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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1898
Page
2
The Express reports W. E. Henvey, London journalist and poet, receives a $1000 yearly pension from Mr. Balfour, likening it to Tennyson’s 1845 pension which he drew 47 times. It mentions Spanish court fashion and bridal orange blossoms associated with Spain.
Prof. Wm Libbey of Princeton University will lead an expedition to explore the burial caves of Hawaiian kings. He plans to depart San Francisco for Honolulu in the latter part of July.
An Indian inventor creates a sun powered cooker using a wooden box lined with mirrors and a copper boiler at the base covered by glass to trap heat. The device concentrates sun rays to quickly cook any food.
DIAMAND a native of Pylaros on a Greek island appears as a remarkable calculator. After a glance at a blackboard with 30 groups of figures he can repeat them in any arithmetic process. He never makes an error in calculations involving billions and can extract square or cube roots rapidly and accurately.
A chimney lining at the Wall Street assay office, nearly 200 feet high, has been replaced with fire brick. The old lining, over 40 years old, yielded almost 1500 dollars with 52 ounces of gold and 860 ounces of silver in the scrapings, suggesting a potential mining like profit under certain conditions.
The piece explains an atmospheric light phenomenon where a rosy arc appears on the horizon opposite the sun during clear summer evenings. It notes the arc grows with the sinking sun, rising toward and beyond the zenith, describing it as the shadow of the earth observed from Earth.
Choir boys at St George’s Windsor Chapel enforce an ancient custom demanding five shillings from any armed forces member wearing spurs during service. An officer visiting in spurs was stopped by choristers just as he prepared to leave the chapel and asked to pay the fine.
An American hunting party in Minora Island reports a party member separated from comrades. He was attacked by thousands of humming birds, receiving countless wounds to face and neck before rescue and recovery.
A list shows J. M. Toucey as Vanderbilt railroads manager receiving 50000 dollars after resignation. E W Bok editor of Ladies Home Journal earns 25000 dollars. Frank Thompson president of Pennsylvania railroad receives 50000 dollars. John A McCall president New York Life Insurance Company earns 50000 dollars. Conrad W Mathieson president Chicago Sugar Refinery earns 75000 dollars. Dr John Hall, a New York clergyman, earns 30000 dollars.
The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Co plans chartered cars from Milwaukee to Waukesha Beach along the 62 mile line touted as the longest electric railway. Commutation tickets at lower rates than steam roads are expected to attract heavy traffic.
The article notes Tintoretto's Paradise as the largest non panorama painting in the Doge's Palace grand salon, measuring 4 by 54 feet, while Thornhill's Greenwich Hospital ceiling frescoes exceed it at 112 by 46 feet depicting William III and Queen Mary with symbols of national prosperity.
The article notes bananas yield profits beyond fruit sales. Leaves provide packing material, tannin ink and shoe blacking, leaf wax is valuable, Manila hemp from stems forms mats and lace handkerchiefs, and banana flour is produced. Ripening dessert fruit uses dry warmth from gas jets.
Drinkers learn Ceylon leaf tea sold for five cents a pound, a record low that provokes indignation among planters who fear it will harm Ceylon and Indian tea reputations. Public price per pound or cup remains unclear.
A summary of recent national and regional events including Senate action on Hawaiian annexation and a resolution honoring Commodore Schley. It notes adjournment of Congress, civil and local tragedies, and notable fires in multiple cities with resulting losses and fatalities.
Washington officials expect Spain to begin negotiations for peace in a few days as dispatches urge an end to the war. Admiral Camara’s fleet is ordered to return to Spain after passing the Suez canal amid heightened political tensions in Madrid. casualties at Santiago reported as 22 officers and 208 men killed, 81 officers and 1,208 men wounded, 79 missing. 1,750 Spanish prisoners aboard the Harvard head to the United States.
The president selects five Hawaiian commissioners including Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois John T. Morgan of Alabama Robert R. Hill of Illinois Sanford B. Dole and Judd of Hawaii In Washington the National Educational Association elects KE Lyte of Millersville Pa as president Telegrams require internal revenue stamps per Commissioner Scott
In the United States there were 229 business failures in the seven days ended on the 8th. National league baseball clubs posted weekly percentages with Cincinnati leading at .671 and New York at .500. Five youths died when a boat capsized in Portland Maine harbor. A boxing match between James J. Corbett and Kid McCoy is slated for August 27 in Buffalo New York with a $20 000 purse.
Arthur Jones and Mary Leishman both age sixteen were found dead in a grove one mile south of Emporia Kansas a suspected murder and self harm case. Democrats in Sixth Kansas district nominated W G Hoffer for congress. A steelville Missouri waterspout killed 133 people. Stanberry flood ruined houses drowning four and Maryville losses reported. Klondike gold seekers reached San Francisco with 3000000 in gold.
The steamer La Bourgogne sank after colliding with the Cromartyshire in fog about 60 miles south of the Sable Islands. Of 716 aboard, 553 are missing. Captain DeLoncle and all but four officers perished. no first class passengers survived. Madrid dynamite plot targets queen regent. several men arrested. Further wreck reports put deaths at 565.
Sail and shore updates report Admiral Sampson’s fleet shelling Santiago and a church blown up in a ammunition blast. Shafter contemplates a truces lapse as Madrid calls for peace talks. A Cleveland tunnel blast kills 11. Also notes Bryan’s Nebraska regiment to Jacksonville and Alaska like moves in naval shifts.
The hero of Manila is honored in Arizona with a Gila Valley Globe extension station named Dewey. The Stein Brewing Co of Louisville Ky assets 85000 liabilities 30000 assigned to Columbia Trust. Richard Votan of Washington county Ky shot four at Mercer county tent meeting and was killed by Sheriff Coulter of Danville. Albert Cullom nephew of Senator Shelby M Cullom dies in a Chattanooga Ga drug store. IRS rules separate revenue stamps not required for installment mortgage note payments. Examination of hulls of Maria Teresa and Almirante Oquendo supports Maine not destroyed by external explosion. Ella McPherson marries Dr Joseph Muir in New York. Muir heir to millions. Tom Sharkey challenges Kid McCoy to 20 plus rounds for 5000 a side. H A Hazen reports rapid growth of Congregational churches and total membership. Senate claims committee exonerates Methodist church over Book Concern claim and Maj E B Stahlman payment.
The Newark jointly with New York Brooklyn and Indiana fired on Santiago de Cuba from the ridge and bay for about two hours. A church stormed by a shell caused a large explosion as a truce arrived. Miles and Schley observers discussed operations while Shafter aimed to trap Spanish forces. Casualties reported include Capt. Rowell and several soldiers.
In Wilmington Dover July 12 a trial began for United States Senator Richard Rollin Kenney on aiding and abetting bank robber William W. Boggs. Kenney pleads not guilty to charges tied to about 3500 of the 107000 Boggs stole from First National Bank of Dover. The case drew a packed courtroom as spectators crowded the venue.
The Fifty Fifth Congress adjourned sine die with broad war measures, naval expansion, and a Hawaiian annexation debate. Congress approved a $50 million emergency fund, a $200 million war loan, and large defense spending while aligning on Cuba Spain policy. President McKinley received Yale's doctor of laws diploma and Italy ordered cruisers to Manila.
Washington reports ex senator Omar D Conger died Monday in Ocean City Maryland. Born 1818 in New York, he moved to Michigan in 1845 and entered public life in 1850. A Republican, he served six years in the Senate after fourteen years in the U.S. House. His son Frank V Conger was named Washington postmaster, another son lives in Ogdensburg New York and a daughter in Washington.
The first general session convened Friday at the Grand Opera and National theater with large attendance. Prominent delegates delivered addresses on important topics. In Dubuque on January 9 Mrs. Bert Brownell died of wounds after her husband shot her on June 22 at Oelwein and then killed himself.
A dialogue between Mr Blyking and his son Johnny centers on studying natural history and amphibious animals. The father probes the boy about animal definitions and the utility of science, prompting the humorous quip about soda fountains if man were not an amphibious animal.
A collection of pointed quips on debt and luck, relationships, and human folly. notes include lines about credit without effort, lawsuits, listening, and proposals as jokes. The playful observations contrast gender stereotypes with social behavior.
The Adirondack region features railroad access via the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad. The Passenger Department offers a book In the Adirondack Mountains detailing resorts and a color map of hotels camps lakes with locations, plus a folder The Adirondack Mountains and How to Reach Them with stage lines steamers and hotels. Requests to GEORGE H. DANIELS, Grand Central Station, New York, for two 2-cent stamps to receive the book or one 2-cent stamp for the folder.
A Chicago Post note describes a patient who grinds his teeth with persistent effort during a dental procedure. The scene highlights the tension as a patent buzz saw operates, the rubber dam limiting reaction, and a hint of humor in the patient’s purples at the incongruity.
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a non stimulating coffee substitute that nourishes and calms allowing sleep after late use. It appeals to nervous persons, youth, and children and promises similar flavor and appearance to coffee. Pack sizes 15 and 25 cents, grocer sold.
Hall and Co advertise Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. They claim it cures catarrh by cleansing the blood and strengthening the body, inviting readers to try the noted tonic.
Letters from Jennie E Green of Denmark Iowa and Harky Harpy of Riverside Jaws praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from long term menstrual and ovarian issues. Both describe prior treatments failing and note improved health and restored ability to work and walk.
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