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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1899
Page
2
A collage of historical notes and observations covers politics memory research and naval attitudes. It includes Jefferson Davis’s pardon amid a civil amnesty, Gen Wheeler’s Civil War losses and Manila operations, rising German debt, Bulgarian roses, shipwrecks statistics, royal marriage hints, naval officers’ temperance, and a Paris Temps tribute on unity.
The obituary notes ex United States Senator James Harlan dies at his Mount Pleasant Indiana home after a long illness from congestive heart and lung complications. His daughter, married to Chicago lawyer Hubert Lincoln, was present at his bedside. He had served as secretary of the Iowa state senate and was a prominent figure in religious and political circles.
The Mallory Line steamer Leona burned and sank at her East River wharf after cargo including turmoco and cotton was salved at 260000. The vessel, which sailed from Galveston days earlier, neared the pier as passengers were debarked and hatches opened. firefighters battled the blaze as pumps worked to prevent spread before the ship settled and sank.
The Western Chautauquans federation held a meeting in Kansas with F. Sha from Dewdder as president and V W Linwrick from Wintel as vice president. Seventeen entities from Kansas Nebraska and nearby attended. The group aims to coordinate lectures and secure lecturers for the entire cycle of Chautauqua assemblies to reduce costs for attendees. The federation will convene next at Winfield Kansas.
A garbled, OCR like fragment reports a girl named Wahueh from Ge shen suffering from a gum chewing disorder and mentions medical and political digressions. It shifts to references about Liberia France England Germany and UK leaders, then notes a Philadelphia newspaper editor and a prison related tale. The text ends with a Manila dispatch about a Filipino convoy captured with 40,000 silver dollars and a Yellow Fever update with 15 new cases.
Washington reports rapid naval buildup as Admiral Dewey reviews options with the president. Marietta Machias Brooklyn and other ships to sail for Manila after alterations at New Orleans and Mare Island. Vulnerable vessels to be diverted if South Africa crisis expands the naval presence.
The narrator endures torture and threats in a villa as a high court proceedings unfold. D'Entrangues and Tremouille act, revealing charges, evidences, and a rumor of conspiracy. A crucial scene shows the duke and Tremouille debate fate while others push for justice or vengeance. Tremouille finally departs, leaving the narrator to face a tense future.
Archbishop of Manila alerted Gen Otis to a planned arson and bank burnings in Manila, Parangue, and surrounding areas. The plot failed to materialize, possibly due to show of force. some houses burned from a misguided panic after gunfire rumors. Aguinaldo reportedly urged peasants to return to farming, but details remain unclear and contested.
Fragmentary report details the Nebraska Populists gathering at Mantings for their state convention. The text references multiple political figures, proposed mediation, and party actions, with scattered notes about candidates and unions.
Passengers argue over fare rules as an elderly traveler, a boy, and other riders clash with conductors. A Philadelphia Press blurb notes long stalled exchanges about seating, travel charges, and fare policies aboard the vessel, with local humor and sharp exchanges captured in a terse railcar vignette.
A vintage ad proclaims household rhythm and asks housewives to request a coupon book from grocers. It promises two free packages of Reid Croas laundry items, two Shaker graphics for children, and a Twentieth Century Girl Calendar with Hubinger’s laundry soap launch.
A New York court spent two days resolving a peculiar case about recovering 23 cents. The proceedings included odd assertions such as a party paying 7000 for a husband and a belief that a dead Bremen spirit touched a person. A man from Mowat ham, NY described losing nourishment and claimed weight loss as he began a voluntary effort, with no apparent injury noted.
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