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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1900
Page
1
An American machine cut a four by two foot iron slab in one stroke, reported from Coatsville Pennsylvania. The feature notes oleomargarine content at 32 percent in congress data and 83 million pounds of imitation butter sold in America last year.
Russian scientists announce seeds through which an electric current has passed germinate more rapidly. They claim rapid germination addresses the urgent pace of modern life and the demand for speed in progress.
The postmaster general amended postal rules to let the sender recall a registered letter after dispatch. This change promises convenience for writers who wish to add a final postscript or correct content.
The bicycle manufacture in the United States is expected to increase by about ten per cent over last year. There are about 50 manufacturers, and the 1899 output likely totaled at least 1,000,000 wheels, pushing the national total to around 6,000,000.
Japan now has about 150 daily papers and nearly 600 other periodicals, a dramatic rise from over two decades ago when no regular daily publication existed. Regular metallic type printing only became common around 1874.
Speakers at the charities conference declare in unanimity that lack of employment causes most distress among the laboring classes. They concede lack of food causes starvation and lack of breath leads to high mortality.
A Chicago woman had her 11 year old son arrested for stealing $13 from her. The piece criticizes her for involving authorities and questions the家庭’s values and discipline.
California finishes gathering a bumper orange crop estimated at 14 500 car loads up from 9 000 last year. The crop's value is put at 4 600 000 dollars, with 44 000 000 dollars in invested capital in the orange industry and overall prosperity in the business.
The state of Maryland plans a battlefield monument at Antietam honoring both Union and Confederate soldiers, echoing Canada’s public garden tribute to Wolfe and Montcalm at Quebec, commemorating the Plains of Abraham and France’s fall in the new world.
The piece notes the Pei Ho river entering the Gulf of Pe Chi Li near Port Arthur with Russian fortifications. It cites Shang Tung and Chi Li provinces each housing tens of millions, totaling near the U S population, and mentions 17 other densely populated provinces.
Rear Admiral Louis Kempff, a senior commander in American naval forces in China, has 39 years of active service. Appointed to the naval academy from Illinois in 1857, he served in the Civil War, became a captain nine years ago, commanded the receiving ship Independence during the Spanish-American War, and was promoted to rear admiral last year.
The state board of children's guardians will remove pauper children from almshouses and place them in homes or boarding places. Resulting from years of debate and a law from the last legislature, about 225 pauper children exist in poorhouses with nearly all finding homes so far. The board endorses similar laws for other states.
An Illinois postmaster files for an injunction not on personal grounds but to protect the postal service. He says his wife uses a bowie knife against him, hindering mail sorting and efficiency. He suggests a peaceful arrangement during office hours if explained to her.
An old procedure for drying timber uses electricity to accelerate aging. Timber is stacked on a lead frame in a wooden vat and nearly submerged in chemical liquid, then water vessels with porous bottoms cover it. A dynamo connects to the lead frame and water vessels, driving sap to one end and expelling it as the liquid enters the wood, drying it ready for use.
A spread highlights stories from Washington and regions across the East West and South. Readers get brief items touching on government affairs regional developments and notable events shaping daily life.
The latest foreign dispatches report record US foreign trade this fiscal year and a population estimate of 78 964 742. Postmaster salaries show 4270 presidential offices, 800 marines and 5 000 soldiers may be sent to China from Manila if needed. Admiral Dewey rejects vice presidential candidacy while Kempff and Conger are silent amid China tensions. The Ninth regiment moves from Manila to China as German minister reportedly killed and legations burned in Peking. Exports are set to rise by 15 million beyond previous records, driven by manufacturing gains.
The week ended the 15th saw clearing house aggregate reach 1 455 305 787 dollars, down from 1 655 695 172 last week. National business was higher than a year ago. In Moscow New York a fire destroyed the business center and most dwellings. in Gilbertsville Charles R. Myrick killed his wife and then himself after a refused union. in Philadelphia a powder explosion killed three and injured 14.
The report notes J. D. Rockefeller donated 100000 dollars to Denison University at Granville Ohio. Other items mention James Reddick dying in Lisbon Missouri aged 123 after a Virginia birth in 1777, and various political and criminal happenings across the United States and abroad.
In Minneapolis Minnesota Andrew Popp died at age 100 years 1 month 12 days His obituary records a long life with the precise age and location.
Foreign intelligence reports wide conflicts and losses. Bo gota city hall destruction in Colombia claims 36 lives. English statesman William E. Gladstone’s widow Catherine Glynne Gladstone dies in London at 88. Boxers kill many Chinese Christians while Philippine resistance and American advances continue. Boer and British forces clash in South Africa with moves at Klerksdorp and Alkmaar. American artists win at Paris expo. Philippine casualties and arms surrender tallied.
The report of the German minister Baron von Ketteler's murder remains unconfirmed as communication with Peking is cut. International observers note conflicting dispatches from Shanghai and London about legations attacked, Boxers, and Chinese Taotai Sheng's role. Troops move, Western powers fear escalation while units like the Ninth Regiment head toward China.
Washington cables detail key insurgent captures and surrenders in Luzon. Gen MacArthur notes Hizon and Cavestany near Alcala as important leaders abandoning the revolt. Grant reports taking a rebel stronghold near Samiguez with no American casualties. Macabulos surrenders at Tarlac, marking a major insurgent leader's end in Tar lac and Pangasenan.
German naturalized citizens face disfavor in the fatherland. Hawaii mail costs two cents. Carleton College receives 25000 from Dr D I Pearsons. The war paper trust seeks a receiver. Since Jan 1 174 national banks formed. 3754 by June 9. Wheat acreage falls 5240000 dollars in a Department of Agriculture report. Four shiploads of 3000 American Christian Endeavorers to London July 14–18. James W Bradbury of Maine turns 98. Mrs Kruger says 58 relatives in Boer War. Death of Mrs T M Neyworth at 99 ends John Bunyan line. Rhode Island and Mississippi require most than one year residency. Minnesota four months. Manila library plan from Lieut Col James D Mhey. Filipino market woman smoking a large cigar described in Manila. Harvard President Eliot given native arms and manuscripts for museum by alumni in the Philippines. Patrick Sharkey, 83, last survivor of four Father Mathew temperance organizers.
Bradstreet notes dullness amid a price rebound, with rail and foreign trade suggests activity above last year outside New York while iron and steel output rises. Dun reports price declines prompting readjustment, cites 1892 prosperity level and June failure totals of 2,118,810 with 162 U S. failures, 21 in Canada.
Dr Henry Wade Rogers quits the Northwestern University presidency on Tuesday. his resignation is accepted and provokes talk of successor Dr Robert D Sheppard, treasurer and history professor. Friction with trustees is cited as a cause for retirement.
In Jackson Michigan on Wednesday night trainer Robert O. Emmons from Davis' circus and six year old John Breamzer drowned at the Air Line railroad bridge. Emmons tried to save the boy, but both disappeared in deep water and were lost.
Kansas City detectives Matt Kenney and Henry Sparks tried to quell a street fight on East Third Street. An exchange of shots left Rufus Bennett and Ora Childs dead and Charles Jackson, a barber shop owner, seriously wounded.
Vancouver reports from the War rimoo steerage indicate a catastrophic drought toll in Australia with about 20 000 sheep perishing in one season. Survivors are starved and fed on tree leaves as rain looms distant for settlers.
The executive committee of the Bureau of American Republics decided that the second international congress of American republics will assemble in the City of Mexico next year between April and July. The Mexican government will be asked to fix the exact date.
Mrs. Gardindo, oldest Mission Indian in the county, died Tuesday night at age 110. An early Catholic converts and lifelong church member, her age is verified by church records.
Kingston Jamaica reports a British Guiana river boat accident on June 10 near the Cuyuni falls. A boat carrying 23 persons plunged over the falls and seven were dashed to pieces with all hands lost.
London reports mark the start of hostilities in China as forts clash with allied ships at Taku. Casualties include 20 Europeans killed and 57 wounded. a Russian gun boat blown up and several warships damaged. Dispatches cite fort destruction and legation losses with mixed relief forces engaged and large troop reinforcements ordered by several powers.
In Santo Domingo on June 19 a wave of arrests occurred in the north including Xollo Garcia and other leaders of the former government party.
Justice Laughlin in Buffalo sustains the Foot-Ease trade-mark and orders a permanent injunction and full accounting against Paul B. Hudson and a Brooklyn retailer for making and selling Dr. Clark’s Foot Powder as an imitation. The court upholds Allen B. Olmsted of Le Roy N Y as the owner of the trade-mark and warns others infringing by marketing a similar powder.
The Baltimore American jokes about a rookie reporter miswriting health figures during a fever epidemic. The city editor notes the spelling while the writer explains a lifelong garbled memory. The next day he searches the help wanted columns.
Grand Trunk Railway System releases a Summer Tourist Folder titled Pleasurable Ways For Summer Days. Copies and other descriptive literature are available by applying to J. H. Burgis City Passenger and Ticket Agent 249 Clark S&J corner Jackson Boulevard Chicago.
A man met a bull in a field and the bull offered a toss up to decide who stays. The man lost the toss and his fate. The moral warns that games of chance are dangerous when odds are against you.
An assortment of quoted lines and anecdotes from early 1900s letters and jokes. The fragment references an Irishman, a remark about impulse, a joke about disease cures, and a comment on married life with a quip about a mother-in-law.
A Rich mond school teacher Susan Wymar writes to Dr Hartman praising Pe-ru-na for relief from female complaints. Racine Wisconsin resident Mrs Dauben attests to feel well and happy after taking Pe-ru-na during change of life. The letters claim Pe-ru-na has no equal for pelvic catarrh related irregularities and emergencies.
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