18 Feb 1893
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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1893
Page
1
A dramatic tale blends poetry and a historical Madrid duel on the rope. English performer Silvester Andrews exposes rival Villette’s trick after a high stakes display, winning public favor with a daring rapier duel atop the line.
In Haleyville New Jersey the African Methodist Episcopal church guards a rare relic, a bell claimed as the oldest in the western hemisphere. Propped by Capt Elias Newell, it traces to 1492 with Ferdinand and Isabella and Columbus four voyages, feared lost to debt and kept at Trustee Alfred Green’s home awaiting exhibit at the Columbian Exposition.
Reports by Deverenre cite bedbug bites linked to tuberculosis in an 18 year old whose two brothers died of lung disease. a separate note recalls a 1884 St Louis baseball stunt dropping a Spalding ball from the Washington Monument, with calculations showing 187 feet per second impact and a 544 yard theoretical travel if released from 555 feet.
A Madrid built carriage from 1700 for Emperor Charles IV. illustrates baroque luxury. Inside crimp silk lining gold fringes and tassels. Venetian crystal windows, Wagenschon painted panels, gilded bronze work, imperial symbols, lacquered wood and iron, six-horse harness, rare relic with one other example at Versailles.
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