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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1899
Page
6
In a cleaved report a charge led by Colonel A Maw Aiwa and his son is described as the tenth Pempeyivan in Man Its Own Opinion of Filipinos Mercidt. The article outlines the events and individuals involved in the incident.
A sergeant major’s letter from the Tenth Pennsylvania volunteers describes a brutal Feb to Feb 11 engagement near Manila. The regiment endures long, exposed fighting, harsh conditions, and smart success against insurgents while home reports mislead about health and morale.
Captain Hawkins and 60 men led a pursuit with the colonel close behind. A mounted Filipino officer urged his troops but was killed by Pennsylvanians. A native officer tried to close a church door but fell to a Tenth Pennsylvania marksman. Grozer L Kamer.
Mrs Harriette D Mealer a wealthy Rush county woman is arrested on a pension fraud charge. Longtime widow she used trips to Missouri to visit a presumed second husband and drew pensions after another marriage authorities traced the scheme with a detective in Lacman Deputy Marshal Trigg arrested her returning from a fourteen week stay. Residents are astonished by the scandal and its ties to local society.
In Mississippi 1807 to 1808 the planter W Mangum ordered monkeys from Africa to pick cotton. Trained by a former Barnum trainer, the female monkeys proved cleaner and more productive than males, averaging 260 pounds daily within weeks. The experiment drew praise as a potential South wide breakthrough. Jefferson Grey Tribune.
Engineering Magazine notes mixed verdicts on Suez linking engineering infeasible, yet commerce shows strong gain. 1889 west east traffic via Cape reached 4.5 million tons, Suez in 1807 carried 7.9 million tons. Cape best 5.75 million. In 28 years world trade rose about 8 million tons annually, investor losses turned to fairly satisfactory returns.
Washington Post describes a man of towering build and a fur wrapped companion riding a Fourteenth Street car near street one. He shivers from the cold while she, blond and delicate in silk, insists she is not cold, wrapped only in a fur collar and lace.
The Khedive of Egypt angrily opposes Sir Herbert Kitchener may take the title Lord Khartum or Lord Kitchener of Khartum. Leeds Mercury notes the rift with Lord Salisbury and Cromer. The Khedive resents British tutelage and the idea of a British commander ruling Khartum.
In Chicago attorneys debate how to pronounce judge Judes Stough as lawmen wrestle with the name. The chatter includes Barrow Butwns Myers Maxwell and Stone with varied rhymes from Stough to through ladg and hiccough amid a playful Tribune exchange.
London Chronicle notes Joseph H. Cheaty’s strong private record but smaller pay than British and other European ambassadors. It argues the United States should raise Washington’s embassy to Paris or Berlin levels to reflect imperial responsibility and deepen Anglo American ties.
The Rev. Dr. Campbell Fair of Omaha told a story in a sermon about baptizing a child at a wealthy Grand Rapids family's home. He conducted the entire 45 minute evening service and then collected a donation before baptizing the infant, a one time event for that family.
G W Steevens writes from Bombay describing its dazzling yet jarring mix of grand public buildings and flimsy huts, bustling mills and diverse languages. He portrays a vivid, chaotic city where monsoon rain, markets, parades, and a kaleidoscope of clothing and faces create a single momentous, perpetual spectacle.
A full length portrait of Alexander Hamilton by John Trumbull, painted in 1792, is among the chamber of commerce Old New Yorkers collection. valued from 25000 to 40000 dollars it was spared damage when a sweepers broom pierced the canvas by accident but spared the Hamilton figure a New York Times report notes the incident sparked indignation from Secretary Wilson who forgave the worker after a humorous remark.
Kipling recounts making his first book using office supplies and dummy envelopes to mimic a government form. He produced hundreds without ads, mailed postcards across the empire, and kept profits direct from publisher to author, avoiding discounts or credit.
A Boston florist sent prepaid floral remembrances to actors and actresses in England France and America for Fanny Davenport funeral. He shipped wagonloads of flowers hoping to cover bills with celebrity generosity. Bills now arrive ranging from sixty to two hundred dollars with many stars billed for lavish offerings. Notable names include SIR HENRY IRVING BEERBOHM TREE OLGA NETHERSOLE and Mrs Kendal among others.
An ex slave named Robert in Washington recounts his loyalty to a former Danville Virginia master’s family. He wishes the president to place the master’s grandchild, a 15 year old, in work to fund education, calling the master kind and noting the war separated them.
A chaotic scene described by Lewiston Journal outlines a tramp, a wheelman, a dog, and a cat in a comic accident. The wheelman collided with the dog and tramp, tumbling down as all parties tangled on the street. They argued while the cat watched from a lumber pile, reflecting a slapstick incident turned street tableau.
A young Siegfried Wagner, at age 12, showed his polonaise to father Richard Wagner who dismissed composers. Richard urged him to study architecture and building, not music, noting Mozart’s early talent while hinting his own son might not follow in his footsteps. The anecdote captures early parental skepticism and later polish.
An Episcopal seminary professor from Virginia confuses an unripe persimmon with poison after tasting its orange fruit. Colleagues rush to his side as he fears death and begs to die with his family, only to learn no harm was done and the episode becomes a campus joke.
Twenty years after a Mississippi river peddler was stranded by a plantation owner he vowed to own the land. He did acquire many river plantations between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, built a leading clothing house, and amassed about ten million dollars in wealth. He died recently in his New Orleans mansion at age 13? This obituary notes a remarkable rise from itinerant trader to magnate.
In New Richmond Ohio an elderly Black woman known as Aunt Minty O Banion died recently. Born in Virginia near the Randolphs she witnessed Washingtons funeral and later moved to Kentucky. She married a General Green Clas servant and, after emancipation, served in the Grant family as a deme ne.
Philatelists press Canadian postmaster general over the 2 cent stamp showing a world map with the British empire in red. First print runs used lavender seas, then light blue. officials say both colors will appear, no single shade valuable. A Montreal rumor of a British demand to withdraw the lamp proved unfounded. The piece also notes Father Philip Williams’s Kansas stage work “The Gallows Cheated,” performed by the Cyrano Dramatic club. the plot follows a man who murders, is to hang, and spares his father’s feelings before dying of heart disease.
A Kansas soldier cites Aguinaldo’s cabinet as ignorant yet honest, warning they lack proper military training and would falter in open battle. Separately, English Secitialists report 1,172 Mary Stuart descendants, with 617 outranking Victoria’s claim though she holds a parliamentary title and is seen by Legitimists as a mere “pear.”
Grant Allen summarizes Scarabaeus sacer life, pairing, ball formation, and food logistics. He notes guarded eggs, debates observations by French naturalists, and outlines Egyptian worship linking beetle resurrection theory with the soul and afterlife.
Paris Telegraph correspondent reports M de Brahm suggests a new punctuation sign called point d irony to show irony or seriousness in sentences. Critics warn modern French writers use irony so consistently that readers cannot tell when they are serious. the idea aims to flag irony amid prevailing stylistic trends.
Signor Cuzzi, released from captivity at Khartum, faced the Khalifa who, in a tense moment before Omdurman the day after, spoke of Bismarck. Cuzzi recounted meeting the German chancellor and his remembered services, only to hear the harsh verdict that Bismarck was an unbeliever.
Captain Slocum, hero of a 46,000 mile voyage, conceived the journey after a prior attempt of 7,000 miles. He built an 85 foot craft from a bark, using local wood and Paraguay pennies as hull fasteners. His wife and baby accompanied him aboard.
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