03 Sep 1898
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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1898
Page
1
The United States faces wheat shortages while Canada enjoys a record crop. Corrosive seed byproducts of 1897 reach $120,000,000 in value. Volunteers seek regular army openings after muster out, and the Madrid protocol on Cuba evacuation is debated. Spanish and American efforts in the war show hard fighting and equal honors between regulars and volunteers.
The war has not advanced balloons bicycles or carrier pigeons as useful adjuncts. In combat, success hinges on the ping of bullets and the screech of sharpness, driven by sturdy, intelligent men behind the weapons, for victory and glory.
Carr Mortava commander of the Cristobal Colon and member of the Spanish cortes has departed for Spain. Before leaving he gave an interview based on Havana hearsay about Capt. Sigsbee of the Maine, remarks that contradict established facts and are likely to reopen a serious wound.
Postmaster General Ry S Heats, touring Europe, praises the United States after defeating Spain. He says Europeans now see Americans as brave and dangerous, worth more than the war cost, and compares President McKinley to Grant Lincoln Napoleon and William I in humanity and war.
A large share of volunteer soldiers especially national guard members wish to return home now that hostilities have ceased. Officers mostly want to stay in service and label the men’s requests as insubordination. The men insist they are citizens equal to officers and could outbid them if needed. The American volunteer must not be denied his rights as a citizen.
The text notes a clear salary差 disparity between officers and enlisted men in mustering out of volunteers. Enlisted men receive $165 per month plus living, often leaving comfortable homes for service. Officers earn $1,000 to $3,500 annually with additional living benefits, making financial sacrifice rare among them.
Admiral Miller reports the flag ceremony in Hawaii was imposing and beneficial. Britain accepts Admiral Dewey’s request to dock and clean ships in Hong Kong. Spanish studies and Philippine annexation gain support from Chicago’s new superintendent Dr E Benjamin Andrews. Lieutenant Osborn dies of yellow fever at Montauk Point. War transports to Havana and Santiago discussed. Queen regent of Spain calls cortes for September. Helen Gould donates 25000 for Camp Wikoff relief. Cuba insurgents attack Spain. Blanco ordered offensive. Ireland viceroyalty likely to become non political office for Duke of Connaught. Weather bureau to meet in Omaha. Admiral Schley returns to the Brooklyn. New Chicago college dean named. Arbitration in Quebec private. Pension to Ah Chum extended. Newfoundland commission appointees. Porto Rico and Cuba butter imports eased. Hawaiian marine hospital chief appointed. Crises and casualties report storm in Jutland. hospital death in St Louis. vessel sinkings and wrecks. Treasury balance and gold reserve reported. Choctaw vote ratified without disturbance. Navy to Newport for monitors. St Louis and St Paul to League Island for refit. US volunteers’ furlough extended. Spanish transports leave Santiago for Spain with 4568 aboard. Burlington officers honored by Missouri Press. Ada Botkin linked to poison case in San Francisco.
News from Juneau reports a German party drifted to Lake Atlin opposite Pine Creek and staked claims after finding gold in paying quantities. Transmississippi exposition at Omaha draws 115,840 attendees for the week ending the 27th, with a price cut on Sundays and some evenings. Kansas City prepares for a peace jubilee celebrating army and navy achievements while torpedo boat Davis undergoes a trial on the Willamette River. Bank figures in New York show mixed changes in surplus reserves loans and deposits for the week. Minister Angell notes Albanian wheat export ban while Gen Merritt heads to Paris for peace conference. McKinley spouses visit Camp Meade for a talk with troops.
Illinois state news reveals a long list of notable deaths from Charleston Centralia Flora and nearby towns including Alfred Lewis, John Hughes, Mrs. M. J. Parrish, Edwin Page Dewey, and W. N. Bock among others, while legal notes discuss child labor seizure in Nelson Morris Co. case and a novel rail case involving George Biehl and the Illinois Central Railroad Company over crossing dangers and double penalties. The pieces reflect social prominence, mortality, and evolving legal standards in Illinois communities.
Wood Marble president of the Chicago and Alton miners organization resigns citing dissatisfaction with a national executive board committee’s ruling on mining district troubles and price. Other notes include a Bloomington capitalist widow’s death after a fall, pardon of James H. Kirkham, a fatal fall at a Clinton well, a Beardstown fish fry drawing sixteen thousand, and a ten day Central Illinois Chautauqua assembly at Illiopolis with two hundred families camping.
London Aug 29 The czars proposition for an international peace conference to reduce armaments and secure lasting general peace is likely to cause a Europe wide reaction. Count Muravieff’s note urges leaders, led by Russia, to convene and pursue disarmament for a durable pacification.
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