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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1903
Page
6
A boy describes nightly fears of eerie figures in a dim room and resolves to pray and be good. The piece cites Eugene Field and John Howard Payne in a sentimental vignette on home and courage, ending with a contrast to the comfort of home.
Clarence H Mackay shifts from a carefree social life to leading the Postal Telegraph and Cable companies after his father John W Mackay's death. He sells the racing stable, studies every plant detail as a director, and pursues the Pacific cable project to fulfill his father’s legacy while maintaining a rigorous office routine in New York and time at Roslyn Long Island and on his yacht.
The Kaslyn residence is among the finest in the country and was designed to please his wife Miss Katherine Duer of New York whom he wed in 1898. The home cost $1,000,000 and his philanthropy remains largely in secret.
The Kansas City flood ruined more than 500 pianos with about 290000 dollars in losses. Dealers salvage hardware and sellable parts while discarding soaked instruments from J W Jenkins Music and others. Most pianos are deemed valueless and will not be sold or hired again.
Consul Guenther in Frankfurt reports on Germany’s cable program from 1898 to 1902 including Emden to New York, Sassnitz to Trelleborg, and Fehmarn to Saaland. He notes 7,375 miles laid over seven years costing over $7 million, and plans for a second trans Atlantic link and Asia-Pacific connections with Arena do, Guam, Palau, and Shanghai.
A Philadelphia Press item recalls a humorous domestic scene where a husband and wife ended up bidding against each other at an auction after a quarrel over following the other’s bidding, highlighting lighthearted marital banter.
A debate cites the Bertillon system as the ultimate measure of a convict, contrasted with claims of high personal effort. The exchange emphasizes strict standards of measurement and accountability in criminal evaluation.
General Cassius M. Clay, famed Kentuckian and abolitionist, died at White Hall in Madison County Kentucky after years of strain and suspected conspiracies. In his later life he faced insanity in a Richmond Kentucky courtroom and was linked to a quarrel over a tower versus a steeple on his estate.
Dr Alfred Russell Wallace, famed English naturalist, announces a startling new idea that the earth sits at the exact center of the universe and that creation was planned to produce man. The claim, presented on a celebrated occasion, shocks the scientific world and echoes long held theological views.
An England parish church in Ormskirk Lancashire features a west end tower built over the porch with a spire placed beside it. The origin remains unclear though a traditional tale links the design to Orme the Saxon pirate who built a kirk as an expiatory offering.
The rose of Jericho, imported from the Jordan valley, regenerates from bare sticks when placed in water. The Mexican resurrection plant rehydrates into a fernlike rosette, curling from a dry ball. The asteriscus pygmaeus is the sole resurrection plant that shows a blossom revived from a dry shell.
The largest bottle ever blown was recently created for exhibition at the St. Louis Exposition. It holds forty five gallons and required forty pounds of molten glass drawn from the furnace and shaped on a huge blowing pipe.
Jim Keene, a famed broker, endured a $2,000,000 squeeze and earlier losses totaling millions. From California to New York, he rose to a $5,000,000 fortune, teamed with Jay Gould briefly, then clashed over Western Union and Atlantic and Pacific deals. His career swung from ambitious coups to suspensions and bankrupt outlooks before eventual revival and debt repayment.
Paris authorities begin a major project beneath Place de l Opera to build an underground metropolitan railway station with three intersecting lines on multiple levels. Metallic flooring will separate the lines, allowing efficient transfers once completed.
The account details Jay Gould era magnate Henry Keene known for a vast cash hoard up to nine million dollars and a failed wheat corner after a forged telegram triggered a mass sell off. It notes his 1880 resurgence to twenty million in wealth and a later expansion into various market gambits as water and mining ventures are described.
James Whitcomb Riley recalls a social tale about two country boys grieving a dead dog and sharing a chicken dinner. The contest over the wish-bone leads to a simple, sentimental wish that Dick hadn’t died.
Dialogue pits DeBoreni who warns against insincerity against Caustic who prefers kindness over harsh disagreement. The exchange highlights tones of civility versus blunt honesty in a social clash.
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