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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1899
Page
6
War dispatches detail U S actions in Cuba and the Philippines. General and political notes include troop movements, proposed armistice terms, and colonial governance plans. Reports cite commanders, naval matters, and aid packages while noting calls for volunteers and furloughs.
A garbled domestic news summary reports a resubmission election in progress, grain shoveling contracts in Buffalo, a expired treaty between Mexico and the United States, severe snowstorm disruptions, extreme cold, a Long Island City fatality, an ice bridge incident with rescues, a Rock River gold find, and various vague references to manufacturers, peace shows, and church events in Crooklyn and related places. The text also mentions a ship voyage to Plymouth Church and an Edsall figure.
Disjointed OCR items from Chicago and national news mention elections Rome interference with votes bishops and laborers in North Dakota, various political appointments and resignations, court cases in New York and San Francisco, and vague references to senators and governors. Many garbled names and places appear, with little coherent narrative.
A garbled summary of international items mentions Adelina Patti’s marriage, Mexico earthquake shocks, ar bitration talks in Venezuela, Belgium’s prime minister resigning, German and British diplomacy, Spain resisting cession of the Carolines, a German court ball invitation, Adolphe Philipe d Enery’s death in Paris, Germany’s export figures with sugar declines, Perth earldom inquiries linked to Lady Drummond, and notes on Arthur J. Galtore’s parliamentary forecast about earthquakes continuing.
The measure would raise Queenťs College Belfast to a full university and establish a second public university. Both would be governed on identical lines, with Belfast's first governing body to be Protestant and Dublin's to be Roman Catholic.
Madison reports show the Wisconsin Legislature considering bills on county court powers in Waukesha, relief for merchants affected by Keeley hive law, mortgage closure by advertisement, and a push for senator election by popular vote. Open sessions proceed with referents to taxes on insurance, fire companies, and express services, plus barbers exams and state purchasing authority.
Fragmentary notes describe Wisconsin politics with mentions of Mr Frost Mr Anderson and Madison in January. It notes assembly members Willett of Manitowoc Way of Sheboygan Willy of applicaton left for Cook and general parliamentary actions. Overall the text is garbled with no clear outcomes or decisions.
A half remembered sketch describes Paderewski's early study with Leschetizky in Vienna about a decade earlier. The elder master imposed intense disciplina and mental practice, urging six hours of daily exercises, nightly lessons, and a regimen of mind only practice away from the piano to deepen the artist’s technique and interpretive insight.
The article notes Cuban and Spanish merchants in Havana increasingly hire English speaking clerks, predicting widespread English use in large stores within three months. Interpreters command high wages at hotels as Americans struggle with Spanish, while locals like bootblacks near hotels rapidly adopt English phrases.
The piece notes workers in Havana adopting English and Spanish trade cards to attract American buyers. It cites a Cuban saddler and a silo maker using bilingual signs, with examples showing imperfect English and eagerness to engage U.S. markets amid the broader context of Cuban commerce.
A fragmented 1852 tale recounts an Empress Whzabech visiting Jerro, seeking rental of a house for the summer. Mr. D- refuses, but the Empress offers compensation. a final request for a small autographed keepsake is discussed amid courtly intrigue and a tied Austria Europe setting.
The article discusses royal and aristocratic figures including Carmen Sylva as a noted author and lecturer, Queen Victoria known for ambidexterity, and Count Seefrid who eloped with Princess Elizabeth of Betovia. It notes Carmen Sylva delivering lectures at a Romanian high school after securing a teacher's diploma, and reports on Seefrid’s retirement from the Austrian army and his future residence with his royal consort at Buddenhelm.
A clipped reflective line warns that a single dropped stitch reveals conscience, as a small sin indulged opens a hole large enough to pass a head through, attributed to Charles Burton.
A freight house belonging to the Chicago and Northwestern at Boone was burned. Investigators review the blaze, no injuries reported, and area damage assessed as substantial to the structure. Fire crews battled the flames through the night, and authorities cordon off the site pending investigation.
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