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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1899
Page
4
A condensed year in review shows fires 1070, drownings 8110, and maritime losses 8780. Epidemics kill about 28,000, wars 66,000, and self inflicted deaths total more than 127,000. murders fall to 4188, lynchings in the South dominate.
A brief obituary notes the death of Ina Pentayn with sparse details and uncertain identifiers. Further confirmation of her identity and circumstances is pending, with locals awaiting official statements.
Washington December 28 Dustin Smith Mortill the senior hired States senator from Vermont died at 1 20 am after an illness of less than a week. Senator Morrill who had served more than 50 years in the Senate was born in Vermont and began his service in 1861 as a member of the Thirty Fourth Congress. He aided the mobilization tariff act of 1861 and led agricultural college support from sales proceeds. He was famed as a tireless worker and a graceful if not vocal speaker whose age and position earned universal respect among his peers in the Senate.
President Lorenzo Snow publicly denies church teachings endorsing polygamy. He states that since President Wilford Woodruff’s manifesto, plural marriages have ceased in Utah and vows no marriage will occur under church sanction contrary to state law. He reiterates commitment to the manifesto and sacred observance of the Utah statehood agreement.
Washington reports growing anxiety over Iloilo events as Gen Otis struggles to free Spanish prisoners held by Filipino forces. Dispatches indicate insurgents may bargain for their release, while U S troops brace to extend jurisdiction across the islands and possibly seize Iloilo if negotiations fail.
The president issues a Cuba currency executive order effective January 1, 1899, spelling accepted payments in United States money or foreign gold and silver coins. It sets fixed US dollar values for Alfonso inojen, LOUta pieces, and various Spanish coins, plus silver column rates and face values for fractional payments. Ivan McKinley signs from the Executive Mansion.
Washington reports Kenor Romero Mexico's ambassador to the United States died at 4 a.m. after an appendicitis operation on Tuesday. At 62, his long service included cabinet roles under Diaz and positions in congress. Married to Lucretia Allen of Philadelphia, he was regarded as a leading Latin American diplomat and a stalwart for his country.
Richmond Indiana woman Miss I E Osborne suffered six years with a mysterious illness leaving her helpless. After doctors failed, she recovered following Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, with two years of treatment restoring strength and mobility. News of her cure spurred many inquiries about the remedy.
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