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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1899
Page
3
Reports detail 20 killed in a disaster near Leileopandt, with riots and strikes across American cities. Philippine tensions rise as U S forces move, while crop losses, fires, and floods devastate Ohio and North Dakota.
The text surveys varied topics including Idaho’s public funds totaling over 44 million dollars of estate, 1898 pineval products exceeding 7 million, Astor funding a Philippines venture, a senator’s obituary notice in Raleigh, and critiques of Edinburgh printing presses. It also notes Navy Yard work limits, Philippine events, and population concerns, with fragmented foreign and domestic references.
Dispatches recount fighting near Calulet with American Seventeenth infantry and allied units engaging insurgents. The attack confusion, heavy fire, and rough terrain slowed advance as Filipinos suffered many casualties while fleeing toward safety. Reports note arms shortages and limited ammunition on the insurgent side.
Reported dispatches describe widespread destruction across San Juan and nearby Caribbean towns with 250000 dollars in property damage and 60000 dollars in commissary losses. Vessels ashore, bridges swept, and extensive humanitarian relief urged as multiple locales endure heavy death and displacement.
The city quarantines yellow fever measures in effect with nightly patrols and a review of cases. A total of cases were reported, with several residents treated at local hospitals and ongoing monitoring as authorities address liabilities tied to the outbreak and financial safeguards.
A waiter recounts a wild royal restaurant banquet in New York last April. He describes crowding mishaps with cold haddock, a turkey hit, a salad mishap, and waiters spilling boiling coffee on a guest, all amid chaotic wine service and a pile of empty bottles.
The Basile Wiel Houte and the Veterans of sixty one and five plan to attend the B3el GAR encampment in Philadelphia this September. They favor the Chesapeake and Ohio route with through service from Chicago Peoria and St Louis via Indianapolis to Philadelphia and Washington then to Stanton Va. Three travel options are offered continuous passage no stopovers, return via same route with one stopover, and a circuitous route with stops both ways. For full details contact J C Lucker GN A 204 Cluck St Chicago.
A exhausted man, after the Jeffries-Fitne simmons prize fight, found his key ring missing. He rang the hotel janitor repeatedly without answer, then called a physician and paid a night visit. The man paid $ hour to be let in after being locked out, expressing relief at escaping the fight night aftermath.
A letter from Mrs Genuthude M. Johnson of Texas praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills after years of female health troubles. She recounts dramatic relief and urges others to try the remedies. Another testimonial from Mrs Err Pernuins of Peab underscores benefits from the Liver Pills and Sanative Wash.
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