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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1898
Page
1
The Presbyterian denomination will attempt to raise $20,000,000 to endow Westminster University in Denver Colorado. The plan follows models from Harvard Yale and the University of Chicago and seeks a broad funding base.
The text notes that electricity travels at 288000 miles per second in air but moves much slower along a wire. It explains a perceptible delay in sending telegrams over long distances due to this slower travel.
More than four-fifths of total government expenditure funded war, war debts, and prep for war. The exact share was sixteen shillings and three and one half pence per pound, leaving three shillings and eight and a half pence for all other purposes.
The Chattanooga News argues it is better for the country if rich men's sons resemble Pullmans more than Vanderbilts. It praises three generations from shirt sleeves to shirt sleeves as Providence given to prevent princes of finance and vast paupers, keeping the average wealth gap in check to sustain the republic.
In response to a proposed autonomy for Cuba, the president and generals declare they will never accept it. They describe the Cuban government as stable with its seat in Cubitas, well connected internationally, taxes collected, Spain’s forces reduced from 250,000 to 70,000, and Spain bankrupt. They argue rebels cannot be conquered and note conservatives in Cuba oppose the plan.
A cat climbed into an empty ballot box in Pitts burg Pennsylvania during election night and after the box was sealed the cat’s struggle damaged the ballots. Alderman Tritz discovered the cat while searching for it and a legal consult was sought to release the animal.
The Missouri born poet Eugene Field is honored with a state monument plan at the University of Columbia while Missouri schools raise nearly $10,000 for the fund. A feature on naval apprentices explains how boys aged 14 to 17 train at Newport and Washington, detailing pay, duties, and the path to becoming skilled seamen gunners.
The New York Herald notes that with grit and zeal a boy in his first enlistment stripe can rise quickly. If he proves duty, earns pay, and shows pluck, he advances toward petty officer before year’s end.
Rediscovered Nubian mines near the Red Sea reveal ancient wells, furnaces, and tools used to extract gold. The article traces gold’s symbolic value from Egypt to India and the Caucasus, noting Scythian pits and antiquated mining methods still visible in Siberia.
A Northern China case shows an eleven year old boy executed by slicing for killing his mother, a fatal act under the local code where a child who kills a parent must pay with his life. Efforts to save him failed as the court carried out the sentence.
A traveling show stranded in Lyons Texas had its animals released by the showman as revenge. A seventeen foot long anaconda weighing 104 pounds preyed on lambs at night until Miss Alice Harridan on her pony lassoed it and brought it to camp. The cattlemen plan to award her a medal.
A man playfully lifts a rusty gun and aims at his friend. A loud roar follows but the gun does not discharge as the weapon is unloaded. the friend merely rises and swats him, according to the New York Press.
Professor A W Barnard narrowly escaped death when his hydrogen balloon burst at about a mile up during a quiet Tennessee Centennial ascent. The craft transformed into a parachute like device, slowing the descent until the airship struck ground with moderate speed. Barnard, shaken but unharmed, was helped by a soft grassy lot near the exposition.
Fred Levitre recounts a Red River chase in which he bagged five geese and wrestled with four as he crossed the stream. He used a tethered goose to aid his crossing while exhausted and scratched from mud and brush. The tale, from the Minneapolis Journal, mixes danger with comic ingenuity.
A Washington Star interview quotes a prominent naval officer stating that naval officers prefer country farms after service due to cramped sea life. He notes admirals own large Washington-area farms with stock and poultry interests while Marine Corps officers maintain speedy horses. army officers favor city homes. The article cites suburban commuter evidence from incoming morning cars.
Experiments under the Prussian war office show small sugar doses improve performance after heavy work. Subjects were unaware of the test. sugar given on alternating days with indistinguishable saccharine solutions yielded better results and higher blood sugar after strenuous activity. Vermont leads in maple sugar and syrup production with about 15 million pounds of average annual crop.
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