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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1903
Page
1
Tests in Washington explore which chemical best preserves beef and appears especially effective for price. A patented American coupler attached to every railroad train in Great Britain would greatly multiply the connecting links between the two countries.
A contemporary notes that with a baby born every ten minutes in Greater New York the city experiences squally times during rites of colic, reflecting on urban life and newborn occurrences.
Growing public concern for woodlands shows in the push to protect forests and expand woodland areas across several states, our own among them, signaling hopeful times for conservation.
The Chicago Record Herald notes Venezuela’s 10 percent war rate over 70 years would have been higher without rain darkness and other uncontrollable factors. The remark highlights how natural conditions affected warfare frequency and outcomes.
James Y. Metcalf, superintendent of the money order department, estimates over six million dollars in money orders were sent by foreign born residents to relatives in the old country as Christmas gifts during the holiday season.
A historic note describes a Boswell to Frie dens railway cited as the world’s most crooked. Seen as an airline distance of five miles, the route doubles back four times and loops around nearly five miles, returning within 300 feet of itself on a 50 foot lower grade.
A London pastor suggests holding church services in darkness to keep women from focusing on hats and gowns. The idea, while aimed at modest worship, is likely to attract many young attendees for unrelated reasons.
A Pennsylvania woman convicted of witchcraft in Cumberland County Court is released from jail after three months. The incident highlights lingering superstition despite modern improvements.
The text argues that closer contact and increased opportunities from opening cable communication with Honolulu will stimulate common business activities. It suggests that a prosperous colony suddenly connected to the outside world is worth watching.
Jane Addams of Hull House Chicago says child labor is highly prevalent with machinery increasing the value of child services in cities. She cites Chicago children supporting able bodied parents and a five year old girl working all night in a southern cotton mill.
The text notes Marconi’s forecast that wireless telegraphy could cost a cent a word for ocean messages, signaling a possible dramatic drop in long distance communication costs. It cautions that practical commercial viability is unproven and cable companies will keep operating in the meantime.
The commissioner of patents declares trademarks using the president’s name or portrait will not be registered. It states no American wants the president’s image used to advertise merchandise. It urges Congress to prohibit the flag’s use in advertising as well, noting it has long been neglected.
Washington circles discuss congress salaries with no immediate bill. Proposals include a flat 7500 dollar pay, ending perquisites, and eliminating mileage. Current clerks earn 100 dollars monthly and stations allowance is 125 dollars annually.
A summary of actions in the Fifty-Seventh Congress includes Senator Wests coal free list debate in the Senate with Senator Aldrich opposing, and Senator Nelson continuing opposition to the omnibus statehood bill. The Senate adjourned to the 12th while minor bills passed. In the House, Knox drafted anti trust measures and a wealth limit bill by Mr Griffith faced debate. 144 private pension bills were approved as Mr Russell criticized haste.
Senators probe the Pennsylvanuia and Reading coal actions. American Beet Sugar withdraws opposition to Cuban reciprocity. A smallpox case at the Familton house in Washington. Congress committees seek anti trust measure. Oregon’s Thomas L. Tongue dies at 62. Rear Admiral Melville retires. Post office may reopen at Indianola Mississippi. Mrs Cox may be reinstated if assurances are given.
Non union miners finished testimony before coal strike arbitrators in Philadelphia and operators will present evidence next. General Gobin of the Pennsylvania militia said troops barely kept order. US weekly business failures totaled 350, down from 373 a year earlier. Daniel A. M. Hastings, former Pennsylvania governor, died at Bellefonte. Clearinghouse activity reached nearly $3.0 trillion with a 6.2 percent year rise. Col Edwin F. Brown, inspector general of the national military homes, died in New York City.
The year closed with Minneapolis flour output totaling 16 429 805 barrels. A Louisville bank was robbed of 4200 dollars. J T McFarland a Topeka pastor was fined 100 for criticising a police judge. John Butler alias W C Lane identified as Abingdon bank robber. Big Four trains collided near St Louis injuring three trainmen. Emil Johnson killed Miss Benna Benson then himself in Virginia Minnesota. Ernest Davis and Sol Dunn hanged for murders in Virginia and Georgia. Cane growers threaten against Cuban reciprocity. Bramwell dies in Denver. a Toledo man kills his wife then himself. Ohio Governor Nash asks schools to mark McKinley’s birth centenary. Daughters frozen to death in a North Dakota blizzard. One hundred one year old Mary Cobb celebrated in Indiana. Dowie to open a New York mission next October. Prairie fire near Mandan kills livestock.
A mob lynched two unknown Black men near Brierfield Alabama one of whom killed Sheriff Reese. In Palmyra Wisconsin Mrs Amelia Roller hanged her two children and herself amid alleged dementia. A Drew Mississippi mob killed John Holling a Black man accused of assault. Arcola Texas residents seized and redistributed a coal train. Sixty percent of Chicago faces fuel famine related ailments.
Reports from Europe describe new atrocities in Micedonia with large-scale civilian flight. Venezuela recaptured Tucacas port taking 180 prisoners and halted the Caracas advance. A famed bullfighter Francisco Mattillera was fatally gored in Jaurez arena before 5 000 spectators. In Manila protesters urge Gov Taft to stay in the Philippines Morocco's sultan plans to move the capital to Rabat as foreign residents flee the former capital.
The senate discussed a West resolution to require finance committee action on a bill removing coal duties, with no action taken. Utah and Arkansas legislatures convened. A Missouri bill to disfranchise by literacy was introduced. Governor Bailey inaugurated in Kansas. Snow and cold hit multiple states.
The items mention a St Louis exposition with 140000 for educational conventions. a Lake Superior ore range of 180 million tons. 50 German warships and a torpedo boat equipped with wireless telegraphy. Benjamin Wiebbs of Springfield oldest active American armorer. Thomas Lowry of Merriam Kansas shucking 156 bushels in nine hours. Stephen Decatur Jr son of Commodore Perry passes naval academy exam. Mrs. George A Graves of Ogden Utah receives 230 from government after 105 years. English rail man Philip Burtt praises American roads. Cleveland Retail Coal Dealers dissolve after grand jury citation. Rev Dr A H Bradford suggests Congregational church reorganization by business-trust model. Swineford Mayo Ireland poorest district with low property value. American Window Glass cancels profit share with workers. National German American Alliance asks immigration commission be formed to shape laws.
Philadelphia January proceedings before the coal strike commission focused on the Delaware & Hudson case. Key witnesses described flood damage from the June steam men strike, coal pricing to middlemen, and workers’ fund contributions. Minor details noted production losses and post strike labor attitudes. A separate Kan event reported a large fire destroying Hamlin business district with $50,000 loss.
President Roosevelt met with Representative Babcock of Wisconsin who just returned from Cuba and urged ratification of the pending Cuban reciprocity treaty as a prudent business policy for the United States.
Washington reports Taft refuses Justice Gray and Justice Shiras positions on the U S Supreme Court, saying his services are needed to establish Philippine civil government. In other items Mack secures a $1,000,000 life policy in Philadelphia. Solomon temple reproduction touted for Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Beecher memorial fund grows as Hillis notes nationwide support. Warner introduces $50,000 bill for a Franz Sigel statue in Washington.
Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody was seriously though not dangerously injured when runaway horses pulled a carriage carrying him Senator Hale and Lt. Poyer through the Annapolis Naval Academy grounds. Moody leaped to the pavement and lost consciousness. minor cuts and bruises follow, with a contusion and eye injury noted. He remains at Superintendent Brownson's home for recovery.
Emma Briggs cashier for W Simon & Co of Neenah was robbed of drafts money orders and papers valued at 5000 on a train between Neenah and Oshkosh Monday afternoon. The loss was not noticed until she reached the Oshkosh bank to deposit. The bank was notified to stop payment on the checks and drafts.
Mrs. Oscar Chase shot and instantly killed Aga Manhart a former boarder at her home in Portland Mich after he pounded the door and ignored warnings. The incident occurred Monday afternoon causing fear and a fatal act in the village.
Oakland California reader praises Doan's Kidney Pills for Bright's Disease symptoms and back pain. Another Louisiana customer reports dizziness relief after free trial and purchase, announcing improved health and intent to refer others.
An uptown reader recounts a playful scene from a strawberry festival near her home. A little girl shares boasting about family perks while peers discuss clothes furnishings and coal usage. A physician’s neighbor snorts, and the girl quips every package to their home is marked C. O. D. in a humorous finish.
In a short exchange from the Times, the barber asks if he should recheck the chin and the customer declines, saying he remembers all instructions. The light moment ends with a cheerful customer approval.
The Frisco System operates through Saint Louis and Kansas City with elegant Observation Cafe Cars under Fred Harvey management. Cars include a large library observation room, easy chairs, writing materials, fast newspapers, electric lights and fans. Trains depart daily from Saint Louis and Kansas City. Fielding questions the merit of such wealth while noting daily departures.
Northern Wisconsin advertises rich grazing lands timber soil and minerals for settlers and manufacturers. It promotes transportation links and offers booklets and maps, naming W H Killen and Jas C Pond with Wisconsin Central Ry in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
A publicity notice for The Golden Square offers material on oil gas and mineral lands in Southwest Missouri Southeast Kansas and Indian Territory along the M K and T Railway. Free on request from James Barker Gen’s Pass Agent 101 Wainwright Bldg St Louis. It quotes a proverb about prosperity and virtue.
Spectators in a crowded house chatter through a Rolfe annotated Julius Caesar with superfluous observations about Antony Brutus Portia Casca and Caesar while a lone heckler complains that the ghost speaks too softly. A courteous retort from another spectator ends with rude laughter.
A proprietor faces a seller who admits occasionally taking money from the cash drawer. The exchange includes a quip about residence in San Francisco or Sitka, as cited by the Boston Transcript.
It Excels Everything The Chicago and Florida Special and Florida Limited, the first solid Pullman train, run from Chicago to Florida, comprises Pullman sleepers dining and observation cars. It departs January std with 32 hours to St Augustine via Big Four Penna Lines Monon U H and D Queen Crescent Southern Ry and Fla Hast Coast Ry. Full particulars at ticket offices of the lines or W A Beckler 113 Adams St Chicago.
A Philadelphia Record report notes a man selling tarred stones marketed as coal to residents of Connecticut, explaining the gimmick involved with the wooden nutmeg tale that critics say cannot be true.
A collage of old ad lines and maxims including Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets at 25 cents and Piso’s Cure for Consumption praised as infallible, with quotes from Indianapolis News and Chicago Daily News, dated 1900. Also mentions Yownan Farms cash per acre and a proverb about insults from Seneeca.
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