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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1899
Page
2
Roosevelt era notes state that the New York legislature met in special session and amended the tax franchise act as real property. The act passed the senate 28 to 40 and the assembly 187 to 62, shaping regional tax policy and business implications.
Heat grips Chicago at 0 degrees. Frank Thompson dies president of Pennsylvania railroad. Geo Trott founder of Union League Philadelphia dies. Loubet attack linked to royalists plot. Congressman Bland’s condition worsens. Lord Kitchener receives 150000 pounds for service. Mrs Bryan birthday marble bust planned. Johann Strauss dies aged 74 in Vienna after composing 460 melodies. New York grand jury indicts Marion Clark kidnappers. trio untraced in Rockland county. McKendree College trio Ruth Jepson Florence Spies Helen Jack drown in Silver Creek while bathing.
Reports note Thomas Reed's resignation to Maine's governor after Sherman withdraws from the speakership race and Henderson gains support in Eyggire state. Missouri and Kansas mine owners plan a coal output cartel while Washington negotiates three new reciprocal treaties for the British West Indies. Brown's Metcalf accepts a biology chair at Tabor College. Mataafa in Samoa is reported disarmed with 1,800 rebels surrendering. Milwaukee & St Paul flagman Martin O'Malley dies saving a child. Bowles and Hoffman drown in Indiana's White River. 20 Hungarian immigrants bound for a western smelting firm face deportation. Sheriff Hazen dies after a train robbery skirmish. Casper volunteers pursue bandits.
Reports from June include a deadly landslide at Ross Hollow Arkansas killing 28, a Kansas City M W A parade, a wreck near Grand View Missouri injuring 40 to 45, and heavy seas endangering ships off the coast. Also noted are Dreyfus sailing for France, Daly’s death, and the launch of the defender Columbia.
An OCR reading notes a satirical concept of the sandwich man as walking advertisement dating to 1846 in Florence. It mentions straw-covered costumes for processions, wine merchants hiring pageant actors, and figures Lonney Seas and Choate cited for collecting and publishing bon mots and anecdotes.
Congress man Bland is believed unable to recover while Admiral Kautz returns toward Hawaii. In Chicago Morton Bros. workers strike for higher wages. Riots flare in the Tingevelly district Madras Presidency and troops are sent. August Hagenow leads Lincoln band to first prize at a Kansas City meeting. James J. Jeffries defeats Bob Fitzsimmons in eleven rounds at Coney Island for world titles.
Congressman Bland faces continued decline while Senator Mark Hanna plans to sail to Europe on Wednesday. The Peoria Iron and Steelworks resume operations, employing 500 men. In Delmont, S Clark allegedly killed his wife and daughter at dinner. Cleveland Electric Street Car strike disrupts lines. Kansas State Agricultural College regents remove all populist professors Will Pargon Bemis Ward and Secretary Phipps.
Reports list Tom Sharkey seeking a Jeffries bout while Paris greets President Loubet with a grand demonstration. Crime notes include Samuel Roberts killing his wife and mother in Canon City and then suicide. Clinton IA drownings. and a Scottsburg IN murder suicide. Tornado in Salix IA and a fatal shotgun blast at a Watonga OK wedding serenade.
Canton reports John Sullivan declaring Jim Jeffries the world champion boxer after his victory over Fitzsimmons. Sullivan praises Jeffries as a greatest fighter, expresses satisfaction at the result, and predicts future bouts against all challengers. He notes pride in a Yankee-born champion.
Indianapolis July 12 A system of electric railways to connect the county seat with the city is under consideration by the syndicate that recently purchased the plant. Franchises for electric lines to county seats have been secured. The capital of the new company will be 4 million dollars. Hugh McGowan of Kansas City heads the street car company.
Not long after ex President Chester A Arthur died a fund was started to erect a statue in his memory. The project sank from public view but now it is announced that the statue will be unveiled in Madison Square Tuesday afternoon.
In Evanston Mrs. Catharine M White died last week leaving an estate valued at $500000. By her will most of the estate goes to Chicago educational institutions and the Art Institute of Chicago receives about $200000 in real estate in Chicago and Evanston.
Rochester reports the unveiling of a seventeen foot statue of Frederic Douglass by Lida W Edward. Governor Roosevelt delivered an address and Rochester’s long association with Douglass is noted. In Hiawatha Kansas ex governor Morrill invites Henderson to speak on July Fourth. Washington opens a scientific expedition to explore a frozen North.
The text shows Edith and Penelope dismissing a suitor named Jack Ricketts who drinks heavily. Ethel comments on the hardship he would have faced had he married him, while Snow remains silent. The dialogue hints at social judgment and romantic tension.
Lighted coast area ranked with best English segment noted. No clear event or persons identified.
The column notes Dreyfus’ transfer from Devil’s Island to France, McKinley’s western trip, and Senator Allison’s expectations of a financial measure. It covers Utah Wyoming grazing limits, treasury suit authority, disposal of captured artillery, peace conference mediation, naval movements, governor Mount’s recovery, reciprocal treaty steps, and various appointments and local projects in Nebraska and nearby states.
The industrial commission resumes sittings in Washington. Glacier arrives at Gibraltar on route to Manila. Solace to sail from San Francisco for Manila around July 1. Colclesser post office established in Sheridan county Nebraska with Henry Colclesser as postmaster. Navy to enlist 270 cadets with 40 in Chicago and 30 in Cincinnati. Baron August von Bruck named German consul at Wavana. McKinley accepts. Yosemite reaches Port Said en route to Guam with Captain Richard P. Leary as governor. Volunteers from the Spanish war may buy arms upon return from Manila. Alfred Dreyfus to transfer from Devil’s Island to France on Lafayette. Nebraska patents issued to Boeple, Krummer, Noelting, Olson, and Vaughan. Secretary and Mrs. Hay host a dinner for the new Spanish minister and Duchess d Arcop with diplomats present.
Uncertain war scenario dominates as tensions rise between Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Reports mention a wreck near Atchison Kansas injuring twenty to thirty people on the Missouri Pacific at Goff's. Rumors claim Mark Hanna may resign the Republican National Committee chair due to ill health.
The cabinet discussed enlisting volunteers to form skeleton regiments in Manila and fill them with recruits from the United States. Admiral Walker of the Nicaragua canal commission plans an early gathering of members. Rainy season slows progress though a swift inspection of routes is planned for an early congress report. The president would not offer mediation between Britain and the Transvaal unless both sides request it, given shared interests with Britain on some vitlander welfare issues.
Senator Thurston recommends Prof. H. H. Nicholson of the University of Nebraska to join the Philadelphia coin examination commission. Director Merriam plans pro rata census clerk allotment per state based on congressional delegation. Secretary Hitchcock overrules land office in McIntosh vs Green. Green’s homestead subject to McIntosh prior right. A Washington to Santiago de Cuba letter notes Major George M. Barbour’s sanitary commission continues cleanup in the hot city.
United States Consul McCook reports Alaska gold production in 1898 will exceed 20 million dollars. The recordkeeping of casualties grows closer to Civil War methods, with updates in 1898 and 1899. First Lieutenant Joseph A. Storch named a second lieutenant. Peter Storch’s sons served in Nebraska's First. Captain Henry Nichols of the monitor Manadnock dies suddenly in Manila Bay.
A barrel of oil exploded at the Georgetown Kentucky 885 company works after oil was pumped into barrels. A lighted candle passed near the bunghole ignited oil spilling and a fire consumed the building and oil quantity. Workmen were nearby when the blast occurred.
In a San Francisco dispatch dated June 12, Rear Admiral Kautz discusses the Saipan affair and the Philadelphia’s return voyage. He notes orders to stay if needed, ammunition issues, and says the situation is in the hands of the commissioners. Bodies of Lt Lansdale and Ensign Monaghan lie on the Philadelphia’s bridge. The Razboynik arrived May 27 for overhaul and will sail to the Asiatic station around June 14.
At 4 o'clock this morning Cleveland Electric Company workers launched a total strike tying up the system. About 900 employees walked out, demanding union recognition under the Amalgamated Association, a board of arbitration, and an end to summary dismissals. Linemen expected to join next. Only two cars operated.
In East Los Angeles Cham pions Jeffries father a preacher not approving of boxing receives news of the win with calm questions about the ending round and injuries. He attributes the outcome to divine will while his wife expresses joy and sends a congratulatory message to the boxer.
The American steamer Paris lies on the rocks off Maracles near Coverack Cornwall. Heavy seas drive the ship landward. boilers shifted and false bottoms gone. Divers cannot work. most crew have deserted except three officers and a small remainder with the captain. Agents and underwriters clash over crew fares home. Thirty feet of water fill the holds. the ship’s fate appears doomed. Separate dispatch from Wichita reports flood devastation across land between Wichita and Valley Center with up to three feet of water in fields, cattle losses, and drownings. Farmers use rafts and canoes to survey damage as floodwaters spread three feet deep over fields. Hiawatha invites Honjlecon to speak.
A Kansas city paper reports a 24 inch grass snake kept in captivity that had not fed for three weeks swallowed a fully grown frog whole by taking the hind legs first. About an hour and a half later the frog, poor in color and wobbling, moved to the snake’s head and escaped from the mouth, still able to hop feebly.
The mayor of St Louis and House Democrat Mr Bailey of Texas refuse to wear the swallowtail coat required for the Veiled Prophets annual ball. He will be excluded from attending where he would have given an address and received the keys of the city due to nonconformity with committee rules.
A statement by Rev. Dr. Strong reports 249 missionary societies across the United States Great Britain Continental Europe Asia Africa Australia with 4 694 stations 46 200 out-stations 11 695 missionaries 65 000 native workers and about one million four quarter communicants. Income from all countries is about 13 000 000 dollars.
Blind horses gallop in a field guided by their sense of smell and nostrils. They browse by scent and never mistake their food, showing the nose guides diet and movement even without sight.
A distinguished historian argues the U S role abroad will be a force for good over Europe, comparing it to an inevitable cure. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is touted as curing indigestion and constipation and toning the system.
A dialogue quoted by Judge notes a dissatisfied Spaniard asking why New York wasn’t occupied. The Spanish officer explains that information at the last moment indicated the city was already occupied, implying a missed opportunity.
An old advertisement pitches Alien's Foot-Ease powder for swollen feet with a 25 cent price. It claims quick relief, notes free sample by Allen S. Olmsted of LeRoy Ty, and is styled with quirky dialogue from Mike and Pete characters.
Ad promotes Faultless Starch with slogan Good Housekeepers and claims it keeps collars cuffs and shirt fronts looking like new. Available at grocers for 10 cents per package.
Interview quotes the manager saying he takes only a subordinate part in production and merely pays salaries, highlighting a distance from hands on work. The Indianapolis Journal frames this as a quoted remark about management responsibilities.
An ad claims Cascareta Candy provides a passive cure for chronic constipation with a guaranteed result. It markets the product as a remarkable discovery and lists Druggista prices at 25 and 50 cents.
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