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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1898
Page
4
The president approved adjustments to tariff rates for Cuba and Porto Rico. Changes affect import duties and reflect policy updates. Specific percentage shifts and affected goods were not detailed in the available text.
President approves changes in Cuban and Porto Rican tariffs allowing oleomargarine at butter rates and extending import duty deadlines from 90 days to six months. Also authorizes storage for imported goods not yet entered and grants free duty for beef and food supplies to starving Cuban inhabitants under military occupation.
Election returns reveal Lonoke county shifts with Sheriff Holcombe losing to Walls and Joe Eagle defeated by Tanner. Garland and Jefferson counties show sheriff race uncertainties as Republicans report ballot irregularities in Pulaski. General Brooke arrives in Porto Rico and meets Captain General Macias as U S cabinet discusses war and camp conditions.
Admiral Cervera and two officers arrived in Washington from Norfolk and met with Assistant Secretary Allen at the Navy Department. The visit lasted a few minutes as gratitude was expressed for humane treatment during imprisonment. In Little Rock, Mary Mazique, reputedly the world’s largest colored woman, died at age 30 weighing about 660 pounds due to extreme adipose buildup.
The article reports that after mustering out volunteers, officers must account for all government property in their possession. Misunderstandings led to missing equipment across ordnance, subsistence, and quartermaster departments, with accountability required before muster out and pay. Also notes a voyage of the transport Obdam with Major General Miles, and other events from Washington and Memphis.
Laredo Texas reports a blast at a government cartridge factory in Monterey Mex. on Wednesday badly wrecking the building and killing two women employed in filling cartridges. An exploding cartridge caused the powder to ignite in the shop.
An informal testimonial endorses Swift's Specific 8 8 8 as a cure for obstinate blood diseases. The letter from R. J. McKinney of Dicey Parker Co Texas praises the product and asserts it cures deep seated ailments, unlike other treatments, and notes it is plant based without minerals.
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