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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1898
Page
2
A note identifies Jules Verne as Olchewitz, a Warsaw native living in Amiens France. Army engineers assess New York and Boston defenses as among the world’s best, and officials say the country is shaping up for a long period of peace.
After a protracted 14 year dispute the will of a San Francisco estate once valued at $75 000 has been sustained and the long litigation suspended as the estate is exhausted by legal fees.
Mrs. Gertrude Latty of 563 South Franklin Street Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania says she owns a clock she believes may be the original grandfather clock, and she can document its existence for more than 150 years.
Mrs. Harriet BR. P. Stafford of Cottage City Massachusetts presented to the government the first flag bearing the stars and stripes ever hoisted over an American vessel of war and the first that was saluted by a foreign naval power.
A popular lecturer stresses that choosing a proper place is the first step in building a home. The quote notes selection is easy but securing possession after choosing is the real challenge to address.
The Vermont legislature passed a bill establishing the state’s attorney general as a new office, leaving Vermont without an AG. The plan originated in Connecticut where the first AG was elected this year.
An inventive method mixes waterproof glue with clean quartz sand to form flexible indestructible soles. The sanded layer is spread over the leather base, providing a firm grip and slip resistance on slick surfaces.
The United States treasurer reports that 69,265 counterfeit copper and nickel coins were detected last year. The forgeries circulated mainly in Boston New York and Philadelphia, signaling a shift from larger denomination fraud to smaller coin production.
Report notes 2,060,000 Italians fall prey to malaria each year with about 15,000 deaths. A national society has formed to study and curb the malady. This year malaria besieged 63 provinces and made 5,000,000 acres uncultivable.
Recruiting officers recorded nearly 4 000 enlistments and over 7 000 rejections in November. Of the enlistments 1 982 were in general recruiting and about 2 000 were for specific regiments, indicating growing interest in regular army service.
The U S supreme court directs John W. Merriam a wealthy tobacco merchant of New York City to contribute to Ade laide Merriam's support so she may live in her accustomed style. He had divorced her in North Dakota on cruelty and violent temper claims. this ruling is the state’s first of its kind.
The Chester County almshouse shelters three notable residents: a man once worth $200,000 who lost it through generosity, Sallie Elbert one of the last Lenape in the area, and Rebecca Thomas a 103 year old woman who recalls Havre de Grace burned by British troops.
Thomas C Boone recounts experiences in Boston after war balloon ascents at Santiago. He says correspondents condemned the balloon, but asserts its battlefield value, citing locating the enemy and saving many lives by warning about 200 soldiers hidden in a pass guiding a marching regiment.
Four men, all veterans, joke with a gun. A mock firing turns deadly when an unloaded cartridge explodes. A widow and two orphans are left in Wheel ing and a man tormented by self blame faces possible suicide. The incident highlights dangers of soldiers handling firearms for sport.
The fifty fifth Congress confirmed John Hay as secretary of state and adjourned as it paid tribute to the late Representatives Northway and Love. The House passed an anti ticket railway scalping bill and moved toward expanding the regular army to about 100 000 men while Senate bills addressed war scandals veterans homes and naval appointments. Adjourned to the 12th with twenty six pension bills considered.
Health reports to the war department from commanding officers show great improvement among troops in Cuba and Porto Rico. A peace treaty with Spain is signed in Paris by United States and Spanish commissioners. Units sail from Savannah to Havana and Marianao as orders deploy forces.
Washington authorities say reports that Japan offered 200 million dollars for the Philippines are entirely without foundation. Gen Calixto Garcia, Cuban wartime hero and head of a Cuban assembly commission, dies in Washington at 59 from pneumonia. President McKinley may travel to Cuba and Puerto Rico soon with cabinet members.
Obituary notes Henry Mortimer Platt dies at 76 in New York. He founded the United States first gold and silver refinery in New York City. Dupont powder works blast in Wilmington kills three, injures eight. Clarion River wreck near Portland Mills, Pa. leaves three dead and three hurt. Charles W. Miller wins six day bicycle race in New York covering 2007 miles and marries Genevieve Hanson. Water pipe breaks in Brooklyn causes $1,000,000 damage. Massachusetts grounded near Governor's Island, battleship Massachusetts sustains heavy damage. Fatal fire in Brooklyn claims Joseph Noblett, wife, mother-in-law, and Thomas Winne.
Edward Werkeand and Nicholas Pitts, both from Wisconsin, were killed by accidental gun discharge while hunting. Karl Decker known as the prince of forgers was sentenced to seven years in San Quentin for bank fraud. John Andersen, executed in Norfolk VA for the murder aboard the schooner Olive Pecker. Samuel McKee former congressman from 1864 to 1869 died in Louisville Kentucky at age 65.
Reports from Courtland and Louisville note a colored man Jordan Webb hanged for assaulting Mrs Lucy Bowden. Percie Ponder, 16, died by his own hand in Louisville after a father’s whipping threat. Judge John William Showalter of the Seventh District died in Chicago aged 54. Imla Johnson in Pond Creek faces trial for poisoning her sixth husband. Bishop Theodore Morrison of Epiphany Church in Chicago becomes bishop of Town. Kansas blacks push a deportation movement involving 2,000,000 to several destinations. William Titchings killed John Stunt, wife and Thomas Saywood at Free Soil then killed himself, reportedly due to insanity.
Foreign intelligence reports the steamer Londonian sank at sea while voyaging from Boston to London with Captain Lee and 24 crew members perishing. The Neva flood in St Petersburg devastates lower city quarters, with heavy property and loss of life. Transvaal forces massacre women and children in South Africa during the campaign against rebel Mpefu. William Black, a prolific London writer, dies at 57.
In the Senate West opposed territorial expansion while Morgan opened debate on the Nicaragua canal bill. A bill authorizing A A Bartlett to raise and move the battleship Maine was introduced. The House focused on District of Columbia affairs and seamen relief legislation advanced with no results.
Harvard scholar Prof. Kitridge reads Eliot’s Indian Bible. A Cleveland bazar sells a Mrs. Mel Winley doll for 18 dollars. The Wilder will leaves 102000 to Mount Solyoke College. French 1898 vintage estimated at 2282000 hectoliters, down 68900 from last year. California wine crop shortage and demand push prices higher. A ukase bans corsets in Russian schools. Helen Gould revealed as donor of 250000 to University of New York. J J Walter named missionary in charge of Alaska Methodist work. James H Southall gets ten years hard labor for fraud in St Paul. Benjamin S Lear and father serve in Manila with First Colorado infantry. A Paris youth Constantin, 19, stands eight feet tall. Nicaragua declares itself independent after Central America collapse. Howard Gould spared fortune in marriage to Katherine Clemmons. W H Newman of Lake Shore & Michigan Southern orders 45 locomotives for about 500000.
Gen Calixto Garcia the Cuban leader and commission head died in Washington at the Hotel Raleigh after pneumonia worsened from exposure. He spoke of Cuba in his last hours and embraced his son. funeral plans were not set, with many officials and public figures offering condolences.
A compact biography recounts Garcia from early exile and multiple revolts to leadership in the Cuban war. It notes his escape to France and New York, filibuster arrest and bail, subsequent expeditions, alliance with Maceo, siege victories at Tunas Guisa and Guaimaro, role as lieutenant general, aiding U S forces near Santiago, and chairing the postwar commission to liaise with U S authorities.
A Brooklyn flood inundated 20 blocks in the Twenty-eighth Ward on Sunday, washing out foundations, tearing trolley and telegraph poles, and leaving ten families homeless. The Hobart street Central avenue main, four feet in diameter, burst at five am, sending 1.5 million gallons flowing and eight foot water spouts. Police estimate damage at 500000 dollars as dozens of homes are condemned or need major repairs.
William Hitchings, brother-in-law of John Hunt, killed John Hunt, Mrs. Hunt, and Thomas Hayward in a wooded area two miles west of Fresoil Michigan. He then killed Mrs. Hunt with a jackknife, and finally slit his own throat from ear to ear, dying at once amid blood.
The World Herald telegraphed $1000 to the First Nebraska regiment in Manila and $1000 to the Third Nebraska regiment led by William J. Bryan in Savannah preparing for Cuba. Over 3000 contributors fund a Christmas dinner for the two regiments.
A devastating Sunday blaze at a five family flat building at 134 Prospect Place Brooklyn left four people dead with more feared dead as rescuers search the ruins. The fire started in the basement where a boys club met and is believed started by accident.
The Plymouth church advisory committee accepted the resignation of Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbot to take effect May 1. After January 1 he will be removed from active church management and will preach only if his health allows.
Lansing reports semi official figures for the last election show Gov. Pingree with an exact plurality of 75079. Total governor votes this year reached 421144 with Pingree receiving 243239 an increase of 21 percent over his share in the previous election.
Paris reports La Liberte states that a temporary release of Col. Picquart has already been ordered, signaling a change in his detention status.
London December 12. The death is announced of William Black the novelist.
Washington December 7 The annual report of the secretary of the treasury to Congress emphasizes currency and banking reform. It notes persistent misgivings about paper money and calls for bank issued currency as a remedy, while detailing 1897 98 treasury receipts and expenditures and a need to replenish the fractional silver coin stock to meet rising demand as population grows.
Dispatch reports Grant C. Gillett the fugitive Kansas cattleman has vanished from Chihuahua and is thought to be in Mexico City Mazatlan or South America. He hid ten days at J M Fisher ranch 60 miles south of Durango a former Kanzan whose Kansas banking saga echoes Gilletts own troubles with a bank that paid only five percent on $300000 in deposits.
In Boston on December 9 the Boston National Bank stockholders voted to liquidate with over 8,000 of 10,000 shares represented. Only 12 shares opposed the plan. Organized in 1853 the bank has never paid a dividend and now liquidates to reimburse stockholders with a $1,000,000 advance. The liquidation is expected to total about $120.
In Stray Stories a dialogue notes Charles doubts Blank can profit from the tobacconist shop. Fred replies that his advertising is simply puffing his own cigars, as the proprietor famously smokes the best cigars himself.
Excursion tickets will be sold at stations on the North Western line and connecting railroads to all points within 200 miles, at greatly reduced rates on December 24 25 26 31 1898 and January 1 2 1899 and until January 4 1899. Apply to agents Chicago and North Western Bay for full particulars.
A quoted exchange from the Indianapolis Journal shows a village pessimist addressing a band follower while another man denies possessing a gun. The dialogue captures local tensions and community skepticism in a brief civil exchange.
An old remedy promoting daily bowel movement for health. Claims to act on the liver and kidneys to cure ailments such as headaches. Priced at 25 and 50 cents.
Reed and Ah discuss publication timing with Wright in the Cincinnati Enquirer draft note. The brief resembles a newsroom chatter about whether content is ready for print.
A claim promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promising cure for colds in one day. Advert says druggists refund money if it fails and lists a price of 25 cents. The note credits the Washington Iowa Democrat.
An advertisement urges readers to send for information to the Rheumatic Treatment Co. in Mt. Clem ens Michigan and promotes St Jacobs Oil as a master cure for rheumatism and neuralgia. It asserts immediate use for sprains and appeals to athletes.
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