05 Jun 1902
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1902
Page
1
The piece surveys population contrasts with Cuba across nineteen states, notes a Boston Transcript item on marriage by strangers versus sighted partners, describes Jerusalem as disputed and commercially driven, honors coal miners’ dying letters, and minimizes 17 year locust fears to brief damage limited to foliage removal.
The family in the east tracing to a woman with criminal tendencies shows 700 descendants who were criminals and convicted at least once each. Fifty seven were executed for murder. In trying and punishing this family people paid 3 000 000 dollars. The second commandment appears to be still in operation.
A London newspaper asks how Boers pronounce De Wet Delarey Botha Steyn and Leyds. Boer usage favors De Wet as De Wet accent on first syllable Delarey with accent on last syllable as De La Rue Botha as Bota with accent on first Steyn pronounced Stain and Leyds as Laids.
Dean Farrar writes about popular speculation on wealth and what people would do if rich. He notes that disasters such as floods famines and tornadoes recur and that many believers see modern horrors as signs of nearing end times while urging a more devout response.
Boston announces an early fall public exhibition featuring a parade of working horses. The aim is to improve the general condition and treatment of draft horses, encourage humane care by drivers, and promote the use of strong cart horses for heavy urban work. Similar London parades have long been held annually.
The passage recalls M. M. Mallu describing ominous mutterings from Mount Pelee since 1851 and predicting a future eruption that could bury St. Pierre in ashes and lava. It notes the paradox of residents ignoring warnings and risking lives.
The Chicago Tribune notes 50 505 lives lost this year to elementary disturbances volcanic eruptions storms tornadoes eyelones floods avalanches tidal waves snowslides and waterspouts. Even with no further deaths, the year would mark a historic record in world history.
A clash within the scientific community over volcanic risk leaves the public uncertain. One faction warns of an earth shattering eruption any hour while another claims danger is limited to the Mediterranean Caribbean and Central America regions.
C F Periolat of Chicago, veteran in Alaska fur interests, asserts Mount Redoubt near Alaska’s interior boundary is active. He says the volcano ash blanketed the state six inches deep across a 150 mile radius, with light readable a paper at 125 miles during the Arctic night.
A week of national business shows the Philippine bill taking center stage in the Senate with a June 3 final vote planned. The House passes the subsidiary coinage bill enabling coinage from treasury bullion and recoinage of standard silver dollars, with adjournment set for June 2.
The McKinley administration plans national distribution of postal cards by July 1. President addresses war veterans in Arlington on self government for the Philippines and defends army conduct. The War Department says Filipino force will drop to 25,000 in under two months. A commission will study the tramp problem. Rochambeau statue delegates thank President Roosevelt. Government cash balance ends year at 195,470,222 with a record surplus. Secretary Root orders permanent force down to 66,497.
Ash from Alaska's Mount Redoubt erupts with fallout reaching Kenai sixty miles away. Charleston hosts a closing of the Interstate and West Indian exposition. In Ohio and Indiana primaries Democrats nominate Judge D C Badger and Captain W Guthrie for congressional races.
Reports describe renewed efforts for peace in the Lake Land district Philippines with deadly resistance. Battles in Navana honor Maine dead as graves are marked by Cubans and Americans. In Chi Ti China a toxer outbreak slaughters missionaries and officials, while Mont Pelee crater danger rises for Heilprin's party. Colombian rebels mine Bocas as government troops are blown up. Boer War ends May 31 with Pretoria treaty. Kitchener cabled news to London as crowds celebrate. May floods claim 300 Japanese fishermen at sea.
Debate on the Philippine bill occupied the Senate floor with executive session. The House adopted a joint resolution praising Secretary Ilay for his McKinley memorial address. Other items include anti-anarchy measures, court adjournments, and notable events from La Crosse to St. Vincent.
London reports peace after two years and eight months of fighting. Lord Kitchener and Lord Milner sign terms of surrender with Boer delegates. King Edward welcomes end of hostilities and calls for orderly celebration as crowds fill London. Ottawa and Kingston react with demonstrations and plans for public celebrations.
The East reports record immigration tied to U S prosperity while weekly business failures reach 191, up from 148 last year. Baseball percentages show AL leaders Philadelphia and Chicago near .615 and .581, with NL leaders Detroit and Chicago at top. A fire at Rockaway Beach, N Y burns four to death, destroying hotels and structures. The Rochambeau mission bids farewell on the battleship Gaulois in Boston before sailing home.
In Wichita Kansas the Republicans nominated W J Bailey of Baileyville for governor and pledged support for Theodore Roosevelt in 1904. The item mentions multiple political moves across states, alongside several obituaries and incidents.
The piece notes members of the National Lamp Association facing accusations of running a trust. It mentions Pat Meagher the noted jockey killed at a Toronto track and Ada Gray found destitute in City Island cottage. Other items cover rail and shipping plans, a tiger escape, and Edison’s storage battery claim.
The article recaps the Boer War from October 31, 1899 to May 1902 with an estimated 50 000 Boer fighters and 600 000 British troops. It lists British casualties 22 202 dead and 738 977 invalided, 40 000 prisoners abroad, and notes key reliefs of Kimberley Ladysmith Mafeking and notable campaigns under Roberts and Kitchener.
A vellum bound copy of Ben Hur is gifted to King Edward during a Drury Lane visit. Paris theater leaders push to end public dress rehearsals while critics threaten action against the proposed change. London Shakespeare admirers seek a Globe replica. McCarthy returns to discuss If I Were King with Alexander after a U S visit. A Colorado financier widow offers $5,000 for a stage life portrayal, which McCarthy declines.
Garden parties have been inaugurated by Mrs. Roosevelt for the president to enjoy open air amusement. Russell B. Harrison plans to deed to the United States the burial plot of William Henry Harrison at North Bend. The government will care for the lot and erect a statue to Tippecanoe Harrison. Kansas Sumner county physicians enter politics as Dr. T. A. Mayhew chairs the county convention and Dr. William Hobson is named for the legislature. Wall Street shows sensitivity as Russell Sage misses downtown. officials say he is merely ill with a cold after Norcross’s dynamite episode.
Mrs Taylor reports Peruna as the finest tonic for recovery after serious illness and convalescence. She notes Peruza boosts vitality and strength in a short time. Dr Hartman offers free treatment guidance to women with female catarrhal diseases this summer via The Peruna Medicine Co. Columbus Ohio.
A satirical collection features a father presenting his children Ella Wheeler aged six poet Kip hing aged nine playwright Hortense aged 14 novelist and a baby learning the typewriter illustrating a humorous family scene from Detroit and Town and Country.
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