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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1899
Page
1
A string of cabinet changes is reported as Secretary of Defense and others contemplate departure timelines. In Milwaukee a disastrous fire at the Grace Hotel results in the death of Fireman Edward Maley and 19 injuries amid substantial property loss.
New York suffers limited disruptions as Second Avenue trolley workers strike amid mayoral and governor friction over labor rights. Brooklyn and Jersey lines largely run, with police strict on demonstrations. General Master Workman Parsons claims significant progress for the strike, while Cleveland faces broader upheaval with multiple citywide walkouts and violent confrontations on streetcars.
A large but incomplete turnout greets the opening of an international Epworth league convention scene with delegates and observers from various groups. Speakers debate Chicago platform principles, anti trust, and the Philippines war while emphasizing the sixteen to one stance amid party tensions.
Indefinite postponement announced after a Tuesday night council meeting in Nulroit Michigan. The decision affects ongoing street rail service and related works, with a plan to seek state approval and address community concerns. A memorial service was held for a local resident, and police reported no injuries in the incident described nearby.
Michigan governor George Pingree issues a prepared interview accusing President McKinley and Secretary Alger of being pressured by hostile press and politicians. He claims Alger offered to resign under attack, while the president supposedly refused to face the issue and backed Alger. Pingree denounces trusts and Hobart Griggs exchanges, urging Michigan readers to protest what he calls injustice against Alger.
Admiral Dewey, with Capt. Barnert on board the Olympia, and Flag Lieut Briarley, called on Count Goss the Kustenland governor in Trieste after Thursday’s tours. American officials dined privately at the Bove De La Ville as hosts limited to 35.
A port Hiven special reports heavy north gale near Lexington and Dale Enean Sfriday. John Teden Jeanle towed by Gig Winston with coal cargo. Several crew drowned while vessel wrecked in 40 feet of water. Cooks Oly and Jane Conners missing.
In France women are barred from civil service roles including telephony and administration. Reports show Vazisalpneginik municipality employing about 900 women in municipal work while Dak of THINNER notes 200 women secured permanent Credit Ponrier positions with annual wages ranging from 3171 to 375 a year.
New York trolley workers join Brooklyn men in a large strike. Dynamite damaged Fifth Avenue pillars near the Brooklyn Rapid Transit line, injuring many as mobs attacked cars and blocked streets. In Brooklyn and Manhattan, elevated lines largely operate, with other company lines open or unaffected. Cleveland conductors and motormen strike again, about 800 workers affected over unfulfilled terms.
Clark county farmer Darrick Carney reports a strange insect damaging wheat in the area. He notes 110 acres destroyed and other farmers reporting losses. The pest drains the plant’s vitality, causing wilting and collapse. Its name remains unknown, confined to the local vicinity.
Thomas deDungall of Cincinnati, famed lawyer and activist in the Presbyterian general assembly Briggs trial, was found dead in his bed at his summer home near South Salem Noss County at about 11 o clock Tuesday night. The report appears in the Commercial Tribune from Greenville QC.
Readers report a jumble of political references from a July Des Moines meeting to a Chicago convention, plus weather notes about May being the hottest month and scattered deaths and property losses. The text mentions university presidents, regents, and various names in a disorderly, fragmentary form.
Chitego July 19 ex secret ary of the board of education Wiliaw A S Gertuna Graham is a defaulter in 4 0. Positive shortage proof found Tuesday with a letter by Grabuntz authorizing sale of all his property to liquidate the shortage. Graham left the city. collectors from Lis Dondsmen National Safety Company New York Trust and Safety Deposit Co seek to recover. A letter to his wife claimed property ownership but was actually a power of attorney to settle debts. Mrs Grattan will turn over at most 10000 in property. Stock speculation is suspected to have caused his downfall.
A Northwestern Iowa tragedy reports A W Blades and his wife and eight children drowned when a cloudburst raised a creek. The emigrant wagon and team were swept away. parts of the wagon were found in treetops downstream. Mr Blades had lived in the county twenty years.
President and Mrs. McKinley will likely depart Washington within a week for a health benefiting pleasure trip to Champlain, staying at least two weeks. They may stop at Tony Tiinet on return to visit Vice President Hobart. health dictates a quiet retreat.
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