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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1900
Page
4
The Express notes a robin waking a New Jersey farmer to deter burglars and predicts higher prices for pet robin burglar alarms. It also reports Rev W D Holly of Christ Episcopal Hackensack forbidding women from removing hats in church citing a Bible verse about women praying with heads uncovered.
The American steamship Paris, derailed on the Manacle rocks a year ago and towed to Cardiff for repairs, is receiving a complete new bottom and engines. Boilers will deliver 20,000 horsepower, 2,000 more than before, with a seven month launch as the Philadelphia.
Dispatch from Canaan reports a bolt of lightning that ripped out a wall of a house then lit a lamp in the parlor. The owner was said to be cured of rheumatism by the strange occurrence, part of a Maine writers contest for a state diarist's prize.
The piece notes Americans travel to Europe yearly to view sights discounted at home. It highlights the cog railway up the Rigi Kulm and Pike’s Peak tours, comparing distances and elevations. The Rigi Kulm route spans 41 miles with a 4,072 foot ascent and a maximum grade of 1,320 feet per mile.
A member of the Chinese commission to the Paris exposition in Paris asserts the nation will fight all Europe. He claims an undefeated army and dominance over Europe’s map, promising world astonishment and revealing future plans.
During the fiscal year ending June 30 Just 341,711 foreigners entered New York port. The total year immigration may not fall short of 530,000. The notable difference from 30 years ago is the shift from western northern Europe to southern eastern Europe among newcomers.
Everett Prior of Jersey City N J ran away on June 23 after resisting chores at home. In Harlem police court Magistrate Zeller heard the case and the youth claimed abuse and a wish to turn him into a girl. The magistrate ruled he had done right and placed him in the custody of his cousin.
In distant New Zealand and edition named the Pleiades or Seven Stars, an eight page weekly prints three columns per page in English and the native tongue. Its editor is Towhiao, addressed as Royal Highness, who governs in editorial chair as monarch of all he surveys when not on the throne.
The shah of Persia is pleased with mounted bicycle police in Paris and orders 60 wheels to form a guard force at home. His ship carries curios and inventions not yet seen in his country, including nine automobiles, 100 telephones, ten sewing machines, and three phonographs. Most items bear the label Made in USA.
A letter from Prof Bernard Moses to the University of California president discusses the United States Philippine Commission’s view that sending many bright native youths to the U.S. for education would prepare them to become instructors for their people. Moses notes preliminary observations suggesting many eager and competent students exist among island youth.
Purvis and Co of Williamsport PA announce they will pay in full all claims against Purvis and Co of Baltimore that failed in 1868. They state these debts are "debts of honor" and will be paid regardless of statutes or bankruptcy laws. The current head aims to wipe out debts against the family name.
A simple paper layer between tire and wheel reduces street car noise. The system allows worn tires to be replaced by reusing the paper connection and bolting a new tire. wheels are chilled steel and a new wheel costs five pounds of paper and a tire replacement.
The president and Mrs McKinley arrived in Washington from Canton Ohio. President McKinley and diplomats attended King Humbert's memorial services in Washington. Fourteen hundred Cuban school teachers visited the president. U S Spain trade relations have been fully restored.
Campers John F. Wolle Harvey C. Wolle and John V. Gottschalk killed near Allentown Pa in a crossing accident. New York funeral of Collis Huntington marked by simplicity. Charles Sickles the oldest active railway engineer died in Oneonta NY at 78. Arrest of two Italian immigrants spurs false plot to kill McKinley. At Atlantic City a failed wreck attempt on a Pennsylvania express narrowly spared 200 passengers. Week totals show New York exchanges at 1 262 802 786 with a 16 2 drop from 1899. US business failures: 161 in seven days vs 172 prior. Fourteen anarchists in the McKinley plot. National League standings show Brooklyn 620 and New York 400. Greater New York population 3 437 202 up 944 611 in ten years. Anglo American demand in London to overthrow the sultan over Armenian massacres. Dewet eludes pursuers joins Delarey. Steyn possibly dead. Francis Joseph’s 76th birthday. Peking falls with allied capture and bombardment. Empress dowager reportedly a prisoner. Rob erts appointed to lead British forces. Ignacio Andrade dies in Caracas. Cuban exhibits win 140 prizes at Paris. Dewet defeats Kitchener and Buller then outmaneuvers pursuers.
Obituaries report the deaths of John J. Ingalls in Las Vegas NM and other figures. Events include a protest against Gen Gordon attending a Chicago encampment, political plans in New York and Indianapolis, rail and train accidents, fires, murders, and a bank closure.
A 19 year old in Leipsic was arrested for a plan to assassinate King Albert of Saxony. The United States ranks second to France in Paris exposition honors with 2,500 grand prizes awarded to American visitors.
The article reports Li Hung Chang appealing for the United States to appoint Minister Conger or another American to meet with Earl Li to negotiate an immediate ceasefire. It cites empire fugitives from Peking, Conger’s cable about the legation massacre threat, and Chinese support for the Boxer movement.
Various brief notes: Russel Sage hosted a picnic for poor children in Poughkeepsie New York. A Turkish sultan orders a telegraph line from India to Constantinople. New York enacts a prize fight ban starting September 1. Western railroads report heavy cattle shipments. An elderly Tan nery Pa man marries his much younger former sweetheart. A Florida buyer plans an alligator breeding Swamp near Swan Bridges. A Brooklyn sergeant joins Warren post at 160 years old. A New York man receives apology for a brick assault from 30 years ago. Baron Iveagh to fund artisan tenements in Dublin costing over £60,000. Norwich Ontario death by own action on wife’s grave amid murder suspicion. Mrs. Terrell of Concordia Kansas died married 61 years. Colorado labor figures show gains in employment and wages. In six months 5,974 more British emigrants than last year. total 73,138 with 47,374 to the United States. Count Boni de Castellane reportedly financially strapped. Chateau de Marais to be auctioned. Paris chatter says wife Jay Gould’s daughter withholds funds.
Li Hung Chang reports to Li through the Chinese legation in Washington that China asks the United States to appoint a peace commissioner to open negotiations for settling the crisis. The move aims to halt fighting without specifying terms or troop withdrawal.
Minister Conger reports heavy shelling and casualties during the siege with 2,000 shells fired and 67 killed 120 wounded. Sir Claude MacDonald cites broken engagements and no imperial palace food aid. Waldersee heads to China as Italy dispatches 400 marines amid urgent Peking requests.
A sudden northern windstorm swept Sheboygan and Milwaukee on Monday afternoon, wrecking eight large buildings and 200 small houses. The thirty-minute cyclone left damages estimated above 300000 dollars, with factories, churches, schools, and homes toppled or blown away and hundreds of people affected.
President and Mrs. McKinley will travel Friday afternoon to Chicago for the Grand Army encampment. They will stay at the Palmer House, attend two union services, review parades, and visit Fort Sheridan. They plan to return to Canton then Somerset to attend their niece Mabel McKinley’s wedding on September 12. Lucy Parsons fined $50 in Chicago for anarchist ties.
William M. Johnson of Hackensack New Jersey is appointed and has accepted the office of first assistant postmaster general to succeed Perry Heath. He will assume charge in a few days after the resignation.
Ellen Young Salina Newhouser and Albert J Schwab of Philadelphia drowned in Cape May Point surf Monday after getting beyond their depth. Schwab attempted to rescue his companions.
Amsterdam New York August 21 Judge John Beverly former Washington state superior court judge died at the home of his daughter Mrs John H Bostwick in this city He was born in Oppenheim Fulton county New York on June 18 1823
The G A R Thirty Fourth National Encampment in Chicago runs Aug 27 through Sept 1 with trips on the Chicago Great Western RailRoad from Aug 25 to 29 at One Fare for the Round Trip. Tickets may be extended to Sept 30 for 50 cents. McKinley will attend. contact Great Western agents or F H Lord in Chicago for details.
A Philadelphia Cal reprints a tale of an uptown political club mocking the wife of a member who rose from poverty via a garbage contract. She shops for mattresses, asking for durable all season use rather than a spring mattress, proving sharp wit in a social jab.
The writer argues against poor planning for home sites and urges inspecting Marinette county Wisconsin along the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul line. He praises the farming country with good crops markets climate water and cheap land on long terms and asks readers to buy a farm rather than rent. Contact C Id Rollins land agent 161 La Salle St Chicago Ill.
A railroad advertisement extols Nebraska as a land of plenty with cheap land, ample crops, and healthful climate. It invites readers to request the illustrated pamphlets The Corn Belt and The West Nebraska Grazing Country and to buy excursion tickets on first and third Tuesdays to visit Nebraska, via C. B. & Q. R. R. agents in Chicago.
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