28 Jul 1898
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1898
Page
1
United States to make known its terms of peace to Spain tomorrow according to dispatches. Reports from Washington note withdrawals of Spanish troops from Porto Rico and concentration near San Juan. General Brooke and 5100 troops depart Newport News for Porto Rico while navy files more vessel destruction details against Admiral Cervera.
Frightful voyage of eighty Illinois goldseekers led by Dr. F C Hageman aboard the Alaska Union ends near Yukon after a stormy crossing. Captain Baxter and crew battled boiler trouble and six inch floodwater as they rode the waves to safety. Reid, the Soapy Smith killer, dies of wounds in Biraguay Alaska later reports.
In Pana Illinois the strike stalemate continues as deputies guard the Pennwell and Springside mines with non union workers kept out. Seven miners including McNally Boyle Auten Gavie and Coynski face trial after arrests ordered by Maye or Penwell, with venue changes and jury impasse.
H P Studdiford a Kokomo Methodist preacher wandered into the Indianapolis police station exhausted from hunger. He arrived a week ago with little money to find work and sent a letter home describing a starving wife and three children as the landlord threatens eviction. He lies in the city hospital in critical condition.
A west bound train near Thorp Wisconsin was boarded by about twenty tramps who overpowered the crew and forced the run. They escaped about a mile east of the city and are at large provoking local unease. Other dispatches note farmers in Lafayette Indiana holding wheat for better prices and new details on Thomas J King the fugitive county superintendent. Also New York reports Sylvester Scovel’s separation from The World and a camp wedding in Bloomington Illinois.
Correspondent notes yellow fever flooding Santiago Juragua front with 200 cases today and warnings of a potential thousand in two weeks. Dr. Senn predicts a lower death rate this campaign due to thorough reporting, while Dr. Guiteras cites rapid detection and near-certain inclusion of cases.
The report details yellow fever cases at a beach hospital near Juragua. It notes use of Spanish wine as stimulants, civilian hous es taken, orders to burn ashore buildings, and the spread to Cubans and Americans. Notable figures include Major LaGarde Major Wood Colonel Pope and General Duffield, with Captain Fred Alger quarantined.
A condensed public notice urges young men to start saving as soon as they earn any income. The message, attributed to Marshall Field, emphasizes lifelong benefits from early thrift and the discipline of managing small expenses to build knowledge and readiness for future responsibilities.
The article reports that the Marine Camp at Guantanamo Bay has seen no yellow fever cases despite harsh conditions and quarantine efforts. It notes disciplined camp rules, early landings at Baiquiri and Juragua, disinfection measures, and transports for sick to the Relief and Solace ships, with a vast canvas hospital awaiting action in future battles.
Des Moines July 28. Iowa executive council as a board of equalization set new assessed values at 2 percent of actual value. Cattle eight dollars horses eleven fifty mules twelve fifty sheep one hogs one fifty. County assessors average values were lower prompting a final schedule to be sent to county auditors. Seven barns burned in Kokomo by lightning causing two hundred twenty thousand dollars in damage.
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