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Newspaper
The Bowbells Tribune
Location
Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1900
Page
2
The report from Bombay warns 70 percent fatality from bubonic plague while noting no cure yet. Smithsonian negatives from a total solar eclipse are touted as superior to prior images. Astronomical prints from Wade sboro and ongoing moon shadow tracking excite researchers.
Consular reports show that our trade with China has doubled in four years. Gen Chaffee appointed to command American forces in China. Gen Wood recommends removal of all but one regiment from Cuba. Posts on Cuban service disrupted. many political and military shifts noted. A wide range of domestic incidents, accidents, and international notices fill the page in a brisk digest of events.
In New London on June 20 Yale won the eight oared varsity shell by about six lengths over Harvard. Yale also took the four oared and freshman races, with Harvard’s substitutes winning the four oared easily. Harvard’s stroke Harling collapsed near the finish, making the varsity victory hollow. the freshmen were upset as Yale was expected to win.
A Senate Committee report on food adulteration sparks nationwide interest and urges a law to ban alum in baking powders. The piece lists numerous brands and manufacturers containing alum and criticizes false labeling, urging consumers to have accurate information on every food item offered.
Paris enforces strict speed limits as high speed driving is banned nationwide. Officials report about 1540 arrests daily, with no place in France allowing fast driving. Serious accidents prompted drastic measures, including a Paris to Rebaix race where the winner averaged 42 mph and greatly exceeded it.
The Prohibition party convention adjourned after nominating J. G. Woolley for president of Minds and Henry B. Metcalf of Rhode Island for vice president on the first ballots. Swallow bowed out after a Pennsylvania clergyman’s speech as Woolley gained momentum. Metcalf led the vice presidential ballot, with Swallow proposed briefly but declining. Contributions for the campaign surpassed seven thousand dollars. The Kentucky battle cruiser inspection team praised the ship’s trial. Government ordered seven ten inch and four twelve inch breech loaders and mortars for dispatch to the Orient.
June 30 in Burnington Iowa a newsboy named William Nugent was blown from a moving train while crossing from the smoker to the chair car. The train traveled about thirty miles per hour and Nugent was found unconscious and taken to Keokuk with injuries not considered serious.
A wide compendium from Wahpeton to Page reports fair crop conditions in Northwood and rising hay prices, a new Wimbledon fire company, and a historic population of varied local events. Reports mention a new post office at St Anthony, a cornered burglar, and a growing trend toward pneumatic tires in Park River.
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