11 Dec 1896
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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1896
Page
1
Readers are reminded of Illinois prospects and inexpensive fertile lands inviting migrants from crowded states. Fiscal data show November income at 7.5 and cargo value at 40,000,000 in two months, prompting talk of higher revenue. The Cuba note condemns Weyler's forces for killings, likening them to sport but without trophies.
The author argues that evidence for X rays restoring sight is weak, warning against encouraging the blind with uncertain medical promises and labeling such optimism as cruel and unfounded. The piece contrasts Tesla’s authority with general skepticism about the technology’s ophthalmic claims.
The British home secretary frees Dr Jamieson due to ill health while American woman Mrs Maybrick remains imprisoned, her conviction deemed a travesty of justice and trial fairness questioned, leaving her to die in prison.
Observers say General Weyler was sent to Cuba as a merciless enforcer and has not failed in that role but is not suited for field command. Madrid authorities may have sought to remove him by assigning him to the front.
A London paper criticizes horseless carriages for resembling horse drawn vehicles. It argues the design could be lighter with finely graduated power and precise control. It predicts American inventors will likely solve the issue first.
The St Louis detachment offers a substantial Christmas dinner to 4000 needy people for ten cents a plate, but no one will be refused if unable to pay the dime.
The $50,000 donation from William Waldorf Astor to the Children’s Aid Society of New York for a new building stirs debate among some who question the prudence of such generosity. Astor is familiar with charitable giving but still faces scrutiny over this act.
A California killer confessed his crime and urged the trial judge to sentence him to death. His lawyers, aiming to save him, seek an injunction to restrain the lawyers from further interfering, hoping to obtain the justice he pleads for.
Marion C Rawromp surveys divorce laws in the United States in Century Magazine. She presents comparative statistics showing an increasing rate of marriages annulled by courts, noting this trend does not align well with social conditions.
General Benjamin Harrison compared two pension perspectives in a speech. One view honors fallen soldiers on Gettysburg’s blasted fields while the other relies on offices, desks, and statistics in universities and government.
A report notes bullfighting falling from favor in Spain. From April 5 to October 20, 1596 there were 478 fights, with 1,218 bulls and 4,730 horses killed. Matadors earned between 400 and 8600 per fight, totaling about 8221,500. Guerrita's top season payout reached 961,000.
Orriczan reports Rhode Island totals show McKinley 37547 Bryan 14459 with a 22978 McKinley plurality. Sotheby’s London sells thirteen George Washington letters on Farms in America for £470. Cuba reports Maj Gen Serefin Sanchez killed at Las Damas. John Tod dies in Columbus. Cuban officials arrested as political suspects. Cleveland suspends port duty collection from German ports effective Jan 2, 1807. All Boston municipal candidates withdraw. London notes Bayard recognition not approved. Joseph Cheeseman dies. W D Coleman inaugurated Liberia president. Cabinet quorum excludes Lamont and Harmon. Interior head Franc submits first annual report.
Peter Brosseau, a Chicago commission merchant, was robbed of $3000 on a Halstead streetcar near Thirty-ninth street. Charles Mathusek grabbed the wallet. two accomplices snatched the pocketbook as the fight broke loose. Mathusek fled with his captors in pursuit. Nationwide reports include a Wichita fire that destroyed the Kirkbride residence, a fatal collision involving Everett fire engine and locomotive, arrests of two bandits from a Blue Cut express robbery, a sheriff found dead near Merrill Nebraska, a mass killing claim in Everek, and a Milwaukee bread arsenic poisoning scare.
A man aged 55 in Hillsboro, Ohio, jumped from a New York hotel fifth story during a fit, dying instantly. In Niagara Falls Power Tunnel a bucket failure fatally injures two laborers. Oil men Antoun Pauser and E L Godfrey drown in a St Marys reservoir during a rescue attempt. A fire in Daule, Los Rios, destroys over thirty business houses, with multi‑hundred thousand dollar losses.
The report covers a mix of labor strife in Liaima burg, famine deaths in Belapur Belaghal and Gona, and a diphtheria outbreak in Fulton County Indiana where five children died before families accepted medical aid. It notes a potential bluff of a Uruguayan revolt, Havana’s farming push amid famine fears, and a Hamburg harbor strike broadening to engineers and city workers. Minnesota seizes 30 tons venison, with over 40,000 in fines, the largest such action in U.S. history.
Famine spreads across Cuba with 10,000 deaths in Bramatas and severe poverty in Cardenas, Cienfuegos and Havana. In Chicago, Henry Werickne, jailed for burglary, is diagnosed with smallpox, prompting quarantine. Berlin notes rising German tonnage dues to aid harbors. North Dakota electors split with McKinley ahead. Uruguay unrest grows and Newark sails to Key West to curb filibusters. Marblehead repair in New York. Fifty fourth congress holds short session.
报导列出伊利诺伊州州税务委员会按国会区分组的成员名单，涵盖第一至二十二群成员及其城市。并报道福特县一名德意志农场工人 Geddes 谋杀案嫌疑与无辜论，及其他地区新闻包括婚恋纠纷、士兵之家财务、家庭事故、桥梁通车等。
Havana dispatches describe no clear word on General Weyler's position near Los Palacios while detailing clashes in Pinar del Rio and San Diego province. Spanish forces under Col. Torto claim victory at Mazarano. rebels tally 23 dead with 6 Spanish killed and 11 wounded. A Matanzas court orders Oscar Cespedes to be tried by a military tribunal.
A Tampa dispatch reports a clash between Weyler's Vanguard and Gen. Maceo's forces with large combatants on both sides. Havana rumors claim a Maceo victory possible, while details are scarce. Over 200 Spanish wounded were hospitalized near Mariel and San Cristobal. Weyler losses include two railroad trains from dynamite. 50 detainees deported fearing unknown destinations. Guerilla activity persists near Havana suburbs.
The Daily Comercio questions Spanish patience with Cuban rebels and condemns American press sympathy for insurgents. It argues Spain must rely on force, warns Americans lack faith, and calls for a restored fleet and 400,000 troops. Havana dispatch cites presses urging farming to avert famine in Cuba.
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