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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1898
Page
6
Washington July 4 reports from Shafter and Sampson claim major Cuban campaign progress. Spanish fleet crippled, Santiago under siege, with city expected to capitulate soon. Casualty tallies show heavy American losses while Spanish forces suffer large numbers killed and captured as U S forces advance in Cuba.
A fragmented roster lists infantry and cavalry personnel with wounds ranging from thigh and knee to back and ankle. Names include Gideon Daleygo, Dennis Guiness, Charles Molke, G. Ly Pope, Nathaniel Ache, James Turney, and others. Reinforcements for Dewey arrived at Cavite in July, with flooding notes of the Bong Kong event.
A fragmented obituary listing eminent figures who died on or near Independence Day contrasts Samuel Richardson and William Kirby with presidents Adams and Jefferson. It notes Adams and Jefferson died close to the Fourth, Jefferson credited with the Declaration, and their enduring friendship marked by late correspondence before their deaths.
Powers, a rugged figure in Leadville and Canosa City politics, faced a fugitive horse theft case in a crowded city hall. A Missouri settler’s plea to discharge the prisoner sparked a decisive, unanimously supported motion led by Powers, with the court adjourned to celebrate vindication.
On July fourth every commissioned ship dresses ship from sunrise to sunset and fires a noon salute. Vessels under way dress with the ensign and fire the salute at the peak. Naval stations keep the ensign flying all day and foreign ships are notified to join in salutes if possible.
Three American vessels from Sampson's fleet fight in a Cuban harbor returning with gains and damages. The Hornet is disabled, the Hist and Wampatuck rescue and tow the Hornet, sinking several Spanish gunboats and a torpedo boat. The engagement features heavy shore batteries, land forces, and ongoing pursuit as Gen Shafter's plans stay confidential. Reinforcements and transport movements are discussed at the White House with potential up to 50,000 troops.
A Kentucky woman Mrs Josephine K Henry declares ambition to seek the presidency. The Blue Grass Blade lauds her as a great American, while her proposed platform includes religious liberty abolishing congressional chaplains, women’s eligibility for office, and national currency plus government ownership of railroads and telegraphs.
The piece portrays Manila as a city split by the Pasig River with Old Manila on the left bank and Binondo on the opposite side. It celebrates stone walls, gates, and a busy Luneta promenade while noting fashion, Chinese merchants, Spanish officials, and native groups. Buildings lack glass windows, using oyster shell panes to soften sunlight.
A New Haven Register poem recalls two mythical towns, Nogood and Notood, perched by the Uhe River Slow in Leterslide. It laments fatigue and fear, praises duty, and urges perseverance with the motto I can, I will through each day.
Washington desk CRecord reports a humorous naval academy exam where a boy says he was born “In Modern Times” and age sixteen last March. He cites “Aboard the brig Modern Times” as origin of his voyage and answers about rulers with a satirical twist. The exchange mocks questions about birthplaces power and leadership with witty responses.
E Wheeler Howland, born in Green Bay, named captain of a new local company with military ties. his father Major Howland served in the late war. George T. Flom, PhD candidate in Columbia Germanic philology, to return to New York after visiting Utica. Judge John B. Cleland, Janesville native, elected circuit court judge at Portland after a career in Iowa and North Dakota and a 1890 Oregon appointment.
Admiral Makarof unveils a ice plow capable of cutting twelve to twenty inches of ice. The government orders two 10,000 horsepower vessels armed with these plows to keep the Neva river and Moscow ports open in winter. Russia plans to keep major ports navigable for four months annually.
Detroit News notes a writer's growing acclaim with critics undecided on the book's appeal. The piece surveys reception while awaiting stronger reader response from upcoming tour stops.
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