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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1900
Page
7
The obscure note mentions Lanpher with contributors Pingl and Shruner in a playful context. It hints at a playful hat or design theme and a positive reception of a project or item named Lanpher. Readers are invited to infer craftsmanship and collaborative effort.
Londoners experience the new Central London electric underground system nicknamed the tway tube as 80 000 daily riders discover speed over omnibus travel. American engineer and New York builder Albert L Johnson tout electric railways for London with underground routes and well lit cars, predicting rapid adoption and improved crowd relief.
William K. Vanderbilt tested unmounted stones from a Dutch jeweler's agent in Paris by biting a pearl. The pearl lodged in his throat but he recovered quickly after inquiries. He paid for the stone and went on, later seen at the Hotel Ritz seemingly untroubled.
Secretary Long blocks male shirt waists in federal offices noting a coatless look is not allowed in Navy elevator cars. Chicago Electrician cites record inspections with 9 054 in six months and 2 791 selective works saving fires. Receipts $13 352.31 versus expenditures $5 000.19. Letters travel by pneumatic tubes.
The Alaska route offers the shortest international telegraph distance to Asia and could connect Sitka Kodiak Dutch Harbor and Attu with Sitka serving as a station. Two routes would reach Japan and the Russian system with minimal interruption risk and a maximum span of 858 knots.
A well dressed shirt waist man, wearing pink striped shirt and white flannel trousers with a large diamond earned in a Center Street law office, is refused service by a Casino roof garden waiter under orders from James Lederer. The man leaves with a pretty companion while Lederer cites attire as the issue.
Ernest Kupfer, 60, bathing near West End, Long Branch New Jersey, claimed a seven foot shark was caught after he lured it to shallow water with noisy splashing. He exhibited the prize at Schwark's saloon on Broadway where visitors viewed it. Kupfer already has sea experience off Australia. He summoned a helper to bring a towel and then hauled the shark ashore with the breakers’ help.
Prof. Smith state entomologist reports on restrictions for American fruits in France Belgium and Germany. He notes red tape in France and limited imports in Belgium while Hamburg accepted 30000 barrels of apples. He warns one infested apple ends an entire shipment and sees potential for higher demand in Jersey fruits if shippers treat customers fairly.
Commissioner Peck restricted American guards at the Paris exposition after reports of flirtations with foreign fair workers. Guards, in splendid uniforms, wandered into other national sections and caused formal remonstrances. The commissioner ordered them to stay within their own territory to prevent international incidents.
Aunt Louisa Eldridge, 89 years and four months in the same apartment at 143 East Thirteenth Street, asserts she is the original flat dweller of New York. She cites 33 years of rent receipts as proof and challenges others to prove a clearer title.
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