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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1904
Page
3
A survey shows Harvard students favor tennis over baseball football and rowing with golf second. The note adds lighter items on the New York Globe name change and humorous bits about weather and public figures. It recounts long lists of trivia and dated quips about society and world power perceptions.
The author asks if science can focus on inventions to make mining safer, noting repeated deadly accidents and no year to year improvement. The plea appeals to engineers worldwide to address this critical problem.
Tailors predict heavier use of automobile clothes in spring and summer though ownership not required. Utah yields abundant radium ore but isolation costs keep prices high. A Des Moines plan proposes a marriage education school for young men and women. A French expert links laughter to vowels while lunacy statistics warn of rising asylum populations and foreign-born costs. Notable figures like Franklin, Simpson, Herschel, St Paul, and David are cited as overcoming humble origins.
William C Whitney died at his New York City home. He was a Yale graduate and Harvard Law School alumnus who served as head of the Navy Department under President Cleveland and later pursued business and leisure. He was regarded as able and influential.
A week of national news reports Whipple of Chicago chosen as president of the American Automobile Association. In Superior Wisconsin two Butler children aged three and five cremated at home. At St Paul three McAllister University students expelled for hazing. South Carolina lawmakers create commerce and immigration department to attract settlers. A Pennock Minnesota passenger train collided with a freight train killing four.
Summary of daily Senate and House actions in the fifty eighth congress. The Senate advanced the Panama treaty and Panama question discussion continued. the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill passed. In the House the election contest between Howell and Connell proceeded with Connell seated. Additional actions included naval officer nomination confirmations and appropriations for a Washington geological survey building and St. Louis exposition loan.
Dispatches report global powers endorse Secretary Hay's plan to protect China's integrity amid the Russo Japanese War. A W Machen testifies in Washington postal trial denying charges as the president calls for strict US neutrality. The note elevates Washington as the diplomacy hub in the war.
Robbers robbed Millerstown bank taking 500 dollars. In Brooklyn 20 leaped from a burning factory third story. five died. United States Minister Buchanan arrived from Panama, expects no trouble. Oswego saw two major Corn Products buildings destroyed by fire, over 1 million in loss. Wolfboro bank cash shortfall halts savings dept. Baltimore considers federal troop aid for fire district. mayor resists outside help. Susquehanna river ice gorges damage Wilkes Barre and others. Paul Misik hanged for murder over 35 cents in Hartford. Equitable National Bank New York closed with 595273 in deposits. Kruer hanged for killing a constable in Greensburg. American Exchange Bank Syracuse closed with 500000 liabilities. Boston tobacco firms form league to oppose alleged combine. Baltimore rebuilds to modernize business district. banks resume operations and streets cleared.
Banks fail in McGruder Texas and Dunn North Carolina while Eldora Iowa sees a life sentence for Blydenburg for wife murder. Evansville Indiana editor Gould dies at desk. Des Moines hosts Republican convention delegate selection May 4. Chicago mayor Roche dies. a Jackson boulevard tunnel banquet hosts 1,200. Bedford Indiana suspect collapses at crime scene. Iowa antitrust law ruled unconstitutional. Cattlemen accuse railroads of conspiracy over high freight rates. Hulda Nelson kills her mother in Fort Dodge then dies by suicide.
Reports indicate the New York was fired upon near San Domingo while attempting to land cargo as U S forces head to the area. Japanese troops seize Seoul and Masampho as a key Manchurian rail bridge is blown, cutting Russian links to Port Arthur. Czar declares war. Taft notes Philippine slavery abolished. Port Arthur bombardment continues. Venezuela recognizes Panama. Japan's emperor proclaims war and accuses Russia of insincerity.
Secretary Hay urges limits on hostilities zone as reports emerge of Japanese advances toward Port Arthur and battles along the Yalu. Deaths include Rev. Clinton Locke in Biloxi and Judge Lyman Brewster in Danbury.
Reports from St. Petersburg and Tokyo recount a Russian torpedo transport Yenisei blown up at Port Arthur with crew losses, while Japanese forces under Vice Admiral Togo claim minor fleet losses and a decisive victory. Royal orders in Siberia call up reserves as battles continue along the Yalu and near Dalny Port Arthur.
Editorial describes Western Canada as vast grasslands largely untouched by man with rail lines crossing plains. Moose Jaw is a farming hub with cattle and dairy stock nearby, alfalfa fields and timber needs highlighted, alongside advice on regional resources and government atlas mailings.
Harry Smith and Russell Gray, both described as negroes, were arrested Friday for murder in Cincinnati Ohio after mortally shooting Mrs Amanda Gray and John Allen during eviction at the boarding house of Mrs Gray mother of Russell Gray. Mrs Lorenz declared not guilty in Washington postal trial. A zinc smelting plant at Cherokee Canyon Iola Kansas was destroyed by fire causing an estimated sixty thousand dollars in losses.
Washington February 10 Reuters says at least four members of the Isthmian Canal commission are believed chosen by President Roosevelt. The names are Rear Admiral John G Walker General Peter C Haines General George C Davis and Isham Randolph of Chicago.
Ottawa reports fourteen killed and over twenty injured when two passenger trains collided near Sand Point on the Canadian Pacific line. The incident occurred Tuesday and authorities are assessing the cause as crews inspect the wreckage and assist survivors.
A pithy remark about language and intellect appears in a quip attributed to Puck. It contrasts the idea that speaking in one style can hide the true mental capacity of a person.
The Wisconsin Central Ry offers Pullman Sleepers Free Reclining Chair Cars modern coaches and cafe dining on the Chicago Milwaukee Manitowoc St Paul Minneapolis Ashland and Duluth route with connections at terminals. Meals are served a la carte and tickets sleep ing car reservations and information available through company agents or C Pond Milwaukee.
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