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Newspaper
Logan Nation
Location
Logan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1900
Page
7
A lyrical reminiscence shifts from Civil War era figures to modern battles and siege humor. It recalls veterans marching to drums, Union and Confederate memories, and soldiers from distant shores, with snippets of wartime anecdotes and a tale of resilience amid bombardment.
A ragged voicepiece recalls a man named Sawtell in Manila who served as barber, dentivtry student, blacksmith, and tooth puller, earning fame as the garrison’s fix-it man. A Lord Roberts anecdote contrasts a kitten scare with a royal guest’s startled leap, while a cat-phobic narrator and a heroic American girl frame the humor.
A cryptic note cites Lord Roberts among men who object to being looked at by cats. The fragment mentions an old proverb and a scene in India where a hen and a josie lat are referenced, suggesting social or imperial scrutiny.
The Jobe Antelger announces the arrangement of Queen Wilhelmina to wed Prince Frederick Adolf of Merklenburg Schwerin. Possible suitors include Friedrich Heinrich of Procera and members of European royal families. The piece notes other royal connections and the era's interest in dynastic marriages amid global tensions.
A Fran co American capital group contemplates a Paris to New York rail route through Berlin Moscow and St Petersburg with a Bering Strait bridge. Harry de Windt will lead the preliminary survey with an engineer to test feasibility and potential Siberia Alaska trade.
Carl Rohl Smith, famed Washington sculptor, died in Copenhagen last week from Bright's disease. Born in Denmark, he immigrated to America in the early 1880s and left a notable work in Des Moines City Park. He had been honored with a granite and bronze statue of General Sherman at the south front of the Treasury.
Dorothy Studebaker seeks to reclaim wealth after her husband Scar McKeown vanished with a vast inheritance. She plans to pursue a stage career to recoup her fortune amid high society and legal scrutiny. Florence Maybrick gains hope for release after long imprisonment as public debate swells.
William Bateman Leeds of New York married Mrs. Newbie Stewart Washington in Cleveland. The lavish display featured a $46,000 jade necklace, a $915,000 European painting, and a $46,000 pearl rope necklace. Gifts included a $5,000 emerald and ruby pennant and a $10,000 ermine coat. The couple will reside in New York after the ceremony. Mrs. Mannie May Stewart Worthington, divorced wife of George E. Worthington, is the bride.
In a bleak Arctic winter Eskimo communities hold nightly convert rites where a single tambourine-like drum and wooden hoop accompany a chant. The performance features men taking turns beating the drum while several women sing, creating a discordant communal ritual amid stark conditions.
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