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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1898
Page
2
A dense string of unstructured OCR text covers wars, politics, disasters, and crime across multiple regions. It references Cuba Spain Manila Crete Crete, Admiral Schrey, Dewey, and various battles, with scattered mentions of floods fires train wrecks and legal actions.
The jumbled OCR text references various topics from labor, politics, exploration, and science. Mentions include Mount Vesuvio eruptions and US government actions in Cuba, discussions of industrial growth, trade, and education, plus scattered references to people, places, and events lacking coherent narrative.
Reports from New Orleans and nearby towns recount a deadly white mob attack after a dispute over racial tensions. Authorities mobilize sheriffs and volunteers as gunfire wounds several, with four killed and many injured. A white farmer is killed in Alabama amid manhunt and riots.
President Mc Haley arrived in Washington at 205 Saturday afternoon after a two week absence. The trip from Pittsburgh to Washington went without long stops as crowds gathered, and the president greeted well wishers amid fatigue from hard work. He will deliver a major state paper to Congress, the first such document of this generation, before resuming duties at the White House.
A large ceremony in Washington marks the unveiling of the Peace Cross, with more than 300 bishops and church leaders present. President delivers brief remarks praising religious and moral education as the scene unfolds near Albany Street and the capital’s landmarks.
London October 2 British catamaran discussion begins early in the week over the Fashods issue with no definite statement from France. The British admiralty orders sea going warships to full crews and readiness while officers on leave or unemployed are to report for reserve service. Cherbourg dispatch notes troop movements as barracks fill and a large load of troops is due today. An unofficial note in Bunny saga cautions against alarmist reports of Franco British tensions.
A damaged OCR style summary notes multiple guilty verdicts in U S court across cases tied to resisting law enforcement and related charges. Details are garbled with scattered names, dates, and places including references to activity in New York and surrounding events, with mentions of sentences or fines and various individuals involved.
The Vienna outbreak of bubonic plague spreads panic as five new cases arise after scientists in Milan cultivate the bacillus. Dr Mueller, noted authority, survived a Bombay study. pneumonic form feared. Precautions include isolated building, rope barriers, masked staff. Mrs Barisch linked to suspect symptoms and social exposure.
Readings from French papers describe alleged war preparations near the harbor area with torpedo boat units assigned to breach defenses while fortifications are manned. A secret council of war convened with wartime chiefs and officials issuing confidences as opinions split on the Fasboda dispute. London papers grow cautious about the Anglo French clash and acknowledge tensions across the channel.
Washington reports the mint director’s calendar year 1897 gold production valued at $57,363,000 in the United States. South Africa, Australia, and Russia are listed as top producers with notable global increases in 1897. The United States yielded 145,000 fine troy ounces of silver and Mexico produced 4,903,160 fine ounces, while U.S. silver output fell by 4,074,500 fine ounces and Mexico rose by 250,756 ounces.
The article describes a dramatic surrender of Indians from the Crow Agency escorted to Duluth after a skirmish with U S authorities. It notes a detachment that fought at Sagar Point and recounts the president’s five day tour, including crowds greeting him in Indiana and Ohio and speeches at Indianapolis and other towns amid variable weather.
A mixed OCR page spans medical cures with Hood’s Sarsaparilla praised, land sale notices for Western Florida and railroad lands, and travel and excursion promos. It mentions a young man’s letter to a former lover, front-line war heroine reference, and various local notices from Chicago and Pensacola, including rail excursions and land sales. The garbled text includes advertisements, medical claims, and travel routes, with scattered names and places such as Clark St Chicago, Northwest Florida lands, and the Chicago & North Western line.
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