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Newspaper
Hayward Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1901
Page
2
Fragmented OCR notes describe a morning event at the F ay Presbyterian Whately church with references to Mey and G Wola at a pasture. Unclear details and names poorly legible.
Fragmentary report notes a continuing indemnity issue in Washington. The total has been reduced from 1.09 billion to about 237 million, with details unclear. Names, dates, or agencies are not readable in the text.
The article reports that heat from distant stars has been detected and measured for the first time. Professor E. P. Nichols of Dartwoul Gallega led the work, using Yerkes Observatory at the University of Chicago. Nichols spent summers at Yerkes to access its equipment, with results reviewed by Professor George E. Yale. The measurements show that planets and fixed stars emit appreciable heat reaching Earth for the first time.
Professor Sehbling of Harvard is slated to assume the head of the German department at the University of California Berkeley in July with a salary of 3500. Professor Putzker remains in the faculty with 83000, and the change follows a month old reorganization. Sehbling is described as a thorough scholar in Germanic philology with archaeology research, around 40 years old.
A Washington dispatch discusses immigration regulation funding and Chinese exclusion enforcement facilities on Mexican and Canadian borders. A Berlin article translation reports German investment and control in Central America, plus a Pittsburgh Locomotive Company consolidation and a renewed reciprocity treaty with the Danish West Indies.
Attorney General Knox has forwarded to the President an opinion that the President may commute the sentence of Alexander McKenzie, the Alaska receiver jailed in Oakland for contempt of court. The move aims to avoid setting a precedent without assent of those against whom contempt was directed. the decision may come before the deadline when the Wyandeng reaches Washington.
Mass meeting planned in Juneau to press government to lift smallpox quarantine as steamship Dirigo arrives with no local white cases. Officials report limited cases in Hoonah Kittewas Sitka and Indians while Vancouver dispatch reinforces port inspections.
Astor plans a roadhouse for the use of the public near Williams Bridge in New York. The project aims to open by spring 1907 with a grand Waldorf Astoria style hotel featuring extensive facilities and over thirty amenities, reflecting the era's luxury and growing demand for upscale hospitality outside Manhattan core.
The Portal Department states rural tree delivery funding for the next fiscal year faces a shortfall. A $3,500,000 appropriation is nearly exhausted and Congress may need to approve a further increase. About 3,000 routes operate, costing $500 to $1,000 annually each, with plans for roughly 690 new routes by July raising maintenance costs by about $400,000.
Mark Twain addresses students and professors in a long talk at Alexander Hall. He states he will not lecture again unless summoned by a sheriff and outlines a “scheme for regeneration” urging economical use of every sin and to resolve never to commit it again. He asserts there are only 409 sins one can commit and imagines completing them quickly if begun tomorrow.
A large paper mill near the McCloud River is planned with a U.S. Corps of Engineers team stringing lines for construction. The site is near the lumber camp of McCloud with ample water and raw material. The parent company behind the venture remains unidentified.
Governor Dole has appointed members to hear the case arising from the Chinatown fire. The court, chaired by W. Macfarlane with A. Lovekin and J. Bratt, will begin sessions to review the matter replacing L. A. Andrews who was rehired by the Senate for renlitin.
Dispatch from Temeni Commons confirms China misjudged powers over a general opening of Manchuria. No communication from Chinese or American governments about such opening. Berlin reports Washington weighs securing Azores and mentions growing appetite amid unspecified trade talks. United States Consul Drainard K. Warner Jr. notes German plow exports to Fort Rico amid year-early activity.
Marquia tio see Arain Trouble and Marquis iio from Yokohama are described as suffering brain trouble and likely to resign. The court prefect notes ongoing ministerial deadlock as the cabinet stalemate continues in Daily Mail coverage.
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