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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1903
Page
1
The Methodists announce completion of their twentieth century fund and report that one fourth of U S states have Methodist governors. A St Louis judge rules children cannot hear parental testimony in divorce trials, curbing a childhood privilege.
A columnist notes that prognosticators boast longevity in disputes while alive and afterward. Connecticut tallies direct crime costs at 2,167,300 annually plus 2,570,000 invested in prisons and reforms, urging deeper, practical study of crime prevention as a national issue.
A crude plan shows two men attempting a fall risk stunt over Niagara Falls. One hangs by teeth from a strap on a roller wire, the other sits in a chair tied to the first. The fool killer would be likely present at this dangerous event.
The article asserts advertising as essential to success, noting the American nation’s global prominence as an industrial and commercial force and its annual expenditure of $250,000,000 on advertising. It frames advertising as a key reap dividend for national prosperity.
The Pennsylvania railroad bans playing cards and liquor on passenger trains and other lines may follow suit. Most travelers do not gamble or drink on trains, but a vocal minority will protest as their constitutional rights are invoked.
The Keokea postmaster on Maue Island Hawaii resigns as the fourth assistant postmaster general fails to find a replacement. The salary is two dollars a year. The retiring official David Kaphokoakimohkeweonah is said to be a lineal descendant of the legendary King Kalitapokamikokiweatoha who reportedly favored missionaries and shared meals with them.
United States Consul Cunningham of Aden complained the post was too hot for him and was reassigned to Bergen Norway. The state department says the move was a transfer to a vacant post of equal rank and not a joke despite the Turkish bath packing-house refrigerator remark.
The iconic catalpa tree in Gray's Inn gardens, planted in its current spot by Sir Walter Raleigh after being brought from Virginia by Raleigh for Queen Elizabeth, is reported to be dying. Elizabeth could not plant it due to illness and tasked Sir Francis Bacon with the duty. The transplant dates to 1585, making the tree over three centuries old.
London mourns the loss of Very Rev Frederic William Farrar dean of Canterbury nearly 72. A renowned scholar educator and preacher he inspired many with simple powerful sermons and a life of lofty principle and purpose.
The article notes officials expect Mrs Maybrick to be liberated next year after nearly 14 years in a London prison. Public opinion remains divided on her guilt and whether new evidence could justify clemency or if punishment has been sufficient.
The number of savings banks in the United States grew from 517 in 1870 to 1036 in 2002, with depositors rising from 1,620,846 to 6,666,672 and deposits from 549,874,858 to 2,750,177,290. The U S holds over 29 percent of world savings deposits and has the highest average account balance at 412.59, higher than Britain France and Germany.
A round of items from the union's regions includes an ongoing post office supply contract probe by six Washington inspectors and a suspected long running ring. Other notes mention Elkins law against excess fares, treasury bond refinancing at two percent, and a $200,000,000 circulation increase.
Officials in Buffalo question the Burdick murder claim pointing to a woman with strong motive as the killer. Lowell Textile Council votes to strike after a ten percent wage rise is rejected affecting seven plants and 15 000 workers. P J Cogan shoots his wife and then himself at a Baltimore & Ohio depot in Hynman Pa.
News items list assassinations in Indian Territory and Missouri drownings near Caruthersville. Fires destroy plants in Akron and Fort Wayne with heavy losses. Missouri legislature approves 6.46 million dollars. Notable deaths include N K Fairbank at 73 and Gustavus F Swift at 64. Ship West Virginia to be launched. New Orleans council elects Mary Wood Swift president.
In Greenville Mississippi residents row through flooded streets as the Mississippi river rises. Senator Allison warns tariffs will shape the next national campaign. Ten miles south of Havre Montana a rich anthracite coal mine is found. In Alaska Tanana district gold finds are said to exceed Klondike riches.
Citizens of San Juan Puerto Rico host Miss Alice Roosevelt in a theater for a ceremonial welcome marking her visit.
Judge fails to order arrest over Lorimer-Durborow ballots. Charity Storts killed by lover Forrest McCord, who then died. Eighteen Waterbury arrests after trolley strike violence. Capt John T. Roper dies at 62. Newport News storm damages city. Cuban minister Quesada informs Hay of Cuban senate ratification. Mob lynches arson suspect Frank Robertson in Bradley Ark. Senate finance panel plans elastic currency. Maj Gen MacArthur takes command in California. Gen Booth welcomed in London. Pearl couple killed by cargo in Quincy Mich. Counterfeit $10 note found. Berlin outraged by Dewey remarks. Edward and Alexandra to visit Ireland. Canal project near Hammond Ind. Lake Shore four-tracking Chicago to Buffalo. Junius B Clay killed by wife in Kentucky. Elections held in Town cities of second class.
A roundup of short notices reports on railroad terminal work set to begin April 15 in Washington D C and U S naval power ranking, Governor McBride vetoes a beet sugar bounty bill in Washington state, Joseph Jefferson leads an electric power company in West Palm Beach, Cardinal Gibbons to open St Louis fair, and a European book stirs Congo Free State cruelty controversy. Also details on University of Maine military science appointment, New Hampshire woman suffrage vote results, Stanford president David Starr Jordan comments, French Marine Minister Pelletan praising the U S Navy, Gabriel Godfrey’s estate sale in Indiana, Cleveland to open St Louis fair, Susan R Barr’s Antietam farm ties, and Arioch Wentworth’s will funding an industrial school.
The Cuban senate voted 12 to 9 to approve the amended reciprocity treaty with the United States. The approval is unconditional after a cable from Secretary of War Way stated Roosevelt would call a special session before December 1. Senators Bustamente Capote and Dolz influenced the final unanimous stance, and a later amendment delayed action over house passage.
Gustavus Frank lin Swift, president of Swift & Co., died suddenly at his Chicago home from gall bladder surgery complications. He was 64, left an estate estimated between 7 and 10 million dollars after 45 years in the meat and packing business. Born June 24 1839 in Sandwich Massachusetts he moved to Chicago in 1875 to build a fortune.
Washington reports the anthracite coal strike commission cost about 38000 dollars. Three commissioners earned 4000 dollars plus 15 per diem, four others plus two assistants received 15 per day, with two stenographers at six dollars daily. Organized October 24, it lasted five months.
Madison Wis March 30 The assembly bill prohibiting political lobbyists from influencing votes of legislators or candidates and from receiving money from corporations for personal use in return for influence was recommended for passage Saturday.
Cleveland Ohio reports a large trunk line trolley system by the Appleyard Electric Railway syndicate, proposing a through route from Cincinnati to Cleveland via Columbus and from Cincinnati to Toledo via Dayton and Springfield.
A flood of testimonials from officials and intellectuals touts Peruna as a cure and tonic. Deputy Auditor Dan A Grosvenor speaks from Washington of rapid health gains, while other letters from John Williams and H W Ogden praise its efficacy against catarrh and colds.
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