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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1901
Page
8
Ye call for mercy yet live by crime and mock the wrongs. The leading man pleads for life as you stand idle by. If danger rose you would not act but watch the villain rule and the heroine fail. The cowed crowd, in coarse garments, hides in fear while you keep smiling and let tyrants win.
A farmhouse scene centers on Lem and a city actress who reveals she is a painted lady with a confession of love. He declares enduring devotion as she explains her life in the theater and return to work, while benefactors like Claus Spreckels and John W Mackay fund naval monuments in San Francisco.
In St Petersburg Dr Kavitsky replaces a damaged femoral artery section in farmer Ivan Poltinkosh with a five inch artificial artery. After three days the operation saved leg life, showing a nearly seamless graft with visible ankle pulsation and restored blood flow.
Colorado voters show a trend of electing women to city treasurer posts. Margaret Robins won unanimously in Idaho Springs while E. A. Kenney was re elected in Aspen. Other winners include Jennie Gale in New Castle Emma C Palmer in Greely Clara A Clark in Alma Mary Shanks in Ouray Noeijie E Donahue in Victor and A N Frownie in Mantoa.
A new German weapon with a complex design is being issued to the army. The rifle features a sturdier barrel than the Mauser and a heat protected magazine. It is claimed to offer superior rapidity in loading from the right side of the stock.
A novelist narrator critiques a slum agent who ignores tenant misery while managing property to maximize rent. He names Back Hooley Lane as a foul moral image, then renames Chestnut Street as Jasmine Court to conceal faults. The piece lampoons urban philanthropy and cold efficiency.
A Century essay recalls Emile Loubet kissing his mother at Montelimar, praising his simple humane gesture as endearing to French citizens. Separate survey of Prussian recruits shows widespread ignorance about the German emperor, with most misidentifying him as a general or war minister and several confusing him with Bismarck.
An observation on the coke oven industry notes that some men mix penny wisdom with dollar folly, reflecting mixed judgment in a sector marked by practical grit and financial risk.
A Montreal Herald and Star summary examines the Mafia’s rise in Sicily, its social roots, and inner workings. It explains origins in Bourbon police failures, the code of silence or honest conduct, and the organization as a broad mutual aid network with no fixed statutes. It details three main Mafias in Palermo and surroundings, roles of ricottaro and capi-mafia, and how influence sways elections and local governance.
A striking aerial mirage known as the fata morgana occurs most often at the Strait of Messina between Sicily and Italy when sun angle, calm seas, and strong tides align. Viewers from Calabria see shifting images of castles, arches, palaces, ships, and halos, believed to bring good fortune.
The body shortens by three-eighths to half an inch from morning to night due to spinal compression. While sleeping or lying down the intervertebral cartilage regains elasticity, returning to normal height. The text also notes the value of life experience with a quip about bunko names.
A report from St Paul describes a so called wild tribe in northern Fremont County Wyoming formed by intermarriage of two families. About 200 members lie in mountain fastness and attack intruders with fury. Stockmen organize to defend against marauders and a feral man over 40 with bare skin and hair is said to have hurled a pursuer and horse down a 40 foot bluff. Survivors of Grant's Class at West Point are listed.
The Chicago Journal reports Yale athletes will be charged the average price paid in prior terms for training table meals. Previously thrifty boarding options and two to four dollar rates for short fits would undercut costs, but the new rule sets a minimum equal to the student’s average prior term price, barring lower rates without committee approval.
A Rexagenarian on the island of St Kilda in Scotland admits to a census official that he has never in his life seen a horse. The startling admission highlights isolation on the remote isle.
Dr A J Henning newly elected mayor opens Garurtt Grat council meeting with prayer and a manifesto urging fear of God and Sabbath observance, aiming to curb cigarette smoking and promote moral conduct.
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