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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1900
Page
3
Bertha Bolton and George Hallett pursue a discreet romance amid parental objections. Mrs. Bolton and Mrs. Merriam exchange telegraph messages that bend the truth to aid secret meetings. Bertha plans a noon rendezvous on Sixth Avenue after a botched telegram reply.
In a tangled plot from a city, Bertha’s telegrams spark a rendezvous between Bertha and George Hallett while her father Bolton confronts Meade. A misread reply from Mrs. Merriam leads to a chaotic chase and a dramatic public outcome at the Sixth Avenue crossing.
Paul Spadoni, the skillful juggler who has thrilled audiences in all parts of the world, is now displaying the centerpiece of his act with a showcase of precision and balance.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat excerpt praises the National Theater in San Jose Costa Rica calling it a wonder and third in beauty among world theaters. It cost 5 million dollars to erect with marble and onyx, European decorations, and a Paris Opera House influence. The capital’s straggling townscape highlights the contrast between culture and poverty. regular performances rely on seasonal Italian opera.
A remark notes the wild white sheep is unique to Alaska and that only a few whale specimens have been collected for mounting, suggesting rarity in both species and scientific collection.
The New York and Ottawa railroad, soon to be completed, will form a major US Canada corridor. It currently runs Cornwall Ottawa and Blogansburg Tupper Lake with plans to extend to North Creek to connect with the Delaware and Hudson and New York Central at Albany. The Ottawa to New York trip should take about ten hours, enabling closer trade between Ontario and New York Massachusetts Connecticut and adjacent regions.
The London Engineer reports a large order for 220 guns to strengthen the army and navy. Seventy four are for new artillery batteries and the rest for the navy, including several calibers and modern improvements. Woolwich workers stand at 25,000, with more needed to fill the demand.
In a cautionary tale the servant mishears a visitor who claimed to measure for a coal box but meant a call box for electric messenger service. The ruse escalates as three accomplices join the visitor, raising alarm about home security.
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