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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1898
Page
6
A reflective verse fragment speaks of traveling across lands and finding contentment in a small homeland. The speaker thanks God for roses blooming and daisies nodding there, implying a humble home as refuge amid distant journeys.
Nel returns to a sparsely furnished ancestral home with two rooms still holding memories of seven forms past. Sarah and Mrs Snyder whisper of strange happenings while Nel resists leaving, planning breakfast at Mrs Snyder’s, and recalls his grandfather’s war burial as the house settles into quiet unease.
A bank teller recounts a bold time lock ruse at a Philadelphia bank where a missing $400,000 prompts a suspenseful probe. The tale shifts to a colorful Southern fair feature describing a watermel on duel among negro contestants with vivid, humorous detail.
A polite hotel clerk pitches a folding bed as a safe option to a wary guest but the man refuses. The clerk muses that prejudice against folding beds persists despite patent safety catches. The traveling public, though, may gradually accept folding beds as standard American furnishings.
A fragmented snippet notes a sly jab at a young Dum b by Thrust and Cyttan Thrust with humorous punch lines. The terse line mocks wealth over judgment in a light magazine voice, reflecting early 20th century wit.
Dialogic fragments show Mrs Tupenny and Manhattan social chatter about a wife staying with a neglectful husband who is out seven nights a week, a brief doctor-patient exchange about fever and a patient’s plea for medical advice.
A Washington dispatch states the plan for relief to reconcentrados in Cuba with a US naval escort, the Sampson squadron leading a possible Matanzas landing, while Manila is blockaded and a Flying squadron is kept as reserve at Fort Monroe. Also noted are guarding approaches to northern coasts, moving land forces from Chickamauga, and mobilizing state militia to support regular troops.
Lonpox Cape Verde dispatch reports Spanish cruiser Maria Teresa Almirante Oquendo Vizcaya and Christobal Colon plus torpedo boats V Pluton Terror and Furor sailing west toward Cuba while non combatants and transports head north to Canary Islands. The Evening News notes this shows Spain’s first major move since hostilities began, with torpedo boats lacking coal for Atlantic voyage. A collision among fleet vessels at St Vincent Friday afternoon prompted some vessels to return.
The April sessions report war as the central topic with the president’s request for a declaration of war against Spain referred to foreign relations. The Senate and House advance war measures, vote on armor pricing amendments, naval enlistments, and army reorganization, and debate war revenue bills and bond options amid ongoing conflict.
Lisson April 30 decree proclaims Portugal neutral, bans privateers in its waters and permits bel ligerents limited port entry. Also reports Spanish warships and gunboats still patrolling the Straits per Daily Telegraph dispatch from Gibraltar.
Raueren NC April 30. W N Ballard of Asheville a former Asheville police officer has written Gen Lee offering to duel Lieut Carranza of the Spanish navy if the general declines to meet on the field of honor. He requests permission to take Lee's place if allowed.
Gladstone complained of poor sleep and intermittent pain on Friday with Hawania Dey reporting the condition as unsettled. No further details on treatment or prognosis were provided.
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