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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1899
Page
2
A jumble of satirical notes and brief observations touches on figures like Admiral Schley and General Miles, reflections on trust and appearances, weather, health, and social manners. It weaves aphorisms with quirky asides about taxation, politics, and distant events, lacing humor with commentary.
Washington reports from General Otis detail American casualties from Saturday night action near Manila. The lists name Major Edward McConville and numerous privates and sergeants across First Idaho Nebraska California and other regiments. Admiral Dewey sends word insurgents attacked Manila as Boston sails to relieve Baltimore.
Fires of battle raged from Calvoocan to Santa Mesa as American forces under Nebraska Montana and North Dakota units, aided by Charleston and Concord, drove Filipino positions. Casualties ran high on the Filipino side with American losses reported at twenty killed and 123 wounded.
Reports from Manila outline a brutal Saturday and Sunday clash as American forces repel insurgents. More than a hundred wounded Filipinos were treated in U S hospital, with several native combatants shot and killed including a sergeant at a hospital window.
News notes report San Francisco to host the world’s fair in 1904. The document also mentions Emperor William claiming divine accountability for actions, a fatal riot in an Iowa courtroom over a bridge site, and various political and criminal items from multiple regions.
Instructions sent to Major General Otis direct him to inform the insurgents that the Senate ratified the Treaty of Paris and to continue operations to crush the revolt. The Boston sails to Loilo to join Miller's force and occupy the town with or without native consent.
Aguinaldo issued two proclamations Saturday urging the Filipino congress to suspend the constitution and vow to defend the islands against the foreign foe. First Lieutenant James Mitchell of the Fourteenth Infantry was killed in Saturday's engagement, native of Ireland. Army reports note his service since 1867. A bill to limit coal output to state needs is reported in Congress.
Detailed dispatches describe 9,000 Filipino dead 4,600 wounded and 4,000 prisoners with rebels driven ten miles back amid heavy shelling of a train. Major actions include charges by Washington and Idaho regiments near Paco and Santana, brutal ground fighting near Singalou, and stern American patrols in Manila as civilians flee and troops secure the city.
Dispatches report Kansans under heavy firing but unscathed after action. Also noted: arrival of Colonel Sexton’s body in Chicago for cremation and a double funeral in Pettig County for Mrs. Nancie Wasson and her son William. Additionally Uruguay reports say government forces defeated rebels led by Cuestas, restoring tranquility.
The Kansas House confronted the oleomargarine bill as creamery interests lost ground. Witness cross examinations showed dairies color their butter, while oleomargarine remains a cheaper option for poorer consumers. Committee chair Sweet said the industry is legitimate and a ban would raise butter prices five to eight cents per pound, hurting daily shoppers.
A pair of bandits held up Wells the agent at the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis railway depot in Topeka, forcing him to open the company safe and taking $100 in cash. They remained in the depot briefly and escaped after the passenger train left, using revolvers to threaten Wells and his assistant. The incident occurred early morning and the depot is remote from town.
An advertisement extols Tivod's Barsaparilia and Sarssporiva as unmatched cures for disease and happiness tied to desire. It claims a 300 prize catalogue mailed on inquiry, with prizes for saving diamonds and mentions a deceptive letter that likely never reached its recipient.
The February Ledger Monthly presents the "American Beauty" number with portraits from the Portrait Show at the Academy of Design in New York. A five color cover by Carle J. Blenne features a celebrated beauty. subscription offer includes free January issue and March issue with 50 cent price.
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