Gusts Blown In From All of the Earth Brief
A concise report notes strong winds sweeping in from varied regions, affecting outdoor activity and weather conditions across the area with brief mentions of temperature shifts and possible gusty dangers.
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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1899
Page
2
A concise report notes strong winds sweeping in from varied regions, affecting outdoor activity and weather conditions across the area with brief mentions of temperature shifts and possible gusty dangers.
The Fourth Infantry under Major Price repelled a major assault by insurgents from Imus to Bacoor. A Captain and a Corporal were killed and eight Americans wounded. a Filipino Colonel also died. Major Price sought gunboat support as seven companies engaged and the attackers withdrew. Gen Alejandrino and two envoys returned to Angeles by special train.
Crowds watched as the international 1849 series between Britain and America failed to finish in light, drifting winds. The first match at Sandy Hook was declared off after neither vessel crossed the line within the allotted time.
A Victoria dispatch reports from North China that the Empress Dowager has chosen Pu Tsuan nine year old son of Duke Tsai Lan to succeed Kuang Hsu as Emperor. Pu Tsuan reportedly speaks only the Manchu dialect.
Paris special reports Venezuela secures a victory by displacing England ten miles from the Orinoco mouth on the main boundary point. England gains river navigation equality and other concessions. The line runs straight from Point Playa to the Barimos and Mururuma junction. Gen Harrison expresses elation. English counsel is satisfied.
The president has decided not to make political speeches while passing through Ohio. He may speak briefly on other topics from the car platform. He will likely address politicians in other places such as when welcoming Philippines troops in the West but not in Ohio. He also will not enter Nebraska.
Mr. Russell, the United States Charge D affaires at Caracas, reports that the Venezuelan government via executive decree has ordered corn and beans admitted free for sixty days. During the same period rice will be taxed at two cents per kilo.
John F. Staley aged 11 was killed while hunting with neighbors William and Charles Wright near Martinsville Indiana. The Wright boys say Staley tripped and accidentally shot himself with his own gun and died almost instantly.
A house owned by Fred Exenhammer near Trouble Obie burned while parents were away. Two children died in the blaze. The cause is not known.
Freight train collision near Plainfield New Jersey killed engineer Peter McWilvan. The report alleges McGlynn may have dozed at the controls in the fatal event.
Albert McPherson, a young aeronaut, was hurled from a trapeze bar of a balloon near Glen Park and fatally injured. A fire on Main street in New Madrid destroyed twenty-two buildings, including houses and offices, with losses about $100,000. a suspected incendiary fled.
Millions lined the Hudson as Dewey reviewed the navy and army in a historic parade. Olympia led ships past Gen Grant's tomb while torpedo boats and harbor craft formed a great V. Spectators packed Battery Park to City Hall Park as 3,000,000 historic observers cheered.
New York awards Admiral Dewey a 18 karat gold loving cup as a noble tribute by the city. One panel features a portrait of Dewey with oak leaves and the spread eagle, another shows the Olympia at sea, and a third bears an inscription detailing the purpose.
A gold cup features dolphin handles, a rope neck emblematic of the navy, and decorative dolphins oak leaves and moss. Its base shows four anchors on oak clusters and a square plinth. One side bears engravings of New York's mayor and eighty-nine municipal representatives.
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