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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1900
Page
3
A broad summary of international and domestic events including political debates in Congress the Philippine insurrection and Cuba, military actions and court cases, labor and railway developments, new public works in Chicago and Washington, and notable incidents across several states with mentions of leaders, legislation, and infrastructure projects.
The piece reports governor and deputy governor contests in Kentucky as a joint legislative committee convenes in Frankfort. It notes ages and deaths of prominent figures including Thomas Exgleeton founder of Columbia University’s school of mines and mentions legislative selections for U.S. Senate, with Gear, White, and Baird named. Catherine Ryan, aged 100, is recorded in Wisconsin.
A garbled dispatch claims British and Spanish actions, with references to Mahakathi, Warren, Buller, and other wartime figures. The text mixes battles, pardons, and diplomatic tensions across Europe, Asia, and the Pacific, presenting speculative notes rather than a cohesive report.
Fragmented telegrams describe bombardment threats near the Pagekt river, American war sentiment, and cabinet debates. Reports cover battles in Spain, Russia, and South Africa, political motions, a pension bill, deaths of notable figures, burglaries, and financial indicators.
Fragments describe Sanfranciscans, Berkeley county events, Cleveland conventions, and tall figures like Frank Stemmenberg. Names such as Admiral Sebley and Capt. Sizshoy appear among scattered notes on naval affairs, railways, and local civic groups.
War department cables from Gen. Otis describe actions across Luzon Visayas and Batangas with American forces pursuing insurgents. Casualties are reported as minor for U S troops while losses in property and sugar pr oduction are noted. prisoners liberated and warrants for further expeditions announced.
A three day downpour and Chinook rain melt snow and flood western Washington valleys and much of TulLalt county Idaho. Hundreds of farms along White river and nearby valleys are underwater. Kent streets on White river banks flooded. Three Hamblin children and two Chinese men reported drowned at Kendrick Idaho. Northern Pacific freight train swept from track into floodwaters near Moscow Kendrick. crew escaped.
The House special committees close a year of inquiry into Brig ham H Roberts of Cork with a unanimous conclusion on polygamous status and a split view on his expulsion. A minority report supports Roberts. The Interstate Commerce Commission marks its thirteenth annual report urging amendments to modernize laws and relieve burdens on navigation and commerce.
Veteran Lieut Simuel Stoyard U S Navy pilot and last survivor of two fivers and Gres of Ericsson’s Mon Tue died Sunday from concussion of the brain after a tall he was 72 years old and had traversed the Bus for over six decades.
New York January 16 reports say the steamship Hines operating between New York and Europe has been delayed due to severe weather. The event affects travelers awaiting passage and port schedules may shift accordingly.
Fragmented dispatches from Mareball henge Neeatur West Virginia and Jacksonville Tennessee describe local baseball league rosters, senatorial appointments in Mississippi and Illinois, and Washington debates on presidential election methods. Reports mention Admiral Dewey’s consent to grand army encampment and Servian ministry changes linked to amnesty for political prisoners amid broader state politics.
At a Cleveland meeting of the National Association of Red Mill Workers the group decided to strike the American Steel and Wire company's four mills in the city. Four thousand local workers could lose their jobs, with larger numbers affected nationwide, after demands for a substantial wage increase beyond 7 percent offered last week by the company. A Boston telegraph note reports the Helgoland shipwreck mystery tied to a German steamer, with a hull marked Holguland reportedly found near Cape Pine New Mexico.
New York reports a group of 12 physicians from Metropolitan Hospital on Islelwell Island were dismissed Sunday night by Superintendent George T. Stewart after a dispute with the hospital authorities. They burned an effigy of him in the morgue using a flare device to protest.
The text reports wage adjustments by the Nutiaatw and Newton Worsted companies affecting operatives. It notes a formal increase and restoration in pay, with implications for workers and management. Further details are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate a pay rise and related actions.
In a blunt statement, Steverson declared that Adlai 4 and Inger Aire Hub will not be candidates for governor of Illinois. The move ends Wak of wing candidacy in the Illinois race, with no further bids announced.
Fragmentary text mentions votes on a naval or military matter and a new corporate transaction. Names like Charles Foster appear with ties to a Cleveland firm, suggesting leadership changes and a wind up of affairs. Details are garbled and uncertain.
Advertises Louisville and Nashville Railroad facilities for riveters traveling to Florida Cuba Puerto Rico Central America and Nassau. Daily sleeping cars run from Cincinnati Louisville Chicago and St. Louis to Jacksonville interior Florida Miami Tampa and New Orleans. Also promotes a zinc and lead mining district pamphlet for investors in Northern Arkansas with free mailing.
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