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Newspaper
Bowen Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1901
Page
7
A reflective poem about a tyrant who rules through fear. The populace toils beneath his throne, receiving no reward for loyalty. As the ruler's strength wanes, others plot quietly, telling themselves the baby is asleep. The verses cite John M. Stuart-Young in Idler.
A cadet known as the undersized pleb at West Point defies a top bully and defeats the insulted first class man in a nighttime fight. The clash triggers a hazing backlash as fellow cadets are knocked down, leaving nine in hospital and prompting debate on the culture of hazing at the academy.
The piece notes that a Smith who chooses an Eskimo wife values housewifely skills especially cooking sewing and chewing hides. Furs are essential for clothing. women dry skins by pegging and then chew them to break fibers so hides become flexible for garments. No formal marriage ceremony is described and rites are limited to possible medicine man chants.
Berlin correspondent reports Andree’s will opened after end of 1900 as planned. Documents inside included unreadable burnables and letters from scientists and a friend urging caution. Will notes a foreboding premonition of death and leaves a fortune to siblings with a library bequest to a public library.
Archdeacon Sinclair once preached at Wellington and Chelsea barracks. A Coldstream guards sergeant major remarked the men enjoyed hearing him, noting he had a voice like a drill sergeant's.
A Chicago Times-Herald note says actor Joseph Jefferson has purchased a flat in Chicago. The piece hopes he avoids playing the hard hearted landlord at his age. A separate line mentions a wife’s accident and hospital transfer following a dog related incident.
The Chicago Tribune notes that the London editor has done no harm worth mentioning by his first experiment in American journalism.
London and Windsor report the solemn royal funeral of Queen Victoria. The procession featured cream horses, a white pall, 35000 troops, and state carriages. King Edward VII Emperor William and the Duke of Connaught rode with mourners and salutes as crowds watched the gun carriage carry the coffin to Paddington and on to Windsor.
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