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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1895
Page
6
Excerpted verse contemplating heavenly afterglow and earthly aging. It frames Christian calm and joy across life stages, invoking spiritual fruit and peace beyond sorrow.
In a garden party tale, Laura Wittemore schemes with Count Kanosky to trap financier Charley Thornton while Maud Buchanan, the heiress, becomes central to a tangle of deceit. Kanosky is exposed as a fraud, and Thornton faces ruin until Laura offers a future marriage to salvage his life and their shared past.
A Washington based Cuban leader, once predicting failure of the Cuban insurrection, now asserts Spain is defeated and Cuba will gain independence. He cites Campos figures of 40,000 insurgents and says Cuban elites will align with rebels to defend against Spanish rule. He warns the struggle may lengthen, US response this winter could decide rapid victory or resort to arson to force Spain out.
Representative Reyse of Indiana has filed a large petition urging Congress to recognize Cuban belligerency. Originating in Elkhart, it has spread nationwide, gathering 92,000 signatures, led by Pennsylvania with 9,875 and Illinois with 9,728. The petition frames the plea as humane and for freedom.
Captain T Rosser Roemer of the Busch Zouaves is reported in Cuba leading a 200 man American force toward the front in support of Cuban independence. He remains titled Captain Roemer and expresses zeal and confidence for rapid advancement.
Washington dispatch says instruction issued to New York and Norfolk yard commandants to ready vessels of the north Atlantic fleet for sea duty at once. Admiral Bunce to start six ships for the West Indies on December 15 with extended evolutions under Admiral Meade's plan. The squadron to cruise in the West Indies, touch Venezuelan ports in January. battleships Indiana Maine and Texas to join.
A K Ward arrived in New Orleans then traveled to Shelby County and was jailed Thursday night. A crowd gathered at the station as Chief Mosely went to the jail. Ward made no new statements beyond prior claims about his activities.
New York December 7 The Empire State express of the New York Central Navy holds the record as the fastest regular passenger train in the world with a scheduled speed of 55 miles per hour The list compares speeds of foreign nations including England Germany France Belgium Holland Italy and Austria Hungary with lower figures.
Reports from Constantinople describe a high ranking native statesman seeking asylum in a British embassy as signaling a critical turning point in Turkey. Mr Terrell has sent two notes to the Porte demanding punishment for marash troops and praising humane conduct in Amassia Marsovan.
R G Don Co reports overall business sluggish amid shrinking prices. Failures for four weeks in November total 12.04 million dollars, up from last year. Wheat rises about half a cent weekly, corn weak, cotton down, iron prices fall, and stock market soft due to London activity and earnings.
Bawkstone Maryland December 7 Acting Mayor Serings hayson approved a permit to ship 100000 pounds of dynamite car tridges to Cuban and Mexican ports amid public debate over aid to Cuban insurgents. Dr Grandfield of the Numsen steamship line testified the cartridges would be used for blasting and noted the company had previously shipped thousands of tons from Philadelphia to the region.
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