The Missing Face
Poem fragment recalls longing and unrequited love as a speaker gazes toward a window. The verse laments a lost beloved and the futility of hope, with lines about serenading stars and a face behind a pane.
08 Nov 1902
Page 1
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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1902
Page
1
Poem fragment recalls longing and unrequited love as a speaker gazes toward a window. The verse laments a lost beloved and the futility of hope, with lines about serenading stars and a face behind a pane.
In a Michigan era of crisis Stubby Shaw resigns from the team to focus on math, while his father’s strict discipline shapes his future. Thompson seeks consent via a bold gambit, enabling Stubby to stay for the Cornell game. The Detroit-bound rivalry fuels campus devotion as the dramatic match unfolds with Stubby amid the tension.
A wild crowd roars as Stubby shines in Michigan's victory over Cornell. Rev John Shaw praises his son amid jubilant players and fans, while Stubby's proud father consoles a proud, disobedient boy and the team receives three cheers for their star.
A fragmented poem narrates a mighty shepherd of the sea guiding white sheep of waves. Mentions a pine crook, sheep dogs, and rock pastures with sailors and stars. Ends with a reference to the New York Tribune headline style.
The piece notes limited popularity of modern band music among Orientals with Japanese resistance to it. It describes a Japanese regiment marching to bugle calls, avoiding drums. During 1894 to 1895 war, only one army corps band existed, near headquarters, while troops sang in march.
The text notes that the sole marketable source of bort or black diamond is Bahia in South America. It details bort’s uses in paints for drills and saws and in polishing diamonds and other precious stones. It mentions growing demand for bort but breaks off mid-sentence.
Ancient History notes Hannibal pressed for battle while Fabius remained cautious. A general suggested arbitration as a possible path. Soon after, Canni was fought and the Roman forces destroyed Inde.
Kuala Lumpur, capital of the Federated Major States, opens an Institute for medical and scientific research. The facility welcomes workers of any penalty, signaling an inclusive approach to scientific advancement.
Chicago trials reveal a widening tax fixing case touching leaders including James H. Gormley president of the Masonic Fraternity Temple Association indicted for conspiracy with Captain Edwand Williams Luke Wheeler and James Br Hoy to rob Cook County. Dr EG Rueh a director testified of payments and signatures linking the affair to the association and its officers.
An article discusses future rapid freight services, noting Sir Alfred Jones’s joke about a fast Canada to Liverpool steamer. It speculates on electric parcel railways covering the Atlantic in about fifteen hours, suggesting submarine cable laying as a precursor to an undersea tube. The piece weighs electric science against the Dominion eggs-on-sale quip and envisions a bold transport future.
Miss Louise Montague once famed as the ten thousand beauty sues John A. Davidson of the Davidson Brothers Marble Co Chicago in Superior court for 100000. She alleges breach of promises to buy a home in New York and insure the husband, a claim tied to her halted stage career after tours with Forepaugh.
A grand duchy with four times Ireland's area and about 3,010,000 people is described as enviable. Its national debt is tiny at roughly £4.5 million, outweighed by vast forests roads and state wealth. The report notes Finland can borrow at 3 percent and uses loans for development.
Royal match rumor centers on Crown Prince of Siam and Miss Eleanor Wilson daughter of Gen James H Wilson of Delaware. They reportedly met in London and he dedicated a play to her. He visited Wilmington as her guest and is described as European in education with multiple English history books.
Martin Kingman of Peoria Illinois has been elected president of the National Association of Agricultural Implements and Vehicle Manufacturers. He is head of the Kingman Plow Company and one of the wealthiest men in Illinois. He has interests in manufacturing and banking, and has long been a leading member of the association.
Jim Younger, former member of the Jesse James gang, died by his own hand in St Paul Minnesota after parole and failed attempts to remarry. The obituary notes aging brothers Cole and Bob Younger, past crimes, and years in Stillwater prison. Cole is ill in bed, dispute over money hurts family relations.
An American proposes a floating school aboard the Young American vessel to educate 250 pupils and 25 teachers for nine months each year. The plan emphasizes global awareness and cultural knowledge during a four year program, aiming to broaden youth understanding through travel on the sea.
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