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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1909
Page
2
A miscellany of quips and observations on Cuba Britain New York and global matters. Notes include weather jokes, fear of war scares a headless New Jersey ghost and plans for air travel and armors against Hertzian waves. The piece mixes whimsy with world news tone.
The document asserts that Chinese people living abroad are still considered Chinese citizens. It reflects a policy stance on nationality and diaspora identity.
The proposal to raise New Jersey corporate assessments is defended as needed by a poor state. Trusts under New Jersey law would oppose the plan, since they gain from the state privileges and fear higher charges. They argue paying is cheaper than silencing or relocating.
A Flag Day feature in Washington raised the Fort McHenry flag facsimile at the house where Francis Scott Key lived. About 400 schoolchildren sang The Star Spangled Banner during the ceremony, leaving a strong impression of patriotism and respect for the flag.
A gold button press in the White House Washington signals the opening of the Seattle fair exposition. The ceremony symbolizes how a small action triggers vast modern inventions and scientific displays at the grand event.
The piece urges constructive work habits and warns against destruction. It notes Cincinnati aims to fix clocks to start work an hour earlier, reflecting a push for earlier mornings. The Rhine fogs the cold dawn as a vivid backdrop to the call for progress.
Maude Alvin questions her promise to Edward Ralston as a New York business crash looms. He reveals his fate to move to California, and Maude finally confesses a deeper need to be loved. She asks to accompany him, and he welcomes her, realizing love blooms beyond duty.
A byword for ambition fills Morris Park as about 50 flying machines crowd the New York area within 100 miles of City Hall. Engineers, physicians, lawyers, a capitalist, and inventors labor in worn coveralls at the Aeronautic Society of New York grounds pursuing heavier-than-air flight, with two wrecks already marking the risks and progress.
California inventor Tim Carroll who cleared San Francisco debris into the bay and created 20 acres on the Oakland side has settled his claim for royalty on dumping wagons and apparatus used on beet dumps in Colorado. His method saved Colorado mining operators and beet growers thousands annually in shipments and ore removal. Carroll’s device on flatboats and wagons helped build the 20 acres while facing criticism. The Denver News reports his successful settlement.
The Telegraph in Japan notes 3,308 telegraph offices, 5,387 miles of lines, 92,227 miles of wire, and nearly 8,000,000 telegrams handled last year.
A Franciscan monk in the 13th century faced execution for early discoveries seen as magic. Roger Bacon’s gunpowder formula and pioneering optics challenged church authority, shaping calendars, flying machines, and early science but earning imprisonment, later release, and a life clouded by accusations of sorcery.
An English nobleman’s study of steam pressure leads to early steam power. Savery and Newcomen develop steam pumps, then James Watt improves the engine by avoiding repeated heating cycles. After initial poverty, Watt gains funding and fame, showing how accident plus genius created modern steam power.
Centerville Virginia endured fierce Civil War battles with shifting blue and gray. The article recalls Bull Run proximity Falls Church Fairfax County and the Potomac road where McDowell Jackson Beauregard and others marched through Centerville. relics remain on walls trees and mantels as commemorations.
Lieut Commander Rudolph T. Bennett U S N retired died at his home in Middle River Maryland at age 67. He enlisted as an engineer and served with Farragut in gulf operations. He rose to chief engineer and retired in 1887.
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