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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1900
Page
2
A fragmented clipping discusses a profit sharing firm in Evansville, a Japan issue about American jails, a cabinet power debate, divorce rulings in Des Moines, and German students touring regions. It also mentions Protestant missions funding, Russian winter maneuvers, Gideons Society light, and a proposed armor bill, all reflecting varied historic concerns.
A May dispatch from London reports British forces under Colonel Baden-Powell near Mafeking, with food lasting to June 10. The Boers reportedly attempted a storm five days later. details remain uncertain. Telegrams quote President Steyn warning of deserting farms, while scouts report Boer positions north of Kroonstad and plans to hold Barklis mth as long as possible.
Arkansas Senator Jones introduces a broad bill to prevent and punish blacklisting by railroad sleeping car express steamboat and telegraph and telephone companies in interstate commerce. It requires corporations to keep employee records and allows access to those records. The measure bans blacklisting for labor strike participation and imposes five to ten years imprisonment for officers or employees convicted of blacklisting.
A Lincoln detective followed a telegram from Mr Guthrie a Burlington operator in Grafton Neb to locate a woman said to be shopping in Lincoln. She was found at a leading hotel with men from the train. Guthrie planned to take her back to Hastings and pursue divorce.
An assassination attempt targeted Rev. Father Glonovan of St. Marys Catholic Church in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania. The priest avoided an ambush on the road and fled, then a bullet pierced a window near him as he reached his house.
Wilson Hummel, convicted of killing his wife and two children in Williamsport, Pa., is slated for execution by hanging on June 5. Jail physician doubts his survival until the day, as Sheriff Miller oversees the case. Hummel keeps improving with exercise and appetite.
Washington reports a sudden May 1 resignation by Senator Clark of Montana. He sent his resignation to Governor Spriggs and, after governmental drama, Acting Governor Spriggs appointed Clark to serve until the next legislature elects a successor. The move follows tensions with Murene Daly supporters and a looming Senate challenge.
London dispatch reports Lord Curzon is advised by telegram that the decline in relief demand in Bombay and surrounding areas is likely caused by a cholera breakout disrupting camps and heightening famine officers difficulties. Louis Klopsch arrives in Bombay with about $145 400 from the Christian Herald for famine relief.
A Tremont farmer Tom Moser killed his wife and four children before vanishing. Neighbors reported no one seen entering the house since Sunday afternoon. The crime scene showed the house empty and Mrs Moser buried beneath an old carpet in the cellar.
Mrs Lena Anderson of South Onahe dies after she fills a stove with gasoline instead of coal oil. The accident also kills year old Mary Olason and badly burns Axel Gleson. Anderson returns home for supper. the fuel ignition triggers a devastating explosion.
The sermon contrasts the splendor of Corinth with heaven’s incomparable riches. It notes the past grandeur, praises sacred song, and envisions reunion with loved ones, declaring eye has not seen nor ear heard the things God prepared for those who love him. It honors eternal worship and the supreme authority of Jesus.
The fragment speaks of spiritual joys of earth and heaven, mourning turning to whitened raiment in the skies, and a prayer for mercy through Jesus to reach that state. It references chalices dark apparel and the church on earth mingling with heaven.
A Cornhill reminiscence describes watching sentry monkeys from the Reduit house in Mauritius. The author recalls Sunday afternoons when macaques emerged from the ravine, performing playful antics under vigilant elders while a harmless skye terrier prowled nearby and mothers guarded their young.
In Aroostook County Maine hunters say the red fox population is plentiful with 20 000 to 30 000 taken this winter. Charles Oaks former Maine land agent claimed 100 000 pelts yearly could be supplied for ten years without depleting stocks. Maine foxhounds are bred for long endurance and single hunting to corner foxes. Pelts reportedly sell for 125 to 250 per animal, making fox hunting a profitable venture for local trappers and out of state hunters.
The correspondent muses on mixed British origins and racial features of famous generals and soldiers. It mentions Lord Roberts Irish fate, the Gauls as ancient soldiers, Buller as Devonshire in type, Kekewich as Celtic rather than Saxon, and Gen French with Anglo-Saxon traits but distinctive eyes and chin.
A fragmentary exchange references a long career and a pardon, with stray phrases about green houses and snails. The text hints at a historic dispute or court-like dialogue, mentioning dates and individuals obliquely. Additional readable names or places are not clearly identifiable in the surviving lines.
On May 19 20 and 21 the Big Four C and O will sell round trip excursion tickets to Washington at one fare for round trip. For maps and rates address J C Tucker New A 236 Clark St Chicago.
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