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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1901
Page
3
Meredith Nicholson’s verse printed in the Indianapolis News evokes marching music and battlefield visions as campfires and Bugle call recall Troy Marathon Agincourt Waterlooo Shiloh and other ages. The piece links military displays to national pageantry and memory.
Proposals urge a large military feature for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1893. Advocates note U S strength and education value, urging formal plans for an American soldier display with drills, parades, and cross state militia competitions.
The St Louis Globe-Democrat advocates a permanent military education congress to showcase drills uniforms and arms from nations and their soldiers. It envisions officers and sailors from every land gathering for exhibitions and friendly rivalries with large guns on display.
John C. Fremont rode through heavy rain from San Jose to Monterey to share his California Senate victory with his wife in 1850. He left before dawn to return to San Jose, completing a 140 mile ride.
A Kentucky volunteer recounts a Philippine outpost tale where a frightened negro recruit trusts a rumor of Filipino torture. At midnight the officer of the day confronts him and learns the recruit believes he must halt three times and then shoot the officer. The officer hides, curses, and later issues proper orders.
Commander in Chief Eli Torrance of the G ARB disclosed appointments including Henry M. Duffield Detroit as judge advocate general and Major A. Noel Binkeman Mount Vernon New York as chief of staff. An executive committee for the National Council of Administration was named with members William H. Armstrong Indianapolis Edgar Allen Richmond Va Thomas G. Sample Allegheny Pa C Jones Centerville Ia and Loren W. Collins St. Cloud Minn to work with the top officers to set the next encampment date and location.
A Chicago Record-Herald reader notes growing European esteem for the U S Navy since the Spanish American War. He cites U S fleets at Manila and Santiago as elevating national regard and says European interest in visiting American ships and officers has increased markedly.
The article outlines President Castro of Venezuela pursuing a revived Bolivarist federation uniting Venezuela Colombia and Ecuador with aims to include Peru and Bolivia. It asserts Liberal coalitions support reunification, notes Colombia’s military actions and Ecuador’s fragile stance, and compares the ambition to historic empires while warning of strong opposition and potential conflicts.
German promoters claim a peat to artificial coal machine can produce fuel at 1.10 to 1.20 a ton but U S consul at Coburg voices grave doubts about the method. The company allegedly operates in Betes Preesta and plans a U S corporate setup, urging American investors to beware of the process's true value.
A brief note recalls Japanese erecting monuments after a distant conflict with China. The fragmentary text hints at a memorial gesture, naming a period and parties but withholding full context or location.
In Concord burying ground Germantown a tombstone notes an inscription claiming 969 years for a buried inhabitant, one year more than biblical Methuselah. Historians believe the figures were miscarved with a later correction. time wore away the plug, making the error permanent.
The text extols the apple as the most conspicuous fruit among vegetable productions. It notes that apples reach England from Canada California and temperate Australia while English grown fruit remains superior. It traces the garden apple to Roman introduction and describes hedge‑row wild apples as the fruit’s root type, maintained only by grafting and cultivation.
The fur trade of Canada has faded in significance compared with its former scale a half century ago. Now the country, once judged by a French philosopher, is renowned as a major exporter of wheat apples and other products reflecting abundant soil and a favorable climate for sustaining life. The fur trade no longer holds its picturesque colonial aura from the French era and the peak ford days.
A note reveals a crab eating macaque found across Burmah Siam and Malay lands living among tidal creek trees. Its chief food is crabs insects and leaves. To catch crabs it ventures into water and is said to swim unusually well.
The Kansas City Journal describes Stockton Kansas residents laughing at a married pair. The fire bell rang in the night and the husband rushed to the fire without changing his nightshirt. The wife followed with his trousers offering them to wear, while she herself wore little more than a negligee.
An ad fragment notes Defiance Cold Water Starch priced at 18 cents and contrasts it with other brands that claim no tie to quantity or quality. The readable portion mentions inferior alternatives and a disputed value.
The article notes Kimberley of South Africa as the richest man with an estimated 500 million dollars and mentions Lt Hung Chang close behind. It cites J H Robinson at about 400 million, and Chile Guatemala and Mexico each with fortunes near 50 million. It also touches on Wizard Oil and unusual coinage in Peru where hens eyes function as small currency in Jauja.
A curious anecdote recalls Lord Kelvin visiting a vast electric works. The intelligent foreman, asked what electricity is, stammered. Kelvin replied that that ignorance is the common gap shared by him and the foreman, highlighting mystery in science.
A Very Wealthy Woman Miss Alice De Rothschild ranks among England’s richest. She owns a Grasse villa and a Piccadilly London house. Seventy gardeners nurture the Grasse estate, which houses zebras Hamas and Hindoo bulls.
District Attorney Philbin unveils a method to seize bondsmen property via a receiver to recover forfeited bonds, forcing payment or surrender of the accused. The scheme sparks consternation among bondsmen and criminals alike.
In Aldershot England experiments test a new target style for musketry. Heads appear and disappear at regular intervals by electric control along the skyline of a hill range, simulating an enemy taking aim and firing. Life shots practice uses these moving head targets.
A humorous exchange about a friend missing a theatrical part leads to a note on wartime power shifts. British ships are tested in November for using electricity instead of steam for auxiliary duties. Current systems like capstan steering engines ventilating fans and derrick hoists still run on steam.
A historical snippet notes Bank of England capital of just over 72 million dollars with a 16 million dollar surplus while the governor earns 10 thousand dollars yearly. Directors receive 2.5 thousand dollars per year each, reflecting the era’s salary scale.
China's beer imports this year reveal Germany as the leading supplier, with Thiaa's Beer Imports noting Germany's prominent role in the beverage trade. The piece hints at a party official and a party member involved in the import sector, though details are unclear due to garbled text.
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