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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1900
Page
2
Random reflections mix gossip and political chatter about ships for Russia and German arms in China. The prose wanders through portraits of figures like Bishop Wheeler and the Empress Dowager, medieval wit, and a chorus of social headlines, touching on hair color and trousers as symbols of era.
The passage discusses the push for brevity in writing and praises inventors like Elias Howe Morse Whitney Fulton and McCormick. It notes Howe's voting outcome and asserts telegraph progress changed global communication and commerce while the sewing machine transformed domestic life and industry.
A young Chinaman studying medicine in town recalls overheard tales of American girls. He describes a sunburned neck issue and lace yoke fashion, noting American habits he finds puzzling and amusing. He questions why women criticize pinched feet yet bare shoulders remain common.
Describes how streets in Constantinople are divided into dog quarters. each colony of ten to twenty dogs guards its turf. The dogs follow intruders by food cues, bark at strangers, and chase them away. The piece notes curiosity about how these territorial boundaries originated.
The sneezewood tree in South Africa earns its name from dust that makes people sneeze like snuff when cut or planed. The wood is bitter to the taste with a gravity heavier than water. Its color is light and it resists insect attack when worn or barnacle-free.
Fragmentary item notes a woman connected to an attempted act involving Empero Willian and mentions Charles T. Yerks. The text references introducing an American skyscraper into London and an American inspiration or idea.
In a two day floor battle the House approved the Corbin Hull army reorganization bill by 166 to 133. Support came from Hull Grosvenor and Parker with opposition by McCall Cochran Kileberg McClellan Shafroth Cummings and Cox. The measure includes prohibition of liquor sales on military reservations and posts and aims to mobilize new and returning forces before July 4.
The United States and other powers reach a compromise on punishment and indemnity in the Chinese crisis. A preliminary agreement instructs Minister Conger to sign and sets up future conferences between Li Hung Chang Prince Ching and foreign ministers. Indemnity may be moved to The Hague court. punishments are moderated from capital sentences for chief offenders.
A stream of Washington happenings includes Senator Stewart of Nevada on Republican caucus lists, Governor-elect Crovernor? of fal Nos, Durbin of Indiana in talks with Senator Mairbanks, and Treasury figures led by Secretary Gage paying tribute to the late Wilson. Other items report naval and army leadership events, diplomacy with Turkey, and debates on homeopathic physicians in the medical corps awaiting Congress.
The item reports a new convent dedication in Whibodsux Louisiana. It notes Methodists have contributed about 200000 dollars to foreign missions, and China saw 816156 Bible copies circulated last year, up 15 percent. Also mentions clergy moves and church-building plans in Maryland and Milwaukee, universalist appeals, Hale’s Boston charities, and mission-field gaps with few new workers.
The House defeated an oleomargarine bill 178 to 113 amid sharp exchanges. The measure bans colored margarine and imitation cheese across states, raises the tax on colored oleomargarine from 2 to 10 cents per pound, and trims the uncolored tax from 2 cents to half a cent. A demonstration showed how retailers disguise oleo as butter, underscoring concerns over color and pricing.
Navy Department bids for construction of eleven warships totaling 154000 tons, including three sheathed battleships with quadruple turrets and eight inch guns, and two unsheathed vessels with eight inch guns. Heavy armor, rapid fire guns, and concentrated firepower describe the forthcoming fleet. The project marks the largest single navy contract for materials to date.
The House backed an amendment to the army bill banning sales of alcohol on government property or military premises. Rep Witzgerald urged broader reach, but the attempt failed on a point of order amid party lines. The substitute by Mr Littlefield proposed total prohibition in post exchanges and army transport, passing 159 to 101 with applause from many in the gallery.
A scattered digest notes a Boston man shooting a white deer in Aroostook County Maine and an elderly woman assaulted publicly in Rochester. It hints at charges of unlawful dramatia involving ministers and a Chicago Methodist dispute.
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