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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1901
Page
6
Before buying elsewhere you should not fail to call and examine our large stock of Piagos Organ Music Boxes and ema musical instruments of all kinds Also Sewing Machines Typewriters and Graphophones The prices are right The terms are right and the goods are right.
Based on Adjutant General reports, 304 commissioned officers in the regular army speak Spanish fluently and many more have limited knowledge. In total about 600 officers have some Spanish ability, with additional officers fluent in French, German, and other languages. The findings counter claims that officers lack linguistic training for overseas duty.
Gunner Joseph A. Mitchell of the cruiser Newark stood at Peking during the fiercest moments of the Boxer uprising. He wielded Betsy, a gun assembled from junkshop parts on an Austrian carriage and Italian wheels, firing Russian cartridges and Chinese balls learned from a British smith. Mitchell moved the gun often, evading capture until relief arrived, though he was wounded in the arm as troops neared the city.
A New Orleans visit involves a judge and the town’s chief of police discussing concealed guns after dinner. The judge demonstrates a six shooter while the police chief cites discretion as the preferred power over enforcing the full law against carry.
The New York state board of health declares Sing Sing prison unfit for confinement due to dire sanitary conditions. The piece notes New York operates three state prisons Auburn Sing Sing and Dannemora. Sing Sing on the Hudson is the oldest and largest in the western world. Auburn owed its origin to political influence while Sing Sing was chosen for business reasons. The main hall with many cells dates from 1825 per Leslie's Weekly.
Captain Evan Howell of acres reports a humorous insomnia cure in Washington after a talk with a senator. The method advises drinking at intervals, repeating until sleep comes or four drinks are taken, then accepting wakefulness as fate per Argoanut’s note.
In Cleveland the tale of Swineforth the architect shows how influence misfired. Senators Hanna and Burton each submitted a list of six architects for a treasury building bid. Both cut Swineforth from their final lists, leaving him unchosen as the pool was narrowed to three names per side.
The Chicago Post portrays the ameer of Afghanistan as a warrior leader who blends oriental luxury with European refinements. He stays prepared for war with loaded revolvers and bread, keeps a small arsenal and saddled horses, and enforces religious duties with strict sanctions.
The New York Sun notesBowery barbers charge 5 cents for a shave sometimes with bay rum hor witch hazel and bay rum. Prices vary across shops on the east side and Bowery where 5 cent shaves may include bay rum and extras. Some signs advertise 10 cent shares with bay rum Florida water.
Courteuil officials debate an ordinance forbidding tall silk hats in the town. Advocates call the stovepipe ridiculous headgear signaling social superiority and humiliation for wearers unable to afford such hats. Reformers accuse aristocrats of prospering on the sweat of the poor.
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