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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1900
Page
7
A historical notice touts S. S. 8 as the sole cure for contagious blood poison, promising permanent elimination of taint and claiming success with patient H L L Mvers of Newark New Jersey. The ad warns against mercury and potash treatments, urging readers to avoid mineral remedies that cause hair loss and system damage.
Dr W Duncan McKim argues society must slaughter half a million people to cleanse the race. In his book Heredity and Human Progress he calls for killing the idiotic, imbecile, and criminal classes deemed hopelessly incorrigible. He favors due process with carbonic acid gas as a painless extinction method.
Large mastodon bones unearthed near Hagerstown Indiana with vertebra 18 inches tall and a four foot rib. Fragments from two other skeletons found nearby contributed to a celebrated Earlham College display described as one of the finest skeletons in the world.
Yakima Indians on the reservation held a seven day medicine dance led by Chief White Swan. About two hundred gathered as seven candidates endured tortures to win the position of medicine man. Running Coy ote was chosen but near death from exertion and torture.
President Graham H Harris endorsed boxing if Principal Smith approved and an instructor supervised. Superintendent Dr Andrews supported the exercise, praising boxing as a strong physical drill. Principal Smith said bouts were boys driven, supervised by Perrine, with minimal brutality as one nose bled but actions remained exercise not pugilism. Several trustees opposed pugilism yet agreed on supervision and sportsmanship.
Annie Johnson, six, defending hens from a mass of white owls, was lifted from the snow and carried to an abandoned building by the birds. Her father, a poultry raiser three miles south of St. Vincent, Minnesota, chased the flock as they dropped her on a platform high inside the structure. She escaped unharmed though her dress was torn to ribbons.
Letters from General Otis note self inflicted wounds among troops in the Philippines. A board of survey will investigate these cases to determine if line duty was involved and seek discharge for those disabled. The matter follows a surgeon general report to prompt report and action. The Chicago Times Herald comments on candy sent to troops and jokes about women joining the army.
Four men in Georgia hold leading roles in banking with 27 banks under their influence while discussions touch on duties and governance. A president among them weighs in on appropriate conduct and policy directions amid ongoing remarks.
Dr Tirpsias and Dr Thomas advocate raw food living as a source of energy from the sun. Thomas claims strength from raw vegetables and fruit while noting a life without cooking. He cites feats of lifting and endurance, and a wife and child thriving on raw wheat cabbage and potatoes.
A Vanderbilt will case notes that bequests to executors and trustees saved Cornelia Vanderbilt nearly 3 million for her children. Widow Alice Vanderbilt received 2 million cash and 250 thousand annuity. William K. Vanderbilt 100 thousand. Chauncey M. Depew 200 thousand. E. V. W. Bossiter 50 thousand. If paid by law, totals would rise by about 3 million for the four executors.
A black and tan terrier trained to steal snatched a purse from Mrs. William C. Eldredge near Broadway and Twenty fifth Street in front of the Hoffman house. The dog escaped with the bag as Mr. and Mrs. Eldredge stood nearby admiring a floral display, before pursuing through the crowd.
Marquis de Castellane, father of Anna Gould's husband, claimed the Odeon refused his play due to government intervention and abused ministers. The Odeon manager denied any truth to Castellane's claim and said he never intended to produce the work.
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