monday to offer support.
Manila reports Maj Gen Lloyd Wheaton states former Filipino cabinet head Paterno was captured in the mountains near the Benguet province area after attempting to enter American lines. Relatives said he was ill and unable to appear, and he was brought to San Fernando by Forty-eighth Army soldiers.
London April 2 reports a movement among Manchester conservatives to back war correspondent Winston Spencer Churchill to succeed the late Duke of Argyll as South Manchester MP. The Duke, as Marquis of Lorne, represented the seat before his father's death.
Berlin and other towns including Cassell Schweidnitz Lieves and Storchnest report a spate of sensational murders. Victims are described as young girls and boys and the killers remain at large despite large rewards.
An aged farmer, Josiah Carr, living five miles north of Ottumwa, was found murdered in a cellar. The body was dragged there by unknown assailants. He lived alone and was considered well to do. The sheriff and deputies are pursuing the killers.
In New York on April 29 a new hippopotamus calf was born in the Central Park menagerie. The young hippo measures about fourteen inches in length eight inches tall and weighs around twenty pounds.
In Havana on April 30 the term for mortgage claims expires. papers report many borrowers will be forced to sell rural and city properties at auction to satisfy obligations as foreclosures proceed.
Washington April 29. The Louisiana purchase delegation met President McKinley by appointment Saturday morning and received his hearty endorsement of the celebration plan and approval of a government appropriation for the event.
The body of John Blagg a noted Farmete Alliance lecturer was recovered from the Solomon river near Abilene Kansas. The corpse appeared to have lain in the water for several days and investigators have not determined whether death was by murder or self-inflicted.
Washington April 30 Lewis Mc Quown attorney for J. C. W. Beckham prepared to file his brief today in the supreme court in the case involving the title to the governorship of Kentucky.
Large floods sweep Texas with rivers rising and property damage estimated between three and five million dollars. Rail traffic suspended south of Dallas as telegraph lines fail and Waco reports ten to fifteen deaths. A second two day storm is forecast, with Brazos valley flooding and Sea Beach water levels near July highs.
Galveston Texas reports severe flooding across many streets from Friday night rains. A Friday hail storm damaged windows and greenhouses, caused roof and skylight damage, and led to numerous bird deaths. Statewide precipitation marks record levels.
A Thaba N'Chu dispatch reports about the Israel's Poort engagement seven miles west. Canadians under Col. Otter spearheaded a charge with Graypton Horse throughBoer defenses. Otter was wounded but rallied the troops as kopjes fell and Boers bolted. British losses total 20 killed and wounded.
The Wood con Rib mountains near Wausau Wisconsin report a spreading blaze three miles south of the city. Dense smoke hangs over pastures and shade trees as farmers fight the wind driven fire. Rain is needed to curb the flames despite efforts within city limits.
An unknown man held up a Missouri Pacific station agent at Anthony Kansas Tuesday night and was shot and killed by the Caldwell town marshal after a gun fight. One shot was exchanged. In the dead man's pockets were barber tickets bearing the name John Perkins.
An advertisement touts Dr King's New Life Pilld as a sugar coated leaf health aid that converts weakness into strength and boosts energy and mental power. It markets daily use with energy claimed at 25 per box and lists Monroe & capetan wed as sellers.
A condensed Missouri news digest reports Methodist church funding for a $20000 summer structure, evangelistic work in Springfield with 2300 conversions, and Royal Arch Masons donating $3000 to a St. Louis Masonic home. It covers a masked robbery of Nettie Vaughan near Waynesville, a marriage involving Mary Bunell and a Keyes youth, and a special May 4 train from Macon for Dewey parade participation.
Miss Florence Newman of Gray New York says Chamberlain's Pain Balm is the only remedy that gives her relief from muscular rheumatism. She presents the statement to help others with similar afflictions and notes the liniment is sold by Nosh Martin Druggist.
A blunt editor named Blank confronts a timid author who withers at harsh feedback yet insists her crude verses deserve judgment. Blank delivers the exact truth that there is no poetry in her work, prompting the writer to admit she writes only as a hobby and vows to keep trying elsewhere.
A historical note explains how certain snakes such as the egg-eating species manage to swallow duck eggs. It describes expandable jaws and membranous folds acting like tweezers to grip shells, the problem of shell digestion, and the presence of gular teeth aiding egg processing by breaking shells and ejecting fragments into the stomach.
A Manila area report notes a swarm of hummingbirds attacking a huntsman in Mindoro. The birds swarmed in large numbers, injuring the man seriously according to witnesses. Local authorities investigate the incident.
J. Q Hood of Crosby Mississippi testifies that One Minute Cough Cure relieves his wife from coughing and helps his family. He claims it acts immediately and treats coughs colds croup rippe bronchitis asthma and throat troubles.
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