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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1900
Page
6
An excerpt of L B Bridgman in Century portrays a slave narrator who backs a kingly task yet mourns the failing child he must guide. The speaker recounts guiding a frail boy to fulfill a great, urgent mission while time and care slip away beside a white room and the vigil at a cot.
A young woman Sereta grows amid yellow lilies and the admiral’s garden. Her questions about being a perennial and memories of the sea voyage haunt her as a visiting guest sparks a crisis in her coming of age.
The admiral and Sereta share quiet evenings as tension grows over love and duty. He recalls Julia Ravignon, once bright and alluring, now hardened by politics, while Sereta feels drawn to a world beyond the garden and a destiny she cannot yet name.
Seven year old Harvey Elmer Thompson of Conneaut Ohio holds world records for 5 6 and 7 year olds and has won four gold medals. He rides a specially built 20 inch wheel bicycle 12 pounds with a pace team of young Masters Earle and Louis Calkins from Scenneaut aged five and six.
A black tomcat in a Sioux City business entertains telephone operators by pushing a crank to ring the bell and trigger central calls. The cat sits upright like a dog and enjoys gymnastics on furniture, earning the nickname Kittie rang the phone as a byword among staff.
Charles Rogers of Ravenswood New York owned a Newfoundland and a cur. After a mastiff next door savagely mauled the Newfoundland the cur acted as his ally. The two dogs dragged the mastiff to the East River and drowned him after repeated submersions.
A Philadelphia Times column praises a hopeful boy’s sunny outlook while reflecting on a dachshund stereotype from the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The child imagines future deeds to brighten earth and notes humor in a dachshund’s amusing physical quirks and supposed intelligence.
Washington May 29 Wellington accused Cecil Rhodes and Joseph Chamberlain of conspiracy to seize Transvaal gold mines. He urged swift U S action against Britain, denounced British policy toward the Boers, and claimed secret state department archives prove a hidden understanding.
In Washington on May 24 Pettigrew and Kyle exchanged barbs over South Dakota politics as a Paria commission discussed its members. Pettigrew mocked Kyle’s politics while Kyle defended his colleague’s stance and loyalty to South Dakota. Also on May 20 a German meat bill prompted a House proposal to impose 10 percent duties on German meat imports, aiming at reciprocity if Germany taxes U S products, with referral to the ways and means committee.
Professor L Tobin founder of colleges at Vinton Waterloo Iowa Falls and Fort Dodge Iowa died Sunday night in Fort Dodge. He had wide reputation and will be buried in Vinton. Rumor Salisbury retirement in London parliament lobbies says Marquis may retire at next general election.
Yard wide box score style notes show York beating Pittsburg 13 to 6 at Cincinnati while Boston defeats Cincinnati 9 to 4 and Chicago loses 0 to 1 to Brooklyn. American League results list Chicago 0 at Cleveland 7 and Kansas City 5 at Buffalo 3 with Indianapolis 11 over Minneapolis 0. Rain affects several games including Detroit Milwaukee contests.
Accra May 28. Lagos Hausas tried to break lines at Kumansi. Three European officers killed, Captain Alpin and about one hundred Hausas wounded. Ashanti losses cited as heavy with three Maxims in use. 300 Ashantis said killed in a prior action. Rising unrest spreading.
May 28 reports from Valparaiso indicate Guy Cannon a leading local figure died from prolonged cigarette use. Doctors warned against further smoking but the habit persisted and led to his death. The piece also notes Washington staffing moves and nominations by the president.
George M. Gillettte received two telegrams from Kansas City stating all structural work for the new convention hall is in place and the Minneapolis firm will complete its portion today. Bonded to finish the iron and steel by June 14, the project runs about three weeks ahead of schedule.
The Pennsylvania track team defeated California 76 to 20 in a dual meet. Other notes include the Lords approving the deceased wife’s sister bill to second reading and varied global events from riots in Paris to beatifications by Pope Leo.
May 29 Paris reports a disorderly session as Count Boni de Castellane presses the government on Reinach statements. War Minister de Gallifet denounces Boulangerism amid socialist cheers and nationalist protests, prompting Deschanel to suspend the chamber. Castellane questions Waldeck Rousseau on action against Reinach over Dreyfus revival insinuations.
Debates in the chamber erupt as de Castellane accuses and defends amid calls for a coup de theatre over the Temps letter. Waldeck Rousseau denies any pact with Reinach while Gallifet grows ill leading to adjournment and renewed protests as the session ends. U S Supreme Court adjourns to October term after Washington session.
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