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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1899
Page
6
Brief dispatch notes brisk gusts reported from many lands affecting travelers and trade. Weather patterns and sea conditions feature prominently as ports, ships, and markets brace for shifting winds and tides.
A terse, garbled OCR fragment mentions teams and persons but lacks a clear event. The readable bits imply sports or roster elements with names Moss and Wort, without a coherent report of outcome or location. Further readable text is needed to form a proper summary.
Fragmentary readable lines reference a person and places but lack coherent event or context. The text mentions Walter and Eastasan with scattered terms suggesting a political or locational note but details are unclear. No clear outcome, date, or organization is identifiable from the fragments.
Fragmentary text mentions a tank, a halt, and names like Gea.k and Teron. Missing context and many garbled terms prevent a coherent summary of person, place, or outcome.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names and numbers with no clear event or outcome. Uncertain entities reside in a damaged passage, preventing a definite summary of a specific action or notice.
A brief fire incident at Town Town in Germead led to destruction of a storage tank and several faisons. Firefighters secured water supply and battled the blaze with limited meters and unclear weather conditions reported as around 26 degrees.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe an insurgent leader named Alser who aided Otis in a pursuit against Awu naldoifyussalde and was taken prisoner after a nocturnal chase.
A farm house five miles west of Cofeyydie Kansas exploded when dynamite placed to thaw a pipe detonated. A farm owner A C Darrow and a negro were badly injured. The house was wrecked and a wife and child were killed.
The Queen regent has signed decrees convoking Vie feta on February 29 and restoring constitutional guarantees. The action signals a return to formal governance and the reestablishment of legal protections.
The article reports heavy losses estimated at 175 for Otis's forces, with night attacks by volunteers and regulars against well armed Filipino fighters. Dewey's ships shell targets as Cebu/Manila tensions rise. Aguinaldo proclaims only commercial rights, while insurrectionists mass near Manila and Luson with a large native army.
A cabinet meeting orders Gen. Otis to press the victory over the Insurgents and crush Aguinaldo’s power in the Philippines. American forces advance at Manila with regiments driving Filipinos from Paco and Hania Mesa, capturing a howitzer and prisoners. Re-enforcements and a Tonolulu vessel augmentation to Dewey’s Manila Bay fleet are planned.
James A. Sexton of Chicago, commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, died Sunday at Garfield hospital in Washington after contracting a severe cold that developed into a grip. Born in 1844, he rose from private to captain in the Civil War and later served as Chicago postmaster and leader in veterans groups.
The article reports a roll call on peace with Spain with 37 yeas and 27 nays. It notes senators Ifonecs Melatirin and Me- Enery leading the final ratification attempt and references ongoing Manila dispatches as the Hallot-President monitors the vote.
Newspaper recounts heavy Filipino casualties from the Manila engagement, with estimates around 5 000 killed or wounded and American losses of several dozen. It notes brutal insurgent tactics and a cautious American response as news of a peace treaty influences morale.
Fragmented OCR reading describes Agoncillo's envoy in Washington traveling to Canada. Mentions Kiline Acenueidle as a rebel leader and references a confidential conference with Meesredut’s secretary. Text is garbled with many unreadable words and names.
Albert Franz married Nellie Maxwell in Elmira New York to Williamsport Pennsylvania by telephone. The remote ceremony connected the couple seventy miles apart with a minister officiating.
Advocates said Paris convention needed two thirds Senate approval to define relations to the islands and to guide pacification talks with Aguinaldo. Opposition they warned would embolden insurgents to attack Manila, a prediction said to have come true. Ex President Harrison stopped a robbery in Indianapolis, pursuing and capturing a suspect after seeing a house robbery.
Four Indigenous men and one white man have been sentenced in Dawson City to be hanged on March 1 in relation to the Klondike case. The verdicts were handed down by the local tribunal overseeing the arctic frontier trials.
The Senate held a rare executive session after a Thursday speech by Mr. Spanner of Wisconsin. The river harbor bill, about 20 million dollars, passed the House 160 to 7. A jury verdict awarded heirs of John Smith $1,000 against Gen. John T. Brooke for trespass in 1869. Debates on peace treaty interpretations continued into Friday and Saturday sessions.
Summary of mixed items including miner Nate's overseas currency, 7000 tus cells to other countries, the San Jose Farmers Club pruning trade move, the Tinois State fair purse increase to 10000, and Tavana customs doubling after American control. Mentions Mission Rock coaling station, Gillette cattle king facing creditors, 40000 tons of cucumbers grown in U S yearly, Payne to Canadian commission, Sedalia shop hours cut, and convict wages at Missouri penitentiary.
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