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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1900
Page
4
In New York a collector buys a first issue British Guiana postage stamp dating to 1650 for 1710 dollars, a record feel for a historic philatelic item.
The piece humorously notes banks are safer than stoves for handling money, stating that fires in banks are exceedingly rare and improbable, a point illustrated by the claim that this has happened only 3,896 times.
Director Merriam asserts the US population will reach 773,000,060 in the federal census. English statistician Mulhall contends a figure of 77,300,060 for the United States.
In 1599 a total of 21,000 people were placed on the missing list and never heard from again. The Chicago Tribune speculates some may have wandered into the next century.
The Omaha Bee notes the new lightweight champion does not smoke chew drink or swear and quips that if he stopped fighting he might turn out to be a real man.
John Mefford aged 73 and Mrs Thrycie Sullivan were married in Greenup Kentucky a few days ago. It is the fourth marriage for both and Mefford says this will be his last. The remark provokes a playful hope he might let other men have a turn.
Prof Samuel Schenk, who claimed to discover the secret of sex and was expelled from the University of Berlin for his book on the topic, says he is a victim of envy and ignorance and will depart Germany likely to settle in America.
George Westinghouse claims a newly invented method can convert municipal garbage into an economical fuel for gas engines to generate electricity. If verified, this discovery could solve a long standing urban waste problem worldwide.
The text argues that bicycle clubs are dissolving into social groups while bicycle riding itself remains strong. It contends that extravagant accessories have faded, but the wheel endures as a staple pastime and Creting may be cropped as a social fad without harming usefulness.
A group of ATETAS in Manila forms a company to search for gold and jewels buried in southern Lacan by Chan Lee Suey, a wealthy Chinese claimant. Filipinos and Spaniards have hunted for years with a recent find of two Spanish coins dated 175s guiding speculation about the treasure, likened to Captain Kidd’s fortune in the Orient.
Lieut. Ward Cheney of Connecticut died of wounds after skirmishing in the Philippines. A Yale College 1390 graduate, he served on the Hartford Courant staff before enlisting in 1891. He once joked about writing his own obituary, which he did and has just been published.
The heliograph, widely mentioned in South African war coverage, is a signaling instrument using a mirror on a telescope to flash sunlight to distant stations. Messages are sent in Morse code or cipher codes, allowing rapid long distance communication when sun shines.
John B. McDonald of New York City is the successful bidder to construct an underground four track railway the full length of Manhattan from Battery to Harlem. The city funds the project with 32 million dollars. The contractor will build and equip the line and operate it for 50 years, after which ownership returns to the city and municipal employees run it. The 12 mile line is billed as the continent’s greatest public improvement.
A United States naval attache in Paris relays that French antiquarian M. A. de Ricaudy has located the grave of John Paul Jones. The site is said to be in a former Protestant cemetery once sold in 1804 and later repurposed as private property.
A compact survey of nationwide news from Washington and the East West and South highlighting notable events and timely developments across the union.
News from the Fifty Sixth Congress notes urgency appropriation bill passage and pensions for Cuban and Filipino veterans. Senate sessions and House eulogies for Hobart and Baird accompany reports on census, Indian, and constitutional amendment measures. World updates include Spion Kop, Buller, Ladysmith, and Boer reactions in South Africa, with Latin American incidents and Filipino actions.
Remains of 40 soldiers who died of yellow fever in Cuba were interred at Arlington cemetery in Washington. Commander Wainwright of the Gloucester was present and sworn in. Contributions since the Lawton fund closing swelled the total to 5,364. President McKinley and wife observed their twenty ninth wedding anniversary.
A dynamite laden car exploded in a wreck near Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania killing five men. The incident is listed among a series of large railroad disasters reported in this period.
The report surveys a wide array of incidents and notices: political shifts in the Undiasna republicans moving their state convention to April 25. multiple murders including Mrs. Gabriel and Mrs. McLein in Evanston and Charles Bartruff in Cincinnati. a prison escape by Thomas Reynolds from Canyon City. Captain Rooney’s murder inquiry. Dr. Wiehs urging serum stations to combat the Asiatic plague. scattered smallpox and famine fears. Sunday closing of Baltimore stores. Judge Wharton’s death in Mississippi. a Cincinnati atrocity and suicide attempt. large emigration plans to Cape Nome. burglaries at WH Fargo bank. police killings of safe blowers in Quincy. Utah election for Brigham Roberts’ successor. short statured man William McNabb’s death. Oklahoma City suicides. aging newspaper men and ministers' deaths. Ramsey fire threat. John Hornby’s death. and the Armour family death in Montecito.
Edinburgh obituary notes the death of Rev Dr Nixon Montrose Scotland’s oldest minister aged ninety seven. Official obituary also reports the death of Emperor Kuang Hsu in China.
Amid the 23 pension bills approved by the Senate on the 20th the Samoa treaty vote was not reconsidered. Senator Mason condemned a cited interview with the New Orleans British consul calling him a montebank. In the House a Cuba withdrawal bill was introduced while funds for a Fort Leavenworth hospital were approved.
French railroads order 30 locomotives from Philadelphia. A Leipsic paper warns German makers may crowd Russia. Congressman Caldwell favors a US canal trade link Atlantic to Pacific. A French court jailed a man for insulting Queen Victoria. Gov. Roosevelt asks NY legislature to spend 60 million on the Erie Canal. Dr. Wirt Johnson, famed southern physician, dies of pneumonia in Jackson Mississippi. The Italian queen possesses a handkerchief valued at 330000 after twenty years of work by women. Captain Charities Loetzer served 30 years as door keeper at Washington’s executive chamber. Horatio J. Sprague remains the oldest US consul in Gibraltar since 1845. Fundraisers for a Washington home for Rear Admiral Schley issue another appeal. A New York evangelist urges churches to serve drinks and stage boxing. An autograph letter of Vice President Hobart sells in London for about six dollars. Alaska governors term ends in June, Arizona in July, Oklahoma in May, New Mexico in June 1901. West’s retirement will end Confederate senators’ era. England’s postmaster general Duke of Norfolk holds his title 40 years. The Greek queen is the world’s only woman admiral, appointed by Czar Alexander II. A post mortem shows Miss Ella Gates of Ontario New York died of unknown cause.
London dispatch reports Gen. Buller confirming Warren’s troops withdrew south of the Tugela after abandoning Spion Kop due to water scarcity and heavy Boer fire. Boers claim 1,500 British killed and 150 surrendered. Buller halted a second attack and pulled back to the southern bank by Jan 27 with no major losses.
The House Agriculture Committee reports a bill to reorganize the United States Weather Bureau into a merit based system. It would appoint and promote by ability, bar political influence, and secure tenure while serving the government effectively. It also calls for separating disabled or inefficient workers from pay rolls with support during need.
London reports gauge a possible push into the Free State with 70,600 in invasion plans and 40,000 to 50,000 guarding communications as Ladysmith relief remains uncertain. Casualties rise with 9,523 total, while Buller’s operations show 912 killed or wounded in ten days.
Albany report highlights Miss Jennie Murphy daughter of former Senator Edward Murphy Jr of Troy. At breakfast she found a $100,000 check from her father and received many congratulations plus other handsome presents during the day.
Frankfort Kentucky January 30 It is unlikely Senator elect Blackburn will receive a commission from Governor Taylor until the gubernatorial contest is resolved. Taylor will claim that if he is illegally governor the legislators who elected Blackburn were also illegally chosen and thus lack power to select a senator.
Miss Maud Gonne the Irish Joan of Arc arrived in New York on the French liner La Normandie from Havre. She plans to stay about a month and then return to Ireland, stating she will address several meetings in the United States in support of the Boers.
An inventor from Russia asserts an electrical appliance will allow the blind to see, promising happiness to those with defective eyesight. The note also extols Hostetter's Digestive Bitters as a worldwide cure for indigestion dyspepsia constipation biliousness and malaria fever and ague.
A gushing young woman asks a congressman if distant worlds are inhabited. He replies he has never considered them because they do not vote in his district, prompting a sharp political quip about electoral concerns.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh with a $100 reward for any failure to cure. Claims internal use, blood and mucous action, and constitutional improvement. Includes testimonials, Toledo address, and price 75 cents. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills.
A German youth, apprenticed to a cooper for years, seeks a change. He writes to Rothschild in Frankfort, requesting to be taken on as an apprentice millionaire, pledging diligence and commitment to a new career. He remains in the cooping trade for now.
Grain-O is a delicious health drink that replaces coffee. It aids digestion and strengthens the nerves without stimulants. Suitable for children and adults, it tastes like the finest coffee but lacks its injurious properties. Costs about the same as coffee, 15 and 25 cents.
In Yonkers a piano concert prompt sparked a quip as the manager announced You may hang away when ready Gridley reflecting a prior mis pronunciation. The joke highlights the crowd’s amusement at a bungled introduction during a local performance.
The railroad touts its tourist facilities for Florida Cuba Porto Rico Central America and Nassau with double daily sleeping car service from Cincinnati Louisville Chicago and St. Louis to Jacksonville interior Florida points and on to Miami Tampa and New Orleans, the embarkation ports for those regions. For folders write J. K. Ridgely N. W. P. A. Chicago Ill.
The Chicago Evening News reports a witty exchange where a talkative barber and a local politician debate harmony. The knight of the lather brush asks about cooperation, and the barber’s reply ties the issue to business and razors.
The Pacific and Oriental Mall departs Grand Central Station New York each night at 9 15 with the fourth night mail to San Francisco for transfer to steamers bound for Beers Australia Philippines Japan and China. A free copy of the new Round the World folder is available post paid on receipt of three cents to George H. Daniels General Passenger Agent Grand Central Station New York.
A Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph exchange praises General Kitchener. Mr Gaswell comments that a man with that name should have no difficulty reaching the enemy.
A humorous jab from the Chicago Evening News notes Miles Man, per Darwin, descended from a monkey while mocking Giles and a monkey as from a tree. The quip reflects a casual print quip on science and nature.
The advertisement claims Kemp's Balsam stops coughing at once and offers a free sample bottle from your druggist. It promotes large bottles at 25 and 50 cents and urges immediate use to avoid danger.
A Philadelphia Record quip notes men start dating letters with eighty nine and finish with zero y words. A Washington Democrat observes that every man believes only those he owes want to settle up.
An advertisement urges Use Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in a day with a money back guarantee if it fails. The pitch includes testimonials from Elliott's Magazine and a 1994 citation from An tioch Illinois.
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