08 Feb 1899
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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1899
Page
1
Prices never before heard in Emmetsburg attract shoppers with bargains on sugar corn packed tomatoes Bartlett pears baking powder baking soda oats coffee and more. Perks include a present for every customer and prompt, free delivery across the city.
War dispatch from Feb 7 8 reports insurgent strength near Manila over 20000 with Mauser rifles and field guns. American losses around 250 killed wounded and about 500 captured or held as prisoners. Waterworks at pumping station damaged but repairs underway. Nebraskan unit reports one dead three wounded in a sharp engagement near Singston while other Allied brigades seize positions and push toward Caloocan.
A series of wartime reports state that agents were ordered to kill anyone interfering with telegraph lines. Uruguay’s government reports defeat of the Colorados and restoration of tranquillity under Provisional President Cuquesta. A bridge accident over the Mississippi at Ausentine injures one man and kills horses as ice shifts tubular piers. Dubuque hosts a major harness race meeting with $80,000 total purses, Aug 38 to Sept 2. A Dows trial convicts G C Jameson and W C Crone for false weights. likely appeal to the supreme court. Iowa City area loses electric light as the Coralville plant is destroyed by fire leaving the town unlit pending temporary arrangements.
Retail grocers in Des Moines announce a resistance to the Standard price cuts branding the move as a fight on the Standard. They warn of withdrawing patronage if the discount continues, amid a broader set of local business notices and state actions.
A dated dispatch reports American forces near Manila in full control within nine miles, with lines to Malabon and Paranagay. Detailing heavy Filipino casualties, it notes a river gunboat's devastating fire, wounded brought to hospitals, and civilians and hospital corps facing hostile reactions amid ongoing fighting and evacuations.
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