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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1901
Page
3
Washington letter reports renewed talk of an extra session as Cuba status lingers and the shipping bill dominates Senate debate. Delegates press for a transportation subsidy amid fears of a foreign monopoly. Labor groups lobby senators while Hanna faces sharp criticism from free trade outlets.
Bell officials value Professor Michael I Pupins invention as a major leap for telephony claiming it enables transatlantic service from New York to Europe. The solution uses inductance coils every eighth of a mile to renew energy on cables, reducing loss and promising cost savings on long lines while tests and plans proceed.
The Constantinople Mediveret reports Abdul Haimid joins royal automobilism patrons. In Berlin Marshal Shakir Pasha, head of the sultan's military household, bought a grand car for his majesty and tested it Sunday in Yildiz park. The sultan watched from a palace window as the entourage fled in fright before calm returned.
Dialogues reveal doubts about Mr. Burbank's paternity and lineage as Miss Carolina questions his fatherhood of several children while Miss Virginia notes his house full of them but inability to trace their lineage.
A 12 mile east coast stretch shows cliffs eroding at six feet yearly and 132 feet over 40 years. Spurn Head suffers the worst ravages as Ravenspur once sent MPs in 1399 and 1471, now vanished by the sea. Kilnsea and the old Kilnsea site crumble toward high water as New Kilnsea nears destruction.
A famed man of unflappable temperament visits a friend's office and reports a visit from the wife. He clarifies there was a crowd and a small fire engine at the home, but assures the matter is over and no harm done.
The Lynde business closed on Monday and again Tuesday of last week to mark down all merchandise. The unusual closure was noted by local shoppers and described as a clearance effort across the store.
Profits of novelists show high returns with some authors earning 50 000 from a single novel and 500 weekly when a dramatized work runs. The piece notes two plays yielding 75 000 to 100 000, and discusses novelist earnings versus playwright gains. A barber cites doctors as preferring beards, with most practitioners between 30 and 40 wearing beards or mustaches for perceived age.
The Rock House in Germantown on East Penn Street has been buried under new earth as land around it is filled. The rock dates back to William Penn who preached from a high position once overlooking a meadow used by Revolutionary British cavalry. Disputed origins place the house as built by Gerhard Hendricks in 1682 or Isaac Shoemaker in 1690 amid archeological debate. A prior push to tear it down was stopped by protests.
A Washington Post report notes the U S Senate spent about 4709 dollars to decorate and furnish the finance committee room including walls ceilings stucco armaments marble mantels mahogany fittings and plush furnishings. The sum nears five thousand dollars prompting criticisms about government waste.
The document warns against France attempting to acquire 100000 square miles from Brazil, arguing the Monroe doctrine blocks new European colonies in the Western Hemisphere and that the United States would not permit expanding holdings or reacquiring former colonies.
The eastern Australia cave systems mainly in lime stone are supervised by government caretakers. The war department favors honorable discharge for soldiers seeking Philippine business, with many volunteers already making the move. Coffee farming expands in tropical Africa, Uganda exporting 100 tons last year and expect larger yields this year.
The St Louis Post Dispatch envisions a future where freight moves underground and cars replace horses. Streets become green turf spaces with turf between curbs and plants, eliminating dust and odors from animal traffic. An automated mowing machine replaces street sweeping.
A Buffalo Express note recalls a redheaded American stenographer who received 117 marriage proposals at the Paris exposition and a New York businessman who advertised for stenographers and clerks with red hair. He says he prefers redheads for brightness, with no hint of a joke.
A woman writes that Allen’s Foot-Ease is dusted into gloves to absorb perspiration, keeping gloves dry and acting as a dainty toilet powder. Physicians and nurses are urged to note its alleged purity with praise from Dr. W C Abbott. Samples offered free. stores nationwide.
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