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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1900
Page
3
A garbled column discusses rising influence around the emperor of Japan, mentioning Yamagata and Ito in a debate about China, Pekin, and foreign policy. It recalls past moves by Marquess Ito, hints at national strategy shifts, and reflects on old proverbs tied to leadership.
The Dowager Empress Frederick of Germany is in an acute stage of illness. Professor Renvers of Berlin has been summoned to her bedside at Kronberg. She will be 60 on November 21 and is the eldest child of Queen Victoria. She was married to Frederick III and bore seven children, the eldest of whom is the current Emperor William.
Evelyn Baldwin, a seasoned Arctic explorer, plans a 1901 north pole expedition funded by William Ziegler of Brooklyn. Baldwin, Illinois born meteorologist, joins Peary in 1893 and Wellman command in 1896, carrying readiness for peril and discovery in the frozen north. For bank notes, tests show watermarks can be forged by heavy dies. genuine notes resist damp, counterfeit marks fade with sponge treatment.
Chicago woman Mrs. C W Hewitt joined her husband in Alaska, journeyed by dog team and raft through the Yukon Koyukuk region, was lost for months, survived on moose meat, and floated 750 miles to the Yukon on a crude raft, leaving her health permanently wrecked but earning enduring fame for bravery. Also notes new wild game photographs by George Shiras Jr and Paris expo reception.
The fragment notes Saree Rose Inland as a minor Samoan island and Tutulala as the third largest, with Pago Pago harbor for a naval station. It cites three towns Leone Massafau Fagaitau, and Apia harbor in Upolu, praising fertile soil and peaceful inhabitants, mentioning cacao export efforts.
A ventilating hot air drum designed by John F. Beck of Atlanta heats upper rooms by circulating air through a metallic casing that replaces the usual partition between opposite fireplaces. The system draws fresh air from beneath the floor, heats it in a circular path, and delivers warmed air through the chimney to upper chambers, providing heat and smoke-free ventilation.
Special letter reports George W. Vanderbilt funds an expedition to Java led by Yale student David J. Walters to locate the missing ape like human precursor Pithecanthropus. The search aims to test Darwin and Haeckel ideas, balancing science with faith as it could affect 220 million Christians.
A speculative notion envisions a primeval human form anterior to the Stone Age, described as a splendid dream for a wealthy man. If realized, the venture could impart lasting significance to Darwinism by stamping mint marks or brands of base metal on its legacy.
The article ponders the fate of the large Boer siege guns used in Ladysmith Mafeking and Kimberley during the war. It notes no gun was captured at the key sieges and suggests heavy matériel may have been hidden, with British search efforts under Lord Roberts failing to locate them.
Minnesota laws established fire wardens to curb forest and prairie fires. In 1899 only ten forest fires burned 2,638 acres with $1,541 timber damage. prairie fires reached 31 fires, 24,616 acres burned, $4,556 damage. The chief difficulty is underreporting and limited enforcement, with 3,000,000 idle acres suitable for pine. The report discusses state acquisition of land for forestry and cites Germany’s tree culture as a model.
A Chicago Record note quotes Robert MacIntyre saying Glasgow funds profits from its many industries to improve products, not reduce taxes. He argues taxes remain heavy despite rumors of tax relief.
A New York Sun notice notes bathtubs are shrinking as the city grows. The once valued civilizational adjunct dwindles daily while the demand for baths rises, suggesting future tubs may resemble hall bedrooms in size.
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