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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1900
Page
3
The Express reports that a man named Smith died at Amesbury Massachusetts recently and left a large fortune awaiting an heir. A crush incident suggests potential injuries among bystanders.
James B. Dill, a New York lawyer and former Chicago newspaper reporter, received a fee of 1,000,000 dollars for adjusting the litigation and quarrel between Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick.
George Smith the American millionaire who recently died in London left an estate of 25 million dollars. The succession tax stood at 4.5 million dollars, about 18 percent of the estate.
New York aims to stage a grand world’s fair in 1909 to mark the 300th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s first visit to America. The proposal envisions a nationwide celebration featuring culture industry and international exhibits.
Matmaison, the chateau famed for Napoleon I and Josephine, is being restored and visitors to the forthcoming exposition will see the palace where the tragedy of Napoleon Bonaparte's life began.
The superintendent recorded December snow depths at key locations along the White Pass & Yukon line. Glacier measured 90 inches, White Pass 55 inches, Fraser 4214 inches, and Log Cabin 744% inches.
Miss Helen Gould will establish Young Men's Christian associations along the Missouri Pacific railroad line and maintain them at her own expense for the benefit of the employer.
Kansas Governor Stanley urges anew capital punishment with juries fixing the penalty and the governor carrying out the sentence. Recent murders in the state influence his stance ahead of the coming legislature.
A panther tiger lioness bear and bull were released before 12 000 spectators in Madrid. The bull overpowered the animals. the master of ceremonies fired at them. The text then asks if missionaries should be sent to Spain instead of Africa and China.
In his 10th congressional bid Joseph Sibley of the Twenty-seventh Pennsylvania district pledged to share his entire term salary with five district hospitals if elected. He fulfilled this by giving $1,000 to each institution. Previously he divided his salary among labor organizations in Erie and Crawford counties during his Twenty-sixth district tenure.
Mrs Minnie Parkhurst of Hudson Ark proves a railway may carry eight people for a single ticket. The feat involved her seven children all under five and a move from home to Minnesota without exploiting charity, strictly following railway rules.
The report lists total animal species around 400000 with 150000 plant kinds. Insects reach 203000 with beetles 120000, butterflies 50000, bees 38000. Birds 13000, fish 12000, reptiles 6300 including 1640 snakes, 300 venomous. Amphibians 1300, sponges 20000, mollusks 60000, worms 8000, echinoderms 3000. Berlin museum holds 200000 species.
A scientific journal reports lobsters are becoming scarce and the government fish commission has planted large quantities of spawn without results. Lobsters mature slowly and only reproduce after eight years, and prices have jumped 100 percent in the past year risking extinction.
The Pennsylvania Railroad awarded contracts for a monumental solid masonry bridge over the Susquehanna at Havre de Grace on the Baltimore Philadelphia main line. The $1,000,000 structure will have 48 arches of cut stone, each 72 feet wide, totaling about 3,700 feet in length and expected to endure for centuries.
A week of congressional action includes the Senate approving a conference report on the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill and voting 32 to 16 to retain a 15 percent Dingley tariff on Porto Rico. The House passed the army appropriation bill with an amendment to open soldiers homes to officers. The Porto Rico bill dominates Senate debate. A bill to extend the presidency to six years with no reelection was introduced in the House alongside naval and fortifications appropriations. The Porto Rican issue continues in committee and debate. The National Soldiers' Home board extends management duties.
The War Department has shipped 350 tons of candy to troops in the Philippines. A Labor Department bulletin notes that of 19 essential goods controlled by trusts, only three raised prices since 1890. On April 45 the Philippines Commission sails for Manila. The death of Charles II Gibson former U S senator from Maryland occurred suddenly in Washington of heart disease aged 47.
A fire destroyed John Lrassill’s East Providence farm house killing three children. Mrs. Cleary Hyland died at 103 in Orange. Yeading clearing houses report week ending 80th ult. exchanges at FL729,860,879 vs 1.8 million prior. US business failures totaled 203 in the seven days end. H Schneider of Pittsburgh died by suicide at Niagara Falls. Sidney A. Kent, 66, Chicago millionaire, died in Suffield. Laures O’Rorle killed wife and himself in Serviton. Atkinson of Springtiel Mass offered as Philippine education superintendent. First quarter 1960 shows stronger business activity nationwide.
Counterfeits of a one dollar treasury note circulate. Dr N Bruce registers. William Gard aged 28 dies by suicide after shooting three men in Cincinnati. George Webster hanged in Spokane for murder. Lone Alford in Waterloo commits suicide due to ill health. Joseph C Wurst hanged in Glendive for murder. Chicago machinists strike settled. James W Owens dies at 62 in Newark. A theater fire destroys a Chicago water work? and $190,000 loss. John Haystip found guilty of murdering his wife and Myod Mitchell. 90 years. Industrial commission warns of labor revolution. Sheridan transport returns to San Francisco with 416 discharged soldiers. Robbers seize $59,000 in Kansas City. Fire kills Frank Tucker and Fred Ross. central high school in Gnosse burns valued at $125,000. Frosts damage fruit crops in central and southern Mississippi. President Harper secures $2,000,000 donation to University of Chicago to match Rockefeller gift.
The Grant carries a sizable contingent of assistant surgeons and 5,000 tons of army supplies on its voyage from San Francisco toward Manila, signaling a major military deployment.
Reports from Jilionis warn of a smallpox spread and possible epidemic. Lord Roberts’ army nears Bloemfontein, suffering seven officer and about 150 men losses. Kruger warns evacuation of Bloemfontein. Archibald Forbes dies in London. Gonzales and Morales hanged in the Philippines. Southern Cross Antarctic expedition claims discovery of the south pole. A British convoy is ambushed near Bloemfontein. Diaz touts Mexican progress in spring session. Gen Pavia surrenders at Legaspi. Oxford defends boat race title, beating Cambridge.
The Senate weighed Puerto Rican tariff policy while the House adopted a resolution on war tax cuts. Bills opened 418000 acres in Fort Hall and 2500000 acres in Oklahoma to settlement, plus 100000 for a Sheridan Wyoming military post.
Highlights include Mrs. Blaine compiling her husband s letters for a biography and a vast lead ore find near Helena Montana Cargo flows to Cuba Puerto Rico and the Philippines fall postwar Chinese American labor shifts Japanese cotton yarn trust forms in response to US competition Mexico s rail boom and Asia Minor dialogues Germany Russia divide Asia Minor naval bases Guam deemed pivotal to Pacific strategy and the first US coal shipment to Japan reaches Nagasaki
Pretoria announce Gen Piet Joubert veteran Transvaal commander died last night at 11:30 from a stomach illness. London reports a state funeral and mausoleum burial on his farm. Aged about 68, he helped organize the Boer army and shaped Transvaal defenses.
Adopts 110 game season with 55 home and 55 away. Season runs 122 days from May 5, beginning in Omaha Nebraska with a schedule set by league magnates.
A blast at Allen and Russell's quarry near Waterloo New Jersey killed George Lord and fatally injured Fred Mooney and Emil Lozier. The explosion occurred March 28 and caused severe injuries to the two men, with authorities investigating the accident.
A wave of labor unrest hits multiple regions with large strike actions. In Cleveland about 300 journeymen plumbers seek higher pay from 3.00 to 3.50 per day while juniors push to 2.25. Pittsburgh reports 12 000 to 15 000 miners striking over pay scales. New York sees carpenters painters and plumbers striking for raises and shorter hours amid industry growth. St Louis reports 2000 union carpenters with 500 at work and painters seeking 3.00 per day. Indianapolis carpenters join the action with 35 cents an hour demand. Brazil Indiana miners in the black coal district face a potential shutdown over eight-hour day and powder issues. Watertown New York air brake workers strike with 400 out.
Washington reports warn Americans to avoid Cuba without resources as many are stranded there. Don Wood urges Secretary Root to allow repatriation on army transports, but no action yet. Cuba offers returns with capital, but unemployed travelers face hardship. relief possibilities hinge on policy.
Captain Charles D. Sigshee of the United States Navy, former Maine commander and wartime auxiliary cruiser St Paul leader, arrived in St Paul on Monday. He received an enthusiastic welcome and will be guest of the city for the remainder of the week. A public reception was held that evening.
In Frankfort Kentucky the April term Franklin circuit court and the grand jury, investigating the Goebel assassination, began work Monday afternoon. Judge Cantrill gave a surprisingly brief charge devoid of sensational details.
Advices say Aguinaldo is in Singapore having arrived by a steamer. Singapore newspapers publish interviews with him as he travels.
Springfield Indiana April 3 Adjt Gen Neece releases from arrest Commander Charles W Johnson first ship's crew naval militia charged by Capt Shaffner with conduct unbecoming an officer The adjutant general finds the charges unsubstantiated The Public Debt Washington April 3 monthly debt statement shows total debt at March 31 1900 excluding cash in treasury 1 112 256 058 a net decrease of 6 629 701 for the month
London reports detail a Boer ambush near Thaba n’Bhu that toppled seven British guns and baggage. Col. Broadwood’s force—incl. Royal Household Cavalry and Royal Horse Artillery—held a spray of fire before withdrawing toward Bloemfontein with heavy casualties and missing men.
Webster Davis resigns and White House officials withhold comment. Rome Chamber of Deputies reelects Signor Colombo as president by 265 to 158. dynamite attempt targets George B Cox residence. Cox hands package to police. A boiler explosion at G O Williams Lumber kills two men and injures six in Atlanta.
The pastor of Pine Bluff Arkansas First Presbyterian Church recounted a trip to the Holy Land. He described drawing water from Jacob’s Well only to discover the tin bucket bore the Swift and Company brand. The anecdote framed as thwarting American enterprise.
A tale from the Electrical Review contrasts American and British pricing. An American maker undercuts a British rival by detailing labor savings from self supporting ladders, illustrating why U S manufacturers excel abroad.
In a boarding house where hash was a daily fixture six boys plotted to banish it by fair means of foul. On Monday morning they served Sunday roast in hash and joked about Mr Beef’s fate. The scene ends with hash disappearing from their table and the boys resuming meals without it.
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