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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1901
Page
8
In a tangle of flirtations the room’s confidences unravel as Ashbee seeks fault in his past tricks. Rozelle reveals she is married to Van Ness and vows a private mountain honeymoon, warning Ashbee to stop pursuing other women. Silent tension settles as bold evasions fade and truth emerges.
In a sparkling social scene Ashbee wins Rozelle after a flirtatious run of evenings at the hotel. Dalbiac and others watch as Ashbee chaperones a growing attraction, with Rozelle hinting at deeper interest during walks and private moments on the lawn and verandah.
An American wit describes Choate at a London reception where a guest asks for a cab and is told he is a cab. The anecdote, from Philadelphia Telegraph, contrasts Choate’s plain dress with and laced guards. The piece then notes Prof Virchow’s fame as pronounced differently across nations and the correct pronunciation.
A Lynn Massachusetts house at 12 Broad Street linked to Mary Baker Eddy is being purchased by devoted followers as a memorial to the founder of Christian Science. They aim to preserve the room where the creed began while allowing modern church use and worship space.
A Havana health report from the War Department division of Insular Affairs details September 1901 as the healthiest month yet, noting 339 deaths and a death rate of 15.64 per thousand. It cites historic September death ranges since 1858 and highlights a dramatic drop in yellow fever deaths, with only five in the six months to October 1, 1901.
A communication from Gen. Charles W. Darling describes Prof. Petrie’s Abydos discoveries illuminating Egypt’s prehistoric period around 7000 B C. Burials reveal pottery, stone vases, carved ivory, tools, weaving, and later Libyan Amorite immigration bringing silver lapis and hematite. The note ends with a curious estimate of blood flow through the heart.
Memdoub Bey, now in London to found a Turkish political paper, criticizes the sultan for suppressing literature. He claims writers fear political motives, leading to self censorship and many exiles as the sultan opposes poets and bans works of value.
Rebecca Lowenwith of Brooklyn gained custody of a baby girl for 1 Afra after Louis Kats, the father, sold the child for a dollar and disappeared after the birth in April 1900. Kats later reappeared claiming the child, but Lowenwith refused to surrender the infant to him.
Freak Muneey and Witness Frank Munsey, the magazine man, recently bought a Washington paper and were in a barber shop when it was raided for noncompliance with a Sunday closing law. The capital intends keeping shops closed on Sundays as required, though enforcement remains uneven.
Ranchers across the west report heavy losses from coyotes and claim greyhounds reliably hunt and kill them. Clinton E. Worden tested the breed and found greyhounds capable of pursuing and capturing marauders. Packs are being trained on ranches adding sport and reducing troublesome neighbors.
Mrs. Herman Schroeder, widow of Dr. Schroeder, a Bloomington teacher and architect, dies in Bloomington Illinois. Once a princess of Germany, she fled court banishment followed by her husband’s revolutionary leanings. She and her husband settled in Bloomington where he helped found Gilman and El Paso. She leaves two children. estate valued around $500,000.
The National Review notes continual South American quarrels with neighbors. Historic wars include Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay against Paraguay's Lopez from 1864 to 1870, Peru’s mutinous pirate era in 1877, and Chile Peru Bolivia conflicts. Colombia Venezuela and Uruguay faced ongoing civil strife since 1880, with ongoing clashes in two states.
Travelers praise Bavarian peasant hospitality noting cordial welcomes in cottages. The Oriental laws of hospitality are said to prevail across Bulgaria and among all classes, ensuring no stranger is ever turned away at the door.
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