24 Sep 1898
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1898
Page
1
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General Calixto Garcia visited Santiago de Cuba for the first time since July, greeted by 10,000 crowds. American officers escorted him, and receptions at the palace and San Carlos Club celebrated Cuban independence with speeches praising American aid and shared struggles. Garcia pledged lasting gratitude to the United States. A separate note reports Blanco ordering shipment prep of Columbus remains from Havana to Spain.
Washington September 21 Colonel Bryan with Governor Holcomb and Representative Stark pressed General Corbin for discharge relief for Nebraska volunteers. They urged reducing Nebraska forces toward a fair proportion of a 100000 army, noting 2653 in the field with 700 over quota. Governor Holcomb said aims protect enlisted men, not officers. Bryan may resign or request furlough. Colonel Bryans fate unclear after mission.
Middletown Pennsylvania on September 24 reports 24 patients moved from Red Cross hospitals to Camp Meade station for shipment to Reading. Delays left them waiting three hours before trains. fear of exposure prompts possible investigation by General Graham to assign responsibility. Separately in Washington on September 24 Senator Quay calls for inquiry into charges about postpieces sales in Lehigh County. Second Assistant Postmaster General Shellenberger cites no irregularity in postmaster appointments.
Soldiers wept as thousands witnessed the grief of Mrs. Jefferson Davis at her daughter Vartha Anne Davis's funeral in Richmond Virginia on September 24. Delegates and veterans accompanied the procession from St Pauls Church to Hollywood Cemetery with floral tributes from several states. Mrs. Davis, supported by her daughter and relatives, received the casket as mourners gathered. the service included the Jefferson Davis Funeral March and Sleep Thy Last Sleep.
Albany Sept 24 supporters of Governor Black claim Roosevelt cannot seek the New York gubernatorial nomination citing residency and tax evidence. Odell insists affidavits prove no bar to Roosevelt’s nomination, while offshore labor news reports Brotherhood Firemen tensions and a possible strike remains unsettled as Eugene V. Debs heads to Erie.
Bridgeport reports detail Walter Foster's alleged noninvolvement, while Harry Oxley and Howard Guernsey face arrest in connection with the Emma Gill case. The body was exhumed for dental examination by Dr. Rosenbluth after coroner requests follow the burial.
Paris reports say Colonel Picquart has been placed in secret confinement and denied access by his lawyers and friends. Mme Paulmier, wife of deputy Charles Ernest Paulmier, fired at La Lanterne offices in a bid to kill M Millerand, then claimed she acted to defend herself against slander. In San Francisco The Post claims Germany plans to send ships to the Philippines, arm 150000 Filipinos, and drill them for a future strike on American forces, threatening Aguinaldo’s uprising.
Washington delivers urgent note to Cuban military commission demanding immediate Cuban evacuation with Spain relinquishing sovereignty. Public terms not released, but aim to end delays and enforce protection safeguards. Separately, miners at Linderport strike after operators reject key demands and sickness rises among American troops in Paris islands. Native outrages reported in Barros and Areceibo with Spanish troops firing on rioters, four killed and others wounded.
A mine explosion at Branden, Gould & Co. near Townsville left seventy workers entombed, with eight killed outright and three injured. Rescuers freed most, while four near the entrance crawled out. The disaster drew crowds halted at Lynn Station as crews worked to recover bodies from the Monongahela river area.
Ashland Washington Sept 24 A frightful Central railroad wreck near White River station killed Harrison Fifield instantly and fatally injured Walter Sharple. Thomas Johnson and two tramps escaped injury. Five screamers in a car from Mellon to Ashland were thrown free as the locomotive broke and the cars telescoped. Johnson Fifield and Shamie Wire are noted as Eau Claire residents. They had no funds and had secured work in a Cloquet paper mill, attempting to ride a train.
Finance brief covers US views on global money markets with G Dund& Jo commentary. It notes American bank influence on Europe, wheat and flour exports, and rising prices amid Western trade activity, plus pension and military health updates and recent baseball results.
Philadelphia and Baltimore markets show firmer flour and wheat prices with mixed corn and oats steady. Beef and pork values hold, butter and cheese mixed. live stock in New York and East Liberty markets softer for calves and sheep, with pork and lambs trading unevenly.
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