14 Jun 1898
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Newspaper
Lebanon Daily Reporter
Location
Lebanon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1898
Page
1
Washington January 14 reports the Venemelan revolution lasting five months ends with defeat and capture of the rebel leader. The people celebrate the change as reform spreads to the state department and hopes for stability rise amid the victory.
Washington reports an early invasion of Cuba with 52 transports carrying 15 000 officers and men, escorted by battleships and other ships. The force sails from Key West toward Santiago de Cuba, aiming to establish a landing within a day or more and to secure supplies for 60 days.
Port Tampa Florida June 14 A tropical storm drenched the Studebaker regiment camps dampening troops yet guards and ditching precautions kept men in better shape than others. The landing project for Dog Lilingis was merged and duties assigned to the brigade amid rough weather and reorganizing efforts.
Excitement and rumors swirled in the Chicago wheat pit as Joseph Leiter reportedly sold out all futures, triggering a flood of losses and speculation. Prices swung with July down sharply before rebounding, and 8 to 10 million bushels shifted to accounts linked to the “Young Napoleon.” Analysts noted transfers to other houses and possible margin protections, while Leiter faced questions about further obligations and his partner backing.
At Guantanamo on June 12 14 United States Marines under Colonel Huntington fend off heavy Spanish attacks. Lieutenants Neville and Shaw with 30 men hold a picket line despite superior foe. one sergeant is killed and a marine is mortally wounded. Texas and Marblehead guns aid, Spanish casualties likely heavy.
A Madrid dispatch notes three Spanish ironclads from Madagascar waters sighted off Manila as Admiral Dewey's ships head out to meet them. The report cites Lt. June London and mentions Warren Keafér of Ot0%0 command with Major General Lee of the Seventh corps.
In Chicago on June 14 the main body released its platform from last week’s convention. The draft calls for collective ownership and administration of all means of production and distribution, abolition of inferior courts and abrogation of the federal supreme court while endorsing state tribunal decisions and direct legislation.
Fred Barna the tramp who shot Bruce Johnson has been indicted by the grand jury for second degree murder. Developments reveal a gang of tramps committing crimes nationwide. A boy was attacked by them, and an officer was told plots to blow up a Tiffin bank and a local widow’s home with dynamite.
In Great Bend public square about 300 mobsters hanged a murderer named John Becker after he killed Myrtle Haffinedater, daughter of William Haffinedater, in a case that drew witnesses from most of the town's 2000 residents. The incident occurred last evening, with estimates of up to 1000 observers. The report notes the crowd's size and the setting in a central business district.
Louisville reports far weaker southern patronage for the Paris exposition with less than 3,000 expected from southern states and Indiana. Exposition clubs canceled travel after denouncing France over its wartime stance, and many plans were abandoned or altered.
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