27 May 1899
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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1899
Page
1
The piece ridicules Cuban factions split between peaceful industry advocates and a few agitators. It notes Klondike markets selling bogus nuggets to lure outsiders as a notable desertion from honest labor. It portrays promoters busy during long winters with schemes and tilt at gratuities.
An American citizen imprisoned abroad for using an offensive epithet toward the Kaiser in Germany. The remark is condemned as lacking civility and unlikely to win sympathy in the United States.
In a short time four battleships will be increased by the Kearsarge and Kentucky. Trials will draw keen attention as the public notes the push for speed in the navy’s most powerful ships, with new construction aimed at speed first.
The author Mr Howells is described as a prominent noncombatant in literature. He has never allowed anyone to be killed in his stories, except for one instance where a young man accidentally entered a riot and was found dead before the author would remove him from the scene.
The rebel leader in Hong Kong issues proclamations likening his calls to Weyler’s Cuba pacification. He declares war to the world yet begs peace from Otis, likely realizing that the mass he started cannot end without American terms.
The Taguls acknowledge mastery in fighting endurance and tactics, vowing to remember the hard lessons learned. They foresee lasting peace grounded in the United States army's success in vindicating the nation's rights and dignity, and they note the difference between Ammuridatis and Spaniards.
The public shows strong support for Admiral Dewey's homecoming with a record demand for cloth prints that can be turned into bunting. Supplies are nearly exhausted, with an estimated 500,000 pieces or 25,000,000 yards to be used. Prices have risen as bunting stock remains limited.
The article reports a breakdown in military leadership with Miles nominally the major general in command while a separate military cabinet runs affairs as if he does not exist. Efforts to freeze him out continue, yet Miles remains silent as the situation unfolds.
The article states Admiral Dewey will be the ranking naval officer at each port on his homeward voyage whether in Asia or Europe, except Malta where Admiral Sir John Hopkins commands the Mediterranean. At Malta Dewey must salute Hopkins first due to Hopkins’s earlier commission.
Quote notes Cuba may join the United States one day but only after Cubans choose self-government and learn reverence for law. He recalls entering a car where a man briefly smoked before seeing a no smoking sign and complying, illustrating respect for the law.
On May 20 Gen Arolas suffered an apoplectic stroke in Valencia. The Dijon unveiling of the Carnot monument occurred May 21 with top officials present. Secretary Gage ordered San Francisco customs to admit 450 Chinese linked to Philadelphia exposition exhibitors. Garrison named Porto Rico auditor sails May 24. Alaska agricultural survey by Hart Merriam Fisher Stocks and Coville departs May 22. Norton presses Like City post office reestablishment. Supreme Court upholds Confederate archives as valid evidence in Oakes case. May treasury report shows cash balance 265 230 085 and gold reserve 21 455 72 b. US war dept forecasts fewer volunteers in the Philippines by July. New York Produce Exchange votes to close May 29 before Decoration Day.
A clipping from Skagway Alaskan in Victoria details April fires. Drowson City’s business center burned, losses estimated at 1 to 4 million. Torosow in the Warsaw government reported destruction with twelve deaths and 3,000 displaced. Incendiary origin suspected. In Kansas City a clerk allegedly shot three women in a jealous rage on the 21st. On the 22nd the steamer Danube ran ashore at Cape Mudge, expected to float off.
On the 21st five hundred war recruits of the Fifth United States Infantry departed from Santiago de Cuba aboard the transport McClelland for home after their term. The Yosemite, carrying Capt. Richard P. Leary, arrived at Gibraltar en route to Guam, with marines in garrison. A Philippine report notes food shortfalls despite agriculture, importing from Cochin China. Rumors of a clash at Bluefields between Nicaragua’s San Jacinto and US cruiser Detroit lack confirmation. A tenth dividend of ten percent will be paid by the Kansas City National Bank receiver, totaling 100 percent on proven claims of 807,222. Replacement of the condemned printing office building begins with destruction of nearby structures. completion will take years.
At the Chicago meeting president reports steady growth and 15,000 members. Cuban insurgents may keep arms if not surrendered for their shares. Gov Gen Brooke not planning house to house arms search.
Rural free delivery will be established at Dixon Illinois on June 2. Other notes report C D Wolf dangerously ill in Clayton Missouri with acute indigestion. United States mint facilities to increase coin production. Joseph Marshall attempted suicide at St Louis by leaping from a ferry. Bill Watson and three outhaw gang members captured in Oklahoma Friday. Perry Oklahoma businessmen arrested on war stamp tax violations. J W Pruett pioneer of Marion county died Friday on his eighty third birthday. President McKinley has replies from Czar Nicholas and Gen Otis.
A compilation of obituaries and brief notices from Illinois, naming prominent residents and long-time community figures. Included are ages and positions such as Nashville resident Friederich Numeister aged 77, Litchfield businessman Smyonel L. Cratty aged 41, Godfrey postmaster’s wife Mrs. James W. Martin aged 45, Upper Alton alumna Mrs. E. C. Lemen, and Civil War veteran Capt. A. Rice aged 63 who served in Eighteenth Illinois and Libby Prison. Also noted are Jacksonville merchant Joseph H. Bancroft aged 86 and Louisville educator Mary Parks Griffin with historical ties to local schools.
The recent Danville encampment elected Jacksonville officers for the year 1900. Commander John C. Inman of Springfield presided as senior vice commander Nathan Smoot of Danville and medical director J W Robinson of Sheldon. Other officers include chaplain J T Crowder Bethany and council members ALDS Wright Woodstock Ch F Lee Rockford. Delegates at large EK. 2 Hamilton Quincy and R Winslow Chicago with alternates Lepp Belvidere Kraughoff Nashville Funk Bloomington.
George Flood, 15, of 102 Huron Street Chicago, lay two months in Alexian Brothers hospital in a dying condition after swallowing a pea nut that lodged in his lung. Doctors mistook it for pneumonia and treated him with medicine until surgery revealed the nut in a cavity.
A $160000 fund drawn from a dividend on 406038 shares of World's fair stock will pay a four percent dividend on the steel and support needy members of Cook county Hindi volunteer regiments who served in Cuba. The relief committee from the Society of the Army of Santiago will join with regimental colonels to secure the dividend.
Figures indicate last assembly costs near 337000 dollars, slightly below the previous session. Total appropriations stand at 12500000 dollars, with 8000000 raised by taxation in the first year and 4000000 in the second year.
Large manufacturing firms in Granite City report a busy season with a flood of contracts. About $1,000,000 is expected to be spent this summer on extending the rolling mills and other facilities of the American Enameling Co. in Granite City.
The Illinois Electric Medical Society held its annual meeting in Springfield. Governor Tanner was asked to give proper recognition on state boards. Officers were elected and Springfield selected as next meeting site.
Eben Green, aged 11, son of attorney F. M. Green of Urbana, was dragged to death after tying a rope around his waist to guide a cow from the pasture. The incident occurred as he led the animal, causing fatal injuries in a tragic rural accident.
Dates for farmers institutes have been agreed upon with Scott county December 12-18 Pike December 19-20 Macoupin December 21-22 Greene January 9-10 Jersey January 11-12.
During a thunderstorm in Charleston lightning struck Warren Popham riding a horse, killing the animal and tearing the rider's clothing.
London marks Queen Victoria’s eightieth birthday with a Windsor castle gathering expected to be the largest since the jubilee, four generations present, and a program including serenade, addresses, Scots Guards parade, a rue de joie, St George's service, and Lohengrin with Covent Garden company. Official London events proceed on June 3 with services at St Paul’s and Westminster Abbey and military reviews. The queen will for the first time use the electrophone to hear the national anthem.
The British Schools and Universities Club of New York will host its fourth annual dinner at the Brevoort House to celebrate Queen Victoria's birthday. Admiral Sampson will be guest of honor with Captains Chadwick and Taylor and Flag Secretary Bennett representing the navy. John Barrett will speak on Great Britain and the United States as Friendly Rivals in the Far East. The event, seen as a symbol of Anglo American friendship, recalls earlier wartime cordiality with Whitelaw Reid and Bishop Potter among speakers.
In Havana on May 24 the British consul and principal British residents will host an eighty third birthday banquet for Queen Victoria. Guests include Gov Gen Brooke and Generals Lee Chaffee Ludlow and Humphreys, with many American dignitaries, Senor Perfecto Lacoste Havana mayor, and Senor Federico Mora the supreme court fiscal attending.
A Cornish diver returning from Paris voiced a bleak prognosis for saving the Paris. He said the ship is pierced amidships with damaged foreholds and useless bulkheads, making floatation unlikely even if refloated. He suggested a false bottom would take a month and rough seas could finish the ship.
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