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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1900
Page
3
In Iowa coverage a note on Windsor Castle highlights the royal kitchen as a rarely altered part since its 12th century origin. The report also mentions Li Hung Chang’s wife, praised as a top beauty in China, aged sixty yet described as appearing thirty-five.
A London suburban pawnshop showcases an unredeemed pledge, a large aerolite of fused metal said to have fallen from the sky to aid a poor man’s beer. A ticket notes it was brought from Arctic regions by a sailor.
Sig Verdi advances his philanthropic project begun in 1888 outside the Porta Magenta Milan by constructing a music rest home. The building started in 1896 covers over 2 000 square yards and will shelter 100 aged musicians 65 years or older, 60 men and 40 women.
Passengers on Wells, Fargo express report two giant Galapagos turtles bound for London Gardens in England. Frank B. Webster says the creatures, 350 years old, were captured in the Galapagos, sent to San Francisco, then to New York in a water tank. Each measures five and a half feet long and weighs 500 pounds.
The article notes about 150 colors are now derived from coal tar and have largely replaced vegetable and animal dyes. Indigo and fegwood remain major vegetable dyes. Coal tar yields substantial coloring matter with magneta dyeing 500 yards of flannel per ton, aurine 120 yards, vermillion scarlet 2,560 yards, and aligarine 255 yards.
Brig. Gen. Bell, new Manila provost marshal, began as a soldier in 1862 with the 86th Ohio volunteers. He earned a brevet captain for the Wilderness and a brevet major for gallant service at Reams Station, later serving in the regular army and distinguishing himself in the Spanish American War.
Health department canvass places Greater City population at 3 655 594 with borough counts Manhattan 2 007 241 The Bronx 175 370 Brooklyn 1 267 158 Queens 136 559 Richmond 69 260 An increase since 1890 about 800 000 from a 1890 census total of 1 206 299.
The Roman Campagna earns a grim reputation as a deadly malaria stronghold. Thousands of field workers travel there yearly seeking harvest pay, fully aware they may not survive the year or return gaunt and fever ridden from the death-haunted area.
The text explains that a lightning strike on a fully damp tree causes little harm, while a strike on a dry surface leads to a high heat spark that travels along damp wood under the bark, generating steam and causing the tree to blow up.
The world’s largest schooner rigged vessel is prepared for launch from a Camden Missouri yard. The six mast ship will carry 5,500 tons of coal, measure 300 feet long, 48 feet beam, 22 feet depth. It is the brainchild of Capt. Joan G. Crowley of Taunton Massachusetts, a veteran promoter of oversized schooners.
The cipher code is a symbol code using grouped figures to represent words. It relies on key-numbers that alter symbol sequences, enabling several transpositions and two basic systems to complicate translation.
The article traces Peking from its ancient Ki name and early role as a department capital to being rebuilt as a Mongol capital in 1264. It notes the Ming shift from Nanking to Peking, the completion of its walls in 1437 and 1544 for the southern city, and cites population estimates from 60,000 up to 1,000,000, with a reliable figure around 500,000.
A roundup of national affairs reports July receipts at $49,955,160 and expenditures at $53,979,653, defining a monthly deficit of $4,024,493. Gold in treasury stands at $431,170,764, the peak in government history. Internal revenue for June totals $28,104,152, up $1,916,721 from 1899. December marks the centennial celebration of the U S government seat in Washington.
Week of the 3d shows total exchanges at 1.328 billion dollars, down from 1.337 billion the prior week. Immigrant arrivals to New York reach 341,711 for the last fiscal year, a peak since 1893. An explosion injures 18, three fatally in Scranton. Death of John W. Trowbridge noted. duel in Philadelphia leaves both parties dead.
Reports describe a Des Moines state convention date, a double murder suicide in Moline, notable obituaries and deaths in Chicago Milwaukee and Alabama, hangings in Baltimore and Madison, a census gain for Milwaukee, a political nomination on a late ballot, a burned barn and livestock cremations in Wisconsin, a sensational plan to kill world rulers, a Tesla claimed cure for consumption, Debs acceptance letter, election riots in North Carolina, a former senator’s death in Alabama, massive lumber fires in Ashland Wisconsin, mass weddings in St Joseph Michigan, feuds in Doe Run Missouri, notable deaths in Mississippi and Beloit Wisconsin, circus led violence in Minnesota, anarchist arrests in Chicago, a Union Pacific train holdup near Hugo California, a tornado near Hatton North Carolina, hangings in Madison Virginia, and mob obstruction at Mansfield Ohio.
Commandant Botha and President Kruger issue a proclamation pledging to pay all damages to farms caused by the British if burghers stay with the commandos. In Italy King Victor Emmanuel III vows to defend liberty and monarchy against all foes.
A parliamentary report notes contempt by the Chinese government for Hsu Ching Cheng and another statesman over pacific proposals. Li Hung Chang vows no more messages to ministers while a British advance nears Peking, and Conger seeks direct Washington contact. Other items include an attempted assassination in Paris, widespread anarchist arrests in Germany, a Sopp Arm fire, Canadian pauper immigrant landing ban, a Belgrade royal wedding, De Wet’s army cornered near Reitzberg, a U S consul derailed in Honigspruit, and Conger’s belated July 21 safety report from Peking.
Allied forces numbering about 16,000 engaged Chinese at Peitsang, forcing a retreat with heavier losses on the Chinese side. Reports also note ministers leaving Peking for Tientsin under escort and renewed U S pressure for direct communication with Conger amid rising tensions with China.
Denver reports peak tourist travel while Cuba boasts the island’s largest tobacco crop. McKinley and Portugal’s king exchange cable salutations. Custer City marshal H N Ross, a Black Hills pioneer, reflects frontier ties. Railroads, Jewish emigration, Labor Day quotes, and a financier note frame this week. The Homestake mine’s gold and dividends mark regional wealth.
Union Pacific east bound No. 4 was stopped by two armed robbers west of Hugo California. Passengers in the Pullman sleepers were robbed of cash watches and jewelry. Fay, an elderly California visitor, resisted then was shot and killed. Lawyer Charles W. Fyke reported the murder details.
In Duffryn Mawr Philadelphia area on Saturday night Arthur Sinclair and his wife were found dead on the premises. Each held a pistol and three theories point to mutual suicide, a duel, or the wife killing the husband and ending her life. The case remains a mystery with neighbors and police weighing motives and sequence.
Police blocked a West Twelfth Street Turner hall gathering planned to celebrate the assassination of King Humbert. Officers patrolled the area as members were turned away, Lucy Parsons was dragged to a patrol wagon, five arrests were reported at Maxwell Street station, and authorities shut down any incendiary talk.
Dispatch from Manila reports that Adjutant General MacArthur confirms a small American unit was likely trapped and wiped out or captured between San Miguel de Mayumo and San Isidro. The engagement involved Lieut. Alstaetter and 15 engineers with 350 insurgents.
London reports Gen Hunter has 3348 Boer surrenders and 3046 horses with three guns captured. Ian Hamilton advances toward Rustenberg after engagement in Magaliesberg. 41 British wounded including Lieut Col Rhodes and Maj Williams. Train derailment near Kroonstad kills four, wounds three. Ameri can consul general released on request. De Wet surrounded near Reitzberg with scarce ammunition and food. Boers vow to stand near Machadodorp.
Adlai E. Stevenson was warmly greeted in Bloomington Illinois on August 6 after returning from Lake Minnetonka. The city wide event at Franklin Park featured Republican Mayor Thomas and Judge Lawrence Weldon as speakers. Stevenson warned of dangers from rising wealth and automation shaping the republic as the 19th century closes. Washington dispatch notes Italy’s king sending condolences to McKinley. Obits report former Ohio Governor Jacob D Cox’s death in Massachusetts. Berlin reports Baron Muench, ex Reichstag member, arrested for murder. he is deemed insane.
A hot week in Pierre reports an average maximum of 103 degrees. The high reached 111 degrees and temperatures stayed above 100 for five days.
An advertising copy warns that a preparation with world wide rep utation, Cascarets Candy Cathartic, is meritorious and urges buyers to distrust substitutes sold by retailers seeking extra profit. It emphasizes quality, packaging, and brand integrity to protect consumer credulity and safety.
An English officer in Malta asks a native for directions in riding. A shrug and a single no speak English reply follow. The officer challenges the man with questions about languages, and the native reveals he alone knows many tongues, claiming he is four fools in one.
Nebraska farmers report satisfactory crop conditions amid heavy rains that boosted corn prospects. Wheat in the Northwest suffers drouth losses, while southern areas see some damage but Nebraska enjoys favorable yields and hopes for a bumper corn crop as harvest exodus gains on cheap excursion rates.
A brief exchange laments the rapid construction of pec houses around the city and wonders why existing ones aren’t preserved, capturing a lighthearted urban quip from the Indianapolis Journal.
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In a Baltimore American quote, Mr. Gump tells a teacher he does not want his son taught all grammar because he intends his son to become a writer of popular songs. A Chicago Daily News aside notes coffee resembles ground earth.
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