Elsewhere in 1899
New Things Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Opel Motors, aspirin, Elgar’s Enigma Variations, the paperclip, Scott Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag, The Bronx Zoo, FC Barcelona, A.C. Milan, Oxo beef stock cubes, The Miele Company The first international Peace Conference ends, with the signing of the First Hague Convention. RMS Oceanic sails on her maiden voyage – at 17,272 …