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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1898
Page
2
A legal battle unfolds as prosecutions under the new cigarette law face constitutional challenges. The state seeks to align with existing federal norms, while tobacco interests lobby to block enforcement. A pending decision will shape license ties and dealer liability, with observers noting potential shifts for retailers and agents of the tobacco trust.
In Boone on Saturday a wreck in Northwestern yards injured two men. Engineer Andy Bell and Conductor Jerome Devers were aboard engine No. 593. Bell’s right leg may be amputated after being thrown into a coal train, Devers badly hurt. The coal train derailed and several cars ditched. engine No. 592 will require overhaul.
More than twenty four hours after it began, Spain's note answering the president's terms was delivered by the French ambassador. The content is not disclosed with a formal statement by Secretary Day. The discussion lasted one hour and twenty five minutes, suggesting some points were unsatisfactory while others might be acceptable.
A correspondent from Cavite dated August 1 reports American troops under Captain Grant and Captain Young of the Utah artillery building earthworks before Malate under Nebraska protection. A Nebraska sharpshooter fired the first shot at Spaniards crouching behind the trench, contrary to General Merritt’s orders. Aguinaldo’s guerrillas harass, natives occupy homes along the line, and California volunteers reportedly jailed by insurgents before a detachment released them. The Spanish have not fired since Sunday’s engagement.
Secretary Alger rebutted a London Times editorial criticizing him and defended the cabinet. He praised the army’s conduct before Santiago and lauded the volunteers alongside the regulars. Alger stressed his long effort to aid soldiers after battle and to address fever conditions.
Paris dispatch notes Gaulois portrait of America as bene factor praising U S victory in Cuba. It argues Spaniards will see peace as a stroke of fortune and hopes Americans avoid warlike ventures that might lead to trouble.
Manila dispatch reports the third Philippine expedition twenty two days out from Honolulu with six men and one officer dead and fifty sick from typhoid and meningitis. A fire aboard the transport Morgan City burned coal bunkers for days while the crew hid the danger from troops. 600 Idaho volunteers and Nebraska detachments aboard the fleet endured delays, while a volcanic sight near Java and fears of Camara’s fleet added to the perilful voyage.
Washington August 10 1870 War Department reports indicate a widespread belief that volunteer disbandment will occur after hostilities end. No organization will be mustered out before winter and furloughs will be liberal. Sick and invalid soldiers may take thirty days leave. the army will remain until the Senate ratifies peace, unlikely before December or January.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a Wyoming Republican figure gaining momentum, with indications of alignment and a forthcoming shift in stance or strategy as political lines form ahead of a key event.
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