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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1902
Page
1
Dispatches recount a massacre of 500 merchants and soldiers by a desert Arab tribe near Constantinople. The piece notes recurring depictions of Arabs as wild men in geographies and contrasts finance leaders like Mr. Morgan with those in poverty and unemployment.
United States Consul Hanna in Monterey reports American investment of $200,000,000 in northern Mexico mining and industrial enterprises and US capital entering at about $10,000,000 per year.
The bill signed by President Estrada Palma provides Cuban congress members with an annual salary of 3600 dollars. In context this is modest, noting that high official salaries were common during Spanish rule.
Charles M Schwab donates a 25000 assembly hall to Mount Aloysius academy at Cresson Pa saying the gift represents interest on apples he stole from the school orchard in boyhood The remark implies the fruit was so green it prompted the act and his reaction
Rev. Charles A Clarke preached the sermon to Groveland Congregational Church as it marked its 175th anniversary. The church organized five years before Washington's birth. its bell was cast by Paul Revere in 1795.
Geologists note Pennsylvania’s surface has uplifted from two inches to over two feet due to seismic disturbances in the West Indies. Real estate shows a sudden, broad advance, independent of the coal strike.
In large cities the fresh air societies gather the young and ill from crowded streets and heat. They transport them to cool places where the weather and air help restore health and strength to their oft weakened bodies.
A Berlin dispatch notes every phase of German life influenced by American culture. Soldiers march to Sousa tunes while hats bear American colors, vaudeville acts center on American turns, and children wear emperor figures with stars and stripes.
Gus Dirks, 21, a popular cartoonist for comic weeklies famed for bug and mouse drawings, died by suicide in New York. Reportedly overwhelmed by blues and despondency, his death shocks the nation’s lighter presses.
As diplomacy advances, Emperor William plans to woo America with a symbolic gesture. He invites three American generals Corbin Young and Wood to attend Germany’s fall maneuvers, promising a memorable experience for the guardsmen and a demonstration of friendly intent.
Edison describes a wild cross country ride in a gasoline car with E. E. Written and says he is working on a new storage battery driven device. He claims speeds will be unlimited and that the machine can go so fast no man can sit in it.
An eastern newspaper writer urges a dictionary of profanity as a helpful reference in lingual emergencies. He argues it would provide proper words for urgent moments and, paradoxically, reduce the impulse to swear by offering the exact term when searched.
The railroad service from Chicago to New York aims for 20 hours at 45 mph including stops and city slowdowns. Allowing waits and slow segments the schedule targets 50 mph on clear tracks and up to 60 mph on straight sections amid upgrades and curves.
A roundup of congressional activity highlights the 57th Congress. The senate adjourned to the 23rd after voting to conference on the military academy appropriation bill while the canal bill moved to conference. The Philippines civil government bill faced debate in the house with key speeches noted.
Secretary of War Root gives figures showing the war cost to date at 170,326,586 dollars. In executive session the senate confirms Gen. Crozier as chief of ordnance. Congress leaders fix July 3 for final adjournment.
Aggregated clearing house totals for seven days ending June 20 show 1.03 billion dollars, down from 2.13 billion last week. US business failures numbered 194, fewer than the prior week. Paterson New Jersey saw troops guarding silk mills to quell rioting by strikers amid incendiary press reports. Cornell wins the intercollegiate four oared race at Poughkeepsie. United Mine Workers head Mitchell calls for arbitration to avert a wider bituminous strike. Western Union campaigns against worker organization. Consul Ayme reports deserted Martinique as he returns to New York.
Northwestern University at Evans ton Illinois graduated a class of 506 the largest in its history. The piece lists other national events including a Wisconsin court ruling on beer delivery, a Derby win by Wyeth, and various accidents and crimes across the country.
A passenger train on the Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis and Omaha line wrecked near Ashton Iowa leaving two dead and many injured. In Dallas Texas the St James hotel collapsed with13 guests feared dead. Three men drowned in Milwaukee when a boat capsized during fishing.
Reports range from Pedro Feleiz’s capture in the Philippines and his trial to Cuban cabinet aid for planters and cattle raisers, a new English ship group competing with Morgans, Wilhelm’s Aix speech praising faith, executions in Brandon and riot fears in Toronto, Kai-Chih disaster with 150 dead, Milner’s oath in Transvaal, and cholera deaths among U S forces totaling over 6 500.
In Washington the Senate decided to defer the statehood bills for Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona to the next session. In the House the election law debate grew heated amid comparisons of Philippine charges with Civil War excesses. Several deaths and incidents across the nation are reported including Mrs. Elizabeth Yerkes in Seattle aged 102 and a fatal farm accident in Indiana.
A string of short items notes roles and gifts in the U S Senate and colleges, a dog killing sheep in Marquette, a French doctor testing Koch theory, and a Meriden death by own action. Rockefeller offers a grant to Smith College and Idaho border incursion by mounted men draws attention. Fiscal misappropriation case in Washington, drought and crop outlook in Texas and Cuba annexation talk. Parliamentary law teaching noted in Chicago and California university hire.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra arrived in London at noon amid a grand welcome signaling the coronation festivities have begun. Notables including Ras Makonnen and Archduke Francis Ferdinand attended, with Buckingham Palace hosting a royal dinner for 70 dignitaries.
Embroidered mousseline sashes captivate, with collarless Eton jackets in velvet silk or cloth. Small metal engagement books with side pencils dangle from chatelaine chains. Homespun sashes appear in varied color blends while crepe de chine, satin and chenille designs feature lace and puffings. Silk lingerie falls from favor amid laundress cautions.
Horace Shipman, believed insane, shot and killed Jefferson city marshal Swearingen during an attempted arrest. A three hour siege followed with hundreds of shots. Shipman died in his home after a volley from townspeople and fire company efforts to drown him out. No arrests were made.
Three men died when a fishing boat capsized in Lake Michigan near the government pier. A 12 year old boy survived by clinging to the boat after Beyer fell overboard during a shift of position. Falbe and Greeley were among the deceased. Beyer was from Chicago and Greeley from New York City.
Shanghai dispatch reports the Chinese cruiser Kai Chi wrecked by a massive explosion in the Yangtse river. The vessel sank in 30 seconds with 150 officers and men killed or drowned. only two survived.
Cornell captured the intercollegiate four-oared race by a seven-length lead with a time of 10 45 3 5 unofficially. Pensylvania followed second and Columbia third in the varsity event. A separate notice reports Private Garth Shores of troop H Ninth cavalry convicted by court martial in the Philippines for desertion. sentence reduced to dishonorable discharge and hard labor.
In Milan on June 23 a collision between two trains on the electric line between Brioschio and Porto Ceresio injured forty nine people, with several seriously hurt.
London enjoys a sunny start to coronation week as King Edward and Queen Alexandra return from Windsor. Rumors about the king’s health are denied by Sir Francis Knollys. Large security and troop deployments are planned across London with Indian, colonial, and metropolitan forces set to encamp at major royal and public sites.
A passenger train on the Sioux City branch of the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha railroad derailed near Ashton Iowa at 145 am Sunday. Two trainmen died and several others were seriously hurt including five mail clerks and a fireman. cause cited as a misplaced switch.
An Evening Wisconsin dispatch from Ironwood Michigan reports Elias Mattson shot and killed John Wien during a quarrel. Both men are Finlanders. Mattson has been arrested.
Edward De an, a private detective, fell into an air shaft while pursuing an alleged thief on a five story Ninth Avenue building. He died two hours later from a fractured jaw, broken ankle, fractured hip, and internal injuries. Also, at Roundhouse Turns California, a fire destroyed the Southern Pacific roundhouse and 12 locomotives, with losses estimated at $200,000.
Congressman Fitzpatrick cites his positive experience with Peruna from the National Hotel in Washington. The letter applauds Peruna as a natural tonic that boosts nerves and regulates blood flow, claiming it cures catarrh and improves overall health.
A compilation of curious facts notes spruce trees extend nearer the Arctic regions than other varieties. It claims fowl domestication in China around 1400 B.C. A human voice reportedly projects 15 480 feet outdoors. The Bank of England strong-room foundation sits 66 feet below street level. A rat plague drives cat prices to $25 each in North Yukon Territory.
Sarah F Rowe of this place at 72 reports deep kidney trouble with burning urination and scalding. After using Dodds Kidney Pills she says her Whitneys disease cleared and burning stopped and she feels better than in twenty years.
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