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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1901
Page
6
Roy Farrell Greene notes Mirandy’s voice remains sweet though aging, recalling songs she once warbled. The piece blends memories of “Hard Times Come Again No More” and “John Anderson, My John,” with reflections on youth and lost ease in her singing.
A fragmented reminiscence contrasts Twenty Years and Ben Bol Lorena with old tunes like Home Sweet Home and Silver Threads Among the Rye. It laments ragtime and praises Mirandy and Maggie era songs, recalling a nostalgic singing culture mentioned by speakers.
Julia Truitt Bishop presents a drama of yearning and misreading at a social gathering. A pair, the Girl and the Boy, navigate love and regret as Mrs Lessing and others misread their tension. The scene turns on a confession of unfulfilled chance and the lure of a second start, with a poignant pause at Ned and the Girl.
Mr Hoshi Toru, once a judicial official and English bar member, faced clashes with conservative peers. Reassigned to Yokohama customs, he shifted to politics, aligned with the Miners, was jailed twice for political offenses, and now leads the liberal Jiyuta movement in Japan.
In Beaumont Texas the oil center, visitors face scarce lodging with no rooms available. A passerby finds cots in hotel hallways priced at five dollars a day, rising to ten dollars if space remains scarce. Crowds move through the two main hotels as clerks advise seeking outskirts for overnight stays.
Ambivalent statutes tempt lawyers while auditors clash with railroad officials over taxation. Amid legal wrangling crowds flee Beaumont as boarding houses overflow and tents rise on vacant lots. Special trains ferry evacuees to Sabine Pass Port Arthur and Houston, where beds remain scarce despite the three hour journey.
The dispute centers on whether may is mandatory or discretionary in a statute. The court finds mercy implies power rather than obligation despite authorities. Dr Alma Frisbie named first woman regent of Wisconsin State University by Gov La Follette. California expects eight million citrus boxes shipped this season.
Dr J M Thurston of Richmond argued that sane persons who are diseased beyond cure should not be prevented from death by own action and that premeditated murder cases could be resolved by the same act. He warned such philosophy would encourage self-destruction in many circumstances and deemed the proposal impracticable.
The article recalls the 1898 explosion of the Maine in Havana and reports the launch of a new Maine battleship in Philadelphia. Capt. Charles D. Sigsbee may command the vessel. the design includes Krupp armor, 12,300 ton displacement, twin screw triple expansion engines, 24 Niclausse boilers, and heavy armor: thick belts and casemates.
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