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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1900
Page
1
A Woolston factory claims to produce artificial silk nearly indistinguishable from the real. A new Mexico China treaty frees Chinese migrants and encourages settlement in Mexico. The U S leads global corn output with over two thirds of production, Hungary ranking second with about one twentieth.
Dispatches describe kopjes as natural forts with stone walls and barbed wire. The piece notes the durability of a pursuit by a determined seeker who, after 35 years, finally obtains a judgment against a former army quartermaster.
The United States produced about 13,500,000 tons of pig iron in 1899, well ahead of Great Britain under 10,000,000 tons and Germany near 6,000,000. U s output surpassed 1896 by about 6,000,000 tons, when the market was difficult.
The piece recalls 1883 when Roentgen taught physics Paderewski taught music and Tesla taught electricity at the University of Strassburg. Then they were unknown. now they are among the most famous figures in science and the arts.
Miss May Jloward a society coach sues Mrs Frances Augusta Skinner for services rendered and is awarded 5000 by a New York court. The coach is described as a fixed American institution with backward students football elevens boat crews and other college athletic teams having used them for years and now women with social ambitions are employing them.
In Lynchburg Virginia and Augusta Georgia a Walter Clark shares a father named Samuel and a mother with maiden name Walker. Both have brothers Samuel and William and uncles Charles and John and an adult named Elizabeth. No family link can be traced between the two Walter Clarks.
The report shows that since 1880 the value of mine products increased from 269,319,000 to 627,820,720. Since 1843 the rate of increase has been 25,000,000 per year. All metals except nickel gained. Aluminium, antimony, zinc, copper and lead reached their maximum.
Four years after the Klondike gold discoveries the White Pass Yukon railway is announced to likely open next June. The line will enable travelers to go from Taiya to Dawson by rail and boat, reflecting notable enterprise in a short period.
The article notes 17,000,000 more meat eaters and an 11,000,000 drop in cattle over ten years, with hogs down 15,000,000 since 1890 as population grows from 62.5 million to nearly 70 million. Sheep numbers fall, predicting meat prices will not return to former levels. Steam rail mileage climbs to 4,557 miles, led by Towns and states like Minnesota, Arkansas, and California. five of 50 states remain unrepresented.
The Norwegian parliament the storthing for the third time votes to grant Norway a flag free of Swedish symbols. The constitution previously allowed an emblem of Norway but the king vetoed every prior attempt. With the third enactment the king cannot veto again and Norway finally has its national emblem free from union symbolism.
A summary of congressional activity notes Lodge pushing full publicity on Philippine issues while Pettigrew attacks the administration. Stewart opposes the currency reform bill. Bills pass expanding census director authority and raising Indianapolis public building cost to 2.5 million dollars. Spooner proposes Philippine governance by presidential appointees until Congress decides. House adjourns to the 15th without session. Nicaragua Canal bill advances in committee.
Treasury secretary replies to a congressional inquiry stating all actions comply with the law. The widow of Gen Guy V Henry receives a pension of 30 dollars monthly. Secretary Root moves to reform Cuba's judiciary. Samuel Howard, last survivor of the Monitor crew, dies in Washington at 78. Senator Hanna leads Republican focus on prosperity for workers and Philippine retention.
Weekly totals at leading clearing houses reached 1 869 300 856 dollars up from 1 781 771 041. The gain over the prior year stood at 4.7 percent. Seven days ending the 12th saw 274 business failures compared with 273 the week before and 315 in 1899. Kid McCoy won a decision over Joe Choynski in a three round New York bout damaged by a timekeeper error. In Philadelphia a Black man named Robert Brown was hanged for murder. George Lehman and John Woessner died in a hotel car explosion bound for Germany. A Thanchard and wife and William Money perished in a Merrimac home fire. Gen. George Henry Sharpe of Kingston died at 72. he served on Gen. Grant’s staff at Appomattox.
Control of the Lake Erie and Western railroad moved to the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern. Nine businesses with contents burned at Cassel Minnesota. Governor Wood dismissed Federico Mora, Cuban court prosecutor, amid justice accusations. Owenville Indiana bank robbed of 15000. Col J H Wood, famed showman, died at Hot Springs Arkansas. Rev Joseph Rademacher, Fort Wayne bishop, dies at 60. Ann Arbor defeats Chicago in intercollegiate debate. Minnesota Supreme Court voids 5 percent tax cap. Glen Haven Wisconsin treasurer robbery yields 2000. Hindman Kentucky shooting leaves Mrs Lucinda Tsanes dead. National Building Trades Council rejects Edward Carroll. Pekin Illinois editor Joseph B Irwin found dead. Heartsache drownings in Louisville. Washington floods affect Puya… river valleys. Denver Fest owners Bonfils shot by attorney William A Anderson. Florida Central auditor named for Philippine archipelago. Edinburg Illinois merchant Goss killed by burglars. Knoxville Tennessee wife murder suicide. Town City Illinois fires principal block, $150000 loss.
The Illinois Republican convention scheduled for April 10 has been moved to May 8. The shift affects delegates and party planning across the state. In Havana Cuba December customs receipts totaled 1 108 130 dollars aiding international trade metrics.
In Japan a storm wrecked 35 junks and killed 600. In the Caucasus an earthquake destroyed ten villages with 1,000 dead. At Ladysmith on January 6 British losses were 14 officers killed and 34 wounded plus 60 men killed or wounded. Boer losses around 2,000. Cen Buller’s new relief effort advances near the Tugela. W. W. Ogilvie, Canadian miller, died in Montreal. A steamer wreck near St Marys Bay with 70 fatalities. Osis reports Luzon towns captured and many prisoners. Gord Roberts offers no South Africa update. Rumors of battles persist. American forces occupy Negallanes Cavite, 20 Filipinos captured.
Senate spent most of the 14th in debate on Philippine resolutions while Pettigrew attacked the administration and Wolcott replied. House resumed consideration of the $56,127,841 urgent deficiency bill. Various measures and military notes followed including troop movements in Luzon and a call to arms in South Africa.
A collection of short notes: San Francisco omits details on a Chinese daily paper. Berkeley hosts thriving tea culture. Cleveland to hold 25 conventions this year. Frank Steunenberg described as seven feet tall and straight as a pine. lava from Vesuvius totals 64 million cubic meters since 1895. a Philly newsboy fined under the blue laws. Admiral Schley joins Masonry at age 21 and remains a member. Norway restricts marriage for women lacking skill certificates. Capt. Sigsbee to head naval intelligence in February after buying a Washington house. Southern Federation of Colored Women organized in Montgomery. Ohio state senator Joseph L. Mayers walks 100 miles to the Capitol. Dickinson county Kansas relief group aims to ship corn to India. Rev. Benaiah L. Whitman resigns to lead Calvary Baptist in Philadelphia. Col. A. D. Hope dies in Roselle. Col. Trope, 83, led the first Civil War troop train to Washington. navy retirements include Capt. W. C. Gibson as the top officer leaving active duty in 1900. annual retirements of rear admirals noted. 1904 sees McNair and Schley retire from active service.
London and Cape Town dispatches report conflicting signposts from Natal and Ladysmith. Gen Warren may have crossed the Tugela, while Sir Charles Warren reportedly moves toward Weenen. Kruger quotes scripture urging burghers to the front as Boer morale flags amid rumors of prisoners and shifting positions.
The Interstate Commerce Commission urges congressional amendments to strengthen the law and curb rail rate abuses. It cites no changes in years despite widespread petitions from farmers and manufacturers and notes the rise in unified financial control and rate increases driven by class changes. The report warns of radical legislation if reform stalls and highlights ongoing court cases, safety improvements, and a controversial Chicago terminal charge ruling.
From Manila January 15 Gen Otis reports Bolo insurgents attacked two companies of the 25th Infantry at Iba with no American casualties and the enemy driven off. Cheatham’s Thirty-seventh Battalion reports 400 insurgents dispersed near San Pablo. American forces advance toward Lipa and Santo Tomas as patrols continue and Spanish prisoners are held in multiple locations.
Philadelphia dispatch reports Henry O G Payne of Wisconsin, a subcommittee member for the national convention in June, departed for Washington with Hanna and others. Payne notes a large field of candidates for vice president, cites Cornelius Bliss and Attorney General Griggs as possibilities, and warns that New York must stop quarreling or the Mississippi Valley may rally a western-backed candidate. The piece recalls Garret Hobart’s popularity as a westward caution.
Delegates from at least 18 states assemble in Masonic hall for the United Mine Workers of America convention as Indianapolis hosts the event. John Blue greets delegates, and speakers including Fred Smith Henry Fisher and H J Leovinger address the gathering. Samuel Gompers is invited to speak and does so at two o clock.
Frankfort Kentucky January 16 grand jury returned indictments against John I Whalen and Charles H Ryan charging unlawfully conspiring to bribe state senator S B Harrel. Bench warrants issued bond set at 1000 each with trial scheduled for Thursday the 25th.
A collection of humorous quips about debt and payment demands from various papers. An egg settles coffee in a proverb, a fortune teller warns of trouble from a dark man, a widow recalls a coal bill, and shop clerks urge collection or postposoned payment. A Halifax payment plan is hinted at in a humorous exchange.
Washington January 16. The census office plans an early census of floriculture by mail due to florists' intelligence and the need to gather year 1599 statistics. About 10 500 florists in the United States will receive stationery and return postage at no cost.
Reports span from Suez tree planting to curb sand drift to Tokyo crematoriums driving undertakers out of business. Paris weighs fair auto regulations while Kos town houses the world’s oldest tree. A Turkish donkey thief near Tangier suffers eye burns after punishment. Russia offers liberal peasant incentives to settle in Asian territories with free transport and 20 year tax exemption.
Philadelphia reports the district attorney filed suit against the bondsmen of Deputy Coroner Samuel Salter and Capital Police Lieutenant Joseph Rodgers plus four fugitives who vanished on arraignment in seventh ward election frauds. Three others indicted in twelfth division of the fifth ward pleaded not guilty and are bailed.
The article notes Miss Bertha Thomas, assistant organist, rings the bells at Grace Church in Broadway New York using an organ like keyboard. It also mentions the Cathedral of St John at Morningside Heights planned as the largest ecclesiastical edifice in the United States at 520 feet by 296 feet. It adds a brief remark that Venezuela’s national games are chess and checkers.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad markets its facilities for tourists traveling to Florida Aruba Puerto Rico Central America and Nassau. It runs double daily sleeping car lines from Cincinnati Louisville Chicago and St Louis via Jacksonville to interior Florida and to Miami Tampa and New Orleans for Caribbean and Central American ports. For folders write J. K. Ridgely N. W. P. A. Chicago.
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a non stimulating grain drink that nourishes and comforts, appealing to nervous persons, youth, and children. It claims Grain-O looks and tastes like coffee and can be substituted anywhere at 15 and 25 cents.
Illustrated pamphlet describes Northern Arkansas mining area as the world’s richest zinc and lead district. Experts deem it largely undeveloped and inviting for investors. Free mail distribution available by sending to J. KE, Lockwood, Kansas City, Mo.
Trains now leave Chicago from Central Station Park Row and 12th Street Lake Front for St Paul Minneapolis Ashland Duluth and the Northwest. Nearest ticket agent can give you further information Jas Pond G P A Milwaukee Wis.
The John A. Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin announces it shipped twenty thousand bushels of seed potatoes to Alabama Florida Texas and other southern points. The firm is described as the largest grower of seed potatoes and farm seeds in the world. A quoted aphorism from a Philadelphia Record column appears in the text.
A note highlights Sunlight as the most talked of potato with 85 days to eat. It invites readers to send this notice and five cents to John A Salter Seed Co in La Crosse Wisconsin for their large seed catalog.
Quotation note from the St. Louis Star praising hustle over waiting, framing energy as the key to success and implying the value of proactive effort.
An advertisement urges readers to try Kemp’s Balsam to stop a cough immediately with a free sample bottle through a druggist. It promotes large bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents and warns that delays are dangerous. It notes rising sun routines for households with teething babies.
An advertisement from AuTO Machine Works at 217 South Clinton Street Chicago Illinois touts machinery building and skilled labor capabilities. The Philadelphia Times notes a quoted saying about a woman's way to win an argument followed by a dramatic cry.
An old advertisement extols Lane's Family Medicine promising daily bowel movement relief and gentle liver and kidney action. It claims cures for headaches, lists a price of 25 and die, and notes a moral note about men without crimes lying awake, with a final odd remark about snowmen.
The Queen and Crescent railway line is described as connecting to Florida via Pullman cars and to Asheville via through car service.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promising a one day cure for colds with money back guarantee. It includes testimonials and a note about 25 cent price. The snippet also humorously mentions clam chowder and a misdated endorsement for Piso’s Cure for Consumption from B D Townsend of Fort Howard Wisconsin dated May 4 794.
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