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Newspaper
Wadsworth Dispatch
Location
Wadsworth, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1898
Page
2
Advertisement fragment notes admission with a four-bath pass and singles priced at fifty cents. Details unclear on event date or venue beyond The Reception. Likely a local promotional notice for a staged event with animal or livestock imagery.
The piece recalls wealthy eccentrics hiding fortunes in family Bibles with payoffs found after death. A young nobleman, facing debts, uncovers Bank of England notes in the Bible matching his liabilities, and a student discovers £1000 folded within pages. Another Bible holds £200, left by a prodigal heir. A Florida editor and a Georgia editor contrast dramatic depictions of crime and swift getaway.
The piece outlines McKinley's demand for Spain to withdraw troops from Cuba and seek an armistice to allow Cuban independence talks. It asserts the Maine was blown up by Spanish treachery, dismissing alternate theories and noting the truth will emerge in time.
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