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Newspaper
Columbus Evening Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1898
Page
3
A New York World note compares the U S battleship Massachusetts firepower to the Vizcaya, while references to Spain’s finances show Bank of Spain vulnerability. Jokes from Vanity Fair and Chicago News close the clipping with satirical quips about war, money, and marriage.
The Daughters of Syria, a New York society of Syrian women, plan to sew a flag for a U S regiment as a gesture to their adopted country. With war delaying national colors, the banner likely goes to the Twenty second regiment. The group, two years old, runs English classes and a reading library funded by members, not outside donors.
A New York Sun excerpt clarifies how the term morro is used for Cuban forts. It notes Spaniards primarily use the word, equating it with protruding lips or a promontory, and explains related meanings including Moorish, a horse collar, and a type of wine.
A Kansas City Star excerpt discusses how practiced control can override palsy as an artist and a veteran marksman both achieve steady aim. It also recounts a cub reporter mishap when an east side literary club debate on arbitration ends in a brawl with no story.
The text notes the golden marsh marigold is showy and easily noticed by a crowd of spring insects. It mentions bumblebees or Syrphidae as possible pollinators and lists bees, flies, butterflies, and beetles as visitors. It also contrasts yellow's visibility in sunlight with glistening effects like buttercup.
The article explains that Hindus regard the dead as sacred and forbid handling by outsiders. The body is prepared for burial by the nearest male relative such as son, father, or brother. If no such relative exists, a son is adopted by the family for the purpose.
Commodore O'Neil, chief of ordnance, United States Navy, ships high explosive melinite to Admiral Sampson's fleet to mine works on the island's north side. The case includes a powerful explosive that loses an ingredient to aid safe transport until usage. The substance boasts twelve times gunpowder power and four times dynamite. Over 500 pounds have been sent, prompting questions about its deployment.
More than a score of Indians are among Roosevelt's Rough Riders in the current expedition. J. & W. Seligman & Co. will act as financial agents for the government in the Philippines.
The London Telegraph recalls the village of Biddenden near Tenterden and its enduring Easter dole linked to the original Siamese twins. A charitable fund, now about 200 dollars yearly, distributes bread and cheese to the poor, with the bread shaped in twin-maid forms and preserved as curiosities.
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