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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1903
Page
2
A verse fragment contemplates sorrow endured in solitude. It speaks of a stubborn, unsubdued spirit, unmoved by tears, even as burdens press and cold hearts fail to share pain. The speaker notes Andrew and others bearing life’s rising trials with quiet defiance.
A Pochuck passerby recounts Hackaliah Bascom as both the unluckiest and luckiest man. Tales describe his close calls with trains and equipment, including a rail accident near a mountain express and a daring jump to board a moving emigrant train, ending with a narrator’s wry reflection on his survival.
A 4000 strong mob near Price's Corner Delaware hanged and burned George S White a negro accused of stabbing and killing 17 year old Helen Bishop daughter of Rev E A Bishop The mob faced gunfire inside the jail before torch bearing supporters carried White to the execution site and burned him alive as witnesses looked on in horror
London retailers display dollar and cent prices alongside pounds and shillings as American travel increases. Notable New Yorkers in town include James Henry Smith who chartered A J Drexel's Margarita for a Norway cruise. Guests Mrs Rhinelander Stewart Miss Stewart Mr and Mrs Oliver Harriman plan to join the party, visiting St Petersburg en route home around July 20.
Two large skeletons, a man and a woman, sit facing each other with arms raised, found by ditch diggers on a Gorham farm. The remains, placed in a box, will be sent to a medical college. teeth are well preserved and bones unusually large.
Washington June 23 grand jury returns indictment against August W. Machen Diller B. Grof Samuel A. Groff George J. Lorenz and Martha J. Lorenz Toledo residents charged with conspiracy to defraud the government under section 5440 Revised Statutes carrying 10000 fine or two years imprisonment or both. Lorenzs named as go-betweens.
Mexico City reports the national liberal convention awarded Gen. Diaz the presidential nomination for the coming term. Spokesman Gabriel Manecera presented the nomination and cited the country’s hopes, while Diaz responded that citizens must serve their country in any post they desire.
In East St. Louis flood aftermath Coroner McCracken records 15 inquests so far as authorities tally drownings from high water. The receding waters expose more bodies prompting official bereavement notices.
In under a month four human glanders deaths occurred in the state raising alarms at the board of health. Officials are taking steps to curb the disease and prevent a wider outbreak.
In Jackson Kentucky on June 20 the Marcum murder jury reported they could not reach a verdict and were discharged by Judge Redwine. The judge moved to Cynthiana Harrison county for the next term and ordered the prisoners sent to Lexington for safekeeping.
The Picket owned by Middleton and Jungbluth won the American Derby at Washington Park. Claude finished second and Bernays third. The race time was 2 38. The crowd was the largest in Derby history, between 70 600 and 75 000. The purse to The Picket owners is 27025 dollars, Claude earns 3000, Bernays 2000. Washington Park club receipts around 150000, total Derby wagers about 1500000. Joseph Yeager emerged as the day's biggest winner with about 40000 dollars.
Advices from Shanghai report a deadly temple fire at Ping Tu during a worship gathering. About 150 people perished as smoke and flames trapped worshipers near the stairway while others were crushed or jumped from windows in the panic.
A hut storing 3,000 pounds of dynamite at new mines near Senecaville, 12 miles from Cambridge, was struck by lightning during a storm Saturday morning. Six men were killed and many injured, the mine shaft damaged, and windows shattered in Senecaville, a town of about 800 residents nearby. The workers were carpenters and other laborers engaged in opening the mines and constructing the shaft.
Con sternation grips Bridger Creek ranchers as science from the state agricultural college at Bozeman fights a rapidly multiplying grasshopper plague. Without effective extermination a large area of ranching and range land may lose all vegetation.
New York note Maj James RB Pond manager of lec turers and singers died at his Jersey City home following an operation on June 17 in which his right leg was amputated He was 65 Rehearing Declined Frankfort Kentucky June 22 The court of appeals refused a rehearing for Claude O Brien and Earl Whitney Memphis boys convicted of A B Chinn murder at Lexington Gov Beckham to set their execution date
A. Mc Hugh M. P. vice president of the Irish National league was released Saturday from jail in Sligo Ireland where he had been held since June 6 on contempt of court charges.
Reports from Heppner Oregon describe a devastating cloudburst that swept the town, with 130 bodies buried and 50 missing, while nearby towns report damage and rising casualty estimates. By June 19 the dead recovered total 153 with 225 expected including missing and unknowns.
A Wall Street view notes renewed confidence from expected rich crops and energy, yet warns that a presidential election may unsettle markets. It argues business prefers continuing McKinley Roosevelt era policies, while tariff reformers threaten potential shifts, with investors weighing party futures.
Judges Adams and Ball of the appellate court on Thursday reversed and remanded the criminal court judgment against Alexander Sullivan for conspiracy to induce James J. Lynch to go beyond the court's jurisdiction. Sullivan was found guilty in the lower court and fined $2,000.
Plattsburg N Y June 22 a head on collision between a light engine and a freight train near Whitehall on the Delaware Hudson killed brakeman Fred Ryan and Fred U Hellegarde fireman engineer Carmody and brakeman William Cheeney were injured Cheeney probably fatally cause failure of the freight engineer to heed signals property damage heavy
A Saturday explosion wrecked the Central Manufacturing company building at Court and Russell streets. Fred Pape, principal owner, was killed, and Joseph Witchkowski, his partner, was fatally injured. Several female workers were injured but none seriously. In San Diego on June 19 the Union will announce that U S Grant Jr is a vice presidential candidate for the Republican nomination next year.
Opinion excerpts discuss Democratic and Republican chances in Ohio and nationwide. References to Bryan Cleveland Cleveland Leader and other papers suggest Republican gains in Ohio, Democratic vulnerabilities, and the impact of Roosevelt’s shadow on 1908 politics. Mixed forecasts from multiple editors reflect regional expectations and party strategies.
The Seventh district of Kansas elected a successor to Long in a vacancy caused by his Senate move. Once a stronghold for populism and home to Jerry Simpson, the district has shifted toward Republicans, with the new representative winning about a 15 000 vote plurality. The piece notes populism’s decline in a longtime stronghold.
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