12 Sep 1901
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Newspaper
Cambridge City Tribune
Location
Cambridge City, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1901
Page
1
Preparations for the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis progress as the week of September 16 approaches. The management expects larger exhibits of Indiana horses, cattle, and products, with up to 50,000 onlookers on peak days. The fair features a pi z drive by the Odd Fellows each morning and Sousa band concerts attracting large crowds.
A Bluffton Banner exchange ends with a young woman teasing the editor about patched trousers. The editor then went home and confronted her husband, seeking $10 owed on subscriptions.
The Big Four Railway offers half price round trip tickets to Louisville for the Interstate Fair from Sept 23 to Oct 5. Tickets go on sale Sept 21 to Oct 1 with a 25 cent validation fee at Louisville joint agent and returnable by Oct 7. For rates and details, consult Big Four agents.
In Bombay lived Jarmin a high ranking officer and his wife Jazmin. A chance meeting with Peach sparks a secret affair but moral struggle ends with restraint. Peach reflects on marriage’s risks while Jazmin seeks forgiveness and stability. The tale contrasts passion with duty, ending in quiet resolution.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, third of the name, elected second lieutenant in Company G, Twelfth regiment N G S. He is expected to pass examinations and may advance to captain. The article recalls the family history including his father’s will and Grace Wilson marriage affecting inheritance.
A banker, a lawyer, and a preacher discuss Dr James F McKernon once a farmer's boy who rose to a $25000 yearly medical practice after tough study in New York following a Columbia Medical College graduation. Harper's Weekly notes fewer such ambitious country lads today. Cresceus, a top trotting horse, sets fast times with George H Ketcham of Toledo training and driving the champion animal.
Newspaper recounts the Islander wreck after an iceberg collision. Captain Foote and crew are praised for duty and coolness under pressure. Engineers sacrifice themselves in the flooding engine room while pilots and firemen aid passengers. Second Officer Powell and Pilot Le Blanc describe lifeboat and raft ordeals as Foote sinks with dignity.
Field Marshal Count von Waldersee arrives at Homburg to an exuberant welcome by Emperor William and Crown Prince Frederick William. The Kaiser embraces him and kisses him on both cheeks before a long private discussion. Von Waldersee is presented to Empress Augusta Victoria.
Peterson, a Harrison Nebraska collector, unearthed six perfectly preserved prehistoric horse skeletons in a creek bed near Harrison. Measurements suggest the ancient horses were about the size of a two month old colt, much smaller than modern horses, with three skeletons stacked in places and three scattered elsewhere. The Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh plans to receive the collection and discuss its implications.
Professor Robert Koch argues that only experiments with actual facts can advance the fight against consumption. He told the Chicago Record-Herald Berlin correspondent that statistics cannot replace experiments. He cited proof that human tuberculosis cannot be transmitted to cattle and suggested a practical remedy may be close.
Captain Andrews known as the lone mariner will sail with his bride Miss South in a 12 foot boat from Atlantic City to Lisbon on August 28. A New York World dispatch notes Andrews advertised for a young woman to cross the Atlantic in a cockleshell and Miss South was chosen from many replies after they met and fell in love.
A full length marble statue of Dr William Gilbert father of electrical science and author of De Magnete will be erected at the request of the medical profession in Ro chester Bogland, his old home.
A warm dusk walk with papa and Fred near a barn shows swallows feeding on ground insects. Papa recalls trapping a swallow with his hat as a boy, then frees a captive in a gentle moment, the bird flying away to join many others in the evening sky.
The New York Federation of Women's Clubs designates October 9 as a special day at the Pan-American Exposition. The annual convention will take place in Buffalo October 8 to 10 with two evening entertainments, an opening reception by the Women's Union and a closing reception by Mrs Hamlin. The program emphasizes fewer topics to allow more discussion and leisure to enjoy the Exposition.
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