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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1898
Page
2
The record notes thirteen members in Nanson’s polar expedition hailed as history’s luckiest. Dawson City rises from obscurity to worldwide fame for gold prospects and a vast cold storage plant. Solomon’s temple stood 107 feet long 36 feet broad and 54 feet high though modest by today’s private-house standards.
A four foot codfish caught on the New England coast sparks a debate over whether codfish salt the ocean. In New York state convict road-marking proves successful as prisoners prefer outdoor labor and guards operate under a safer system.
Secretary Wilson reports the establishment of twenty new beet root sugar factories in the United States. The projects result from the Agriculture Department’s push to grow the industry and will involve an investment of no less than ten million dollars.
Internal revenue data show the south has fewer saloons per capita than northern states, with Arkansas about 649 and Mississippi 326. The author notes that small urban wards in New York or Chicago would exceed these figures.
A traveling member of parliament told an interviewer that Klondike temperatures are so severe that breath forms crystals and one must keep moving to avoid being surrounded by one's own frost. The MP reportedly brought back a stock of this frozen truth.
The article recalls Governor Desha of Kentucky who pardoned his outlaw son after a murder conviction and saw him vanish. Now said son is a leading Hawaiian preacher fluent in many languages delivering eloquent sermons. It also notes Woodbridge New Jersey native Ruddy a misanthrope who abandons a privileged life to drive a sprinkling cart and faces divorce from his wealthy family.
Commissioner Powderly reports 1896 arrivals 80 019 illiterate with 90 percent from Italy Austria Hungary Russia and Poland and 6 percent from France Norway Sweden Germany and the United Kingdom. In 1897 illiterates total 42 154 with 90 23 percent from the first group and 6 55 percent from the second group.
Byron Gilbert, seven years old and son of Judge WW D Gilbert of Atchison, is granted a conditional license to practice before the Kansas Supreme Court. The permit activates when he turns 21, with the boy described as a jurisprudence wonder and the youngest ever admitted.
The New York merchant Amos F. Eno headed a firm that failed for nearly 1,000,000 at the start of the Civil War. Years later every debt was outlawed, yet he pays creditors' children 50 cents on the dollar. Many recipients are unaware of the firm’s existence. Eno also refuses newspaper interviews.
Orders pour into U S factories as 56 locomotives are placed with 21 for Finland 24 for Brazil and 10 for Canada. The surge along with big rails orders from abroad signals American manufacturing superiority and global reach of railway equipment.
A Kansas editor proposes legislation to curb snoring in sleeping cars by waking snorers and restarting them until they stop. He claims he never snores and uses the newspaper’s pages to vent his own wind, while suggesting strict enforcement rather than affidavits.
The president signs a seal killing ban in North Pacific waters. Cuban distress and reconcentrados deaths reach 600,000. Gompers opposes currency reform. English engineers strike costs to labor groups. The National Manufacturers association invites the president to a New York banquet. Ocean and rail disasters, epidemics, famines, wars total 387,077 deaths in 1897. U.S. gold production rises from 53.1M in 1896 to about 61.5M in 1897.
In Southold L I Nicholas McQuillan aged 100 celebrated with a party where he danced with his 91 year old sister. Dr Wiley Meyer of New York announced a new anaesthetic blend of chloroform sulphuric ether and petrolic ether. A receiver took charge of Altoona Pennsylvania Building and Loan. Stephen V White in New York was reinstated to full stock exchange membership. US weekly business failures numbered 395, with total exchanges at major clearing houses $1 188 351 046. Fire losses in 1897 reached 129 001 797 with a 1896 figure of 111 856 067. Adolph Reich and family perished in a Jersey City fire. Red Cross opened Havana relief headquarters in New York. Embezzlement and related crimes in 1897 totaled 11 248 084. Severe earthquakes shook Exeter New Jersey vicinity. R A Van Wyck sworn in as mayor of Greater New York.
Multiple notes report on boxing challenger Corbett demanding a $20000 purse and the world championship. The item sits among a string of varied 1897 news including crimes, finance, and political events across the United States.
In 1897 total murders reached 9 520 while 1806 saw 10 652. Clyde Manwell suffered a broken back in a football game at Marysville California and Richmond J Hoge Tyler was inaugurated as governor of Virginia.
Famine in India costs treasury 20 million dollars. Weyler arrested in Madrid over attack on McKinley. US Canada pledge aid to Alaska. Russia moves to back Chinese loan securing control. Cuban provisional government inaugurations in Havana pledge to Spain. Pope’s mass anniversary observed in Nome. Spain refuses more Cuba troops signaling evacuation. Dawson City fire causes 200000 loss. Guanajata mine flood drowns 35 miners. Weyler trial deemed imperative by Spanish cabinet.
Numerous short notes from the era cover diverse topics including a Kentucky man marrying the granddaughter of a woman who rejected him, Britain’s army strength at 63 067, New Haven horse guards eyeing Paris 1900, Boston navy aspirations, and Maggie St. Lauf regaining speech with Dr. Willis D. Storer's help. Also noted are local twists from politics and science amid a Pennsylvania border town with several residents over 90.
Bradstreet reports 1897 ended with improved trade and falling failures. High clearings across 68 cities reached record levels, with gains concentrated in the northwest and New England while southern areas lagged. The year 1898 opens with renewed optimism and a stronger frame of mind for business, though tariffs restrained some demand.
The State Department announces Cuban relief efforts organized with New York central HQ and American Red Cross. The Ha vana consul general lists needed items including clothing medicines bread flour and condensed milk. Monetary contributions are urged to fund urgent supplies and transport in Cuba.
London reports the United States sought moral support or a formal alliance in case of conflict in the east. British officials fear U S help to Russia if war breaks out, while prominent Americans in England are questioned on the matter.
The Chinese government dismisses the commandant of the Chinese garrison at Taou-Chau Shan-Tung after German ambassador Baron Heyking objected to threatening language toward German missionaries. Reports also touch on Russia Britain relations and a rumor of an English admiral firing on a Russian ship in Chinese waters.
A London syndicate with $5,000,000 capital plans to regulate all Great Lakes fish, purchasing 20 local firms and controlling output across Lakes Winnipe g, Superior, Michigan Huron Erie and Ontario. It will establish cold storage plants from New York to Denver and aim to expand sales beyond current territories, promising lower prices by preventing waste.
Governor Holcomb ended the district judgeship canvass by naming I N Alberts of Columbus a populist to the vacancy caused by Judge Sullivan moving to the supreme bench. Sullivan is a democrat, elected by silver forces, and the choice surprised many as candidates were split between parties.
Lansing announces Gov. Pingree will call a special session of the Michigan Legislature before January 11, with the session beginning February 1. Expected measures include repealing the Michigan Central charter and raising taxes on quasi public corporations such as railways and telegraph lines as part of reform aims.
A promotional piece explains that most women have a weak uterine system and recommends Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic. It includes a testimonial from Mrs Epwin Burta of Bethlehem Pa describing relief from excessive menstruation and womb trouble after using the products and Sanative Wash.
A humorous tale uses a cyclopaedia of medicine to choose between two suitors. Mrs Spondulicks, 57, wealthy, has consumption. Mr Dukkats, 65, wealthy, has incipient Bright's disease. The device leads to a preference for Dukkats. Also reports Canadian colonization vibes and farm outputs in Alberta and Saskatchewan with examples of settlers thriving and vast remaining farmland.
Chicago venue McVicker’s Theater advertises Always presenting top attractions. The Sporting Duchess features an all star cast following the show Kellar.
The Chicago Medical Missionary Training School at 1926 Wabash avenue offers free instruction by physicians and nurses to train Christians for city missionary and rescue work. Students receive room and tuition free, meals cost $1 to $1.25 weekly on the European plan. Superintendent provides information about this non sectarian benevolent program.
A collection of quips on dust mud horse sense and manners notes that a man with no dust is mud while horse sense means knowing when to neigh The Maltese cross signals scratches and following one s own advice leads to imperfection The Dingley bill blamed for heat next summer and a jab about women in print conclude the snappy item.
A compact collage notes how to handle demand for new clothes with humor from sources like N. Y. World. It cites sudden weather changes triggering rheumatism and promotes St Jacobs Oil for prompt relief.
A 15 year sufferer from indigestion, John C. Pritchard, credits Dr. J C Ayers Pills with rapid relief and recovery. The ad-style narrative touts Ayers Pills as best for dyspepsia, stomach trouble, and related ailments, and offers a free cure book from J C Ayers Co Lowell Mass.
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