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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1898
Page
2
Partly cloudy conditions persist tonight and Thursday. Stationary temperatures expected with no significant changes across the period.
The issue of mustering out volunteers in the Philippines shapes the presidential annual message. Aimed at increasing the regular army, the plan would replace returning volunteers with a planned new force to sustain duties abroad.
Nikola Tesla asserts an electrical method to destroy the most powerful fleet. The Denver Republican notes that Dewey Sehley’s system will be kept a bit longer, while French naval plans for 1899 outline two 14 500 ton battleships with heavy armament, plus cruisers, destroyers, and torpedo boats.
A note from the Turkish legation in Washington informs the department that foreign Israelites are barred from entering Palestine and that imperial authorities have orders to prevent the landing of Jewish emigrants.
Secretary Chas. F. Dick states the Republican national headquarters will be opened in Washington as soon as Congress convenes and campaign preparations for 1900 will move forward rapidly.
The Yukon winter plan for the postal service completes and will provide twice monthly service via Juneau. The regular Dawson to Circle City and Weare route will be maintained to cover the region through the season.
Alabama mob lynched a man by mistake and a coroner's jury ruled the death resulted from mistaken identity, marking a grave error in the violent act. The verdict notes the victim was not the intended target, highlighting forensic uncertainty and community fault.
A German chemist develops matches that ignite without phosphorus and earns a government prize. The invention promises safer, phosphorus-free ignition and gains official recognition for scientific progress.
The Nevada results show a sweeping Republican landslide that surrounds most party nominees, leaving only a single GOP winner. Party-wide gains reshape the state race as several candidates are defeated or outpaced.
It is conceded that Sadler will hold a plurality of 120 votes over rival McMillan in the state race, signaling a likely lead as results firm up. The outcome centers on Sadler and McMillan amid ongoing statewide results reporting.
Claim that taking Hood's Sarsaparilla relieves rheumatic aches and pains offers a strong testimonial style note highlighting its curative promise. The line presents a personal benefit from using the remedy as a sales assertion.
A Paris wire reports a Brigham Young son led syndicate proposing to Spain for 176 million and the United States for 126 million to lease the Philippines. The plan would grant the syndicate control of offices laws currency and duties for 25 years with authorities over police army and banks. Critics say such a move clashes with republican principles.
John W. Mackay the Brooklyn financier seeks papal dispensation to dedicate a mortuary chapel in Greenwood Cemetery to Roman Catholic rites.
An 19th century style advertisement claims deafness from inflamed Eustachian tube with catarrh as cause and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a money offer. It features testimonials for Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills and a brief cough remedy pitch from One Minute Cough Cure.
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