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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1905
Page
4
The article surveys diverse items from Argentina’s mulberry tree plantings to Bostonians' baked bean habit. It notes a Portuguese railroad plan from Delagoa Bay to Swaziland, a dust suppressing chemical Akonia, Rhode Island Governor Utter’s Sabbath observance, a yellow fever note from New Orleans, and reports of death valley prospectors and desert heat hardship.
The government used royal clemency to free space for prisoners in Italy this year. A decree issued last August pardoned 1,536 inmates and reduced sentences for 3,072 more to relieve overcrowding.
A report notes England cut its annual drink bill significantly from 1900 to 1904 with spirits consumption down by more than half and beer also reduced. Last year’s total was 85 million dollars less than five years earlier.
The report notes that over 2,000 Spaniards starved last summer due to drought. It places Spain’s famine within a larger history, citing India’s 1769 70 famine with about 3,000,000 deaths and the 1866 famine with around 1,500,000 deaths.
A Western railroad with Chicago as a terminus announces an expansion of excursion services into water travel. Previously, summer was the peak for excursion traffic, but farmers’ summer work limits their participation, revealing a second harvest season for rail excursion business.
Report states the aristocracy in France now totals 460 title holders, double the pre revolution figure. It notes 238 princes and dukes before 115 year old upheaval and compares historic counts of 83,000 titles in the early 19th century to about 200,000 titled individuals today.
President Roosevelt replies promptly to the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. He appoints a committee to draft a plan to improve government offices and workshops to reduce tuberculosis contamination to a minimum, potentially eliminating the danger.
A geological survey report shows U S crude petroleum production in 1904 reached 117,068,421 barrels with a market value of 101,170,466 dollars. The 1904 gain over 1903 is 16,602,084 barrels and 6,476,416 dollars, signaling a continuing rise in U S production attributed to rising auto demand.
The article notes London leads global ports in aggregate foreign trade entrances with New York close behind and Antwerp third. New York’s foreign trade tonnage grows faster than London’s and may surpass it by 1910, while Antwerp is expected to pass both by 1910 to 1912 and become the leading global shipping point as Belgian port traffic expands faster than British and American rivals.
The amir is described as an astute ruler and strict Muslim who seeks peace. His diplomacy has kept his buffer state between Britain and Russia. His title Qia ul Milati wadin means Light of Union and Religion, and he began his reign in 1901.
Chicago National Bank Home Savings bank and Equitable Trust company were declared bankrupt. An emergency pledge by leading Chicago financiers guarantees deposits in full, with the clearing houses and a new bank group coordinating to cover a 2 to 3 million gap from assets and liabilities.
Lexington Kentucky December 19 Imported Gonsalvo a noted world class stallion died suddenly while being loaded for shipment to Mexico City. Bred by Ferdinandez and dam Cherie he had won the Czarewitch handicap the Goodwood cup and the Alexandria plate in England and was regarded as highly valuable.
Buffalo New York December 19 Bishop Colton told police the gold cross set with rubies reported stolen was recovered in the folds of his robe.
Heavily fined in Chicago on December 19, George C. Prussing president of Illinois Brick company and eight other manufacturers indicted for conspiracy in restraint of trade plead guilty and receive $2000 fines each.
Constantinople December 19 Edward Joris a Belgian and three others were sentenced to death by the native court for their alleged involvement in the July attempt to assassinate the sultan.
Midshipman Minor Meriwether Jr. is sentenced by court martial to one year confinement within the naval academy and a public reprimand by the secretary of the navy. Bonaparte grants remittance to the penalty banning service on practice ships. Meriwether acquitted of manslaughter, found guilty of violating naval conduct clauses. Hazing crackdown at Annapolis follows with imminent dismissals for Coffin and Van Derveer.
Judge Brazee acquitted Charles F. Pfister of larceny as bailee in Milwaukee municipal court. The indictment claimed Pfister held $14,000 for Wisconsin Rendering Co in a stakeholding for a garbage contract. evidence showed the funds were disbursed and not converted by Pfister.
In Amsterdam New York on December 14 a ring of ten school children skated 200 feet from shore when a girl leader fell through ice. The others could not halt in time and four drowned while the rest were rescued.
Daniel C. Gilman of Baltimore Maryland was reelected Friday to the presidency of the National Civil Service Reform league in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Los Angeles sees a nonstop 20-round featherweight duel as Kid Herman of Chicago defeats Eddie Hanlon of San Francisco Friday night. Both fighters stayed active every round in a crowd-pleasing hard boxing headline bout.
Judge John B. Ryland, longtime criminal judge for 18 years of the Fifteenth circuit, died here Friday in Lexington Missouri.
Mrs Cassie L Chadwick will be taken to the Columbus penitentiary next Thursday to begin a ten year sentence. An appeal time limit of thirty days expires Wednesday and she says she has no chance to escape the sentence.
Milford Ohio December 15 Joseph Ambs was instantly killed and five other men injured when a derrick used in constructing a traction bridge over the Little Miami River collapsed.
Johann Hoch, condemned for the murder of Marie Walcker Hoch, had the Illinois Supreme Court deny his motion for reversal and a new trial. The court set February 23 for execution, the fourth scheduled date, with no anticipated appeal to the U S Supreme Court. Hoch, accused of having 14 wives, many dying under suspicious circumstances, was convicted in the Walcker Hoch murder.
President's daughter Miss Alice Roosevelt and her husband Nicholas Longworth will be presented at courts in June as they travel. In England Whitelaw Reid will arrange early meetings with the king and a string of entertainments. King Edward may host a dinner for them and gifts from the czar of Russia and the emperor of Japan are anticipated.
Gov. Chamberlain announced John M. Gearin of Portland to fill the Oregon Senate seat after the death of John H. Mitchell. Gearin, a Democrat, carries bipartisan support and will serve until March 4, 1907, pending the Legislature's action. He will go to Washington soon to take the oath and begin duties before the holiday recess.
Overseer John G Speicher announced sweeping Zion City changes at Shiloh tabernacle. Dowie will seek health on a Caribbean island and has named a triumvirate of himself Judge V V Barnes and Deacon Alex Granger to oversee city affairs.
Rome reports the cabinet of Prime Minister Fortis resigned after a 12 hour debate in the chamber of deputies and the opposition defeat of the commercial modus vivendi with Spain.
John M. Gearin left Portland for Washington to assume the United States Senate seat of the late John H. Mitchell, following his appointment last week to fill the vacancy.
John R. Baird a San Francisco capitalist and clubman died when the automobile he rode in fell on him near Corbett road and Asbury street. The fatal accident occurred in San Francisco.
The Grand Army of the Republic conference in Minneapolis has decided to hold the national encampment in the city, starting August 12, 1906. The event brings together veterans from across the nation for ceremonies and meetings.
A Lokal Anzeiger dispatch details street fighting in Mitau where 390 were killed and authorities report executions in Lennewarden. A separate Riga recon shows shells burning the town as troops reportedly join the revolt. A caravan of 20 German families is attacked near Roemershof by Letts, surrender follows, and captives are taken to Lennowarden castle for a brutal orgy.
Shanghai reports indicate a riot sparked by boycotters over a mixed court incident. Twenty Chinese rioters were killed, several foreigners injured, and police stations burned as anti foreign sentiment and strikes escalated. Washington says U S officials received multiple dispatches noting continued unrest and possible naval aid.
In Alpena Michigan on Monday Joseph Danford and his wife awoke to a kitchen blaze that claimed the 17monthold twin sons. Danford carried the burning cradle outside but the infants died and the father sustained severe burns possibly losing sight.
Joshua Bailey and Warren Kendall died when nitroglycerine used in oil well preparations exploded at Stoltz farm three miles north of Casey. They were thrown into the air and mangled as the derrick was destroyed.
Mrs. Mary Lacey Quigley mother of Archbishop James E Quigley of Chicago died in Rochester at age 85. She passed away Monday according to local notices and church records.
Washington mourns the death of retired Engineer-in-chief William H. Shock U S N aged 84. A veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars he served actively in both conflicts and died here Monday from bronchial trouble.
New York port reports imports of diamonds and other precious stones totaling 37 million dollars for the year.
The article surveys international and U S education developments noting Scotland's high college attendance, Japanese compulsory eight year plan with language progression, Nevada teacher shortages, university student ethics bodies, Helena Goessmann's lectures, Belgium teachers federation findings on child growth, Washington state public school disturbance law, a Chehalis reform case, and Catholic colleges moving toward free high schools led by church leaders including Cardinal Gibbons and Cardinal Rampolla in 1901.
The quotation reflects a view that harm arises from both lack of thought and lack of heart, suggesting moral failings stem from careless or selfish reasoning as well as coldness of feeling.
William A. Franklin of Franklin & Palmer Chemical Co Rochester New York recalls suffering kidney ailments and back pain before using Deans Kidney Pills. He reports relief after three boxes and says he was cured of all irregularities. Sold by dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
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