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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1897
Page
2
The Express notes Monticello reports New York making February 12 Lincoln's birthday a legal holiday. A Vassar student runs 100 yards in 13 seconds and is joked to be paced by a mouse. The column covers local tidbits from high speed to oddities and new farming telephone service.
An electrician asserts power can be transmitted over head wires as cheaply as via a third rail with equal capacity. The Universal Postal Union admits China Korea and the Orange Free State, totaling about 80 nationalities. Quotes warn of a shift in women’s roles. The Greenville paper boasts about its value and coverage. An earthquake in Giles county Virginia disrupts homes and local water sources. Angel mountain fractures and Saltville salt wells reportedly dry up.
The president and vice president avoid rail journeys together as a precaution to protect national leadership. The policy aims to spare the country if an accident claimed one of the two top officials.
The new Ohio River bridge between Cincinnati and Newport combines virtues and improvements in modern bridge building. It is a massive three‑in‑one system with ample space for an asphalt footway two railroad tracks two streetcar lines and a wagonway. It is owned by the Louisville and Nashville railroad.
The piece notes Britain bars Americans over rabies fears requiring permits for travel to England amid heavy red tape. It also recalls Memorial Day observances in Mexico honoring American soldiers, and criticizes New Jersey’s new marriage law restricting non residents with five days notice. It cites reactions from women’s groups calling the law an abomination.
The week’s special session notes show the Senate advancing the tariff bill with daily pages covered in the metal and wood schedules, while the House was closed. On the 5th the sugar schedule was reached, amid prior clashes, and Elis W. Roberts’s nomination as U.S. treasurer was received from the president. The Cuban affairs move failed in the Senate, and conference on Indian appropriations advanced in the House.
The president appointed Miguel A. Otero of Las Vegas as governor of New Mexico. Vice President Garret A Wobart marked his fifty third birthday. U S business failures totaled 241 in the week ended the 4th, up from 214 prior week and 234 a year ago. The president signed a bill revoking Cleveland's forestry reservation order.
The week ended the 4th saw exchanges at leading U.S. clearing houses totaling 886,971,775 dollars, down from 917,628,059 the prior week. Maj. J. Miller Ropes, 64, died in Salem Massachusetts. Charity Green, age 105, died in Boston. Samuel Phillips Lee, retired U.S. Navy commander, died near Washington. Nikola Tesla claims a wireless telegraph scheme. National League baseball percentages show varied standings with Baltimore, Cincinnati, and Boston leading.
A wide array of incidents are listed: Jesse Way jailed seven years for counterfeiting in Indiana. a $450,000 fire damages Bryan’s Fertilizing Mill in Alexandria Virginia. Dorland brothers killed by Indians on Mount Wahsatch California. tornadoes ruin Texas crops and destroy homes. German Catholic pastors in Cincinnati announce English sermons. Urbana riot leads to two deaths, ten wounded, lynching of Charles Mitchell. Illinois legislative adjourns. bathers Towne couple drown in Galveston. a duel in Arkansas ends in death. Chicago scow explosion kills six. Maryland? Wait. Georgia man hanged for murder of policemen. snow hits Michigan towns. Indianapolis man William P. Clark Sr. dies at 87 after 75 years in journalism. Fairfax, Virginia executes James Lewis for assault. Chicago stone dealers Dolese and Shepard enter receivership. Gadsden tornado damages area. San Francisco factory fire kills three. Cairo Nebraska shooting incident. sw KS and OK wolves and coyotes kill livestock. Andrew Johnson and John Anderson drown near Gothenburg. Salem WV couples wed amid a wedding attack. Centerville balloon accident kills aeronaut. Mishicott Wisconsin wife killed in murder suicide. Butte Montana earthquakes felt 1500 feet down.
In Decorah Iowa an earthquake was felt with no damage reported. J J Maybury of the University of Wisconsin set a new world 220 yard mark at 21.25 seconds. A cyclone leveled Foyil Oklahoma Territory and killed one person.
A ship Zeilika sinks with 12 drownings near Wellington. Armistice signed between Greek Turkish commanders in Thessaly Epirus until peace talks end. Lady Henry Somerset reelected head of British Women’s Temperance Association. Three men die crossing a glacier near Prince William. Tsere France cloudburst destroys mills and factories. losses under 10 million francs. Canovas cabinet stays in Spain. queen regent confirms premier. Francis Schlatter found dead in Sierre Madre foothills, Mexico. Liberto French fishing boat lost with 23 crew.
William J. Calhoun arrived in New York after visiting Cuba as special commissioner to probe Dr. Ruiz’s death in prison. He described Cuba as rapidly devastated by a ruthless civil war, predicting it would soon be ruined for any purpose. Other notes report deaths, train collision, fires, political shootings, and various international incidents.
Forty ringleaders of the San Quentin strike are sentenced to one month of solitary confinement on bread and water. The Paris Petit Journal claims the world’s largest circulation at over 1.1 million daily. Rev. L. M. Pease founder of New York’s Five Points House of Industry died in Asheville at age 77. Stamford’s new soldiers’ monument features one of the guns used by the Kearsarge against the Alabama. The Brazilian minister in Washington is blind and reads papers aloud to form impressions by sound. Modern Woodmen in Dubuque vote to pay death by own action claims if death occurs after three years. A Mojave rush to new gold fields follows Virginia City’s 1870–71 stampede. Omaha expo subscriptions near 1,000,000 with expectations to double by year-end. Emigrants to Louisiana from western wheat districts plan similar farming. Mrs. John A. Logan is said to have first proposed Memorial Day observance. A Brooklyn child dies from fright caused by hearing a man snore. Edward Mason, painter, indirectly linked to the death. Mrs Delia Stewart Parnell, mother of Charles Stewart Parnell, receives subscriptions in Ireland and lives with her daughter in Bray.
Milwaukee prepares to host the National Educational association's fortieth year convention in July with 20 000 educators expected including 3 000 from Illinois. Distinguished figures such as Lyman Abbott Bell Gordon and Addams will address topics from pedagogy to history and leadership shaping education worldwide.
A noon Sunday blaze in a four story brick building owned by Schroth and Westerfield and leased to Standard BiscuitCo caused $100000 in damage. Firemen John Mahoney Frank Keller and James Hallinan died as walls toppled and flames surged. The biscuit factory loss stood at 40000 for the structure and 60000 for stock and machinery. The Salvation Army barracks and police station also suffered minor damage. Cause still under investigation.
Urbana Ohio suffers from a racially charged incident as Mrs. T M Gaumer thanks sympathizers after a Black man was killed by a mob. The city reels July 7 with blame cast on the sheriff and captain for the public safety incident and soldiers firing on civilians.
In Centerville Indiana an aeronaut named Walters fell about 100 feet after his balloon cone struck a building, dragging a dog on a parachute which snagged wires causing both chutes to tear loose. Walters died instantly as thousands watched the ascent. A prior accident occurred two weeks earlier with no serious injuries. Also reported a separate donation of 400000 to charity in New York from Baroness de Hirsch.
Bold Africa style report notes President Barrios proclaims himself dictator of Guatemala. In Oregon, Seattle, and Walsh reports, about 50 marines and seamen desert from the battleship Oregon since arrival two months ago. London dispatch denies Hyderabad imperial diamond theft rumors as fiction.
William J. Calhoun and associates return from Cuba after three sittings of the inquiry into Dr. Ruiz death in Guanabacoa prison. They describe witnesses, the incommunicado confinement, and lack of conclusive proof of assault. The final report goes to Washington via Gen. Lee.
The Universal Postal Congress plans a sen tentennial convention in Rome in February 1903. The decision was made at a Washington meeting and kept quiet for now. Final actions include parcels post negotiations with Britain Austria Hungary France Germany Belgium and other nations. Delegates plan to depart New York on the seventh.
The Roxburghe Press in England plans a nearly 50000 dollar edition of Dickens. The note outlines production costs and details on the new edition.
The Michigan Cereal Co. sued Genesee Pure Food Co. for fifty thousand dollars but settled out of court for five hundred. Grain-O remains in high demand as a coffee substitute. The plant is being expanded to meet growing demand.
A terse exchange captures a burglar caught in the act and a debate over whether crime constitutes work. The city editor insists the burglar’s conduct is wrong while the rookie reporter questions the framing.
Frank J. Cheney of Cheney Co. sworn as senior partner in Toledo Ohio declares the firm will pay 100 dollars for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice, dated December 6, 1886, describes internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and invites testimonials. Sold by studeidis 75e. Hall's Family Pills praised.
Detroit Free Press notes a shift in activist Blowly from noisy bicycle advocacy to pedestrian concerns and reports a missing wheel as part of the odd episode.
An 19th century health note claims Hostetter's Stomach Bitters strengthens the back and kidneys by aiding digestion. It says the stomach supports all organs and that the tonic is a pure vegetable stimulant and tonic for dyspepsia and related ailments.
A Detroit Journal item promotes Grain-O as a coffee substitute for all ages. It claims the grain drink resembles coffee, costs 15 to 25 cents per packet, and is gentle on delicate stomachs, suitable for children.
A fashionably dressed dentist charges five dollars for a tooth extraction triggering a protest from the surprised patient who says they only came for a simple tooth pull.
The passenger department issues illustrated booklets on Massachusetts seashore Ocean Island and inland resorts for the Fall River Line route from New York to Boston Newport Cape Cod Martha's Vineyard Nantucket Bar Harbor White Mountains and more. Booklets mailed for one cent stamp to O. H. Taylor General Passenger Agent Fall River Line New York.
The Detroit Free Press quotes a humorous exchange asking for a spare foot rule. The reply advises not wearing tight shoes as a simple practical rule.
Ocean and rail routes join the Chesapeake and Ohio and Big Four to mountain resorts in the Blue Ridge and Alleghanies and the seashore with a through line to New York and Boston via Old Point Comfort and Fortress Monroe. Request tourist rates and pamphlets from U L Truitt at 234 Clark St Chicago. First Nighter sample humor notes editor remarks about drama critic height and bonnets.
Public notice announces two daily fast trains by Wisconsin Central Lines from Chicago to Duluth via St. Paul and Minneapolis with stops in Central Wisconsin. It also advertises thousands of acres of fine farming lands for sale in Northern Wisconsin and provides contact for details.
A jumble of old newspaper ads promotes Allen's Foot-Kase for sore feet and shoe comfort with claims of instant relief from sweating and bunions. It also markets Dropsy treatment by H H Green & Sons in Atlanta and various promotional quips and theater notes from Chicago, Atchison and Washington papers.
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