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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1898
Page
8
A Georgia veteran Abraham Sprawls, lost a leg in war and, while crossing a rail yard, was struck by a fast mail train near Wiregrass. His son shouted for damages, mistaking the event for a cut leg. The old man was carried away, lamenting misfortune and the loss of his good leg.
The Sign of the Crowne linen drapery in Shefford Bedfordshire claims to be England’s oldest business. In operation since 1606 it has stayed with one family for much of its history, and since 1750 the shop has been run by Cator & Sons in the original building.
An advertising feature touts four porcelain game plaques by Moville, showing American wild ducks, pheasants, quail, and English snipe. J. C. Hubinger Bros Co offers free plaques with three ten cent Elastic Starch packages, distributed only via grocers, not by mail.
A fragment recounts a Detroit Free Press remark about Spaniards at Matanzas and a small group called the uywiles facing hardship. The exchange notes sympathy for the Spaniards and comments on eating mules to avoid starvation, reflecting wartime or crisis rhetoric.
A fragmentary line quotes Lactantius on how memory moderates prosperity and shapes fortune, noting adversity and control as forces in aging. The brief text offers a reflective, aphoristic thought rather than a narrative event or report.
Gen. Kitchener’s Anglo Egyptian column crushed the mahdist forces at the Battle of the Nile, capturing Ony Gurman and Khartoum and securing vast Egyptian hinterland. Khalifa Abdullah fled with a handful, and the dervish threat in eastern Africa was effectively ended. The victory followed disciplined troops, modern rifles and machine guns, and English officers training Egyptian soldiers.
A violent clash in Candia between Muslims and British authorities escalates as Muslims protest European control and British appointees. A warship shells the area, fires break out, and rioting spreads through the Christian quarter. Soldiers exchange fire with demonstrators and casualties occur as fires devastate homes and shops.
Commissioner Evans releases the annual pensions report noting growth in both count and value. He cites potential 200000 war veterans yet unpaid, and rising disability benefits under law. Foreign pensioners total 4871 with $669,862 paid abroad, while U.S. disbursements reach $75,275,888 and $66,255,670 respectively.
The American Agriculturist warns 1898 wheat yields are not as large as expected yet still set a record. The report notes in some states the promise of wheat was not fulfilled while others show gains, with margins described as dust thin but overall stronger than ever before.
Report notes crop yields exceed prior estimates with winter wheat about 400 million bushels and spring wheat near 800 million. In Sudan, 60,000 Dervish forces were defeated by 25,000 British and Egyptian troops. losses estimated 200–509 for Allies and 8,000–15,000 for Dervishes. Describes battle details, Maxim gunfire, and strategic aim for a Cape-to-Mediterranean railway across eastern Africa.
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland was crowned in Amsterdam with a simple democratic ceremony. A triumphal streetscape and royal palace reception followed, with congratulations from ministers admirals army officers diplomatic corps Burgomasters provincial governors and colonial representatives. The Corbett McCoy bout is set for October 15.
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