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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1899
Page
6
News items recount Dewey sailing toward Ceylon with plans for a push into the Philippine theater. Reports reference Gen. Lawton, Bisbee, and Agguinlde era events while detailing American and Filipino casualties and broader naval movements across the Pacific.
Reported plans include a September bout between Jefries and Sharkey. Entries note a Chicago July wheat market and various regional events. Cyclone deaths near New Richmond total about 330, with other items mentioning a Minneapolis Odd Fellows gathering, Michigan tax vote, and a New York statue dedication.
A chaotic clipping reports on varied topics from court fines for arson to railroad strikes, a rail authority dispute, a Turkish wrestler coming to America, a ship wreck off New York, a damning verdict in Bowling Green, and plans for a new Irish national park at a Great Lakes site, all set amid labor and political tensions of the era.
The report lists multiple disparate items: Col Pienuart’s release, a possible Transvaal betrayal, Capt Nichols funeral at Cavite, the Duke of Marlborough purchasing a London home, Trallan arrested sketching forts in Nee Venezuela, arbitrators holding a formal conference and setting procedures, Hungary’s war victory and 1907 autonomy, Chamberlain signaling Boer war tensions, Loubet and Polacare cabinet talks, Krueger’s stance on dynamite monopoly, Baron Christiani’s four year sentence, Wolesley preparing for possible war, and Loubet’s reception at the Lhémonghampa race event.
A message from Manila via Washington reports a rebel assault on American lines at San Fernando under Aguinaldo’s direction. Rebels were driven back with heavy losses. fourteen American wounded. Lawton reportedly advances on Imus and Cavite forces desert. Mayor of Imus seeks peace with Americans amid Aguinaldo's threats.
An editors note attributed to John Gilmer Speed In Aluslee's asserts no Jewish person ranks among America's top fifty or hundred wealthiest, claiming Jews are traders not capital builders and that inherited wealth and land investment are lacking, while praising Gentile and Yankee comparatives.
Reports from Rio Grande Valley, Nebraska and Wisconsin detail a catastrophic tornado that left unprecedented deaths and numerous injuries. Search efforts continue as officials estimate final fatalities may reach up to 160, with many bodies recovered and the frightened town grappling with the wreckage and delayed lists. The storm’s path destroyed homes and businesses, while survivors recount harrowing scenes and the swift, brutal force of the funnel.
The Philadelphia Press notes a fashionable gift trend at Lady Peggy Primrose’s wedding, featuring rare bound editions rather than modern keepsakes. Notable offerings included Skellon’s Mary Stuart, Pilgrim's Progress, Shakespeare's sonnets, Temple editions, and a green bookcase set, reflecting lordly taste and scholarly prestige.
G T W Lapg of San Antonio and a partner planned a cattle and horse drive to the Klondike starting in February 1898 with about fifty head of cattle and thirty horses. The outfit moved from Edmonton Northwest Territory and the route crossed toward Deadwood Lake, about 1400 miles on the way to Dawson City. Half the forage and stock are still with the team as routes and challenges are described.
A summary of varied items includes Sir Robert Ball being made a freeman of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers, a refused $20,000 offer for Antwerp orchid exhibit, Adrien Etienne’s water color accepted for the Chapels Mars Salon, and news of the Earl of Shalishiry’s engagement to the Duke of Westman’s granddaughter. Also noted are Purcell’s death at 16 while drafting Cardinal Newman’s life, a halted performance due to moral concerns, Captain Pone’s circumnavigations, and Luther-Eck debate site purchases. In Rhine lands fresco discoveries, Leipzig financials, and a coroner’s notes on a buried mummy and skulls case are touched, with museum holds debated.
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