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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1903
Page
1
The piece notes no new ocean plants will be built until ports are larger to handle them. It cites Berlin proclamations about fire engines, radium heat, high costs, and shifting moves in Russia and England as context for broader progress toward brotherhood of man.
A Pittsburg firm plans to start producing bricks from fur nace slag. These bricks have been used in Europe, are nearly fireproof, and valuable for building and ornament due to their soft gray color.
The lyric writers in Germany reportedly formed a union of about seventy members who have agreed not to accept less than half a mark, roughly 12 cents, per line. The move aims to stabilize earnings and protect creative value across the industry.
Within months the country districts have seen hundreds of women appointed as rural letter carriers. Reports to the department indicate the women have performed exceptionally well in their new government service role.
The British cabinet member George Wyndham who introduced the new Irish land bill is described as a great grandson of Lord Edward FitzGerald, a historic Irish figure allied with Robert Emmet in the struggle for Ireland.
The item notes the disappearance of Indiana youth Moses Fowler Chase in a Paris private sanatorium and questions how many other American cases might be solved by examining foreign lunatic asylums. It also references Charles Reade’s Ward Cash as a possible analogue.
Four men die after a boat on Bass Jake near Ogdensburgh rocks and sinks. The incident begins with one man rocking the boat and ends in drowning, serving as a grim warning to would be harmonists.
The New York paper notes Gen. Miles will live in Boston after going to war as captain of a company. He was young, so Governor Andrew gave him a first lieutenant tenure, later advancing him to captain and eventually colonel of a New York regiment.
An American inventor creates an envelope that records attempts to tamper. A dampening chemical causes “Attempt to open” to appear, deterring curious researchers from meddling with contents.
A cablegram reports Count Waldersee, field marshal of the German army with 53 years of service, and his American wife will sail in April for a visit to the United States. The count’s wife is noted for influence at Berlin court and significant political involvement, promising a pleasant and internationally noteworthy visit.
The national irrigation law marks a major shift for the west, aiming to reclaim arid lands into productive areas. It promises more opportunities for settlers and boosts to the nation's industries. Five projects totaling about $7,000,000 have been approved by the secretary of the interior.
A census in China places the total population at 426,447,000 with many interior districts only estimated. India follows with 294,266,000, while Asia holds the most inhabitants at over 850,000,000, more than half of humanity.
A review of March federal finances shows debt up by 1.63 million dollars, cash in treasury at 372.9 million, receipts surpassing disbursements by 447 thousand, and national bank note circulation rising to 382.5 million. Other notes include coinage totals, margarine tax effects, Leonard Wood tipped for major general, Wilson plans for farm education, Roosevelt party wives return to Washington, and Porto Rico's settlers adopting American ideas and language.
Pennsylvania coal operators and miners are at odds over arbitrators ruling on hours of work. New Jersey legislature adjourned sine die. Mercantile trade reports cite favorable weather boosting activity. Mary Maloney dies at 101 in Glens Falls New York. Four men killed four injured by rock fall at a Dubois Pennsylvania mine. Clearing house exchanges totaled 2 310 873 492 for the week ended the 3rd, up 17.6 percent from last year. US business failures for the week ended the 3rd numbered against 220 in 1902. Philadelphia school board members found guilty of taking bribes from women. Burglars dynamited a Rowley Bank safe at Ulysses and obtained 1000. Ann Warren dies at 103 in Dexter Maine, a veteran of the American Revolution. John D Washburn dies in Worcester Massachusetts former US minister to Switzerland 1889 to 1892.
Disturbances ease as Wabash Railroad and workers settle differences. At Des Moines 300 Democrats clashed with Bryan followers. a street fight occurred in Little Rock between Senator Clark and Congressman Brundige. Mrs McKinley’s team ran away en route to the Canton cemetery but she was unhurt. Phamas brings 582 enlisted men to San Francisco from Manila. J Telles hanged in Santa Fe for jailer’s murder. Five masked robbers loot Judson store for 2000. Leger bank cash robbery, 8000 dollars. Tornado in southern Indiana. schoolhouse, church and farms damaged. two killed near Alexandria. Indiana battleship Indiana sets 13 inch gun record off Pensacola. Embezzlement charges against G H W Simms in Atlanta. Wabash row settled. no strike. Tom Allen dies in St Louis at 64. threats against Roosevelt lead to new imprisonment. Wabash wage scale seeks 15 percent freight and 12 percent passenger increases. Fire destroys Dunsmuir business district. Armour widow donates 40000 to Kansas City Womans Christian Association. Alfred Knapp pleads not guilty to murder of wife in Hamilton. Kenosha State Bank doors close with 20000 assets.
Mrs Mary Masters celebrated her one hundredth birthday in Zanesville Ohio. In Cleveland Ohio the Aultman Miller company, makers of agricultural implements, failed for 1800000. Benny Yanger and Terry McGovern plan a May or June bout to fight.
A Manila health report notes steady troop health and near disappearance of cholera. US Minister Leishman delivered the president's letter to the Turkish sultan and secured assurances of favors to Americans. UK ministers avoid defeat in Commons due to Nationalists. France warns religious orders threaten violence. Turkish troops reportedly beaten by 3000 Macedonian rebels in Okrina district with 1000 casualties. Bowen rejects key Venezuelan protocol. US Marines land at Santo Domingo amid rebel control and a threatened consulate. Margaret Neve of Guernsey dies aged 110. Caribbean opposition to the Panama canal treaty grows in Colombia except Panama.
President Roosevelt spoke at Sioux Falls declaring disputes between capital and labor solvable if both sides act fairly. He delivered 12 speeches that day while other national items included a Paris death, bond exchanges, and political results in Michigan and Ohio.
President Roosevelt toured Chicago Milwaukee and nearby towns delivering speeches on education trusts and civic duty. He received honors at the University of Chicago and spoke at a Milwaukee banquet before visiting Madison Jefferson Junction Lake Mills Waukesha and Minnesota cities including St Paul and Minneapolis. The trip featured large crowds tight security and multiple official engagements across April.
A digest of short items notes Prussia may legalize cremation being dropped. Rhodesia joins St Louis World Fair attendance. Seattle to Nome telegraph link opened. Brig Gen James Taft taken to lead Salvation Army in Sweden. Grover Cleveland denies westward tour claims. German naval attach is authorized to seek U S shipyard visits. Rumored Russo Austrian Italian treaty for European Turkey is suspected in London. Danes expect war between Germany and U S with Kaiser’s humiliation anticipated. Jefferson Clark of St Louis leaves funds for Gen William Clark monument. Alcohol consumption per capita rises since 1880. 1902 liquor bill tops 1.37 billion. A monument marks Swedish settlers landing in Wilmington Delaware in 1938. District of Columbia bans sidewalk spitting. fine set at one dollar. US grain inspection plan to standardize across markets. Michigan Central raises pay for lake engineers and allows a weekly day off.
In Hamilton Ohio Alfred A Knapp pleads not guilty to the murder of his wife Hannah Goddard Knapp and facing prior confessions to five other killings. Lawyer Thomas presented the plea as a quiet court session closed to the public. Samuel Keeler also pleads not guilty to murdering his wife. Louise Ames Van Werk Wolfbauer Baroness Wolfbauer dies by suicide in a Jersey City hotel and is noted as the granddaughter of former Bishop Ames and twice divorced.
Manila April 6 Lieut Joel R Lee of the Tenth Infantry was acquitted on a charge of manslaughter arising from the killing of two native prisoners of war at Iligan Mindanao.
Washington reports a planned material increase in naval presence in Asiatic and Philippine waters. Three squadrons will form the core: battleship and monitor group led by Kentucky Oregon Wisconsin Monterey and Modnadock. cruiser group with New Orleans Raleigh Albany Cincinnati. and a gunboat group for shallow waters. The Wisconsin sails around May 1.
H P McIntosh of Cleveland and George B Crouse of Akron are named receivers for the Aultman Miller company a major agricultural implement maker. Liabilities are about 1 8 million with assets estimated to cover. Credit extension failed with two large creditors triggering the collapse.
A letter from Mrs. John McLachlan describes five years in Hilldown Alberta highlighting cattle ranching, climate, education support, and potential growth. She praises cheap coal, schools, churches, and optimistic migration, predicting Alberta becoming the Northwest's garden with thousands more settlers.
The Wabash Railway and its employes settle four month dispute with no strike. Train men gain 15 percent raises, firemen 12 percent, yardmen included, and an overall rule revision. East of the Mississippi raises await comparable lines. Arbitation urged. leaders head to Chicago and Denver for committee talks.
Mrs Roosevelt and her children return to Washington after a week long Mayflower cruise down the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay. A White House carriage met them at the boat and they were driven to the White House. The family is well and benefited from the outing.
The Lexington presbytery in session at Nevada Missouri on April 6 passed resolutions condemning football and intercollegiate baseball and basketball games.
A collection of reader reports from Ohio Virginia and Connecticut credit Doan's Kidney Pills with relief from severe back pain and associated symptoms. Testimonials describe immediate improvement after sample use leading to repeat purchases and renewed health.
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