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Newspaper
Dubuque Sunday Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1900
Page
10
A 1900 column recounts Swiss history highlighting Hlans Waldman, a self made leader later executed for ordering large dog killings. It covers battles Morgarten Sempach Laupen and the 1815 Bern defense, praising Swiss valor and endurance.
The narrative recalls Swiss defeat of Burgundians at Grandson and Morat, noting Swiss losses of 3,000 at Morat and Burgundian losses of 12,000. It highlights mercenary fame, the refrain No money, no Swiss, and the Lion of Lucerne emblem. Calvin’s Geneva imposed strict controls with severe punishments yet fostered moral vitality and reform.
In Calviniand a lingering visit to Geneva reveals a clash of ideas between religious faction leaders and public speakers. The battleground centers on sermons and oratorical confrontations shaping local discourse.
Cape Breton physician Dr George W McKeen will marry Elizabeth Moore Flagler, daughter of D W and Mrs Flagler. Once living in seclusion after a pistol incident in 1895 that led to a fatality, she devoted years to helping poor fishermen and declined marriage before an ardent courtship led to their engagement for next June.
A reminiscence recounts Rousseau a Geneva native driven from his city for rebellious writings, Voltaire praising and corrupting Geneva before a disastrous burned theater, and Calvin’s austere reception. The piece notes Geneva’s evolving ideas and a Wartime-like clash of reformers with patricians.
New York University senate rejected the protest against placing Robert E Lee in the Hall of Fame. The body noted the October window allowed rejection but did not omit Lee, and praised the electors and judges. Designs for twenty nine tablets were received and approved.
Purdue University at Lafayette Indiana plans to acquire three new locomotives for instruction. One is a long used eight wheel engine, another an old camel back from the Baltimore and Ohio, and the third a James Tolman exhibit from the Chicago World’s Fair, already delivered to the campus.
The Chicago Times-Herald notes a western minister declaring the devil is in mince pies and ponders his view if he tasted lobster after 121 o clock at night. The item also covers a claim that opium cultivation in China began about seventy years ago.
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