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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1896
Page
1
Spain negotiates a 24 million dollar loan at six percent to cover Cuban war expenses through July while U S Senate debates if a formal state of war exists in Cuba. Duke of York to be named admiral in royal honors list. Decorum questioned as Delome mocks Congress actions. Princeton students scorn Spanish flag display reflecting on national image.
Gey Boots weighs simplifying the matter by transferring the American Salvation Army wing to his son Ballington a man trusted by the American public.
Work on the second bridge over the East River between New York and Brooklyn will start in June and take three to four years to finish. Reducing the bridge height from 145 to 135 feet, with war department approval, is expected to cut costs by about one million dollars.
Johns Hopkins in Baltimore conducted its first surgical use of cathode ray X rays to guide an operation. A woman had a scissors blade embedded in her hand for 12 years, and the blade was removed after locating its position with an X ray photograph.
Spanish students mock war talk as wind and dispute. The real burden lies in funding the conflict with Cuba, leaving the Spanish treasury nearly drained after a year of attempts to subdue the Cuban rebellion.
For almost two years the Bureau of Engraving and Printing worked on World’s Fair diplomas. Only a few hundred remain to be printed. More than 24,000 diplomas were required, each printed separately from a single form.
Judge Springer of the United States district court declares that so called in truders or white men claiming citizenship rights in the Cherokee nation are land robbers with no status in his court. About 7,000 individuals are affected by the decision, signaling the end of their occupation and urging them to leave the country. Ballington Booth and his wife announce independent evangelical work, signaling an American secession from the Salvation Army. The full causes of the Salvation Army dispute remain unclear, but point to London's headquarters wielding arbitrary authority.
Government officers note the risk of letting foreigners profit from costly war material experiments. The navy department orders ending the practice of admitting representatives from other nations, visitors or residents in Washington, to the Indian Head proving grounds tests.
The record covers alternating senate and house actions from several days. Key events include Dupont’s seat claim from Delaware, the Cuban resolution conference report, and debate on post office funds. Notable incidents include De Lome criticism, an Alabama election dispute, and a fatal ship collision near Beachy Head with a gas explosion at a Chicago distillery incident.
On the tenth Gladstone arrived in London from the Riviera in good health. The German emperor and empress with princes will holiday in Rome, with Prince Henry and Princess Irene joining. Cardinal Satolli reached Chicago from Omaha. The princess of Wales hosted the season's first drawing room at Buckingham Palace with Mrs. W. J. Ritchie among the Americans. The Ohio Senate rejected 30,000 for Col Coit's trial costs. Cuban president Santa Lucia was injured after a fall during insurgent attacks at Sagua Tanamo. Harriet Moore won 5,000 damages against the New York World for an unlawfully published poem. The Massachusetts Senate backed Monroe Doctrine principles. Lamont sent a Manitowoc harbor survey to the House, cost 44,440. Ex-Senator Abbott found guilty of bribery in Columbus. A Hinsdale carriage train crash killed a coachman and three children. Marie Blackman injured. God SweeV, Indianapolis citizen, killed himself after placing a morphine dose and drafting a will.
Funeral of Archbishop Kenrick in St Louis draws large rites led by Archbishop Ryan. Snow disrupts rail and business in eastern New York. Italy suffers 12 500 killed wounded and 10 000 to 15 000 Abyssinians in Abyssinia conflict. three days burial time. Russia China treaty news from Pekin. Cannes regatta opens with Prix d Honour won by The Alsa. Missouri wagon bridge bill favors committee report. U S public building plans opened to competition. Weekly U S failures reach 300. Canadian failures 60. Robesonia furnace at Reading blown out after 18 months, producing iron for 1 000 tons weekly, 100 men laid off
The South Chicago post office burned on the 15th, with government fixtures valued at 14000 and stamps, books, and mail unrecovered. Three families in apartments above lost household effects. adjoining four-family building also destroyed. total loss about 24000, mostly uninsured.
Illinois state news lists numerous deaths and incidents across counties. Notable losses include Lettie Miller of Paxton aged 86 Ephraim Hall Sycamore settler Dorcas Phelps 74 and J C Stanfield Franklin county clerk in California consumed by illness Wm A Marshall 78 Marion county merchant family ties to recent burial of his companion Catharine Shoupe 83 Belleville native philanthropist Dr W C Gertin Towanda McLean county four days pneumonia F M McGee 62 New Burnside Johnson county prominent merchant Methodist church James H Sawyer 67 Nashville once ran large mercantile and flouring mill business panics hit hard. The Southern Illinois Methodist board grants aid and loans to churches including Elkville Golden Lenzburg Noble Cowling Me tropolis. George Schafer 20 insane in Quincy after typhoid. Ingersoll to speak at Militant Chicago April 1 11 a m. Knox College introduces annual extemp prize debate 25 and 15. Lucus Ruch painter 20s falls 4 feet on Aurora scaffold injures internal organs. Nelson Carey 4 year old burned in Bethel township McDonough county. Mrs Owens Cobden burned head and face no insurance. W T Wilson Bloomington donates 6000 for religious use. Henry Bastian Rock Island suicide after murder suspicion. Galena revival converts 70 40 join church. Violet Ringo 2 dies from scalding in Quincy bucket accident. Warren Watts Litchfield farmhouse burned contents uninsured.
Havana March 16 A miscommunication amid darkness and smoke led to a Spanish military blunder near Mariano Havana province with 12 soldiers killed and 4 wounded. Insurgents set cane fields ablaze prompting two columns to clash by misheard signals. Casualties may be larger than reported as both sides fired in confusion. A court martial is expected for officers. Also reports flag Bermuda headed for Cuban insurgents with arms and ammunition and the Indiana battleship awaits docking at Port Royal with potential drill campaigns.
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