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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1900
Page
1
Butter Substitutes Run Cows Out of Work and Shade
A humorous claim says oleomargarine factories have driven 4,300,000 cows from business. The joke notes cows may end up with little to do but lie in the shade and ruminate alongside the pumping of margarine.
Sullivan laments lost bonds over friends as boxing fame dips
John L. Sullivan says he regrets not buying United States bonds, instead lending money to flattering friends and paying five dollars for a share. He places his loss at a million, noting pugilistic popularity is as unstable as Wall Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Sullivan
United States Bonds
Wall Street
Congress weighs Alaska law revision and yarn size rule
Congress plans to review Alaska laws and consider a new clause regulating the length of yarn sent regarding the recently discovered gold fields. The proposal signals potential broad changes to governance and resource reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Alaska
Miner predicts Boer War lasts two years and destroys Johannesburg
Albert H. Holder, a mining engineer arriving from Africa, says the war will endure at least two years. He warns the Boers will destroy Johannesburg and its mines before surrender, valuing the total at a billion and a half dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert H. Holder
Africa
Johannesburg
Unclear Cuban land measures leave buyers puzzled
The text explains that Cuban land is not sold by the acre but by a cabaleria, often described as circular plots. Overlapping circles and missing segments create endless disputes in land transactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Americans Showcased at Paris Exposition Construction
Foreign visitors to the Paris exposition this year will view a typical American machine shop in full operation. Machinery such as traveling cranes hangers shafting and electric motors will be American made and the building itself will be constructed on this side of the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Kentucky man blasts powder injures three children
A Kentucky man attempted work with blasting powder in a room with three children and a fire, causing the powder to go off unexpectedly. The incident underscores the danger of handling explosives indoors and the hope for wiser use before a millennium of safety.
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Kentucky
Army mule proves superior in South Africa
The American army mule earns praise as more capable than foreign mules in South Africa. The animal shows resilience at sea, not prone to seasickness after four weeks at sea, and recalls the spirited marches of Civil War era mules during campaigns like Chickahominy and the long march to the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Cushman of Washington Noted for Adelincolnesque Humor
Representative Cushman of Washington has built a reputation in Congress for a dry Adelincolnesque style of humor. He is tall and lanky and jokes about being arrested for lack of visible means of support. He once claimed to sew buckshot into his summer coat to weigh it for winter wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cushman
Washington
Congress
Telephone growth in late 19th century rises rapidly
In 1880 there were 60 873 telephones on rental in the United States, by late 1898 about 1 124 846 with nearly 1 200 000 miles of wire. Underground wire reached 1 225 miles in 1885 and 358 184 in 1899. Estimated connections within exchanges on 31 December 1898 reached 3 823 070. If one day’s exchanges were multiplied by 365, the scale of telephone talk becomes evident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
City of Paris Liner to Return as American City Namesake
The City of Paris, the famous liner, will soon sail again under the American flag after repairs. Insurance workers saved her after running aground near Falmouth last summer. She will be renamed after an American city and resume transatlantic service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Falmouth
England
Atlantic
Postmaster General Heath Defends Marriage Policy
Heath defends his order prohibiting retention of married post office employees as necessary for better service. He acknowledges it may discourage matrimony but says two clerks can work together. marriage would intrude on public business, though couples could still be productive after marrying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heath
Philippines Peace Terms Placed Before President
Filipino congress representatives arrived in Washington to offer peace terms to the president. The article notes 4500 miles of railroad built in the past year, a record since 1890, and a military burial of 150 Maine victims at Arlington with President McKinley and cabinet members in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philippines
United States
Maine
Arlington Cemetery
McKinley
Dewey
Gen
Miles
Army
Navy
National Baseball League to Feature Ten Clubs in 1900
The article notes ten clubs in the National League for 1900 and cites broader U S financial indicators. It records a large charity bequest from Daniel Ford of Boston, consolidation of the Roger Williams National Bank with Industrial Trust in Providence, and totals from leading U S clearing houses for the week ending the 29th. It also notes 221 U S business failures in the week, 1899 as a strong year with historically low liabilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Baseball League
Daniel &. Ford
Boston
Roger Williams National Bank
Providence
R. J
Industrial Trust Company
United States
Bradstreet and
Dunsay Industries
Far Reaching Blaze Destroys Fessenden Business District
A major fire swept away half the business portion of Fessenden the Wells county seat. Across the nation reports include a double homicide in Springfield Ohio jealousy cited, a Redgeland race riot and several other fatal incidents, plus notable deaths and political notes from Illinois Minnesota and Colorado.
River tragedy near Ashcroft claims seven drowned Indians
Report of seven Indians, five men and two women, who drowned when a canoe upset in the river near Ashcroft British Columbia. In a separate note Gen Otis issues decree allowing civil marriages in the Philippines ending Catholic church exclusive weddings for Protestants or non Christians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashcroft
B.C
Otis
Philippines
Viceroy Reports Famine in India and Global Tensions Rise
The viceroy cites 2,451,000 natives suffering famine while reports of Japan and Russia tensions loom for spring. Emily H Blake aged 22 is hanged in Brandon for murdering her mistress Mrs Lane. Col Lock ett leads 2,500 men against Filipino forces near Mont Alban, many insurgents killed and others driven off. Four Americans wounded. A Russian 21 year old woman kills her parents and seven others with an ax in Oschek. News from South Africa notes no major change. British forces stay defensive until reinforcements arrive. Durban reports the death of Harry Escombe former premier of Natal. Ottawa parliament meets February. Pretoria reports explosions at Lady smith bloodshed. Seizure of American foodstuffs sparks capital discussions. Gen Otis says a mountain stronghold beyond Mont Alban is captured with prisoners and arms.
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India
Emily H. Blake
Brandon
Man
Lane
Col. Lockett
Montalban
San Mateo
Lawton
Oschek
Japan
Russia
South Africa
Durban
Harry Escombe
Natal
Ottawa
Pretoria
Ladysmith
White
Otis
Mont Alban
Easter Allen
Bird’s’ Point
United States
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Elizabethtown
C. C. Harrison
University of Pennsylvania
Magicienne
Bundesrath
North Delagoa Bay
Georgia
Atlanta
Indiana
New York
London
Manila
Luzon
Cabuyao
Aguinaldo
Maj. March
Bontoc
William Elis
Barboursville
W. Va
Carnegie Iron Works
Kid McCoy
Peter Maher
Coney Island
N.Y
Orlando Stevens
Ottumwa
Tia
Los Angeles
Cal
Mississippi
St. Louis
Edwin T. Osborne
Pennsylvania
Washington
Emanuel H. Hershey
Lancaster
Knoxville
Macon
Vermont
Maine
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Eden Baptist Church
Stromsboro
French
Colesburg
Dordrecht
Kitchener
Year 1899 tallies show vast losses across wars and disasters
In 1899 global deaths reached 405,711 with epidemics famine and wars causing most fatalities. rail and fire losses rose, economies grew, and China and U S events shifted. Lincoln, Aguinaldo and Kitchener figures appear amid wartime notes and industrial bursts.
Fall of Colesberg shows French’s tactical win in South Africa
Gen. French defeats the Boers at Colesburg Cape Colony and occupies the stronghold. French techniques press the retreating enemy with cavalry and infantry moves while 2,000 troops guard the flank. London dispatches praise French methods as Roberts arrival looms. A separate note reports Edwin Ray Snow's murder conviction and death sentence in Massachusetts.
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Rensberg
Cape Colony
French
Colesburg
London
The
Daily Mail
Rensburg
Achtertang
Norval’s Point
Colesberg
South Africa
Orange River
Free State
Ice 12 Inches Thick Being Harvested Across Midwest
Harvest across Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin reports workers employed by Chicago ice companies removing 12 inch thick ice from lakes and rivers. In Detroit Alphonse Hempke aged 48 died from the cold after a night of drinking. Sir James Paget dies in London at eighty six, long time surgeon to Prince of Wales and Queen Victoria.
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Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Detroit
Mich
Alphonse Hempke
Sir James Paget
London
James Paget
Americans Capture Cabuyao During Southern Advance
Manila reports the first phase of a southern advance as two infantry battalions landed at Cabuyao near Laguna de Bay. Two Americans died, four wounded, and one hundred fifty enemy prisoners were taken with four six-pounder guns. The gunboat Laguna de Bay bombarded the town, and insurgents retreated toward Santa Rosa as Americans advanced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Thirty-ninth Infantry
Cabuyao
Laguna de Bay
Cascoes
Santa Rosa
Silang
Calamba
San Pedro Macati
Pasig
Aguinaldo
Col. Leybas
Maj. March
Thirty-third Infantry
Bontoc
Madrid
Opposition to Franco American Treaty Opens Parliament Debate
French parliamentary opposition and agricultural interests plan a sharp campaign against the Franco American commercial treaty. Despite a favorable customs committee report, deputies from agricultural constituencies and industrial centers protest several clauses. A motion proposes delaying ratification to remove or modify objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Customs Committee
United States
Chamber of Deputies
McCoy Defeats Maher in Five Round Knockout
New York January 2 Kid McCoy earned a return to championship status by defeating Peter Maher at Coney Island Athletic Club in five rounds. McCoy dominated with ring generalship and precise lefts and rights, delivering a decisive knockout that left Maher unable to rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kid” McCoy
Peter Maher
Coney Island Athletic Club
McCoy
Maher
Peter
Sullivan
Will Quit Public Life Senator Vest Says Term Ends Career
Senator Vest of Missouri announces his public life will end after this term. He says he will not seek reelection, though his Senate term runs until 1903, totaling four terms and 24 years since he took seat March 18, 1879 to fill Senator Bogy’s vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Vest
Missouri
Washington
Senate
Clay County
Bogy
Missouri River Frozen Blocks River Traffic
St Louis reports the Mississippi River frozen after a week of cold. ice sheet stops river boats and ferries shut down. In Kentucky Goebel slate wins senate leadership posts with Claude Desha and William Cromwell named clerks. New Hampshire grand jury finds no indictment against Senator Gallinger for civil service actions. In Missouri a baby is fatally burned and a mother and another child are severely burned saving them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Goebel
Frankfort
Senate Caucus
Claude Desha
William Cromwell
Senate
Concord
N. H
Aldrich
Senator Gallinger
Civil Service
St. Joseph
J. C. Blackburn
Olive Street
Exoneration Declares Man Not Guilty in Savannah Choking Case
Exoneerated, Savannah Ga Jun 2 Mike Rourke released after coroner jury finds no cause to charge him in the death of his aged mother. The arrest followed a Sunday night choking incident leading to the investigation and custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Mike Rourke
Reorganization Anticipated in Cuban Commands
Washington reports a probable major reorganization of Cuba military commands this month with likely heavy reductions. Two departments may replace the current six, and the island’s four divisions could be consolidated into two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cuba
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Warns Against Mercury Ointments
An advertisement warns against mercury containing catarrh ointments and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as a safe internal remedy. It urges getting the genuine product and notes testimonial support from druggists with prices around 75 to 76 cents per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney & Go
Toledo
Hall
Toledo Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Co
Before and After Cheap Living Joke
A witty exchange on married life with statistics. Wederly notes his initial belief two can live cheaply, then after marriage performs his own statistics and changes his mind. The Chicago Evening News presents a lighthearted quip on domestic economics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
News
A Preacher's Discovery
Rev J W Blosser M D long known for catarrhal cures announces a remedy for Catarrh Bronchitis Asthma and Catarrhal Deafness. A penetrating healing smoke vapor targets affected areas and heals mucous membranes. Request a three days trial by mail from J J W Blosser & Son 114 Broad St Atlanta Ga with postpaid delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Blosser
J. J. W. Blosser & Son
Broad St
Atlanta, Ga
Time and Money
The foreign nobility lead dull lives while Miss Romantique mocks their boredom. Miss Rostique notes visitors lack change when coming over, in a Catholic Standard and Times opinion excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romantique
Miss Rostique
Lane's Family Medicine Cure Card
Lane's Family Medicine promises daily bowel regularity and gentle action on the liver and kidneys. It claims to cure sick headache and is offered at 25 and 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Quote on illness and happiness from Elliott's Magazine
A reflective line notes it is as easy to be sick and well at once as to be selfish and happy, contrasting health and virtue in a concise aphorism from Elliott's Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott
The Queen & Crescent Lines and Public Slogans
A collage of old quotes appears, mentioning Queen & Crescent lines to Florida and Asheville, plus ad blurbs for Auto-Machine Works in Chicago and a cold cure product. Includes a testimonial from Mary Thomson in Allegheny and assorted aphorisms from newspapers dated 1894.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen & Crescent
Florida
Asheville
Auto-Machine Works
South Clinton Street
Chicago, Ill
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