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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1896
Page
2
The Express reports ex Premier Crispi has applied for a pension starting from the first of last month. He cites his advanced age, to be 77 in October, and a recent acute sciatica attack that prevents him from earning as an advocate.
M Foucarp states that a single aphid pair could yield up to a quintuple trillion individuals in a five month season May to September. He notes no other visible insect breeds with comparable rapidity.
The Grillparzer prize, founded by Gillparzer with 20 000 florins, awards interest every three years to a top new German drama. In 1898 no prize was assigned, so Hauptmann received 2 400 florins for the drama Hannele.
A plan estimated at 2.5 million dollars for a town hall or 4 million dollars for a site is reviewed by the London county council. The proposed location sits in Spring Gardens between Trafalgar Square and St James's Park, facing open spaces on both sides and completing a continuous line from the Parliament houses to the Nelson monument.
A German court fined a reporter heavily for describing open court proceedings. Although the court found the report truthful and impartial, it ruled no reporter may publish anything objected to by either party.
The United States produced 52,983,526 barrels of crude oil in 1895 valued at 57,691,279 dollars, up from 49,344,516 barrels worth 35,522,005 dollars the prior year. Geological survey figures by Joseph D Weeks show increases in all major districts except West Virginia and New York, which declined.
For the first half of 1896 the fire loss in Canada and the United States totaled $2.4 million less than the same period a year earlier. In June the loss dropped $3.5 million versus the prior June and $2.5 million versus June 1894. The downturn is partly linked to a wet season, but most of the annual loss could be avoided with ordinary care and forethought.
Mary McLean Wyllys, 92, enrolled in the Wadsworth chapter of the D. A. R. in Hartford Connecticut as a descendant of an American revolutionary. Her father James McLean served with the Putnam guards and fought at Bunker Hill, was twice imprisoned, and died in 1846 at age 91.
Hon. Joan W. Foster to entertain Li Hung Chang during his U S visit after the czar's coronation. Gen. Foster longtime confidant of the viceroy and adviser in Japan peace talks. Century sketch praises Li Hung Chang as a great figure of the century.
The agricultural department urged a yearly bird day or joint use with Arbor Day to teach the value of native birds and their protection. Originated by Babcock, superintendent of Oil City schools. Adopted so far in Oil City and Ft Madison Iowa.
Experiments passed about thirty cubic feet of air through a silver nitrate solution and found no cloudiness, indicating sea air has no detectable salt unless water spray is carried by wind. Saltier air occurs where sea spray is suspended by agitation.
The article notes favorable weather boosting crops across gardens fields and orchards. Wheat yields look strong despite regional shortfalls while corn acreage is vast and rye and oats are thick. Cotton in the south progresses with little hindrance and fruit trees bear heavily as markets become saturated.
The New York Central Railroad Co. begins a move to abolish tipping by creating a porter staff to assist passengers with baggage in stations and cars. The porters wear a distinctive uniform and are explicitly not to receive tips under any circumstances.
Navigation bureau reports 700 vessels totaling 204000 gross tons built in the U S during year ended June 30 1896 up from 682 vessels and 133000 tons last year. Clearing house exchanges for week ended June 17 total 954742363 down from 985244072. Immigrant arrivals for fiscal year ended June 30 reach 343267 up from 258536 prior year. International arbitration talks between Olney and Salisbury show progress but no vital points agreed.
Obituary notes Luther W Mason dies in Buckfield Maine. Delaware Republicans nominate John H Hoffeker for governor with Jonathan Willis for congress and endorse McKinley Hobart. New Hampshire prohibitionists set August 5 convention in Concord. Boston tenement fire kills Mr and Mrs Dennis Driscoll. widow Margaret Wogan dies of injuries. Cloudburst causes $1 million damage in Pittsburgh and Allegheny. New York Democrats reject Chicago platform. Oswego marks Fort Ontario evacuation anniversary. Higgins faction nominates John C Higgins for governor and R C Houston for congress in Delaware. New York Bankers back gold standard. American Bar Association to meet at Saratoga Springs August 19-21.
A Kansas court of appeals declared the state’s divorce law ineffective after over a quarter century of use. The ruling affects ongoing marital dissolution procedures and could prompt legislative changes nationwide.
Across towns from Little Rock to Knoxville and Cleveland to Chicago a mix of political events and fatal incidents unfold. A W Files is nominated for governor in Arkansas while Mary Snodgrass is hanged in Virginia for a child's murder and duels claim lives in Tennessee.
A gunman fired at President Faure in Paris but the cartridge was blank. Dispatches from Cuba report Havana merchants refusing the latest paper money issue. General Weyler orders foreigners to register nationality.
Fire swept the Chicago City Street Railway facilities killing Patrick J. Martin William L. Elwell and Frank Crosby. The blaze consumed 690 street cars and three horses, with a loss estimated at 542700.
William Eustis Russell former governor of Massachusetts dies suddenly at a Little Pabos camp in Canada. Heart failure likely. coroner to hold an inquest. Russell born 1857 in Cambridge. served as mayor of Cambridge and governor, with national political mentions.
A Cleveland led delegation of nearly 1000 women visited Maj. McKinley in Canton. Mrs Elroy Avery spoke for the group and Mrs N Coe Stewart wrote a patriotic song sung at the event. McKinley praised American womanhood and its widening opportunities and influence across arts science and public life.
Large mob at Brown hoisting works, about 6000 workers, clashes with police and militia. Two rioters stabbed with bayonets, Thomas McGreavey and Thomas Garety, hospitalized. Troops used bayonets in two charges. Crowd swelled to 15000 then dispersed after attacks on soldiers and officers.
In Salem Illinois July 17 the town celebrated William Jennings Bryan Democratic presidential nominee born there 36 years ago. The mayor ordered decorations as Bryan spoke of his parents and death in a non political tone. A second event followed at courthouse park with speeches by Bryan J Williams and others.
July 18 Lincoln Nebraska reports a vast turnout for Hon. W. J. Bryan’s home-coming demonstration. Delegations from most counties and visitors from nearby states filled the rain soaked grounds. Bryan spoke briefly from a temporary platform, thanking supporters with no political remarks.
The steamer Hope carries Lieut. Peary on a northern exploration voyage from Sydney with the Cornell and Boston parties. Pross Tarr and Burton lead the expedition with Albert Operti, a noted Arctic artist, aboard. Peary predicts a return in late September.
William J. Bryan reached Kansas City Missouri at 6 30 p m Thursday after a 13 hour journey through Illinois and Missouri. He greeted local spectators at several stations and waved to supporters during the trip. At the Coates house he dined with Mrs Bryan and later spoke from the hotel balcony to an enthusiastic crowd.
As President Faure approached Longchamps to review troops a man near him fired a revolver. The weapon was a blank cartridge and the attacker was seized. The president was unharmed and the crowd cheered.
Milwaukee hosts the Baptist Young People's Union of America convention with about 6,000 delegates. Mayor and Rev. B. M. Poteat welcome attendees as general secretary reports, praise services, and workers' conferences mark day one. John H. Chapman delivers the annual address.
A flat-bottomed ore handlers boat capsized while crossing the old river channel in Cleveland. Between 15 and 20 men were drowned, 14 bodies recovered, with 3 more believed missing as rescuers comb the river. The incident followed a panic as waves from a passing tug swamped the gunwale.
In Coeburn Virginia a white woman Mary Snodgrass was hanged for killing her three week old baby by burning it. The act occurred after she moved from Pikeville Kentucky to Coeburn six months earlier and sought someone to take the child before setting it ablaze in a chair with a shovel.
Senator Peffer writes to the Kansas Commoner announcing his shift from opposing Bryan to endorsing the Democratic nomination. He argues for uniting populists with silver supporters against the gold standard, maintaining party cohesion for future use. With Peffer joining, Kansas populists align with Bryan.
Florence Mills 17 and Birdie Mills 14 daughters of F B Mills and Helen Cheney 18 daughter of William Cheney all of Minneapolis were drowned at Lake Minnetonka near a dredged channel at five o clock Wednesday afternoon.
The new Chicago city directory, issued July 15, exceeds 2,500 pages and is claimed the largest in the United States. It contains 100,000 more names than last year and lists the population at 1,752,000.
Ruth Ashmore advises young women on modest dress etiquette for social events. She cautions against low necklines for a 16 year old, endorses tasteful white gowns, proper footwear, and the need for chaperones at amusements. She notes manners for greetings and leaving calling cards after visits.
Henry Norman plans a memoir titled How I Became a Prophet compiling past articles. Mounet-Sully's son-in-law M de Lorde staged a success at La Bodiniere, Paris with Mile Belot as lead. Christina Rossetti will have a Christchurch Memorial in Worcester Square featuring Burne-Jones reredos paintings. Harper's Weekly reports George W. Childs declined a Philadelphia history project to avoid a misread Children’s History a joke.
The passage counsels eating slowly and conservatively to prevent overindulgence. It urges burying bad dreams of the past and avoiding painful recalling of yesterday. It advises speaking thoughtfully, chatting cheerfully, and behaving well without dwelling on discomforts or moving back in one’s chair with a heavy stomach.
Travel promoters offer July 7 21 and August 4 18 round trip to Virginia from the northwest via Big Four Route and Chesapeake and Ohio for one fare plus 2.00. Homeseekers urged to visit farms, request rates pamphlets and farm lists from U S Truitt NW P A 284 Clark St Chicago. Then literary adage lines note moral maxims about yachts and sin.
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