25 Feb 1899
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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1899
Page
1
The president has signed the peace treaty and Spain is expected to ratify within a week or two. The ongoing war since last April will be officially proclaimed ended once ratification occurs. An Anglo-Saxon feeling is noted after a Caloocan Englishman sent his flagstaff to American forces.
A Manila battle line hosts regiments led by a union veteran and a Confederate veteran, illustrating postwar reconciliation as blue and gray troops stand side by side on distant ground.
A pending Illinois measure targets institutions that issue unbacked diplomas and drain state resources. It aims to dissolve colleges and universities that lack sufficient endowments, branding them as disgraceful to the state and threatening their continued operation.
The passage notes Filipino fighters on Luzon fail to understand or appreciate American tactics, contrasting with Spaniards at Santiago. It claims locals are accustomed to fight and retreat tactics, and suggests the only way to force Americans to retreat is to pursue them.
The iron trade shows steady and rapid growth with production above previous records for two or three months. Demand remains ahead of supply, keeping the market strong despite immense output.
A group of Manila volunteers discharged and awaiting transport home gained permission to rejoin the fighting line during recent battles. Such action may seem incomprehensible to some at home, but it epitomizes the spirit of American volunteer soldiers in wartime.
On February 15 1898 the Maine disaster marked a nation turning point in the US Spain conflict. The anniversary reflects a century of quarrels that ended in a stable future for hemispheric relations.
Mayor Pearce of Waukegan Illinois has won the gold medal he offered ten years ago to the first member of his club who would become a father of twins. His former associates, now jealously critical, call the trophy a consolation prize.
The adoption of the trial revision bill by the French chamber of deputies is described as the greatest blow to the Dreyfus revision yet. Revisionist organs say it violates republican principles while the chamber’s vote is seen as packing the highest court to avoid an unpopular verdict, challenging the foundation of justice in France.
The 1790 census had 52 pages and cost $44,377.18 with a population of 2,929,214. By 1800 the population reached 5,308,483 in 78 pages costing $66,609.04. The next census is estimated at $10,000,000, exposing rising expenses.
The text portrays Aguinaldo and his Filipino satellites in Hong Kong at the war’s onset living in ease, funded by their earlier betrayal of Spain. It asserts the mercenaries renounced their pledged loyalty, indicating no true honor among thieves as they switch sides.
The president reminds Congress that the United States has Hawai and the Islands of Guam and the Philippines connected by telegraph only through several foreign countries, risking interruption. He argues for a cable under exclusive American control to connect these territories with the United States at the earliest moment.
In the Senate on the 14th the McEnnery resolution stated ratification aimed to promote U S citizens and island inhabitants, not annexation. The House discussed Hepburns Nicaragua canal bill as an amendment to the sundry civil bill, with lively debate and rulings against the amendment. Senate actions the 15th 16th and 17th included awards to Miss Gould and naval, military, and post office appropriations. a Spain peace payment provision was struck from the sundry civil bill. and a France sympathy resolution was adopted for President Faure. Personal notes report Aguinaldo rumors denied, Taft dies, Miller and Foster deaths, and a Grant lecture amid expansion praise. Town battleship visits and San Francisco harbor events wrap the day with a Washington’s Birthday vaudeville planned.
Tauber M Winney a 55 year old farmer was found dead buried in snow near his Norwich Connecticut home on the lath. The report notes a fatality with grim detail as investigators mark the scene and confirm the death.
The 16th treasury report shows available cash balance of 272,400,190 dollars and gold reserve of 227,551,454 dollars. Other items include court martial of Spanish war captains, Red Cross hospital support in Manila, renewed canal work after a Panama strike, sale of Dead Man's Island near Burrard Inlet, and delays in Havana floating dock sale.
Naval officials lament the fire destroying the big machine shops at the New York navy yard hindering ongoing and planned work. A Spanish cabinet council decided on the 17th to free Filipinos deported to Caroline and Ladrones to pressure release of Spaniards held as prisoners.
In the senate on the 18th post office and naval appropriation bills were discussed and eulogies for Rep Northway of Ohio followed in the house. A Philadelphia tragedy, three dead in Mrs Pahrenkamp’s home, gas found on. A graft case implicates Nuttall, Price, and Philper with bribes. Groundbreaking for Cincinnati’s Mengerfest building set for June, $10,000 bonds, complete by June 10. David Bradley of Chicago died aged 61. Queen Victoria’s France trip proceeds despite the French president’s death. Pardee hall arson trial verdict affirmed. Hungarian ministry to resign after the current session.
A roundup notes the treadmill absence in English prisons, five million British women in paid work, an expulsion order for Asiatic traders in the Transvaal, Rochester joining the Eastern Baseball league, Miss Helen Gould's legal studies, a pan-African telegraph project, and openness to Hebrew careers in England. Copper and silver finds near Montrose, Col Price’s 83rd birthday release after 33 years, platinum in Yukon sands, Lord Dufferin on drinking as a curse, Nebraska's peace treaty vote stance, Jesse H. Bunnell’s death, Carnegie Steel's Lake interests rumor, Cairo trolley plans, and Westinghouse electric trolley deals for Cairo.
A list of notable Illinois figures from Carbondale, Litchfield, Cottonwood, Ridgeway, Mount Vernon, Harrisburg, Ramsey, Cobden, Carlyle, Beards town, Anna, Madison county, Union county, Cairo, Galena, and Chicago. Entries include ages from 57 to 86 and note professions such as hardware merchant, reverent pioneers, civic leaders, and business figures, with several titles and roles in local government and organizations.
Congressman Hitt leads inquiry through the state department to locate Ira Whitney of Winnebago County believed held in a Siberian prison. Whitney, from Rockford, last heard from several years ago as his father in Santa Barbara prays for his return. Basford of Vallejo, California, reportedly captured after a schooner wreck in Behring Sea. Basford now a prisoner in Liberia. The search promises redress for Whitney. Scarlet fever outbreak at Lincoln state asylum spreads despite precautions. visitors banned and staff restricted.
The police charities board met in Springfield and elected Khenna D. Lawrence of Springfield as president, succeeding Dr. J. C. Corbus who was named superintendent of the Kankakee insane asylum.
Miss Ella Morris of Clinton died after her dress caught fire while warming by a stove. She was a niece of Judge Lawrence Weldon of the United States Court of Claims, and she endured a great agony before death.
Tim H. Cronin, night watchman for the Tinois Central Railroad Co., was shot by unknown parties while patrolling his beat at night in Kankakee. The incident is being investigated by local authorities.
Reports from multiple counties describe a severe cold spell that killed many quail. Entire coveys were found frozen, prompting concern for local wildlife and hunting seasons. Municipal and wildlife officials warn of broader impacts on quail populations statewide.
In a special election held a few days ago Galesburg approved licensing saloons by 1754 to 1786 votes, declaring the city dry or wet status based on the tally.
John Lawson of White Hall was run over by the Kansas City and St. Louis express at Roadhouse, mutilating him severely in a fatal or near-fatal accident reported in local dispatches.
Mrs. Cora Keeney a 35 year old Black woman died in Quincy from burns after she attempted to fill a lighted gasoline stove. The blast caused fatal injuries as the flame ignited the fuel.
A Springfield report details a set of measures and debates in the Illinois Legislature. Proposals include penalties for stock market manipulation and gam bling contracts, a Harris death penalty proposal for burglary, and a Busse truancy bill with amendments. Critics warn against neighborhood quarrels from truancy complaints, while governors and senators push education funding and accountability measures.
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