14 Jan 1897
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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1897
Page
1
Latest Cuba reports claim Maceo remains alive as Texans in Cuba stir up activity against Spanish forces. The piece also notes reactions from editors and readers about current events, mockery of anonymous letters, and various local notices from Oklahoma and surrounding regions.
Fire at 5 am in Perry Oklahoma destroyed two large barns a blacksmith shop and a wagon factory plus lumber worth about 1000 at T M Richardson yards. Sixteen horses and numerous buggies and wagons burned. Estimated loss around 20000 with unknown insurance. Will Starr son of S C Starr Guthrie injured head and face but not fatally. Fire suspected incendiary. police vow to pursue suspects.
The Cuban Trocha is a six inch high barbed wire barrier with a trench and palmetto breastwork behind it. It runs from Havana to the southern coast, separating insurgent forces under Mareo from those under Gomez and Gareia. About 15,000 troops guard it. construction cost many lives under Weyler's plan.
The United States boasted the most railroad mileage, with rapid expansion during nine years. In 1896, 1,802 miles of new track were laid, down from 1895, while California added 186 miles, Louisiana 154, Michigan 140, and the South 650 miles. Several northern and western states showed little or no new rail. Railways spurred settlement but fueled a boom that later faced downturn.
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