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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1898
Page
5
A western women's club room bears a motto about raising boys for their future wives. Princess Victoria at 30 recalls offers of rulers and royalty. Miss Helen Gould, wealthy, plans a first Atlantic voyage, with a discreet England visit this summer.
The passage notes American troop counts in past wars 1812 556622 Mexican War 112230 Civil War 2778304 and argues that current force 250000 is not fixed, with plenty more willing to serve if needed to secure victory.
Last year exports of wheat and corn were strong but hogs fared even better in early 1898 with $53,800,000 abroad, over half the breadstuffs export total. The surge in foreign demand marks a notable commercial trend.
National and state officers of the Non partisan National Woman's Christian Temperance Union issue a circular to American college presidents and faculties urging emphasis on protecting students from drink and vice temptations.
A Philadelphia judge sentences a man jailed for refilling Apollinaris bottles with counterfeit water at Moyamensing. The era sees strict enforcement as inventor and manufacturer protections tighten amid commercial wrongdoing.
Maj. Gen. M. C. Butler of South Carolina received his field glasses lost at Brandy Station in 1863. Mrs. Kemper of Virginia restored them, and Butler remarked that the last time he used the glasses he was a Confederate officer, now he is a Yankee officer.
A note recalls revived antique flower terms such as daffa downdillies and John ny-jump-ups replacing modern names like jonquils and pansies. The trend favors nosegays and posies over bouquets, with lavender bergamot and caraway sprigs suggested for meetins, echoing grandmotherly customs.
Three grandsons of the late Admiral Semmes now serve in the United States forces. One is a cadet in Sampson's fleet, another a major in the Fourth Tennessee Volunteers, and the third a sergeant in the First Tennessee Volunteers. They are sons of L. K. Wright, who married the admiral's daughter and was an artillery officer in the Confederate army.
The post office department plans to relieve congressmen and senators from harassment in locating new post offices in their territories. Recommendations will be heard when applications are filed and information sought, but decisions depend on post office inspectors reports. The rule covers first second and third class post offices.
Miss Kingsley faces rival Miss Hastie who charters the Sydney Belle for a South Sea cruise. She plans focus on the Solo mon group where cannibals dwell. white explorers have rarely ventured inland and faced capture or death.
Lieut Blue reports from Santiago saying he avoided Spaniards on the road and would not write for a yellow journal. He mocks sensational war reporting and imagines such a correspondent dispersing Spaniards. The Yukon river is open and argonauts will return reviving Klondike gold fever questions and pneumonia fears.
A plan aims to census all people on a single day in 1900 with enumerators sent everywhere. Boundaries of accuracy vary, as China Persia and Turkey show wide estimate gaps and Africa’s population remains unsettled. The effort seeks the most careful global estimate to start the century.
In the Fifty Fifth Congress the senate disposed of the final appropriation conference items including Hawaiian annexation debate. The house adopted the Indian appropriation bill report and sent the general deficiency bill to conference while private bills and minor conference reports passed. Senator Pettus delivered the first formal senate speech in favor of Hawaiian annexation. The senate priv illeges and elections committee reported a bill permitting soldiers to vote in the field. House adjourned to the fifth.
General Correa reports Camara's squadron has begun passage of the Suez Canal while Schley's flying squadron merges into Sampson's fleet now totaling 107 vessels. Wheeler states troops were not ambushed at La Quasiano as 900 Americans faced 4,000 Spaniards. Deserters say Cervera planned a harbor dash. Madrid cites a protracted war and mixed attitudes toward peace. Morro and nearby forts shelled. Manzanillo damaged. Dewey avoids commitments. balloons report success at Santiago.
Government receipts in June totaled about 33.5 million with the current year at 504.5 million. The proposed 200 million government loan now aggregates to 790 million. Internal revenue receipts for last year reached 170 million, up 28.5 million from the prior year. George L B Cortelyou of New York is named assistant secretary to fill the newly created grade.
In Syracuse, the state prohibitionists nominate John Kline of Penn Yan for governor. Meanwhile Haines Grethers a New York piano maker assigns. Nationally, 254 business failures occur in the seven days ending the 1st, down from 285 prior week and 241 year earlier. Norwich University grants Rear Admiral George Dewey a master of military science degree.
The Georgia democrats in Atlanta nominated Allen D. Candler for governor. Tennessee democrats met at Chattanooga and nominated Benton McMillin for governor. Arkansas republicans met at Little Rock and nominated H. F. Auten for governor. First Town district Republicans nominated Thomas Hedge for congress. Western Baseball association disbanded due to poor receipts. Minnesota republicans nominated William Henry Eustis of Hennepin County for governor.
Iowa prohibitionists met in Des Moines and nominated a state ticket led by Malcolm Smith of Linn County for secretary of state. Congressional nominees included John F. Lacey renominated in the Sixth District and J. L. Doliver renominated in the Tenth. Illinois Ninth District named Rev. W. W. Jacobs, Ohio Fourteenth District W. S. Kerr. William R. Day, UM secretary of state, earned a Master of Arts.
Niagara Falls Ontario Mayor Hill proclaims July 4 a public holiday for the first celebration of Independence Day in Canada.
A mixed roundup recounts senators opposing Hawaiian annexation and reading the Declaration of Independence, a flood of pension bills passed, a lynching in Arkansas, delays in bombardment at Santiago, a capsized excursion steamer near Beverly Massachusetts, and notable naval actions including Cervera's fleet and Admiral Sampson’s victory. Additional items include a Globe Refining plant fire in Louisville, troop movements from Key West, heavy baseball standings, two fatalities in Toledo, a Hampton Beach tornado, and drownings in Cleveland. American losses were few while Spanish forces suffered many captures.
A collage of short items notes elopement in Audson Massachusetts and a notable lineage claim. Weather scouts depart Galveston to map Caribbean storms. Niagara Falls proclaims July 4 as a public holiday. Maryland court ruling bars colored pupils from the Baltimore art school. Col F B Jones’s six week Chicago purchases total 1265000. Rumor of a popular song trust forms nationwide. Young Phil Sheridan to enter West Point on his father’s entrance anniversary. Ponpon phosphate camp excited by a $30000 gold find. A 46 year old horse once owned by Grant dies in Tennessee. Five Turkestan insurgents executed near Audijan. Six Lake City businessmen jailed over alleged post office arson and murder. William Kearns leaves field to enlist at Lima in the Second Ohio volunteers.
Dispatches describe Admiral Cervera's attempt to escape Santiago de Cuba on July 3 4 and 5, as American forces under Sampson Schley and the Brooklyn Oregon Texas Iowa and others pursued and defeated the Spanish squadron. The Cristobal Colon was believed to have gone down while the Oquendo and Vizcaya were run ashore. One American sailor was killed and many Spaniards were captured or killed. The Gloucester engaged the two torpedo boat destroyers in a fierce duel.
Admiral Dewey reports to the Navy Department that on June 21 the Charleston captured Guam and the Ladrones with no resistance. Spanish officers and 54 men were taken to Manila, and Leyte surrendered after indecisive fighting. Troops debark in Manila and health is excellent.
London July 6 reports widespread display of the stars and stripes in honor of the Fourth of July and expressions of goodwill across the United Kingdom. Newspapers applaud American courage before Santiago de Cuba and celebrate U S successes in the east and west.
Milwaukee July 5 The socialist labor party in state convention named a full ticket headed by Henry Riese of North Prairie for governor. The convention endorsed the platform from the national convention held in New York two years ago. Albert Hintz and John Moser of Milwaukee were nominated for congress in the Fourth and Fifth districts respectively.
Dispatches report general Fourth of July observances from coast to coast. Southern cities including Atlanta Mobile and Vicksburg mark first celebrations since the Civil War era. The American Society dinner in London turns jubilant over the Santiago victory.
Use the latest improved Cold Water Laundry starch for best results. Keith's Enamel Starch promises a pearl like finish, elastic stiffness, and a finish that resists damp weather. It can be used on colored and white fabrics without white specks and leaves linen with a high polish. It contains no fabric-damaging ingredients and outperforms other starches in efficiency and finish. Ask your grocer for Keith's Enamel Starch to prove its superiority.
An errant remark from a student recalls Cuba once ringed by water now seen under naval presence. The note mentions its tobacco fame and wartime bulletins reflecting historical tensions.
Change of climate as a means of relief from this distressing malady is at best uncertain and expensive. Our patients stay at home, keep work, and gain relief from itching sneezing coughing wheezing. They can be cured today by Dr. Hayes Buffalo NY seeking free examination blank and 112 page book on Asthma and Hay Fever.
An Indianpolis Journal note states a phrase She Ah an immune expression linked to a linguistic curiosity. The item reads like a playful linguistic commentary or a brief foreign language snippet featured in the paper.
The piece claims most ailments originate in the digestive canal and promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a gentle yet effective cleanser. A 10c box is said to purify the system and remove the cause of ill health, advising readers to take Cascarets when feeling bad.
A note from the Cleveland Leader reports the duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha paid $7,000 for a fiddle prompting questions about Spain taxing such a purchase and the cultural value attributed to antique instruments.
A 19th century style patent medicine ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cool and relieve tired feet, swelling, sweating, blisters, and tight shoes. It claims easy walking, comfort, and a trial package free, with purchase from druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
Crowds flocking to McVicker's in Chicago to see a military spectacle from Shenandoah. The piece promises only two weeks more of performances and notes the contrast between boasting and doing.
A Philadelphia woman describes severe womb trouble and mental despair before crediting Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with her recovery after starting the medicine. She says she felt better after the first dose and now is well. Mrs Pinkham invites suffering women to write for advice, answering letters from women only.
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