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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1900
Page
9
A lively verse vignette by Robert J. Burdette captures chaotic London street life. The narrator describes crowds, horse carriages, and taxis moving under a blazing environment as sirens and commotion erupt in the Strand Fleet Street and Piccadilly area.
A travel reflection recounts crossing the Atlantic without incident, 13 rainless London days, and warnings about London fog and lanterns. The narrator critiques press behavior, editors, and the surprise experiences of travelers, clergymen, and professionals amid a voyage with scattered observations on English shops and customs.
A traveler to London extols the city police as homegrown guardians, praising their calm demeanor and English speech. He contrasts London heat with Mojave desert conditions, notes the civic order, and humorously imagines a proud American view of city policing and daylight laboring under sunlit streets.
A mirror of 18th century debate cites Hyde Park attire among English gentry as a sign of social unrest. The passage warns that missing frock coats and silk hats signal disorder, likening it to the looming French Revolution and implying deep national uncertainty.
An elderly narrator reflects on a so called exceptional year, describing repeated phrases that evoke nostalgia and loss. He recalls past travels and a sense of false novelty, lamenting copyright disputes and a familiar, fading American sound.
A cousin named John shows a sailor’s craft as he erects a six story scaffold for building work. He uses ropes to lash masts poles and planks tightly. When dismantling he unknots and shakes free the knots rather than pounding apart the structure.
A narrator compares ancient constructive craft to modern skyscraper methods. The old St Pauls approach rooted in foundation to top aids stability, while contemporary builds rise rapidly with workers sharing scaffolds and hiring experts to foresee structural integrity. The piece lauds building over tearing down and notes London’s lag behind newer western cities.
The writer reflects on an American traveler’s eye view of London and English travelers. They note kindly, unintrusive courtesy from strangers and contrast it with the rude, isolated “fuelishman” type. The piece ends with a sharp critique of conceit and the idea that “ass” stands apart yet depends on others for existence.
London reports the czar’s condition worsening with eminent physicians summoned to St. Petersburg and Moscow. Grand Duke Michael hurries from Copenhagen to his bedside while the palace at Livadia is described as damp and unsanitary. The czarina remains steady though anxious as officials note unclear bulletins and the fragile health of the imperial family.
A Scottish peeress traveling in Japan receives a cable offer to write travel pieces for a major daily. After the paper retracts the offer, she is puzzled by journalistic methods until weeks later she discovers gossipy pieces published under her name. A check arrives with the parcel, avoiding a potential dispute.
Fragmentary dialogue references Rome and Romanus with a remark about lacking a cavalry regiment and a failed charge. The passage is incomplete and does not provide a clear event, date, or identifiable entities to summarize into a full news item.
The Elizabethport bank theft case leaves William Schreiber at large with $109,000 missing. Authorities admit no trace since he left New York with Mrs Hart on August 27. They suspect flight to a South American country lacking an extradition treaty and may stop the search without new leads.
Crime news in Chicago on November 19 shows department heads sparring with lawmakers over robbery and thuggery while police arrest dozens for suspected offenses. Some detainees are released on bonds signed by professional and questionable bondsmen, a practice State's Attorney Deneen criticizes as contributing to hold ups and burglaries.
Durban reports that the reconcentrado plan of Lord Roberts will be adopted to pacify the Boers. Lord Kitchener has decided on this measure due to the difficulty of dealing with armed Boers while hampered by civilians in outlying towns.
In Memphis, November 19, Bishop T. A. Tanner presiding over the AME conference rejected nine young men named by the education committee after they failed the third-year exam. Eight were unable to answer, and one said the Galveston flood occurred this year.
Providence Nov. 19 A brick trust is planned to include brickmakers from Rhode Island Southern Massachusetts and Connecticut. The new trust will cover forty yards of production alongside other output figures mentioned.
In New York the match between heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries and Tom Sharkey was agreed with the winner taking the entire purse. The bout will occur next May at the club offering the largest purse and, if in Nevada, will be to a finish. Each man put up 2500 to secure appearance and similar conditions apply to possible future clashes with Fitzsimmons Ruhlin or Rubin.
About 100 members of the Army of Tennessee gathered in Detroit for their 32nd reunion from November 15 setting up in Hotel Cadillac. Notables included Speaker Henderson, Gen. John C. Back, Gen. John W. Noble, Col. Charles Parsons, Gen. Grenville Dolge, and Gen. A. Hickenlooper.
The Parsons and Hayes factions of the Knights of Labor hold distinct conventions in Birmingham Alabama with no interference. The Hayes wing ignores the Parsons faction while the Parsons group remains passive awaiting court decisions in the ongoing controversy.
The seventh annual convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy opened in Montgomery. Mrs. Edwin G. Weed, general president, called the session to order in the house of representatives. The scripture lesson read from the Bible on which Jefferson Davis took the Confederate presidency oath.
A fatal Spokane Falls and Northern freight wreck occurred about 4 p.m. yesterday two miles south of Dragoon station. Rails spread by snow and rain caused four cars to derail down a steep grade. seven tramps were in a loaded lime car, join Klein was crushed to death, Patrick Welch and Richard Hocking were injured and removed by train crews.
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