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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1898
Page
22
A Civil War anecdote tells of a regiment’s shirker's collapse during a march and a dramatic river disposal by a new surgeon. The tale ends with the man abandoning shirking forever. Also noted is Winslow’s Gootnme Straup for children and a Dallas infant named Deweyanne born May 1.
A fragmented meditation on hand form and dignity, noting how curved fingers reflect character. The piece muses on the relation between hand posture, refinement, and cultivated generations, suggesting an aesthetic tied to gesture and the visual cue of curved digits.
Captain Alleyne of the Netherfield reports a Spanish gunboat Temerario attempted to lay a mine under an American vessel near Rosario in the Argentine Republic. The plot was detected and Temerario ordered from Argentine waters. the vessel then proceeded toward Montevideo with soldiers aboard the bark.
Washington reports rapid preparation to hurry troops to General Shafter and to a Puerto Rico expedition. General Miles may command the next force, details withheld, with about fifteen regiments readied at Chickamauga and Miami for transport. Brigadier General Schwan's Mobile division joins the Seventh corps. General Henry's Seventh division moves to the Fourth corps.
Reports from Santiago de Cuba through Wingston Jamaica on June 29 state Admiral Cervera aimed to break for liberty as four smoke columns appeared at sunset near the harbor mouth. Two torpedo boat destroyers were sighted near the sunken Merrimae. Sampson ordered extra precautions. Vestvius fired three shells toward Morro, with unclear damage. the blockade held with no ships emerging.
President Harper told Mayor Harrison that Prof Andrews would take the Chicagd Schools superintendency if offered. The statement came in Chicago on June 27 with Brown University President Benja- Nicas also involved in the informal talks.
London newspapers condemn Spain's conduct in the war and praise American bravery at La Quas. The Westminster Gazette notes the fighting may deepen, laments heavy losses on both sides, and commends war correspondents like Edward Marshall who reported while mortally wounded.
Dubuque Iowa June 29 entries for the August Nutwood Driving club meeting close with a record field of 848 entries. Fourteen of the eighteen events are filled and purses total about 40000 dollars. Nominations include many of the fastest horses in the country and specials are sought for Star Pointer Gentry Frank Agan Robert J Joe Patchen and similar performers.
A fragment suggests Sagasta plans a staggered crisis tactic to gain peace by appealing to France or Russia. The note mentions a June 29 Madrid event and a peninsula under siege as context for seeking allied intervention to end hostilities.
Market notes from Sioux City and Chicago show cattle and hog prices with steady to firm tone. Sioux City Yard marks mixed cattle and hog ranges, while South Omaha and Chicago report steady cattle, hogs, and sheep receipts and prices with regional variations.
Chicago and Minneapolis grain quotes show No. 2 spring wheat near 62 to 64 cents, No. 2 red around 62 to 64, corn about 32 to 32.5 cents, oats near 21 to 28 cents, rye around 40 to 41 cents, and barley near 50 to 53 cents. Provisions list Mess pork at 5 3/4 million dollars, with rib and shoulder cuts priced around 1.75 to 5.00 per unit. butter firm. flax at about 1.05 to 1.06. Continuous updates through late June reflect futures and cash variations across Minneapolis and Duluth markets.
The United States plans to send an American squadron to the Spanish coast and the Mediterranean. Commodore Watson’s eastern squadron details are announced with ships like the Pelayo and Carlos V noted as strongest, while Dewey’s fleet is expected to counter. The coast fortifications and strategic aims are outlined in naval analysis.
The General with 3000 insurgents from the mountains west of Santiago lands at Juragua as 45,000 rebels gather in the southern Santiago province. Most are armed, and plans include warning detachments toward Suantanamo and a conference with Shafter to coordinate actions with Gomez west of Havana.
A Washington special describes U S naval strategy to strike Cadiz with the Iowa and Oregon while mounting a blockading push in Cuba. Commodore Watson leads a fleet north of Puerto Rico as Yankee Dixie Yosemite and others screen operations and resupply, with heavy monitors guarding coastlines and a goal of rapid coastal destruction to pressure Spain.
Gen Miles commends General Garcia for Cuban cooperation near Santiago de Cuba. Garcia says Cuban troops will assist as armed, with headquarters moved to San Juan de Santiago. Garvin vows swift action and notes orders to shoot any Cuban charging Americans for services.
Fragmentary report from Madrid dated June 20 announces the queen regent will immediately sign for established authority. The garbled wording suggests royal action or decree forthcoming in the capital.
A collage of Iowa items including Ebberhardt injured by a neighbor's bull at LeMars, weddings planned in Meffenna and Grinnell, a Northwestern Iowa veterans reunion at Sibley, and a Plymouth county fair schedule. Des Moines reports set the stage with colored troops debates, property value projections, prohibition convention activity, a murder inquiry at Woodburn, and veteran events in Sibley.
An engineer recounts Bridgewater Ontario near Bridgeport built nearly entirely of white marble after a massive gold find. The boom created a city of about 5000, with marble structures including hotel church and courthouse. Several quotes reflect the era’s speculative hysteria and unreal returns.
Mrs Lucy Goodwin writes that four years of female troubles ended after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Sanative Wash and Liver Pills. She reports weight gain from 108 to 113 pounds and says she regained strength to do housework.
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