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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1900
Page
2
Townsend reports a seventh English steamer has left Fiume with 4500 Hungarian horses bound for British service in South Africa. The animals are described as fat and tender, and the note warns of danger from incompetent handling of machinery and drivers. Arbor day is praised yet viewed as increasingly historical.
Among the most distinguished foreign born students in the United States are T. and Y. Sung, grandsons of Li Hung Chang. Aged 21 and 18, they differ politically from their grandfather and support the Chinese reform movement. They will study Western civilization to apply lessons upon return to China.
The Milan facade project, in its fourteenth year of effort, meets strong opposition and may be abandoned. The old facade was discordant yet finely detailed, and a bequest meant to fund the new work would revert to the great hospital at Milan if construction did not start in time, a loss not seen as critical by the public.
An editorial on Child Thrift in France notes American city schools now promote penny saving. Eight years ago Grand Rapids Savings Bank piloted the plan in four schools, twelve weeks later it expanded to all schools. Now thousands of child depositors hold savings surpassing seventeen thousand dollars with over five hundred schools nationwide implementing similar systems.
The article notes the health of surviving ex Presidents drew attention. It lists lifespans after leaving office from Washington to Arthur, comparing post retirement years of Polk, Adams, Madison, Jefferson, Van Buren, and others, with several living decades beyond their terms.
In a unanimous decision the Kansas Supreme Court in the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company v Campbell finds the 1897 populist legislature act requiring free transportation for live stock shippers unconstitutional. The ruling reverses lower courts and cites deprivation of property without due process and denial of equal protection under the fourteenth amendment.
Special letter recounts Osman Digma, famed Turkish general, and his defense of Plevna in 1877, holding off Russian forces despite a two-to-one numeric disadvantage. It chronicles his rise from Tokat, roles in Crimea and Crete, and his enduring stand at Plevna until surrender was not considered.
The article describes fire walking traditions in India Japan and Pacific cultures with priests guiding rites. It details the preparation of a furnace pit in New England for a Rhode Island clambake and the barefoot crossing on red or white hot stones. Col Gudgeon and three English companions perform the walk with varying injuries.
The Strand notes that armor invented by humans mirrors nature seen in lobsters. It argues that a lobster’s tail demonstrates sophisticated natural armor surpassing medieval plate. This comparison highlights how crustaceans protect their bodies from submarine predators with flawless design.
Prince Henry, brother of Kaiser William II, saluted from a Berlin carriage during the Kaiser’s parade. Crowds cheered “Long live Prince Henry” as he waved his headpiece, violating strict Hohenzollern etiquette that forbids princes from saluting while driving with the emperor. The incident drew attention from William II, and the grand master of ceremonies later reminded Henry of the etiquette.
Revered American Jewish reformer Dr. Isaac Mayer Wise of Cincinnati dies after a long career as editor and founder of the American Israelite and Deborah. He led Hebrew Union College and shaped modern Jewish reform, advocating Christian Jewish harmony. funeral draws national delegations. He leaves a widow, eleven children, and several grandchildren.
After the fall of Badajos English troops enter the town though weary and wounded. Gen Picton is wounded and Lord Fitzroy Somerset leads the pursuit. Wounded and distraught soldiers plunder and revel in drunken chaos, with reports of shameless rapacity and murder.
The death at Woodstock Ireland marks the passing of Lady Louisa Tighe daughter of the Duchess of Richmond famed for fastening Wellington with his sword at the Brussels ball on the eve of the 1815 battle. The ball linked gaiety and tragedy in Napoleonic history.
A Lewiston Maine man recalls older hymns from the New England prayer meeting and laments modern scenes from Jerusalem. He contrasts sacred hills with harsh cliffs and drainage near Siloam, ending with a quip about a clothespin from Monday’s washing.
A Philadelphia Record item captures a sharp exchange where Softleigh accuses Cynicus of calling him a pom pous ass. Cynicus retorts half regretful that the label applies, denying full pom pous status.
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