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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1898
Page
6
A nostalgic poem recalls childhood winters and a home's warmth. The speaker reflects on a brown house on a hill, snowbound streets, and meals shared with mother and father. memories of love, duty, and enduring family ties frame the verse with images of bread, table, and quiet joy.
Dora narrates a dramatic escape from Ah Sin the Chinese washer in a late 19th century New York home. After being pursued across roofs by the seeking man, Dora is saved by a crowd and a lynch mob. Nellie explains the incident, revealing a red ink spill on white marble as the real accident, not murder. Tom and Nellie help calm the crowd and forgive Ah Sin.
A Havana telegraph outlines key points from the court of inquiry into the Maine explosion. It states a port side hole above the keel started the blast, forward decks blown away, and 10 inch guns found in the mud off the starboard side. Boilers did not explode and magazines remained intact. the ship is described as a total loss.
New York reports heavy activity at the Brooklyn navy yard where hundreds of mechanics work aboard the Dolphin aiming for two weeks readiness. The Chicago and Atlanta cruisers see extensive work while the Stiletto torpedo boat nears sea trials. A Six millimetre rapid fire Colt gun test shows 200 rounds per minute with a 2000 yard range and armor piercing capability. Ammo and supplies for Key West and League Island move by barge, with five inch rifles and shells shipped toward Jersey City docks likely for Minneapolis and Columbia.
New York March 12 The weekly Don & Co review says no industry shows restriction while some gain. Railways rise as speculators sell. Foreign demand and U.S. resources are seen as beyond any power’s reach. Wheat and corn exports set record two weeks, prices mixed. February exports valued at 61 million with gains in breadstuffs and cotton. pig iron up. wool sales weakest since 1896 alarm, yet mills stockpiled.
The March 13 report notes Sir Claude M. MacDonald protested to the Chinese foreign office against ceding Port Arthur to Russia, warning it would upset China’s balance of power. Chinese officials say they cannot resist Russian demands, while Russia presses for swift cession to outpace a successor. Negotiations move to St. Petersburg. Russia also seeks dismissal of British railroad engineers despite railway director’s stance that engineers remain indispensable.
Cleveland March 12 local paper reports parties interested in a proposed pig iron combination have been active for some time. Details until now are scarce as negotiations proceed under Carnegies and other backers.
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