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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1899
Page
6
Report from Pretoria and London on Boer leaders condemning British troop buildup on the Transvaal frontier. Milner’s reply cited as guarding interests and possible contingencies. Kruger appeals for moderation as Transvaal leaders push for peaceful counter moves amid tense mobilization debate.
Fragmented OCR notes describe Levon Hens offered burghers, Chamberlain seeking franchise, and burghers resisting loss of independence. Reports from the Transvaal say Boers are prepared to cope with hostilities as soon as declared. The British cabinet plans a conference at Cape Town, with no ultimatum expected.
Secretary Root received a report from the insular commission led by Gen Kennedy Sudze Curtis and Maj Watkins. The group studied Porto Rico for six months and recommends English as the language of use, abolition of Spanish laws and courts, and adoption of the American system with American judges. It urges speedy relief and aims to boost trade with the United States.
President of Creek Nation Vinal declares Pleasant Por tor the new leader with a about 1000 vote margin, defeating ex Chief Derryman and Sevouil Chiat McIntosh. Result marked as progressive victory amid party dispute and regional politics.
In a solemn Rennes courtroom M Demange eloquently defended Dreyfus recounting the prisoner’s suffering on Devil’s Island and reading from his letters. He argued the case against the dossier’s forged pieces and highlighted withheld exculpatory evidence. The court adjourned until Saturday morning.
The Thirteenth Regiment led by Col Cornelus Gardener sails from Port Sheridan near Chicago en route to the Philippines. About 1 307 men suited up at dawn with a fall complement of 1800 aboard as crowds cheered at Boyqaston and Council Bluffs. The long journey begins with trains heading west and Sheridan left quiet and deserted as tents were removed.
A garbled telegraphic brief notes Henry Binkley Wonster Ohio and Wilson David AO caught. A san is laid up for replis. The bishop of Havana Emanuel Santander y Frutes resigned. He is a Spaniard. A counterfeit five dollar note of $5 is in circulation at New Orleans with over $6,008 passed in one day. A Negro regiment will not be missed at Port McPherson. Citizens processed. Wearing whites and blacks would lash.
A sensational attempted murder case opens in Nebraska as Viola Horlocker faces charges for allegedly sending poisoned candy to Mrs. Morey, wife of her employer. The defense centers on hypnosis, claiming a will stronger than hers controlled the act, with bail set at 5000. The affair unfolds amid town gossip and legal maneuvering.
Am We Stone renowned as the blind address reader of the New York post office has died from heart failure. His memory of states and cities was remarkable, able to name a state upon hearing a country name. He joined the post office as a clerk on June 13, 1855, serving continuously until his death.
The Montreal Maternity Hospital unveils a brass and glass incubator on the second floor to aid newborns. The unit, praised for cleanliness and simple design, regulates temperature and ventilation to support breathing. Doctors and nurses anticipate testing the device, noting its role in saving infant lives.
A historical diagram explains the sun s vast size and the relative tiny scale of planets. It notes Jupiter would require 1330 Earths, Saturn rivals Jupiter with rings, Venus appears larger than Earth due to brightness, and several asteroids are tiny yet present.
The text compares sunlight on Jupiter to Earth, noting the sun would appear the size of an apple to a Jupiter observer. It describes Jupiter’s equatorial diameter as 19,000 miles and polar diameter as 18,400 miles, explaining the planet’s shape and suggesting Jupiter as heir apparent to the celestial throne if the sun shifted center.
A new car and locomotive replacing frog has been contrived and tested to the satisfaction of railroad interests. The old one tongued frog required toil, while the new system uses two frogs the male and female each about 100 pounds. The male is cone shaped and rides the tread while guiding wheels off inside. there is no beveled surface and no side pressure to push them out of place.
A fragmentary item notes a watermelon craze celebrated in photographs with lively dialect. A stray line references a cat accompanying the scene, leaving the rest unread but implying a humorous minstrel era snapshot.
A Philadelphia Times clipping describes a snapshot by Horace Al Groff of a Marietta boy with a large melon as a black worker sits nearby. The piece extols the moment as the highest earthly focus amid the scene with vivid racial imagery and a noted "cullad pussou" in a water tank heaven metaphor.
The bulletin notes half rotted manure is most valuable for its nitrate content while well rotted manure is easiest to manage. Keep manure packed from air, plow under rotted manure just before planting, and minimize time between voiding and land application. Bedding with undecomposed organic matter protects nitrogen. More litter increases nitrogen loss risk.
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