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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1898
Page
1
Judges A. S. Blair of Manchester and W. C. Platt of Waterloo are renominated by Republicans in the Tenth judicial district.
Brigadier General J R Lincoln now commands a brigade formed by the Sixty-ninth New York Third Ohio and Second Georgia. Commodore Schley led the fiercest naval action that destroyed Cervera's fleet and deserves credit equal to his superior Samson.
Elias Doty, once a governor hopeful on the Greenback ticket, was convicted in Marion district court last Friday of criminal libel against Judge Thompson. Jurors were out only fifteen minutes. chatter persists that the government will seek 100000 more soldiers, adding three Iowa regiments and offering reserve companies eager for war a chance to enlist.
The growing number of county and district conventions passing gold resolutions suggests the Republican state convention will adopt a resolution backing the gold standard over free silver. D N Richardson Davenport Democrat proprietor died in Vermont on July 4. He was an early Iowa publisher who grew wealthy through the paper.
The law allows private postal cards up to the government size with advertising printed by businesses. Each card requires a one cent stamp, and Monticello merchants endorse the stamp duty as patriotic support for increased war taxes. The St. Louis Globe-Democrat mockingly notes a Spanish admiral’s time-killing while an American admiral aims to kill Spaniards.
The Marion Sentinel predicts John T. Christie of Marion will be nominated by Democrats for congress. The paper adds that it matters little to Republicans who Democrats pick since Christie will serve as a suitable sacrifice regardless.
A public sentiment grows that soldiers should receive double the pay during war. Thirty dollars a month is seen as insufficient to support families, even as men risk their lives on the battlefield for national service.
The article lauds Sampson for duplicating Dewey's Manila victory and annihilating Cervera's squadron at Santiago harbor with minimal loss. It credits Admiral Dewey, Schley, and Sampson for sustaining American naval honor, notes European scorn of US military buildup, and asserts rapid early-war US victories shifted balance against Spain.
The French liner La Bourgogne carrying 800 people sank after a July 4 collision with the Cromartyshire near Sable Island. Only 163 saved. Among the dead are Mrs Dillon and her daughter, relatives of Judge J I Dillon of New York. Miss Kittie Reeve, Iowa connections, also perished.
The Senate yesterday approved the resolution to annex Hawaii to the United States by a 42 to 21 vote. The measure moves toward final action and potential formal incorporation of Hawaii as a U.S. territory.
The U S forces under Shafter will not begin bombarding Santiago until reinforcements arrive. Non combatants flee the doomed city while Pando reaches the city. Hobson to be exchanged promptly. Some Spanish prisoners from the Harvard attempted escape and six were shot.
President McKinley calls upon the people to thank Almighty God in places of worship next Sunday for divine watchfulness over the cause and to pray for peace. The piece also notes Levi Leiter mortgaging his property for 3 million to cover his son Joseph Leiter’s wheat debts, highlighting gambling risks on the board of trade.
The text argues lawmakers intended corporations to bear the stamp tax on telegraph messages and express documents, but carriers push the cost to customers. A one-cent stamp is added to each telegraph message and to express charges. Lawsuits have begun as customers refuse to pay, raising questions about the law's clarity while the public bears the cost pending decisions.
The war has inspired brave deeds and the names Dewey Sampson Hobson and Shafter have become household words, previously known only to their professional circles.
Chicago newspapers did not publish for several days after a strike by the stereotypers union. Papers had agreed to pool resources so all could publish on the same date, but the strike disrupted the plan as residents awaited reports on the Santiago battle.
Cascade Pioneer reports the McGarry trial will cost Dubuque County about 5270 dollars with major expenses for associate counsels W. J. Knight and M. C. Matthews. Knight billed 500 dollars while Matthews billed 550 dollars for eleven days. The defendant's counsel P. J. Nelson earns 220 dollars for twenty two days. Witnesses, jurors, sheriffs and other officers add to the total, with juror costs nearing 660 for services and a $439.70 witness pool approved by the board. overall cost projected around 5270 dollars.
A young woman and a friend debate cleaning gloves with a bold claim. The advocate praises gasoline as the best cleaner and proposes washing three or four pairs at once using a third of a quart, then rinsing and drying to prevent shrinking.
The Cleveland Leader notes Iowa farmers report seasonable weather and strong crop progress. Corn cultivation nears completion with favorable size color stand and weed control across nearly all sections of the state.
Citizens relying on Chicago papers for light borrowed the Cedar Rapids Republican and Dubuque Times last Saturday. Iowa papers delivered earlier morning dispatches than Chicago papers which arrive at noon.
An Egyptologist in Karnak discovers a concealed passage in a rock tomb leading to a vast chamber with eight red granite coffins a syenite sarcophagus and a golden ibis statue. He plans to remove the central coffin and appraise a possible Thothmes III burial. he calls in Prof Butesi for verification.
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