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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1900
Page
2
An unusually bold burglary was discovered in Cleveland when a missing family left home. The intruder lit a feast and neighbors mistook the scene for a party, while authorities investigate how the break in occurred.
John Stevenson, a steel and iron magnate, dismantled his sixty five thousand dollar mansion in Newcastle, Pennsylvania and had it transported to Sharon. The 22 mile move cost about as much as the house’s value, making this a striking example of relocation expense.
A 19th century report notes poor performance of black workers in a Charleston cotton mill. It attributes low productivity to disinclination toward steady work rather than learning machines, with 35,000 black residents in the city prompting ads for operatives.
The Prince of Wales, while abroad this year, will travel armed and guarded by detectives. Following a recent life-threatening attack the prince has intensified precautions, with a first-rate pistol shot in attendance, so any would-be assassin would face a more balanced encounter than before.
The Automobile Club of Paria adds a theater soon to be inaugurated by two performances. The interior is entirely white except for the club monogram in gold on the panel. Electric lighting is visible. The club occupies the former home of the Marquise du Plessie Helliere and has about two thousand members.
In a letter from Frank fort-on-Main readers learn Denmark has resolved to exterminate rats in its realm. Copenhagen citizens reportedly killed 100 000 rats, about 925 per day, a feat likened to the Pied Piper tale and the fatal bath of rats in the Weser River.
The Paris exposition displays rare artifacts from the revolutionary epoch, including a Robespierre cravat and fragile muslin worn by Lucille Desmoulins. Private collectors add to the Musee Carnavalet treasures, with intimate notes on how such pieces were cherished by loved ones.
About one thousand doctors from the United States and Europe will visit Chicago in late August to review scientists' work on goats lymph as a potential human cure. Dr Joseph R Hawley, ex professor in Chicago clinical school, leads studies backing the lymph for various conditions. He cites tests on nervous system disease degenerative disorders and thyroid-related issues as evidence of usefulness.
A report to a South American government details German capital in railways and firms across Brazil Venezuela Colombia Peru Chile Argentina and Uruguay. It notes 12 600 Germans among Paraguay’s 17 000 foreigners and German military instructors in Bolivia. The piece also discusses U S trade losses due to the Dingley bill and remarks on Argentines' view of American commerce.
The duke of Bedford, reputed to receive the late duke of Argyll's blue ribbon from Queen Victoria, is described as among the wealthiest bearers of the strawberry leaves. He embodies the high nobility, once praised by Lord Beaconsfield, and as Lord Herbrand Russell shows himself a diligent soldier.
A letter to the Philadelphia Ledger argues Gibraltar remains vital to British sea power. It notes Spain and France could threaten the garrison if war breaks out, with 6,000 British troops unable to hold key points without reinforcements from England and 100,000 French forces ready to exploit positions.
The piece argues England should keep Spain friendly to ease future naval war with France. It notes Spain's ultramontanism and antipathy to Protestant powers, Madrid's hesitance toward France, and the need for strong diplomacy in Madrid. It mentions Sir Drummond Woolf and Gibraltar's strategic pull amid 25,000 civilians on the rock.
In Devonshire the Pole-Carew lineage recalls a tragic tale from Anstey's cave near Torquay. A Haccombe Carew supposedly murdered gypsy lover Anstey Lee by the inlet, sparking a ghost tale said to haunt the cove on certain nights, though sightings have waned as the area remains remote after dark.
F G Murphy argues curved pages disrupt vision as the eye shifts focus across lines. He recommends printing lines parallel to the binding so all parts of a line are equidistant from the eye and equally illuminated, reducing ciliary muscle strain.
Travelers in Australia complain most trees are eucalyptus and provide little shade as leaves turn edgeways to the sun. Botanical gardens in cities are praised as dreams of beauty and appeal.
A narrator confronts a wealthy friend over a secret habit of stealing matches. The box holds varied wax matches and the millionai re admits to shortcuts from a porter to a boy in the street. The narrator punishes the thief by discarding the remaining matches and lectures on honesty. The story ends with the millionaire poised to steal again at Waterloo's refreshment room.
Walton New York resident A C Holmes of West End says his newspaper marriage advertisement drew about three hundred letters from different ladies. He asks publication of a reply to halt further responses, noting some women are eager but he cannot marry many. He criticizes a middle town paper for reporting the claim and urges readers to sweep their own doors.
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