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Newspaper
Steele City Standard
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1898
Page
1
Classified rates listed for various ad durations and sizes, including column and notice pricing. Fragments reference brides and notices with shorthand figures, implying local advertising terms and penalties for late or additional lines.
Announcement of subscription options and prices for The Standard newspaper. One year for $1, six months for 6 cents, three months for 2 cents. Instructions emphasize advance payment and address for business communications in Stele City Nebraska.
County officers including Fainbury and county representatives prepare for the county commissioners' session. The article notes key figures, roles, and upcoming actions affecting local governance.
Local notices list meetings for J. W. Hockett Board Tuesday evenings A B Rice Post No 14 G A R groups meet on second and fourth Saturdays and Tuesdays monthly at various halls. Officers C L Fowlen adjutant H J Wing W C B Zoutin clerk and others announce regular entertainments and unit activities in Steele City with dates and times.
Congregational Church preaches Sundays at 11 am and 7 pm led by Pastor Avery. Prayer meeting Wednesdays at 7:30 pm. Aid society meetings weekly, Sunday School every established time. A Phelps serves as superintendent.
A compact note reports a small ink shop named for its wide range of printing services and steady local demand. It highlights the owner’s focus on quick turnaround, personalized service, and reliance on loyal customers.
Copy of a Honolulu dispatch reports an alleged attempt to blow the City of Pekin while in port. An enlisted man was said to be readying a fuse for the magazine containing 400 tons of powder. Denials from military officers were cautious, and witnesses claim to have seen a prisoner in irons, heightening the sensational claim.
A June briefing from Santiago describes Juan Sun's arrival aboard an American vessel, noting Spanish fortifications and fleets at the port. It reports the Merrimac’s sunken hull, the battleships Vizcaya and Oquendo, armed torpedo boats, and ongoing air and ground defenses. Prisoners are mentioned in exchange talks for Lt Hobson and the Merrimac crew.
Paris report states after talks with M M Peytral Sarrien and Deputies Ribot informs President Faure he cannot form a cabinet to replace the Meli ministry. Faure accepts Meli's resignation on June 15 and Ribot suggests Sarrien be asked to form an arming cabinet to reconcile republican factions.
Washington reports aggressive strategy for new expeditions to Cuba and Porto Rico. Secretary Alger and General Miles discuss troop condition and plans to reinforce Santiago with an expedition larger than prior efforts, while judging transport and logistics for a major invasion.
Washington dispatches describe Spanish troops in Cuba as poorly disciplined and poorly fed, likely to be outmatched by U S forces in open combat or fortifications. Observers predict easier operations for the US army under General Shafter with sufficient numbers to seize Santiago and clear the eastern island.
Wasumeron June 18 Secretary Al war department adjudicate the claims of the states and territories for expenses incurred in the maintenance and subsistence of the volunteers prior to their muster into the United States service. A representative from the treasury department is to be the other member of the board which will start to work immediately.
A damaged report from Guantanamo Bay describes a wounded Spanish prisoner in custody aboard the Marblehead after a small launch was fired upon by hidden foes. The incident ends with the Spaniard surviving, several attackers killed, and American sailors rescuing their launch crew.
The text describes the French Association of Ladies in Havre founded in 1882 to aid wounded soldiers and calamity victims. A local Havre committee plans to donate 18,000 francs from a ball to aid the American army, with funds added from Paris subscriptions for medicines and bandages. It emphasizes Franco American friendship and calls for informing the U S government.
Berlin report cites US embassy claim that Germany may not land troops in the Philippines. Manila remains US territory and Germany declares neutrality intact. Emperor William favors impartial commerce and will protect German subjects in Manila. Public hostility in Germany toward the US is not to be read as official policy.
A clash erupted June 17 in Phoebus between Maryland volunteers and regulars from Fort Monroe. Officers from both sides were summoned and the fighting ended after tense street confrontation.
Dispatch from Camp McCalla Guantanamo Bay reports eighteen Spanish pilots captured, Mauser rifles and 10,000 rounds seized after engagements. About 100 Spaniards killed and 200 wounded in the action while a block house and telegraph station were destroyed.American losses: one marine fatally wounded and several wounded.
June 16 report from Key West details the British steamer Twickenham's capture by the St Louis amid Caribbean sea actions. Ensign Payne and five men command the prize crew. Jamie Fernieres, a Spaniard aboard as passenger, claims a mission from Martinique to Jamaica to engage with the Spanish trans Atlantic company. The incident occurs after the Twickenham left port near Jamaica while Alicante ship efforts unfold nearby. The narrative includes battle details fromGuantanamo Bay and notes about marines sustaining casualties and ongoing defense.
The British steamer Twickenham was captured June 10 by the auxiliary cruiser St Louis and arrived at Ky Weer on June 16 with a prize crew aboard. It carried 3 000 tons of coal and one passenger believed to be a Spanish government employee.
The Times reports that Sinn Su suspension was ordered and that Cavite defenses would take at least two months to be prepared. The Madrid government is blamed for the recurrent requisitions and torpedo issues, with unclear details about the event.
The march to embarkation proceeds as troops line up under departing orders. Crowds gather at Gate to bid farewell while bands play patriotic tunes and detonations echo. Units sailing include the first Colorado volunteers, Utah artillery, Eighteenth Infantry, Twenty third Infantry, Eighteenth portion, Tenth Pennsylvania volunteers, and First Nebraska. General Greene leads with Captain Bates as adjutant.
The Vienna dhes tournament list shows Tarrasch and Pillsbury as leaders in the standings. Sir Adolphe Charteau former lieutenant governor of Quebec has died in Montreal. Pitcher Bond was credited with a lead in a casualty report as the Astor battery left New York tonight.
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