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Newspaper
Hayward Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1900
Page
4
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A telegraphic resume notes Spain and the United States approving an extradition convention. Also reported: Bavaria celebrates the Emperor's birthday with flags, Americans request jussporte at Berlin embassy, and Admiral Kempf reports cruiser Newark sailing toward Cavite. Navy bids on armor plates rejected while plans for a government armor factory remain under review. Westminster Abbey faces stone decay from fumes, prompting expert study and anticracking measures.
Paris award goes to Princeton University for the exhibit prepared locally by President Patton Professor Wert and Moses Taylor Pine. The medal marks the highest honor in the college department with Yale Harvard and other leading schools represented. A water color painting and photographic materials from Princeton’s campus and museums accompanied the display.
Count von Walderse discusses plans to lead a German campaign in China with a large staff and August departure from Glogow. Officials confirm imperial approval while German papers warn against overreach and urge cautious diplomacy in China.
A cable from Washington notes ongoing Navy criticism of handling after the Oregon ran aground. Investigations into responsibility are pursued while the department approves a patch job rather than full repairs, citing diplomacy and ship availability. Admiral Kenney reports needed work, but the Navy shifts to temporary fixes to avoid four months of loss of the vessel.
An official dispatch from a Dawson paper reports that the government intends to abolish mining royalties and impose a 10 percent royalty with a fixed export duty on gold. Officials say miners will pay little in taxes while the state develops waste lands. plans include large appropriations led by a government engineer and potential political shifts in October elections.
The fair nears its end with 86 days left as costs rise for admission 6 cents and bonds quoted at 7 francs. Visitor numbers grow slowly with daily totals around 160 thousand to 170 thousand, while restaurants fear bankruptcy as travelers from Germany and Central Europe visit cheaply then depart without spending.
Mrs Nellie D Mond of Los Angeles seeks a divorce from George M Hord in Chicago Superior Court alleging coercive control and eye aversion orders during their brief marriage begun in 1897. Hord, son of a Chicago real estate dealer, is on five weeks' leave while officials note Turkish attitudes toward married life and the couple's estrangement.
The article notes growing demand may outpace world quicksilver production. In 1809 about 60,000 flasks were supplied from Spain, Italy, Austria, and California, matching years with few exceptions. California production plummeted from 79,900 flasks in 1888 to 26,100 in 1899, with Spain and Austria remaining major sources and Russia minor. Hope rests on New South Wales cinnabar and English investment to test local ores.
British and German contingents to Ghina ig 446 British officers 1064 noncommissioned and native officers 13970 men 1180 drivers 2520 horses 4300 ponies and twelve guns expected to sail before mid next month. Berlin reports 120000 army reserve volunteers for China forming a corps. A Russian-German venture to mine Siberian sands led by Buckholtz and a Russian ally seeks a coastal claim near Nome. Western grape losses forecast in New York to Ohio due to fungus.
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