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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1898
Page
4
Senor Luis Polo y Bernabe the new Spanish minister to the United States was formally presented to the president in the blue parlor with Secretary Sherman conducting introductions. The cordial exchange lasted about 20 minutes and passed without incident.
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Fase powder as a cure for painful feet, bunions, chilblains, and discomfort from damp heat. It promises instant relief, claims thousands of testimonials, and offers trial packages and mail orders. Also noted are a scam warning about the term yokel and an Indian Hyderabad outbreak with fifty deaths daily linked to black blister.
An advertisement claims Fs Permanently Cured with Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer after first day of use. It offers a free $2.00 bottle and treatise from Dr R H Kline at 90 Arch Street Philadelphia. The text also includes trademark notices for Pitcher s Castoria and references to Samuel Pitcher MD with a March 1897 date.
A Shanghai dispatch reports Russia agrees to open Port Arthur and Talien Wan to foreign trade but under Russian laws and administration. This signals a controlled access arrangement affecting international commerce and regional influence.
Honolulu reports President Dole returned from Washington amid growing belief in Hawaii joining the United States. He cites strong Senate and House support, notes Speaker Reed’s cautious stance, and praises President McKinley as favorable to the treaty. Dole recounts cordial receptions and public interest during his journey.
The Daily News prints a talk with Dr. Markoff, a Russian expert, who denies Russia seeks to annex Manchuria but predicts it may occur a century hence. He says Russia aims to secure an ice free port to link its railway, isolate Japan, and tap China’s wealth, stressing the need to curb Japan’s ambition. He warns war with Japan is seen as inevitable if Japan allies with China.
The Seattle election results show Republicans winning the mayor, comptroller, treasurer, and a council majority. Mayor Humes leads by about 700 votes. Only the corporation counsel position remains uncertain.
London reports in the St James Gazette that Lord Hamilton is expected to succeed Karl Aberdeen as governor general of Canada. The March 12 note cites unnamed sources within the paper and notes an imminent official announcement in Ottawa.
Brief digest of international and domestic items: French cabinet crisis theories in Africa. Gonzales hacienda sale in Tamaulipas to a New England syndicate with cattle horses and goats. France wood and shoe production details. McKinley nominates Calhoun for interstate commerce commissioner. global stock falls from rumors. Pacific cable bill advances offering free government messages for 20 years. Fire at Deadwood damages rail property. Arbor day dates in Pennsylvania. New Zealand meat freezing capacity. gold movement totals. various political and colonial incidents. riots in Bombay. Port Arthur and Taiken Wan dispute notes. legal actions in New York and Uruguayan events. royal anniversary at Sandringham. English and Brazilian tensions. plague violence in India. arming and crime notes. societal trends and oddities.
The steamer Cottage City from Alaska brings Fat Wrangel passengers who abandoned the Stickine route to enter the Yukon. A. L. Brown of Massachusetts reached 30 miles above Wrangel with his outfit as about 1000 men remain snowbound between Wrangel and Glenora. McKenzie and Mann, tasked with building a railway from the Stickine river to Lake Teslin, have their gear 30 miles above Wrangel and likely will be stuck until spring thaw. Brown had previously tried the Chilkoot pass to the lakes, then pivoted to the Stickine after selling supplies and returning to Wrangel.
Madrid dispatch says United States minister Woodford originally signaled U S hope Spain would restore peace in Cuba before March. Spain’s envoys in Washington extended the time to May 1, but no ultimatum was described. No action indicated if rebellion remains.
Dispatches report the Grand and Thames rivers overflowing their valleys in western Ontario. London Brantford and Galt areas are submerged five to seven feet with 1500 homeless in London. Firemen fought the waters in Brantford as West Brantford became a lake and Galt’s business district suffered heavy losses.
The battleship Oregon will be supplied immediately with 400 tons of ammunition for its 42 magazines. Powder, shot, and shell are to be brought from Mare Island to the Oregon's anchorage in Mission Bay. The report also notes that Chinese cultivate odorless onions.
General William S. Rosecrans died peacefully at his Rendondo area home in Southern California after a long illness no single disease identified. At his bedside were his son Carl and daughter Anna, along with close friends and Dr. Haynes. Born September 16, 1819, in Kingston Ohio, he rose from private to brigadier general and led major campaigns including Rich Mountain, Corinth, Chickamauga and the Chattanooga defense before leaving the army in 1867. A separate dispatch notes Commander William H. Emery offered to command the auxiliary cruiser St Louis if pressed into service.
Secretary Bliss sustained the land office ruling in Marie Perrin et al versus Northern Pacific from the Coeur d Alene district Idaho with cancellation possible if the company fails to relinquish its land rights. He also modified the Parrott case from Lewiston Idaho granting Tippie 20 days to show cause for cancellation and allowing Parrott’s entry if insufficient answer is received.
A historical testimonial describes irregular menstruation as a cause of many diseases and endorses Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills as the remedy. Miss Marre IF Johnson of Centralia, Pennsylvania, recounts poor health, fatigue, pain, weight loss, and how the syrup aided her recovery after following the regimen.
Local market notes list wholesale and farm prices for Wheat Oats Rye Hay butter cheese eggs and meats. Regions include Spokane Portland Colfax Palouse and San Francisco with figures on wheat oats potatoes onions beans butter cheese beef and pork plus metals like silver and lead.
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