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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1899
Page
4
A Macon Georgia parent recounts a child's battle with scrofula from infancy. After years of sores and impaired vision, a friend's advice led to a cure with a blood tonic, leaving the boy healed with clear skin and renewed health.
Liberia restores debt payments after 25 years of bankruptcy. Rubber royalties fund bond settlements with a London syndicate. Interest reduced to 3 percent, rising to 5 percent until loan extinction. Diplomatic activity and potential U.S. influence loom as European powers eye Liberian status.
Lyman Lewis of Chicago police relics recounts a mail tale from Wilkes Barre. A newlywed couple thanks him for reuniting George Smale Tucker and Margaret Tucker, who parted in Lowell decades ago and found each other again after marriages and moves.
Julia Arthur halted the performance of More Than Queen in a New York theater after a man and a woman in an upper box talked and laughed loudly. She addressed the audience, urged the pair to leave, and the curtain rose again as the third act continued.
A 1578 bronze fountain in the center of Lima’s plaza is described as probably the oldest fountain in America. It was a gift from a noble Spaniard and stands as a historic relic amid local admiration.
The War Department is compiling an extensive photographic history of the war with Spain. A special military information division gathers permits, negatives, and reports from Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines. The project includes a vast collection of newspaper clippings in twenty large quarto volumes for future historians.
Reports from Germany indicate Brahma Soeline of Gera plans a U S factory and branch. Gera syndicate may build new worsted textile plants in America. Rhenish Prussia silk and wool textiles also aim for U S branches as tariff pressures tighten markets. Observers note German industry feels tariff impact more acutely than Americans.
James Gilmer a Kansas City businessman married Mrs K A Ferron of St Louis in Cincinnati. The couple had wed in Kansas 26 years earlier. Gilmer, a sailor, was believed dead after a shipwreck off Africa. His wife remarried Ferron, who died years later. Through war department correspondence, Gilmer was found alive and reunions ensued. He discovered his wife had lived with Ferron, whom she later wed and left. he departed to the reunion undisturbed.
Rev. J. B. Seibold, an army chaplain at Fort Canby Washington, claims he is three years older than recorded and born in 1885. If accepted he will retire with three quarters pay. The episode mirrors other chaplains seeking similar orders revocation in the Philippines. Awakening in the South Mississippi presses push for a state tech school as NYT notes.
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes that Admiral Dewey did not utter the famous line to the officiating clergyman at his marriage to Mr. Hosen. The remark comes as a playful look at the cool commander on that bright May morning at sea.
The Post Office Department in Washington invites proposals to use automobiles for downtown Chicago mail collection between the central lakefront post office and stations in the business district, with screen wagons as an alternative. Postmaster Gordon supports the idea, while noting street conditions must improve before full adoption.
A prophylactic serum, developed by Prof Haffkine, is being used in Bombay and western India with notable results. The vaccine uses killed plague bacilli to induce immunity, unlike smallpox vaccination which uses living germ.
Fire Chief Croker unveils plans for a searchlight fire engine using a dynamo driven lighting system. The unit replaces pumping gear with a high speed engine and two 18 inch projectors to flood areas with light. If tests succeed, one searchlight engine per division will be deployed to rapidly reveal fires.
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