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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1898
Page
6
A poet describes a beloved girl in May, her beauty with blue June skies in her eyes and golden curls. The speaker recalls sitting beneath a tree, gazing with steadfast love as their lips meet in a sequence of kisses.
In Easton a bored couple meet on the parade and bond over books and talk of writing. Grace reveals a secret repeatedly, the editor learns of her Moderna manuscript, and their romance faces a test of ambition and love. Years later Grace asks for love to compensate for the past.
Washington reports no confirmed fleet movements from Commodore Schley or Gen. Miles. Officials reference tentative plans for a Cuban invasion with news possible from dispatch boats, while decisions on Porto Rico occupancy remain unsettled and subject to change.
Dallas fire tore through a brick building housing Dorsey Printing and spread to Lehmanns Saddlery Shields and Mistrals stores. Loss ranged $35,000 to $400,000 with insurance. J W Cowan, 25, died trying to save the books. Edward Smith injured and rescued. Fireman Burns and W A Frazer injured.
Key West May 27 7 15 am US warships Wilmington and Bancroft sighted a three masted steamship off Key West believed to be a Spanish auxiliary cruiser. The Bancroft pursued it while Wilmington coalled, the chase described as exciting with the Spaniards attempting full speed escape, likely mistaken for a battleship by the Wilmington. Capt Todd of the Wilmington backs the Spaniard as a cruiser on blockade duty.
The Hawaiian Star reports a distinct tender of the islands to the United States executive. A letter is written and a reply is awaited, likely to reach Honolulu by the next mail. The presence of transports and Hawaii as a Manila squadron base fuels belief the offer will be accepted.
The Seafire, formerly a British steamer now commissioned with four guns, arrives from Manila and lies aboard Olympia's captain with two invalided drivers. The Manila situation remains quiet with insurgents inactive. Beef costs $26 per pound at Manila. A false report claimed the Callao's commander was court martialed and shot. Seafire plans to return to Manila next Monday.
Brigadier General Harrison Gray Otis of San Francisco has become brigadier general of volunteers. He is vice editor and proprietor of the Los Angeles Times, born in Ohio in 1837, served in the Civil War from private to lieutenant colonel, participated in 16 engagements, and received five wounds. He rose seven times in promotion and was honored at war’s end on the unsolicited recommendation of Major General Rutherford B. Hayes.
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