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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1900
Page
3
The Express notes science cannot yet determine a fish age from scales. The census shows about one million married women employed in U S factories, prompting comment on married men. A washable white celluloid bound sanitary oath Testament is now marketed for disinfected use.
A Dominion Franchise Act clause bars display of political signs after official nominations, prohibiting voters from wearing political buttons during campaigns in Canada. The rule aims to limit visible advocacy as campaigns Heat up.
A Missouri town contemplates portable schools to handle shifting population. A young boy resents the idea, preferring the school not to trail after him and intrude on his daily routine.
French country subscribers frequently use the telephone as an alarm to wake themselves. Those who want a wake up call must inform the telephone administration the night before the specified hour.
Thanksgiving day began in 1621 with Plymouth governor Bradford designating a day for praise and prayer after a harvest. The custom spread to other colonies, spread through the mid states during the revolution, and became a nationwide holiday in 1863.
Engineers restoring the Galveston Mexico cable, damaged by the Galveston hurricane, believe the storm included a submarine eruption. They cite twisted cable sheathing, reversed outer wrapping, and misaligned wires as evidence of the event.
Before the latest election a Tennessee editor warned readers to watch the result and judge his forecast. In the new issue he concedes he missed the mark by the width of the continental span from Atlantic to Pacific and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf.
The Yosemite, a converted merchant steamer serving as an auxiliary cruiser, was lost at Guam during the typhoon with no heavy loss of life. Oriental waters prove perilous for American ships after the Charleston and the Oregon narrowly escaped destruction.
A plan for a crowded London street features an elevated iron sidewalk above the existing pavement. Light steel bridges at corners would connect sides, with stairways at every other corner. Shops could use second floor show windows and entrances. The concept is attributed to Charles Dickens who proposed it in 1864.
Britain and Ireland with 40 million people cast 4 316 703 votes in the recent election. Compared with about 15 million in this country the low count appears apathetic but reflects conservative suffrage laws rather than public indifference.
The census lists Bailey county with four residents Cochran 25 Andrews 37 Lynn 17 and Dawson 36. It notes many counties with under 500 people and others lacking streams rail access or dense settlement. Tom Green stands as Texas largest by area at 45 000 square miles yet hosts 6 804 inhabitants.
The piece notes Mr Kruger’s reception in France as a striking page in history. It portrays an elderly man once a trekker and fighter in South Africa now celebrated by a great, cultured nation. The French animus is clear, yet the contrast with his past duties remains evident.
John Thompson, a congressional candidate, sparked backlash by claiming woman votes were easy to obtain and control. The remark angered Wyoming voters who turned out in large numbers on election day and defeated him.
From Washington reports the Senate passed a Dubuque Mississippi bridge bill and discussed the Wray Pauncefote treaty in executive session. The House approved an army reorganization bill with a prohibition on the canteen and considered the Groat measure to curb buttering.
The post office totals show receipts from all sources of 102,354,579 and expenditures of 107,740,267, leaving a deficit of 5,358,688. Immigration arrivals rose to 448,572, up 136,857 from the prior year. Mary L. McLean, mother of John R. McLean and Mrs. Dewey, died in Washington at 72. US exports to Cuba Porto Rico Philippines Hawaii and Samoa are estimated at 50,000,000 this year versus 41,000,000 in 1899.
Week ended seven saw cleared houses total 2 253 620 444 dollars up from 1 782 744 333. U S failures numbered 287 vs 184 prior week and 221 a year earlier. Harvard defeated Yale at Cambridge. H J Wayden of New York Central killed by a fall. Barge Charles Foster foundered off Erie eight crew killed. Artist John McAuliffe, 70, died in New York by a fall. James Parker cleared of guilt after seven years of a 13 year sentence in Philadelphia. George Knight, 83, veteran prisoner, dies at Thomaston prison in Maine.
A packing firm in New York paid a high price for a steer at a Chicago fat stock show. A mob lynched Dan Long near Ivanhoe Virginia for alleged assault. Ohio Federation of Labor convention ended in a row and split. Alabama officials passed a bill for a constitutional convention to restrict black voters. Great Lakes deaths rose to 110 this season compared with 100 in 1859. J J Axtell was knocked out by Kid O’Hara in Pontiac Michigan. Death of ex Senator John Lawrence Manning Irby at his Laurens South Carolina home. Morgan Park academy students celebrated a football victory by burning a building. A woman’s skeleton found near Great Salt Lake tied to a 50 year old tragedy. Adna Adams Treat the oldest mason died in Denver at 103. Saxton block in Canton Ohio destroyed by fire with $300000 loss. William N Jackson died at 91, oldest railroad worker in U S at Indianapolis. About 2000 telegraph operators on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe strike disrupting service from Chicago to San Francisco. J W Coppinger former US consul to Toronto died in Alto, Illinois at 49. Fire destroyed the main building of the State Agricultural College at Ames Iowa with loss about $90000.
Gen. Funston attacked and routed 160 Filipinos on the Nehico river in Luzon. In Canada George Arthur Pearson was hanged in Hamilton Ont for murdering Miss Annie Griffin, his sweetheart. British authorities report unable to locate a Filipino junta in Hong Kong.
Consuls report a dreadful condition in Armenia with hundreds killed daily. Warships Town and Philadelphia ordered from San Diego to South America under Admiral Kautz. British policy hints emerge in Natal and Peking while Mexico endures floods.
In Washington on the 10th Senator Cullom introduced pension bills of 50 dollars monthly for widows of Generals Palmer and McClernand. Senator Towne took the oath. The House passed the 24,496,308 appropriation bill for the three branches. Norton proposed penny postage for letters. President McKinley opened the territorial exposition in Phoenix and other items included Cuban law changes and foreign affairs notes.
The Northwest salmon output tops all prior years while Prussia taxes high incomes. King Victor of Italy narrowly escapes drowning during Rome flood. Countess Castellano receives $20 833 monthly settlement. N M Tanna donates Cleveland hospital stock valued at $82 000. Denver reports 73 capital punishment repeal murders. Georgia ships 100 000 peach trees to South Africa. Boston forms Workers Cooperative for idle labor. Jersey City women attend night school. California shop produces morseshoes for a Shetland pony. Providence ministerial wedding package offered by furniture dealer. Robert J racehorse sold for $625. New York Central to invest $2 500 000 in Boston harbor grain elevator. Alabama geologist claims gold and phosphate near Decatur. Railroads earn $883.991 million in first nine months, up $80 million from 1899.
In a fierce Lake Erie gale the iron ore barge Charles Foster sank ten miles off Evie at four a m. eight men and a cook died including Capt John Bridge and crew from Cleveland Port Austin and Detroit. The tow line parted and no distress signals were seen. The Foster valued at 19000 had no insurance. 118 lake deaths this season.
Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith outlines recommendations to curb second class mail abuses and extend rural free delivery. He cites past deficits and projected revenues, detailing costs to extend service nationwide, and calls for inspectors, search warrants, and post office facilities including a New York hub and a Washington hall of records. He emphasizes rural delivery as a transformative social and economic factor.
AL Scharsch head bookkeeper of the Fourth National Bank confessed to stealing 2422 dollars from bank funds over the past year. He is jailed following the confession noting his active club and military involvement in Grand Rapids.
The lynching occurred Saturday morning near Rome following Friday’s attack that fatally wounded Mrs Joseph White 12 miles from Rome. Mrs White’s death was expected hourly as officials investigated the case. Also reported here, Adnah Adams Treat aged 103 years and eight months died in Denver marking a long life among masons.
Heavy rains flood Brussels with the River Seine spilling into the suburbs. Rue du Cercle inundated. residents trapped in homes. some livestock drowned as flood risks rise in the Belgian capital. A brave young woman saved a child before she was fatally injured in a separate Huntington incident where Annie Cook, 16, perished while rescuing a child from a burning building.
About 2,500 to 3,000 Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe telegraph operators walked out on Saturday, crippling freight and slowing passenger service from Chicago to San Francisco. Officials claim far fewer joined. the strike seeks arbitration on wage and rules differences on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe division.
London reports Lord Salisbury considering a Kruger request for a wartime conference to discuss settlement terms. Kruger visit to The Hague spurs tone of cautious optimism, with potential venue stateside yet undecided. Queen Wilhelmina receives Kruger in incognito audience amid guarded expectations.
A snapshot of prewar Europe notes across health, agriculture and labor. Berlin Zoo feeds 28 animal types. Prussia reports 22 leprosy cases last year. Baden apple harvests require soldier help. Russian and Siberian wages range from 15 cents to $1.50 daily. Finnish immigration may decline. czar's policy may ease. In 1897, 253000 of 458082 Italian marriages could sign names, 37% of recruits were illiterate.
The Cumberland accommodation for Pittsburgh on the Baltimore & Ohio crashed into a United Traction car with passengers at Rankin. One man died, his wife was badly hurt, his baby seriously injured, and about twenty others were hurt. Fire results from overheated stove destroy two buildings in Virginia Illinois with $20,000 loss. Canton block fire destroys Saxton block and displaces twenty families with $300,000 loss and four firemen injured.
John McAuliffe a 70 year old well known New York artist was accidentally killed Sunday when he fell from a window at his residence in New York.
A memoir style endorsement highlights Mrs Lydia E Pinkham and her Vegetable Compound. Mrs Chappell of Grant Park NL shares her success treating ovarian inflammation, urging women to seek Pinkham's free guidance from Lynn Massachusetts.
A collection of quips on gender norms and social behavior features lines from various papers. It jokes about nervous illness excuses, kissing without consent, engagement surprises, a sigh of wit about perpetual motion and a rearward exit, and a jab at Miss Gay's priorities between dress and intellect.
In Chicago on December 10 1900 a Catholic Forester named Mr Rush survived Brights Disease after suffering severe illness. A local druggist suggested Dodd s Kidney Pills which he took exclusively for two months leading to a full recovery. Rush credits the pills with saving his life and notes their price of 50 cents a box sold by all dealers.
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