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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1898
Page
1
A store exits clothing trade offering 60 cent to 3 dollar ladies goods and 25 cent to 1 dollar children items. Specials include 83 cloaks at 1.50 each and World’s Fair pictures 0.40 each or 2 for 0.75. The sale runs until the entire stock is gone as the shop shifts to general merchandise.
The genuine Syrup of Figs has earned millions of family trust by delivering laxative relief without irritation or griping. It acts on kidneys liver and bowels, offering a gentle remedy without nausea. Remember the name of the Company for its guaranteed excellence and benefits.
Washington issues an urgent instruction to Cuban evacuation commissions, demanding immediate action. The note’s general tenor insists on no further delays in Cuba’s evacuation, signaling that Spanish sovereignty must be relinquished promptly. The American commissioners have informed the Cuban side that delay is unacceptable and evacuation must proceed without postponement.
A dispatch from Asbury Park reports the Corbett McCoy fight is definitively off and the Corbett camp has packed and departed. Separate item notes West Superior celebrates completion of the Fossten Branch with 2000 visitors arriving by train, bands playing, city festooned in national colors, and dignitaries including J J Hill and the North Dakota governor attending.
Secretary Alger visited the camp to hear from commanders on hospital and sanitary conditions. He urged transparency, promised war department support, and cautioned about reports of poor care. Governor Pingree spoke of Republican steadfastness as resolutions praised President McKinney’s leadership during the Spanish War.
Governor Pingree was renominated by acclamation at the Republican state convention. The platform praised his reform ideas and taxation efforts, and many party members previously at odds with him joined in the cheer.
Dispatches from Key West describe Santa Clara province as starving with choked supply lines. Cuban insurgents plead for aid as Spanish forces tighten siege, risking violations of armistice if relief is not secured.
Santiago de Cupa September 27 Hobson says he can fuse the Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon with its crew within a week if authorized. Commodore Watson doubts this. The Colon sank after valves opened but not due to heavy shelling. Almirante Oquendo and Vizcaya lie wrecked and useless. War Dept dispatch from Major General Otis Manila notes troops healthy with low sickness.
The McKinley commission to investigate the Spanish American War administration has begun work. General Grenville M. Dolge leads a diverse panel including James A. Sexton, Alexander McDowell McCook, John M. Wilson, Ryan Howell, and Charles Denby, aiming for a thorough, final, and widely accepted report.
Sept. 26 report from Vastavaros notes General Miles plans to discharge about fifty thousand volunteers soon. He calls for weeding out married men and those unfit for garrison duty, and preserving only those in the strongest health and moral standing. Also mentions France possibly recognizing the Filipino republic amid Manila negotiations with three French warships. Includes scattered late market data from Duluth and Chicago areas.
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