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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1899
Page
1
A survey of United States and world happenings over the last week. Congress debated appropriation bills and diplomatic moves while attention centered on debt, government spending, and notable deaths and political appointments.
The Fifty fifth Congress adjourned at noon on January 4 after approving river and harbor and deficiency appropriation bills. Nomination of Admiral George Dewey to admiral and major generals to Otis and Schley advanced. Conference reports on sundry civil and river and harbor bills adopted amid patriotic song. Widespread gratitude to presiding officers noted.
Trade reviews from Iron Age show rising demand in iron and steel markets with large price gains in finished products and a wave of wage increases across multiple plants. Companies including Amoskeag, Pennsylvania Belt and Nut Works, Norristown Swedes Furnace, American Steel and Wire, and Federal Steel announce pay raises from five to ten percent effective April. Thousands of workers gain higher wages as industry prosperity drives compensation upward.
In Tadicott a young man was killed by his friend during an argument over escorting Gertie Richards home from a party. The shooter, Pert Grundy, buried a revolver by his side after firing over her shoulder, killing Wiamoe Neb Mareh 3-Cad. Grundy then fled. both youths highly courted the same girl, Miss Richards. The incident occurred Wednesday night in her presence, with a bullet hole in the skull and a revolver found near the body.
Lord Herschell first baron and British member of the Anglo American Canadian joint commission in session at Washington died suddenly at the Shoreham hotel at 70 after weeks bed confinement due to a fall. The president and secretary of state expressed deep sorrow as the commission’s work and his eminent usefulness end with his death. He held multiple honors and roles including lord high chancellor and queen's counsel.
Reports from Missouri and Kansas detail a grand jury indictment for murder of Katharine Adams by Roland B Molineus, a not guilty verdict for Young Tesse James in a separate train robbery case, and broader notes on jury reliability and state convention plans. Also mentioned are various local incidents and weather observations across multiple regions.
The Senate confirms Rear Admiral George Dewey as admiral of the Navy and Brig Gen Powell S. Ons to major general by brevet after service in the Philippine theater. Secretary Alger dispatches congratulations, while reports from Manila state insurgents hold no POWs, with detained Spanish commanders incited to trial for actions at Santiago.
Rome dispatches report that the pope’s letter to Cardinal Gibbons endorses genuine Americanism and condemns misrepresentations. He rejects claims that the church objects to Americanism, stating such allegations never existed in America. Archbishop Ireland’s letter and Rampolla’s assurances clarify the pope’s stance.
The Union Reform Party wrapped up its Cincinnati conference noting limited progress toward an independent presidential ticket. Only 134 delegates attended, with several reform leaders absent, and the national executive committee set to meet June 9 at Ruffilo to complete preparations.
General Otis expects the war to end in three months as Lawton’s division arrives to shorten lines around Manila and press a main column toward Caloocan and Malolos. Dewey urges immediate attack to seize inland areas as insurgents resist with entrenched positions near Guidilupe and Manila.
A garbledOCR piece threads portraits from an empress and Carnegie era gifts to a battle remembered by Admiral Dinesy, noting a white duck uniform and golf cap. It rearranges names and events into a disjointed narrative with stray phrases about fire, hotels, and personal character traits.
An article endorses safer home washing practices and promotes the Roche Washer from Rachel Washer Company as a health improving alternative to traditional washboards. It argues long hours at the tub harm health, urges adoption of mechanical wash methods, and claims whiter, cleaner clothes with less risk to women’s wellbeing.
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