World News Fragments and Oddities From A Distant Page
A varied clipping reports German Kaiser Friedrich III gunners achieving eight hits per minute on a moving target with a 15 centimeter gun. It notes a Mexico mapimi chimney and claims the oldest soldier, 96, Field Marshal Lieut Baron Schwartz of Austria. A Swiss shooting contest in St Triphon crowns an eight year old farmer’s son as winner at 200, 500 and 1000 yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lieut. Baron Schwartz
St. Triphon
Canton
Vaud
Switzerland
Rochat
Quirky Observations From Across the World Abroad
The piece surveys varied topics from English fakirs in India and Dr Leland O Howard as a mosquito expert to Italian royalty and Japanese experiments in mosquito control. It notes Filipino barefoot natives with thick soles, Japan’s lack of hod carriers, and a remarkable mortar transfer method used by native builders with laddered tosses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland O. Howard
The
Agricultural Department
Japan
Briquette Fuel Becomes Berlin’s Clean Chief Energy
A German briquette fuel made from coal, peat and mine waste reached 1,560,230 tons last year and sold at 3.17 dollars per ton. It is the main domestic fuel in Berlin and other cities, praised for cleanliness, easy handling, quick light, and a clear strong flame with no smoke, helping Berlin remain notably clean despite its size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Berlin
Europe
Mountains in British Honduras Receive Royal Names
The Coxcomb mountains along the Mahogany coast are being christened to mark the dawn of the twentieth century. One range is named Queen Alexandra mountains another is named Prince of Wales range and a 4000 foot peak is Mount Joseph Chamberlain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Honduras
Mahogany Coast
Queen Alexandra Mountains
Joseph Chamberlain
Housewife Uses Bricks and Kerosene To Fire Up Heat
A housewife faced fuel shortages by improvising a fuel source. She stacked four common bricks in a pall, poured a gallon of kerosene oil over them, and allowed absorption. After bricks absorbed, she removed two and burned them on the kitchen range for about two hours.
The World’s Highest Eucalyptus Trees Feature Remarkable Heights
The eucalyptus genus includes nearly a hundred varieties, most growing to extreme heights. Reports claim trees reaching astonishing heights such as 450 feet and beyond, with rapid growth and rumored fever-purifying properties linked to cursed regions.
Coal disputes and world items fill weekly summary
A week in review covers coal mine operations and arbitration in Washington, strikes and student actions, naval and political changes, and notable crimes. It notes early mine resumption, a Scranton inquiry, the Cuba treaty status, and leadership shifts in the army and navy amid global events and disasters.
Notable Deaths and Birth Anniversary Leaders
President Roosevelt quietly marked his forty fourth birthday. P S Blodgett 59, Lake Shore railroad general manager, died in Cleveland. Uintah Utes chief Old Tabby, 104, died near White Rock agency. Elizabeth Cady Stanton funeral held at home. New John Sherer, oldest settler, dies at Hammond Indiana aged 100. his father 103 and mother 101 at death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
P. S. Blodgett
Lake Shore Railroad
Cleveland
Old Tabby
Uintah Utes
White Rock Agency
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
New York City
John Sherer
Hammond
World Wrap: Leaders, Wars, and Natural Disasters Echo Global Tensions
Reports from Europe Asia and the Americas note Bernhardt's Berlin return to acclaim after the Franco Prussian War, Mongol and Turkish skirmishes, and insurgent setbacks in Colombia. Volcanic fears in Mexico and Guatemala rise as Santa Maria eruptions and earthquakes are reported. Pacific cables and naval demobilization accompany canal treaty tensions with the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala
Santa Maria
Paul Kruger
Transvaal
Great Britain
Gov. Taft
Philippines
Colombia
United States
White Star Line
International Mercantile Marine Company
Gen. Miles
Manila
Thomas
Sarah Bernhardt
Berlin
Mexico
Edward
Africa
Admiral Casey
Panama
Isthmus Canal
Charles Beresford
America
Rio Frio
Uribe-Uribe
Bolivar
Magdalena
France
Kamchatka
Russia
British Columbia
Australia
Numerous events mark early 1900s era with fires and crimes
The week reports a major Primghar business fire, bank fraud in New Orleans, theft at Steece Ohio, and extensive transportation and labor data. Notable items include world records by Crescens, Vanderbilt fined in Paris, ship losses, and a rise in U S civil service examinations. Additional notes cover the Great Lakes defense urge, food price trends, and stock exchange activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Primghar
New Orleans
Commission
Crescens
Memphis
Tenn
KK. Vanderbilt
Paris
E. B. Willard & Co
Steece
United States
Gen. Gillespie
United States Army
Great Lakes
United States Civil Service Commission
Sheridan
San Francisco
Manila
R.G. Dun & Co
Morgan Opera House
Sharon
Taft
Grand Rapids
Mich
Charles J. Lewis
Niagara Falls
Minor World News Snippets From The Era
A roundup of brief items notes crops yield in world report and late harvest, Washington Supreme Court blocks Japanese naturalization, US Fish Commission distributed 1.495 billion young fish in year. Chicago rabbi urges Genesis critique, Austrian temperance bill imposes prison for repeated intoxication in public. Philippines rice famine feared as crops shrink and prices rise. Wynne announces rural delivery cuts, post offices, star routes. Chinese edict curbs local tax extortion, former US official Cuba reports strained talks. Royal programme hints ships retired and new cruisers planned. Erle road project from Dayton to Angatown and Huon involves high costs. loyalty cited under treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strike Arbitration Commission
Washington
John Mitchell
Scranton
Chicago
Gen
Corbin
Gen. Young
Europe
Tu Wing Fang
China
Newton B. Staugh
Riverton
Ind
Herbert McCannon
Staugh
Michigan State Agricultural College
Lansing
United States
Cuba
P. A. Valentine
New Packing Trust
New York City
Gen. Corbin
D. B. M. Young
Gen. Miles
Admiral O'Neil
Naval Ordnance Bureau
Prince Alert
Memphis
Tenn
American Tobacco Company
New York
White House
Lake Erie
Detroit River
Gov. Yates
Ofllinois
National Builders? Association
Alaska
Ora Copenhaver
Indianapolis
Panama Canal
Melville
Navy
National Association of Builders
Supreme Court of
Philippines
Wynne
Conger
State Department
Nthe Island
Boyal
Arnold Foster
Jine
Dayton
Huon
Insane Inmates Rebel Over Inebriate Housing At Mount Pleasant
Des Moines dispatch reports Mount Pleasant state hospital inmates protest housing of inebriates in the same wards. One patient declares to board member John Cownie I am no drunken son as agitation rises among more than 100 confined. The piece also covers Iowa insurance policy reform, coal strike impacts, and state officials urging boycott of unregistered insurers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Hospital
Mount Pleasant
State Board of Control
John Cownie
Mr. Cownie
Iowa
St. Louis
W. M. Price
Register
Uniform Insurance
Iowa Board
Calle
Merriam
Des Moines Fanciers’ Association
Chicago
Saddleryman Sues Rail Line After Amputation at Oskaloosa
Jury awards $3,650 to a wholesale saddleryman from Mason City and Clear Lake electric railway case. He was riding in a smoking car at Oskaloosa on August 12 when a curve caused him to be thrown from the car. his right ankle was shattered, requiring amputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RFP
Fitch
Mason City
Pierce buys Homestead Publishing plant in Des Moines
In a lengthy litigation ending in Des Moines James M. Pierce purchases the entire Homestead Publishing plant for 162010 dollars. At the closing a monographer salutes Pierce with a kiss and male employees lift him on their shoulders in celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead Publishing Company
Des Moines
James M. Pierce
Pierce
Generosity and caution in market ethics noted
A reflective note on generosity as virtue, saving lives and avoiding harm. Mentions market practices and the power of money in business, using Milwaukee Sentinel as a contextual reference. Emphasizes prudent conduct and ethical priorities in commerce and public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Money
Milwaukee Sentinel
Kidney Pills Claim Bright's Disease Cure in 1896 Testimony
An Akron man recounts using kidney pills to ease severe back and flank ache linked to Bright's disease. He cites relief after a dose at Lampin Cow’s drug store, notes decades of kidney issues since the Civil War, and praises a free trial offer from Foster-Milburn Co for Dean’s Kidney Pills as mailed nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Buter
South Street
Akron
Bright
Lampii
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
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Mapimi
Durango
British India
Italy
RENSE
Thor
PRI
Conn
Oxford
Charles K. Knapp
Sodus
N. Y
Appleton
Wis
Martin Cornelius
J. L. Bristow
Jersey City
Pennsylvania
Exchange Bank
Gardner
C. W. Hooper
Independence
Kan
Mary
Sophia
May Gibson
Thomas Gibson
Wynne, Ark
Pittsburg
Michigan Agricultural College
Kenosha
Daniel Avery
Rachel Davis
William
Albert Wilkinson
Julia
Palmyra
Frederick Roberts
Charles Cooper
Pueblo
Col
South Manitou Island
Lake Michigan
Virginia
Ady Hospital
Farm, World
Marine
Trem
Mount Pleasant Asylum
Haas
Supreme Court
Julian W. Richards
National House
Speaker Henderson
Chicago Tribune
Waterloo Courier
Robert B. Armstrong
Des Moines News
Treasury
Shaw
J.C. Lord
Des Moines Capital
Washington Times
Jack Elmiott
Wat
Erloo
Sioux City
Des Moines Leader
the Times
Robert Patch
New York Herald
National Capital
Charles S. Smith
Omaha Bee
Burlington
Des Moines College
Joseph W. Hinchman
Glenwood
Meek Bros
Bonaparte
C. E. Eberman
Boston
National Christian Endeavor Society
Phillips Hall
J. W. Day
Barrett
Ihe
C. M. Christian
Columbus
Leon Brown
Lee
M . de Koenig
Hamburg
St. Jacobs
Jacobs Oil
August Kurg
Thackeray
Bt. Pa Apolis
Chicago & Norern Railway
North - Western Limited
Rts
Fifth Avenue
Generosity
Thorne
God Cervantes
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