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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1900
Page
3
The piece recalls Lord Wolseley’s warning about a rising Chinese power threatening Anglo-Saxon dominance. It notes the long history of the “Yellow Peril” idea and frames recent developments as heightening its relevance.
The piece contrasts sensational imperial fears with cautions from Capt. Hauptman noting China cannot overrun Europe. It cites German fears of a yellow danger and praises China’s latent power while warning Russia’s mountain barriers and transport limits would hinder any invasion.
Mrs Lida H Hardy is named president of the League of American Mothers for the coming year. She has three children and has long worked with church missions in Topeka Kansas under Rev Charles M Sheldon. The article also notes varying views on electricity and a historical update on Falcon Island and Chaucer memorial efforts in London.
City newspapers report the mayor and police chief will license gambling by a monthly $50 fine system for poker rooms in hotels. Rooms will remain open without seizing paraphernalia, as officials permit draw and stud poker despite existing laws.
Ferdinand W. Peck Jr son of the US commissioner general to the Paris Exposition got into a fist fight with an army officer in a cafe chantant and has since tried to recall the dispute details. With Arthur Brackett son of Major Brackett the pair has paraded as Lords of Creation while spending freely along the boulevards.
The piece reflects on Johann Rudolf Wyss and the enduring popularity of Swiss Family Robinson, noting Wyss born 1781 in Bern and died 1830. It discusses the book’s German origin in 1812, its many imitations, translations, and the rarity of author names on modern title pages.
A London News description critiques a small group of Woolwich officials who tap meat cans to judge by sound if the meat is wholesome or spoiled. The process, likened to drum tapping, appears slow and baffling yet is claimed to be almost infallible, as cans pass before exhaustedly precise testers.
William Barnie veteran baseball player and manager died suddenly at his brother in law's Hartford home. Born in New York 48 years ago he rose to prominence coaching Hartford Brooklyn and Philadelphia teams and managing in Baltimore Louisville and Scranton. His body was buried in Brooklyn beside his 87 year old mother and his wife.
Ruatan, the largest of five Bay islands off Spanish Honduras, spans about 40 by 3 miles with a 3000 population mainly Carib Indians. Cocoanuts sustain the isle as an easy crop. groves take four to five years to bear, trees can be centuries old, and trade is done by exchanging nuts for goods.
The island of Ruatan lies off the coast of Honduras where fruit grows with little cultivation. Coconuts, bananas, oranges, plums and pineapples thrive naturally and can be harvested easily. Vegetables and yams yield large weights while roses and flowers flourish wild. The climate stays between 66 and 88 degrees, and Ruatan remains under Spanish Honduras governance, largely undisturbed by revolutions.
Miss Jennie Hilton of California is described as the only woman who makes mining a full career and a fortune. She is en route to Cape Nome to evaluate placer mines for a syndicate, receiving expenses and 1500 dollars for six weeks. Her background includes leaving teaching to mine and profits from Alexis quartz and Yellow Aster ventures.
Angeles county CAL Miss Hilton, a longtime educator turned miner, built a fortune about 45 000 from mining in California. Born in Fulton Missouri she moved to St Joseph Stockton and Chico before teaching at 19. Her early independence and mineralogy studies fueled a successful mining career.
Prince Sheng, director of telegraphs and railways, heads the imperial bank and China Merchant Steamship firm. A patron of Li Hung Chang, he is hailed as the Vanderbilt of China and modern enterprise in a turbulent period. He plans a world voyage aboard a yacht, with Duluth as a stopover.
James J Hill bought the elegant steam yacht Waccuta formerly Dreamer as part of a plan to lead a public tour. The purchase signals a high profile travel endeavor by the prominent industrialist.
Mrs. Ti Di of Idaho City Idaho is the United States sole Chinese woman voter. A Republican her support leans to McKinley and Roosevelt. She studied at common school and reads American newspapers closely. Her influence helped elect a friend by three votes.
Four riders from New York begin a round the world journey on wheel with a tandem by Claude Bigelow and his bride from Flushing L I. They estimate a thirty month trip funded by a $6000 wager. All four are Century Road Club members. Bigelow a printer Spira a medical student. The bride says they will earn living by newspaper work and photography.
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