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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1899
Page
6
A sweeping recap of global events from a distant era, listing notable visits and honors, disasters, legal changes, and political upheavals. It covers university commencements, medical scares, floods, cyclones, and labor unrest, naming places like Dodthab plod Mave and Portage Wis, with figures such as McKinley, Wheeler, and Carnegie.
Advices from Maxits report insurgent activity across hills near Jmuy with large force mobilized by Malik. United States ship Olympia sails near Colom. hospital ship Manike reports 20 aboard. France forms cabinet with Waldeck-Rossseine premier. Manila notes Col Arguel sentenced to 12 years for treason. Insurgent surrounds city with natives rejoicing. Mexican troop movements, US business failures, and local disasters are noted along with strikes and legal sentences in various regions.
The item lists deaths of Normin Williams and Oscar Badger along with several congressmen in Ohio Maine and Kansas regions. It also notes party conventions in Nebraska the demise of public figures and scattered international and military references amid a garbled sequence of names and events.
Miscellaneous items mention Americah export value, a small town with all houses owner-occupied, a 50 population, and electric rail near Milan Monza. Reports note Mexi Central Railway president forecasting $12,000,000 in gold this year, James Edwin Cooke’s fame, and scattered political figures and wartime reminiscences with unclear context.
London reports a sharp clash among naval delegates at the Hague as American and British representatives argue over submarine warfare. A Mahan-led critique questions banning wholesale asphyxiation by water while allowing air methods. The discussion touches mediation tactics and a proposed private property protection issue not yet translated for the conference.
St Louis June meeting of the grand lodge BLL O confirms election of officers led by grand exalted ruler Hon. 2. M. Alen of Birmingham. Convention notes no insurance feature in the order. Attendance reaches a record, with about twenty thousand dollars pledged for a home for aged and indigent members.
A thief entered the Metropolitan National Bank in Boston around 11 o'clock, stole $10,000 in cash, and escaped after a young stenographer noticed the act. New York detectives pursued the suspect to Grand Central Station in New York, where Philip Lambele of Chicago was arrested following a struggle and discovery of the stolen money on his person. The man gave aliases and age inconsistent with the crime.
Maj. J. G. C abavis in charge of companies from Bloomington and Decatur received orders from Gov. Tanner via Adjt. Gen. Reece to send men home on the first trains Monday morning and inform all who show arms that they will be returned. Troop recall pleases citizens and most expect no further conflict. Some plan to replace departing soldiers with 200 black laborers from agents in the south, while officials vow to prevent further trouble and restore order.
Chicago reports a plea for volunteers to serve in the Philippines. President McKinley, with wartime urgency, urges enlistment across multiple regiments and districts. Officials outline timing, funding, and rapid mobilization plans.
A fragmented newspaper notice advertises Ble Pour Gutt yeely Spanish American War panoramas with 160 half tone engravings from Army photographs. It lists heroes and scenes, album dimensions, price 12 cents, and printing details. Also includes unrelated local jokes and a separate travel sale for a Big Four Route round trip via telegraph cross references.
A collage of quips and ad copy from various papers. Mentions a boy shouting for cash at a counter, nostalgia about hunting fantasies, health tonics, cures and tonics for consumption, and a mix of witty maxims about life, laziness, and social trends. Ends with assorted quotations and notes from multiple newspapers.
From Urs Gunter to Mrs Pinkham, a year after severe illness she credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with restoring her strength, weight gain, and health. She reports relief from womb collapse, leucorrhea, back pain, dyspepsia, and nervous trembling after using the remedy and He Lives Pills.
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