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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1900
Page
1
A New York man paid 1710 dollars for a rare first issue British Guiana postage stamp from 1850, marking a notable philatelic purchase.
The article humorously argues banks endure fires far less than stoves, noting this has been demonstrated for the 3,896th time and implying banks are safer repositories for money.
Director Merriam projects a U S population of 73 million in the federal census. English statistician Mulhall places the figure at 77.3 million, offering higher growth expectations.
The Chicago Tribune notes that in 1899 twenty one thousand people were placed on the missing list and have never been heard from. The paper speculates a few may have wandered into the next century.
The Omaha Bee notes the new lightweight champion Bower avoids smoking chewing drinking and swearing and suggests that if he stops fighting he could become a notable man, in a critical aside about his public image and future potential.
John Mefford aged 75 and Mrs. Thrycie Sullivan aged 84 married in Greenup Kentucky a few days ago. It is their fourth marriage for each and Mefford quipped that it would be his last, adding a light jab about giving other men a chance.
Prof Samuel Schenk declares he is a victim of envy and ignorance after being expelled from the University of Berlin for a book on sex. He says he will leave Germany for America, likely to settle there.
George Westinghouse is cited claiming a new process can convert city garbage into an economical fuel to power gas engines and generate electricity. If true, he would have solved a long standing urban waste problem.
The piece argues that while bicycle clubs shed constitutions and merge into social groups the wheel itself remains popular. It states that extravagant cycling accessories have faded and cycling endures as a practical activity beyond social fads.
In Mania a group of Americans formed a company to dig for a hidden treasure of gold and jewels buried in southern Luzon by a wealthy Chinese mandarin Chan Dee Suey. Fili pinos and Spaniards have long searched without success. A soldier recently found two Spanish coins dated 1758 near the spot, fueling belief this is the famed Capt Kidd treasure of the orient.
Lieut. Ward Cheney of Connecticut died of wounds from a skirmish in the Philippines. A Yale 1894 graduate, he served on the Hartford Courant staff when he enlisted in 1898. Before leaving, he joked about writing his own obituary, which he did as requested by an editor.
The heliograph is a mirror mounted on a telescope that directs a beam of sunlight to distant stations. Signals are read by Morse or cipher codes, enabling rapid messaging across great distances, dependent on clear sunshine.
John B McDonald of New York City won the contract to build an underground four track railway the full length of Manhattan from Battery to Harlem. The city funds the project at a cost of 32 million dollars and will operate it after 50 years with municipal employees taking over. The line spans 32 miles and is billed as the continent’s greatest public improvement.
A United States naval attache reports that French antiquarian M. A. de Ricaudy has located the grave of John Paul Jones. The body is said to be in a former foreigners Protestant cemetery sold in 1804 and now private property.
A week of congressional activity highlights urgency appropriations and bills recognizing the National Association of Manufacturers. House members debate pensions for Cuban and Philippine service, eulogies fill sessions, and a census framework moves forward. Fort Leavenworth hospital funding is introduced amid tributes to Rep Samuel T. Baird.
From Washington comes word that the remains of 43 soldiers who died of yellow fever in Cuba were interred at Arlington cemetery. Commander Wainwright of the Gloucester was present and received a sword. Contributions since the Lawton fund closing bring total to 93,564 dollars. President McKinley and Mrs. McKinley observed their twenty ninth wedding anniversary.
A dynamite car exploded in a railroad wreck near Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania killing five men. Between June 26 and July 3 exchanges totaled 1.609 billion dollars up from 1.718 billion last week, a 24.8 percent rise from 1899. US business failures numbered 231, down from 242 the prior week and 22 in 1899. Maj. Gen. Brooke to take command of the Department of the East in place of Maj. Gen. Merritt. Actress Kate Claxton filed for bankruptcy with 10789 dollars in liabilities and no assets.
Reports from the West and South note political shifts in Indiana and local calamities. Fatalities include Mrs Polly Gabriel and Mrs Maria McLain by a train in Evanston, and Judge Thomas J Wharton in Mississippi. Other items mention lynching in Canyon City, Cape Nome preparations, burglaries in Deerfield, and multiple local shootings and suicides.
Dr Nixon Montrose Scotland's oldest minister died in Edinburgh aged 97. An official death notice confirms the death of Emperor Kuang Hsu of China.
The 75 year old mother of Empress Augusta Victoria dies in Dresden. British war office notes no public war news since Spion Kop.
The United States Senate approved 23 pension bills and refused to reconsider the Samoa treaty ratification. Speaker Mason condemned an alleged interview claiming the British consul in New Orleans called him a montebank. Senator Tillman denounced the Philippine policy as the House debated pulling troops from Cuba on July 4.
French railroads ordered 30 locomotives from Philadelphia. A Leipzig paper warns German manufacturers may crowd Russia. Congressman Caldwell favors a transcontinental sea canal. A French court jailed a pamphleteer for insulting Queen Victoria. Gov. Roosevelt asked funding for the Erie canal. Dr Wirt Johnson died in Jackson Mississippi. The Italian queen owns a $30000 handkerchief made over 20 years by women. Captain Loeffler served as Washington door keeper for 30 years. Horatio J Sprague is the longest serving US consul since 1848. Fundraisers seek money for Rear Admiral Schley’s Washington home. A New York evangelist urges churches to serve drinks and box. An autograph letter of Vice President Hobart sold in London. Alaska Arizona Oklahoma New Mexico gubernatorial terms given. West’s retirement will end Confederate senator era. Duke of Norfolk has held his title 40 years. The Greek queen is the only woman admiral. Miss Jacates had two hearts in postmortem.
London reports Gen Buller states Warren's troops withdrew to the south bank of the Tugela after abandoning Spion Kop due to water shortages and heavy Boer fire. Boers claim 1500 British killed and 150 surrendered. dispatch praises certain regiments and notes morale in withdrawing safely with stores intact.
London reports a tension filled pause as Lord Roberts weighs fresh moves toward the Free State and Ladysmith relief. Dispatches list heavy officer losses, rising casualty totals, and new Allied force deployments while Dr Leyds signals long war prospects and possible mediation actions.
The House agriculture committee reports a bill to reorganize and improve the United States Weather Bureau. It proposes an ideal merit system reducing political influence, merit based appointments, secure tenure, and protection for disabled or aged employees with support during need. The measure aligns with modern civil service ideas across the executive branch.
Miss Jennie Murphy of Albany, 19, daughter of former United States Senator Edward Murphy Jr of Troy, found a $100,000 check from her father under her plate at breakfast on Wednesday. She received many congratulations and other handsome gifts throughout the day.
Thirteen crew members drown when the Spanish steamship Vallex sinks near Bilboa. Rescue efforts continue as authorities investigate the disaster reported January 30.
An inventor announces a perfected electrical appliance said to enable the blind to see, promising happiness for those with vision loss. The piece also touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a worldwide remedy for indigestion dyspepsia constipation biliousness malaria fever and ague.
A gushing young woman talks with a congressman about distant worlds and inhabitants who may vote elsewhere. The man concedes he has not considered them, noting they do not vote in his district.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease requiring constitutional treatment. The ad claims internal use cleanses blood and mucous surfaces destroys disease, builds up constitution and offers 100 dollars if it fails. Testimonials available by mail Toledo Ohio makers F J Cheney & Co. Sold by druggists 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best.
A German cooper, eager to rise beyond his craft, wrote to the Rothschilds in Frankfort seeking apprenticeship as a millionaire in business. The youth remains a cooper. Grain-O presented as a nutritious coffee substitute, aiding digestion and nerves, sold by grocers for 15 to 28 cents.
In Yonkers, a recent piano concert recall mentions Prof. Gridley. The manager’s line You may hang away when ready echoes a historic joke as readers ponder how memory repeats itself.
The notice extols Louisville and Nashville Railroad facilities for tourists across Florida Cuba Porto Rico Central America and Nassau. It describes double daily sleeping car lines from Cincinnati Louisville Chicago and St Louis via Jacksonville to interior Florida and to Miami Tampa and New Orleans.
The Pacific and Oriental Mail runs from Grand Central Station New York every night at 9 15 with a fourth night later this mail is sent to San Francisco for delivery or transfer to steamers for Hawaii Australia PhilippinesJapan A new Round the World folder is issued by the New York Central Lines copy sent free post paid on receipt of three cents in stamps George H Daniels G P A Grand Central Station New York
The Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph reports a remark praising Gen Kitchener through a quip about a man named Dukane and Mr Gaswell. The exchange highlights a humorous view on naming and access or range against the enemy.
The Chicago Evening News sketches a humorous line claiming Miles Man descended from a monkey and jokes that the monkey resided in a tree, reflecting editorial wit rather than fact.
An industrial era drug advert promotes Kemp's Balsam as a remedy to stop coughing immediately. It urges readers to visit a druggist for a sample bottle free and notes large bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents with a warning against delay.
A collage of aphorisms and testimonial lines from 1890s newspapers and magazines. It includes product pitches for laxatives and cough cures, brief social maxims, and humorous quotes from sources such as Philadelphia Record Washington Democrat Elliott’s Magazine and Chicago Daily News.
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