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Newspaper

Ames Times

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1899

Page

12

German Army Murder Details From Kaiser's Country

A German paper reports Count Stolberg-Wernigerode, captain of the Fifteenth Uhlans, killed Sergeant Steinhardt in Alsace after scolding him over spoiled food. Stolberg was arrested in Strassburg. Steinhardt died after a head wound. A prior incident at Karlsruhe involved Lt Von Brusewitz killing a civilian. he received a two year sentence, nine months remitted by the emperor.

London Chronicle Count Stolberg-Wernigerode Uhlans Saarburg Alsace Steinhardt Count Stolberg Stolberg Hagenau B. N Badische Nachrichten Strassburg von Brusewitz Karlsruhe

Wives Wanted in British South Africa

Reports from the land of diamond mines say Cecil Rhodes has yielded to protests among the chartered company officials. An edict now promises promotion preference to married men and urges eligible staff to marry, reversing years of prohibitions on marriage for mounted police and civil servants.

British South Africa Cecil Rhodes Rhodes Sir Cecil Chartered Company

Immoderate laughter linked to heart episode in girl

Dr Feischenfeld reports a 13 year old girl with no prior heart disease who after nearly an hour of laughing experienced stabbing chest pains coughing fits and cardiac hypnoea. He concludes the cardiac condition arose directly from excessive laughter.

Feischenfeld

Italy gains land from Po delta in Adriatic coast

Professor Marinelli measured Italy’s 294 square miles of new territory gained over seventy years as the Po delta advanced into the Adriatic. He compared Austrian surveys from 1823 with Italian surveys of 1893 to establish the expansion.

Italy Adriatic Sea Marinelli

British War Record Shows 82 Percent Victory Rate

The article notes that in all British wars they achieved an impressive average win rate of 82 percent, claiming it as a world record.

If men have no scruples about fish ing on Sunday they're apt to have drams.

A compact moral quip notes that lax attitudes toward Sunday fish meals may foreshadow looser habits with alcohol, suggesting a link between religious observance and drinking.

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