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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1900
Page
2
Townsend warns the nation of peril as income cuts alarm him. Kansas judges declare Staynerstraw Baczynski a citizen. Chicago papers critique Reverend Sheldon’s newspaper venture. French subsidized theaters burn then plan quick reopening by mid July.
A Norwegian expedition plans a 1901 ascent to Sannikoff Land north of the New Siberia Islands starting from the Lena River mouth. They will winter there and establish a camp, with summer 1901 spent fixing the base. Russians’ four largest cities census shows St. Petersburg 1,132,677 Moscow 988,614 Odessa 405,041 Warsaw 626,072. men outnumber women in three, while Warsaw slightly favors women.
The article surveys Zeiss distance measuring glass and telemeters noting two miles accuracy. It cites Paulsen on ethics and happiness, plus a fox biology paper on Pribiloff blue foxes. It recounts Napoleon’s exile voyage to Saint Helena and Cronje’s capture, and ends with a Scottish anecdote about King George and a knightly handshake.
A special letter recalls Napoleon Bonaparte's St Helena exile and notes Britain plans to place General Cronje there as a similar long confinement. The story details the island's geography, the early move to Longwood, the exiles present, and Napoleon's reported clashes with Governor Sir Hudson Lowe and others as years wore on.
The town of Ladysmith in Natal is noted as the third most important in the region. It lies 189 miles north of Durban and features thirteen streets, a town hall, and a public library.
Edward J Phelps ex ambassador to Great Britain and Vermont politician dies in New Haven Conn Born 1822 Middlebury Vermont a Middlebury College graduate he served as second comptroller of the treasury under Fillmore He led Vermont constitutional matters ran for governor in 1880 led the American Bar Association and taught law at Yale Joined the Bering Sea arbitration panel and wrote on medical jurisprudence and constitutional topics continuously active as a lecturer and wit in after dinner settings
A push to U S half cent coin gains support with signatures from heads of New York Chicago Philadelphia and Pittsburgh stores. Chicago already uses the half cent coin for two years and a New York order for 500000 coins signals demand. Coins would bear Yt cent and store name and address, created by firms, not government. The aim is wider circulation and advertising value though government lacks involvement.
Artificial coal inventor George Montag, a German, develops a process to make a fuel resembling coal from any earth except sand and gravel. He mixes secret ingredients with dirt, presses the mixture into bricks, which burn hot yet are extremely hard and brittle. Large German manufacturers plan to adopt the product.
In a state house committee room a bid for a new electric road prompts elders to urge preserving a village street. An elderly speaker recalls local towns and pleads for peace and quiet as the room listens, eyes on elm shaded streets rather than bonds and franchises.
Mrs. Catherine V. Waite at 71 plans a Denver partnership with her husband ex Judge Charles B. Waite. A Canadian by birth and Oberlin-educated she has been farmer teacher lecturer author merchant builder real estate dealer and estate manager. She studied law while her husband was abroad and was admitted to the bar after age 50.
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