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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1900
Page
3
A sprawling, rough OCR fragment surveys global events and local incidents ranging from political maneuvering in Congress and public finance to factory labor news, natural disasters, crimes, and personal notices. It mentions Burns, Gage, and various U.S. locales, plus international tensions and incidents in a period tone.
A garbled 19th century notebook of incidents mentions a railway wreck in Michigan injuring two, names like Jila Oier and Fibwurih Cressineer, a $2,000,000 capital combine, a White House gathering with Gen. Corbin and the Lawton fund, a shooting in Adamsville, blasting powder explosion near Eagle River, a Maryland legislature session, and various political and local events including murders, fires, and inaugurations.
A fractured report notes a political scene shift with mention of a New Pennsylvania at large winner and Republican campaign links in Washington. Wisconsin and Indiana prohibitionist gatherings are scheduled in Madison and Indianapolis. Rev. John G. Free founder of Leren college in Kentucky dies at 34. Gen. O. E. B. Drentzen, U.S. consul to Norway in Grant era, dies at Crank Fort, Ren, age unspecified.
An OCR laden jumble reports various items across nations and events. Mentions NH senate sentence MM, Gavin sentenced, Lloyd Whedton arrival, mother’s Viet fight, natives near Wane Chain China, French forays, Buller fighting, Mafeking sortie, Hay proposal, Buller reinforcements, Denmark, Quig Penns, American Steel & Wire wage rise, drunken murder suicide in Pineville Ore, Tennessee railroad explosion deaths, US Canada fire losses, Chinese murderer, Michigan tariff event, business failures, Tex murder, Col Taher Hare, and other scattered notes.
A garbled foreign dispatch lists Gen Trench defeating Moors at Colesbury, a six hour battle with Boers near Dordrecht, and plans to take Hie Boers with 150,000 troops. It mentions Tulione Tinned hanged in Vienna, an Avkaikalik earthquake, and various World War I era theater notes. Several names and places are unclear due to OCR errors.
Fragmented notes detail sidewalk and shrub planting along a river route to prevent drift. It notes Newport naval station expansions and various eccentric local mentions including book suppression, donations, a presidential son, and a planned city hall funding dispute.
Water was redirected to the canal system as engineers began breaching a flood wall near Lockport. The action will send Chicago River water toward the Des Plaines and Mississippi, entering the canal gradually to avoid damaging bridges and control works.
Washington notes indicate hopeful moves toward a common understanding for an open-door policy with major powers including Britain Germany France Russia and Japan. Secretary of State May signals progress while China shows favorable responses and one power yet to reply.
Dispatches report Boer forces entrenched near Colesberg Junction with Gen French under pressure. Advices say Lord Roberts’ arrival may force a regroupment toward De Aar or Orange Mover, while reinforcements appear unlikely to unlock Orange River crossings. Casualties noted include several killed and many wounded in December engagements.
At the Philadelphia Mint for 1899 total coinage exceeded 63 million dollars with 4 000 768 gold coins and 28 075 000 silver pieces minted for the United States and foreign duties. New York donors contributed 400 000 dollars to establish a day school linked to Cooper Union to train young men as skilled workmen in the Mechanics' Hall project.
A 10 million cubic feet gas well was struck ten miles east of Findlay at noon Wednesday by operators exploring new territory. All tools casing and tubings were blown out of the well and the roar of escaping gas could be heard for five miles. It is billed as the greatest gas well in Ohio since the Karg well ten years ago that sparked the northern Ohio gas boom.
The Bank of Toronto, led by president R. A. Bower, was robbed by burglars early Saturday morning. $4,500 in cash from the safe and about $4,500 in stamps and postal funds from a deposit box were stolen. The safe was ruined and the incidents were linked with other financial notes and contributions mentioned in a distant report.
The high priced yearling Fly Peive fetched for $10,000 from trainer J Z Grove after a 2.17 mile trial last fall in Tonsdy. A war of color and names fills this brief page with political and regional notes including senator selections and a London death report.
An old advertisement warns against mercury in catarrh remedies and promotes Fall’s Catarrh Cure from Toledo by F J Cheney Co. It claims internal use cures via blood and mucous surfaces, notes a price and a free testimonial, and offers a three day trial through Dr. J. W. Blosser of Atlanta Ga.
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