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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1898
Page
6
The piece assigns letters to symbols and people of the Spanish American War, mapping each letter to figures like Uncle Sam, statesmen, Spanish leaders, ship relations, and naval heroes. It links Santiagos fall, Morro, and the Maine to patriotic calls and suffering Spaniards, praising Seamen and soldiers who serve.
In Glacier Bay on the Queen, Harry Page and Dane Hartmann witness the Muir Glacier shatter and sailors cut ice. Dane dives aboard a drifting iceberg when an approaching berg capsizes their boat, struggles through cold, night, and signals for rescue. A whaling ship later plucks him from the sea. Prof. Deane and Harry await reunion aboard Sitka-bound vessel.
A Melbourne correspondent suggests New Zealand kea parrots pierce sheep backs seeking a white fatty substance from a lichen that resembles wool. The theory proposes misidentification of food leads to the kidney fat theft, replacing earlier ideas about slaughtered skins.
William R. McFarland of East St. Louis forced a check for 10416 from Louis Newgass and Son at the Chicago Stock Yards using revolvers then was seized by detectives at the National Live Stock bank. The money allegedly owed on a horse sale to De Four Commission Co. prompted the action. McFarland faced charges after the arrest.
Squire Boyd and his daughter Mrs. J S Wyrick were found murdered three miles east of Cambridge Ohio. Boyd lay in night clothes with a bullet scalp wound and brutal facial injuries after a struggle. Mrs Wyrick had a bullet through the breast. Orrin Law, the son in law, was found unconscious and arrested. His wife had fled weeks earlier amid reported trouble with Boyd.
The Honolulu report dated August 31 quotes Senator Morgan after the congressional commission visited Maui and Hawaii islands. He says the tour was largely effective in changing native views on annexation, asserting Hawaiians now understand the commission’s position and speak with authority.
The Queen of the Netherlands and her mother returned to The Hague from Amsterdam to a decorated city and continuous cheering. A special religious service at St James Church featured a long sermon by Dr. M. J. Van Der Elier, a 100-voice chorus, and a Beels anthem. The queen, pale and tired, sat among officials as princes and guards observed, then left to a flower-strewn path by four orphan asylum children.
Berlin reports a week and a half ago an attempt to kill Queen Wilhelmina near Amersfoort in Utrecht province. A man emerged from behind a tree and fired. the queen was unharmed but a lady in attendance was wounded. The would be murderer, believed to be an English anarchist, was arrested amid heightened security during enthronement celebrations.
London reports Herbert Asquith addressing St Monace electors praising the entente with the United States and Lord Salisbury’s efforts. He lauds the American ambassador’s influence and argues more contact with America reduces collision risks as Britain’s naval power grows. He also mourns Times war correspondent Hubert Howard killed at Omdurman.
In Candia, Sept. 1, foreign admirals request a battalion each from powers to reinforce the international garrison. Candia’s Christian insurgents retreat from the cordon. Djevad Pasha says Turkish authorities will aid order. Bashi Bazouks blamed for outbreaks. Twenty one more Christian bodies found in ruins. British admiral reportedly calls for disarming Muslims.
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