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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1897
Page
1
The itemized notes cover Gibraltar armament, ex presidents Harrison and Cleveland property values, Oregon horse meat in Paris, French use of apple cores for Champagne, Yukon river freezes and opens, extreme cold, Seattle cotton shipments to Japan, Emperor William’s 25 year game record, and Salt Lake City women’s suffrage results where women candidates were defeated.
An attempted feud settlement in Louisiana resulted in four deaths. The speaker notes feuds often remain unresolved, suggesting the only safe approach is to avoid feuds altogether.
In Cleveland a saloon keeper paid $12,000 for 67 pounds of brass filings and sand passed off as Klondike clean-up. A decoy saloon keeper is jailed while the alleged miners disappeared.
The governor amid gold riches proclaims thanks for Alaska's potential as gold copper coal and fish feed the land. A skeptic notes Andree is missing as arctic exploration fails to locate him. Dawson City faces famine as fall migration ignored earlier warnings and six months of provisions are scarce.
The piece recalls the 275th anniversary of the first Thanksgiving appointed by Gov Bradford after the Pilgrim landing at Plymouth. It links the holiday to Lincoln and the Civil War, notes it as patriotic and Christian, and warns on rapid extinction of the passenger pigeon and seals.
The article notes recent concessions to American capitalists for mining asphalt deposits and lumber tracts in Venezuela. It argues such foreign investment could quickly lead to American influence, claiming Venezuelans lack enterprise and that Yankee hustlers are needed to turn resources into cash.
A weekly digest notes an eight hour work limit for letter carriers from Assistant Postmaster General Sleath. Obituaries report Matilda Shields aged 113, granddaughter of Indian chief Potomax. McKinley appoints Blanche K Bruce of Mississippi to the treasury register. Sugar imports in October total 182,998,945 pounds valued at 3,642,613 dollars, up from September. Internal Revenue forecasts show 155 million dollars in receipts for the year, up 8.3 million from 1897. Illicit stills seized 2,241 and 829 arrests recorded. House receives 20 contested notices for next session. Treasury warns of counterfeit Grant five dollar notes. Attorney general job offers discussed for Gov Griggs of New Jersey. Comptroller Eckels cites 3617 national banks with 630 million in capital and 33 million paid to creditors in dividends.
Week ended results show leading houses totaling 1 323 861 465 dollars, up from 1 058 482 298. New York sees Martin Thorn sentenced to electrocution for murder. Knoxville fire destroys Tennessee Medical College. Russian armament purchases in the U.S. verified. 36 men start a six day Madison Square Garden bicycle race. Gov Griggs named Attorney General. Providence jewelers Lent Stanley fail for 1.8 million. Slosson wins six days billiards at New York. Adolph Neundorff, famed composer and musical director, dies in New York at 54.
A roundup of violent deaths including three farmers in Arkansas competing for a girl, a Black suspect killing a farmer and his family in Alabama, and other homicides. Bank robberies near Morgantown and Milford, a Milwaukee double murder followed by suicide, a fatal house fire in La Crosse, and a major earthquake in Newfoundland. Major weather, political, and legal notes also listed.
At Austin Texas the committee of criminal law reported a frightful increase in crime nationwide. In Vinton Iowa rank Novak was sentenced to life in Anamosa penitentiary for Edward Murray's murder.
Reports vary on Gen Pando’s fate in Cuba while a French bark sinks with nine dead. Kiel to send 200 artillerymen and 1000 marines to China as Italy’s cabinet resigns. Savana asks for warships, a storm devastates Italy, 17 ships wrecked at Naples, 110 houses burned in Jarneco Cuba. Treaty Turkey Greece signed. Tsabella tidal wave kills over 2000. Belgians grant Americans civil guard exemption.
The fifty fifth congress opens in Washington with 77 senators present in the senate and 301 members in the house. Bills ponder trusts bankruptcy postal savings bank New Mexico statehood and civil service scope. Notable items include postmaster reforms arm y pensions a legal silver standard bill and a national wire industry consolidation report.
A collection of brief notes reports a steam plow devised in Tangent Oregon claiming to till 15 acres daily. San Francisco to celebrate California gold discovery's golden jubilee. Richard Reddick of Pittsburgh seeks charity. Austrian Reichsrat factions and votes noted. Albany opens a cap itol entrance after 24 years. Wilbur L. Anderson sets May 3 1903 for resurrection and saints’ translation. Kansas State University welcomes 300 farmer sons this fall. Rev Dy Hall of Greenwich resigns over Sunday golf. Paul Revere Hall dedicated by Charitable Mechanics in Boston. Post Office bond requirement set for carriers from Jan 1. McKinley invited to Ohio Wesleyan commencement. St Louis moves to seek congressional medal for Delina Roberts who saved 22 soldiers. Miss Ray funds a negro colony near Decatur Alabama to test local self government.
Iowa poultry lovers prepare for the Iowa Poultry association meeting in Oskaloosa from December 27 to January 1. Secretary C C Harris drives preparations and has earned support from Senators Gear and Allison and Secretary James Wilson. Gold medals will be furnished to exhibitors.
William B. Allison Jr private secretary to Senator Allison and assistant clerk of the senate appropriations committee resigns and forms a law partnership in Dubuque. He studied law at Yale and Iowa State University following his father's view that a Washington committee clerkship is not a path to advancement.
The Iowa Anti Saloon League led by Dunshee and officers calls a Des Moines gathering December 28 and 29 to seek legislative adoption of a resolution for resubmission of the prohibitory amendment to the people. The league counts 10,000 members.
Merchant Tr. Franks aged about 67, unmarried and fairly wealthy, was found dead in the middle of Main street Cedar Falls. He had retired around ten in his usual health and no details emerged for two hours until the body was found. Remains sent to Des Moines for interment.
A copper placer field appears on Mr Linegar’s farm a few miles north of Iowa Falls. The gravel carries copper nuggets from pea size to several ounces and is believed to contain a small percentage of gold.
A. A. Birchard, Marshalltown member of the board of commissioners of the Soldiers' home, was elected chairman after J. J. Russell of Jefferson resigned his post due to other business matters.
After about fifteen hours the Waterloo jury returned a guilty verdict in the state vs Sylvester Hoover from Buchanan county on arson charges. Hoover, about nineteen, faces a maximum sentence and the total case costs reach 1302 dollars.
Miss Lizzie Neary was burned by sulphuric acid while walking on Third avenue or Fifth street. A man in a big overcoat threw the acid and fled. An empty pint bottle used for the acid was found in an alley near the assault scene. Neary had prior legal actions against John Tenny, roadmaster, including damages and peace bonds.
Judge Burnham denied Novak's motion for a new trial in Vinton and sentenced him to life hard labor at Anamosa penitentiary. Attorneys Milner and Ney argued for Novak, who proclaimed his innocence and a desire for justice before the judge.
Fireman Ben Pollard of engine 745 drowns in the Mississippi River after a fishing trip with Ben Dean. The body is recovered after a 21 hour search. Pollard, admired by many, served five years in the British regiment and spent a decade with the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul railway.
News reached Mount Auburn of the death of Mrs. Clara Victoria Elmore Schumm at Anamosa. She was 37 and wife of W. H. Schumm long associated with the state prison at Anamosa. The case once drew public attention as Schumm served two years with his wife later reconciling and living together after his release. Miss Maggie McConnell, a former schoolteacher, and her parents moved to California.
Mrs. Sarah W. Whitney, recently fined ten dollars for posting bills on telephone poles, says reports of an aggressive Sunday opening campaign are unfounded. She notes the warrant for her arrest arose from a wager and blames a rival bum element allied with the W C C T U for past enmities over prosecutions of saloons and gambling dens.
Nora Dotson nine and Minnie Brundig fifteen were sentenced at Cedar Rapids to the Mitchellville reformatory for girls to serve until age twenty four for shoplifting. They had stolen nearly $100 in goods from several city stores.
A husband apologizes for silence and reveals a plan to use a fountain pen daily. He asks his wife to tailor a suit of overalls to accompany the gift, turning a birthday present into a practical request rather than a sentimental gesture.
An affable traveler seeks to engage a stranger with a flattery ploy about knowing a man. The targeted passenger bluntly rejects the approach, illustrating social fatigue and desire for personal space amid crowded car seating.
In Cleveland a landlord hopes to end a tenants stay by ignoring repairs as tensions rise. The head of the family explains the roof leaks onto his sister and she cries, but the landlord refuses to fix it to push them to move. The tale is recounted with regional dialect.
An insured man claimed payment after smoking 10 000 cigars kept in 100 boxes valued at ten cents each. The insurer exposed the fraud and warned of a charge of perjury, prompting an abrupt exit from the scene.
A compact collage of quotes and notices touts health remedies and cultural notes. Mentions Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a liver regulator, Dr Kline’s Nerve Restorer with a free trial, and various ad blurbs from Chicago and Washington papers. Includes light humor about George Washington and Martha and theater promotions for The Serenade.
The Sunset Limited now terminates in Chicago and travels via Chicago & Alton, Iron Mountain, Southern, Texarkana and El Paso to California with a biweekly schedule. Eastbound departures run from San Francisco and Los Angeles on Mondays, Thursdays, and Tuesdays, Fridays. The train features a complete vestibule, libraries, a dining car with à la carte service, two sleeping cars, parlor and maid service, and no extra fare beyond standard Pullman rates.
Two travelers discuss wealth and mobility with a mock envy of millionaires who tour the country by private car. The quip notes the rare luxury of stopping at a railway restaurant for a square meal, highlighting social contrast and comfort.
On December 7 and 21 the Big Four Route and Chesapeake and Ohio railways will sell excursion tickets from all points northwest at reduced rates to Virginia and the Carolinas and other southern states. Round trip tickets are valid twenty one days returning. For details and pamphlets on Virginia farm lands write U Truitt Northwestern Passenger Agent 234 Clark St Chicago.
A Chicago Tribune humor caption features a girl requesting a hose to fix her stockings worn inside out. The gag highlights a child’s literal misunderstanding of fashion norms in a lighthearted exchange.
The Wet Springs in the Black Hills of South Dakota touts waters reputed to cure rheumatism neuralgia and related ailments with first class hotel and bath facilities. Tourist tickets are sold daily with special low rates on the first and third Tuesdays of the month. full information through Chicago North Western Railway agents.
A Welcome Announcement frames a lively scene as actors test the plot while an audience voice comments on the thin earlier material. Tit Bits notes the growing interest as the show develops.
On October 19, November 2 and 16, December 7 and 21 the Cotton Belt Route offers round trip tickets from St. Louis Cairo and Memphis to Arkansas Louisiana and Texas at one fare plus 2.00. Home seekers can secure a good location. For rates and free illustrated pamphlets contact E W La Beaume G P T A St Louis Mo. Also Homeseeker’s Excursion dates via the MK T Ry and sleeper info from H Cherryier N Pass Agt 316 Marquette Bld Chicago.
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