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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1901
Page
1
A man in Chicago tried to explain revolver operation by firing the weapon at himself. The incident produced a fatal signal demonstration and highlights common misconceptions about how a revolver functions.
Great Divitain broadens its demand against Turkey as other nations press similar claims against the sultan. Analysts suggest forming a single government with a fleet to collect on commission would lower costs for all.
Miss Mary Willard, niece of Frances FE Willard, lifted the first spadeful of earth for the new American church in Der Jin. The cornerstone was laid on Thanksgiving Day by Ambassador White, marking the start of construction.
Chicago House Wrecking Company has won the contract to demolish the Buffalo Exposition structures. It reports purchasing all movable property on the grounds for $130000. A Gen Veyron account accuses French soldiers in China of widespread plunder.
After twenty years of U S exclusion Chinese merchants plan a Mc Kinley monument in Shanghai while U S reps to China receive cordial welcomes. Weather prophets predict mild weather until Christmas, then two months of severe conditions, easing into an early spring.
Dennis Mulvihill says his Bridgeport administration will ban secret sessions and closed committee meetings. He pledges frugal governance and that taxpayers money will be treated as his own, reflecting his surprise election victory.
A leading U.S. life insurance firm announces completion of a major Paris property purchase, a central triangle area now with rented buildings valued at 1.2 million dollars. The president cites growing business in France and asserts fair dealing with French policy holders as justification for the investment.
A. R. Peacock of Summerville New Jersey plans to spend his days making old schoolmates Abrams Snyder and Charles Holcomb happy. He gave each a fine house and lot and a large gold purse to sustain them. The note cites a Supreme Court ruling on Philippines status and US duties.
A Bangor dispatch reports Maine lumber production this year will exceed 40,000,000 feet. Maine is among the best forested states and timber remains a valuable asset despite some tree loss.
A weekly roundup gathers notable events from the nation including political moves in Washington and local developments across the East West and South. The column surveys federal actions, regional debates, and notable public notices shaping public life.
United States senate debates anarchy with McComas urging strong laws and Joar proposing an international penal colony. Penrose introduces a bill to bar idiots and public charges. The industrial commission life is extended to February 15 next. Hay Pauncefote canal treaty favored by foreign relations committee. House bills seek to curb southern representation, create McKinley National Park, pension Mrs. McKinley, and pursue isthmian canal and anti trust measures.
Washington notes report leaders in Congress press for swift action to curb anarchists. Abraham Isaak's Chicago remarks linked to Mel Ninley's murder spark anger as a special board reviews the Gathmann gun in a new round of government tests. Mint director Roberts cites 1901 coinage of 136,340,781 dollars. Weather chief Moore predicts more wireless telegraph use. Plans to revive civil war reimbursement legislation for states and soldiers.
The seven days ended 6th saw leading exchanges rise to 2.478 billion dollars, up from 1.952 billion. Weekly failures reached 237 in the US, with 182 prior week and 189 year ago. Catskills endure severe cold with readings near 33 below zero. In Scranton the Federation of Labor attacks Minister Wu over Chinese exclusion remarks. Wilkes-Barre records a $260,000 fire sparked by a Santa display. Miss Jane Toppan indicted for multiple murders in Barnstable. Navy defects found in battleship machinery. Kearsarge sails from New York to Havana. McGovern and Corbett to fight again in July. Madison Square Garden hosts a six day bicycle race. Lawson admits losses in slump but vows to persevere. Mrs. Anne Wentworth’s death unlocks a $500,000 Dartmouth bequest. Carnegie pledges at least $10 million to university extension. In Wilmington Delaware Robert Roberts and wife die of gas asphyxiation.
The article notes Carrie Nation suspending her paper Smashers' Mail while reporting eight concurrent murders and skeletal discoveries near Rock Island Wisconsin. It lists multiple executions and hangings including T J Hampton and Bud Wilson, bank robberies, deadly clashes, fires, and a centenarian birthday in Chicago amid a rail wreck injuring twenty.
At Pana Illinois Cecil T Bates aged four years accidentally killed his mother by knocking a gun from a table. The incident occurred in the home, leaving a child parentless.
A letter from Aguinaldo to his Manila attorney indicates he will not seek release from imprisonment. Reports of drownings on the Ottawa river ice party and a drowning in Lake Winnipeg accompany other world events.
Frye introduces a ship subsidy bill. other measures define conspiracy in restraint of trade and fund industrial education for women. Aims include restricting Chinese immigration and Alaska railroad construction. McLaurin Tilman fight case looms with possible resignations for South Carolina senators. Nicaragua grants U.S. perpetual canal land lease.
The French government will probe American trusts while the San Francisco to Honolulu cable is priced at 3 000 000 dollars. Sweden plans a 400 000 strong army with reserve organization. A German minister urges warships to collect overdue Venezuelan claims. An April 1 1902 German meat import law comes into effect. Government reports show 2 489 524 dollars spent on Indian school costs in 1900 with 26 541 pupils enrolled. Judge Emory Speer holds bankruptcy laws override state laws in insolvencies.
Andrew Carnegie proposes a $10,000,000 endowment to fund a new postgraduate and research university in Washington. The project aims to rival Germany in science and would be governed by a government trusteeship with a regents board, open to postgrad study, without public land appropriation.
Shown in the shops, small wastepaper baskets with wood exteriors and silk linings display pretty hand painted designs. Imported sewing sets come in fine linen wraps with needles, scissors, silk, thread, darning silk and a thimble. A rosewood cabinet with four drawers labeled Bills paid and similar notes is a novel gift. Dyed cheesecloths and tinted burlaps appear in upholstery, burlaps used for barel grounds and etching backdrops in red dish tones.
Los Angeles December 10 Cashier H J Fleishman of the Farmers and Merchants bank disappeared with an estimated 100000 dollars of bank money. He was last seen at his club Saturday morning before reporting ill. The bank holds bond and collateral and asserts no loss will occur.
In Washington Indiana Mrs Eli Clark and her granddaughter perished in a Monday blaze at their Oden home. The child’s clothing ignited near a grate and the grandmother, rushing to save her, was engulfed by flames. both died within minutes despite efforts to extinguish the fire.
A sentry from an Indian regiment in Tientsin killed two fellow soldiers on Monday. German troops shot the rampaging sentry, sparking clashes that left three German privates dead and a German officer mortally wounded. Three Indian troops died and several were wounded as exchanges continued. The German troops were confined to their barracks pending orders.
In Omaha on Monday morning a crowd gathered to withdraw funds from City Savings Bank amid confusion over its separation from the Omaha Loan and Trust company. Four tellers processed withdrawals quickly as patrons learned the split, then many re-deposited after clarification. In St Louis a patient at City Hospital, Teli Daniels, a negro roustabout on the steamer City of Chester, recovers from a stab wound to the heart after surgery by Dr. H Qn Nietert.
A. Townsend completes the Townsend library of national state and individual war records at Columbia University after forty years of work. Prof J C Clarke sends to the Smithsonian a unique volume compiling world alphabets traced to Egyptian hieroglyphics. Rabbi Marenus Jastrow finishes in manuscript the Dictionary of the Talmud after twenty four years begun in 1877.
Scranton Pa December 10 The American Federation of Labor discussed and adopted resolutions including rights for seamen to quit obstructive vessels and a ban on towing giant ocean rafts A proposal to boycott cigars made with child labor was debated and the term machinery was removed from the anti machinery resolution Adjournment planned until Tuesday for committee hearings
The December riot in Scranton escalated as Special Officer Frank Schofield and Detective Cosgrave attempted to arrest a man in a saloon. Miners attacked with drills and bottles, shots were fired, and three of the mob were wounded though not seriously. Schofield, a striking conductor, is assisting Magistrate Millar's court. the magistrate vows to back the arrest if needed.
Muscatine Iowa December 10 waterworks valued at 100000 dollars sold Monday for 806 dollars in back taxes. City bought the plant last spring for 100000 with no incumbrance claimed. The old company dissolved and will not pay taxes. County insists on taxes and a prominent real estate dealer bought the plant and will defend in court. City attorney aims to revert it to the city by court action. Jefferson City Missouri December 10 John Smith of St. Louis pardoned by Gov. Dockery while serving life for 1897 Webster Grove murder. He had consumed and was released on physician recommendation. He was to be hanged but commuted to life imprisonment as a tool in the crime.
In Hoboken Monday night the coroner's inquest returned an accidental death verdict for Emmeline Dale. Elizabeth Howe Dale's attorneys say they will seek bail release for Mrs. Dale while awaiting grand jury action.
Peckham Oklahoma residents report the Citizens' State Bank of this place was blown open by cracksmen in the early hours Monday using nitroglycerin on the safe. The vault combination was breached and the door blown off, with twenty nine hundred dollars taken.
Jewelers feature new bridal gifts in gold and silver marriage medals that double as brooches and chain charms. Cameo brooches rise in popularity with Washington and Mount Vernon heads, while powder boxes in Louis XVI motifs showcase pastoral Watteau scenes. Gun metal pieces with opal, pearl, amethyst, and turquoise form decorative trifles for the holiday trade. Money purses, card cases, bon bon boxes, lorgnettes and match boxes are listed among the offerings.
Dr P Urroqua of Lansing Mich endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for ovarian trouble barrenness and womb inflammation. She claims it restores health and prevents dangerous operations. Readers are advised to obtain a bottle and write for free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
Industrial information notes a major sewing machine plant to be erected on Long Island. A new fast Chicago to San Francisco train cuts travel time by 3 hours 10 minutes. Boston's waterworks could supply billions daily but current per capita use remains around 116 gallons. The trend favors placing locomotive power at the rear of a car rather than at the front of a heavy locomotive.
Northport Michigan December 9 physicians discuss a striking cure for kidney disease. Byron O Leslie of Northport suffered severe pain and despondency before using Dodd's Kidney Pills. After months of sustained health he declares a permanent cure, stirring local doctors and residents.
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