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    What American city's major newspaper announced in 1899 that the Chinese were tearing down the Great Wall and building a road in its place?

    Question #78522. Asked by rbro3079. (Apr 09 07 9:47 AM)


    zbeckabee

    		Quote from "More of Paul Harvey’s The Rest of The Story" by Paul Aurandt, pages 136-138.


    In 1899 four newspaper reporters from Denver, Colorado, set out to tear down the Great Wall of China. They almost succeeded. Literally. The Four met by chance one Saturday night, in a Denver railway depot. Al Stevens, Jack Tournay, John Lewis, Hal Wilshire. They represented the four Denver papers: "The Post," "The Times," "The Republican," "The Rocky Mountain News."

    The "rest of the story" follows at:

    http://www.olivecrest-umc.com/olivecrest/newsletter/2002_11/from_the_pastor.html



    Apr 09 07, 11:48 AM
    zbeckabee

    		The Denver newspapers carried the story. All four of them. Front page.

    In fact, "The Times" headline that Sunday read: "GREAT CHINESE WALL DOOMED! PEKING SEEKS WORLD TRADE!"



    Apr 09 07, 11:49 AM

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