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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1898
Page
1
Classified for sale and trade offers across Van Wert County Ohio. Listings include farms with 72 acres, 37 miles to market, multiple homes, barns, orchards, and outbuildings. Several properties are advertised for sale or trade with terms, fences, wells, and outbuildings. Many listings note trading for other real estate or property in Van Wert, with prices and terms mentioned.
Property offers 10 acres near Van Wert with well drained soil, orchard, barn, granary, and several outbuildings. Includes 411 well and fences, 136 story frame buildings, and a good pike road access. Multiple parcels and 40 acre tracts nearby available, with prices from 450 per acre and options for cash, credit, or trade toward Van Wert area properties. Listings note proximity to K St. Wayne, Union Township, and Blue Creek area in Van Wert County, Ohio.
The county laments the death of a respected pioneer born August 3, 1809. He died Sunday morning at the home of Charles Stewart in Grover Hill. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Ridge church conducted by Rev J I Mounts, a long-time friend. He left a wife and two children and was noted for his integrity and kindness.
The War Department will appoint six women as nurses for the hospital ship John English now at the New York Navy Yard. Selected by the Daughters of the American Revolution after inquiry, the nurses include Elvis Amands of Cincinnati, Louie Jouss Black of New Orleans, Amy Blanche Ferquherson a native of Jamaica now in Baltimore, Asther Voorhees Handon of New London, Lacg Ashby Sharp of Sharp's Post Office North Carolina, and Elsie Hompe of New York City. Each will receive regular commissions and report where the ship is sent. The ship should be ready for service in about two weeks.
A late night sequence in Danville and Hardin County details a werehunter police report, a wheel theft near Washington township, and a remitted sentence for Murray after a plea. Fire at Pearson’s grocery prompted quick action from Bert Wright and James Tarhap, while H. H. Harrad suffered bruises after a horse incident near Neel residence.
Navy officials determine section 4635 authorizes a $100 bounty for each man aboard a captured or destroyed enemy warship. Manila reports claim the Spanish fleet was double armed to seize victory, with about 2000 Spaniards likely aboard the ships sunk, creating a potential $200,000 prize pool to be divided among American forces ashore. Officers work to confirm exact Spaniard counts to base payments.
Prominent priest at St Mary's Roman Catholic Church contends Catholics are not averse to fighting for the United States. He rejects the notion that Spain and Italy remain true Catholic nations and says priests would serve their country within their power.
Senate committee estimates total war costs from now to end of next fiscal year reach 3.979 billion dollars, excluding a 50 million defense appropriation. House revenue plans add 150 million annually from tax increases, with bonds and treasury certificates proposed to fund wartime needs. Democratic leaders seek additional revenue and seignorage changes while discussing political figures and military readiness.
Paris on May 23 reports France offering to maintain rigid neutrality over the Spanish war while seeking acceptable conditions from Washington. Editorials in Temps protest perceived pro Spanish bias and urge protective entente with the United States, praising historic ties through Washington and Lafayette.
An advertisement touts Dr. David Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy as a universal cure for kidney bladder and blood diseases. It claims long proven safety and efficacy with free sample bottles offered by mail from Kingston Rondout NY. Consumers urged to send name and address for a sample and directions.
The Reverend Hiram Sears of Cleveland, longtime superintendent of the Western Salmon’s Friend Society, is visiting Van Wert to promote gospel outreach, Sunday schools, and industrial schooling for sailors, dock workers, and laborers along the Great Lakes and western rivers. The society plans temperance boarding houses, reading rooms, and charitable distributions during port calls, expanding from Allegheny to the Rocky Mountains with Cleveland as a hub. In local crime news, Joseph Kiape of Elgin was arrested by Marshal Holtzapple and Thomas Orr on Sunday the eighth for burglary at the King Liu saloon operated by Samuel Carmesnat. he appeared before Mayor Dannenko and was bound over to the grand jury in $600.
A reader describes recovery from nervous prostration after a fall ill to details of a medical regimen. The letter credits Perina drug treatments and endorses a men’s health book by Dr Hartman, noting earlier skepticism about remedies but eventual improvement for the daughter’s condition.
Debates in the House favor a constitutional amendment to introduce popular elections for U.S. senators. The proposal passed the House by a large majority and now awaits the required two-thirds Senate vote and three-fourths state ratifications. Support comes amid calls to end legislative deadlock and restore public influence on Senate selection.
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