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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1895

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New Woman Uses Horse-Whip in Old West Tale

The piece notes a startling modern woman who uses a horse-whip rather than an umbrella. Telegraph reports claim the Bannock Indians followed Jackson’s Hole, implying changes in Indian wars.

Steward City Alaska Holds Tiny City Hall

The smallest city in the world is Steward City Alaska with three inhabitants serving as mayor chairman of the board of aldermen and president of the common council.

Steward City Alaska

Vast Imperial Household and Siberian Cold Record

Victoria's household numbers nearly two thousand with an annual provision of 2 500 000 for maintenance. Many offices are sinecures and lifetime fixtures. The lowest earth temperatures were recorded at Werchojansk on January 12 1885 at 90 degrees below zero with permafrost extending about 100 feet.

Qteen Victoria Werchojansk Siberia

Tramps Face Health Deception Yet Country Loses Out

Prof McCoon of Yale argues on the pathological side of the tramp. He views tramps as surprisingly healthy as a class, yet their lifestyle harms the country and people. A Missouri woman sheriff brings hat removal orders in court, hinting at wider female leadership in public roles.

McCoon Yale

Love at First Sight Brings Couple to Itan Gas City

Miss Analie Nicsch arrived in Itan gas City from Samoa after a 5000 mile voyage to marry Franz T. Harbert, a local grocer. The pair met two years earlier on an ocean steamer bound for New Zealand and, after a swift correspondence, wed promptly on her arrival.

Analie Nicsch Itangas City Samoa Franz T. Harbert Miss Niesch Harbert New Zealand Miss Nicsch

Weld copper to iron feat claimed by three iron workers

Grerce Cromley, Cornelius Shay and John Ryan of Pittsburg announce a discovery of welding copper to iron or steel. They display samples of the metals fused and claim the last known weld of copper to iron dates to 500 B.C. The finding is valued for copper’s superior resistance to salt water.

Grerce Cromley Cornelius Shay John Ryan Pittspurgh

Winans Retains English Revolver Championship Honors

Walter Winans of Baltimore wins the revolver championship at the Risley National Rule Association meeting for the year. Irish champion Joynt places second and India’s champion Lieut Chitty third. Winans records four of the best scores, two being the highest possible, and collects ten first prizes in total.

Walter Winans Baltimore England Mr. Winans Mr. Joynt Lieut Chitty India

British Crops Suffer Severe Drought Amid Longest Cachet Since 1870

The drought across Great Britain injures crops, described as worse than the black year 1870. Normally crops face excess moisture, but persistent dry spells have left fields parched, despite Britain's island position catching Gulf Stream moisture.

Atlantic Great Britain British Islands Gulf Stream

Skeletons Found Near Maysville in Ancient Burial Site

A company exploring the Maysville region near May's Lick unearthed eight skeletons in strong boxes, the first stone burial discovered in Kentucky and among the earliest in America. They had exhumed sixty-five skeletons overall, mostly ancient, from a site with four quadrangular fortifications and over eighty mounds on Fox family land.

Maysville May's Lick Kentucky Tennessee America Fox Plcce

Urban and rural vital statistics for New England in 1842

New England figures show half the population in cities over 10 000. In urban areas the marriage rate is 21 per thousand, births 30, deaths 21. Rural areas report 16 marriages, 20 births, and 19 deaths per thousand.

New England

New Woman Seeks Credit Rights in Chicago Household

Mrs Grath of Chicago asserts sole rights to her property and declares she will not be responsible for her husband’s debts. She warns creditors not to extend credit to him and argues that a wife supporting the family should have equal financial authority if the husband refuses to work.

Missouri Wwe Soand Iits

Epitome of the Week Highlights National Party Silver Debate

The Washington conference of silver Democrats met with nineteen states represented to set policy for the party. An issued address urged united action for a white metal declaration at the national convention and a free coinage presidential candidate. Other items note fruit crop prospects, business failures, and notable deaths, duels, lynchings, and disasters across the U.S.

Siver Democrats Washington Democratic Party Free Silver Democrats United Action United States Conrad Matt Ransom Mexico Congress Ransom

Breakers opens at Newport costly summer palace by Vanderbilts

At Newport R I Cornelius Vanderbilt and his wife unveiled their new summer palace The Breakers built at a cost of 3000000 dollars. Other items include Free Tirus cycling 10 miles in New York in 2058 breaking records and various regional political and social notes.

Newport R. I. Cornelius Vanderbilt Summer Palace New York Syracuse Havana Pittsburgh Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Brotherhood William Howarth Newark N. J Joseph Shaw Norwich Tom Wilbur Mehaffy Cleveland Baltimore Chicago Philadelphia Cincinnati Boston Brooklyn Washington St. Louis Louisville Patrick McShane John Adams Millie Linbaugh Newburyport Mass Stephen Orr George Welch Massachusetts Worcester Taylor C. H. Mitchell

Embezzler Ex-Treasurer Pleads Guilty in South Dakota

Former South Dakota treasurer Taylor pleaded guilty in Pierre to embezzling 307009 of state funds and received a five year prison sentence.

Global Turmoil and Disasters Highlight Early 20th Century News

Reports from multiple regions describe Bulgarian villages burned and civilians killed, storms devastate Japanese settlements, Kiel shipyard workers die in a fatal accident, a wreck derails a troop train, and cholera spreads across Asia. Windsor succession, Montreal treasury theft, German monument ceremony, and the death of former Hawaiian minister J Mort Surry are noted.

Notable Deaths and Disasters Reach Across the Nation

Obituary notes include William Strone ex supreme court justice and Connecticut congressman. Peru earthquake destroys homes. drownings on Black Brook Lake and in Chicago. Tacoma bank failure with liabilities 379 009. weekly fires claim 2 670 000 in losses. tragic hone tragedy in Missouri mother kills child and herself. Cuban battle casualties reported. Chinese refusal to allow consular massacre inquiry. fatal explosion at Towla artillery barracks. sculptor W Vote dies in Wisconsin. Camden Michigan fire devastates business district.

William Strone United States Supreme Court Lake Minnewaska N. Y Mr. Strong Congress Connecticut Peru Chincha Lim Avanvs Mamie Lobban Matilda Stewart Black Brook N. 2 Artur Bornen Walter Florence Willard Thomas Walsh Arillao Kuo Cheng Towla Russia Lroxamp W. Vote Chicago Osceola Wis Camden Mich Sassoun Moosh Commercial Bank Milwaukee Joan Minner Wilcox Cleveland Press Rose Island St. Lawrence Forres Gumry Denver Concordia Samburg Germany

Silver democrats face push for bi metal policy set

At Wasmeaton and Washington the silver conference unites 22 states to endorse free coinage of silver and gold at 16 to 1. They adopt resolutions opposing gold monometallism and a corporate currency, call for a national committee and an 1896 Democratic bid to restore bimetallism.

Democratic Party Europe America United States Hill Missouri

Light Sentence for South Dakota Treasurer

Ex State Treasurer W W Taylor was sentenced to five years in the Sioux Falls penitentiary by Judge Gaffy after pleading guilty to misappropriation of state funds. The judge noted an attempted proposed compromise after gaining access to the funds as the gravest aspect of the crime.

Taylor South Dakota Pierre Pikeville Tenn TH. HW. Conemay T. D. Marshall R. T. Fox Vicksburg Miss R. T. Dinkins William Brows Alvion Dud D. H. Reynolds L. Cook Kalamazoo Mich Mary C. Korsange Jacob Westover Louis Grin Cleveland Bloomington Tom Robinson Fairbury Hindustan Ind Marshall William House Duluth Minn Colorado Midland Railroad Colorado City Col Amos Emmett Divers Cain Fulton Wiedoft JE. Shermann Leavenworth Kan Puid Commercial Bank Milwaukee Spring Valley Ill Ludlow Falls U. Tue Wedderly Buffalo County Arlington Callie Harrill

A Hero's Fate Ends in Tragic Train Crash Near Norristown

Thomas Hovenden famed American artist died trying to save a girl as a train struck them both near Norristown. His death follows the loss of the child in the same accident. Hovenden, 59, left a wife and no children.

Norristown Thomas Hovenden Here Mr. Hovenden America United States

Laying of the Cornerstone for William I Monument at Berlin

Berlin Aug 20 Emperor William II laid the foundation stone of the memorial to Emperor William I with a large ceremony. Dignitaries including the reichstag and bundesrath attended as the stone was tapped and ceremonies concluded with cheers and a benediction.

Berlin William I William II Schloss Freiheit Bundesrath Reichstag Chancellor von Hohenlohe William the Great Germany Baron Buali von Berenberg William Baden von Hohenlohe

Debs Rejects Pardon Request Amid Justice Dept Inquiry

The Railway Times publishes Debs correspondence with the Justice Department over a Philadelphia union pardon bid. Debs states he and colleagues never asked for mercy, would rather remain jailed than accept clemency, and that they committed no crime or conviction.

Debs Department Milchrist Department of Justice

Old Glory hymn by Dunn English sung in Newark church

Ex congressman Thomas Dunn English wrote a national hymn titled Old Glory. Music by Philip A Gif ford of Newark, sung to a small party at Peddie Memorial church. Audience praised the simple dignified verses and tuneful tune. Bevin Pate Minn Aug 15 tornado storm hits city with large hail and destroyed corn crop.

Newark N. J Thomas Dunn English Ben Bolt Peddie Memorial Church Philip A Gifford Bevin

Pills roc and 25 cents a box in druggist ads

Advertisement notes pills roc priced at 25 cents per box with free book available from B. F. Allen Co. at 365 Canal Street New York. Claims annual sales exceed 6,000,000 boxes.

B. F. Allen Co Canal Street New York

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