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Newspaper
Steele City Standard
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1898
Page
1
The report describes a sequence of mishaps with fireworks and a mine powder that resulted in several injuries. It recounts broken fingers, burned bowib shells, and a final fatal or injurious outcome with a single person named Attie Hager involved in handling a loaded device.
The Wilson family prepares for a big Fourth as memories of the Civil War linger. Father John, a former Sumnerland sailor with debt troubles, hints at a plan involving his step-brother Trace while Tom and Ned vow to honor their father’s legacy and hope for Cuba’s freedom, inspiring resolve at home.
The Wilson family learns of their father John’s brave action aboard a battleship as he helped turn a naval engagement in a Spanish conflict. Ned and Tom react with awe to the paper’s headline about a daring deed and prize money that could relieve their mortgage. The piece closes with a patriotic Fourth of July poem praising Old Glory.
A report details heavy losses on both sides near Santiago. Sixteen American soldiers killed and sixty wounded or missing. Spanish casualties numbered at least thirty seven dead with many wounded. Cuban scouts warned of entrenched Spaniards on a hill, prompting a fierce engagement as Roosevelt and Wood led charges turning the battle tide.
A fragmentary verse sketch describes a bold dawn confrontation to celebrate national pride. The speaker urges readiness for a noisy display with bells, cannons, banners, and drums as they claim superiority on land and sea, praising the nation.
Thousands gather along the river shore as the Ninth Massachusetts regiment and two battalions of the Thirty fourth Michigan salute a stately cruiser moving slowly downstream. Troops join in with enthusiastic cheers and patriotic ardor.
An undated fragment reports a vessel named Vidoss with the stern number six. It notes a Spanish service and that the ship was last seen at Tuxpas Mexico several gwopths ago.
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