21 Apr 1898
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1898
Page
1
A collage of witticisms on marriage money and politics fills the Elgin Echo page. Remarks on war, leadership, and politicians mingle with a Cassopolis widow and a quirky $10,000 Barnum’s circus bequest, whose heirs plan a contest to the will.
Across a Chicago street Interaetion workers toil on a grand structure while fire crews battle a blazing building nearby. Crowds surge to glimpse the collapsing wall as cheers rise, highlighting society’s fixation on ruin over creation.
Ford W. Peck of Chicago outlined a campaign already sanctioned by the president and senate to raise 250000 from U S schoolchildren for a Lafayette monument in Paris. President McKinley would chair a national committee with governors and senators to sponsor a September birthday celebration. In every schoolhouse in the United States.
The article argues the United States cannot form alliances in Europe under the American plan. It cautions that if Bayard had pursued an Anglo alliance, the nation might have had a friend in Europe, but now Spain remains out of favor while Russia France and Germany show stronger ties. It concludes that no European alliance is likely, especially with England.
A historical tally notes a birth every six minutes in Greater New York totaling about 80 000 yearly, with 70 000 annual deaths. It lists 50 000 Irish residents and 900 000 Germans, 635 000 factory workers with 400 million dollars in wages, and 360 square miles from Tottenville to Mount St. Vincent. The city holds over ten saloons per church, assessed value 2 264 242 968 and total indebtedness 170 000 006.
President Truman reviews Cuban insurrection, reconcentrados, and Spain’s armistice offers, urging Congress to consider intervention, mediation, or armed action. He cites the Maine disaster, calls for humanitarian relief, and stresses neutrality limits while pressing for a decisive end to hostilities in Cuba.
A Detroit Now reporting snippet notes Liscomb appears timid and hesitant, rarely acting without a quick glance behind. It mentions Ean joining it and calls Liscomb’s son a camera fiend, signaling curiosity about their motives and media attention.
Washington April 15. A day of stirring activity at the war and naval departments as preparations accelerate amid secrecy. The navy plans to assign Capt. Sigsbee and Capt. Goodrich to command two steamers while the flying squadron sails for a short practice cruise. Officials monitor Cuban defenses and Spanish movements as dockside nerves rise and missions shift.
Madrid ministers Correa and Xiquena told a London correspondent the government would firmly repel direct or indirect attacks on Spain s sovereignty in Cuba. They expect European powers to support Spain s conduct and justify military and naval preparations as responses to U S action. The Daily Mail reports submarine expert Gibbing claims Spain plans mines and says he can prove the U S Maine was blown up deliberately by two or a few men.
A New York Tribune cable from San Juan reports that consuls in Porto Rico have been notified of a general armistice in Galicia. News of Spain's warships movements cannot be sent due to strict censorship imposed by the governor general of the island.
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