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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1897
Page
2
Five buffaloes were born in New York City last week, likely setting a record for 1897. The trapper with forty years of experience asserts that times have changed.
The record tracks Barney Barnato from owning a 1875 trick mule to controlling a South African diamond mine in 1885 and amassing 500 million dollars by 1895. He died by his own hand in 1897, marking a dramatic arc of wealth and personal downfall.
A New York judge holds a dog may bite once and a second bite creates nuisance. The ruling, seen as a harsh limit, could be viewed as making the judge a nuisance as well.
A Georgia colored woman recounts hardship in the state amid a claim that there are too many loufy husbands. She notes a slim chance this issue may appear elsewhere.
The pianist Paderewski states he will perform at private musicales this season a few times for five thousand dollars per recital. He wonders if he should schedule two performances for ten thousand dollars, with four dollars paid in cash and the balance due over time.
The passage credits American designers and mechanics with advancing bicycle innovation after noting that the first bikes were from England. It states American bicycle exports have tripled this year, signaling global recognition of U.S. wheels as unequaled.
The text claims kite-based observations could yield weather predictions 16 hours sooner, but argues the real need is a forecast about 16 miles closer to the truth rather than earlier timing.
Half a dozen European nations dispute the privilege of supplying the United States with beet sugar. None match the United States in climate and soil for producing the sugar.
A St. Louis woman quickly divorces, wins 5000 damages from a railway, and stars in an amateur show within 12 hours. The piece notes the 120 year old flag and a 1777 Continental Congress decision creating thirteen stripes and stars in a blue field.
The article notes a common belief that June is the ideal wedding month, but fifty years of records reveal October November and December as the three most popular. It also shows January February and March as the least favored months for marriage.
Eighteen emaciated African Americans reach New York from Sierra Leone, said to be remnants of a 300 member group who left years ago to settle in Africa. The episode is cited as another failed colonization effort and a warning about agents promoting such schemes.
The article notes Nikola Tesla’s cautious yet enthusiastic ideas on a wire free system of communication. It envisions signals between Earth inhabitants and Mars as a possible future achievement, reflecting the era’s optimism about science’s limits.
A report notes Colorado will lack most federally recognized holidays for two years after a late legislature repealed the statute establishing those holidays. Only Arbor Day Labor Day and the Saturday half holiday remain legal. Citizens are said to celebrate the Fourth of July as usual despite the ruling.
Oklahoma shows a drastic social shift from violence to order with calmer morals. The piece notes reduced shootings and gambling, the prayer book replacing cards, and bicycles replacing the six shooter, painting a region moving toward gentler life.
The Senate and House pursued tariff business with constant roll calls and debates on duties for woolen goods silk and tobacco. Amendments to lower rates failed. The death of Rep Cooke was announced in the House and funeral arrangements set for Chicago. Senator Pettigrew suffered vocal paralysis while arguing.
Edward D. Cooke of Chicago and long time congressman from Illinois Sixth district died suddenly in Washington at age 48 from heart disease. The Knights of Labor urged Cuban recognition as the board met in session. US business failures rose to 216 in the week end ending the 25th from 198 the prior week and 217 a year earlier.
Yale beat Harvard and Cornell in a Hudson two mile race in 9 minutes 1914 seconds, with Cornell winning the four mile race at Poughkeepsie in 20 34. Boston brokers Cordley & Co failed for 150000 dollars. The Cuban league of New York appeals for funds. Clearinghouse totals for the week ending the 25th reach 979269233, up from 1 054145233 last week. Business shows no retreating steps, improvements steady. National League standings list multiple clubs with varying percentages. Painter Wilbur H. Lansit died in Dorchester at 42. Rudolph Lauricks set multiple American amateur records in Boston.
A burst boiler at H. J. Lang’s Milan mill killed the proprietor and engineer and scalded two others. James Monahan died at Independence on his 100th birthday. Missouri storm damage and fatalities occurred in Rich Hill Macon Sedalia and St. Joseph. Mob violence in Key West and Meridian actions leave deaths. Great Western Printing in St. Louis assigns liabilities. A train wreck on the Wabash near Missouri City kills seven. Executions in several states include Pollard Lewis Hudson Williamson. Paced horse Johnnie dies in Napoleon. A Garena shooting leaves two dead and one injured.
Fire destroyed the Ernst rice mill in New Orleans with a loss of about $150,000. In Millersburg Ohio a picnic train collided with a passenger train injuring seven young men and other people. Fire wiped out the Marshalltown Evening Times-Republican plant with losses near $30,000. In Iron River Wisconsin Dave Smith was shot and killed by Mrs Lengley while trying to force entry to her home.
Native troops massacre Baron Dhanis and 6 000 Belgian troops in Congo conflict while 3 000 London slum residents attend jubi lee dinners for the poor. Nine Turkish looted villages in Thessaly. Margaret Oliphant dies in London at 70. Diamond jubilee celebration ends with naval display. Twain debt fund plan rejected by Twain.
Nine children died when a church wall collapsed in Solano Spain, while in Mississippi a mob dragged and hanged Pary Gilliam for alleged assault. Col. F B Massey, famed Washington correspondent, died in Vermont at 51. Debs scheme for a western socialist colony is abandoned. migrants may move to Washington state.
Items include John L Sullivan training for a Fitzsimmons bout, German paper flooring advances, Pennsylvania road funds, John Hay honored at Brown, Aristotle vellum sale, Grant and Sartoris at Sorrento, Yosemite guardian Galen Clark resigns, Hemans memorial talk in Liverpool, Pike's Peak gold find, new chemical name Diparaossiacetophenondiphenlipiperaz ine, aged groom James Williams weds his daughter in St Louis, Wilde supporters fund his fresh start, Depew arbitration treaty outlook before McKinley term ends.
West bound Wabash train No. 6 struck a Wayles creek trestle near Missouri City at seven after leaving Kansas City at 6 20. Nineteen injured, seven postal clerks and several train crew losses reported. conductor Copeland survives with injuries. Rescue efforts rapid despite heavy rain and lightning.
In Canea on June 28 a force of 1200 Mussulmans stormed the cordon and attacked insurgents at Kanlikastelli. Thirteen Mussulmans were killed and twelve wounded in a fierce fight. Christians plan reprisals as casualties mount on both sides amid refugee tensions in the neutral zone.
Joliet Illinois June 28 Four days of the Central Schutzenfest of America ended Sunday with about four thousand in attendance. Prizes totaled over four thousand dollars and two thousand in gold badges were awarded. Notable winners include John D Regennetter Davidport Sg $100 and a $50 medal G M Ziegelfuss Winona Minn $100 John Mohr Wausau Wis $100 Aug Angel Milwaukee $50 and A J Vandusen Winona Minn $70. Two men drowned in a separate incident near Cincinnati when a skiff capsized near Newport Ky. Edward King survived. Simo Hamed Ben Mousa Morocco envoy returned to Morocco insane.
Horace Boies former Iowa governor and former presidential hopeful writes Col. D. M. Fox to say the sixteen to one free coinage plank is dead He proposes treasury notes redeemable in gold or silver at market value and argues this would keep bullion at home reducing transportation costs for producers and ease financial ills.
New York June 28 John Sherman secretary of state arrived at the Fifth Avenue hotel and spoke on national and international issues. He argued the trust question is the day’s most important and criticized combinations that curb competition. He warned the law is weak and urged more direct restraints on trade.
The lower portion of a man’s trunk was found by two boys at One Hundred and Seventy-sixth Street and Undercliffe Avenue. It matches the upper trunk found in the East River off Eleventh Street, eight miles away, showing a murder and no medical dissection. The parts were wrapped in oilcloth and paper and sent to the morgue.
The ex-State Treasurer Bartley was sentenced to 20 years in the penitentiary and fined 300000 in Omaha. Lincoln Supreme Court suspended the sentence and ordered bond of 125000 for release pending appeal review. Other items note a New Orleans fire, mine disaster in Valparaiso, an Illinois attorney’s suicide, and a Sardinia mine cashier robbery murder.
Portsmouth reviews a vast fleet from many nations led by the United States Brooklyn with Rear Admiral Miller. The British line showcases 18 ships, while foreign vessels and merchant ships join a four line display. Illumination at night, 60 gun salute, and cannonade mark the domestic climax of the jubilee.
A famous sculptress who made portraits of notable men renounced her work after marrying a wealthy disapproving husband. At a dinner she asked Gen. Bashar to visit to view her lifelike piece, then revealed she carried a baby, ending the artistic career prediction.
The Crescent Bulletin notes Western Wheel Works Chicago produced 1896 Crescents with vast material use. Factoids include 725 finished bicycles per hour, 350 miles of tubing, 780 miles of wire for spokes, 50 miles of brass nipples, 32 084 square feet of sheet steel, 19 800 feet high rim stack, and 23 tons total weight.
A fragmented comedic volley teases marriage and society with quotable lines about Othello and Desdemona, Adam and Eve, and biting wordplay. The piece pontificates on appearances and vows through playful, tepid stage business and satirical quips from period papers.
Carnie D. Ervin of Mound City reports severe boils on the back of the neck with rapid recurrences. After one bottle he improved and after two bottles he was completely cured, praising Hood's Sarsaparilla as the true blood purifier.
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