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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1900
Page
3
The International Monthly argues most front novelists are monsters of the short story yet perfected as a distinct form. It claims true short fiction centers on one main emotion, with every detail bound to the heart, and notes crossbreed trials with novels are alarming failures.
Jim Vink describes a Goat Peak area smithy tale where the men test rifles and build gun parts using improvised methods. They fire 20 caliber bullets to mark bolt-hole positions on wagon tires, a novel proofing method that proves effective in this rugged frontier experiment.
A Collier's Weekly correspondent recalls Lawton's last afternoon at division headquarters. Mrs Lawton studies a photograph of the general, notes his beard, and wonders if it will suit when he returns. She says she would accompany him anywhere, even to a poet hop in the states, if invited.
A Scottish paper recounts a New Year trip to Aberdeen's new electric tramway. Two servants, marveling at the system, ride atop a car past George Street and compare it with Edinburgh and Dundee feats. Notes on fast ocean steamers and improved engine efficiency appear as related tech tidbits.
Helen Francis, three years and eight months, arrived safely at Stroud after a long railway journey from New York with no escort beyond train crews. Officials say she is the youngest child to travel such a distance unaccompanied. The eight city route passed Buffalo Chicago Kansas City Strand with care by Wabash Santa Fe and West Shore conductors along each division. Her father, a New York railroad man, recently widowed, sent her to her grandmother to ensure safety.
Second successful operation of grafting skin using an egg film performed by Dr W. Morgan and team at City Hospital In Via Pupolis. Patient Seolk Smith, a colored man, shows skin from the egg film remains white while surrounding skin is black. pigment transfer and future color change remain uncertain. Smith fears feather growth on face and neck. Only other reported success occurred at a Brooklyn hospital.
The Naval Reserves program for the At Jaontie states has been arranged by Commander W. S Southerland. The Prairie will be used again to transport the government exhibit to the Paris exposition. Orders require the commanding officer to return to the New York yard by April 10 for fitting out for months of cruising with the naval reserve. Each command will have a two week practice cruise, with the Louisiana battalion taking part around April 24 in the Gulf.
In Red Bud Illinois Raymond Mudd and James McNabb bring gold bearing quartz from Camp's Creek near the Ozark Range. An elderly Red Bud prospector cites good gold potential while earlier prospectors found minor silver ore. Attempts to attract capital for culture ventures in Newton Witchens and Massachusetts labor bulletins mention Goethe and Shakespeare.
Admiral Wehlborn’s naval update details progress on battleships at Newport News Kent and Kentucky at near completion 90 percent and 89 percent respectively Mines at 75 percent Missouri started Alabama at Gramps Maine at 22 percent Wisconsin 88 percent Ohio 15 percent Maryland and others at various stages. The Mebany cruiser nearly finished at 99 percent. Denver Des Moines Chattanooga Culverston Wecoma and Cleveland not started. Monitors Kansas 19 percent Connecticut 41 percent Florida 26 percent Wyoming 43 percent. 16 torpedo boat destroyers range 65 percent to 9 percent. 15 torpedo boats mostly on stocks or afloat at 98 percent to 1 percent. Plunger submarine boat at 85 percent.
Representative Jenkins of Wisconsin backs a bill to appoint a seven member commission to visit leading European commerce colleges, report to Congress, and spend 25000 dollars to study how foreign schools and training affect export growth. The measure argues U S foreign relations lag, foreign trade expanding, and lacks youth training programs. Similar proposals cite China and other nations.
Mrs. M A Kans whose husband works in advertising sues Baltimore firm over a reproduced photo of her former stage name Anna Belmont. Two magazine images show her with freckles and an unblemished look. Lawyer seeks injunction to stop further use. Firm claims her photo was chosen as the most beautiful of 200 submissions.
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