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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1904
Page
1
Special Correspondence from Ben Moines reports Iowa legislators visited state institutions to assess needs for upcoming appropriations. Senators and representatives toured hospitals, asylums, schools, and homes from Mount Pleasant to Glenwood, with broad implications for future budgets and facility location debates.
Across multiple cities, reports detail Russian forces on the Yalu River and fighting near Corea. Moscow sources note 2,500 Russian losses in a repulse, while Kuropatkin is named to command in the field with Grand Dukes accompanying.
Washington reports Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans predicts uprisings in China and urges 1,500 marines ready in the Philippines to protect American interests. A 600‑marine battalion sails from San Francisco on the Buford, joining 600 in the Philippines at Olongapo with others to Cavite and Poloc.
Fire gutted the Breed-Johnstown Furniture factory in Jamestown on Sunday, with a loss of about 50000 dollars. The Century Piano company occupied part of the same building and faced an estimated 20000 dollar loss.
In Little Rock on February 20 1925 Glenco Bays a Black man was burned at the stake near Crossett on the charge of murdering J. D. Stephen of Ashley The event follows an alleged crime linking Bays to Stephen's death sparking a mob driven act in rural Arkansas.
Columbus reports the university chemical laboratory burned Friday night. The total loss is about $100000 with $75000 for the building and the rest for equipment and material. No insurance was carried.
A blaze Friday caused about 100000 dollars in damage to an interior of a large five story brick building at West First and Colton streets in South Boston. No injuries reported. Fire department units battled the flames through the day.
In an 18 February clash near Salonika the insurgent Albanians were defeated by Turkish forces. Albanian losses reached about 500 killed or wounded while Turkish casualties were also heavy.
An explosion at the Laflin & Rand powder mills in Wayne seven miles from Paterson N J on Saturday killed three men and wrecked three mills.
A derrick area blast near Hogup on the Ogden Louden cut off killed 15 workmen and wounded 80. The victims are reported to be largely Greek laborers.
Boston reporter Henry Austin Clapp aged 60 and clerk of the Massachusetts supreme judicial court died Friday night at his Dorchester home. A dramatic critic with national reputation, he was known for his lively literary opinions and extensive theater work.
Baltimore on February 22 reports a fire at Bowley's wharf ended with a badly burned body recovered from the water. Authorities say the deceased is unidentifiable, suspected to be a colored man, though initial reports claimed no life loss.
The Abbott 2 03 14 a ten year old trotter owned by John J Scannell died at Scannell stock farm in Fishkill New York after two days of illness. The Medico Legal society at its Waldorf meeting urged a whipping post bill to punish wife beaters and appointed a committee to draft it for the legislature.
Train No. 71 derailed at High Bridge over the Chattahoochee eight miles from Atlanta. Many passengers reported hurt in the incident.
Senate and house bills introduce two cent passenger fare for rail riders and restrict free passes to stock shippers and railroad workers while barring officials from accepting passes. Proposals seek biennial elections, extended term of governor and officers, taxes for public buildings, and memorials for Iowa soldiers. Des Moines reports note further measures on health, licensing, and state infrastructure.
A Canton dispatch says unofficially the Dowager Empress of China is dead but authorities in Canton and Hong Kong doubt the report. In Cuba, the battleship Maine remains under quarantine after measles cases and a new smallpox case is isolated aboard.
A cooking list details beef, poultry, and game dishes with cabbage, beets, parsnips, potatoes, turnips, pickles, and sauces like currant jelly or cranberry. It notes acid jellies for game and suggests tomatoes spinach and salads as appropriate sides. Slices of lemon add a pleasing flavor.
Miss Hulda Nelson a Gowrie schoolteacher aged about 26 in a moment of insanity struck her mother with a hatchet as she slept and then leaped into a cistern drowning herself. The Nelson family were respected residents of the village.
At the Scott county farm sale in Davenport the state outbid failed as John Downie of the state board of control dropped out at 127 dollars per acre and Thomas Coglan of Davenport secured the 42 acre Howell farm tract at 131 dollars per acre. The legislature had authorized the purchase in connection with Soldiers Orphans home.
Rev George White and Mrs Dollie Zinn disappear from Burlington after leaving together. Zinn's husband halted the search, convinced they would not return. White had recently obtained a divorce from his wife in Illinois.
The abstract of the condition of the national banks of Iowa excluding reserve cities shows an average reserve of 16.46 percent at January 22, down from 16.86 percent on November 17. Loans and discounts fell from 62,282,201 to 60,295,976 while gold and lawful money reserves declined and individual deposits eased from 57,078,584 to 56,445,026.
The Corniire bank closed with liabilities of 170000 and assets of 185000. Depositors are expected to be paid in full, though an stockholder assessment may be needed. The failure followed a long bank run and inability to realize on securities amid depositor demands.
Mrs. Carrie E. Conrad wife of Roland Conrad files in Webster City district court a sensational divorce petition accusing him of forcing her to work in the hay field and unload corn from wagons. She seeks $4,000 alimony for herself and the baby.
Judy Franklin C. Platt of the district court in Waterloo rules the Iowa anti trust law unconstitutional and decides for Illinois Central Chicago Rock Island Pacific and Chicago Great Western railways indicted by the Blackhawk grand jury for conspiring to fix demurrage charges.
Gov Cummins celebrated his fifty fourth birthday as Inspector Currie seeks a red color distinction for kerosene and gasoline. Benton county gains a new Farmers Savings Bank of Garrison with $20000 capital. Major Turner reports a $40000 electric lighting plant for Fort Des Moines. The Republican state convention is set for May 18 in Des Moines. Insanity of worry, a Hedrick merchant placed in asylum and guardian appointed. Keokuk county court rooms condemned as unsafe. Conductor Fred Osterberg dies at Creston leaving a wife and two children. Boone official confess tax shantage of over $6000. Sheldon janitor killed in engine flywheel. Buck farm fire destroys buildings and livestock. Corning Bank fails with $150000 liabilities. Waggoner dies by suicide in Burlington. Mrs Geiger killed by passing trains in Mt Pleasant. Grinnell student Fuller attempts blackmail on H W Spaulding and is arrested.
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