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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1898
Page
2
The city hosts 4,000 music teachers signaling cultural growth. A line notes coal was discovered 700 years ago and jokes about a woman who builds fires predate that by centuries, reflecting long-standing humor.
A woman in an eastern city ran ads the same day for a woman secretary and a cook. She received 422 applications, but only two applicants were willing to cook.
Germany has merely leased the seized ground and will use it for trading purposes, contrary to expectations of a full partition.
The boys on the Klondike chase the mother lode but settle for a rich sister lode and ample grub in the shanty. The gold from the Klondike may only fund railways and steamship lines planned to reach the Yukon valley.
A Paris report states 21 murder cases linked to robbery yielded average loot under 16 francs each and all killers were executed by guillotine. The piece highlights the swift certainty of justice as the most striking element.
Fourteen miles of the Panama canal are practically finished with about one third completed. The remaining 40 miles are projected to cost 150000000 dollars and present the route’s major engineering challenges.
Reverend Chaney writes to the Christian Register praising Hawaii for no beggars or poorhouses. He notes compulsory education and a public school system teaching English and elementary studies to every school age child.
The paper notes that no journalist has been named in connection with counterfeit $100 bills, not due to detection skill or reluctance to print names, but for a reason that cannot be disclosed without exposing a professional secret.
In six months over 4000 claims were filed in Albany for discoveries of gold and silver. The Troy Times notes many people idle since the rush began and predicts that if total yield reaches four thousand dollars, gold seekers will be lucky.
The case divides France into two camps one supporting Alfred Dreyfus a Jew accused of passing army secrets to Germany and another denouncing him. He was tried convicted and imprisoned under severe conditions. The German foreign minister denounces the charges as untrue.
The Italian republic favored by the pope may be closer than believed as discontent rises. Tax pressure and dull trade threaten bankruptcy, with blame placed on Italy's position in the present division of powers across Europe.
A Baltimore special reports scientists claim to produce butter and cheese directly from vegetables without cows. Willard G. Day announces a process using electricity to convert vegetables into dairy products. The piece notes cows may still dominate beef production for now.
The Philadelphia Times argues that idleness can slide from begging to stealing and then to burglary, narrowing the line between petty theft and burglary. It says the only way to stop the professional tramp is to punish the crimes his calling leads to.
The article notes Japan’s rapid modernization through education and foreign instruction, asserting Japan is the leading Pacific naval power and among the top three globally. It cites American shipbuilders as the source of this assessment and highlights seven league advances in knowledge by Japanese youth.
The report covers activities of the Fifty Fifth Congress with the Teller silver resolution debated in the Senate and passed 47 to 32. The House advanced the Indian appropriation bill and moved to the District of Columbia bill. Hartman and Dolliver led opposing speeches. Adjournment planned for Monday.
Joseph McKenna of California took his seat as associate justice on the Supreme Court. The House committee on territories killed statehood bills for Arizona New Mexico and Oklahoma by a wide margin. The Senate has not blocked a presidential nomination since March 4. December revenue receipts rose to 14 372 682 with a month gain of 1 107 520. The treasury gold reserve reached 163 670 000 the highest in seven years. A forestry book for farmers was issued by the agricultural department. Wheat exports for 1897 totaled 109 909 328 bushels, up 26 million from 1596. The president opened the California golden jubilee fair in San Francisco. McKinley was 53.
The week ended with U.S. clearing houses reporting totals of 1.283 billion dollars, down from the prior week. Rev William Lawrence was elected president of the National Divorce Reform League in Boston. Immigration fell by about 8,000 from the previous half year. Harris M Plaited, Civil War general and ex governor of Maine, died at 70 in Banfror. A Maine Central wreck near Orono killed four and injured many. Nansen sailed from New York to Liverpool aboard Campania. Ocean Bluff house fire at Kennebunkport caused 100000 dollar loss. In Pittsburgh Elkes won a 72 hour cycle race covering 1322 miles.
Summary of multiple incidents: Mrs Tizzie King and 12 year old Frank Carey killed crossing a rail trestle near St Louis by an express train. Milwaukee men die and another injured by gas in a brewing vat. Fire destroys Ewart building in Chicago, losses total 250000. Other items include Kentucky resolution urging Senator Lindsay to resign over gold standard, St Louis sentencing of Charles Webb, Chicago wheat prices, Maysville fire destroying town buildings and library, Kalamazoo jail for David Seely on multiple wives charges, Ohio anti lynching law unconstitutional, Elwood Evans dies, Missouri Chief Justice resigns, Burling ton murder of Fannie Rathbun and daughter Mary.
In Chicago Judge Horton sentenced Christopher Merry to be hanged February 18 for the murder of his wife. It is said that Tom Burns will succeed Adrian C. Anson as manager of the Chicago baseball team. Near Joliet Illinois Alderman Christopher Byrne and his wife were killed by a train at a grade crossing.
Reports span from William of Germany’s thirty ninth birthday in Berlin to a string of disasters and tensions. Earthquakes jolt Tehuantepec while Montreal’s St John Batiste church burns for a 250000 dollar loss. German sailors murdered in Shanghai. Cuba hostilities pause foreseen by Blanco. Indian frontier clash claims five officers and eight men. Viscaya sails to America as Australia endures bush fires destroying 42 homesteads and six lives. London engineers strike ends in employer victory. US Consul Lee hosts Maine officers at Mariana Beach Cuba.
In Washington the army and legislative judicial and executive department appropriations were approved by the Senate. John M. McLaurin took the oath as South Carolina senator. The House defeated the Teller silver bonds resolution 182 to 132. A flood of notable events follow including bank closures, murders, a 103-year-old burial, a Kentucky murder involving an elderly couple, a 105-year-old death, a boxer renouncing fighting, a fatal train accident, a college fire, a 92-year-old divorce, wage cuts for 5000 workers, and heavy snowstorms. Government revenues for the year to July 1 1897 rose to 245 094000 from 181 4245100.
The U S House defeated Teller resolution proposing silver payable bonds by 182 to 132 after five hours of debate. Republicans largely opposed with two southern exceptions. Speaker Reed voted no. Bailey and Bailey allies argued gold standard advance while Dingley led the opposition.
Peking reports Britain withdrew from Port Arthur and halted pressure for Ta-Lien-Wan port opening. British actions are seen as a crisis to prestige, while Chinese officials claim a secret Russo-Chinese treaty explains Russia’s Port Arthur presence. Russian dispatches corroborate the treaty as justification for occupation.
Baltimore notes its population and tax standing, while 1899 meetings are set in St Louis and Denver. Other items include Missouri Civil War history selection, North Carolina cotton mill growth, a Charleston rector’s resignation after 44 years, US travel tax rules in Salvador, Lincoln’s birthday observance, London electrics order, Canada bicycle duties, sensational folk tales, a clandestine marriage in Fort Shaw, Grant sarcophagus placement, and German immigration trends in 1897.
The first final 1896 U S tobacco crop estimate shows 403,004,320 pounds produced, worth 24,258,070 dollars. Cultivation covered 594,794 acres. Seven states exceeded one million dollars in value: Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut.
Four year olds mispronounce words and describe adults with childlike humor. Classie jokes about a broken English speaker. Mamie asks if a fence is being shaved. Willie hears a mule and calls it a tough happen. Clara and friends play grown up women in their game.
Iowa lawmakers in Des Moines consider a bill to make admission to the state fair free and provide a state appropriation for premiums. The senate also acts on railway coupler extensions, county funds interest, and a university library fund. Multiple measures pass or advance on school funds, police matrons, park taxes, and state printing reforms as adjournments loom.
Chief Inspector Watts reports Regina police have Abraham Tebitt and his wife in custody. They recovered bonds, money and jewelry totaling about 25 000 dollars. Mrs Tebitt x yielded 20 000 in U S bonds and 3 500 in cash with diamonds and rings. Officers expect to detain them until Boston officers arrive.
Washington February 1 a new anti trust bill introduced in the house by Mr Greene Nebraska sets a 10000 dollar fine or two to fifteen years in prison for monopolizing attempting to monopolize or conspiring to monopolize any part of interstate or foreign trade. It defines a felony to contract or conspire to restrain trade or limit output or price in any office of commerce.
Mrs. B. Mallory, widow of the Confederate secretary of the navy, is nearly helpless and missed her late husband’s portrait ceremony in New Orleans. Chicago reporter Warry Steele Morrison receives praise from President McKinley with a photo and autograph. Helen Gould reopens her Fifth Avenue town house to host this winter after seven years. The queen will visit Cimiez in spring with much hotel use reserved for March and April. Beatrice plans trips to Genoa Milan Verona and Venice during the Cimiez stay.
An old Quaker lady counsels a chronic complainer that misery may cling to him as he moves. She suggests he consider the fault may lie with him or seek others’ views before relocating, to break a cycle of bad neighbors.
The scene shows the Imperial William laughing as the aid reports US panic over deceptive moves. Stocks oscillate and markets react to feigned actions while jokes about hiding under a sofa sparkles. The dialogue mocks leaders planning surprises across cities and nations.
In Boston Joseph Jefferson meets Judge Charles Levi Woodbury and is introduced by a friend. Woodbury teases that Jefferson is not as tall as his father, and Jefferson replies with a quip about being a kid, noting his grandfather’s acquaintance. The exchange appears in the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
A Brown City correspondent describes government funded creameries in North Alberta that supply and operate the plants at no farmer cost. The government takes five cents per pound from butter sales for three years, then transfers title to farmers. Butter sells 21 to 22 cents per pound. cheese factories grow along rail lines. The program aims to market dairy into mining and lumber towns and beyond the Rockies into British Columbia, as Ottawa promotes agricultural potential and distributes literature through U S agents.
A brief note explains the Latin phrase requiescat in pace meaning rest in peace. A quip about the phrase’s somber tone appears alongside a tongue in cheek reference to Broadhead and a jab from Pearson's Weekly.
The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal cure with a $100 reward for failure. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and mentions testimonials and Toledo company address. Also notes Hall's Family Pills and a Klondike excursion schedule via Portland and Seattle with Chicago departure details.
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