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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1899
Page
2
The Express notes over 1,000,000 visited the British Museum last year. A New York legislature bill would legalize selling horse meat for food. Automobiles begin to alter the table view. Destitute Cubans complain about ration biscuits and salt pork, seeking American bread and butter with jelly.
A Mardi Gras float featured Aeolus the king of winds but report has not identified which of several boxers roaming the country impersonated the monarch.
One of Langtry Texas’s most respected citizens was Squire Bean a former justice of the peace sheriff and saloon keeper. He held court atop his bar with the sign outside declaring J Bean Cool Beer and Justice reflecting his colorful early days.
The Pembroke Maine postmaster position has been held by one family longer than most towns. William Kilby was named in 1800 and his descendants have managed the village mails since his 1840 retirement.
The United States drank more coffee than ever last year and consumes about half of global production. Interest grows in acquiring coffee producing islands to expand supply and meet rising demand.
On one ballot in the senatorial contest in Utah Senator D N Perry of Salt Lake City voted for Martha Hughes Cannon the first time a vote has been cast for a woman for the United States Senate. Cannon is now a member of Utahs upper house.
US military authorities in Cuba plan a sanitarium on the Isle of Pines for sick soldiers. Col Hecker and staff surveyed the island and arranged for hospital buildings. The isle features mineral springs long noted as a health resort.
The government action to establish weather stations in Porto Rico and Cuba and share observer reports is commended. The piece contrasts extreme cold and heat to show value of such data for the nation.
A bold proclamation of national strength and enduring leadership. The speaker claims the United States stands as a global wonder, with a firm position secured by faith in Uncle Sam. The eagle’s early power signals future expansion and resilience.
A Indiana senator pitches abolishing county schoolhouses to teach children at home via wires to a central county office where teachers take turns at a hello-box. The wry comment notes some legislators deserve a "gardeen" for such crank ideas.
An appeal urges readers to share social happenings in Georgia households. Invite editors to any party or gathering, bring cake and pies for display, and show friendship and appreciation. No one should feel shy about inviting the press to witness community events.
Fourteen trolley cars from Pittsburgh will equip a new Cairo electric street railway. After locals adapt, a line to the pyramids will open, with a future route planned between Alexandria and Cairo linking the two cities.
U S agricultural machinery faces no foreign competition in Mexico as American firms enjoy a clear field. Demand for U S implements grows steadily due to superior tillage equipment, rapid transport, moderate freight rates, and duty free entry at Mexican customs.
The Naval and Military Order of the Spanish American War organized at the Army and Navy club in New York City with 105 members and Gov. Roosevelt as commander. Its constitution aims to cherish war memories, unite participants, preserve service records, advance soldiers and sailors, and heighten patriotic sentiment.
A digest of recent congressional activity notes the army reorganization bill advancing in the Senate, along with military academy and post office appropriation bills. The House defeated a plan to add 20 million dollars to pay Spain for the Philippines and debated canal integration. Senate actions include pension grants and sympathy for France. The House passed a 40 million sundry civil bill and discussed naval matters amid tributes to Representative Northway.
In the seven months ending January exports reached 749 million dollars while imports stood at 367 million. A court of inquiry examined Maj Dien Miles over beef quality for the army. The administration plans to extend U S jurisdiction over the Philippine islands. January postal receipts at 50 large post offices totaled 3.04 million. Speaker Reed will retire at term end to practice law in New York.
The Wast reports flames destroying three Philadelphia buildings with losses around 400000 dollars. In French Run Pennsylvania a Woodsman named Carlson loses a house and four children perish.
West Virginia saw 30 fatalities from a severe cold snap. Chicago comptroller Robert A. Waller died of pneumonia at 48. Cuban port of Llavana posted January customs receipts of 703 183. Akron congressman Lewis Méter died at 69 in New York Hospital. Insurgents attacked a Manila waterworks outpost. 50 rebels killed, no American deaths. Chicago execution of Robert Howard for murder. Urbana mourns Lalie Potter aged 102. Wisconsin Chair plant fire in Port Washington caused over 400 000 dollars in losses. Charles Miller of Chicago won San Francisco six day bicycle race covering 2 192 miles.
In Chicago David Bradley president of David Bradley Manufacturing the oldest plowmaker in the country died suddenly at his home aged 88. Also noted Martha Terman died at Crystal aged 108.
A dispatch reports Felix Faure president of France died in Paris after a three hour illness at age 58. Officials in Spain reshuffle as Montero Rios resigns to defend action at Paris peace talks.
In six hours of discussion the senate debated the post office appropriation bill on the twentieth with a favorable amendment report to the sundry civil bill for Hawaii and Manila. Horace A. Taylor's nomination as assistant secretary of the treasury was confirmed.
National Good Citizenship league holds its third annual convention in Cincinnati on May 2 to 4. Minneapolis mills produce 414,232,5495 barrels of four during 1898, a record for the city and world. J Frank Wheaton becomes Minnesota legislature’s first colored member. The federal appropriation requested for the Louisiana Purchase centennial exposition is 5 million dollars. Dr Thomas J Buffington and Miss Jannie Conrad marry in New Orleans. In Pinar del Rio most businesses close Sundays except limited services. Spanish Bank of Cuba reportedly controlled by Grover Cleveland and Wall Street speculators. Edison Jr and Marie Louise Touhey wed in New York. Cuban land grants change hands to American buyers. Mrs Phoebe Hearst has given at least 2 million to charity in two years. London coroner cites 600 annual child suffocations from shared beds. Madrid says cabinet will consider selling Caroline and Marianne islands. Spanish cabinet plans to liberate deported Filipinos to influence prisoners. William C Whitney’s New York mansion features extreme interior luxury with silt walls at 35 a yard and French-made furniture costing 50,000 dollars.
Paris dispatch reports Jean Casimir-Perier? No, Loubet was elected president of France on the first ballot at Versailles. He received 483 votes to Meline's 279 amid protests from rightists and cheers from leftists. Rioting followed in Paris with 46 injured, policemen among the wounded, as Panama cries echoed.
Omaha reports from northern Nebraska depict extensive winter wheat loss due to a snowless ground during severe weather. Inspectors fear total failure in many areas with some regions yielding only light crops.
U.S. forces retreat to San Pedro Macati after Guadalupe church fire. Rebels press along the river near Guadalupe Pasig and Viatero while gunboats bombard trenches with little effect. Gen Otis assesses a vigorous offensive as reinforcements arrive.
Lord Charles Beresford spoke before the Chicago Commercial Club detailing an Orient trade plan centered on maintaining an open door. He advocated equal advantages for England America Germany and Japan to benefit global trade without territorial grabs or exclusive gains.
The west bound Burlington fast mail train arrived in Omaha on Saturday beating prior marks. It departed Chicago Friday at 10 47 p m and at times ran over 100 miles per hour on the stretch to Burling ton. The journey covered 502 miles in 9 hours 14 minutes actual elapsed time and 8 hours 44 minutes running time excluding stops.
In Washington village, Rockland County, Mrs. Albert Heysler and her 16-year-old stepdaughter were killed by Albert Heysler who cut their throats with a razor. He then attempted suicide but failed. Authorities attribute the crime to temporary insanity.
Chicago eb 20 David Bradley head of David Bradley Manufacturing Co and owner of citys first foundry died Sunday at old age.
A clash at Talienwan leaves about 300 Chinese dead after a dispute said to involve taxes. In Detroit Admiral Lord Charles Beresford commented the battle will shake China’s government and harm British and American interests, noting Russia’s strong influence in Manchuria.
Mrs. Charles Fahrenkamp 33 and her two children aged ten and nine along with an unknown 35 year old woman were found dead in their home at 1416 North Fifty second street after gas had remained on for days. Neighbors discovered the scene after a piano recounted a late Thursday night and a helping neighbor failed to raise the mother Friday morning. The husband had left on business a week earlier.
A huge snowslide down Yellow mountain near Ophir Colorado Sunday buried the Caribou concentrating plant and killed Caribou mill foreman J C Wardel. The slide, about 100 feet deep and a quarter mile wide, prompted fear among miners who fled to Telluride after safety concerns.
A Calais to London express collided with a stationary train at Foret near Brussels killing twenty outright and injuring about fifty. The accident followed a late arrival from Tournai and may have been caused by a signal sighting failure at the frog.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as the cure for scrofula and blood impurities. It cites testimonials from Mrs. J. T. Williams of Carbondale and Mrs. S. S. Wrotzyn of Farmington praising relief from scrofula sores and related ailments after using the product.
The Louisville Air Line launches a seasonal sleeping car route to Jacksonville Florida in cooperation with the Southern Railway Queen and Crescent Route and Florida and Central Peninsular railroad. It passes through Louisville Lexington Chattanooga Atlanta Macon offering year round access to Asheville area resorts. R A Campbell General Passenger Agent St Louis Missouri invites correspondence and information.
In a light hearted note from Jewelers' Weekly, Miss De Flirt remarks that her fiancé has just given her his fifth engagement ring, while Mr De Snap-Capital notes he has given the ring to his ninth fiancée.
Disagreeable February prompts travel by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad offering winter trips to Gulf Coast Florida California and West Indies resorts. C P Atmore General Passenger Agent Louisville Ky invites requests for Florida or Gulf Coast folders.
Sporting Life opens an extended engagement at McVicker's theater in Chicago on February 19. The melodrama, said to be the best of its kind from across the pond, runs five acts with sixteen scenes and a large cast of two hundred performers.
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