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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Aug 20, 1903

—The discovery of a new metal, to which the name of “selenium” has been given, is announced from Germany. It is claimed that this new metal is lighter and stronger than aluminum, and can be produced at much less cost.

—By the collapse of one of the seating stands at the Philadelphia baseball grounds, August 8, a large number of persons were precipitated to the ground, several of whom were instantly killed. Several of the injured have died since, bringing the number of fatalities up to eleven. An examination of the structure showed that much of the framework was rotten.