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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1904
Page
7
Poem recounts a rural street long familiar to villagers as it echoes with cattle arterials and a smithy. The narrator recalls 19th century scenes and a lifelong path past church, lodge, and river. It Dante-like memory ties past and present through a lingering village mood.
In a late night escape the conspirators are overpowered near Holloway prison. The narrator reveals he has been the informant and assisted in the arrest, ending the audacious scheme to blow several London targets. Police begin to gather evidence to build the case.
The English parliament approves importing Chinese contract labor to South Africa to ease worker shortages in mines and agriculture after war. Lord Milner, aided by Sir Alfred Lyall, frames the law to regulate hygienic housing, medical care, and return transport, aiming to avoid past exploitative contracts amid opposition from colonies and the Mbners.
Arthur G. Seeger the former amateur fencing champion of the northwest and now a professional has challenged Le Roux and Leslabay two Minneapolis professors to decide the northwest championship. He argues proper distance and disciplined parries are essential and outlines key principles for effective fencing. The piece also notes Seeger’s expertise and influence in the sport.
Naval authorities seek safer coal loading as warships operate offshore in rough seas. Small colliers accompany fleets to transfer fuel by derricks from their holds to the warships, avoiding dangerous port approaches. A. C. Cun proposes a mechanism to prevent lateral collisions during the transfer process.
Civil engineer Cunningham and William Seaton propose a jet pump system using pumps on a collier or warship to eject water jets from holes in the hull. The jets act like elastic struts to maintain distance, enabling vessels to lie alongside each other without rigid connections while lines stay taut.
Dr. Snow of Brompton cancer hospital in London calls radium treatment disappointing and says cancer comprises many diseases. He suggests the field may be beyond revival and cites the need for a world congress to unite authorities for future research.
The Hartford Times discusses the history of temperature scales, noting water freezing as a logical zero point. It explains Fahrenheit fixed the freezing point at 32 and blood heat at 96, and reflects on the advantages of a decimal scale starting from water’s freezing point versus using boiling water as zero.
A six year old London girl, Miss Mary Ellen Skinner, astonishes with natural talent on the organ. She recalls tunes after hearing them, plays hymns with delicate touch, and notes occasional errors which she immediately corrects. Her shy demeanor fades when asked to perform.
The Lebaudy airship built with novel features completed a 38 mile flight. It measures about 190 feet long and 32 feet in diameter with pointed ends and a flat bottom near the car. An internal four‑compartment air bag compensates gas volume changes as temperature and pressure vary. The cover is nearly impermeable and remained inflated 40 days. A 40 horsepower Daimler motor powers the propellers.
John M. Peters of Brooklyn aged 21 is to be discharged as cured from the Eastern district hospital though a bullet remains in his brain. Found November 28 with two head wounds, one above the eye and one atop the head, doctors had little hope but he improved after one bullet was removed while the other was lost. The case drew wide surgeon interest.
The poem lines describe a chair imagined as many forms a castle engine fortress cradle ship or desolate pal various roles. In the end the verse notes anyone can find it in the evening where left at bedtime, simply a big old chair attributed to Elizabeth Gould in Youth's Companion.
The article explains baleen whales lacking teeth but using baleen plates to filter food. It lists right, humpback, finback, bowhead, and sulphur bottom species with lengths up to 100 feet and masses of oil and baleen. It notes baleen as valuable, the risk of hunting, and a sea tale about boys aiding a widow with wood.
The navy dog Beep of the Alliance lived twenty years at sea with her master traveling the West Indies and to Asia. She feared guns and died ashore at Nagasaki while the ship was away. Sailors buried her with military honors in a public garden, volleys fired and taps played.
British and American engineers reportedly uncover a vast Peruvian Inca treasure in Bolivia valued at about 16 million dollars with natives expecting further riches. The Bolivian government says it will guard and supervise distribution due to mixed nationalities of the engineers. Also includes a note on an African shepherd and his monkey helper and a Finnish reindeer that traveled 130 miles in a day.
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