24 Mar 1898
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1898
Page
1
The item lists a lively clash involving Congressman Moody in a Dingley era context and notes a no-necktie stance by Idaho’s governor seeking Congress. It also lampoons Edison and birthday modesty, mentions highway robbery as a police chief’s remark, and cites large wheat contracts and feared higher prices as business moves unfold.
A Highland note recalls Lewis Carroll and his proposition that a discussion may be raised upon any point at any distance from that point. The author notes this convenient but time consuming principle is in high favor in various legislative bodies.
A New York temperance society started six night lunch wagons to reduce east side saloon patronage. Last year sales neared twenty thousand dollars, profits used to buy ice for sick poor. Philanthropy shows reform works by offering better substitutes rather than railing at evils.
The presidents of two major New England universities contend that few college men truly go wrong. They argue there is no excuse for a college man to leave college uneducated and education sharpens the ability to recognize folly and sin in wrongdoing. They insist a college-bred man should avoid going wrong as a matter of policy.
A woman halted a streetcar to fetch a forgotten trading card before shopping. The piece notes the extra fare balanced the gift value, argues trading stamps may be unconstitutional yet morally oppose getting something for nothing, and observes the gifts often have little real value.
A countess representing Mrs Besant in this country recently explained in a lecture that a causeless cause from which emanates the first cause births manifestation. She spoke of rays of spirit permeating all matter emerging from that void. One audience member asked what she meant and received applause.
The article recounts Booker T. Washington in Tuskegee giving anecdotes on Black culture and progress, including a visiting widow offering eggs for education, and argues American city governments are inefficient and corrupt. It urges citizens to demand honest governance and tax reform to reduce fraud.
Paris advices report a large Walloon owned balloon La France being prepared for a north pole journey by seven adventurers led by Louis Godard. The expedition seeks Andree Ives, with aim to reach Spitsbergen and investigate Greenland coast and Franz Josef Land, using ten small reserve balloons and a voyage by sea.
Cleveland March 16 J W Flolcomb a Republican committee member and Hatman ally says Bushnell and Kurtz forces are marshalled for another battle in the senatorial contest before the legislature. Enmity to M Ainley fuels the Olio clash as rival camps prepare for action.
In Havana March 14 the naval court of inquiry met briefly while planning relief restructuring. Proposals call for closing scattered stations in Tayana and opening one central station with four sub stations, to operate round the clock. Lists detail towns, populations, and destitution to project total needs and ration allocations. Rumors say Italian warships may arrive and the US may send Indiana to Havana for a few days.
Vienna correpondent notes Austria and Germany favoring Spain in the conflict. The piece argues for a US naval base at the Philippines as a peace offer, suggesting Spain gains nothing and the Philippines could act with Britain and Japan. It contrasts practical Chinese questions for the US with the Cuban issue.
Spanish advices report a government force backed by gunboats Venadite and Galicia operating along the southwestern Cuban coast between Peru Ulilo Niquero Carmones Vican and Cabo Cruz. The action centers near Hinyana with reported captures.
Delegates for the Republication state convention will be picked at a county convention next Saturday. Holcomb claims Mayor McKisson plans to seize the county gathering and Bushnell and kurta factions aim to influence state selections. The alleged scheme targets displacing Senator Hanna and opposing President McKinley, with a new state Republican committee set to confront the president if he seeks re election.
In London on March 10 the Parliamentary Secretary for the Foreign Office Mr Curzon replied to Michael Davitt asking if Britain offered to send men of war to the United States in any conflict. He said no such offer was made, and declined to answer questions about possible Anglo US alliance or mediation in the Cuban crisis as political in nature.
In La Crosse Wisconsin on March 16 Dr Barker a prominent physician from Tolesville was arrested by Sheriff Lang on a charge of adultery and arraigned before Judge Brindley. He reportedly conducted weekly professional visits in La Crosse and maintained relations with his niece. The doctor had been highly respected with a large practice.
In Cuba the insurgent clash at Del Toro inlet leaves Spaniards with three dead and twelve wounded. eleven prisoners and arms captured. General Bernal leads troops toward Bairro and Castilados as 3,500 reinforcements reach Santiago de Cuba. Chicago reports naval reserve officers planning full equipment and torpedo practice for enlisted men amid mounting war prep.
London reports a Vienna Times abstract from Novoe Vremya noting that the United States recognize war with Spain may lack European approval. The piece says European powers would sympathize with Russia but oppose President McKinley, amid Madrid's reaction and broader European stance. In New Haven, Winchester Arms plans a 24 hour operation, with government orders rumored for large deliveries to the navy and intensified ammunition shipments.
The Spanish government urged the State Department to note a large fleet gathering at Key West. The move, intended to influence Cuban elections, followed a Spanish complaint about U S warships and wrecking missions near Havana. The Navy prepared for rapid ship additions and more auxiliary craft, with no official protest issued yet.
Washington March 15 quiet compared with last Sunday when recall Lee and Spanish government protests over relief ship vend war vessels stirred officials. No new Maine explosion details or disruptive inquiries surfaced. War department ordnance experts worked on matters while the navy board on auxiliary cruisers prepared to depart to New York. Secretary Tong attended navy department activity.
Washington March 16 reports the navy department sealed a triumphant purchase in London of two Brazilian built cruisers, the Latchet and Beat products of Armstrong yards. The ships will be brought home with crews aboard Amazonas first, a second vessel to follow. Senator Proctor met the president, Cuba’s military situation discussed, and war department name changes effected to restore the Department of the Missouri.
A U S court of inquiry aboard the Mangrove sailed from Havana to Key West after a long session. Capt Samp son, president, said departure followed a late consensus that further testimony here was unlikely to justify more delay. Ensign Vowelson oversaw plans for the submerged wreck as divers continue studies.
Washington March 17. Secretary Alger secured a 50,000,000 allotment to accelerate war supplier work. The ordnance bureau received two and a half million dollars to push contracts, while naval vessels and torpedo boats are moved from Baltimore to Norfolk. Contractors delay fortifications, with only one meeting deadlines, causing department-wide disappointment.
Washington reports Spain warned against leading a second torpedo flotilla believed to be headed for Cuba. The president will inform Spain the move is unfriendly. Italy’s Adriatic fleet mix and a mistaken U.S. purchase rumor about the armored cruiser Carlo Alberto are noted. Navy plans torpedo boat No. 14 at Herenessont Works with extra workers to sail by April 1.
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