This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 32 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1898
Page
5
Thomas Jefferson noted Cuba as a highly valuable addition to the U S system in a 1823 letter to President Monroe. A new bankruptcy law delays effect until October 10 allowing current debtors time to decide. The Merrimac expedition hero denies engagement rumors from a rival woman while Hobson's choice remains unresolved.
The naval clash in which Cervera's fleet was destroyed received the title Battle of July 3 after Lieut Whittlesby proposed the name and the war department adopted it.
The Yukon prospectors are defined by their returns. those with dust bags cling to hope while those who come back empty handed face a dim future and a weakened appetite for adventure.
Private Cornell of the First Alabama was court-martialed for overstaying leave. The proceedings showed in 24 hours he collected 17.70 dollars, married, and joined the church before being excused.
Mrs. Ella Knowles Haskill, who ran for Montana attorney-general on the populist ticket and later married her successful Republican rival to become assistant attorney-general, argues that a woman murderer should receive the same punishment as a man murderer.
An observer argues for an immediate census to enumerate all who fired the first hostile shot in the current war. The remark warns that delaying the task will raise difficulty as more individuals are identified over time.
Buffalo Bill is often credited with starting the term rough rider, yet scholars suggest he borrowed it from Maj. John N. Edwards. In his 1867 work Shelby and His Men, Edwards wrote of riders "from the plains of Texas" watering their steeds on the Mississippi.
Lieut Blue, age 32, led the Suwanee a convert tug, whose scouting expeditions near Santiago earned him admiration from all. The vessel has made itself felt by the enemy on several occasions, underscoring Lieut Blue’s true blue loyalty and leadership.
The farmer interviewed by The Washington American claims a simple fix against caterpillars in orchards. He describes drilling a deep hole into the tree, filling it with sulphur, and plugging it to force sap to carry the chemical, which he says drives away the insects immediately.
A Pittsburgh company received an order from Belfast Ireland for 770 tons of steel plates to be used in steamship construction at a major Belfast shipyard. It marks the first such foreign order and signals rapid U S progress in supplying world ship building material.
An incident features Capt. Philip of the Texas humbly answering Admiral Sampson questions about sinking ships. Philip says the Texas merely did its duty, illustrating officer modesty and selflessness.
The text portrays Puerto Rico as the fourth largest West Indian island, 90 miles long and 38 miles wide, oblong in shape with a mountain spine and many rivers. It notes fertile lands, hot summers tempered by sea breezes, and ranks San Juan as capital while Ponce is described as the metropolis.
Islanders hailed Congress approving the annexation resolution with ecstasies and gifts for the ship’s captain. They planned to defer a major celebration until US government officials arrive bearing the flag, hoping to join in nationwide songs of praise.
The piece notes Spain’s wartime confidence and professional army status, contrasting American prestige. It mentions that Spain was seen as a military nation with European standing while the U S would not gain equivalent fighting prowess, despite America running a summer school for war lessons drawing pupils from many nations.
Reports from Washington, Manila, Puerto Rico and Cuba detail court-martials and executions in the Spanish garrison at Ponce, shifts in Aguinaldo’s stance, and U S plans to hold Luzon. Marines land on Puerto Rico coasts, Gen Shafter’s army departs Cuba, and California to Tennessee mourns multiple fatalities from fire, accident, and crime.
In the seven days ending the 5th there were 196 business failures, up from 189 the prior week and 237 in the same period in 1897. In Buffalo George Greenleff, 37, killed his mother in law Mrs Edward Meisner and William Flewell. At the national league baseball weekly standings list Cincinnati 0.670 Boston 0.624 Cleveland 0.624 Baltimore 0.578 New York 0.559 Chicago 0.552 Pittsburgh 0.532 Philadelphia 0.467 Brooklyn 0.391 Louisville 0.367 Washington 0.352 St. Louis 0.289. In the Twenty eighth New York district the republicans nominated KE Payne for congress and James Sherman in the Twenty fifth. In New York a meeting supported admitting Puerto Rico as a state. In South River New Jersey Charles Johansen a blind man 43 and his wife Christia were found dead. the wife killed her husband and then died.
In Detroit L. Black mayor of Columbus was elected president of the League of American Municipalities. A deputy sheriff Fluke Fleming was hanged in Little Rock for killing Sol Rollins. Robbers took 5000 dollars and 4000 in notes from Union Bank in Richland. Two Leisch brothers drowned at Lafayette while bathing with Frank Luce and Sadgwick Arnold. Rioting resumes in Oshkosh as woodworkers clash with nonunion workers. A runaway team killed Mrs. Mary Williams and her daughter near Hixon. Henry Schultz killed his wife in Davenport then died by suicide after kissing his son and wife.
George N Curzon secretary in the British parliament for the foreign office has accepted the post of viceroy of India. A waterspout at Madiana Spain caused 40 drownings and a Carlist rising near Lerida reported from Barcelona. Sir Thomas Lipton provides 500000 for cheap London dining rooms. The Nimrod tug sank in a Cape St Blas gale with 12 crew lost.
Washington awaits Spain's reply to American peace terms presented by French ambassador Cambon. Meanwhile reports from New Hampshire recount five drowned after a boat capsized in the Piscataqua river. Advances by Gen. Miles toward San Juan are noted from Puerto Rico with four divisions near the city.
The Texas peanut crop is valued at 4 million dollars this year. A Frederick Douglass monument in Rochester will be unveiled on September 20. Of 84 women admitted to the St. Louis asylum last year, 68 were domestic workers. Canadian Yukon miners have lost over 2.5 million dollars in the last year. Lord Dufferin at 70 plus studies Persian. Captain Charles E. Clark of the Oregon granted six months leave for ill health. National House panel chair Hull advocates a 100000 strong standing army after peace. An astronomical photograph by London Berlin and Paris shows at least 68 million stars. The New Brighton tower at 620 feet is England’s tallest structure. Belgian government grants free rail passes for news gathering. Carpenter steel works in Reading continues shell and projectile production under wartime pressure. The steamer Fuerst Bismarck beat its eastward record by about an hour. Permanent troopships to be Arizona and Scandia, with bunks for 1800 and 1500 men respectively. Jean Louis Garnier, Paris architect of the Grand Opera, died. Born 1825, he financed and designed the opera house at a cost near 50 million francs.
Washington reports the Spanish cabinet has replied to American terms with general acceptance but留下 open questions and possible conditions. Madrid discusses ratification by cortes and senate, signaling possible delays. McKinley plans to appoint a cautious peace commission, keeping Manila harbor and surrounding area.
Jewelers Weekly notes high demand for accessories featuring Schley Hobson and Dewey portraits. Items include army and navy button covers, a silver 18 inch cannon miniature, a shell cuff link, laurel framed portrait frames, laurel wreath belt buckles, and a square buckle with sailor and soldier clasping hands and a U S monogram.
London reports rising diplomatic strain between Britain and Russia over the New Chwang railway extension in North China. Officials discuss open door policy, with Salisbury's firm stance provoking Russian misgivings and possible military mobilization. Shanghai and Odessa correspondents offer mixed signals on Russia backing down.
Washington reports Spain sacrificed vast seas and colonies for pride while the United States gains Territory including Cuba Puerto Rico and the Philippines. It cites 85 ships buried 10 million tax base losses and a American armed force buildup underpinning victory.
A Great Northern extension train collision near Cass Lake Minnesota on Sunday left two laborers dead and seven more badly hurt. Bridge contractor Tom Mathews lost a leg and brakeman Berry suffered a crushed foot as four derailed flat cars carried workers to Fosston.
A great novelist argues with a sharp witted stenographer about rewrites for a Cuba set story. The writer frets over Weyler and location changes while insisting the hero must react with rage. The exchange veers from Cuba to Norway and back, with the author tearing at his hair.
In a Chicago Chronicle account a seventh grader named Jamie rigs rubber overshoes with nails to stop a principal from leaving the hall. The principal tumbles, is laughed at, and finally concedes Jamie passes to eighth grade despite uncertainty. The incident centers on school life and a sly prank.
A Chicago Evening News item notes a young man named Mig ley rose from a six week waiter stint in a cheap restaurant to a government post paying $7 000 annually. The critic argues the term should be pulling rather than pushing.
A landlady asks for a check and a stamp while Mr Lagerer proposes a four months note as a payment method. The exchange is noted in a historical Las Angeles bulletin quote about air-castles versus practical housekeeping.
Moville designed four porcelain plaques showing American Wild Ducks American Pheasant American Quail and English Snipe. J C Hubinger Bros Co buys them for 50000 and offers free plaques to customers who buy three ten cent packages of Elastic Starch by Sept. 1. Plaques are distributed at grocers, not mailed, and promote the old reliable Elastic Starch brand.
A doctor of Irish extraction living in Griqualand West collected nearly 30 Doin Paul shillings after three weeks of labor for a Cape Town friend. He obtained a post office order for the amount and sent it, leaving his friend astonished at the surprise.
A letter from Mrs Bupp describes severe headaches chills and back pain ended by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound She says she feels like another woman and lost sleep before relief and now has no headaches or internal pain and recommends the remedy to others.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.