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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1898
Page
2
The paper notes the Oregon state fair set for September 22 to 30 and praises Oregon’s role in the naval battle at Santiago. It mentions Binger Hermann as Transcripts senate candidate and reports Spain seeking a ceasefire with McKinley considering it. A literary query ponders Andree near the polar ice.
The Statesman hints the state fair will be a big success while noting a box office keeper and side show operator. It compares river steamers bound for the Yukon to riders in the Pacific and jokes they are often in it but seldom escape the ride.
Dr J F Calbreath of McMinnville is suggested as a candidate for the state asylum at Salem. The Graphic praises him as an excellent physician and honorable man and would be pleased if he were offered the post.
The president weighed the issue and decided that the Cubans were not fit to lead a new republic, after several months of intense public debate among politicians who urged recognition of the insurgent government in Cuba.
The Oregon Industrial exposition will be held in Porthand from September 22 to October 22. Superintendent Baker visited Omaha to study Trans Missippi Exposition methods and plans to improve local fairs. Debate grows on an extra Oregon legislature session though most tax payers oppose the cost. Jo Simon will head the senate, J. W. Maxwell is discussed as possible speaker. Russian court ladies lament cigarette ban as Czarina enforces decorum. A romance at Roseburg Soldiers Home ends in wedding then death of groom George D. Gove.
Time wore on yet love endured as Mrs. Nichols, once courted by the deceased, urged marriage. The body will be moved to California for burial, completing a life story marked by steadfast affection through vicissitudes.
The annexation shifts Hawaii from foreign to internal trade. In 1896 Hawaii received US goods worth 5.41 million and sent 16.46 million in Hawaiian products, totaling about 21 million. Trade will remain profitable, with coastwise shipping and sugar exports continuing to support employment and production. The shift reduces visible foreign trade but benefits overall welfare as resources stay for domestic use.
The writer argues that Yankee is no longer a slur in the United States, especially in New England, where it is familiar and acceptable. He notes the shift in meaning over a century, cites Col. Henry Watterson saying “we are all Yankees,” and mentions European views of Yankee as simply an American. The piece discusses Yankee Doodle’s reception and the evolving national identity across regions.
Reports note Spanish lighthouse keepers east of Santiago set fire to lighthouses after Toral's surrender. Such acts threaten world trade and the broader U S and allied interests, drawing condemnation as war upon global commerce.
The article describes Cuba as a large crescent island about 75 7 miles by 80 miles wide with 45 519 square miles and adjacent islets adding over 2 000 square miles. It notes many good harbors Havana Mantaness Bahia Honda Martel Nuevitas Nipe Cardenas and Santiago de Cuba among others and lists six provinces with Havana most populated and Puerto Principe least. Prewar population exceeded 1 600 000 with about 400 000 reported dead so far.
Editor Yates of the Sheridan Sun visits, recalling Lake Chautauqua memories and old swimming holes. Weston and other towns report unemployment, while a note on bronchitis and Whithur's Cough Cure appears alongside teacher examinations and a panacea claim for Gladness preparation.
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