28 Apr 1898
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1898
Page
1
The Express reports a young woman elected mayor in an Idaho town, noting opportunities for ambitious politicians to leverage the win. The piece also covers a Havana archbishop condemning women singers, Swiss apple import limits, and Connecticut towns voting on liquor licenses by local ballot.
The Bombay newspaper notes Mr. and Mrs. Thambynayagampillai are visiting Vovilkudyirruppu. Mr. Thambynayagampillai is the son of Judge G S Annanayagampillai and the son in law of Mr. A Jambulingammudel liar.
The United States acts as a coal hub with record mining last year. About 200 million tons of bituminous coal and over 50 million tons of anthracite were produced, underscoring a strong national energy supply.
A small Protestant Episcopal congregation in Havana, about 20 members, receives support from the American Church Missionary Society based in New York, the society's headquarters.
A correspondent notes a Cuban beauty’s eyes that rest upon you and follow you with a large dark beaming gaze half veiled by long lids and lashes. The winter intervention appears likely to arrive too late.
The empress Victoria of Germany decorates 144 German servant girls with the golden servants cross. Each recipient has lived forty years in the same family and achieved a rare 40 year tenure in service. The text contrasts this to an American 40 year service, likening it to a brief familiarity with many representative families nationwide.
Secretary Long renewed the Morgan line steamers by renaming four auxiliary cruisers. The ships Fl Norte 121 Sud El Rio and El al become Yankee Dixie Prairie and Yosemite, names reflecting the four principal regions of the United States.
The report notes that California permits girls older than fifteen to marry without parental consent, while several states including the District of Columbia Florida Maryland Michigan Minnesota South Dakota and South Carolina also allow marriage for those over 16 with no parental consent. Kentucky restricts daughters from choosing independently until age two despite parental wishes.
A girl plans a summer trip beginning in January and persuades her parents to fund it. She asserts she will go in February and March while preparing her shirt waists in April. Despite initial refusals, her persistence wins the necessary money for clothes and the ticket.
The piece recalls that Mark Twain served two weeks with Jeff Thompson in the Confederate Army in Missouri. It cites a private letter from Twain explaining their lack of victories and the army’s difficulty keeping energy still when they wished to fight.
A reader asks when a girl becomes an old maid. The reply: never. Describing any woman of any age as an old maid is inaccurate and discourteous. Many women remain charming well past forty or fifty, and true charm does not rely on age.
Mauna Loa in Hawaii remains active with historic eruptions cited, including 1855 1858 1880 81 and 1892 events detailing lava flows and coastal flooding. In Washington reports advise many Lapland reindeer sent to Alaska have perished for lack of forage though moss was found to offer some hope for survivors. The Alaska transport scheme is described as expensive and driven by impractical enthusiasts with possible selfish motives.
The Chilkat trail, famed as the El Dorado route for wealth seekers, delivered a harsh warning as a deadly avalanche surged through the pass. The scene echoed classics like Thermopylae as adventurers press on, aware that fortune brings risk along with reward.
A digest of actions in the Fifty Fifth Congress. Senate and House passed measures on naval and sundry civil bills, coal export restrictions, and restoration of Nellie Grant Sartoris to citizenship. Reports include the volunteer army bill, hospital and budget matters, and a beer tax increase with tobacco duty adjustments.
Washington reports Cary resigns due to ill health and Charles E Smith appointed as Postmaster General. Edward C Walthall dies in Washington at 67 from typhoid pneumonia. A blockade proclamation for Cuban ports awaits fleet news from Havana. President McKinley calls up 125,000 volunteers and mobilizes state militias amid nationwide enthusiasm.
The week ended 22 saw 204 business failures, down from 254 prior week and 218 a year earlier. Clearing houses pooled 1.113 billion, up from 1.084 billion. Baseball club percentages for week ended 23 show Baltimore 83.3, Chicago 80.0, Cincinnati 80.0, Philadelphia 66.7, Cleveland 66.7, Brooklyn 50.0, Boston 42.9, Pittsburgh 42.9, Washington 33.3, New York 28.6, Louisville 25.0, St. Louis 20.0. State of Texas, with Red Cross flag, sails from New York to Key West carrying reconcentrado relief for Cuba.
Reports recount a Santa Fe mail car robbery where Engineer Gifford and robber Paul Jones died in the ensuing battle. Other items note Mexican frontier patrols, popUlist nominations in Illinois districts, tornado fatalities near Atlanta Texas, and multiple domestic violence incidents.
Ohio lawmakers allow trial juries to decide if a first‑degree killer should be executed or jailed for life. In Illinois the Democratic state convention is postponed from May 17 to July 12. In Murray Kentucky Boone Spencer is visited by his wife in jail when she slits her throat and he then kills himself. both die within minutes.
Reports say Americans abroad offer to raise 2000 volunteers for transfer to any U.S. designated post. Spain declares war and Morro Castle guns fire at U S forces. Gen Gomez vows to reach Havana with 30000 men by April 29. Sampson’s fleet watches for Spanish steamers. five captures reported. France and Britain declare neutrality. Gen Woodford reaches Paris after a fraught trip.
The naval and army appropriation bills pass as war with Spain is declared. The president urges Congress for a formal declaration of war. Roosevelt resigns as Assistant Secretary of the Navy and is named lieutenant colonel. Shuttle cables to Cuba cut. Fires claim lives in Wisconsin and Scotland. New York billiards figure dies. London protests Spain’s actions. May 6 adjournment looming for the Supreme Court term.
A military guard will be placed at the white house in a few days to protect the president. The gang of train robbers who held up the Santa Fe train near Oro Grande California is jailed. On the Yukon many river points are wide and far from the sea. George A. Fowler of Kansas City gifts Kansas University eighteen thousand dollars. Old glass bottles are ground up as sand substitute in mortar. A writer notes half a million men now work with machines that once needed sixteen million to operate. A myophone claims to prove nerves may live hours after death. The U S government censored telegrams to Havana. The oldest house in Pennsylvania badly damaged by fire in Chester built in 1668. Underground London has vast sewer and wire networks and gas mains. Col William Ayres, exchange of the first Union prisoner during the rebellion. Col John S Mosby seeks authorization to raise volunteers in San Francisco. Glass bricks may be used for statues in public squares. A Bar Harbor hearse dispute ends by sale and costs paid.
The House on Monday passed a bill declaring war with Spain effective April 21 1898 by a 70 000 000 member majority with no dissent. The Senate soon followed after secret debate with the same terms and the president signed the act at 6 18 p m.
President McKinley asks Congress to declare war on Spain following severed diplomatic ties after Spain withdrew its ambassador. The message cites Cuba independence resolutions, port blockades, and calls for belligerent status and swift action to define U S war rights and duties.
In Omaha a ball park measures 627 by 660 feet. Ritchey is praised as the best shortstop the Louisvilles have had in years. Over 1,000 women in Washington seek free passes. Terman Long has a brother eager to break into baseball as an infielder, Herm an calls him good. The Bostons bought Willie Mains bats before the south trip. Willie uses a heavy bat and bats hard. Gergen previously trialed as catcher for the Bostons in Northampton but was not signed, later costing a thousand to acquire in Kansas City. Qaker gray is a common spring shade in juvenile wardrobes.
Washington April 26. John Sherman, venerable secretary of state, resigns to take effect when convenient. After 40 years in public life including service in the House, Senate, and as treasury and state secretary, his health and age near 75 prompt retirement. William R Day appears likely to succeed, with John B Moore named to replace Day as assistant secretary. Canton, O. April 26. Day arrives in Canton to assume the role of assistant secretary of state. he is now secretary by presidential action and will accept the place offered.
In Lonoke at 2 30 pm Monday the Eagle faction killed W I Booie and his two sons Will and Charlie Booie as part of the Eagle Booie feud. Three Eagle youths and Bob Daughtrey attacked and left uninjured. The Booie family is prominent and vengeful action is feared.
A Lake Laura fire at night consumed the summer resort owned by Peter Stein and all nearby cottages. Mrs. Stein and her three children died in the blaze. cause is listed as unknown. The report comes from Eagle River, Wisconsin.
The dynamite cruiser Vesuvius, which sailed Monday morning, is believed to have gone to Key West. She carried an extra quantity of projectiles.
The column quotes Ole Oleson on finances fights and family roles with rustic dialect. It notes his remarks on hard times, gender views, and a warning about matrimonial conflicts, attributed to the Denver Times Sun. A meteor strike in Austria caused a warehouse fire after a four ton meteoric stone was found in a cellar.
A frustrated woman confronts a postman over a missing letter to her sister in Buffalo. She accuses the government of lax service and plans to write to the president, while her husband races to mail the note in a dramatic scene noted by the Detroit Free Press.
A Sunday school superintendent humorously scolds boys for calling their father “the old man” and asks them to respect gray hair. One boy jokes his dad is bald, avoiding the pledge. The piece ends with a string of unrelated newspaper quips and small ads.
A father tells his son the old adage about not placing all eggs in one basket and diversifying funds among banks. The son retorts that spreading money increases the risk of being left by cashiers, reflecting skepticism about staggered bank holdings in the Chicago Evening News excerpt.
A brief Washington Democratic snippet notes a woman licking an envelope to seal it and a man licking a stamp, illustrating ordinary postal task etiquette. The item captures everyday civic life without broader context or sensational detail.
Mrs Pinkham offers guidance on the change of life addressing women’s health concerns. The appeal stresses that a woman best understands another woman’s symptoms and experiences.
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