10 Jul 1902
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1902
Page
1
The Express reports one lake yard has orders to construct 11 freight steamers for 2 000 000 dollars signaling a sustained rise in lake commerce. Dozens of yards show activity as the industry expands. Pine and cedar from the Black Hills are to be planted on 200 000 acres of government land in northern Nebraska, a project long neglected and overdue.
First Cuban minister Senor Gonzalo de Quesada and his family have moved into apartments at Chevy Chase Inn in the suburbs of Washington while awaiting a permanent legation home. The minister's wife is in her early twenties and speaks no English.
Theophilus I Porter of Lynn Massachusetts ends a 46 year career as a newspaper carrier. He walked about 35 miles daily except Sundays when he attended church. He says Sunday papers were not for him.
New York publishers report it is impossible to keep pace with new novels and that the fiction boom has ended. A flood of yellow backed publications has saturated the market, but the public is growing tired and now seeks higher quality works.
A Chicago lawyer compiling murder statistics notes 111 people were jailed for murder in the past year and four times as many indicted for assault with intent to kill. He attributes much of the high homicide rate to the prevalent habit of carrying concealed weapons, a claim he says holds true broadly.
Prof. Koch asserted humans cannot acquire bovine tuberculosis but Prof. Garnaul inoculated himself with cow bacteria and contracted the disease, a likely fatal outcome. The episode shows a dramatic, if extreme, dispute among medical scholars.
An inbound vessel reports Kilauea on Hawaii forming a dramatic night blaze and a daytime cloud. The eruption grows more violent daily yet locals show no fear and enjoy the spectacle.
The geological survey reports 1901 aluminum output at 7,150,000 pounds, surpassing the previous peak of 4,200,000 pounds set in 1869. The rise suggests aluminum may replace copper for some electrical uses due to its lighter weight and equal conductivity.
The report shows a $22,000,000 drop in exports in May and $2,500,600 for the first 11 months year over year. Corn and oats short crops and lower cotton prices drive the decline. Over 11 months corn exports reach 140,000,000 bushels and oats 26,000,000, while cotton shipments rise by 200,000 bales but value falls by $22,000,000.
The $5,000,000 award for the Chelsea power plant erection for the Yerkes system in London transit sparked a global contest. Europeans opposed fiercely, valuing more than money, but the American win heightens domestic confidence and fuels a new bogyman fear.
Surgeon General Rickey plans a new school at the naval museum of hygiene in Washington modeled on the army medical school founded in 1895. It would train newly appointed officers and refresh longer serving officers returning from sea duty on special branches for examinations.
A new nickel slot restaurant in Philadelphia offers machines dispensing quick meals. A nickel in a slot provides a sandwich or pie and drinks from coffee to beer. A future device may yield a chocolate coated tablet containing a compact meal.
Steps will be taken to implement the civil rule plan for the Philippines at once. Plans near completion for four new warships under the recent naval act. President Roosevelt issues a civil service order to curb outsider influence in promotions.
President Roosevelt urges strict enforcement of anti trust laws during Independence Day remarks to a crowd of about 200000 in Pittsburg. He praises the army’s work in Cuba and the Philippines as part of a broader wartime and domestic policy update.
A swept collection of brief notices reports Meighen of Fillimore as the populist candidate for Minnesota governor. The items cover embezzlement charges, fatal shootings, fatal accidents, fires, and natural disasters across several states, with multiple named people and places.
Snow accumulations reported at multiple Colorado locations range from one inch to three inches affecting travel and visibility. Weather officials warn of slick roads and potential additional flakes through the day.
Over 8 000 freight handlers walked out in Chicago as railroad officials refused to recognize their union in wage demand talks. Several other incidents and notable deaths fill the era news, with political and international notes across the pages.
The Rock Island railroad board votes a 7 5 million stock increase. Maryland Society of the California Pioneers reports only 12 survivors. Milburn, Senate chaplain, nearing 30 years old. Kansas City to build the world’s largest cotton mill for 10 million dollars. Capt I M Smith living in Topeka. Chicago chemists unveil stronger gall paper process. Two battleships and two armored cruisers to be named Louisiana Connecticut Tennessee Washington. New all British cable planned linking Great Britain with Canada Australia and New Zealand. Westminster cathedral in London dedicated by Cardinal Vaughan. Rockefeller is the United States Steel Company’s largest stockholder with a 1 million annual dividend. Maryland governor appoints panel to buy a bust of Rear Admiral Schley for Annapolis. Cleveland tradesmen announce cheap gas production process. Census Bureau reports 292 517 072 capital in 22 312 printing establishments for 1900.
A wave of drowning incidents across Michigan and New York on July 7 left eight people dead. Victims include Miss Alice McMahon of Nyack and Frances Stern, daughter of Capt. Tiemann N. Stern, amid capsizing near Old Camp Low dock. Additional drownings occurred at Benton Harbor and on the St. Clair flats as capsizes and strong currents swept away swimmers and boaters.
Wilkes Barre reports three months into the coal strike with officials denying plans to restart mines. While some applicants are hired, most seeking work include few miners, and certificates of two years’ experience constrain operations. Separate Vienna dispatch notes no severe quake felt at Salonica with buildings wrecked and fatalities suspected.
A large fire in Clinton North Carolina July 7 destroyed 42 stores and residences in Withington area causing an estimated loss of about 100000 with scant insurance coverage.
The government sold at Sandy Hook the plant for the manufacture of pneumatic guns, which had cost $1,000,000, for the sum of $20,000. The sale reason was that this gun type has been abandoned by the government and the plant became useless.
Mrs William Carpenter a prominent religious and temperance worker in this region aged 60 died recently in Brazil Indiana. Her work with temperance societies and churches made her a well known figure in the local reform movement.
The amnesty proclamation on July 4 led to the withdrawal of American guards from Aguinaldo’s Manila residence. He met Gen. Chaffee with interpreter Lt. McKinlay, expressed fear of daylight outings, and requested protection and exemption from civil suit testimony. Aguinaldo plans quiet Cavite stay and a U.S. lecture tour. He will visit Boston and San Francisco to advocate independence in a plain, fact-led campaign.
A massive blaze at Swift & Cos wholesale market and general office building within the Union Stock Yards caused total losses of about 0.5 million dollars. Flames also damaged three adjacent structures on Wabash Avenue with combined losses around 0.525 million, affecting many firms and storefronts.
Assistant Attorney General Charles W. Russell prepares to travel to Paris within a week to evaluate whether the new Panama Canal company can grant satisfactory title to concessions and property on the isthmus. The president may later join him to review the matter, with Senator Spooner invited to accompany.
Lieut Arnold was acquitted of ill treatment charges concerning Filipinos but cautioned by Secretary Root for insufficient vigilance to prevent abuses by his command Hilingis paid warrant Springfield Ill July 7 Gov Yates receives a warrant for 005,120.29 for Iraq advances. Cape Town dispatch notes Milner reports imperial government rejects suspending Cape Colony constitution. Snow falls in Colorado towns Leadville Aspen Denver July 7. Willett S Main a former state senator is found dead in Madison Wisconsin July 7. death from heart disease suspected.
Half a million slum residents attended coronation dinners in about 400 halls and parks across London led by the king’s message, with Stepney hosting the largest crowd of 45,000. The prince and princess of Wales toured the city as meals were served and tickets had been pre distributed by church and charity groups. Meals included 350,000 pounds of meat and 250,000 pounds of potatoes with bread cheese pudding beer and soft drinks.
The Vatican seeks a compromise to satisfy Washington and relieve itself of responsibility for withdrawing the friars from the Philippine archipelago. Plans include four religious orders' generals ordering withdrawal of about 500 dependents, with Taft to receive a pledging letter or a contractual clause ensuring action on united states wishes.
A July storm system battered western New York and surrounding states with heavy rain and high winds. Flooding devastated Arcade and surrounding communities, drowning Minnie Loper and damaging bridges, roads, and farms. Elmira and Warsaw also reported severe rainfall and property losses. Nearby towns in Iowa and Minnesota endured tornadoes and wind damage with multiple fatalities and widespread crop ruin.
Theodore Qel fender murdered his wife and opened fire on his children in Chicago while intent on a mass killing. he was captured after a clash with police. In Greencastle Indiana a shipment of 73 hogs from James Bridges sold for 500.58 in gold, including two unusually large hogs weighing 620 and 450 pounds fetching 40.55 and 31.77 respectively.
A freight train on the Take Shore and Michigan Southern derailed eight cars after a coupling pin broke at Ninetieth street in Chicago Yesterday afternoon. The Twentieth Century Limited was delayed about thirty minutes. Seven men were seriously hurt with three expected to die. Carnegie Boys Library reports Andrew Carnegie has purchased the late Lord Acton’s library in London.
London report says Prince Tuan, linked to boxer crimes and now a fugitive, is in frequent communication with the imperial government in Peking. His son is allegedly secretly named deputy lieutenant general of Chinese forces at Peking. Ohio Chief Justice Read Dies at 65 in Columbus. Marshall J. Williams of the Ohio Supreme Court died of diabetes at his home after a 16 year tenure. he recently declined renomination due to health.
Abs It Yates of Ontario Canada was burned to death in Mountainview Oklahoma while trying to light a kitchen fire with kerosene. Mayor Jones in Toledo Ohio reportedly not seriously ill after bronchitis attack. Memorial Tablet Unveiled in New York commemorates Lincoln Garfield and McKinley at the West Side YMCA.
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