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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1899
Page
2
Washington report notes Gen. Eagan will plead guilty to charges at the court martial. The case, tied to Gen. Miles testimony, prompts requests for executive clemency and possible dismissal of officers. The outcome could hinge on Miles’s statements and Daly’s testimony.
Shipping men in New York discuss the possible loss of the British freighter Almida from Shields to New York. It sailed December 19 with general cargo and 25 aboard, sighted near Dunnett Head December 21, and has since vanished amid gale conditions. The Britannia’s port return last week revived faint hopes.
A wild day on the New York stock market saw trading surge with extreme volatility. Shares moved rapidly, brokerage houses reported extraordinary activity and prices swung hundreds of points, marking an extraordinary, history making session on the exchange.
Partial OCR text indicates a voyage or test route from Seattle toward Dawson City with references to a $6,000 purse and midnights. Mentions explosions near furnaces and a heavy event described as a mission or journey. Incomplete names Johan Butter appear.
Court clerk Olmselt Isvagoumin of St Louis has disappeared. Friends say he confessed to suborning witnesses and jurors for 80000. Wagenman, former clerk, feared exposure from Lexow inquiry. He admitted obtaining 80000 through fraudulent jury fees to City Comptroller and Election Commissioner.
A violent clash at a Chattanooga negro saloon involved Eighth United States Volunteer Infantry soldiers and saloon staff. A pistol fired during a dispute over change. Sergeant J J Williams was wounded in the abdomen, John Reed was shot in the thigh and chest, Louis Brown was shot twice and likely to die. Williams’ wound believed fatal.
Seventeen grain men bucketshop and dynamite shop operators were arrested in Kansas City on muriti poolroom law warrants issued by D A Brown. John W. Moore, president of the board of ynde, among those detained, as authorities say buying and selling on margins brought them under the act. The warrants target major grain firms long established in the city. Catholics in San Juan discuss property claims with Archbishop Chappelle under the Spain US peace treaty provisions. Fourth Ohio Mustered Out reports the Howth volunteers paid and discharged at Columbus with other Ohio units to follow.
Major General Merriam relinquishes command of the California department at San Francisco. Major General Shafter announces his accession to the post. Merriam to Denver to lead the Colorado department. Ex-surveyor David Williams shoots wife then kills himself near Silverdale after three shots. The suicide is attributed to insanity. Porto Rico’s crisis prompts mortgage foreclosures and sales of land for debt for one year under Governor Guy P. Weary.
A Rome dispatch reports Pope Leo XIII suffered a slight influenza attack. Doctor Lappont, his physician, says it is not dangerous and unlikely to develop into leg complications. A distant earthquake in Utt, India, was felt at Rich View, Saturday, with vibrations lasting several minutes and a frightened crowd reacting.
Fragmentary text suggests a dialogue about memory and an umbrella left behind by Diggs Wiener. Content is incoherent, with garbled phrases and names. Limited readable facts prevent a clearer summary or identifiable event.
Prof. Wielaski of the US Geological Survey testified before the war investigation commission that a powder found in beef surimi contained borate and salicylic acid from a boiled portion of condemned meat. He noted odorless properties, questioned origin, and warned on health and preservation practicality.
Reported in Pana, a mixed group of 460 non union miners white and colored gather in a hotel planning a defensive stance after soldiers leave town. They discuss decisive methods to defend themselves and monitor union leaders’ homes amid fears of attacks, with threats of resistance if attacked.
A Nashville report says a feud between Lee County Virginia and Hancock County Tennessee escalated Sunday along a remote tract. Twenty Kiddy family members from Virginia clashed with Rumsey kin from Tennessee. The fight lasted hours with multiple deaths and injuries reported, details unclear due to telegraph gaps.
Reports from the steamer Labuan to the Spanish governor recount massacres of Spanish officers by natives near Palawan. Natives fled to hills with women and children as prisoners. some men were killed or captured, while the incident followed a church exit.
The week shows continued strength in staple values with further advances in iron steel and metals. Cotton goods markets remain unsettled, cash wheat maintains a strong position despite Argentine and Russian competition, wool steady, and the hoof and shoe trade outlook favorable. Business failures number modest, with 262, 80, and 8 notices listed in the week.
A hotel fire at Sherwood House in Cincinnati endangered sleeping guests, many from a theatrical company. Women shrieked in corridors while Firemen aided evacuation via stairways and ladders. One traveler, W V Muneh of New York, was rescued after being found unconscious. financial loss is estimated under $100,000.
The text asserts Mary Tyson Wilkinus of Denver, aged four with three children, is a claimed niece of James Tyson the Australian who died leaving a fortune over 25,000. It mentions her belief that Tyson's correct name was Roberts and that her mother was his sister, with ties to Restingog North Wales.
The government outlines orders for six 2,250 ton cruisers at Vulcan yard in Stet fin Prussia and three battleships about 14,800 tons plus four cruisers 6,000 tons. Torpedo boats are under construction. Arkansas state senate passes ante nuptial debt relief making husbands liable for wives debts. courts have long debated this in Supreme Court.
The Michigan ship sailed from Savannah to Havana carrying Battery ALD and Ireadine Grime's battery. Second Artillery units were also listed aboard, marking a mobilization movement for Cuba.
The report lists livestock and grain prices by city including Chicago Indianapolis St. Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee and Buffalo. Prices cover cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye barley and dairy items with bid ranges and quality notes for common to choice grades.
A chaotic telegraphic summary reports a rushed Washington to Samoa trip to protect American interests, an asserted claim of deposed Samoa leaders, and a warning of possible war as Berlin, London and Washington exchange signals. The U.S. State Department, Lang, and Admiral Dewey figure in late developments as tensions rise.
The passage mimics a chaotic newspaper page with garbled OCR. It mentions Amerigo travel, insurrectos in the Philippines, ex-Queen Lif seeking 90 million, Campibus dust, Mall Caine planning America aid, and Gideon Marsh’s prison sentence, all presented as disjointed fragments with multiple misread names and numbers.
Parrots from South America introduced typhoid to visitors at a Berlin bird show, prompting measures to contain the outbreak. A separate report notes a man named Smith Pilwards, 10, found dead in Bed, and other editorials discuss policy shifts, including New York delays and Washington reactions to crises.
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