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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1898
Page
3
In a quiet Essex manor an unseen romance unfolds as Dick Aylmer, posing as Harris, escorts Dorothy Strode to her aunt’s gate. Their chat hints at future meetings while Lady Jane weighs a match, and a dog-cart sighting sparks lingering tension before a cliffhanger ending.
A Paris-quoted London Telegraph letter describes an old lady on a grand boulevard who, since Sept 4 1970 the day the republic was proclaimed, barred all republicans from entering her home. She denies access to the main house and shop, allows only annual repairs, and designates a back apartment for herself and three servants guarded by an aging sentinel.
A landlord confronts a delinquent tenant over unpaid rent in a comic exchange. The tenant, inspecting torn trousers, offers a humorous fix by claiming his tailor can mend 18 rips, illustrating practical frugality and tension between tenant and landlord. The scene reflects urban life and social wit.
The coast defense program shows strong fortifications and high power guns along the Atlantic and Gulf, with key emplacements from Portland Head to Fort Moultrie and San Diego. The President governs militia use, while Congress supports a defense policy prioritizing Spain-day war readiness and a $2,975,000 allotment for engineering coast fortifications.
Gunner Morgan discovered a cache of gun cotton in crystal tubes aboard the battleship. The tubes remained intact and the dry explosive was found to be in pristine condition, marking a startling Maine discovery about the ship’s ordnance.
The article argues for strengthened eastern harbor defenses using fortifications at Fort Schuyler Willets Point and Fort Slocum, with submarine mines to deter enemy ships. It calls for mobilization of 13,600 National Guard for coastal defense, expansion of infantry, and rapid passage of reorganization bills to prepare for potential hostilities. It notes Spain’s difficulty in coal and Puerto Rico as a base, and states the War Department will fund only ongoing projects.
Navy yard figures show March construction department pay roll at Mare Island reaching 80000 dollars, a level not seen since the war. Aimed economy aims to track every cent from a 50000000 dollar emergency fund with direct presidential approval for each requisition. Mayflower payment totaled about 400000 dollars. Navy and army recruiting surges as stations report progress, with the Michigan at Erie enlisting 55 men and the Columbia and Minneapolian short by 210, due to shortages of firemen machinists and coal passers.
The ordnance bureau awards large orders for steel armor piercing and deck piercing projectiles to Carpenter steel, Sterling steel, and Midvale steel companies. The items include eight to twelve inch shells and deck piercing shells in 800 and 1,000 pound classes with distribution across several suppliers.
Changes in Chicago cruiser preparations at the Brooklyn navy yard after weapon mounts were hoisted aboard then returned to the dock. Mounts may be reused on auxiliary cruisers while Dolphin is set for commission and Commander Lyons selects rapid fire guns for his vessel.
A poem recalling a veteran who fought with Stonewall Jackson and Lee in the Civil War. He urges arming again if the Union goes to war, notes battles at Manassas and with Sherman, and references Atlanta Constitution heritage. The voice contrasts past glory with present weariness and memory.
A poem printed in the Minneapolis Journal recalls Union and Confederate soldiers briefly laying aside old enmity to defend the nation. The speaker urges readiness to take up arms again if danger returns, sharing a vow with a Northern brother to stand together for the country’s honor.
Secret agents from Madrid and Havana plan to move on Vera Cruz with the Vizcaya to push anti U S sentiment and deter U S control of the Gulf of Mexico They aim to establish newspapers in Mexico subsidize others across the republic and send commissions to Venezuela Chile and other South American nations with press agents The Austrian cruiser Donau may accompany the Vizcaya to stress the idea of Spain and Austria seeking revenge for Maximilian The Spanish colony in Mexico reportedly prepares a grand Vera Cruz reception for the Vizcaya
Berlin sees 2,092 residents qualify as millionaires based on a yearly income of 5,000 marks from one million marks. The richest millionaire in Berlin reportedly holds about 31.0 million dollars in capital.
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