19 Jul 1894
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1894
Page
1
The Express notes Queen Victoria governs 11 475 057 square miles and 878 723 657 people. It claims Russia’s national debt could be covered by its Orthodox church riches. A column discusses life insurance women and anecdotes about Lincoln’s proclamation table.
The text claims all London and New York houses could be built from Vesuvius lava since A D 79. It notes a Caterpillar can consume 6,000 times its weight in food monthly, and a man needs three months to eat food equal to his own weight.
Observations show footprints in Greenland coastal soil remain looking fresh for weeks after appearing, with some tracks only a few hours old lasting through extended periods. The unusual preservation suggests environmental factors keep impressions visible despite time.
The article states Abyssinia is far ahead of Europe in women's rights. It notes a wife can claim ownership of the house and all contents and banish her husband until he apologizes and makes amends.
Large finds include numerous human bones, utensils and ornaments such as spears, hatchets, battle axes, and neck ornaments discovered in a substantial Indian mound in Indian Territory, suggesting extensive mound burial or ceremonial activity.
An anarchist ally of Santo, Granier, disemboweled himself as police closed in on his arrest in Paris. The statement commends the act as the best application of their doctrine both locally and abroad.
The new Walt Whitman society takes the name The Walt Whitman Fellowship and members call each other comrade. Dr. Daniel G. Brinton serves as president of the society.
A unique human face clock is shown in a St. Petersburg watchmaker’s window. Its clock hands pivot on the nose and any spoken message is echoed by a phonograph through its mouth. Authorities claim it may be the only one of its kind now in existence.
The historic departure follows the election of a new Midlothian member. Gladstone, nearly uninterrupted in parliament for sixty two years, will end a storied political career. He delivered his maiden speech five years before Queen Victoria began her reign.
A historical note describes the flow of profits from a bushel of corn turned into whisky. It breaks down $16 retail value into $3.60 to the government, $2 to the retailer, $4 to the distiller, $2 to the railroad, and $0.40 to the farmer, while the consumer faces ten days or more in the cooler and authorities profit from the enforcement.
Foster Broons, a Tennessee teen, weighs 130 pounds and stands six feet six inches. His neck was broken at age five and he could not move his head until two years ago. Doctors say this is the only recorded case of its kind. He now can move his head like others do.
The piece notes authors such as Stevenson living in Samoa and Julian Hawthorne with family moving to Jamaica. Hawthorne reports plans to stay there raising oranges and coffee while continuing to write. The writer observes that great cities no longer attract writers.
The sixth statistical report of the Interstate Commerce Commission shows the U.S. railway mileage on June 30 1895 at 176461.07 miles, a gain of 4897.55 miles for the year. Washington leads in new construction with 556.32 miles followed by Montana 409.68 Minnesota 406.69 and West Virginia 865.01. Total line length including all tracks stands at 230137.27 miles and the number of roads abandoned this year is noted.
A machine invented by Sebastian Heines, chief carpenter, can count 2,000 silver dollars per minute at the Philadelphia mint. The device drops coins into a hopper, feeds them through a sawtoothed cogwheel into tubes, then onto a table with twenty grooves holding fifty coins each. A crank turn counts 1,000 coins per pass, with two passes per minute.
A general of an industrial army, after escaping the law, has decided to give up his role as commander of unemployed workers and marry. The incident suggests a path to dissolve the movement as most members remain single. Married women might lure them to settle, secure work, and keep them employed.
Epitome of the Week from Wronspay notes the senate adopting Daniel's resolution praising the president's handling of the railway strike and denouncing strike leaders as treasonous. An arbitration amendment failed 11 to 85. Several appropriation bills passed, including diplomatic consular invalid pension military academy and river and harbor. Local executions and other incidents are reported.
Officials estimate the US would spend up to 1 million to suppress the western railway strike. The president may appoint a committee to study the strike and propose settlement methods. Clearinghouse exchanges for the week ended the 18th totaled 885,545,777, while 27 business failures occurred in the seven days to the 18th. Congress was expected to adjourn by August 11 with tariff-related measures still unsettled. Exports to June 30 reached 892,111,280 and imports 654,835,873.
Gen James B Fry dies at Newport after brief illness in retirement. William Wyant, 45, kills wife at Whitesburg then commits suicide. Twenty sixth Pennsylvania district renominates J C Sibley for Congress. Carteret chemical works destroyed with $500000 loss. National Education Association at Asbury Park elects Nicholas Murray Butler president. L D Alexander & Co fails with liabilities $200000 assets $50 000 less. Frank A Dane shoots Miss Mary C Perry then kills self in New Haven. Prohibitionists at Weirs nominate Knowles Carr Heald for governor and congress. Erastus Wiman granted $30000 bail. George M Pullman opposes arbitration. shops run at loss for workers. Baseball NL standings weekly. notable tallies. Minneapolis cruiser sets speed record 28.05 knots. $400000 bonus to builders. Egg Arbor wildfires scorch 5000+ acres.
In Chicago P. C. Hanford a 55 year old millionaire vice president of the National Linseed Oil company shot himself in a hotel amid financial troubles. In Minneapolis populists nominate S. M. Owen for governor, urging enforcement of anti trust and anti monopoly laws and labor sympathy. White Bear village sustains heavy damage from a heat event. Congressional nominations list J. L. Snook D, J. L. Stevens D, C. B. Beach R, S. Stockslager D, Charles F. Crisp D, T. C. Catchings D. Winnowed corn crop foreseen. two years to move it. At Brighton Beach near Indianapolis Winfred Smith fatally wounds Western B. Thomas of Anderson by throat cutting. Lenoir North Carolina Mike Stapleton, 30, dies by drinking seventeen bottles of Jamaica groper.
In Constantinople four more earthquake shocks killed hundreds as buildings collapsed. In Rome Miss Marie Schroeder wed Count Pompeo Pieri. A storm at sea cost twenty Spanish fishing boats and seventeen sailors. In Delno Prussia a field accident killed thirteen. Germany tightens frontier controls amid spreading cholera.
The Senate passed major Turk legislative, executive, and judicial measures and considered an agricultural appropriation. in the House a resolution backed the president in suppressing railway strike lawlessness. Reports of lynching near Adairville Kentucky, earthquake shocks near Constantinople, and a Chicago ammunition explosion add to a day of turmoil and losses.
Reports from California show a severe strike and martial law as regulars, strikers, and deputies clash near Sacramento and Oakland. Wrecks on the Central Pacific line, blockades at Oakland, and widespread road suspensions affect ten lines. Chicago girds for continued action with Debs optimistic of victory.
A cloud burst at Lead Hill Arkansas on July 17 floods a town stream, washing away houses fences and timber. The Tatum roller mill is wrecked and Miller William Trusty escapes but his home is destroyed and wife and four children drown. Several people narrowly escape death as stores along the creek are flooded and goods ruined.
Harrisburg Pa July 14 According to the annual report of the bureau of statistics of Pennsylvania strikes during last year numbered fifty three about twice as many as the previous year Not one of these strikes was successful The number engaged in them was 950 and the number involved 7808 The estimated loss in wages was 1895423
Crowds estimated at 20000 pour into Cleveland for the Christian Endeavor convention despite railway strikes. Gov. McKinley delivers welcome as 10000-seat tent and Saengerfest hall overflow with delegates from England India and many nations. President Clark hails record growth and aims to rally good citizenship amid political and social reform efforts. The convention closes with two large rallies in Sangerfest hall and Wilson avenue tent.
Forest fires across Bradford to Kinzua and Corydon township destroy 2,850,000 feet of hemlock logs owned by Weed Munday Co United Lumber Coal Oil City Warren Packard Co. Firefighters battle to save bark piles as families evacuate camps. Separate fires in Ikea Harnor City New Jersey and Yellow Medicine Creek Prairie threaten settlers and range. A Gale Lumber camp burns near Isabella county Michigan with several outbuildings and mills lost.
A major North Beach blaze destroyed twenty small dwellings on a block bounded by Broadway Leavenworth Jones and Glover streets with a property loss around 50000 dollars Two young Leidecker children ages two and four died in the fire and their bodies were found burned. Cholera deaths top 40000 in Canton and across the Chinese empire according to Victoria reports from Hong Kong. officials suppress deaths reports.
Round trip tickets on the Anasthe Eastern Illinois R R will be sold from all stations on July 5th and on several dates through December. Tickets to Kentucky Tennessee Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Seavels North and South Carolina and Florida are valid twenty days from sale with stopovers allowed. Obtain details from C and E R R agents or officers at Chicago St Paul and Clark Street offices.
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