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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1899
Page
2
Stripes raised in Havana mark the transfer of power as U S forces move away from the palace after a sign exchange. Castellanos watches ballots enter the reform zone while heavy guns are lowered from forts. The plaza crowd endures heat as troops line the street in extended order.
A garbled report describes a seven day window for Burlington to compete for mail contracts against Northwestern and other rail lines. It mentions Omaha, Ames, and Idaho interactions, with service shifts and potential route changes affecting pace and outcomes of the race for mail carriage.
An unclear report hints at a probable digicoal strike surrounding an upcoming meet. Details are fragmentary but suggest labor action could impact scheduling and participation.
Advocat' government negotiations report progress on paying Cuban troops. Congress may authorize an emergency fund of 8,900,000 dollars to advance money for soldiers, with the president yet to consent to the arrangement. The plan would rely on revenues from Cuba and pending proprieties.
A physician known as Dr. Gray, about 80, murdered Mrs. Lizzie Skinner on a Bloomfield Indiana street near the depot, stabbing her four times in view of several bystanders. He surrendered to authorities after the act and reportedly had been pursuing the victim who was en route to catch a train.
Wells Fargo Express Company offices in San Antonio Texas reportedly lost about 60,000 dollars in currency and gold during a Wednesday robbery. The delivery wagon driver entrusted with the money is missing. Horses and wagon were found abandoned on city outskirts. Also noted is a Civil War era dispute over General Morgan’s escape route from Ohio penitentiary tied to a tunnel discovery.
A Pittsburg meeting of 21 brick plants seeks mutual protection through a national association. Delegates deny plans for a trust, aiming to preserve prices and improve buyer terms.
Senor Romero, ambassador of Mexico in Washington, died Friday morning aged 63 after an illness following an operation for appendicitis. A veteran diplomat and statesman, he first arrived in Washington in 1861 as secretary, later served as envoy and minister plenipotentiary, and was a leading figure in Mexico’s diplomatic corps for decades. His remains will be sent to Mexico for interment.
Mrs Cordelia Botkin was found guilty in San Francisco of murder in the first degree for poisoning Mrs John P Dunning. The verdict led to life imprisonment rather than the gallows, with jurors reportedly driven by compromise and gender factors. Botkin remained composed as verdict announced and briefly fainted afterward.
Norman a bridge jumper walked to a plank at a six story building on Rush Street last Friday afternoon and leaped backward into the Chicago River. The stunt, done privately to settle a diver, saw him fall perpendicularly toward the water but he landed safely with minor injuries after spectators on the Rush Street bridge helped him from the river.
Work on the battleship Ohio has begun at Union Iron Works San Francisco The Ohio will be the largest ship built on the Pacific coast and among the three largest in the American navy It will exceed Wisconsin by 20 feet in length and Oregon by 40 feet with greater displacement and two to three knots faster than the other vessels Vienna reports a killer called Jack the Ripper resurfaces in a new claim Paris notes amnesty for rioters Italy's King Humbert grants clemency to about 700 rioters including 200 civil court prisoners Keystone Mutual Benefit Association, Allentown PA, assigns assets to Charles C Schantz to preserve member creditors
Jessa Hoyt a yearns family member from New York is removed from his home on West Seventy third Street and placed in Hollowus Hospital Alcoholic Ward. The Hoyt family, builders of railroads in the Midwest, are named in the report as owners of major lines and property. The article alleges heavy drinking led to violence resulting in the death of his wife and children.
A meeting of the Confederate Veteran camp of New York on Thursday night unanimously passed a resolution condemning senator Butler of North Carolina for seeking to obtain pensions for ex Confederate soldiers from the United States. The camp warned that any similar effort by a southern member of Congress will be abhorrent to the camp and meet with unqualified condemnation.
War Department orders Col Kimball of the New York quartermaster's department to secure at once an iron ship of 1000 to 1200 tons for use as a cable ship to lay undersea cable between Philippine islands. The department has already ordered 106 miles of marine cable weighing 625 tons and the forward deck must carry machinery weighing 15 to 70 tons and accessories 5 to 10 tons.
Two hundred cattlemen have booked to join an excursion to Havana after the Galveston meeting. About 120,000 head of cattle are being fed for market along the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe line, with Cuba as the main destination. The postmaster general approves reciprocal private mailing cards between the U S and Canada. A Milwaukee fire at the John Schroeder Lumber Company caused losses of about 140,000 dollars, with related buildings burning. General Merritt is assigned to command the Department of the East.
Market summaries from Chicago to New York show cattle hogs and sheep values, with wheat corn oats rye and other grains quoted by grade and location. Prices range across Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee and more, reflecting broad price activity and regional differences.
A broad article debates Hawaii’s governorship race amid factional tensions. It notes Dole and Sewall as political figures, calls for a faster treaty purchase of the Caroline Islands, Pelew and Ladrone groups, and details petitions from business leaders. It references Alfred Dole, Sewall, Alison, and Jones, plus the broader push for American administration of Pacific territories and the ongoing Cuba and Porto Rico issues.
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