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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1898
Page
4
A Civil War tale tells of a soldier labeled a shirker who feigned illness until ordered to battle. He collapsed, was placed in an ambulance, and a new surgeon ordered a river dunking head first to wake him. The drastic act shocked him into abandoning shirking forever. The item also notes Wire Winslow’s teething syrup and records a Dallas infant named Deweyanne born May 1.
A fragment discusses hand aesthetics and finger alignment in early models, noting how middle and ring fingers curve inward while index and little fingers arch. It mentions the idea of using hands to hold a cup or cane with a hooked thrust and references cultured generations and the judgment of beauty.
Captain Alleyne of the Netherfield arrives in Galveston and recounts a Spanish gunboat Temerario attempting to mine an American bark near Rosario in the Argentine republic. The plot was exposed, the Temerario ordered from Argentine waters, and the ship sailed toward Montevideo after the incident.
Washington June 29 Preparations to rush reinforcements to General Shafter and to support a Puerto Rican expedition proceed rapidly. General Miles may command the next expedition leaving the U S Officials refuse to specify destinations for fifteen regiments at Chickamauga Fernandina and Miami hold troops in readiness Transit and corps reassignments occur as transports are mapped for embarkation
Reports from off Santiago de Cuba describe four columns of smoke at sunset and two torpedo boat destroyers near the sunken Merrimac. Rear Admiral Sampson ordered extra precautions while Ericsson Porter and others stayed near the harbor. Late night, the dynamite cruiser Vir tInus fired shells toward Morro castle with unclear damage.
President Harper of Chicago University informed Mayor Harrigan that Professor J. Benjamin Andrews will accept the superintendency if offered, in collaboration with Brown University, marking a potential joint leadership plan.
The London press decries Spain’s tactics and praises American bravery after a quadra battle ambush. The Westminster Gazelle calls serious fighting only beginning and hopes Spain seeks peace, while Edward Marshall of the New York Journal reports wounded at the front. The Westminster Gazette lauds war correspondents for devotion to duty.
Dubuque Louisiana June 29 Entries for the August Nutwood Driving Club meeting show a record field with 348 entries across 18 events filled. Purse value totals about $20 000 and the slate includes many of the nation s fastest horses with hopes for specials for Star Pointer Gentry Wrank Agan Robert J Joe Paichen and similar stars.
Madrid dispatch reports Sagasta plans a crisis to pend torance or Russia, seeking peace terms. The Sagush elidle peninsula is under siege as he appeals to friendly nations likely France or Russia for support and favorable terms.
Sioux City stock yards report mixed and light cattle prices with steady markets across regions. Chicago hogs strong with higher quotes while cattle receipts stay steady. Kansas City and others show similar steady to firm trends in cattle and lamb sectors.
Grain prices and commodity quotations across Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth district markets. Reports list wheat corn oats barley seed and flax prices with different grades and delivery months. No. 1 northern and hard wheat figures appear with miscellaneous futures and cash values.
The administration approved sending an American squadron to the Spanish coast and the Mediterranean. Commodore Watson's eastern squadron will be provisioned for forty months, with ships including the Pelayo Carlos V and torpedo boat destroyers. The plan shows the United States ready to strike Spain with a stronger fleet than Spain's defenses.
Dispatches report General Garcia lands 3,600 insurgents from the mountains west of Santiago. About 65,000 insurgents are gathered near Juragua, armed and bushwhack savvy, with plans to guard the American advance and coordinate with Cuba’s forces for future moves toward Havana and Matanzas.
A Washington dispatch describes intensified U S war activity aimed at Spain and Cuba. It notes a fleet movement toward Cadiz for an onshore bombardment as an object lesson, with Commodore Watson leading raiders toward Puerto Rico and a broad blockade to pressure surrender.
A New York dispatch reports General Garcia praising General Miles and promising cooperation. Garcia says his forces grow, recruits are sent to the field toward Guantanamo, and Cuban collaborators who take payment from Americans will be shot. Headquarters will move from Siboney to San Juan, near Santiago.
George Eberhardt of LaMars responsible for a neighbor's bull was tossed during a pasture drive and suffered knee and ankle injuries with extensive bruising. Nearby events include weddings of WR Street's daughter and Bartlett plans, a local veterans reunion, and updates on Iowa political and social activities.
An Ontario and Canadian Pacific railway engineer recalls Bridgewater Ontario where a farmer’s wife found a 20 pound gold nugget near a spring. The find spurred a boom town and marbleized Bridgeport built with white marble. Merchants and landowners traded huge sums while no gold paid for shafts or smelting costs.
A letter from Mrs Lucy Goodwin claims four years of female troubles ended after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Sanative Wash and Liver Pills. She says her health improved from weakness and weight loss to strength, enabling full housework and a weight gain to 131 pounds.
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