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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1898
Page
1
President McKinley delivers the annual message detailing the Spanish‑American War, Cuba, and foreign affairs. He surveys war costs, debt, naval expansion, territorial questions, Hawaii annexation, and calls for currency, land, and immigration reforms, plus military staffing and public lands.
A bottle found near the Ural mountains contains two papers about Andree’s balloon expedition. The French note claims Andree’s balloon crossed the Urals, while a Russian message directs delivery to the consul or police. The Eagle, with Professor Andree and companions, vanished after June 11, 1897, with later carrier pigeon reports giving only a brief location and a messenger good voyage note.
Savannah reports joy in the One hundred sixty first Indiana Infantry as orders arrive to move to Havana for Christmas. Colonel W T Durbin commands with Major General Lee's division, including hospital and signal units, planning a December 6 departure aboard about fifteen transports.
Dispatch from Havana reports preparations to evacuate nearly fifty thousand troops before December 25. Ships including Fulda Werra Juan Fergus San Ignacio sail, with multiple Havana departures between December 15 and 20, and return sailings planned for December 25 to 30. Volunteers to muster out under Captain General Cuastellanas. General Parrado to grant honorable discharge.
Managua reports the dissolution of a planned federation named United States or Central America. Honduras troops failed to quell Salvadoran resistance, forcing Salvador to remain independent. Officials say the move returns each state to sovereignty and the situation remains peaceful.
A boiler segment exploded from the California steamer T. C. Walker near Fourteen-mile Slough at 4 29 Sunday morning. Five killed and eleven dangerously injured with fifteen to twenty more hurt. The vessel, sailing San Francisco to Stockton, is owned by the California Navigation and Improvement Company.
Market note lists No 2 red wheat No 2 white corn and No 2 white oats with korted percentages and figures, indicating price or yield figures in the Makaltes market. Read as agricultural commodity prices and grades rather than full narrative.
An alarmed patient asks about hoarseness throat tickle and nighttime cough then suggests keeping a bottle of a remedy to relieve symptoms. The text uses informal questions and promotes a product for mucus and throat relief.
An old advertisement promotes Ager's Cherry Pectoral Plaster as a remedy designed to guard against colds. The claim centers on shielding the user from symptoms and preserving health against illness.
Commentary warns readers against so called sure things in investing. It cites a New York police action against bankers and brokers tied to speculative schemes and warns of idle capital seeking high returns. Also notes rats damaging underground cables in St. Louis by gnawing lead and exposing copper conductors.
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