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Newspaper

Weekly Call

Location

Troy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1899

Page

3

Alabastine wall coating vs cheap kalso mine scam warning

The notice promotes Alabastine as the durable ready mix for walls and ceilings, available in white or twelve tints, mixed with cold water, and warns against counterfeit kalso mine products and dealers selling inferior substitutes. It stresses health, durability, and proper packaging, noting schools should use Alabastine and that improper kalso mine or deceptive sellers can cause damage and lawsuits.

ADIES Ensible Alabastine Co

Troops Disembark At Manila As Remains Return

The Grant arrives in Manila with the Fourth Infantry and four companies of the Seventeenth Infantry under General Otis. Remains of Col. W E Smith Maj E McConville Capt D S Elliott and 2nd Lt Eugene S French killed in action are shipped home aboard the Scandia with military honors. Maj Gen Lawton reports to Otis and returns to the Grant as troops are disembarked and a battalion of the Twenty second Infantry reinforces Wheaton.

Washington War Department Manila Grant Arizona Newprt San Francisco Hong Kong Newport Nagasaki Fourth Infantry Seventeenth Infantry Otis W. H. Lawton New York W.E. Smith E. McConville David S. Elliott Eugene S. French United States Scandia Oregon Volunteers Lawton Twenty-second Infantry Wheaton

Explosion at Commodore mine kills several miners in Creede

A powder blast in tunnel No 3 at the Commodore mine in Creede Colorado kills at least four miners. Names of the dead include Scotty Watson Frank Hess and John Sarner. One more miner is confirmed dead and several others are seriously injured with a sixth death probable.

Denver Col the Times Creede Commodore

Soldier stabbed to death during Kansas unit transport

The Twenty third Kansas colored volunteers en route from Santiago to Fort Leavenworth passed through Kansas City when soldier Williams, nicknamed the Bully of the regiment, stabbed by comrade George Ray after an earlier assault. Williams died in the act and Ray was taken to Leavenworth awaiting further action.

Kansas City Kansas Volunteers Fort Leavenworth Kas Santiago St. Louis Williams George Ray Ray Leavenworth

Tragic Matrimonial Venture Ends in Double Suicide

Lebanon Indiana reports a grim tale as Edward Wannick, who came from Flagstaff Arizona last August to wed a widow after his wife filed for divorce, destroyed furniture, then shot himself and hanged himself to a tree following the ensuing divorce.

Lebanon Ind Edward Wannick Wannick Flagstaff Ariz

Two Imprisoned Miners Rescued Timeline From Mine Shaft

Leadville Colorado reports communication with Charles Reuss and Bart Frey, trapped by a cave in the Bon Air mine. A water pipe was torn by dynamite lowered to reach them. Provisions were sent, and a new shaft must be sunk 75 feet to reach the miners, estimated to take about a week.

Leadville Col Charles Reuss Bart Frey Bon ‘Air

Dewey May Return Home From Asiatic Station

Washington March 11 Admiral Dewey not failing health but likely to sail for Washington any time a high Navy official says. President McKinley wants him home for guidance on Asian affairs, though he may stay if circumstances worsen. Dewey as admiral may influence next commands and policy.

Washington Navy Department Admiral Dewey Manila Long Dewey Italy China McKinley Schley Sampson Secretary Long

Admiral Kautz Mission to Samoa Denied as Change Attempt

State Department rejects claim Rear Admiral Kautz sailed on the Philadelphia to depose Mataafa and install Malietoa Tanum. He is said to be in Samoa to observe conditions, prevent bloodshed, and report findings to Washington under Berlin treaty obligations. Full reports prompt ongoing negotiations.

Washington State Department Kautz Samoa Philadelphia Emeute Mataafa Malietoa Tanus United States

No Court of Inquiry Named Over Colored Immunes Trouble

Washington reports the War Department has no plan for a court of inquiry into the Tenth colored immunes and related regiments causing disturbances while in transit after discharge. Officials say these men are no longer U S soldiers but private citizens, with local police enforcing laws. Discharged troops will likely be mustered out in their home states.

Washington War Department

Perfect Woman Hood

Perfect womanhood depends on perfect health as the key to lasting happiness and beauty. Readers are urged to consult Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for chronic inflammatory conditions and uterine ulcers, with letters praising recovery and renewed vigor after treatment.

Lydia E. Pinkham

Morning Train Rush Ends in Overheard Rose Gift

A man hurries to catch a train after his wife asks for plants. He buys two dozen rose bushes to please her, only to learn she meant chrysanthemums and rhododendrons. Miscommunication leads to tears as a brief morning rush becomes a sobering, humorous moment.

Incinnati Enquirer

Not Her Own Mollie Dollie Shake Her Curls

Yonkers Statesman notes Pollie replies on Mollie Dollie as a public interest figure. The brief mentions her curls and a week without them, reflecting local chatter and fashion trends in Yonkers society.

Mollie Dollie Pollie Yonkers Statesman

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