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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1898
Page
14
Coupon tickets are on sale for all pointers and baggage checked through to destination. Monsy saved by avoiding transfers. Write or call for any information desired, C. W. Jacobs, Agent GC, M. & St. Ry.
The Havana inquiry proceeds as divers examine the wreck of the Maine and the forward magazine remains intact, fueling debate over whether the explosion was internal or caused by outside factors. Sherman's and Long’s comments reflect looming indemnity and naval preparations amid tense Spain US relations and renewed calls for pacification of Cuba.
Madrid reports a torpedo flotilla will depart for Havana this week as Spain rushes to put its navy in fighting trim. Three torpedo destroyers, three torpedo boats, and the steamship City of Cadiz form the flotilla, with other vessels awaiting completion and repairs.
South Bend police officer Lewis Keller was shot and killed during a confrontation with burglars who had entered a local store. Suspects identified include Jack Burke and Robert Powers alias James Burns Frank Murank O Conn. The incident occurred last night in South Bend Indiana.
Ottawa reports that during the current parliamentary session several petitions were presented. One appeals for old age pensions, arguing wealth comes from laboring people. Another requests man and womanhood suffrage, citing mothers of the nation and the need for equal voting rights amid perils to family prosperity.
Washington reports the supreme court upholding the Etah law requiring eight hours of work per day in mines. Justice Brown delivered the decision, noting the law aims to protect life and health and is constitutional where state laws safeguard the community. The court stressed mining and smelting work harbors unhealthy conditions.
Sioux City stock receipts show mixed and heavy cattle and strong sheep activity with market softening. Chicago hogs steady to slightly lower as cattle demand remains firm and sheep volumes rise, while Kansas City notes steady to higher cattle and lower hog prices with lambs and muttons steady.
Chicago reports cash quotations for flour and grains with prices for wheat, corn, rye, flaxseed, and oats. Minneapolis and Duluth columns list cash and futures levels for No 1 hard and northern wheat, corn, oats, and barley with arrivals and shipments data. Liverpool futures show steady market conditions with May prices around 3.6.
Vienna reports the czarina has fallen ill with smallpox amid court chatter and a claimed measles cover story. Observers recall Count Muravieff's lavish Moscow banquet days earlier, after which he fell ill, fueling speculation of his exposure to the illness.
Charles Kelley, a boy prisoner, testifies at the preliminary hearing for Infirmary Superintendent Hughes in Point, Ind. He identifies Hughes J H McCoy and others in the mob that lynched five outlaws last September. Witness says masks hid faces but voices were recognized. Relatives of victims fill the crowd as Governor Mount mobilizes militia.
The House considered sundry civil bills with Lewis of Washington offering an amendment condemning Minister Woolford for a Spanish cabinet banquet. the amendment was ruled out on a point of order. In the Senate, Tansbrough of North Dakota urged a probe into navy freight shipping on the Canadian Pacific to San Francisco. Gallinger pressed for copies of Cuban insurgent communications from the past two years. South Dakota spoke for Corbett’s seat in the Senate. Thurston of Nebraska countered.
The Times lauds US railroads for superior equipment and productivity, credits single manager control, and urges English railways to imitate reforms. It cautions that great leadership helps when capable but warns English investors may suffer under boss control.
E H Fay owns a Topeka home but cannot pay taxes. He bought a house and two lots in Steele's addition, learned the area was vacated, and its parcels were reclassified as farm land within a twelve acre tract. The county and state treasurers refused his tax payments, and a lawyer is seeking a solution. Fay fears a tax title may be issued to the person paying on the tract.
The Washington Star recounts a father rebuking a son for vanity and public notice. The boy admits his actions, while the father questions the value of a political life and the meaning of seeing one’s name in print. The exchange reveals tensions between fame, responsibility, and parental scrutiny.
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