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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1899
Page
2
A fragment from The Cuba Advocate presents varied items: quips about weather and sultans, remarks on American capitalists buying Cuban islands, and a note on Dewey’s silence. It touches on Luetgert, aldermen jailed for contempt, wage gains per Bradstreet, and European wheat harvests with droughts in Odessa and Nicolajev.
The First Nebraska regiment arrived in Lincoln last Tuesday evening, with sections entering between 8:59 and 9:25. Crowds greeted them with cheers, whistles, and tears of joy as friends and families embraced. Many soldiers planned to return home to Omaha or nearby towns, while others stayed for additional reunions before dispersing across the state.
Reports from San Domingo reaching Cape Haytien confirm the revolutionists defeat General Peppin and his government forces. Peppin lost thirty men and forty soldiers were captured. he abandoned a convoy of provisions. Further fighting occurred near Monte Cristo.
President Harriman of the Golden Reward Chlorination works says the plant will be rebuilt on a much larger scale than the burnt facility. Bodloe Witt Explain, United States Coastl Bempe TM expected to reach Washington next week to explain to the state department.
Testimony from Cordier and others during the Dreyfus court martial reveals shifts in guilt perceptions. Cordier, once convinced of guilt, now cites lack of proof and possible innocence indicators. Former war minister Freyerent admits baseless foreign syndicate claims. Dreyfus’s laughter marks a moral reversal and questions surrounding treason charges.
Young Ben Held faces a murder charge for the death of Mins Mize Dyer at Huntington on July 10, 1899. He confessed providing medicines for the girl and was arrested in Springfield, Illinois. The son of a local farmer, he is held on criminal operation grounds.
Lincoln park hosts the Second regiment Nebraska national guard encampment from September 9 to 14. A reunion of the three regiments that served in the volunteer army is planned for Lincoln on September 13. Colonel A. E. Campbell will issue arrival times for the company movements.
An east bound Rock Island flyer No 10 derailed after colliding with a freight train at Keats near Manhattan Kansas at 545 am Wednesday. The crash injured the engineer fireman and several passengers.
Attorney General Griggs may return to Washington Wednesday or possibly next Monday. It is unclear when he will present his report on the Carter court martial to the president, though there are strong indications that a decision will come soon. Mil an turmoil and foreign reports circulate about ex king Milan's intoxication and alleged torture. A Madrid document announcing a Portugal England alliance to annex Spain causes excitement. The Red Cross says Aguinaldo agrees to free sick Spanish prisoners and officials report harmonious work and prospering business in Madrid. Copra production increases while only two warships patrol the area. Congress allocated 3 million dollars for Cuban army veterans, with over five million distributed to more than thirty thousand men.
The Eastern Indiana Normal School of Native, Ind., was dedicated and opened to students on Tuesday. Public exercises were conducted in a formal, appropriate character with participation from leading educators across the state and Governor Mount. The event highlighted regional educational strides and state involvement.
Manila dispatch reports Dato Mundi of Zamboanga leading natives against insurgents holding Zamboanga. He seeks U S citizenship, welcomed General Bates, and was given an American flag. Otis notes Mundi defeated insurgents August 16, killing about thirty. Bates to place troops in Sulu and Basilan. mission to establish American garrisons.
In Monday sessions the Dreyfus court martial favored Dreyfus with five witnesses for him and two against. Chief Handwriting Expert Charaway reversed his 1994 stance, declaring Dreyfus not the author of the bordereau, a confession met with mixed reactions. Colonel Jouaust approved Major Cartiere’s rogatory commission to depose Colonel Du Paty de Clam, despite objections from Labors and Demange.
News from the republic of Santo Domingo reports General Yeppin returning from Saantiego was defeated by Dominican revolutionists and forced to retreat on Monte Christo. May and Quayacanes declare for the revolution as rebels mass near those areas cutting communications with Monte Christo.
Reports detail forest fires near Laramie and Deer Creek in Cole County. A Marshfield man shot his wife then killed himself. A San Francisco lodging house shooting left Deputy Sheriff J B Brown and Fannie Barnes dead. A Wisconsin superintendent hanged himself. Reports from the Philippines note distrust of Amigos and Army fears of conciliation. A Ripley Ohio street shooting left William Schneider dead. John McDonald’s son is under arrest. A Madison Wisconsin farmer Thomas Good was murdered with head and neck injuries. Empress Dowager of China accused of disgrace. secret talks at Takio referenced.
A coliseum construction near Wabash avenue between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets collapsed, killing nine workers and injuring many. Names of the dead and injured are reported, with several still missing and others fatally or seriously hurt.
Fire at St Agnes convent and orphanage in Sparkhill destroys nine of ten buildings. Four people die Emma Mackin aged seven Helen Brown aged six Jane a pensioner aged seventy Mary Kate N Earthy aged twenty. Twenty five inmates injured. 326 children in care from New York City. Sisters of the Dominican order ran the institution.
Reports from London Kentucky confirm a Saturday evening confrontation in McKee Tarkson county between James Hayes and his three sons against Senator William Clarke and Sherman Leadford. Clarke critically wounded from pistol shots. Hayes son shot in the chest and likely to die. The two families, the wealthiest in Jackeot county, suffer consequences from the violence.
McClenahan foreman for Caldwell ranch of Swan Land and Cattle near Gering was killed when a race horse bolted the track and ran over him during the old settlers picnic at the Mitchell canal head. He was a popular young man leaving a wife and child.
Mrs. John W. West dies after a country drive near Grand Island when a cow pull causes a spring wagon to overturn. West, driving with their young son, is cited as former city treasurer. Mrs. West dies within hours from spine injuries. the boy survives with minor injuries. The family mourns a dutiful wife and mother.
James D. Bates, Omaha plunger, was discharged by Justice Poster after being tried on obtaining money under false pretenses. The court noted circumstantial damage but accepted Bates's explanation and found the bank recovered most losses through cattle and cash. Bates plans to restart export business from South Omaha to England.
Auditor Cornell issued a $1,500 warrant to the state horticultural society after Deputy Attorney General Oldham advised payment. An amended act increases the annual appropriation to $2,500, with Oldham arguing the title to the bill supports the intent. Brakeman G D Hern of Nebraska City, a Burlington employee, slipped from a car step, injuring his right wrist, following prior injuries on the left hand.
The deed to the governor's mansion is returned to Secretary of State Porter after recording in the register of deeds office. It is executed by Mrs D Thompson and her husband. A mortgage held by Coldwater National Bank of Michigan was released in the same record. A homicide report notes Henry Matron, age sixty, died seven miles southeast of Ponca from a blow by Forsis Casey. Casey surrendered to the sheriff.
A fragment describes Lantern rites on a river honoring the dead with floating lights and rice cakes, detailing a child's role and elders kindness. It notes clothing practices, then shifts to interior design critique citing Edmund Russell on texture versus form. A room with brown butcher’s paper walls is praised for its subdued harmony with furniture.
An English physician explains why red headed people resist baldness better. He states red hair is relatively thick with one red hair matching five blonde or three brown hairs. He estimates about 160,000 blonde hairs and 405,000 brown hairs required to cover an ordinary head.
A fragment page notes a Swede’s light operated torpedo concept and promotes Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for digestion issues. It includes home remedies for ivy poisoning, foot care with Allen’s Foot Ease, and a note on sailors’ accident mortality improving. Also mentions Faultless Starch and a quip about fishing for suckers.
A fragment from a 1895 notice mentions an engagement ring with a strange wording and claims Piso’s Cure for Consumption as a Godsend for Wm. B. McClellan of Chester Florida dated Sept 17 1895. The text also cites Hite Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and other remedies for children with garbled phrases and numbers such as 216.8 battles.
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