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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1899
Page
2
A curio of aphorisms and witticisms fills a noisy page, remarking on generosity, decorum, prudence, and reputations. It riffs on “the only honest pugilist” Fitzsimmons, boarding-house mysteries, and the price of heroism, ending with a call to honor courage and brotherhood across the world.
The state amends its constitution to require the legislature to pass laws petitioned by five percent of voters and submit them to a future election for approval. This creates a new mechanism for citizen lawmaking through direct voter referendum.
Secretary Bliss reports official dispatches from Indian Territory showing sentiment changes among tribes negotiating Dawes treaties. Creek council to convene a special session to consider a new election favoring the Dawes treaty, previously rejected at the polls. Cherokee Nation forms a commission to treat with the Dawes commission.
The piece notes Miss Marlowe died on stage in New York, discussing actor strain from constant performance and the toll on health. It cites anecdotes on yellow fever erasing chronic illnesses, acts of generosity from Oklahoma missionaries, and Paris political flamboyance with Count De Mun and Faure.
In a Senate session Hoar argues against expansionist theory and urges adherence to constitutional limits. He cites historic principles, warns of despotism in distant rule, and endorses restraint before territorial conquest. General Lawton tours troops destined for Manila, finds forty to fifty rejected for service.
The War Department releases Colonel George A. Waring’s Havana inspection findings. He details filthy streets and markets, poor waste disposal, and unsafe water practices. He notes better water quality but dire domestic conditions and high malaria risk amid overcrowding.
Colonel Potter, special emissary of General Otis, reaches Iloilo with reports of barricaded streets and threats to set fire to the business district. The Newport and other ships carry treasure, while U S troops prepare to land on Guiamaras Island. Private Silvey dies from a fractured skull. Kirkpatrick wounded but survives.
Bartolome Maso arrives from Jamaica and is greeted by a torchlight procession. Spanish club closed by authorities and an extra guard is stationed.
Jan 9 report from Morribie Chicago Murder cites a cold chisel and hammer used in an assault on laborer Thomas Senke by stepbrothers John Benke and John Bonka. Senke was knocked down during a quarrel and then struck repeatedly. he is expected to die from injuries as police close in on suspects.
Governor William Eugene Stanley was sworn in as the sixteenth governor of Kansas by Chief Justice Frank Dostor. Only surviving Populist era officials attended as the ceremony marked a shift from the recent administration.
In the Kansas Capitol, Governor Stanley takes office beside Chief Justice Doster and ex governors Morrill and Lewelling. Governor Leedy delivers a brief farewell as Stanley pledges to serve, praising unity and a prospective era of harmony and reform.
Police hunt robbers who masked with handkerchiefs held seven guests at Cottage hotel and two night workers at Sayre’s counter. Engineer Edward Meade was shot while pursuing the getaway. George Young was wounded by a night watchman. Police and deputies pursue across town as the manhunt continues.
The 1899 Kansas House opens with John Seaton and L B Wilcox among the first to take the oath, Remington elected temporary speaker, Osborn chosen speaker, and party lines emerge as Republicans gain control. In the Senate the session begins with Governor Stanley delivering the annual message after opening prayers.
In Manila on January 9 Private William Rasch of Company M Kansas volunteers died from smallpox. The report notes his death as a duty related casualty in the ongoing service and marks the loss among Allied forces.
Manxip Jan 11 Senor Rios president of the senate and head of Spain peace commission in conference with the minister of foreign affairs Duke Almodovar do Rio about an early red book publication. Chevelamd Ohio.
The notice promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a universal cure for rheumatism and other ailments, claiming superior success and urging immediate use. It also mentions prize offers and a general call to read advertisements for bargains, with references to a cold remedy and Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
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