11 Feb 1898
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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1898
Page
1
A scattered 1897 era column touches on power dynamics in Webster City and Tammany Hall’s influence. It surveys orchard expansion in Britain, gliganite in Colorado, and wheat markets with US export figures and cable trade notes. It adds a Missouri editor’s dyspepsia joke and Vanderbilt’s Yale visit.
A Staley case verdict find assault with intent to commit murder crowds Tampton court. Samuel Haselton son dies by hanging near Gidden. Anti-saloon push and constitutional convention plans stir Iowa politics. Burlington gun thief Taylor ill with smallpox delaying jail vaccination effort. Fire destroys Whinery Store at Union with $10,000 loss. Financial gains show state deposits rising and diphtheria case surge in Independence hospital.
Amid reports in this week’s news a Spanish cruiser program prompts concern over Madrid using merchant marine for war. German and Austrian objections threaten Crete governance moves while U S Cuban bond terms loom. Russia readies for action in the East as a Baltic storm toll rises and U S politics drift toward intervention.
Senate and House activity focused on federal appropriations for the army and District of Columbia and on the Hawaiian annexation treaty. Debates spanned executive sessions and routine votes, with party lines evident over silver payments and foreign relations, while pension bills and fortifications funding received late attention.
Ottawa reports a circular to judges calling for longer delays between sentence and execution to allow full review of evidence when petitions for commutation or a new trial arise. Other items note Alaska governance bill, fears of Italian indemnity ships, Secretary Alger’s health, a New York newspaper workers home project, and US visa reciprocity talks.
Dre Champaon Ie has been named secretary of the Presbyterian body in New York. He succeeds Reve Dr W C Roberts and Rev J Duncan J McMillan in the secretary post.
Des Moines reports show Perrins bill on public weeds recommitted while Carneys bill on notary powers passes. Other actions include amendments to enforcement of seed oil purity and primaries voting rules. Bills on jail penalties, saloon permits, and bank deposits earned mixed outcomes as committees advanced and postponed several measures.
A teacher's guide reviews Matthew chapter 9 from the call of Levi to follow Jesus through the banquet at Matthew's house Fragments summarize Jesus dining with publicans and sinners the Pharisees critique and Jesus reply using Hosea 6 and other scriptures The piece notes the autumn of A D 8 setting and contrasts fasting with feasting in the discourse
The text presents two historical quotes stressing faith as duty and courage in action. Phillips Brooks links true liberality of faith to deeper belief, while Addison cautions against fame driven by vanity, urging generous public spirit.
The text explains how colors influence room ambience. Greenish sunlight enhances yellow tones and brightens the space. Olive or red brown with heavy furniture creates an uneven effect, while blue tends to shift tones toward tawny orange and mahogany.
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