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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1896
Page
8
A fragmentary verse depicts a speaker listening to a beloved voice and repeating her words. The mood blends natural imagery with longing as the thrush and dew become quiet witnesses to a private hymn in a leaf covert.
Mrs Fielding {and daughter} confront a midnight intruder as a young man Dick Waterbury asserts his claim to stay at Pleasant View. A burglary battle ensues. Dick fights off the attacker and the couple eventually wed, while the kitchen and neighbors debate the affair’s scandalous nature.
The Canton notification ceremony previews McKinley’s campaign themes with a calm candid address praising his character and leadership. Senator Thurston frames the choice as obedience to popular demand, signaling a pledge to restore national prosperity and a trusting reliance on divine aid.
Opponents praise McKinleys sound money stance after his acceptance speech. The St Louis platform and New York Sun endorse his par value and gold standard plan. The New York World and Philadelphia Record highlight his unqualified approval of the existing gold standard and commitment to honest currency.
Digest of editorials reflects support and criticism of Maj. McKinley and the Republican stance on currency and platform. Chicago Inter Ocean praises his superiority while various papers question Clevelandism and party discipline. Centered on the tariff issue and money policy, calls emphasize a vigorous campaign.
The Des Moines correspondent reports the July 4 unveiling of Maj. Gen. John M. Corse statue in Crapo park Burlington with Gov. Drake and dignitaries present. A long list details thirteenth annual readjustment postmaster salaries across Iowa from Des Moines to Keokuk and towns like Clinton and Marshalltown. Also covered are the Kendall Young library bequest in Webster City and a Sioux county land title entanglement involving C R Steel and 1857 filings.
Officials in Washington finalize plans to dispense a 200 000 dollar appropriation to Des Moines river claimants after delays due to claimant address and identity verifications. Final payments will be made by checks within weeks under secretary Smith. A separate warning warns old soldiers of a scam by a pretend government agent seeking ten dollars for pension increases.
A reflection on life in early London with vivid scenes of the river, markets, theaters, and watermen. It notes old St. Paul’s as a busy, improvised meeting place and describes daily life from shops above families to theatergoers along the Bankside and the impact of plague on river traffic and performances. It cites a petition from Servantes and players of Lord Strange to ease restraints on their plate house to aid watermen reliant on theater traffic.
A Cockney and a stern farmer argue over a beast's weight at a London show. The farmer claims sixteen hundred pounds and the cockney reluctantly agrees after the farmer offers payment. Also a Yorkshire pair at a Japanese handbell troupe spot old friends in disguise, prompting a playful exchange.
In a humor vignette a doctor admits a wrong prescription to a patient who took it and feels much better the next morning. The article notes a Saxon alderman title evolving into the earldom under William I after the conquest.
Witty Yoors marked the 50th anniversary with a city wide celebration in Des Moines. A river water parade culminated at Union Park where about 30,000 attended the afternoon program. Orators included John A. McCall Frank Sherman Simon Casady and Judge Marcus Kavanaugh. A nighttime bicycle parade of 1000 decorated bikes closed the events.
Mr. and Mrs. John Iams of Ruthven in Palo Alto county celebrate 69 years of marriage. They arrived in Iowa eight years before statehood and have lived there ever since. Mr Iams is 80 and his wife 87, with seven sons and one daughter all living. Their eldest son is 65, and they reside with daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs M C Young in Ruthven.
Minnie Kell an 18 year old girl was murdered in a meadow four miles below Treflayne while en route to a neighbor's house to attend a dance. Her skull was crushed by a stone or club and there was no sign of a desperate struggle. Neighbors recall her as the bella of the neighborhood and authorities suspect jealousy from rival suitors under surveillance.
A dynamite device was discovered under a sidewalk on Jefferson street near the Grand Opera house by a workman. The infernal machine was turned over to police. It was a sheet iron can about the size of a one pound baking powder can, weighing about two pounds and capable of destroying two or three small buildings if exploded.
Constables from Marlon using search warrants seized two carloads of beer stored at the Anheuser-Busch agency in Cedar Rapids. They visited two saloons and seized a quantity of liquor. The firm contends it is not complying with the mule law provisions.
District Judge B. R. Gaynor ruled at Le Mara that the Plymouth county election contest favored Republican officers W. J. Herron sheriff and J. Werner county superintendent, reversing the election board decision.
The city council appointed Captain Charles Wells of Knoxville to fill a vacancy created by the suspension of Mayor Culbertson who had served as superintendent of the home for the adult blind in that city.
A mix of incidents across Iowa: Mrs. George Taylor found dead in an alley near Burlington amid suspected heart failure. a boy injured sliding under barbwire near Athintic. Du buque Nutwood driving club plans a meet August 1 to 8. Anamosa editor C. H. Monger dies of typhoid pneumonia. Major Gen. Corse statue unveiled in Burlington. A drunken row in Winfield ends in a fatal shooting of F. Supplee. Seven-year-old Nicholas Grevering dies by hanging at Independence after weeks of despair. Col D. B. Henderson is renominated in Waterloo for Congress. Boardman defeats Mooker in a 50-yard dash for $500 purse. Ida Foote and brother arrested in Dyersville for posting threats to burn town. Fire at New Hartford destroys half the business portion. loss around $10,000. Mason City drunken brawl leaves Charles D. Martin fatally wounded. Vanderburg surrenders. Deborah wind trial ends in fatal horse accident. Cedar Rapids votes to pursue embezzlement charges against long-serving treasurer Joseph C. Stoddard. Sioux City pioneer John May dies at 96. A man from Clarinda insane asylum killed sliding into a fast mail train at Galesburg. Dyersville fire damages Schem nels flouring mill and jails. loss $10,000 to $16,000. Wealthy Matt Lee of Oskaloosa kills himself at 50.
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