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Newspaper
Lehi Banner
Location
Lehi, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1899
Page
1
Reports from across the globe note Emile Lobert was re elected president of the French senate. Other items include civic and military movements in the Philippines Cuba Spain and the United States with several deaths notices and diplomatic messages.
Honored in Washington as the nation paid its last respects to Representative Dingley. President, cabinet, court and diplomatic figures filled the house floor while invited families observed from the galleries. A simple service featured Rev. Newman’s reading and a tribute to a life of public virtue.
Governor-General Brooke announces the Cuban cabinet advisers with appointments to government, finance, justice and public instruction, agriculture industry commerce and public works. The cabinet members took oath before the judge advocate as General Brooke and General Chaffee observed.
Colonel William J. Hryan proclaims the silver issue alive at a Denver reception, urging bimetallism as essential for the people's needs. In New York, the Marquette remains missing after eighteen days at sea, raising anxiety about its fate.
Reports from Washington dated January 18 say a Carliste secret commission has operated in Mexico for some time. It has toured major cities, soliciting Spanish residents to support Don Carlos, and is said to be well funded with money. Headquarters are reported in the City of Mexico.
Senor Felipe Agoncillo, representing Gen Aguinaldo, filed in Washington a memorandum arguing the Philippines has had a seven month form of government based on popular rule. He seeks immediate U S recognition and notes no reply to a January 6 request to meet with the president.
Dispatches from Panay report natives ready to welcome aid but oppose landing without Malolos orders. Aguinaldo supporters split, some favor American protection if transportation is provided. General Miller’s force, including New Port, Arizona and Pennsylvania transports with troops, blocks Gulmaras waterway between Panay and Negros.
A Spanish flag raised over a Havana hotel triggered a crowd to throw stones. Company B of the Tenth Infantry arrived to disperse the crowd quickly. The proprietor defended the flag, saying no offense was intended, and two flag bearers lowered the banner.
A private meeting in Havana yesterday drew several top military figures. The dispute centers on General Mario Menocal and other Cuban officers accepting posts under the U S military government, with critics saying they abandoned the Cuban army and reduced their comrades’ influence.
Miss Schley Mary Hooke Schley aged 25, daughter of the late Col Louis Schley, poet, lawyer and veteran, and second cousin of Rear Admiral Schley, committed death by own action yesterday at 717 West Saragoza street Baltimore. She had been inconsolable since her father died about a month earlier.
Reports from Manila indicate rebels concentrate on the outskirts while Major General Otis maintains control and defends a defensive posture. A false alarm sparked citywide scare but U S forces quickly reassured residents and restored confidence despite lingering tension and cautious diplomacy with Aguinaldo.
Hon Nelson Dingley of Maine died in Washington last night at 1:30 due to heart failure from extreme weakness caused by pneumonia. He served as Maine governor and since 1881 in Congress from the Second district and was father of the Dingley tariff law.
Washington reports the monthly trade statement with 1904 total exports of breadstuffs provisions cattle hogs cotton and mineral oils at 14,007,204 up from 9,000,610,747 in 187. For December 1904 exports reach 9,279,008 and 44,000,000 for Dec 1907. Cuba relief voice notes destitute families and widespread need.
On a ride, Clare and Jack navigate a maze like Cut-Throat Corner seeking a church and a schoolhouse as Jack plots a desperate marriage proposal. Clare resists then yields, threatening to end the affair if he does not return home before 8. The pair face disorientation, deception, and a plan to elope with Seymour as the unseen observer.
The article notes Nevada being added to the California mission. It reports counts of missionaries in Northern and Eastern States missions, details a funeral for Dr. Charles M. Cannon in the tabernacle, and covers Samoan mission progress under President E J Wood. It mentions Elder George Goddard’s funeral and notes morbidity among California mission staff from influenza.
Mrs. B. F. Jeffers of Halley Idaho defied cold and distance to cast her ballot. She registered at Soldier, then moved to Halley thirty miles away without notifying election officials. She rode a fast team to Soldier for credentials and returned before polls closed to vote despite numb fingers.
An amusing incident at Glasgow University features Lord Kelvin, famed science professor, sharply demanding silence after students cheered a flamboyant magnetism definition. He had long used formidable terms during magnetism lectures, but one final call for quiet ended the episode.
A Pittsburgh Press quote laments a man burdened by cold and his wife’s harshness. The brief remark highlights domestic strain and the social tone of the era without graphic detail.
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