15 Aug 1895
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1895
Page
1
An axstorcut rider laments that bicycles failed to replace horse drawn transport. The piece recalls Japan’s frequent earthquakes and a comment about stopping shays during shocks.
The Tre mint bureau reports global gold production for the year 1895 may reach 200 million dollars, about 19 million more than 1894, signaling a substantial rise in output.
A historic note claims the driest region lies between the Nile’s two lower falls in Egypt where rain is unknown and locals doubt water falling from the sky.
The Lion Bridge near Sangang China is claimed as the world’s longest, stretching 514 miles over an arm of the Yellow Sea. It rests on 300 large stone arches with a roadway 70 feet above water inside an iron network.
A Kansas couple spent a fortune in divorce litigation only to end up broke and choosing to live together in poverty. The tale serves as a curb on wealth as a source of satisfaction, suggesting happiness lies beyond riches.
Two male bicyclists wearing knick erbockers were denied entry to a hotel dining room in Iowa on grounds of improper attire. The report does not state if table legs in the room were decorously draped.
Divorce has been legal in France for eight years with 40 000 cases total. The first year 1 700 divorces, second year 4 000, 1894 8 000. Working classes in cities bear 47 percent, peasants 7 percent, largest to smallest shares.
Prof Checkley warns bathing harms health while anti social figures debate hygiene. Guerrilla warfare in Cuba expands as strategic rail consolidations loom in the United States. German bicycle army plans emerge as cavalry substitutes. Statistics celebrate African American progress in education and professions in thirty years. A Middleburg NY paper parodies a cow mash mix up yielding turpentine milk.
Epitome of the Week notes the elev enth census total cost at 10 531 142 with completion planned in the year. US post offices show 56 794 000 receipts for the three months ended August 1, up 499 000 from 1894. Behring Sea seals nearly extinct per US consul reports at Victoria B C. US business failures totaled 225 in the week to Sept 9, down from prior weeks, markets remain brisk for midsummer. Clearing house totals reached 976 032 215, with a year over year rise of 89.
In Plymouth N F a collision between the cannon ball express and a freight train killed Engineer Frank Stevens and Firemen George S Merrill and W H Glines. The Eddy firm of Boston failed for over 31 million due to corn speculation in Chicago. Fire destroyed the Knowles steam pump works foundry and pattern house in Warren Massachusetts causing 175 000 in losses.
Mr. Fuixpeks Perritt discovers a non Egyptian burial site at Uagadah Up per Egypt. Bodies are mutilated with heads removed and major bones gnawed. Stone Age artifacts include alabaster vases ivory combs and pots. Papyrus contains a Greek list of the first ten Ptolemies.
Reports from across the nation recount hangings in California and executions planned in Missouri, cemeteries in Cincinnati with an aged widow, fatal accidents in Indiana and Iowa, and fires in Washington, Maryland, and Illinois. The notes cover drownings, collapses, storms, vandalism, and a landmark voting right for Utah women.
The British ship Prince Oscar from Liverpool collided with an unknown vessel and sank in under ten minutes. Six crew members were lost along with all on the other ship, about thirty people. A Hong Kong steamer Cattertun wrecked near Sidney with sixty lives lost. Inghok China mission chapel looted by a mob. Diaz bans prize fighting in Mexico. American school attacked in Tarsus Asia Minor. missionaries threatened. Hawaii legislature pledges annexation policy to the United States.
Grex Martinez Campos resigns captain-generalship of Cuba and urged home government toward self government. British parliament convenes in London. U S July exports total 14 024 688 dollars versus 14 786 755 prior year. Cherokee Bill sentenced at Fort Smith for execution September 10. A fire in Philadelphia box factory damages 350 000 dollars. Justice Mowell Edmunds Jackson funeral held in Belle Meade Tennessee. Sawmill boiler explosion on Clay Lake Alabama kills John Hines, son and fireman. Frank M Pixney dies in San Francisco at 70. Four killed in Novato Oklahoma fight over a grudge. Watts caps drive out Black residents from Delta County Texas. A man shoots dead for refusal to go. Herman Kohanp a German youth in Sibley Indiana kills wife then commits suicide. Sterling Baptist church in Sterling Kentucky destroyed by lightning. An attempted assault in Colquitt County Georgia ends in mob killing. Patrick and Dennis Morgan kill each other while intoxicated in Pittsburgh. Jacon Unban of Mount Airy Pennsylvania celebrates birthday at Lutheran home. Seventeen highwaymen shot dead near Fronuteeras Mexico. Independent American party nominates county ticket in Kansas with pro silver platform.
Nashville mourns as Justice Howell Edmunds Jackson of the U.S. Supreme Court dies at Westmead Farm near Nashville at age 63 after years of poor health. He served on the high court since 1893 after earlier stints as senator and district judge under Cleveland and Harrison. Survived by his two marriages and children, including son William H. Jackson, a lawyer in Nashville.
A Saturday fire in Lockport destroys half the business district including the city hall post office and school. Loss estimated at 250000. Chicago fire engines aided from Joliet Lemont and local units finally brought the blaze under control at 4 15 after a two hour run.
In New York the eight story building near West Broadway and Third Street collapsed during construction. Three workers died by Aug 10 and more bodies were found by Aug 12 and Aug 13 as rescue efforts continued.
In Charlestown West Virginia 1500 coal miners walked out Saturday seeking higher pay and a state law based weighman. They demand that each car be weighed and thirty cents per ton be paid, contending current payments for fifty cents per two ton car undervalue output.
Bradstreet reports a continued strong demand and price rise for steel and iron with many first class plants in operation. The note cites improving manufacturing activity, especially where iron and steel are used, and a favorable outlook despite midsummer dullness. West coast trade shows progress, with Seattle and Tacoma highlighting foreign trade and Asian, Mexican, Central and South American interchange boosting activity.
Telegrams confirm the death of renowned musician Dr. George F. Root at Bailey's Island off Portland Maine. He died Tuesday afternoon in the presence of his wife and a daughter. born August 30 1820 in Berkshire County Massachusetts he rose to influence American musical history with works like Battle Cry of Freedom Rosalie the Prairie Flower Just Before the Battle Mother Tramp Tramp Tramp and There's Music in the Air.
A west bound coal train of thirty five cars struck a two span bridge over Paint river near Springfield Ohio. The bridge gave way and the locomotive dropped 95 feet into 30 foot deep water. Engineer Clint Radcliffe Fireman Martin Houser and Brakeman William Hincox were drowned. The wreck left twenty coal cars in the river while the rest remained on the track.
In Pettis Springs 2500 attendees including 514 delegates observed the Missouri Democratic convention pledge to free coinage of silver at 46 to 1 and overhaul the state central committee to keep control away from gold men. Silver Dick Bland led as temporary and permanent chairmen outlining plans to seize party machinery.
A historical summary records Roswell G. Harris recounting Harvey and Horr arguments on coinage before 1890s readers. It covers claims about gold and silver as money, the 1873 act, banking, and public understanding, noting admissions, denials, and rhetorical strategy across the debate. The piece closes with a rustic benediction on rural life and a morning cheer.
The British ship Capac brought seventeen Prince Oscar crew survivors to Philadelphia after a July 18 collision that sank both ships and claimed forty lives. The Prince Oscar from Liverpool, commanded by Capt. Henderson, faced an unknown sailing vessel, with six crew members and the other vessel’s entire crew lost. Survivors endured three days in an open boat without food or water, later transferred to Capaz. The disaster location was near 9 30 S, 28 20 W.
Labor Commissioner Powers has prepared the call for the eleventh annual convention of officials of bureaus of labor statistics to be held in Minneapolis for four days beginning September 17. President Carroll D Wright and Secretary Powers arranged the programme. Gen Quesada Cuban leader has letters saying a republic formed at Camaguey and delegates to the national convention there. A fatal kick in Shoaus Indiana injures farmer Ralph Zollars. Mill returns for July quarter show prosperity with $858 475 in dividends from 30 corporations on $19 170 000 capital. A convict in Jeffersonville Indiana cut off four fingers to avoid work in a prison department.
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