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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1898
Page
2
Fragmented election notes mix with critique of Cuban campaign logistics. References to Allen County Mononounty and Mercer County share, resignations, and praise for volunteers at Santiago. Debate centers on medical supplies, Shafter, quartermasters, and political influence on the army.
Fragmented text references Union forces, General Merritt, and General Jacksons, mentioning battles, weapons, and a metropolis under threat. The garbled prose implies wartime events, with distant references to Merritt and resistance, but specifics are largely unreadable.
The Democratic state convention at Washington opened with prayer and speeches. James Lentz won chairmanship and Elvenent addressed the assembled delegates while nominations were made for Supreme Court, Clerk, Dairy and Food Commissioner, and Board of Public Works. The platform reaffirmed free silver and anti foreign alliances, with focus on military and canal projects.
Fragmentary report details protests to officials amid disputed recognition of bravery. The piece parasits through names and factions as it outlines claims of wrong rewards and overlooked acts, referencing figures tied to military and civic service while lamenting perceived injustices.
The report reviews efforts to pilot the Vesumi Vesuvius out of commission by the naval department. It notes doubtful success, with investigations showing immovable gins and insecure firing, while other parts discuss auctions, property for sale, and assorted civic notices.
A list of marriage licenses including Ambler and Mary Cookes John Guliani and Fiza Burkett and others. Real estate transfers filed in various townships describe quitclaims and property dispositions, with detailed lots in Pulls and Liberty townships, including shorelines and titled parcels.
A jumble of notices and short items from Grand Victory and Van Wert area papers includes guardianship and estate proceedings, marriages, visits by county residents, a new mail carrier route, and a lightly attended Democratic primary. Names include Napobnent, Michiel B Tide, Maddy, Ann Cotterman, Elien Brown, Grace Smith, Mary Plougher, Thomas Jenkins, Eliza Burkett, Jacob Hiest, and others.
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