28 Dec 1893
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1893
Page
1
The Express notes six Norwegian residents who have not received vaccines are disqualified from voting in all elections. A separate curiosity is a France based insurer offering dowries to girls upon marriage and a proposed world’s fair stamp costing about a thousand dollars per copy. The piece also explains the origin of the word chestnut as derived from an Italian term meaning antiquities.
Furniturn is made from southwestern plains cactus stalks that are split steamed and rolled into boards. The resulting material forms a natural filigree offering delicate appearance yet strong durability.
A tun sea serpent appeared off Newfoundland's banks and is expected to move southward during winter, reaching seaside resorts just before the season opens. The sighting suggests a gradual migration along the coast.
Estimates for a proposed Erie canal trolley system predict daily grain shipments of 80,085,290 bushels and annual volume of about 6,444,043,020 bushels over 216 navigation days.
The court declines to treat piano playing as a nuisance allowing a piano addict to torment the instrument and neighbors from early morning to late evening if they choose. The piece mocks court reasoning and notes Princeton students fined for mistreatment of a Chinaman amid broader worries about civilization and hazing consequences.
A device drops a sinking cartridge that explodes on seabed contact. The blast is captured by a microphone system, and depth is calculated from the explosion time. This method replaces traditional lead lines for measuring ocean depth.
Nineteen persons have threatened the life of Dr. Parkhurst the New York clergyman who has attacked vice and officials who tolerate it. The doctor remains unbothered believing there is luck in odd numbers.
The text catalogs national and regional flower badges pairing Athens with violet and Canada with sugar maple, plus Egypt Josus, England rose, France flower-de-luce, Florence giglio, Germany corn-power, Tyeland shamrock leaf, Italy lily, Prussia linden, Saxony mignonette, Scotland thistle, Spain pomerranate, and Wales leek leat.
Krey, the motor man, asserts his machine is almost complete and ready to revolutionize mechanics. The report notes the recurring poetical claim that such motors are always “to be” rather than finished, echoing Keely’s similar claims in past years.
The author notes reversed gender roles in China with men in skirts and women in trousers. Men wear long hair while women wear short hair. Men take up dressmaking and women bear burdens. Traditional color cues at funerals and weddings are mentioned with elderly women often serving as bridesmaids.
Reports describe patients at Long View asylum in Cincinnati reacting with wild excitement when power first activated. Observers note initial distress gave way to buoyant behavior and improved mood in many patients, attributed to the electricity’s stimulating effect.
The article lauds Lake Superior mine reopenings as better than charity, highlighting independence as crucial for American workers. A Chicago firm ads for about forty workers, receiving over a thousand applicants in one week, spanning clerks to laborers despite lower wages. The piece notes widespread distress among willing workers with no jobs to take.
Charles R Tudorpe veteran actor dies aged 83 after a long career spanning 64 years since his first stage appearance as Octavian in Colman The Mountaineers at the old Park Theater. He lived on the Pacific coast for four decades and was married to actress Ron Mestayer who died about twelve years ago. His two sons Charles R and Edwin followed him into acting.
A packed weekly digest notes senate bills on import duties and voting rights, ambassadorial nominations, and federal election law repeal efforts. It covers Hawaii and Utah debates, Oklahoma statehood, and Utah Nevada annexation talks, with multiple deaths, fires, fraud losses, and a race war in New Mexico.
The secretary of the treasury warns of a probable annual deficiency of 28 million dollars ending June 30 and urges authority to issue and sell bonds up to 200 million at par to fund government expenses. Weekly exchange totals rise to nearly 1.95 billion while unemployment nears 38 million nationwide. War on cut rate patent medicines announced by the National Wholesale Druggists Association.
A house fire in Srad ford Pa killed Mrs Stecke and a 56 year old boy. Pittsburgh employed 1700 men at one dollar daily. WeEsTOON walked from New York to Albany claiming vigor. A crossing near ollis IL saw Marcus Lund and relatives killed by trains. Schwartz Graff of Philadelphia assigned assets 830000 liabilities 275000. Ex Governor Alfred Littlefield died in Lincoln Rhode Island. St Nicholas Bank in NYC closed. Boston six story blaze caused 200000 loss. Manchester Center Vermont fire destroyed main business district causing 100000 loss. Fourteen workers killed and four injured in a Carnegie Homestead mill cave-in. Col William C Young oldest West Point graduate died in New York born 1799.
The report lists a string of violent crimes and robberies. Joseph Steiner and Sons bankers in Greenville, Alabama fail for 100000. In Cincinnati a carpenter fatally cuts his wife’s throat and himself. Robbers kill Hunter Wilson and wound his wife in Arkansas. Gambling-house attendants in Chicago robbed of 4000. In Burbank a double homicide ends in suicide by the killer Shorty Babcock. A private bank in Galesburg suspends. A couple near Winchester, Ohio found murdered. Woolen cloth dealers Everne Timberman jailed for 125000. Iron wood Michigan police largely under arrest for theft. In Adel, Georgia, Will Ferguson is killed to prevent testifying. Reapers rob an express train near Houston, Texas. messenger and fireman killed.
Reported drownings include Mary Doyle 29 James 13 Joan 12 and Charles Neal 10 near Halifax Nova Scotia. A blaze in a Sheffield drapers building caused an estimated loss of £1,000,000. Officials in Honolulu frame an ultimatum rejecting crown restoration and vow to resist any forceful overthrow of the provisional government. In Nassawah Egypt a battle between Italian forces and dervishes leaves hundreds dead including Mohammed Ali and his emirs.
News notes report Santa Fe railroad receivers appointed amid £240,000,000 liabilities and a series of incidents including Mrs. Ann Stimson’s 106th birthday death in Hancock New York ex governor Bragg’s passing in Middletown Delaware. commerce and crimes span Brantford Ontario river overflow Tacoma gold theft Mobile Ohio train robbery Milwaukee dry goods failure Greensburg Kansas bankruptcy and Union Pacific train robbery at Seminole Oklahoma. Also Union county and Colorado politics calls extra session January 10 and Indiana women gaining legal practice access.
Washington Dec 22 The annual report of Secretary of the Treasury John G Carlisle to Congress outlines a 1894–95 revenue of 2481 000000 and expenditures of 448 121 000 a deficit of 28 000 000 It proposes 3 percent five year bonds in small lots and a one year issue of 50 million dollars in 8 percent bonds along with higher internal revenue taxes on distilled spirits cigars cigarettes playing cards cosmetics perfumes legacies and successions and on investments in stocks and bonds It urges ad valorem duties reforms and notes silver coinage and currency reserve measures amid the balance of payments and public credit concerns.
A wild House of Representatives scene on December 19 features Mr. Cockran urging a seven member committee to probe alleged executive annexation and House rights, while Mr. Boutelle accuses policy of infringing constitutional prerogatives. Speaker Crisp ultimately sends both resolutions to the Foreign Affairs Committee. an appeal by Boutelle is defeated 89 to 1s.
The Kearsarge was ordered from New York to San Domingo to protect American interests amid a disturbance. Reports from Haiti mention an assassination attempt on President Herreaux of San Domingo, but details remain unclear. American citizens' involvement is not yet known.
Receiver Failey will pay 10 percent dividend to Iron Hall certificate holders who filed and proved claims under Judge Winter's order. Warrant holders and matured certificates at appointment are excluded. The distribution totals about half a million dollars. Fort Puant wreck victims settle for 8000. frame Smith died. family remains at Battle Creek. Pike Lucas, famed trotting figure, dies at 47, a contributor to sporting journals.
Mrs. Andrew Foy testified in the Coughlin case that she saw Dan Coughlin and heard conspiratorial talk involving Patrick Cooney and Martin Burke. She described repeated visits and threats to remove Cronin and said Coughlin reassured her there was no danger and that she would be cared for.
Telegraphed report from Homestead Pennsylvania confirms a cave-in at the new Carnegie mills causing at least four deaths and four serious injuries. The disaster occurred at Munhill station where a large furnace is being erected. two bodies have been recovered and over a dozen workers are believed buried. Nearby news items note a child carried off by an eagle in Stellars Alabama and Presley Simpson aged 96, one of the last War of 1812 veterans, died in Paris Kentucky.
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