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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1900
Page
2
A condensed weekly digest reports widespread drought ruin in the southwest, debt and treasury figures, labor unrest, fires, accidents, and political shifts. It notes the wallpaper trust dissolving, rail and streetcar disputes, and international tensions with China, Japan, the Boers, and European powers.
A garbled Ottawa era dispatch cites global trade tensions with China, patterns of American travel in London, and a flood of varied reports. It notes a patent for a music typewriter, a steam car in England, a violent school incident, a fatal shooting in Maine, and political chatter about treaties and immigration.
The text presents a Democratic Party platform declaring allegiance to the Declaration of Independence and criticizing imperialist policy tied to Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Philippines, and broader colonial aims. It condemns trusts, supports labor, direct election of senators, currency reform, and statehood for territories while opposing entangling alliances and militarism.
A passage denounces English diplomacy and land grabs in Africa, expresses sympathy for Boers, and calls for repeal of war taxes and opposition to ship subsidies. It urges a return to strict economy, warns that the republic’s existence is at stake, and appeals for broad support of liberty and self-government across parties.
In Lincoln on July 1 Bryan praised the Kansas City convention platform for clarity on all questions. He argued the silver plank caused no personal rift among Democrats, urged trust-busting against private monopolies, warned against imperialism and militarism, and called for broad patriotism to restore liberty and reform.
Dispatches from Shanghai and Shainghi report rumors that all Chinese fare igners in Peking were killed in June or July. Observers caution these reports are unconfirmed while noting signs of rising violence as Boxers and Imperial troops clashed. Prince Tuan allegedly urged poison or sword for the emperor and dowager, with the emperor dying and the dowager surviving partially, amid foreign troop withdrawal and court turmoil. The United States sends condolences to the German chancellor over the murder of Baron von Ketrhler's minister.
Mrs. Colt swore out warrants charging her husband and his brothers with assault after a mob of white men whipped a white woman named Sallie Scott at her home in the county. The attack occurred around midnight as she was restrained and struck with hickory switches until she became unconscious.
A aeronaut named Bini Mae Kehberg died when a balloon ascent near Cal. spectators in the crowd watched as a strap broke, causing the fall from a height of feet. The mishap occurred during the balloon act in front of thousands.
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