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Weekly Call

Location

Troy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1898

Page

3

Peace Commissioners Plan Quiet, Fully Instructed Trip

Washington dispatch reports the peace commissioners, dining at the White House with a distinguished company, will not talk for publication. They will depart for New York, sail on the Campania, and carry books and papers onboard for work en route.

White House Frye Philippine Islands Washington Alger Joint Commission Paris United States Cable Merritt Manila Admiral Dewey New York Campania Liverpool London Dover Calais

Spanish Situation Outlined by Sagasta Premier

Madrid September 16 The queen regent presided at the cabinet council yesterday Sagasta outlined the situation and said the government had received no reply from Washington to its request for repatriation of Spaniards in the Philippines Reports from one third of the prisoners indicate many have died from bad treatment.

Senor Sagasta Madrid Sagasta Washington Philaea

Cuban Army Praised in Maso Appeal to Freedom Fighters

President Bartolomo Maso of Cuba praises the army of the republic for ending the war in Cuba, lauds United States support and diplomacy, and urges Cubans to maintain dignity and honor as they become sovereign. The letter, dated Camaguay September 1898, stresses unity, perseverance, and a future of liberty.

Washington Senor Quesada Masso Army of Republic Army of Liberation Cuba Spain United States North America Weyler Antilles Bartolomo Maso Camaguay

The Week's Failures Reported Across Regions

The report lists 174 failures in the United States for the week, up from 204 the year before, with 3 in Canada, marking a drop from last year. The data reflects weekly financial distress across markets and sectors.

New York United States Canada

Unclear dialogue cited in courtroom fragment

A garbled courtroom fragment shows a judge and a grocer arguing over a sugar cured ham. The readable bits reveal a demand for specific ham and resistance to a request, framed as a legal proceeding.

Free Lands in Northwest Florida for Homestead Entry

Government land in Northwest Florida totals about one million acres available for homestead entry and additional railroad lands for sale at low rates near the Louisville and Nashville line. General Land Commissioner R J Wemyss in Pensacola can supply details. Excursions to view the lands depart the first and third Tuesdays, with round-trip fares at a single fare. Contact General Passenger Agent C P Atmore in Louisville for specifics.

Florida Louisville & Nashville Railroad R. J. Wemyss Pensacola

Illusions Fade as He Urges More Drugs

A fragment from the Indianapolis Journal depicts a troubled exchange where a man, showing brute insistence, pressures his companion to visit the drug store for more substances, revealing strain and broken promises in a tense moment.

Indianapolis Journal

Dr Moffett's TrETHINA Teething Powders Aid Digestion

A distressed infant unable to digest food is promised relief from daily fret and wasting with Dr Moffett's Teething Powders. The product claims to regulate bowels ease teething and prevent untimely graves through improved digestion.

The Man Who Fails To Save Is Out Of Luck

A Chicago Daily News item notes that someone who does not set aside savings for hard times ends up spending on others for protection, implying prudent planning benefits.

Chicago Dailyews

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