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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1900
Page
3
The article discusses gas risks in English mines and the limitations of candles and ordinary safety lamps. It notes explosions can devastate mines and describes efforts to develop electric lamps as safer, brighter alternatives usable in places where lamps are restricted, potentially replacing current safety lamps.
A historical note explains Chinese pronunciation using three guiding rules for syllables and consonants. It gives examples like Taku Li Ming Chang Peking Shanghai tsung lityamen and Sichuan pronunciation as zeh chooahn, with emphasis on syllable distinctness and uniform vowel sounds.
Weird rural tale from Chicago’s northwestern fringe notes discovery of silver hotel spoons engraved with Grand Pacific and Tremont among old farm water. Bicyclists found the cache, unclear origin. the piece ties to a separate Britain in South Africa anecdote about changing shirts among troops.
The British experience in South Africa reportedly showed small horses outperform larger drafts as battle work animals. They travel longer between feeds, work effectively, and present a smaller silhouette to enemy fire.
The German empire embraces motor vehicles as Kaiser Wilhelm II-backed transport spreads from stations to Wildpark near Potsdam. Court interest and speculation rise as imperial post vans run on motor power. In August the Kaiser traveled from Alten Grabow to Nedlitz by car, roads prepared for the imperial party.
The Chinese naturalization and passport issue centers on Dew of Staunton Virginia who after years in the United States sought a return to China and then to the U S via Canada. Inspectors say he could not reenter without a return certificate though Deputy Secretary Taylor ordered inspectors in Canada to allow him home. Nine Jacksonville Chinatown residents face arrest for lacking certificates. protests arise over alleged mistreatment and possible misuse of arrests for trips to San Francisco. Washington will scrutinize similar cases closely.
A vivid portrait of Honduras as a haven for criminals where outcasts from many nations live openly under government protection. The piece likens the land to a dangerous paradise with jungles, wildlife, and a cosmopolitan yet lawless population, highlighting foreign-born outcasts from Chicago, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, England, France, Italy, and Russia.
In a Dearborn Avenue apartment lobby Chicago Chronicle reports a long standing feud erupts as two sisters assault each other with hair pulling and face scratching. A landlord intervenes as a fierce crowd watches and a small terrier dies from the excitement and stress.
A Kansas man en route to the Paris Exposition recalls fear when lifeboats on the ship were loaded with water and biscuits each week to stay ready. He admits fearing a storm and recalls asking the captain who laughed, blaming captains for exaggerating.
An English act to prevent cruelty to wild animals takes effect extending protection beyond domestic animals to birds fishes and reptiles. Offenders face up to three months imprisonment or a fine of five pounds under the new provisions.
In famine year India endures costly cow sacredness as rains fail and pastures dry. Rather than slaughter cattle to ease hunger, both cattle and their owners suffer from starvation while officials debate remedies.
Consul General Guenther Crowe Prise fort notes Ulm board of chemical examiners found American lard identical to German lard in smell taste and texture and often whiter in color. Samples from shipments of several hundred pounds showed no objectionable quality.
Marion Murphy seven years old was frightened into spasms by a dog buried as dead. The bulldog owned by James Griffin of 110 Liberty Street attacked a neighbor and was buried after being pronounced dead. The dog later dug out of the grave causing further fright and convulsions when it approached Marion. An investigation said the dog had been buried alive. Also noted, Walter Pasteur and Lee Rayser found a large alligator on a Savannah road near Anthony. After Howell killed it, the skin was kept as a souvenir. the creature was far from a pond or stream.
A Washington police judge allows profanity under great provocation, per the Chicago Times Herald, prompting lawyers to explore the limits of provocation. Meanwhile a Paris science note at La Teste de Buch outlines Dr Jean Hameau, an obscure physician who in 1836 published a treatise on viruses that echoed Pasteur.
Lillian Russell declares adoption of faith cure through mind over body while denying full Christian Science ties. She says illness is cured by thought concentration and stresses the mind's power to influence health, noting her own vitality and resistance to aches despite a demanding stage life.
John Irwin United States minister to Portugal writes Success praising American prospects there. He notes the king and queen welcome Americans, Portuguese need American goods, and English transport is outdated. He urges U S manufacturers to invest, arguing the trade balance could improve with active American participation.
Gov Bob Taylor of Tennessee refuses a legislative demand to stop pardoning convicts. He signals the pardon clerk to issue pardons to every inmate, declares he is governor and will exercise his constitutional right to pardon. He warns the committee not to interfere again.
The article explains that to reduce blast damage from potential explosions at the new government powder factory at Indian Head, all buildings have light paper walls at the ends. These walls are designed to be blown aside by concussion, sparing the main walls built to withstand blasts.
A terse note states that in Turkey there is no coronation or crown for the sultan. The phrase implies the absence of a formal crowning ceremony or recognized coronation in the Turkish realm.
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