16 Jul 1898
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1898
Page
1
A compilation of disparate, largely uncertain notes on the Cuban War and US reactions. Mentions General Toral and Dewey alongside Kansas figures, with editorial musings on Spain, Manila, and the fall of Santiago as a symbol of liberty and America’s destiny.
The narrative recounts a June journey from Auken Virginia to Washington DC. Corporal Wright and the writer obtained passes, visited Georgetown and the White House grounds, toured the Smithsonian and National Museum, and viewed artifacts, birds, ethnic displays, and Civil War era relics. They toured Congress, met Ruthin’s son, saw the mace, statues, rotunda, and the Senate chamber, and visited the Library of Congress before attending a White House reception. The account notes impressions of architecture, history, and notable buildings in the capital.
The narrator describes greeting soldiers at the White House and visiting the Washington Monument. They describe the ascent, the city’s panorama, and distant sights including the Capitol, Navy Yard, Library of Congress, Alexandria, Harlem Heights, and Camp Alger. They note weight changes, masses of drunken soldiers, and plans to return to see Mt. Vernon and parks.
A jumble of local promotions and health cures praises laundered shirts and Grain-O drinks, with notices for Sawyer’s Akaline kidney remedies, Union Pacific travel, and Barber Bros medicine ads. Mentions Lawrence Kansas entries, mass street stores, and The Union Pacific rail line services.
Senator Cushman K. Davis returns from Washington amid news of Santiago’s fall and Cuba’s loss. He argues Puerto Rico should be next, predicts a new American era, urges not isolation, and outlines future duties and diplomacy. Also notes Baptist Young People’s Union convention in Buffalo with 10,000 attendees and papers read in Pittsburgh and Minneapolis chapters.
Judge John C. Miller recounts how his younger brother Rear Admiral Joseph N. Miller won an Annapolis appointment. The pair pursued naval careers after a decisive 12 line letter and a Mason endorsement, leading to Joe’s enrollment after qualifying in Washington. The tale marks Admiral Miller’s upcoming sixty second birthday and retirement.
News from Kobe via Miiogo news reports the sinking of the Chinese torpedo boat Hee Ching at Port Arthur with 118 men aboard, none saved, details unavailable. Other items note natural gas strikes near Malta Bend, Missouri, possible Manila steamship line, a local African American company leaving Moberly, and various brief notices.
The Cramps shipyard, led by R A L Smith of American Mail Steamship Co, to christen the first of four twin screw steamers Admiral Dewey. The vessels aim for rapid naval conversion and honor U S Navy figures, with patriotic symbolism and references to notable names. Also includes a testimonial for Chamberlain’s Diarrhoea Remedy and Union Pacific fare notes for the 1895 Christian Endeavor Convention in Nashville.
The article outlines the county convention to nominate candidates for Probate Judge Attorney Gunn District Court and County Superintendent with primaries run under a modified county system. Delegates are apportioned by ward, with notes on meeting 장소 and dates including August 6 at the court in Lawrence. The Third Commissioner District will also nominate a county ticket and leg. candidates. delegates meet after adjournment. Also mentions Mayor Van Wyck’s desire to resign and internal Tammany dynamics surrounding potential successors.
The auxiliary steam yacht Windward was formally presented to Lieut. Peary at the Town House in New York by Lieut. A. B. Armitage representing donor Alfred Harmsworth of London. Windward, commanded by Frederick Jackson and Armitage, aided the 1894 Franz Josef Land expedition and later brought Nansen to attention before being renamed and sent for use in Peary’s Arctic voyage. Two Burman ceremonies mark girls and boys undergoing rites of passage with tattooed limbs as part of elder transition.
Far away lightning may not be heard due to thunder being muffled by air layers and wind. Refraction from density changes alters sound as observers on hills ships and in cities hear different thunder levels. Obstacles and reflections explain why distant thunder varies by location and altitude.
A survey of Madrid print culture notes many political and satirical journals such as El Matin and La ilustracion, plus a vivid class of tauromachy sheets printed near arenas after bullfights. The piece highlights the language barriers of tauromachy descriptions and the vibrant, varied press scene feeding public appetite.
The Union Pacific offers round trip tickets with a $5 surcharge from Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and Utah to Rawlins Wyoming. Sales occur on the 61st and third Tuesdays of May through November. Rail options include an overland flyer to Denver with modern amenities and a Buffalo, New York return trip, all described with attention to comfort and travel speed.
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