This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 37 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1900
Page
3
The United States ends the hunt for two Pacific islands long marked on maps. Yet more islands remain in dispute or under claim, as commentators note the broader issue of territorial boundaries and strategic value.
Twenty one war correspondents have been killed or died of disease during the South Africa war. Mortality among newspapermen is proportionately greater than in any army corps.
Dispatch reports champion Jeffries purchased the John Y. McKane summer home at Sheepshead Bay a 22 room mansion for $25,000. The note adds prize fighting can be highly lucrative for a winner.
A Philadelphia jury awarded William Waters forty seven thousand dollars for the loss of his sight after an acid explosion at the Atlantic Refining Company works.
A New York dealer received the first consignment of mahogany logs from Manila for piano manufacturing.
Six ships discharged 5500 immigrants in New York the other day marking the largest single arrival at an American seaport. The event underscores the scale of modern ships and the steady stream of newcomers to the United States.
Three dynamiters charged with attempting to blow up the Welland canal were sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor by a Canadian jury. The report notes that Canada is a safer destination for would be dynamiters.
A New York cyclist named Brown tame completed a 2000 mile wheel race in just under nine days averaging over 200 miles daily. Three years earlier he was declared consumptive, and the article asks if cycling restored his health.
The Knoxville chamber of commerce formed a committee to confirm Admiral Farragut's birthplace. One report claims Lowe's Ferry, another argues Campbell's Station, reflecting a split among committee members.
The 93 year old New York City resident Wood Benson recounts driving the inaugural Albany to Schenectady trip on May 27, 1629. He notes 71 years have passed since that historic run and lists passengers including Gen. Scott Thurlow Weed and Commodore Vanderbilt.
Paris authorities concede the American athletic teams will hold contests on Saturdays, reversing prior objections that Sundays were required. The shift signals growing acceptance of American standards and a waning influence of Parisian ridicule on principles of competition.
Dispatches from London note sudden surge of pictures buttons and little flags tied to popular demonstrations. British reports reveal the items were imported from the United States and that Birmingham manufacturers could not supply them. London dealers admit no other country made them as neatly and cheaply, underscoring America’s reach in both large and small commodities.
The portrait painter Francis Bicknell Carpenter who died in New York aged 70 counted Presidents Fillmore Lincoln Tyler and Pierce among his sitters as well as Seward Sumner Curtis Lowell Beecher Greeley and Fremont He painted a large 1864 historical scene of Lincoln signing the emancipation proclamation which hangs on the House of Representatives staircase and draws millions of eyes.
The election of Rev. Dr. David H. Moore as a new Methodist Episcopal bishop highlights a rare coincidence with four bishops born in the same county and three from Athens. The early-born Ames in 1806 became bishop in 1852, serving until 1879. McCabe born in 1636 rose to bishop in 1896. Cranston born in 1840 also became bishop in 1896. Moore, born in 1838, joins them.
Advices from the orient tell of four miners entombed in Japan in the Matsuyasu colliery. They were without food for 12 days and had water only to moisten lips four or five times daily. Light lasted two days, yet rescuers found them in comparatively good condition.
The article summarizes Senate actions on the sundry civil bill and a constitutional amendment to curb trusts, plus House actions on anti trust measures. It notes the Louisiana purchase exposition appropriation, military promotions, extradition bills, and casualty tallies in the Philippines.
The May public debt decreased by 2 198 274 while the treasury cash balance stood at 295 783 529. The total debt minus cash equals 1 122 008 611. Over the first eleven months of the fiscal year receipts exceeded expenditures by 63 335 000. May saw a 15 000 000 rise in national bank note circulation and US mint coinage totaled 11 569 663. Exports to Hawaii Cuba Porto Rico Samoa and the Philippines rose notably.
The populist party nomination for president was accepted by Wharton Barker of Philadelphia. Obituaries note Rev John C Lowrie D D pastor and missionary leader dies at 92 in East Orange New Jersey and Rev Edward Edmunds oldest Baptist clergyman dies at 85 in Boston. The National League week ending the 8th shows team percentages with Philadelphia 676 Brooklyn 576 St Louis 529 Pittsburgh 526 Chicago 614 Boston 419 New York 075 Cincinnati 364. In Bridgeton New Jersey Smith Alford is tarred and feathered after the death of his wife amid alleged abuse.
The report details lightning deaths in St Clair Michigan, a $5,000 robbery in Miles City Montana, a bank closure in Alulberry Grove Illinois with deposits taken, a fatal police shooting in St Louis, a nitroglycerin blast near Whipple Ohio, and plague status updates for Hawaii. Additional items include streetcar riots in St Louis, a bank burglary in Jansen Nebraska, shipboard deaths on the Bolivar, train wrecks in Ohio, suicides in Chicago, crop prospects in Kansas, and various political nominations and wartime events in the Philippines and beyond.
A mob lynched a Black man named Dago Pete in Tutwiler Mississippi for allegedly assaulting a colored woman. The report notes racial violence in the era and terse confirmation of the crime.
A digest of quick notes covers Denmark literacy pride G A R veterans in Chicago debating flag burning plans New England tobacco boycott on independents US crime stats show six percent female inmates Minco heir Edna inherits six theaters in New York after Thomas Minco's death Monument to Maj Gen Sedgwick dedicated in Cornwall Conn Berlin reports 160000 unaddressed postal cards mailed annually in Germany Montreal Star links Clan na Gael to Welland canal incident Ex Queen Liliuokalani to sue US Navy to restore crown lands and revenues Navy plans fortifications at Dry Tortugas Pearl Harbor Pango Pango and Guam Alaska Cavite would give US Pacific dominance Hayes family resignation from army Carnegie wealth estimated at 200 million pounds British and American volunteer soldiers to return from the Philippines begin December about 40000 volunteers in the archipelago.
The report for the Fifty six congress notes a busy six months with major work on Porto Rico and Hawaii governance, a new territorial form of government, the financial act, and bills on the Nicaraguan canal and anti trust. It highlights treaties ratified in executive session and investigations in the senate, plus pensions and the free homes act among other measures.
In Peking 349 American and other guards arrive during the Dragon festival and none show hostility. Refugees continue flocking into the city while Boxers appear to be moving afield. In Tien-Tsin six French and Belgian refugees arrive. nine remain missing. Reports claim Missionary Stevenson's murder and Norman's disappearance.
Three Yosemite Stage Company coaches and a private carriage were held up near Grub Gulch Raymond, California. Robbers extorted 350 dollars from each stage, with 150 dollars taken from a passenger, while mail and express shipments were left untouched.
George P. Anderson longtime secretary of Crown Hill cemetery and a prominent Odd Fellow in Indiana died at his Indianapolis home at age 76.
A humorous anecdote plays out as Daly fumbles a phone call with a tailor. The tailor struggles to be heard as Daly complains the line is too close. The exchange ends with Daly hanging up after the misheard message about trousers.
A young woman riding an uptown Ninth Street car becomes distracted by dreamlike thoughts of fabrics and pulls foulard samples from her pocketbook. She offers them to the conductor while gazing away, blushes, and retrieves a car ticket as male passengers grin at her embarrassed reaction.
Henry Lamm of Sedalia impressed Missouri Bar members in Kansas City with an impromptu tale about a Texas joke on dirty collars. The attorney joked he might read his dry paper aloud if encouraged, then recounted a Dutch barber mispronunciation of the joke to the audience.
Chicago Inter Ocean recounts two reporters persuading the Illinois Senate to adjourn using a playful staged vote. One reporter calls for adjournment in the chair Dave Littler presides, while both insist on the usual method of signaling approval.
In Pittsburgh News style a man recalls buying a 99 cent book and waiting for change. A fellow shopper teased him about the long wait as the clerk finally produced a new cent, leaving him with a reputation for being tight.
A clergyman dismissed a clever gardener who stole fruit and vegetables. To aid his wife and family the rector wrote a character describing that during over two years of service, the gardener produced more from the garden than any previous employee. The humorous note mocks the misdeed while extolling productivity.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a pure blood maker that cures tired feeling pimples sores salt rheum scrofula and catarrh. It urges readers to start taking it immediately to raise blood to a good health point.
The Daily Grind reports on Violet Florida Waters in Camille with mixed notice from two reviews. One calls her a gifted performer with stage command, while another from May 12 2000 severely criticizes her performance as unfit for serious drama.
A biting editorial from the New York Press mocks the idea that currency remains firm for the working man between paydays. It argues against fragile monetary ideals and warns of broader financial instability.
A garbled courtroom fragment mentions Mrs Grogin-Pat taking work in the Bronx factory district. Another speaker jokes about Mrs Dugan-Arrah and a judge with a quip about bronchial tubes. The text reads as a stray, humorous local line.
A collage of old-time wits and ads. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine promoted as a one day cure with money back if it fails. Various aphorisms critique pride, misdirection, and modern goods from Chicago Daily News and Norristown Herald.
A woman's letters praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for gynecological symptoms and nervous exhaustion. Clara Kopp of Rockport Indiana describes chronic back pain cramps and breath shortness while another note from 1899 thanks Pinkham for health improvement and urges others to seek her guidance.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.