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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1898
Page
4
The Orden Publico battalion in Havana revolted over unpaid wages causing military disorder for a week. They were disarmed and boarded the steamer Alizante on Monday with precautions to prevent an outbreak during embarkation.
New York reports United States Commissioner Peck secured sizable space for American exhibitors at the Paris Exposition of 1909. The site includes a national building footprint and nearby forestry and weather exhibit space, with expansions totaling about 16 002 square feet and additional annexes.
In Seaotay Alaska reports a major Dawson City fire ignited by a quarrel between two women Belly Mitchell and another at a saloon. A lamp explosion set the Grven Trey saloon ablaze, quickly consuming about forty structures. About 2000 men battled the flames, but losses are estimated high with no insurance and 503,000 listed in individual losses. The town may require tents for housing as rebuilding hinges on scarce timber and supplies.
Navy Lieutenant Herman G. Dresel shot himself in the head at the Carrollton Hotel in this city after a brief stay in the lobby and a trip to the toilet. A revolver discharge triggered a hotel alarm and a search found a Navy order detaching him from the ship Kayex and directing him to San Francisco and onward to Manila to join Zadro.
Continuate Norway's Storthing adopts a resolution to establish a purely Norwegian figure with no Swede emblem, signaling a breach of the union. The session grants power to convert regular troops to a militia beyond Swedish frontiers, prompting talks of Norway seeking its own consular and diplomatic services. A commission of seven Swedish and seven Norwegian members studies the 1413 Union Act, debating separate embassies and references to historic national standards.
A Buffalo express and a New York express collided on a mountain near Wilkesbarre amid a heavy snowstorm. The wreck killed Aly Braten and several others, with many passengers hurt as trains failed to stop. Officials blame brake failures and treacherous weather for the disaster.
A violent incident in Ginagow Grosaea Coprolal Kentucky left a man dead after he killed his father-in-law Louis McClellan and his daughter Bertha and wounded one of their sons. The suspect Domenic Trouble Lentils Brown reportedly opened fire at the family home causing multiple shots to be fired. Police detained Brown and he was sent to a local facility as investigators pursue motive and details of the attack. Also noted are references to international news items and officials arriving in New York City from Linden Newark amid coverage of the era.
New York reports heavy demand abroad and in America pushing wheat shipments higher. October imports and season totals show U.S. and Canada stocks at 37,495,000 bushels, up 10,000,000 since October 1 and 23,000,000 since September 1, while European stocks reach 47,000,000 bushels. Combined world stocks total 84,495,000 bushels, up 15,000,000 from a month ago but below last year by 27,000,000, the highest world supplies in a decade.
An unruly scene at Pana Sunday erupted when union miners clashed with Alabama workers. A Black man attacked James Boyle, a union miner, near the Bandinoro and Ohio Southwestern stations, prompting gunfire. Twenty two to thirty shots were exchanged. two Black individuals were slightly wounded, no white miners harmed. Women and children fled for safety as tensions rose and crowds dispersed.
The Peace Commission opened at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday as Americans replied to Spain on possession and ownership terms not stated in the protocol. The United States addressed Spain's requests regarding public money from customs and the occupation of key areas, emphasizing the scope of the commission to discuss Philippine Islands and rejecting arguments that certain phrases limit discussion.
A Philadelphia Press item recounts Benny Bloobumber's quips about state capitals sparking a classroom laugh. The dialogue covers Rhode Island, West Virginia, and others, ending with a prompt about naming two capitals.
The Assiniboine leader Chief Hig Nose refused to explain his lack of volunteering to fight, citing that fighting would be on the water. He had assumed Uncle Sam would be supported if war comes, but a government runner noted hostilities had begun and Big Nose cannot swim, making his involvement unlikely. Paraguay has around 120 Germans, mainly merchants, clerks, and bankers.
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