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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1899
Page
6
A chaotic battle report describes rebels attacking near San Fernando at 4:00 PM Friday, repulsed with significant losses on both sides. The clash involved Aguinaldo and Luna aligned factions, with Filipino forces counting many dead and wounded as reinforcements from Candia and other fronts arrived under heavy fire.
On closing day the legislature debated a sugar bounty program and state building funds tied to the Pan American exhibit. The governor vetoed the bounty and urged limits on payments to sugar producers, criticizing tax dodgers and urging equitable taxes for all property. Both houses passed a sugar bill with a one cent per pound bounty, but the measure awaits further action and the current bounty remains in effect.
An official account from Friday morning details two explosions at the Caledonia mine of the Dominion Coal company in Glace Bay Cape Breton. Six men died in the first blast and five in the second. Rescue efforts brought up ten bodies as the fire raged, with volunteers fighting the flames and witnesses describing a scene of grief and shock.
A tumultuous scene emerges as a street car collision disrupts a quiet evening in May Orlodus. Police report no clear political actions or leaders directly involved. the incident centers on a vehicle crash near the Kron thid area, with several bystanders and local figures cited but no definitive statements from officials.
The piece notes export prices and merchandise values fluctuating amid weak demand and rising securities. It reports railroad measures, furnace activity, and lumber trends, with failures in the U S and Canada and favorable distributive trade leads. It cites hot weather boosting retail orders and cautions iron and steel sectors lagging despite summer demand.
Severe atmospheric disturbances sweep through Nebraska after a Pacific storm, with many killed and injured and extensive property damage. Names listed include Fred Bennett and Samuel Olson among the dead. Olson and others injured. Hailstorms at Prosser Adams County destroy glass and crops. cloudbursts flood Prosser. Teemer in Cuttings County reports heavy hail and widespread damage.
A south bound passenger train No 2 on the Kansas City Pittsburg Gulf line was held up at a curve near Shady by three masked men at 2 45 am. The engineer stopped on signal the robbers entered the cab and forced the engineer to uncouple the express cars. The robbers took valuables and fled along the track toward the west. Local authorities and investigators named include Poten and Ly at Walt a Wile, with several suspects detained for questioning as the case unfolds.
An incoherent OCR fragment mentions a Texas or Chicago Times note about a drink replacing coffee, a sealed mold at Mach Fut, and a public remark about someone biting himself. It references persons Lindy and Dereen TLantivay with unclear context and dates.
Readable fragments describe a scene with poetic, garbled language and scattered proper nouns. The piece mentions a veil of velvet, a scene at Valley, and a wedded pair, but lacks coherent events or clear dates, places, or actions to summarize into a concrete news item.
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