03 Apr 1898
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1898
Page
1
At the White House the momentous message to Congress is being prepared. President McKinley refines the plan urging Cuban independence and immediate intervention. Cabinet members and lawmakers circulate rumors of a cabinet session while the president’s advisers press for deliberation before transmission.
Fragmentary 19th century note argues an innocent man is condemned to die. advocates botany and medicine from a doctor in Arlington Phelps County. Claims experiments with remedies and concedes limited proof while urging belief in medical discovery and cures.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pleasant refreshing laxative that acts gently on kidneys liver and bowels. It claims thorough cleansing of the system, relief from colds headaches and constipation, and promotes trust through a tasty effective formula sourced from healthy ingredients. Sold in 50 cent bottles by leading druggists with note to avoid substitutes.
Reports from White House and Washington indicate the president is shaping a message to urge vigorous action for Cuba's independence. Senators Frye Wolcott Spooner Gear and Rep Hall pressed for swift war-time measures, while Secs Long Alger Gage and Rep Dingley updated the administration on finances and war footing. A prominent House member says the message will rally Republicans though Maine balance may be avoided, with equal representation discussed at a New York Methodist conference.
In Waco Texas on April 7 editor W A Brann of The Iconoclast and Captain M T Davis fatally duel on South Fourth Street before the Cotton Belt ticket office. Brann dies amid a family scene. Davis is wounded and may die. Several bystanders suffer minor bullet injuries as Baylor University tensions feed a long running feud.
Covrxatox Ga April 2 Charles Kitchens a planter bound on death by his own action fastened a bridle around his neck but his wife ridiculed him and he postponed his act until a natural death. Nearby reports note Gladstone’s improving condition in Hawarden and public sympathy flood from the world. Also listed are Mrs Margaret E O'Brien Davis an Alabama writer and the execution of John Evans in Rocemason North Carolina and Martin Calvin’s denial of a run for commissioner of agriculture in Augusta Georgia.
ROMY April 2 The report that the Italian armored cruiser Carlo Alberto was sold to Spain is false. The ship remains Italian. Commander Brownson U S N negotiates for purchase of the Basoir being built for Morocco, pending Moroccan consent. Garibaldi and Vares cost 3 400 000 dollars. Rumor Umbria moving from Bahia to Rocce Cuban situation untrue.
The United States government has arranged for a telegraphic system for secret service in one day. The coast will be divided into two districts with Savannah as district No 4 and headquarters to be set up there. Substations within Savannah district will operate under this new arrangement.
London papers warn war between Spain and the United States is almost certain unless a third power acts to avert it. The mood is grim in London while U S authorities mobilize, with naval cadet orders and militia funding shaping a tense national response. Ships head to Porto Rico as dispatches report escalating tension between nations.
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