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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1897
Page
1
The nation tightens its pole quest as Sweden plans a 1898 polar expedition, framing the annual Arctic journey as a growing national institution. Comparisons are drawn to American postal expansion from 75 offices to about 70,000 postmasters and 2,000,000 workers.
The press begins chronicling survivors of Sheridan's Winchester to Cedar Creek ride. If these veterans outlive Balaklava’s 600 they may publish Shenandoah valley reminiscences for decades.
Carlisle, Pennsylvania players refused to contest a scheduled match with West Point cadets. The decision halted a planned display, ending what could have been a picturesque performance of athletic rivalry between Native American players and U.S. military cadets.
The government weighs making starting forest fires a criminal offense with stiff penalties. Canadians show keen interest in forest protection, but laxity and carelessness mirror patterns seen in the United States across the border.
An American consul in Argentina predicts wool output has reached its maximum and American wool growers face no rising competition. Concurrently, Australia reports growing demand for American sheep for breeding purposes.
Southern California beet sugar factories produced 30 million pounds of sugar this year and may double next year. The report argues the industry could make the United States self sufficient in sugar, reducing imports and strengthening national production.
The Belgian government warns MUNC pAoes to stop ads on public rocks. Switzerland removals near the white cross flag are cited. the United States shows ads on rocks along the Hudson river as a contrast to European actions.
The New York Herald reports Edward Moran was killed while hurrying to catch a train on the elevated road. Moran symbolized the typical American business man always rushing to reach a destination, often finding time wasted on arrival. The piece condemns perpetual haste and advocates taking things leisurely.
Kepoclele Apau, a native woman living in Honolulu, is described as the world’s oldest living person. Reported age 124 with good health and clear faculties, she recalls Kau’s well digging in 1781 as a child, though exact calculation suggests 122. The claim relies on Fernandez's history.
Mexico may gain a million colonists under a European syndicate deal for Diaz era expansion. Officials warn the source from pauper and criminal classes could harm Mexico, despite a larger population, risking future regret.
A gust carried a bell from a railroad engine in New Jersey to a crossing fence about a mile away where it rested. The wind also struck the engineer, knocking hair back and leaving him momentarily bald, narrowly missing serious injury.
A weekly Washington roundup notes 7 670 women postmasters and 80 000 others in post offices nationwide. Secretary Long reports 63 fighting vessels and an auxiliary fleet of over 40 steamers. Navy expenditure for the year to June 30, 1897, was 17 514 231 dollars with calls for more enlisted men and better dockage facilities.
The full rigged Port Patrick of the Port line Glasgow was wrecked in New York with a loss of 200000 dollars. Other items include a 100000 donation to the Penn law school, weekly US exchanges totaling 1058482298, 236 US business failures, and multiple local tragedies and meetings across several states.
Towa's attorney-general orders all banks with fewer than five stockholders to reorganize at once. An explosion on the Tlinois Central near De oven Ky injures many. A drunk man kills his wife and an Indian on the Fond du Lac Reservation. Chicago football Day sees Michigan defeated. Wisconsin beats Northwestern. Penn defeats Cornell. Kate and Mary Seaman drown near Middletown Ohio. An incendiary fire in Pensacola Fla causes $100000 loss. Reverend Raymond D D dies at 86 in Evanston Ill. Miners resume work in the Wilmington coal field after a big strike. A mob hangs Ticks Trice on a Florida jail break. Two 17 year olds drown while skating in Duluth. Nitroglycerin explodes wrecking Indiana towns. December wheat at Chicago board of trade is one dollar. San Francisco Chinese merchants unite against highbinder societies. Missouri Pacific raises wages ten percent for 15000 workers. Ohio Republicans plan to vote for caucus nominee. joint ballot count 80 to 65. An 88th wedding anniversary for Jacob Triller and wife. husband 108 wife 107. A Baptist Indian association organized at Rainey Mountain. City of Seattle reports 28 passengers with $1.2 million in gold dust from Dawson. Klondike fears of panic rise. Nebraska beet production nears 12 million pounds. Col John Laing dies in Baltimore at 80. San Francisco counterfeit dollars circulate with better silver quality. Oklahoma sees influx ahead of open lands.
In St Louis James Seales was found guilty of criminal assault and sentenced to nine years in the penitentiary. In Mason City Michigan Scott Bowdish fatally shot his nine year old daughter and then killed himself.
Havana reports indicate no American held in Cuban prisons while Augustin Cossio, father of a prisoner-escaped girl, is freed. Madrid grants autonomy to Cuba and Puerto Rico but Cuba rejects terms not admitting full independence. The Austrian Reichsrat riots continue as ministers resign. Cod fishery down, typhoon hits Philippine towns with heavy casualties. Lawrence McCarthy, Waterloo veteran, dies aged 116 in Nenagh workhouse.
A roundup of events includes the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse breaking eastward record from New York to Southampton in 5 days 17 hours 28 minutes, a 24 hour hurricane near the British Isles claiming many lives, and the Union Pacific fast mail covering 519 miles in 420 minutes from Cheyenne to Omaha. Also noted are ship fires, deaths of prominent figures, a murder trial in Chicago, arms shipments to Cuba, a court ruling on a Kentucky lottery, shipwrecks, fires, deadly tunnel asphyxiations, Chinese naturalization petition efforts, a German ambassador’s credential, a cornerstone laying in Montana, a stock barn fire, and memorial deaths of notable veterans and officials with dates and places including Escanaba Cheyenne Omaha St Louis Port Huron Cincinnati Clarksville Knob Noster Washington and McWintry.
Insurance figures top the list with King Wambert of Italy carrying seven and a half million. A San Luis Potosi bullfight left three men dead. Stock growers plan a national convention in Denver January 25 to 27. An Emporia lawyer overcharged a $49 bill by $25 and settled for six dollars. The widow of the Indian Cadett lynched in Emmons county NC seeks $50 000 in damages. California Maine votes elect William P Handley mayor by one vote. Pa maun abandoned 1863 era Schylkill colliery. A Capt Hiel Stooking statue rises in Providence RI. Minnesota dairy map lists 445 creameries 62 skimming stations 69 cheese factories. Rev J A Thompson preaches in Thomasville GA for 33 years his first vacation lasted ten days. Joel Goldthwaitt marks fifty years in Boston business on the same Washington Street site. Meth Episcopal board of missions names George W Cain treasurer to replace Dr Thomas Holt. Miss Bettie Runnels of New Orleans is noted as Louisiana’s first female law student. Kentucky lawmakers may form a new Hancock Breckinridge Ohio Daviess County county split with mixed sentiment on the proposal.
The Austrian ministry tendered its resignation to Emperor Francis Joseph who accepted it and tasked Baron Gautsch with forming a new cabinet. Protests and clashes erupted as Ludger Wolff was arrested and police used sabers to disperse crowds. Badeni's ministry faced fierce national tensions between Germans and Slavs, with Czech language rights sparking a political crisis and mass demonstrations across Vienna.
The Official Gazette outlines a two chamber insular parliament with a governor general and council of administration for Cuba and Puerto Rico. Washington reacts with disappointment, seeing the scheme as a sham masking continued Spanish control.
Ottawa replies that Canada cannot suspend pelagic sealing for a year as it violates imperial law. The proposal favors a joint commission to negotiate and then seek British parliamentary approval, aiming for a spring suspension after governing questions are settled.
Washington Star notes a visitor in the House gallery who claims to have attended five speeches by a district congressman or senator. He recalls brief remarks with three affirmative and two negative votes, highlighting the politician’s cautious style on monopolies and social issues.
A young man seeks to propose and studies advice from books and mentors. During a walk, the woman’s untied shoe appears repeatedly, prompting him to bow to fate. When she asks who can tie it, he replies with a sly smile that the parson will do it.
A New York World quote features a boastful landlord threatening payment from three unpaid performers. He vows to use his revolver if they try to leave town after late remittances, describing himself as a tough landlord amid a meteoric display he expects to observe tonight.
The Louisville Courier Journal questions a remark about “getting off the earth” while the Washington Democrat notes a new doctor’s career hinges on his first patient’s outcome. The quotes reflect humor and early 20th century editorial wit about science and medicine.
Norman Hickon of Bird Island Minnesota reports relief from persistent stomach distress and back pain tied to kidney issues after using Hood's Sarsaparilla. He credits four bottles taken with a full cure after six were begun. The ad promotes Hood's as the best blood purifier.
A Cincinnati Enquirer quotation shows an idle wanderer overhearing a man say something would run about 1 200 to the ton. The wanderer muses whether the remark relates to a gold mine or a coal winter supply.
Shake into your under shoes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for the feet. It gives rest and comfort prevents that smarting sensation and keeps your feet from perspiring. Allen's Foot-Ease makes cold feet warm. After your feet perspire they usually feel cold at this season. Ask your druggist or shoe dealer today for a 25c box of Allen's Foot-Kase and use it at once. Sample sent Free. Address Allen Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
A Cleveland Leader quote shows Mrs. Lovelace accusing her husband of neglecting her appearance while he laments a loss of imagination, calling himself a brute. The exchange reflects domestic discord and marital tension.
Try Grain O. The new grain based drink for all ages. It mimics the color of Mocha or Java and is easy on delicate stomachs. Priced at 15 and 25 cents per package. Sold by all grocers.
The dialogue notes Kenna admits buying a dog to deter burglars and Henna confirms the dog keeps them from being troubled at night. The exchange ends with the remark that the only trouble now is the dog itself.
Time tests the worth of a man or medicine Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is a forty five years growth and flourishes like hardy lichens on Alaska rocks. It is highly regarded as a remedy for fever and ague bilious remittent constipation liver and kidney disorders nervousness and rheumatism.
In a humorous exchange Mrs. Bellows accuses Bellows of marrying for money, to which Bellows replies he did not wed for health, a line captured from a New York Journal item reflecting domestic humor and social sniping.
The passenger department announces all trains have resumed with schedules restored. Double daily solid service runs from Cincinnati Chicago Louisville Evans ton St. Louis to Nashville Memphis Birmingham Montgomery Mobile Pensacola and New Orleans. Also double daily Pullman Buffet Sleeping cars from northern cities to Jacksonville Florida.
A reader asks if stimulants would hurt them and the doctor replies not if they are left alone. The Detroit Free Press reports the exchange as a concise caution about avoiding stimulants.
An advertisement claims Star plug tobacco has the largest consumption in the world and that no other tobacco matches Star plug in all respects. The note, from the Independent in New York, reflects a nostalgic sentiment on parting from loved ones.
In Chicago the Piney Ridge Southern play debuts at McVicker's Wheater as the leading house hosts an eight night run starting November 28. Tickets may be secured by mail. The notice reflects a collage of newspaper quips and ads from multiple outlets.
A letter from a young woman advocates avoiding physical examinations by using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female weakness and falling womb. The writer describes prior illness, extended bedrest, and restored health, praising the remedy and urging others to seek relief.
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