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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1898
Page
6
Aug 18 report from Palo Alto county indicates few entries will be allowed when 1230 acres around Lost Island open for settlement on Aug 30. Occupants with improvements may claim precedence if they entered in good faith before the opening order.
Cyclone sweeps east of Fairbank causing farm damage and livestock losses with destroyed buildings and broken communications. Also reports of a near-fatal beating on a Chicago Great Western freight train, a Altgeld speaking engagement in Riverton, and other local notices across Iowa including threats by anonymous letter writer in Osceola and a lost fortune inquiry in Davenport.
President McKinley weighs peace time military needs as officials form a board of naval officers to decide which vessels to retain and how to reorganize the navy. Governor Shaw of Iowa, after visits to Chickamauga and Jacksonville, meets the president to report on Iowa troops and discuss disbandment timing.
The foreign office reportedly plans to demand Li Hung Chang’s removal over anti-British Chinese policy. It also contemplates seizing the Taku forts at the mouth of the Pei Ho river, and the city of Tien-Tsin and Pekin port if China resists the demand.
I T Rawlins a Millersburg business man is found murdered on the road in Wartrace Tennessee with a body riddled by bullets and mutilated. Suspicion falls on William Fulks cousin of Rawlins wife.
General Lee visited the war department in Washington and conferred with Corbin. They talked at length about Cuba and the advice desired by the administration on that matter.
An Aug. 18 blast at the Santa Fe Prescott and Arizona railroad round house in Prescott Arizona fatally injures worker Joseph Brown and crushes A Seamins while injuring two or three others. The blast wrecked the round house and damaged a nearby engine and warehouse as debris littered the streets.
Boston Aug 18 Colonel Woodward discusses the troubles in the Sixth Massachusetts infantry linked to resignations after a march from France to points near here. He cites General Garretson’s charges about straggling, notes fatigue and lenient discipline, and recalls orders to face a board before resigning along with Lt Colonel Claflin and Major Taylor.
A Herald’s Havant special reports Captain General Blanco declares he will stay in command until Cuba is settled. He circulates orders to suspend hostilities, coordinate with American troops, and protect railway zones while awaiting a peace understanding.
Francisco Silvela warns the government to govern the Philippines without foreign control and fears expulsion of religious orders would hinder relations with the Vatican. He argues Cuba should bear its debt with Cuban customs proceeds before the insurrection.
Washington Aug 18 The article outlines U S plans for postwar Cuba divisions with military governors for each district and hints at General Fitzhugh Lee as a likely choice. It notes concerns over insurgent behavior after armistice and the need to craft policy for new Cuban governance and Puerto Rico relations.
In Santiago de Cuba on August 18 the Eighth Ohio regiment serenaded the Carlos Cuban club to thank them for courtesy shown to U S officers. The American national hymn drew enthusiastic approval from all, including Spaniards. The Clinton is offered to Clara Barton’s Red Cross society to be sent to Havana for relief work.
A severe electrical and wind storm swept central Towanda County this morning causing heavy damage to tobacco and fruit trees. The event, described as the most terrific storm ever experienced in the area, disrupted local activities and left debris in its wake.
A major fire in St. Petersburg last night caused multiple deaths and injuries. Local authorities report extensive damage to a house and surrounding structures as fire crews battled flames into the early hours.
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