13 Jul 1899
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1899
Page
1
Iowa notes show clerks in Havana earn 35 to 65 dollars monthly based on value and English speaking ability. clothing costs range 25 to 100 dollars. The piece details leeches reacting to tobacco smoke and warns bathing with alcohol to treat poison ivy, including a milky wash remedy with lead sugar for external use.
A designed apparatus uses a long tube with longitudinal chambers matching a revolver’s chambers. The tube holds cartridges and springs push them into the cylinder, filling all six chambers at once.
The Alaskan winter breeds full beards to protect the throat and face while keeping the upper lip clean shaven. Moisture from breath congeals rapidly, turning a mustache into ice and freezing the face in a short time.
A new industry grows in northern Mexico with salt water wells for salt production. A company has secured 120000 acres at Camaron, 120 miles south of Laredo, tapping water containing 12 percent salt valued at 1 to 3 cents per pound for mining and domestic use.
Paris consumed more than 10,000 horses and 300 donkeys during the last year with a few mules. Officials note donkey and mule consumption fell since 1872 when 866 donkeys and 51 mules were recorded, while over 9,000 horses were eaten.
A German inventor who believes in labor saving devices patents a pair of shears with a spring attachment. When a cut is made and the blades close the spring opens them slightly. When wide open for cutting the mechanism reverses and aids closing, reducing effort for the user.
A West India lady devised a revolving toothpick. The brush portion is circular and attached to a spirally grooved handle sliding in a frame. Pressing the handle end projects it, causing the brush to revolve. releasing returns the handle to position and repeats the motion.
The queen is described as charitable and concerned for citizens yet the most extravagant in court dress. The king objects to her spending while she claims appearances do not affect the people as Italian ladies favor display and she strengthens her status as head of state.
T B Knowes of Dexter Maine possesses a pair of iron-bowed spectacles said to date two centuries. The hand forged bows are heavy enough to forge several modern bows, and the magnifying glass is small and set farther apart than contemporary styles.
A Colorado woman notary public asked the attorney general which name she should use after her marriage. The attorney general replied she must sign as before marriage, finding no law requiring or authorizing dropping the maiden name. He stated there is no authority for a name change at marriage or any other time.
An official document outlines world beer consumption totaling 17.7 billion litres. Germany Great Britain and Ireland US and Austria Hungary and France and Russia share the bulk of output. It highlights Philippine hemp yields two fibers one coarse for cordage and upholstery and one fine for textiles, with different industrial uses.
The autopsy of Mrs. Ross Funk of Bloomington Illinois shows she died from myoderma, a very rare disease. Doctors previously diagnosed ossification of tissues, but the autopsy corrected this. The condition is extremely uncommon with only about 20 to 100 cases reported in medical literature.
The article reports gold mine output worldwide near 300 million dollars, surpassing 1898 by 40 million. It notes a War Department order to enlist ten infantry regiments for two years, Brig. Gen. Wheeler to Manila, and many former volunteers offer to rejoin the Philippine campaign. It mentions a Washington residence fire fatality of Mrs Dickins and Governor Roosevelt traveling to Washington for a war conference.
Bishop John P. Newman dies at 73 in Saratoga Springs New York. Fire losses in the U S and Canada for the first half of 1899 total 65 699 750 dollars, about 7 460 000 more than 1898.
A sweeping currency of brief items reports Coulterville fire in California. Ed Cinch shoots wife then dies by his own hand in Bakus Minnesota. Chicago guilt for August Becker in wife murder. wrecks in Waldron Missouri and a railway bid in Wisconsin Central for 7.3 million dollars. Savings Bank of St Paul closes with near one million dollars. Medina Ohio burglaries thwarted. Texas plantations flood. Columbus forms Ohio Democratic Clubs. Deaths include John Stallings at 108 and George W. Julian at 82. Yellow fever in Cuba. National Editorial Association meets in Portland. Restaurant owner Theodore Weber dies. Nat Union tornado damage. San Francisco agricaltural colleges elect Joseph Stubbs. horse train wreck in Moors Nevada. Salt Lake City arrest warrant for Mormon President Angus Cannon on polygamy. Be loit drownings of George and Louis Grim. Alma lynching in Kansas. Tampa cigar factory lockout affects 5,000 workers.
In Texas the Brazos River flood leaves 38 dead 25 000 homeless and 10 000 to 15 000 square miles underwater with losses over 6 million dollars. At Athens West Virginia Isaace Thomas 13 killed his mother and sister and was charged with murder of his father. In Columbus Ohio William Reinhard and family die at a railroad crossing. Citizens National Bank at Niles Michigan closes after a depositor run. Terbert Harriman of New York wins the American amateur golf championship in Chicago.
Ex-King Milan of Servia escaped a belgrade assassination attempt as Spain’s fleet commanders at Santiago were acquitted. In London Ontario a street car strike triggered rioting and martial law. A Cape Town diamond mine landslide killed 11 and left 16 missing. Manila dispatch reports 30 Spanish prisoners and 17 civilians released.
Advices from Manila say outpost firing continues near San Fernando with Gen. MacArthur seeking peace talks. Aguinaldo commands northern insurgents. Other items note Belgian consul Charles Mali's death, Christian Endeavor convention closure, Minneapolis timber boom, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse record voyage, Montello fire, a California train wreck killing two, Charles Graham’s death, Lisbon mill strike, Ida Hull ashore with 15 aboard, Anaconda forest fires, Gen Otis recruiting 1000 for Manila skeleton regiments, Chauncey Depew’s Europe visit, Billings will charity bequest, and baseball league standings.
A digest of brief items notes Canada camps ban liquor sales. Rev Sam Jones income reportedly 25 000 to 35 000 yearly. Sarah Bernhardt asserts Paris birth over Amsterdam or Le Havre. Gov Stanley names wife to review Kansas charitable institutions. Disciples of Christ jubilee convention slated in Cincinnati October 13 19 with 10 000 delegates expected. London charities report over 25 million dollars annual income. Fourth of July celebrated abroad with many foreign participants. Maj Gen John F Reynolds statue unveiled at Gettysburg. Edgar D Crawford youngest lawyer in Georgia nearly 17. Great cave larger than Mammoth found in Victoria B C explored 12 miles. Col A T Britton dies at home near Washington. Gen Horatio G Wright dies in Washington after illness. Lorin A Thurston says Hawaii looks promising for territorial government. Sugar crop expected to be largest ever.
At Detroit Belle Isle the Christian Endeavor peace jubilee brought Anglo-Saxon unity in sentiment and support for an international tribunal to arbitrate disputes. The memorial endorsed by Andrew D. White urged prompt U S and Britain arbitration action and peace among nations. The event featured speeches by American and British representatives and included prayers and songs.
A Dallas dispatch reports Gov. Sayers urging donations of money clothing and provisions for Brazos flood victims. Estimates show up to 50 deaths with extensive property damage across 37 counties. Relief trains run daily from Houston Galveston and San Antonio as crews aid thousands facing hunger homelessness and ruined farms.
In Columbus seven Reinhards were struck at the Woodward Avenue crossing by a Big Four passenger train Sunday afternoon. William 41 Rachael 40 and children William 12 Arthur 9 Karl 7 Edward 5 died at once or later. Clarence 14 survived with a broken collar bone. The family, from 256 Donaldson Street, was en route to a relative when the surrey was hit as the westbound train approached the crossing near the state fair grounds.
Rain falls for two days flooding coastal lines and Pasay where the Thirteenth infantry camps are surrounded by water. Bridges washed out leave companies separated by six foot streams while bunks sit three feet underwater. Cooks stand knee deep to prepare meals as Pasig River swells and ships cannot leave Manila harbor.
The Citizens' National Bank in Niles Michigan closed at ten Saturday morning after a depositor run. Two days earlier officers were changed and rumors spread. By Friday a steady drain left $23,000 paid out, and by noon Saturday hundreds gathered. within an hour about $15,000 more was paid until funds ran out and examiner J W Seldon ordered closure.
Washington July 10 President McKinley will follow the insular commission report in making Porto Rico Cuba and the Philippines not parts of the United States but government property. The policy aims to maintain temporary control until Congress decides their disposition. All islands are considered war prizes under this theory without distinction among Cuba and the others.
Lewis Mc Elroy, an exporter staying at Hotel Richelieu, was arrested in Chicago for stealing 6000 dollars worth of diamonds from Mrs. William G. Weld in May. The jewels are recovered and held by Chief Lees. Mrs Weld declines to prosecute, prompting Chicago to be asked to release Mc Elroy.
Fire at the Como electrical exposition started in the marine section and engulfed the display area. Three people died and twenty were wounded as priceless Volta relics and documents were destroyed. Loss projected at 5 million lire with limited insurance. Arrest reported in Milwaukee for the murder of Wallace W. Tousey on Independence Day ending potential lynching.
Toledo plans outline a large cooperative colony on Lake Erie near Toledo with 000 acres to be acquired for farming and manufacturing. Promoter Joseph A Johnson of Washington leads local supporters with means. He says the project aims to build a city for commercial trade with profits shared equally among members.
A six car horse freight train derailed at Moors twelve miles east of Wells Nevada. Four cars left the track and most horses were killed after a horse kicked open a front door and fell on the track. No injuries to people reported. Brothers drown in Beloit river incident follows.
President McKinley will travel to Peoria during the first week of October to attend the unveiling of the new soldiers' monument in the courthouse square.
E A Weatherford, an engineer on the Southern railroad, was murdered while asleep in a passenger coach in Tuscumbia Alabama. Bloodhounds traced the scent to John Weatherford son of the victim who was arrested and denied guilt. Spanish prisoners released from Manila report 30 military prisoners and 17 civilians freed by the Filipinos.
W. D. Bloodgood, son of a well known New York broker, has secured a decree of divorce from Katherine Bloodgood on the ground of cruelty. Mrs. Bloodgood is a noted contralto and was a member of Calye's company at one time.
D Moxhan a millionaire and philanthropist died at his Vineland New Jersey home Sunday aged 78 He amassed most of his wealth in Montana mining ventures and was noted for generous public benefactions.
A collapse at Jagirsfontein diamond mine in Capetown buries many workers. Among the rescued is Australian Yor sythe with others missing 16. Several Australians are reported dead and several injured.
Otto Von Ohlin aged 24 son of a Columbus Ohio manufacturer drowned when his sail boat capsized in the Delaware River on Sunday near Philadelphia.
A smooth shaved man from an adjoining parish deposits a large bundle of worn hundred dollar bills, about sixty five thousand dollars, at the Grunewald counter. The scene stirs onlookers as the banker seals the wrap and leaves with the receipt.
A husband returning home late from a night out takes a bath before bed to prove sobriety. His splashy efforts alarm his wife who, from the doorway, reads his attempt at calm as suspicious. He hides his condition by declaring he is merely bathing.
A Latin professor explains the word ostracise tracing to ostreum shells used in Rome to banish rivals. A student quips that the shell game of Coney Island derives from this practice, in a humorous Brooklyn Times item.
A compilation of humorous quotes from various editors and papers including the Indianapolis Journal Augusta Herald Atchison Globe Washington Democrat Pick Me Up and L A W Bulletin. The lines poke fun at slang misunderstandings work life marriage and friendship with concise witticisms.
Miss N J Lockpeant of Exvita Beth Pennsylvania writes of relief from drops kidney trouble fainting spells female weakness and a suspected tumor after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills She credits immediate improvement and continued benefit And Mrs Pinkham offers free responses to suffering women from Lynn Massachusetts
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