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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1898
Page
1
Cuba to honor American occupation with five days of events starting January 7. Turta and patriotic clubs form committees to plan a stand procession, campaign dinner for troops, and a large meeting at Tacon Theater in Havana. Solemn mass and arch decorations planned. private balls to invite many American officers.
Robert BL Porter discusses progress in Santiago and Puerto Rico affairs with public hearings and testimonies. He praises Gen. Wood and outlines reform measures, tax changes, harbor improvements, and calls for an island wide revenue system while noting war era delinquent taxes and the need for sanitary and administrative reforms.
Preliminary estimates from the Railroad Gazette New York show the United States added 2887 miles of railroad pa ilage in 1893 the largest gain since 1892. Minnesota tops states with 233 miles as nine railroads fuel most of the growth including Great Northern 165 miles and St Louis & San Francisco 242 miles.
James P. Miller a Yale divinity student and graduate was arrested in New Haven Conn for shoplifting. Detectives traced him to a bookstore theft and found about five thousand volumes stored in his rooms including editions from Iave to docket. Two thousand volumes were identified by dealers. Miller wore a coat with large pockets suited to professional thieves.
The New York Press reports Illinois congressman Robert R. Hitt has been asked to accept the ambassadorship to Russia, with Senator Cullom having earlier recommended him for Britain, signaling possible departure from Congress for diplomatic service. Rubber firms in New York form a major combine with 330 million capital, half preferred. A man named James Kelley died near Faribault Minnesota after severe freezing, with unknown relatives. The coast and geodetic survey steamer Blake departed Baltimore for Porto Rico, starting government survey work in the islands. Marine losses on the Great Lakes in 1898 are high, near 2.6 million in total. Sampson returns to New York for his daughter's wedding in Glen Ridge. Seventeen Baltimore brewers consolidate into the Maryland Brewing Company with stock and debentures planned. Col Edward Barrett, national head of the Sons of the American Revolution, dies in Concord Massachusetts at fifty.
War department plans for discharging 50,000 volunteers remain undecided with a year end target. A three months furlough or two months extended pay is under consideration. Some regiments returning from foreign service will be discharged soon. Philippines volunteers to be mustered out quickly to avoid hampering administration.
Litioria Lan protests United States ownership claims to about 2,000,000 acres in Hawaii and seeks restoration of property and rights. She cites her April 15 18th statehood era context and June 17 1847 protest, urging President and Congress to act to restore the estate and its enjoyment.
A rear end collision on the Pennsylvania Railroad near Fairway killed two and injured about twenty. An eastern express and the Chicago and New York express, both eastbound, collided in heavy fog three miles from Fairway. A Pullman sleeper carried fifteen passengers and a colored porter. several bodies were found among the wreckage. Passengers were thrown from berths and many were bruised but few suffered serious injuries.
Mrs Th Fulton aged 45 of Wogistock set her clothes ablaze while lighting a pipe, dying after eighteen hours of agony. Her husband tried to help but failed. In other news, Sheriff conventions discuss arrest costs under state requisition and other local items include a quail eating wager, a vice campaign, a fatal hunting accident, a murder verdict, a poisoning case, and an unknown poison incident.
Attorney Ng alleges Standard Oil kept advised in advance of the supreme court action and destroyed many books just before an order was issued. The claim centers on destroying evidence amid legal proceedings. Separate reports note a major Montreal fire damaging S Greensits Son Co and McIntyre Eames warehouses with losses possibly over 500000. A Worcester electric road crash near Leictser kills two and injures others after fog reduced visibility.
A dense roundup of price quotes for wheat corn oats and pork from markets in Indianapolis Cincinnati St Louis Detroit and Cincinnati as well as New York and Toledo. Includes No 2 red wheat 6 to 7 cents, hogs/$3 to $8.75, corn 31 to 43 cents, oats 24 to 30 cents and lambs sheep and cattle ranges with regional variations.
An elderly man Benjamin Coburn aged 84 reportedly died by his own hand in Eddyville. The OCR describes a violent self inflicted wound with a razor causing severe throat injuries. Details are fragmentary and unclear due to garbled text.
Judge Blair of the Independence district court sentenced seven men in a burglary and larceny case. Notable figures include Joe Uhrles and George Elgater, with terms ranging from six months to ten years in the penitentiary. Several defendants, including Atlas Caney and Geisel, received prison terms for various offenses. A meeting of the Central District Medical Association of Iowa was held with many medical men in attendance.
Blake Johnson pursues his clerk across the country amid missing funds linked to A. Blake of Marshalltown and F Elmer Johnson. A Toledo arrest leads to a mistaken identity, while a baggage check ties to the missing Johnson. Centerville relatives seek Robert Ramsey, believed dead at Santiago, later found to be a color line case. he was never in Cuba. Sheriff officers are elected as the Iowa Sheriffs' Association adjourns in Des Moines.
In Gilbert Wisconsin over a three day voting segment at Kreavants, Fred Gilbert won the live third average for trials with two hits out of twelve. A. A. E. Elliott of Ease was a competing professional according to local notes.
A prisoner named Tews Gonvier who escaped from an Asanese Penitentiary was recaptured in Chigaga last week and faces a three year sentence. A second inmate got two years for the escape. A horse thief identified as Joy Chirk was also taken, after stealing a horse and dinghy. The incident involved damaged property in Marion and related slotun items.
A sweeping grip epidemic spreads from New York to Chicago causing pneumonia bronchitis and severe colds. Public health officials warn of rising fatalities and widespread illness across large cities and offices with dozens of cases reported in Baltimore Newark and other urban centers.
The text notes E. A. Hitchcock has been appointed Secretary at the Interior by President McKinley in 1886, succeeding Secretary Bliss. Hitchcock is depicted as a personal friend of the President, with postings including time in Russia and later service in Washington.
The text shows incomplete details about provincial allocations and travel timing. It mentions a date of January 7 for arrivals and a plan to assign six provinces, with Masai among them. Other phrases reference skeletons, armor, and skeletal mentions, but the overall context remains unclear and fragmentary.
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