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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1897
Page
1
Rev Dr Edward Everett Hale told a Boston audience that nine of ten girls in a city public school had never heard of Noahs ark. He spoke on religious and moral education, urging better instruction.
In Iowa a woman sues for divorce on the ground that she had married the wrong man. If the court grants the plea it would reward vacillation of feminine affection and set a troubling precedent.
Wrangel Alaska with a population around 200 and its nearest neighbor 200 miles away will adopt a newspaper to join the march of progress. The town aims to shed odious contemporary practices and embrace modern timetables.
The explorer Dr. Nansen endured dog meat meals and weeks in frozen garments without harm yet warns his constitution declines under constant American receptions and handshakes. He suggests fame carries harsher penalties than the Arctic dangers.
Dr Powell of California argues that germs are not the cause but the concomitants of disease. He claims the physician can ingest various germs without ill effects, suggesting a possible modern medical delusion rivaling bloodletting in severity.
John Wanamaker of Philadelphia, a leading and relentless advertiser, explains his two year approach to publicity to buy extensive newspaper space and fill it as he desires. He contends there are many methods, but he sticks to this single strategy and is content with its results.
The list shows states voting for governors next year including Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Georgia Idaho Kansas Maine Massachusetts Michigan Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey North Dakota Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas Vermont Wisconsin Wyoming and New York.
The government says there are 20 000 money order offices nationwide up from 9 382 in 1890 plus 1 051 limited offices. Last year orders totaled 175 000 000 dollars with a profit of 700 230 dollars. Officials plan to expand offices and boost business.
The article notes that at least one murder trial is pending in every state or territory. It critiques excessive professional courtesy delaying justice while acknowledging public demand for stronger and more effective crime deterrence and punishment.
Immigrant Turks were turned back in New York after an Armenian interpreter prompted them to declare they believed in the Koran’s polygamy rule. The men said they were bachelors with no marriage plans, but were nonetheless disqualified for admission. One Armenian reportedly exacted spite on the Turk.
A typhoon devastating the Philippine islands is reported to have left about 6 000 dead. Washington issues a bulletin standardizing Alaska place names with correct spellings such as Klondike and Lewes river and Taiya for Doyea. A Washington woman recounts a life under her husband and asserts male submission in marriage as a cultural norm.
Summary of early 1898 congressional activity including Senator Allen's Cuba recognition resolution, a bill to stop pelagic sealing, Gallinger's pension restrictions, House passage of a $141 million pension bill, new post office reform measures, and Hawaiians opposing annexation with a census bill report. The Senate adjourned to the 13th while the House debated pension funding and civil service reform.
Secretary Gage reports the US stopped 28 filibustering expeditions to Cuba and says Spain would have fared no better. The Agriculture Department notes farm prices for corn oats barley rye and buckwheat rose five percent from last year. Secretary Alger orders the Lovering reprimand read at all army posts. Native Hawaiians present a memorial against annexation and annexation supporters plan Senate executive session. Post office gross receipts in November reach 3 527 868 up 382 533 from year ago.
The week ended the 10th saw mortgage exchanges total 1.55 billion dollars, down from 1.93 billion last week, with a 26.7 percent rise vs 1596. US business failures numbered 312 that week, up from 306 and 380 a year earlier. Cuban insurgents reportedly planned a Havana strike. A New Jersey rail branch reported theft of letters worth 100000 dollars. The six day bicycle race in New York crowned N Miller of Chicago at 2013 miles. Fire caused 800000 dollars damage at Dobson carpet salesrooms in Philadelphia.
In Chicago the Schaeffer Piano company made an assignment. A quartz sample with gold veins signals California inviting President McKinley to attend the golden jubilee of the discovery. December wheat rose to 1.09 on the Chicago board of trade. Ohio labor federation backs ten year foreign-labor exclusion. Executions and lynchings occur in San Quentin and Abbeville. a Tangipahou lawyer is shot in Franklinton. A Keokuk writer, Odson Clemens, dies. Delilah Fales and William Kern sentenced for murder in Waverly. Cavalry pursues Arizona Indians. Buckley ends his 60th quail feast. Mrs. Nancy Alison McKinley dies in Canton at 89.
Reports note Maria James dies at her home in Zanesville Ohio aged 114. Also mentioned is a 100000 dollar failure of government locks in Galena Newfoundland and Labrador and a 10000 dollar damage award to Lena Winslow in Kansas City for injuries from a Maccabees initiation.
Premier Sagasia warned Madrid cabinet that if the United States interferes in Cuba Spain will defend its rights and honor. Cuban leaders reject autonomy proposals in Havana province proclamation. Reports note gold theft and insurgent actions in Cuba and a separate shooting of a doctor in Matamoros. Yokohama capitalists push sawmills to compete with American products in Japan.
U S senate approves a bill granting settlers the right to file second homestead entries. Fairchild introduces legislation to aid immigration and contract labor law enforcement. Final vote on the immigration bill set for January 17. House reports a legislative executive and judicial bill totaling 21 562 425 dollars, 780 861 under estimates.
State librarian Annie I Diggs appointed in Kansas Belgium outputs 22 000 000 pounds oleomargarine from 15 factories South Carolina public schools see 25846 more children this year Queen Wilhelmina to take oath September 6 1898 in the Netherlands Edward Dun to open mercantile houses in Yokohama and Jobe Puget Sound salmon canning outputs 1897 total 5 500 000 fish 467 000 cases worth 1 634 500 Lime Jacket former Shawnee chief and Baptist minister dies near Chetopa Kan aged 80 plus Vanderbilt takes 1 000 000 life policy paying 35000 yearly premium Uranium worth 1500 per ton found near Black Hawk Col French syndicate will buy all produced Mind reader Paul Alexander Johnstone plans round-the-world blindfolded trip Shaker colony from Lebanon near Savannah Col J Z Slingerland Ohio colony head arranging transfer Wade Hampton to work on The History of the Cavalry of the Army of Northern Virginia Oldest American steam-engine engineer Tawson runs first engine on American soil Capt John Tawson in St Louis Inter State Commerce Commission extends two years safety-appliance deadline for railroads.
Washington reports a House Republican special committee aims to modify the civil service law rather than repeal it. Democrats prefer full repeal, Republicans seek targeted changes to exams tenure and department control, with possible Senate approval and presidential signature.
Henry Probasco assigns to Seth C. Foster after retiring for over 80 years. Assets valued at 200000 with liabilities of 100000. Probasco once donated the Fifth Street bronze fountain in Cincinnati and was famed for stable finances, making the surprise assignment notable.
In Augustine near the Warren Elk county line a house fire claimed the lives of three children. Mrs. John Frederick woke early and used kerosene to start the kitchen fire. The dwelling burned with contents. an infant survived but badly burned and may die. Mrs Frederick was seriously burned.
Denver reports a dangerous counterfeit ten dollar silver certificate of the 1801 series with plate and treasury numbers in circulation. Three copies reached federal officials. note features Hendricks portrait and green back, described as a top recent counterfeit. Memphis diver Speedy leaps 125 feet from cantilever bridge into the Mississippi and reaches shore unhurt, witnessed by about 2000 spectators.
James O'Brien, a prominent Freeport farmer, was struck and killed while in a baggage buggy near a railroad crossing on the Illinois Central line. The incident occurred December 14 as the buggy was hit by the oncoming train, with the area awaiting investigation.
The National Federation of Labor opened its annual convention in Nashville with over 100 delegates and equal visitors. President Gompers delivered an address noting rising union membership, shifts toward unskilled labor, strikes mainly for higher wages and shorter hours, and calls for arbitration and postal services.
Two black men arrested for the Rabin storekeeper murder at St. Gabriel La. were lynched Monday night near Plaquemine. Sheriff Brown hid the suspects on a Texas & Pacific train to New Orleans for safety, but a mob halted the journey, seized the prisoners, and hanged them in the woods.
A hurricane struck Point H-A-La-Hache near New Orleans on Monday at 1:30 am demolishing St. Thomas Catholic church two houses and a store. A lugger was driven across the river and an Austrian crewman drowned. Local losses total around 15000, with fears many back bayous camps and lives lost.
A London reformers group of 300 plus works against blackmailers while Rhodesia’s rail boom astonishes with 600 miles laid in 19 months and Bulawayo electrified. Paris zoo adds Siamese wildcat. Kin Pan of Peking traces a 1000 year paper lineage with color coded editions. Fulbourne church offers penny tickets funded by legacy rents to aid the poor weekly.
A compact compilation of famous last words from notable figures including Walter Scott Vespasian John Wesley Alfieri Raleigh De Stael Franklin Richter John Keats Cardinal Beaufort Thomas Paine Earl of Derby Anne Boleyn Mozart Marco Bozzaris and others. It presents brief, quoted farewells spanning literature philosophy and history.
Writers endorse restrained hat trimming and velvet hats for elegance. Dolman wraps face movement issues and may be unwelcome, while dark velvet hats with pins and rich trimming are favored. Theater wraps, velvet plush brocade fur lace and ruchings dominate, with shoulder cape wraps remaining popular and adaptable to different figures.
Fire swept through the Sterling Remedy Company laboratory and offices in Attica Indiana causing heavy damage to the third floor packing area. Workers saved thousands of documents and fled with materials as General Manager Kramer organized immediate reconstruction efforts and orders for new supplies were issued even as flames still burned.
Madge Casey bursts into tears on a Turkish divan in her father’s brownstone mansion. Her mother scolds her for late nights and a suitor’s rumored plans. The father teases about tight shoes and fate as Madge laments her situation in a comic slice of life.
No 4 is the Michigan Central North Shore Limited leaving Chicago at 2.00 p m and arriving New York at 3.00 p m next day and Boston at 5 20 p m 26 hours 20 minutes. The mid day departure suits business men and enables arrival during business hours. Ladies traveling alone are advised to take this train. City office 119 Adams Street Chicago.
A New York World excerpt presents a tense scene with a landord vowing to settle debts by force as three touring actors holed up in a boarding house face a possible showdown. The dialogue blends menace with weather like meteors near midnight, echoing old frontier melodrama.
Describes a descriptive folder with five Alaska maps and routes to gold fields. Offers Alaska Land of Gold and Glacier booklet for fifteen cents. Mentions sending 4 cents in stamps to Whit ney at Great Northern railway for publication details. Notes Great Northern line length and Seattle Portland steamship connections. Includes a brief blurb about a Chicago News burglar story.
A public health appeal urges women to heed early warning signs and avoid hospital operations. It cites Mrs Lyness’s experience with miscarriage and overwork, credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for recovery, and asserts the medicine helped her avoid surgery.
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