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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1904
Page
3
An anonymous donor offers boots for every shoeless child in Sunderland. Each pair will bear a stamp stating property of the mayor and that selling or pawnbroking them will be prosecuted. The rest lists US stamp printing for Cuba during occupation and after independence with various denominations and quantities.
The passage notes Chicago has the highest male share of its population among the largest U S cities over the past two decades, averaging 5.3 percent more males than females. New York averaged 2.8 percent more females, Philadelphia 5.7 percent, and Boston 7 percent more females.
A prominent surgeon says every wound from blank cartridges should be treated as dangerous due to possible tetanus. For palm injuries he recommends anesthesia, thorough cleansing, cauterization, and antitoxin in tetanus cases.
Chief Bonner of New York recalls how he could hear the bell's tap over his bed and the baby’s cry wakes his wife. Firemen grow so accustomed to the station bell that they notice no other sounds in the night.
Joseph Kershaw of Philadelphia used the word alias in addressing a postal card to Clinton Amareaux at Hinton West Virginia. Amareaux complained to postal authorities who arrested Kershaw and brought him before U S Commissioner Bell for examination. He was held in 500 dollars bail.
French journals report M Grouzél of Bordeaux finding the human hand harbors about 83,450,000 bacilli. He argues the hand is the dirtiest and most dangerous part of the body and suggests avoiding handshakes.
In Webster City Iowa the entire Central high school building clock system froze at exactly eight in the morning. The coincidence with the Java eruption timing, within seconds, suggests a possible sympathetic electric disturbance affecting the school zone.
The New York Telephone Co starts a test placing 600 telephones in residences around Harlem River. No installation charge, only ten cents per call. The plan skips guarantees from users and aims to boost usage while cutting commissions paid to drugstores and other pay stations.
The U S Geological Survey will soon publish a bulletin explaining where radium bearing minerals occur and under what conditions. The paper will use plain language so any reader can conduct experiments to locate the minerals secreting this new valuable substance. The in charge expert has studied over 8000 minerals to identify the production conditions.
Travelers through southern Arizona New Mexico and Texas report alkali dust reduced by oiling roads. California oil with less odor volatility and higher asphalt content makes a tougher asphalt and sand crust, more effective than Pennsylvania oil.
The article notes Nicholas II as absolute Russian monarch with power over 130 million and links his lineage to Michael Romanoff elected to the throne in 1613. Historians are puzzled by how the dynasty began as Muscovy emerged from barbarism and records are unclear and jumbled.
A weekly history of Congress notes no business on the 17th out of respect for Senator Hanna. It records Senate discussion on the Panama question on the 18th and House actions including a harbor of refuge project at Waukegan Illinois and $50,000 for militia encampment support, with the fortification appropriation bill passed.
Senator Hanna dies. In both chambers resolutions of respect are adopted and adjournment observed. Funeral services in Washington. burial planned in Cleveland. Also notes include Anna H Shawn elected NAWSA president and other federal and census updates.
From the Third district of Pennsylvania George A. Castor has been elected to congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Henry Burk. Also noted are defeats and firings across the country including a Massachusetts vote, Louisiana lily white governor nominees, Baltimore fire cleanup, Croton tragedy, Sea side NJ loss, Dartmouth hall fire, New York naturalization frauds, and a publishers association move against a paper combine.
A collage of brief items notes Greenup fire destroys business areas, Palmer University closes for lack of funds in Muncie, death of Joe Buffalo head of Lake Superior Chippewa in Ashland, theater ordinance violation allowed in Cleveland, Des Moines May 18 GOP convention, Grand Rapids May 18 Michigan convention, Elgin man shoots in Brooklyn office, Denver couple die under cult influence, Manuel Amador elected Panama president, Rear Admiral Catton retires, Wiju port opened to world trade, Japan agrees to Hey note on China neutralization with Manchuria exception.
Flames wrecked the Greensboro female college structures causing a loss estimated at 125000 dollars. Republicans in the Fourth Kansas district renominated James M. Miller for Congress. Over 60000 people attended the Cleveland chamber of commerce auditorium to view Senator Hanna lying in state.
Reports describe an American warship bombarding insurgents at Pajarito near Santo Domingo and marines landing then reembarking. A convoy of 100,000 troops from Japanese ports heads toward Port Arthur or Dalian as ports face potential capture. Communications lines by Port Arthur Chefoo are cut and transports mobilized. The czar mulls mobilization, Mexico declares neutrality, and Russian officials discuss war with Britain with German aid. Russian forces advance on Seoul as Japanese forces seize Elliott Islands and two ships. A British steamer at Port Arthur is fired on and detained.
The senate again debates the Panama canal treaty on the 20th while the house handles the naval appropriation bill. Major items include a post office bill at 169,997,588 dollars, Chicago May wheat at 1.07, and reports of battles and disasters across the globe.
Thousands paid last respects as Marcus A. Hanna lay in state at St Pauls Episcopal Church. The service paused city life with five minutes of streetcar and rail stoppage while family, pallbearers, clergy, and Bishop Leonard led the solemn funeral and burial plan.
A west bound Pennsylvania freight train collided with a locomotive at Granville Pennsylvania just after midnight. Christian Crimmel of Altoona an engine inspector on the middle division was killed.
Fourteen workers die and about twenty are injured after a fire at a Paris celluloid comb factory on Boulevard Sebastopol and Rue Etienne Mariel. The blaze was sparked by a gas explosion on Saturday.
Duluth reports Giovanni Lukeden an Austrian was blown to pieces in an explosion at the Monroe mine during stripping. The blast was caused by a defective fuse.
Milwaukee February 22 Captain Samuel Neff aged 62 died Sunday from pneumonia. Neff owned a lumber carrying fleet and was a well known figure in marine circles having sailed the lakes since age 12.
Garret Breckenridge killed his wife and then himself in Maysville Kentucky on Sunday. Police say jealousy over his wife led to the double tragedy after he had previously killed three men on an ace count of jealousy.
Judge Adams in St Louis United States district court overruled Senator Joseph Burton of Kansas demurrer to indictment charging acceptance of $500 monthly to use influence to lift a fraud order against Rialto Grain and Securities. Trial set for March 22 with a 60 juror panel. Maj. Hugh C. Dennis present. The court found the United States has an interest in the case.
French merchant steamer entered the river under U S control and did not be fired on by rebels. Government troops attacked outside the city, two days of heavy fighting left rebels dead wounded and defeated, siege raised. United States marines and ships routed insurgents with no U S casualties after shelling positions.
Five individuals must answer to the law over the Iroquois theater fire that killed 575. A special grand jury finished its work with indictments voted but a Tuesday report will favor formalization. Mayor Harrison receives a no bill though his administration faces censure and limited criminal responsibility found for two cases.
In Madison Illinois a pool room raid by three constables and a citizen posse led to a riot. Six men were shot with one possibly dying. Names include Lee Harlan Edward Harris Edward Downs and two unidentified wounded. London line notes the Commons defeated Morley amendment on fiscal policy by 327 to 276.
Iowa bank at Corning collapsed on Monday with liabilities listed at 150000 and estimated assets of 75000. The event prompts questions about local financial stability and possible recoveries for creditors.
Dr. E. K. A. Schweinitz a leading chemist and chief of division in the agricultural department died in Washington on Monday of uraemia. He also served as dean of the medical school at Columbian University in recent years.
In Maynard Ohio 14 miles west of Wheeling Mrs. Jane Watkins age 81 died after her clothing ignited while she lit a stove with a newspaper. The incident occurred on February 19.
A wealthy Berlin tradesman offered cash dowries after weddings to the suitor of each daughter, proportionate to the weight of the chosen damsel. A young lawyer first submitted. after a week’s visits he married the stoutest daughter, weighed at 17 stone, with a dowry of 13,000 crowns paid to the husband.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as purifying and beautifying skin cures. It claims use for cleansing scalps, stopping hair loss, easing baby rashes, and general toilet and nursery needs. The piece also notes a humorous quote about Senator Dullard and a reporter from the Philadelphia Press.
An 1904 Salzer seed notice touts new national oats yields across several states and forecasts millions in farmer profits. It promotes Salzer varieties like Speltz Beardless Barley Home Builder Corn Macaroni Wheat and offers seed samples for 10 cents postage. Includes unrelated literary clippings and World’s Fair accommodation ad.
A brief note recalls Légouve once praising a man who would avoid death by seeing how small a vacancy his passing would leave. The line links cough remedies with a remark on mortality and personal legacy.
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