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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1896
Page
3
A wide array of items fill the state page: fertilizer registration, a fall from a tree near Salisbury, cattle shipments to Philadelphia, rising university enrollment, deaths of notable figures, church fundraising, and local crime reports. The notes sketch political tension, weather, and local industry from multiple towns.
An intimate friend recalls Kipling’s talent for local color and hard work in gathering experience for his writing. The piece notes his new McClure’s serial Cartsits Courageous set among Gloucester fishermen on the Grand Banks. Also a subscription notice urges readers to update their accounts.
Col Weatherley chief artillery on Gen. Gomez staff speaks in New York on a year of Cuban campaigns. He says Cuban forces are now well equipped and ready for a winter offensive to force Weyler to evacuate Havana, with a final battle expected near Trecha Moron and a march to Havana in the coming months.
Capt. Toronado Andrade and Mr. Coronado describe Maceo's 20 600 strong force in Pinar del Rio, guarding hill strongholds. They claim Cuban positions are impregnable with dense manigua, mines, and limited access by mule paths. Andrade predicts a forthcoming republic allied with the United States.
London dispatch says Hannis Taylor United States Minister to Spain assures that Spain and the United States are friendly for now. He believes President Cleveland will avoid new difficulties and sees no reason for a conflict between the two nations.
The St Louis Journal quotes Lincoln angry at financiers in Wall Street during financial trouble. Curtis of Pennsylvania calls them sharks, while Lincoln says he wishes their heads shot off. The Progressive Farmer supports reform and warns renewal to avoid removal from circulation.
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