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Newspaper
Dubuque Sunday Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1899
Page
10
South Dakota farmer Wakefield demonstrated a thrashing engine towing a 490 bushel wheat load on a line of wagons over 15 miles in six hours to Toulkton Faulkton drawing crowds. He plans to haul about 1,000 bushels next trips, citing time and money savings versus horse hoisting.
Mrs Grover Cleveland launches a doll guessing game at Odd Fellows hall Princeton N J to benefit St Pauls Catholic church The doll large as Richard Cleveland wears pink silk and white stockings The guess costs 10 cents and the winner will receive the doll and its dress made by Mrs Cleveland This marks her first active charitable role in Princeton church events.
Admiral Watson cables the navy department seeking a retired naval officer to head the civil instructor school in Manila. The salary comes from the islands military fund via the governor general. Retired officers rarely secure such lucrative duties, except in wartime, as a system places ex servicemen as preceptors of military science at colleges across the country.
The Goubet No 2 submarine completed two deep descents to 190 and 260 feet and rested submerged for half an hour under expert scrutiny. The trial occurred despite heavy seas and used an optic tube to monitor its movements from the accompanying launch. Experts deemed the trial satisfactory.
New congressmen, upon arriving in Washington, often hire shabby old carriages to see the sights. They hope for cheap rates, but laws regulate fares, and unscrupulous drivers frequently overcharge. Country members, recognizable by their attire, are targeted, yet many quickly adopt refined dress. Back home, some return in farm garb, while others stay visible as “farmers” among colleagues.
The article notes a surge in women arming themselves in New York, equal to men in skill. Women seek revolvers for self protection, not vengeance, with jewelry dealers selling gold and silver mounted models. Prices range from 50 to 75 dollars, up to 250 dollars, as Miss Greta Pomeroy and Marion Tish lead the trend.
War department authorities plan to gather many colonial relics from Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines. Officers report artifacts such as Obolo Filipino weapon flags and trinkets, with Gen Brooke in Cuba directing officers to obtain items for government shipment to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington for a government collection.
Postmaster Von Cott of New York weighs a Chinatown substation to serve Chinese applicants by native speakers. He notes several naturalized Chinese in the city and training locals to handle postal business, addressing language barriers at the general post office. Palestine’s Population reveals 43,000 Hebrews, 27,000 Christians, and 8,000 Muslims in a 60,000 total population.
Dr. G. J. Neal Jr of Pitman Methodist Church New Brunswick plans a $1 per member talent loan to clear church debt. Members will handle the dollars as stewards invest for growth and report gains on the first Sunday in February. A woman turned her dollar into bread selling loaves and another into a quilt project with strong returns.
Berlin rumors spread by Reichstag diplomats claim Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands will marry Crown Prince Frederick William of Germany. Diplomats note possible political impact, suggesting the union could alter European balance. Wilhelmina is 19, Frederick William set to turn 18, popular at court and in Bonn University circles.
Miss Estelle Reel, general superintendent of Indian schools, files her annual report urging compulsory education with a strong push for industrial training. She calls for prioritizing hands on work and practical literacy, promoting cooking nursing economichousekeeping for girls and farming stock raising and trades for boys. During the year she traveled 25 378 miles for field work.
The ashes of Mrs. Clara Karl who died in October at her home on East Eleventh Street New York were scattered from the Statue of Liberty on Sunday forenoon. A bone fragment remained in the ashes and fell to the ground striking a watchman during the scattering.
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