04 Sep 1899
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Newspaper
Mexia Evening Ledger
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1899
Page
1
The Choctaw Nation executed William Going for his uncle’s murder after a long history of tribal justice. Federal courts may end the practice of tribal executions while preserving the honor code that led Going to his fate.
Jacob Forsyth of Chicago recently died owning Napoleon Bonaparte era relics including a richly decorated harness and sleigh from his Moscow flight. The artifacts came from Mrs. Briton Ganzel of Virth Street and Jackson Avenue, tracing to John August Ganzel of Silesia. The harness features rope traces, leather straps, and large musical bells.
A prison population uses a silent finger spelling system to communicate, moving lips not at all. A death notice is conveyed by spelling the name on fingers, then bowing and stamping to indicate burial. A long sentence is implied for prisoners serving years.
A Choctaw man known as Going faced execution at Alikchi after years of exile and war service in Cuba. He died by firing squad with his brothers present as the emblematic end of a tribal ritual once tied to justice. The piece notes the fading of the custom and the lingering romantic tales.
A young man, soon high among top paid officers, credits his rise to volunteering for shop work. He and five others from scientific schools joined as students, but he chose to work in the shops in old clothes. The self-taught manager noticed him when he was seen under a heavy casting, hammer and chisel in hand.
A rough sleigh used by Bonaparte is documented by a letter from F. A. Worzler burgomaster of Heilstadt in Silesia as proof of authenticity. After Bruno Ganzel’s death his widow had the sleigh cut for kindling and later the harness sold for $36 to Jacob Forsyth.
Frank T. Bullen resigns from the London meteorological office to focus on literature. Ruskin’s autobiography remains incomplete, with a new edition of Dilecta planned including unpublished material and an index. Alfred Austin, England’s poet laureate, turns 64, marking 45 years since his first book Ran.
The squire's son, newly ordained, preaches the morning service in his village. Nervous but diligent, he finishes to his satisfaction. The old clerk commends him, but notes that the parson never gives the evening service in the morning.
Europe's leading authority on yellow fever Dr Giuseppe Sanarelli arrives in the United States for a tour of inquiry into his serum and its preventive potential. At barely 20 he heads the Institute of Experimental Hygiene at the University of Montevideo and has pioneered yellow fever research alongside typhoid and cholera studies. He isolated the cholera vibrio and linked its relative harmlessness, gaining European recognition and later a Siena chair in hygiene before moving to Montevideo with high salary incentives.
A group of girls aged 12 to 14 at Bailey's beach in Newport discuss future marriage. A 13 year old declares she will marry but will likely divorce later, while another notes her mother’s view that divorce is wrong. The speaker counters that fashions change and it is now fashionable to remain unmarried if desired.
In 1780 a Caribbean tornado struck Grenada amid a sugar cane pest outbreak the Formica saccharivora ants. Residents fled to another island, but the tempest wiped out the ants in moments and spared the colony from ruin.
The Manchester Shakespeare Club marks its twenty fifth year with weekly meetings since 1873. Under Irene Hughes leadership it sustains rigorous study of Shakespeare with a season plan covering King John As You Like It Richard III Othello Twelfth Night and Julius Caesar through 1899 1900.
The piece describes Cuban women as round in figure and pretty in feature with black, bright eyes that endure through life. It states youth fades, hair often dark blue black, and notes women become mothers young and may lose control of husbands, yet eyes remain striking.
The article profiles Wilfrid Laurier premier of Canada and Liberal leader. It notes his strong stance on the Alaska boundary dispute advocating arbitration or war, yet also his push for peaceful settlement. Laurier, 58, a Quebec native and lawyer, holds broad public affection and was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1897.
A small post office operates solely for the emperor with two special staff officers handling the hundreds of daily letters addressed to him.
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