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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1901
Page
3
Count Zeppelin, famed inventor of the aerial craft, is described at seventy and still active, with record flights across Lake Constance and substantial funding from a syndicate. The piece also argues China’s potential industrial awakening presents a global risk, noting Chinese diligence and factory work capability.
Public Eye notes Rev. Frederick Brown a long serving missionary and presiding elder in North China who directed march routes for allied forces during the Pekin relief and who sent many dispatches from Che Foo to America. It also mentions a domestic tragedy in Kentucky involving Mrs. Jennie Gatewood and Dr. T. W. Tuggle, with ties to a September grand jury probe and a plot to kill.
Readable material details Paris defenses with forts, rails, and reserves ready for war. It notes 50,000 artillery reservists, 126,000 horses, and 70 million rounds, plus tramways linking ammo depots to fortifications. Also references naval yard commandants and a patriotic poem about ships.
The article lauds women earning daily bread in many trades from coin making to furniture. It notes women as stockholders and partners in business while highlighting diverse roles such as anthropologist forester and stock dealer. It also reports Capt Edward Dewey’s death at 71 in Montpelier and Admiral Schley declining a mounted parade at the Kentucky Knights Templar conclave in Montevideo.
The dean of Lincoln states Mrs Gladstone spent her last moments under the belief she was with her husband. She scolded a nurse over a carriage she thought she had ordered for Mr Gladstone and asked aloud if he would be ready to start soon, addressing him as darling.
The article discusses dogs used in future warfare for locating wounded using scent and intelligence. It also recalls U.S. naval yard valuation, ships fitted there, and historic vessels like the Argus, Chesapeake, Frolic, and the 74 gun battleship Independence launched in 1814.
The article notes the long white brick building at the main entrance housing offices and the naval museum and library as the yard’s oldest structure, followed by the current commandant’s residence. It recalls land values assessed by Boston at nearly seven dollars per square foot and highlights dogs that located twelve escaped men, later saving eighteen with aid including refreshments and bandages.
A U S report notes that France and Germany test military autos with a commission since 1897. Germany tested eight vehicles in 1899 maneuvers and the emperor offers 20000 for the best military automobile. Italy and Austria deploy autos for transport while Belgium converts wagon stock to auto use.
A reflective pairing notes Samuel Johnson on youth’s promise and a woman’s statements as she speaks into a telephone receiver.
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