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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1898
Page
6
A Chicago man nicknames his dog Dewey claiming the canine is always ready to suspend operations for breakfast, highlighting the playful reason behind the unusual naming choice.
Commentary argues nuisance of tramp travelers persists on recent lands and suggests relocating their settlement to the Ladrones as a remedy. The piece frames the proposal as a migration strategy to curb ongoing disruptions.
The passage notes a list of names from Spain to Surrender and ends with a call to Scoot, leaving a sense of conclusion after a sequence of figures and events.
Investigations indicate the Gulf stream's principal source lies not in the Florida channel but in the area between and beside the West Indies islands, shifting prior assumptions about the current's origins.
The quoted difficulty foresees a future where any map of the United States inherently doubles as a map of the world, highlighting the global context of national geography and perception. This commentary reflects on interconnectedness and cartographic representation.
Prof Mulhall estimates U S wealth at 81 750 000 000 dollars, about 32 000 000 000 more than any other government. The remark adds a remark about Spain choosing a financial antagonist.
A parallel is drawn to an agreement on returning Spanish prisoners. In 1808 a French force of 22 000 surrendered to the British in Portugal under Sir Hugh Dalrymple on August 30 and were transported to Brest aboard English ships.
New York City passes an ordinance banning profane language in public spaces with fines ranging from two to ten dollars. The policy includes a sharp jab about a driver who drops a tack and must cross to New Jersey to vent his view of a boy’s humor.
The article notes a grim irony that Santiago de Cuba, first Cuban city taken by American arms, was the site of the Virginius killings where 50 American citizens were murdered by Spaniards in 1873, a dark blot not forgotten by Americans.
Don t cheer. The poor devils are dying, Capt. Philips of the Texas warned as Admiral Cervera s ships burned and sank. The account contrasts that restraint with reports of fire on dead and wounded American soldiers and on ambulances protected by the Red Cross at Santiago.
The passage notes surrender under trees for proper procedure, citing Lee at Appomattox under an apple tree and Toral at Santiago under a cedar tree. Cervera avoided a tree, claiming his bark, yet his ships ran aground in a slipshod manner.
A St. Louis physician warns that summer cooling draughts from electric fans are dangerous and may cause colds pneumonia or death. He notes how physicians long urged avoiding microbes and unsafe practices, and now advise staying away from electric fans despite past health fears.
The Cincinnati Price Current reports the fiscal year ending June saw pork product exports totalling 210 million pounds with aggregate exports at 942 million pounds for the year. The prior year held 855 million pounds as the record, and the value of hog products exported was 110 million dollars.
The captain of the Alfonso XII describes the US Hawk naval attack as devastating yet he remains calm. He recounts cannon fire wrecking an engine and setting the ship ablaze before running ashore. His only remark is that the situation was rather embarrassing.
The University of Pennsylvania awarded Admiral Dewey the LL D degree with insignia and a purple velvet doctor's hood in a velvet lined box. The mockery suggests the admiral may not value the title or hood in the Philippine climate and jokes about gifting it to Aguinaldo.
A roundup of war updates from Washington to Cuba and Puerto Rico, noting Dewey’s victory, Merritt and Miles in Manila and Ponce, and McKinley’s peace terms. Also reports on weather, disasters, fires, and accidents across the United States with multiple deaths and losses.
Across the United States business conditions hint at broad prosperity as the treasury reports a balance in the conscience fund, noting receipts since its 1811 inception amount to 297,452 dollars.
In the US weekly totals at leading clearing houses fell to 1 039 315 602 from 1 152 589 653. Business failures numbered 189 for the week ending the 29th, down from 207. National League baseball percentages end the week with Cincinnati leading at .681 and Washington at .365. A Waterloo New York farmhouse fire killed Mrs J Zartman, her daughter, and a hired man.
Mrs Amelia Currier Volar marks her hundredth birthday in Chicago while James Hempton kills his wife and himself in Manitowoc Wisconsin. James Clark the oldest mason turns ninety nine in Quincey Illinois. Dr William Pepper dies in Pleasanton California. Ada Clemmons and Howard Fish drown at Sandusky Ohio. William Selden and Minnie De Witt drown near Cobden Illinois. Dr C I Strickland dies in a Jackson Tennessee bathtub. Jacques Brown and wife commit suicide at Parkersburg West Virginia. A cyclone harms farms near Gower Missouri. Herman Elbek and Peter Knass suffocate in a La Salle Illinois well.
During a storm at Port Arthur the Chinese warship Jutschi foundered and 146 crew members perished. Prince Bismarck, Germany's famed statesman, died at 83 from lung congestion at Friedrichsruhe.
Pennsylvania volunteers led by Col. Stulings capture Juan Diaz ten miles from Ponce on the road to San Juan amid welcoming crowds. The Yuaco mayor proclaims it a U.S. city. July government receipts reach $43.8 million, disbursements $74.3 million. Dewey expects Spanish surrender. Gen Miles advances toward San Juan. Martin Thorn is electrocuted for murder. public debt shows July decline.
Episcopal bishop J H D Wingfield dies in Benicia California. Mrs Albert Bowker longtime president of the women's board of missions dies in Newton Massachusetts. Fred Bader elected president of the United States League of Local Building and Loan Associations. War correspondent Sylvester Scovel expelled from Cuba. Li Lao Yank proclaims a new dynasty Vast Progress in China. National irrigation congress to meet in Cheyenne September 1 2 3. San Francisco Merchants Association seeks Philippine retention. 760 New York volunteer regiment to garrison Honolulu. German army medical visit permission granted for U S hospitals. 500 American trolley cars ordered by Paris firm. Harriet Benton graduates with gold medal from Kansas City College of Pharmacy. French scientists head to Skaguay with balloon to reach Dawson City. Western Union bans cipher messages to Havana preferring Spanish or English.
Prince Otto von Bismarck, the German chancellor who unified the nation, died at 11:20 PM at Friedrichsruhe after a long illness marked by facial neuralgia and vein inflammation. He endured a painful death with family at his bedside and is mourned across Germany and by foreign leaders, including the United States.
Otto Edward Leopold von Bismarck born April 1 1815 at Schoenhauagen Magdeburg district. He was sent to a Berlin boarding school at age six and to a Berlin high school at twelve, beginning his path toward state service.
General Miles reports volunteers surrendering with arms in Ponce Puerto Rico while two thousand citizens offer to join the army. He requests spared national colors and tariff guidance as occupation begins. Disturbances ease, commerce booms, and health remains good overall with no yellow fever noted.
Lincoln Nebraska reports an unseasonable cold snap with two days of sub 70 degree highs and morning lows around 50. Kimball near the Wyoming line recorded a brief July snow flurry the first in July at that location. No crop damage expected beyond slowed corn growth.
A blaze began at eight o'clock Sunday night in Eseanana Escanaba and burned until midnight. Fourteen buildings mostly stores were destroyed, with losses around 250000 dollars. Electric light and telephone plants were taken offline plunging the town into darkness. Two firemen were injured.
At Milan Missouri on August 1 during a celebration of army victories fireworks exploded, fatally injuring two people and injuring six others. Local officials reported the incident as a tragic accident with several injured taken to area hospitals.
Washington reports that Ambassador Cambon carried Spain’s acceptance of McKinley’s peace terms. Spain would withdraw from Cuba and Puerto Rico with US trusteeship, cede Guam and the Ladrones, and allow US control of Manila and surrounding areas until a future settlement. The Madrid reply is expected soon with possible modifications.
Cable dispatch from Cavite reports Gen Merritt in field command as Aguinaldo tightens grip and Dewey notes insubordination. Insurgent leaders urge resistance while Spanish defense readiness appears to waiver ahead of anticipated bombardment by American ships.
The Berwyn hotel at 148 North Clark street caught fire at 2 45 am. Several guests died and many were injured as they were unable to escape. Firemen recovered two bodies by 3 30 am. Victims include William Tiedeman and Edward A Seaman. Harry C McClary and Tiedeman shared a room.
London Aug 1 The prince of Wales left Marlborough House at 2 50 PM carried on an ambulance couch placed in a hospital ambulance. The princess accompanied him and a physician joined them. Sailors trained to carry the coach aboard the yacht Osborne prepared for the regatta at Cowes while alterations were made to deckhouse and a pavilion set astern for his viewing. The princess remains on board.
A midnight blaze in a three story wood lodging house at 113 Oregon Street killed five occupants and badly burned five others. Victims include Kate Connelly William White Frank Kelly George Hanson and C Holmes. Injured include Mrs Manuel Silva John King Chris Christiansen Pat Donahue and Edward N Kennedy. Fire started by an overturned lamp, property loss under $2000. The lodge housed longshoremen and waterfront workers.
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