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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1898
Page
2
A late uneasy dispatch from Havana reports Spain and the United States near hostilities. Cuba insurgent arms and mobilization rise as Madrid sides discuss armistice terms. U.S. plans include naval moves, volunteer forces, and fortification work while diplomatic mediation hopes fade.
A rough digest reports on strikes by Chicago carpenters and coal miners in the Pittsburg district opposing President Dolans orders, a serious illness of W Harvey in Chicago, a fatal incident from insect powder poisoning in Wisconsin, and various incidents from floods to eruptions in Washington. It notes City of Macon fire near Savannah, steamer Wilhelm der Große record, and deaths from poisoning in New York.
A blaze in Vicksburg Mississippi destroyed the Piazza harness factory and Pitt’s drug store along with the Piazza opera house and other structures. One man in a companion group was critically injured while two others were killed in the incident.
The dispatch notes British forces killing 200 dervishes with six casualties on their side. Ex-president Carlos Ezeta regains his Salvadoran estate. Reports say British influence shifts away from China as Danish parliament lines favor radical left. Rumors swirl in Paris about Captain Dreyfus’s fate. A British common house scene flares over a seaman punished for wearing a shamrock on St Patrick's Day. Limia reports shock over archbishop’s purported miraculous resurrection. The High Court at Limia rejects appeals to revise monarchic sentences. Kladderunteh editor Henry Tromp sentenced to two months fortress confinement amid regime press crackdowns. Nordvichsen, Janburger chief editor, faces similar action.
An old chronicle discusses a Stuttgart council dinner in 1582 with courses including capons, beef, carp, veal, and cheese, plus wine and game hushed by the court. Harper's notes recount Count Ulrich's marriage feast with 7000 guests, lavish costumes, colossal kitchens, eight days of food and drink, and a public wine fountain.
A fragment from the Indianapolis Journal shows a family discussing an elderly man who insists he has rheumatism but then claims he is dead. The dialogue emphasizes his shifting delusions and the emotional toll on relatives.
Senate leaders clash over Spain and Cuba as Perkins and Chandler push for immediate war, while Rawlins argues for swift action and Reed battles in the House over fortifications and presidential messages. Debates cover Cuba intervention, the Maine disaster blame, and mobilization plans alongside army reorganization and coast defense funding.
The Milwaukee municipal election produced a landslide for the Democratic ticket, electing the entire city slate led by Mayor-elect David Rose, with a large plurality. Democrats swept numerous cities and backed public utilities ownership, while license votes varied across towns.
Published will reveals a quirky feature of the old London merchant who listed all his bad debts and distributed them as legacies among friends. One favored recipient received more than four thousand dollars.
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