19 Apr 1894
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1894
Page
1
The Express notes Burren is widely produced in India from cocoanut and suggests the milk in the cocoanut. It compares a mile of fine wire used in watch springs as weighing under half a pound and mentions U.S. banknote denominations. It remarks that European powers have allied to keep peace but may clash over how to reach that goal.
A New York attorney secured a $1,000 verdict from a railroad company for the loss of eight teeth, a sum seen as excessive given that a full set costs about eight dollars. Also notes Jain fasting in India, Washington letter sale, a medical caution on coccygeal joint removal, and a cross-eyed boy’s fall with uninjured outcome.
Aluminum will be used for engraving instead of stone or steel. It is claimed the metal offers lighter weight and can produce about 8 000 impressions, compared with 80 to 100 from a steel plate.
The old practice of eloping with the coachman is said to be resurfacing as fashionable. Historically common with the coachman, recent years saw the butler favored, prompting renewed interest in cross staff romances within households.
Among Sioux Indians the custom of leaving a portion of food in a borrowed kettle governs exchanges. When the kettle is returned the customary leftover food is expected. ignoring this practice ends further borrowing.
A passage notes that water infused with decaying vegetables contains microbes so small that ten thousand would not outweigh a grain of mustard, yet these forms possess complex organs comparable to those of a whale.
The piece notes Britain’s annexation of Pondoland near South Africa, its long protectorate status, and broad imperial rule claims. It also mentions General Booth’s US Canada campaign, a 250000 fundraising goal for his fifty years in ministry, and a 1900s view of global monarchies and populations.
The World reports a temperance lecture praising rapid soda fountain growth in New York. A saloonkeeper recalls losing 20 percent of business after a neighboring drug store opened a fountain, concluding many drinkers seek thirst quenching beverages rather than alcohol.
A census bulletin shows New York with 850 084 people employed in manufacturing in 1890, followed by Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Ohio, Illinois and others over 100 000. Colorado pays the highest wages at 8720 while North Carolina pays the lowest at 210.
Lieutenant Commander James Doug Las Jerrold Kelley has seen a long wait for lieutenant commander rank and will soon reach thirty years of service. His promotion allows him to command a small ship, though many advance ahead on the roll. His youthfully humorous face and energetic build belie his long years in the service.
A weekly recap notes Senate actions on Mexican dollar coinage and a tariff debate timeline with a June vote target, plus House moves on banking and post office bills. It also reports a string of incidents including a Charlottesville shooting, bank robbery, a Mexican mine feud, and executions and lynchings across states. The era’s political friction and violent crime incidents intertwine with legislative wrangles and public notices.
The 1893 gold production in the United States totaled 35.95 million dollars up by 1.58 million from 1892. Clearing house exxynons for the week ending the 18th reached 890.77 million, down from 948.66 million the prior week and 26.1 percent below the 1893 week. US business failures in seven days to the 18th numbered 218, down from 238 the prior week and 187 a year earlier. Coal production for 1893 was 179.82 million tons valued at 205.26 million dollars. Madeline Pollard won 15000 dollars in a damage suit against Congressman W. P. Breckinridge. Senator Zebulon Le. Vanor of North Carolina, aged 64, died in Washington after apoplexy. He served as governor three times and was a senator since 1879. Washington women’s organizations urged Congress to consider the Breckinridge matter.
The American Glucose plant in Buffalo burned with about 1 million dollars in losses and reported thirteen deaths. Separately, the Wallace Exchange Bank in Beaver Falls lost 4500 to a thief. Drowning claims near Rockville Centre and a pneumonia death of David Dudley Field are noted along with a mass obituary note and a New York City public aid expenditure of 15 million for the needy. The schooner Jennie Carter wreck at Salisbury Beach caused six deaths including the captain and his niece.
In a statewide slate, Republicans name Chief Justice W. P. Lord as their gubernatorial candidate. Across the nation, UMWA calls a general strike starting April 21 affecting workers from eastern Pennsylvania to Colorado. A set of disasters and political moves follow including fires, a mysterious arsonist in Springfield Virginia, a fatal farm killings in Texas, and hog pack totals for winter at 4,884,000 with a 250,000 rise.
The report lists multiple incidents: a dynamite explosion near Dreemitz Germany kills three and injures five. Mexico negotiates coinage terms with the United States. John Clark of Paisley dies at 67. San Domingo adopts a gold based monetary system. Vienna firm David Wiener & Sons fails with 2.5 million liabilities. London’s Willie Wilde remarries Sophia Lees. Hawaii royalists resist allegiance to the new government. Brazilian civil rebellion ends with Admiral de Mello’s troops surrender. Gladstone’s health declines with predictions of his collapse.
Funeral services for Senator Vance of Georgia were held in the Senate chamber with no business transacted. A House rule counting quorum and fining absentees was agreed to. The Indian appropriation bill was reported, with conflicts over abolishing the superintendent of Indian schools and trimming agents and inspectors. News of strikes, murders, accidents, and political shifts fill the brief items from across states.
Madeline Pollard wins 15000 in damages against Rep Breckinridge after a jury trial that stretched across ballots. Breckinridge seeks a new trial as Pollard's nerves collapse from the case. Washington women form groups at Willard's Hotel urging Congress to examine Breckinridge's conduct and push morals reform.
Berlin reports a brutal assault and murder of a Sister of Mercy found by the road to Grunewald. A stout country girl was assaulted nearby, and a suspect is pursued as the city anxiously watches the case unfold. Utes stay in Colorado as Indian removal bill faces opposition. Stephen R. B. Post settles with creditors and expects to meet obligations.
Milwaukee April 17 Judge Jenkins denies removal of Northern Pacific receivers and demands substantial denials from Thomas F. Oakes. Charges allege directors profited from terminal purchases and branch-line appointments looting treasury. details involve Villard Colby Abbott Hoyt and others. A special examiner will hear testimony on these charges while Payne and Rouse keep their positions.
Senator Zebulon Vance of North Carolina died at 11 40 p m at his Washington residence after a stroke of apoplexy following a winter in Florida He was born May 13 1830 in Buncombe NC and held multiple offices including governor of North Carolina and US Senator His career spanned state rights advocacy and Confederate service along with later reform efforts in law.
A Saturday night blaze in Santa Cruz California destroyed 24 buildings in the heart of the city with losses over 255000. Incendiary origins were suspected as hydrant water failed due to shutoffs from broken mains. San Jose and Watsonville steamers rushed aid within hours despite long distances.
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