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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1897
Page
1
Five Indian reservations in New York state held 5144 residents at the last census. An exchange quip notes drunkards dying fast while recruits from the young class remain, and a cargo of corn ships to India for farming hope. Chicago firms formalize corporate names the next day a cold wave follows.
New York physicians report removing a man’s stomach, repairing it, cleaning and oiling, then replacing it restoring him to eating. The piece questions where science will stop. It notes Foreign perceptions of American railroads and mentions four Japanese engineers studying U S rail patterns to take home.
The piece notes the McKinley canvass and relief expedition, praising weekly paper literature as the most effective influence. It summarizes a New York lodging house death with a smiling button and cites Brookline and Philadelphia efforts for discharged prisoners, plus England and France counts of reform homes.
A lecturer states there are 50 million slaves in Africa, shocking listeners who believed slavery had nearly vanished. He cites a hypothetical half million annual victims from trafficking and warns abolition efforts risk rekindling agitation and failed beliefs about ending slavery.
An old post office inspector asserts money should never be mailed in letters. He notes money orders are cheap and sending money invites theft, claiming it is nearly always detectable by clerks. He adds pauper money has a distinctive odor and dishonest clerks rely on smell to spot valuable letters.
California's gold output is predicted to rise manyfold in two to three years due to new mining methods. A San Francisco convention of mine experts and owners urged immediate systematic development of old gold yielding mines.
The government first allowed a customs official to clear the vessel Dauntless for Cuba as its manifest showed munitions of war for the insurgents. Other items include bank failure observations, disaster death totals, December fiscal results, national debt shifts, and a six day international bicycle race in Washington listing winners and distances.
A sweep of calamities and notable events stretches across cities. Explosions in Reading kill two women. a Philadelphia clown dies at 75. a Boston restaurateur dies after weeks of hiccoughs. New York infants perish from coal gas. bank failures and closures loom in Grand Forks and Whitehall. political shifts occur with New York governors and Iowa retirements.
The item lists killings in Tennessee and South Carolina, deaths of notable figures in Chicago and Ontario, bank suspensions in Iowa and Minnesota, a 103 year old marriage in Kentucky, a 101 year old death in Indiana, a 15 man mining disaster note, and various foreign events including ships wrecks, riots, and earthquakes.
Earthquake shocks in Acapulco injure three as walls collapse. Snow blocks rail lines across the Dakotas and western Minnesota. Chicago ordinances threaten high hats in theaters. Michigan rains cause damage. Germania and West Side banks in St Paul close with liabilities. Landslides in Italy destroy 182 buildings. Bank defaulter Richard Cornelius commits suicide in Baltimore. Three stockmen frozen near Nelson Nebraska. Dennis Sullivan and James Stover killed by dynamite blast near Troy New York. Merchants National Bank closes in Devil's Lake North Dakota. Supreme Court rules corporations from states can be sued as citizens. German emperor bans army officer duels. Sir Joseph Hickson dies in Montreal. Mine explosion at Hartshorne Oklahoma Territory kills five. California Montana Idaho legislatures meet. governors sworn in. US mint coinage for December rises to 7,017,419 dollars. 1896 gold output hits 51.5 million. silver 53.5 million fine ounces, down 2.5 million from 1895.
Special Des Moines correspondence notes a misinterpretation of the Soldiers' Home pension issue, clarifying the Iowa Supreme Court ruling and an agreement to petition Congress. Also reported is the death of Dr. Charles Beardsley of Burlington at 66, detailing his career as editor of the Hawkeye, Iowa state senator, and federal appointments. An Madrid incident leaves Mrs. Robert Howard wounded after a runaway team, with doubts cast on Slick's account.
K G Dun & Co reports 1896 saw more commercial failures than any year but 1893, with about 14,890 failures and $225 million in liabilities. The year closes amid price swings, western distress, and renewed confidence in banks, while cotton, wool, and iron markets show mixed movements and overall business activity remains subdued.
A southwest cyclone hit Mooringsport Louisiana at 3 43 pm Saturday destroying over 20 homes leaving seven standing Four were killed and 23 injured including Jesse Goodman and family Three injured may die The same storm wrecked South Benton Arkansas killing a tramp and flattening buildings with thousands in property damage
Francisque Sarcey wins $80 damages against Le Petit Journal for summarily dismissing him over slang in explaining Kip-Kif bourricot. Vienna opera chief Schoentag benefits from a 25 year service tribute and invents the bravo a catena.
About 2000 mine workers in Massillon Ohio walked out January 4 in protest of a price cut from 61 to 51 cents per ton. Operators and miners plan a Columbus convention January 12 to set a higher local rate, with January 1 pacing if a higher regional rate is fixed.
A 17 year old girl Helen Cole of Geneva pleaded guilty to burglary and was sentenced to six months in Anamosa by Judge Birdsall. She admitted intent to steal to buy a bicycle and the summer crime marks the first known burglary case involving a woman in that area.
Andrew Hart was arrested at Le Moille for the murder of his son Andrew Hart Jr, found dead in the home early December 13 after the father heard a shot and pursued a burglar. Police initially considered burglary but later placed Hart under arrest following a quarrel between father and son.
The Farmers' Trust Company of Sioux City is in receivership with liabilities of 135000 and assets of 238000. Assets mainly consist of notes secured by real estate mortgages. Inability to realize on assets caused the failure, but the firm plans to continue operations and pay in full.
A Sioux City servant girls protective society has formed with no members yet. Its aims include securing good treatment for members and fair wages, maintaining housing placements, and keeping a list of houses where members may not work.
Iowa reached its semi centennial on December 28, marked by 50 gun salute in Des Moines and flags on public buildings and many homes. No formal ceremonies were planned locally, with Burlington hosting the earlier celebration in October.
The Chicago Great Western Railway settles with Dubuque insurers and lumber firms burned out over two years ago. Claims totaled 300000 dollars and the company agrees to pay 25 percent of the loss. It was alleged a spark from an engine caused the fire.
Nine frame business buildings in the southeast part of Osceola's square were burned. Firemen and citizens saved the business portion of town though this is the third blaze in that area. Loss estimated at 10000 dollars with about half insured.
Freight train on the Chicago & Northwestern wrecked nine miles east of Boone. Fireman James Tracey of Clinton was killed. Engineer Andrew Sill was seriously injured. Other incidents include a fatal flywheel explosion near Le Mars and a suspected escape attempt by county jail prisoners in Ottumwa.
A column surveys curious facts including buried wartime pots of gold in Amoret Missouri and a Cambridge graduate losing his degree after crime. It notes Gaelic speakers in Britain Ireland Wales Scotland, speed records by a hurricane mile balloon and a railway engine, and lists dairy, fruit yields, and a colossal 85 hogs drive in Daviess County Missouri.
A mosaic of quips from newspapers and patent medicine pitches. Jokes about women and love appear beside cures for fits and neuralgia. The text blends sly humor with product promotions and terse social observations from era publications.
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