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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1897
Page
2
Bowdoin College suspended 21 sophomores amid hazing allegations. The piece notes rising student unrest and a broader concern over safety as warm weather returns and challenges persist in addressing the issue.
The article notes Belgium shifts to a twenty four o clock midnight time scheme with railroads using the system sooner.
A Chinese pundit claims X ray knowledge dates to Confucius while China allegedly discovered all things yet failed to use them. Scientists speculate atmosphere erodes Earth through interaction with water and rocks. The Cleveland medical college pool collapses over dissection subject shares. A reporter compares the heart to a balloon seen via X ray, swayed by a breeze, in sentimental times.
A famed American gambler in Cairo eyes a new Monte Carlo dream and recalls Papa Castellano and his son the count who wed Anna Gould. He notes a $44,000 baccarat loss while claiming the originator never took chances. suggesting another man played the game.
Attorney General Barber reports a drop of at least 50 percent in arrests for drunkenness and disorderly conduct since the dispensary law began. He says abolishing the saloon removed social drinking, with half of drinkers not desiring liquor but drinking as a form.
A Maine paper reports David McPheters dragged a log 25 feet long and 22 inches at the top with a 900 horsepower claim. Readers spar over whether any lumberman can top this feat, prompting a counterquip about local breeding establishments lacking such animals.
One day 150 inspectors examined 4255 children finding measles diphtheria scarlet fever mumps contagious eye diseases parasitic head and body skin diseases and chicken pox. The report voices skepticism about public sanitation progress while noting scarce funds and distant polar ambitions in unrelated items.
Nicola Tesla of New York claims a discovery that may transform lighting and energy use. He describes perfect electrical oscillators from a six year old finding that can generate economical high frequency vibrations from any current, eliminating induction coils and enabling Roentgen ray production.
The reading of the president's message spurred a joint resolution in both chambers to provide 200000 for Mississippi flood sufferers. Senator Morgan urged relief and declared Cuba in a state of war while the bankruptcy bill progressed and Theodore Roosevelt was confirmed as assistant secretary of the navy. The house adjourned for the idth after a brief rules debate.
Secretary Sherman was assured Gen. Rivera would be treated as a prisoner of war and not executed. The torpedo boat No. 2 was named Foote in honor of Admiral Foote. U S business failures numbered 232 in the week to the 9th, up from 212 prior week. Republican senators draft tariff bill expect passage in about two weeks. Daniel W Voorhees, 76, former Indiana congressman and senator, died in Washington.
The Iowa on her Boston trial trip averaged 17 knots, proving the fastest in the navy. Builders William Cramp & Son of Philadelphia receive a $200,000 premium.
Floods devastate the South with at least 40 deaths and extensive damage across South Dakota Iowa and Nebraska. Cyclones wreck Dale county Alabama. Florida and other states report storms and wrecks. A variety of incidents include murders burglaries and cremations with numerous political and social updates across states.
At Elizabethton Tennessee the Cooperative Town Company collapsed leaving liabilities of one million dollars. In Chicago Dwight L Moody spoke to about 6 000 women in the afternoon at the Auditorium and addressed an equal number of men at the evening meeting.
Reports deny a Porto Rico revolt and note Spanish troop mutiny while explosions in Buenos Aires kill ten. Manila dispatches claim monks killed and churches burned in the Philippines. Crete Greece conflict persists as powers struggle. Peru halts silver coinage and bans imports after May tenth. Mass in France church collapses killing eight. Transvaal officials in Cape Town foresee war with England.
Wisconsin requires convict made goods to bear clear labels. Oklahoma bans segregated schools as unconstitutional. Salem inventor unveils a pocket collapsible umbrella. Fridensburg’s Squire Kaufman marks 50 by smoking a 26 year old cigar. East Andover girl burns head and face from a celluloid comb in flames. Paris schools offer free meals to needy children at every school. Cinnamon tree newly introduced to Biscayne Bay Florida. New Hampshire passes inspection law for all sold within state to prevent disease. Sailor William H. Manson dies in York Maine, who carried Farragut ashore at New Orleans. Mrs. R F Thorne of La Cygne Kansas gives President McKinley’s wife a lace handkerchief with 30 000 stitches. North Dakota bans killing quail and English Chinese pheasants until 1906 beaver and otter until 1908. Major George H. White dies in St Paul originator of Lincoln’s birthday as a legal holiday, Minnesota first to enact. Patriarchs ball ends after 25 years among New York society. Fred Heron who rolled first steel beam in US dies in Chicago. body to Phoenixville for burial.
Attorney General Remley offers an opinion that the extra session of the Twenty-sixth General Assembly may fix when new laws take effect by legislative act, not necessarily 90 days after adjournment. A joint committee proposes the code be effective October 1, with state publishing, printing, binding, and annotations handled by the state.
The state weather and crop bulletin notes delays of ten days to two weeks across districts. Grass has a fair start while fall wheat reports are unfavorable with winter kill beyond normal. Rye wintered better. grass damaged in low ground by ice and water. Warmer, drying weather expected to improve conditions soon.
Mrs. Bertha Leonard of Oxford sues in district court for 15000 damages claiming Frank Zedlinska Joseph and Katherine Bettag and George Floerschinger sold her husband liquor in violation of law. He became a habitual drunkard and died in January 1897 from drinking effects.
The body of 20 year old William N. Sargent son of J P Sargent a Des Moines clothing merchant was found at the bottom of a coal shaft in Seymour. He was last seen with two tramps carrying a large sum of money. Evidence before the coroner points to robbery and murder by the tramps who fled and have not been seen since.
Lewis Halverson a well known farmer three miles south of Thompson was found dead in his barn hanging himself after a period of melancholy over a lost business deal. The death shocked the community and authorities investigated.
At the Burlington convention of the Women's Missionary Society of the United Presbyterian Church of Iowa officers were elected. The slate includes President Mrs Williamson of Keokuk, Vice President Mrs J P Davids of Ainsworth, Recording Secretary Miss Ella Montgomery of Washington, Corresponding Secretary Miss Mary Johnson of Washington, Treasurer Mrs Eva Welch of Ainsworth, Junior Secretary Mrs D H Logue of Washington.
The paper reports Dr J H Walton 56 a Dubuque physician died by self strangulation in Lincoln Park Chicago seen by hundreds of cyclists and pedestrians. Other items note Burlington Lumber mills reopening employing 300, Cedar Rapids Boat club fire loss 6000 and more.
The Missouri River rises to 16.8 feet at a pumping station near Omaha with 14.8 feet at noon, flooding North Omaha and threatening Florence lake. Levees fail at Davis Island, Mississippi floods push relief efforts from Greenville to Helena and Friars Point, while Memphis reports delta flooding and factory risks near the Mississippi power wall in Moline.
Washington reports President McKinley may revoke the sweeping order consolidating pension agencies before its September 1 effect. Commissioner Evans argues the plan would raise costs by about 200000, despite projected savings, as costs vary by agency size and operations.
Describes starvation in Ichang district with food relief by officials and rice shipments limited by transportation. Reports heavy loss of life but no exact tally.
Washington April 12 Daniel Wol sey Voorhees ex senator from Indiana died at his home at 105 Maryland avenue northeast of angina pectoris He was 76 and had health declines after a hard campaign He served in Congress and the Senate noted for finance committee leadership and advocacy to repeal the Sherman law and the Wilson tariff bill influence at the Library of Congress committee chairmanships
North bound Florida special No. 35 and local No. 11 collided at 11 13 Sunday near Harrisburg thirteen miles north of Charlotte. Three men died Titus Eudy and Will Donald Fon plus TL Clingman Benton postal clerk on No. 11 all from Charlotte and Forest Hill. Six were injured. Benton suffered a grisly death with legs pinned near a boiler and died after rescue efforts.
President McKinley and party came ashore at Annapolis aboard the Dolphin on a Saturday morning. They were received with a salute and cadets paraded and reviewed by the president before returning to the vessel. Mrs McKinley reportedly is indisposed.
Tiny edgings like a turnover collar of pique to wear with stocks. An immense black feather trimmed hat with a shirred brim of mousseline. Tiny changeable taffeta caps with plaited ruffles edged in lace. Black chip hats faced with white and colored straws bound with black velvet. Steeple crowns with shirred brims and flower wreaths. Satin corselets with large bows in two ribbon shades. Black chiffon parasols with red bows or roses. Red birds and ribbons in cherry, flame and cardinal shades.
Artists report Ada Rehan as a highly satisfying model for pictures and statues. Susan B. Anthony served as a patient model until the painter pressed her on women’s suffrage. Actor Jeving Morris posed for J. S. Hartley in a group sculpture titled The Card Players, holding still for long sessions.
The Monon Route health resorts at French Lick West Baden and Paoli Springs gain popularity each season. Improvements at The Lick and a new bicycle track at West Baden attract visitors seeking rest at moderate cost. Paoli’s dry air and lithia spring draw health seekers. trains run daily from Chicago to the Springs with Pullman cars.
The advertisement urges grocers to show GRAIN-O the new grain based drink that can replace coffee for all ages. It promises a rich mocha like color, easy digestion, and a low price of 25 cents per package with a 1 to 4 cost savings versus coffee. Sold by all grocers.
The passage urges early use of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for rheumatism to prevent lifelong suffering or heart trouble. It also claims the tonic cures chills fever dyspepsia and liver complaints, and ends with a proverb about fools and college.
Advertising copy promotes No-To-Bac as a cure for tobacco desire with claims of 400000 cures and guarantees, priced 50 cents to a dollar, urging readers to buy at druggists. Also references Cascarets as a stimulant for liver kidneys and bowels priced 10 cents.
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