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Newspaper
Asbury Park Journal
Location
Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1900
Page
8
Two women awoke to a piercing burglar alarm during the small hours. They resisted fear as creaking stairs and wind flung shadows around. Eventually they found the unfastened window set off the alarm, leaving them to ponder whether a burglar would be preferable to the alarm itself.
The New York Sun quote praises the fire engine driver as the pinnacle of driving skill before power propelled vehicles replace horse drawn apparatus. The article compares him to chariot and stage drivers and lauds the engineer who sits in the seat guiding a five ton engine through crowded streets as the boss of them all.
Al Sprung runs a frog and snake farm in Starke County Indiana supplying local jobs. Frogs sell for one to twenty cents a dozen with frogs, snakes and turtles sent to markets and institutions. Turtles matured in two to four years with small ones returned. snakes sold to museums and parks. hotel and restaurant demand strong.
Minneapolis based Judge Canty recounts a strange incident in the Japanese port city of Fiodje where military authorities accused him of Russian spying. The arresting officer hustled him to a military court amid mob talk of execution, a change of venue was denied, and he was finally released after a cold, hungry ordeal.
A Chicago Tribune cited church feature describes St Pauls Church in this city as a remarkable American architecture find. Gothic profile and Tromanesque principle fuse with acoustics like a sounding board though no timber or nails exist. Vitreous clay forms the entire structure with terracotta sculptures and brick vaulting throughout.
The United States paid 7.2 million dollars for Alaska, which last year yielded 5.831 million in gold and silver. The 1899 rise is led by Cape Nome placers and Juneau quartz mines, with copper and other ores expected to draw adventurers and possibly surpass historic California and Klondike outputs.
Uncovered records identify Henry Woodward and Matthew Evans as the original inventors of the electric arc light in Toronto. The 1873 completion led to a patent in 1874, marking the start of their joint experiments. The report notes further historical context including Cronje at St Helena and rising mortality in Mexico City, with plans for a drainage system to reduce deaths.
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