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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1900
Page
1
Reports describe three weekly baths in Copenhagen schools with clothes purified by steam ovens while pupils swim. Separate items note longevity among brain workers, a brutal bear gang in St Petersburg exploiting cry for sympathy, and a Chinese provincial governance system detailing governors, departments, and districts under the emperor.
Gen Collinson, Lord Wolseley, and Admiral Morin offer estimates on shipping needs for troop moves. Collinson cites 350000 tons for 40000 men with horses and wagons, Wolseley cites 150000 tons for 100000 men, Morin cites 40000 tons for 5000 men 800 horses and 150 wagons.
The pope signs with a white feathered quill kept in an ivory case, believed to come from a dove or possibly a larger bird, used for over 40 years for important signatures. Lightning on the Fourth of July destroyed a 1740 barn near Pottsville in Frederick Township, a site tied to Col Frederick Antes and Gen Washington.
A single oak of good size is said to lift 123 tons of water during the months it is in leaf. This moisture is evaporated and rises to form rain clouds. From this estimate one gains a sense of the forests' power to balance evaporation and precipitation, preventing floods and droughts.
Professor De Sancis of Turin reports that children begin dreaming before four but cannot recall dreams before age three. He notes that age marks the start of self awareness and that older people dream less vividly. He adds that women dream more often and remember dreams better than men.
The piece explains military horse numbering with hind foot marks and Veterinary History Sheets. It then cites a German scientist claiming yawning is healthy, likening it to oatmeal and brown bread, aiding brain and appetite and offering a cheap health remedy for all.
The missions provided 105 hospitals staffed by medical women in 1890. They treated 348 439 Chinese patients with care and operations restoring sight and life, earning high regard and large donations from wealthy Chinese patrons.
In the sparse Sierra Mesilla west of El Paso the wilderness is mostly empty. The landscape features steep glens and rock pines with the marmot as the sole inhabitant, rarely stirring before noon, and birds are exceedingly scarce.
A compilation of scattered facts covers Turkish regiments, U S flour imports, Cuban tobacco yields, Fargo demographics, lifeboat rescues on Britain’s coasts, world population trends, Italian soldiers nap hours, German naval armor costs, London’s gem badge, smallpox links, China railways, New York suit over a mole, Maine deer totals, imperial finances, Guam cash, candles in China, tea history, front line ages, India rubber nails, Siberia lighting, shipwreck rescue, Sheffield coal use, Afghan weapon belts, Russian city populations, and other assorted tidbits from history.
A white mob of hundreds to possibly fifteen hundred gathered in Manhattan’s Thirty-seventh Street area after the death of Policeman Thorpe. They attacked Black residents, injuring many while police reserves from four stations worked to restore order. The chaos echoed New Orleans violence in tone as the crowd beat, looted, and rioted through the neighborhood.
Tincoln Nebraska reports Wharton Barker a populist presidential candidate is said ineligible for the office. It is claimed he never requested congressional permission to accept a czar’s title while supervising Russian improvements, thus allegedly forfeiting U.S. citizenship.
The Carnegie Company is reported to seek control of every large blast furnace in the United States via pending negotiations for plants at Havegley and Co. in Butler, Newburg, Cleveland, and Carons dolet near St. Tats, with two others in Mahourbe ville. The move, if true, would give Carnegie ore handling and furnace capacity to dictate iron and steel prices, ending competition by rivals.
Paris August 18 Americans fared well securing 1081 awards at the Paris exposition with 220 grand prizes, 4586 gold medals, 353 silver medals, 422 bronze medals and 279 honorable mentions. United States exhibitors across farming, mining, textiles, machinery, and arts earned top honors signaling American industry strength.
R Dun & Co. Weekly Review notes a wave of price advances easing and a general market danger as March’s peak passes. Attention shifts to weak raw materials and iron structural declines, yet buyers from across the country flood New York, signaling cautious recovery and sustained demand in boots, shoes, jewelry, and hardware.
John Hawley, a widely quoted authority on criminal law and former prosecuting attorney of Wayne County, died last evening at Harper Hospital after a period of illness. He authored several notable works on criminal knowledge and blanked.
Charlis A Towne of Chienagro Vue will launch a campaign at Dath within ter hive Ife and deliver an elaborate address mainly answering Roosevelt. Towne will travel to Washington California and other western states then tour the south including Atlanta Memphis Nashville and other points to focus on the Republican vice presidential nominee.
Ex Senator John J Ingalls of Kansas died in Las Vegas New Mexico surrounded by family on August 16 after a long illness beginning in March 11 in Washington. Funeral planned for Atchison as sons rushed to comfort him. he had traveled through New Mexico and Arizona seeking relief and continued writing until shortly before death.
William Fikua a Nashville Tennessee man was chased after snatching a pocketbook. He fired three times at officers and a crowd, was caught near the Great Northern hotel and hid under a horse. Police fought to protect him as a mob shouted Hang him Take him away and sought to seize him for lynching.
Pittsburg August 17 M K McMullin a Philadelphia Co director and Union Traction organizer bought the West End Traction Co outright for about 500000. The move signals a near completion of a consolidation plan uniting West End Tadd Union Traction Consolidated Traction United Pacetoon Monongahela under one system covering most of Allegheny County. The West End operates Pittsburg area branches to Crafton Carnegie Meheesy Roes Neville Island Corme pote Ingram Sheridan and Mount Washington. No public statement on future routes was given.
Nikole Tesla is granted a patent for insulating a wire by passing it near or through cold air to create a heat on the wire. The inventor claims this insulation resists strong currents and costs almost nothing. The method aims to reduce electricity loss in transmission and enable long distance underground wires.
Pittsburg workers at the Window Glass Flatteners Association unanimously decide to adhere to the demands. The Am er Glass Company announces plants will reopen September 1 despite any action by the flatteners.
A letter to the U.S. State Department from Conil Meultog at Demarara reports diamonds discovered along the Mazvaruni River in British Guiana. The finds are valued 25 to 70 percent higher than South African stones, with comparable quality to Brazilian diamonds. Concessions for diamond mining are being issued and the industry is expected to grow.
Pittsboro 20 Dispatch prints President Zimmer of the Ball Players Protective Association addressing trouble at St Tourn where Melton struck Wolverton. Zimmer says aims protect players business relations with club owners and expects Philadelphia players to push abolition of the reserve rule. He asserts no link to any new league and pledges harmony with officials.
The Ledger notes rising talk of a strike as Harleton miners invite operators to a August 27 conference. Dealers doubt attendance, predicting a possible walkout while August output eyed near 4 million tons and yearly tonnage rises by about 1.23 million. A 25 cent per ton price increase is discussed.
Kansas faces a historic drought with two thirds of the western counties hit hard. Officials estimate the crop yield now between 73 and 100 million bushels, far below the 1890s levels and well under past requirements.
A 20 representative from the Republic Tron and Steel Co and the Amalgamated association discussed the meeting in Detroit. The company held out for a percent reduction while workers demanded a ten percent advance. The Amalgamated lodges planned a nationwide vote to alter the scale, expected this week, with mills likely idle for at least a month.
Report from Australia says the ship Canada, sailing from Norfolk to Manila with coal for U S warships, suffered a waterspout that removed the mizzenmast near Leeward waters. Earlier refit at Melbourne revealed fire in coal. towed to Fremantle partly dismasted.
Police say Catherine Scharingel was beaten to death with a linener in her rooms at 674 Second Ave between 6 PM and midnight Saturday. The body lay face down in a pool of blood. a bloodied hammer and rummaged rooms were found. Authorities believe a thief entered, surprised by the victim, and killed her to avoid identification.
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