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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1899
Page
11
Adherents in Dog land plan a Bloomer Jubilee with a bicycle procession and a dinner. Prizes will honor the two most rational costumes while a parade celebrates Mrs. Bloomer’s era. The piece notes limited success of dress reform and cites fashion’s influence on comfort and practicality.
Commissioned officers debate deporting Mrs Todd the leper detained in San Francisco to a Hawaiian colony. She resists, threatening to cry Unclean and to bite and scratch to prevent transport. War department weighs options as Army Surgeon General searches for a solution. Mrs Todd has long suffered the disease and previously traveled to Hawaii via Canada.
In 1880 Stose Coghlan's theater crowd witnessed a stranger paying for 100 children's tickets with a check signed George Dewey. Aware neither manager nor ticket staff knew him, the officer often funded asylums’ outings once yearly, rarely attending himself, while Stratford on Avon humor noted John Shakespeare’s fines for dirt heaps. Dr Nansen urged US Britain and Germany to unite for polar exploration, while Chinese cuisine greets fried wasp soup as a delicacy.
Virginia officials report rising land ownership among colored people, noting many acquire farms via land contracts with deeds after payment completed. Census plans to record holders who have not proved up or who own land under contracts, foreclosures, or redemption, to better show tenure by race across counties and states.
A stray kitten rescued near Eighteenth and Us streets by Miss Ethel Willame drew attention from Admiral Dewey who wished to save the sick animal. The kitten, later named Devil Dan, became a famed fighter among treasury staff, though its exact records remain unofficial.
A Chesterfield Indiana town reports mysterious death warnings with rhythmic door rap patterns. Ora McDaniel is the seventh victim as the Steinman family and others succumb to the eerie notices.
Rural department aims to boost sales of American butter and cheese in the orient with trials on shipping methods and packaging. Two tons of dairy are already at San Francisco for six oriental ports under department supervision. They seek cheaper packing, better jars, and feeding to improve butter quality for warm climates, while China pricing shows high potential for markets near home.
The naval service will repurpose the ship Fortune at Newport H. L for gunnery training of apprentices. A four inch gun two 57-pounders and a one pounder will be mounted, replacing earlier rudimentary gunnery instruction. The Fortune was launched at Boston just after the Civil War.
Poultney Bigelow, delegate to the International Geographic Congress, reports to the American Geographical Society that Germany has applied Henry George land theory in Biao-Ciou China, ousting landowners and selling land use to European settlers with a three year revaluation. Official inquiry says Germany has not adopted the theory in New Guinea.
The New Jersey fiscal year closed with 1,044 charters granted in two months. Authorized capital totals 3.5 billion dollars, with 728 thousand dollars in filing fees. Nearly 200 firms exceed 2 million capital, 600 exceed 1 million, and 15 thousand operate under New Jersey law. The year marks a state record for incorporation activity.
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