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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1900
Page
3
The Express remarks on Chinese names being harder to render than South African ones with examples like fontein becoming ching chang and chow. It cites Arkansas laws fining hats with stuffed birds and comments on relearning pronunciations of Cuban Porto Rican and Philippine sites before tackling China.
The census taker in New York asked a playful question and was kicked into the street with police declining to intervene. Frederick Fraley, who helped President Monroe lay a corner stone in Philadelphia, was 14 at the time and later became a prominent Philadelphia business leader and bank president.
The German government reports that oaks are most likely to be struck by lightning after extensive observations. Beech trees are noted as the least vulnerable, with other species showing varying probabilities of lightning impact.
Texas Mississippi and Georgia drop convict hiring but use convicts on farms for cotton work. The practice reportedly harms free labor less and yields higher returns, aligning with agricultural needs.
Mrs. S J Lippincott known as Grace Greenwood departs Washington to reside with her daughter Mrs. Herbert Hall Winslow in New Rochelle New York. For years she has been a leading national capital literary figure.
The Haines Gauge company refused to furnish the government with certain warship apparatus due to the proprietors opposition to war. Members of the Society of Friends, they are said to have made the first such case on record in the United States.
Twenty young men sent by the Argentine Republic to study agriculture and stock raising are now in Baltimore Philadelphia and Brooklyn. They are diligently learning English to best prepare for entry to agricultural colleges next fall.
New York actor Frank Reglid, age 30, inherits a widow’s estate amounting to a million dollars after their marriage in 1894 when he was 24. The wife, a TV personality, had given him $75,000 in cash as a wedding present, and now the couple’s union yields a vast fortune.
Immigration to the United States climbs this year with month to month gains. May arrivals reached 56 812 and current month projections indicate a much larger total.
Analysts project a harvest of 1,000,000 boxes in Florida with an average price of 2 dollars per box. The same experts previously warned of fires in orange groves aimed at saving some trees and predicted a total crop failure.
The proposed Pacific cable would consist of three segments: Monterey to Honolulu, Hawaii to Guam, and the final leg to Manila, each exceeding 2,000 miles. Though a massive contract, the Yankee is undaunted and ready to tackle the challenge.
The report notes England has suffered about 34 000 casualties in eight months of fighting with burghers. It compares this to Civil War losses, cites Grant era battles, and contrasts with Boer casualties in South Africa. It also records 1899 lightning deaths totaling 563 and offers safety tips from Prof Henry.
Mrs William E Gladstone of Hawarden Castle dies at 68. Born as Miss Glynne, she married Gladstone in 1539 and led a quiet life as a devoted wife and mother. For nearly six decades she supported her husband and raised a large family.
The Woman's Army and Navy League of Washington appeals for aid to Manila library memorial to war heroes. In Washington a monument to Samuel Hahnemann, founder of homeopathic medicine, was dedicated.
The Republican National Convention in Philadelphia renominated William McKinley unanimously for president with Theodore Roosevelt named by acclamation for vice president. Senator Hanna was reelected chairman of the national committee as weekly financial totals show United States exchanges at 1.498 billion and business failures at 167. Also reported were deaths of L. H. Thompson and Jasper Cropsey and a major Pittsburgh fire causing 250000 in losses.
A batch of brief reports records drownings, political nominations, convictions and deaths across the United States. Notable items include Arthur Leonard’s drowning in Lake Erie, Brigham H. Roberts’ polygamy conviction, Loa 8 Hall’s death at 100, and the Florida and Indiana political shifts. Fire destroys structures in Kern City and Thatcher. several mining, weather, and transport accidents claim lives and force evacuations.
John Ethridge mourns as lightning kills his two daughters in their residence near Charlotte North Carolina. Wheat harvest in Kansas totals 100 million bushels with 20 thousand workers brought in to assist the harvest effort.
Reports confirm bombardment of Tien-Tsin by Chinese troops with modern artillery. Fighting lasts five days with heavy casualties. foreign concessions burned and American consulate razed. Admiral Kempf requests more troops and warships while Roberts presses Boer split. Nine Americans killed at Tientsin, four by orders of the empress.
Reports detail the advance on Peking with the capture of Admiral Seymour and removal of foreign ministers under Chinese guard. Other items note rail disaster at McDonough Georgia with 41 dead, assassinations, cyclones, currency changes, and McKinley shelving Chinese armistice requests as revenue rises and unrest spreads.
North Haven Maine reports a 125 year old apple tree. A British commander in chief earns £75 weekly in inactive service. Silk worm disease in Italy and France may raise silk prices. New York labor bureau notes rising labor organization growth. Senator West of Missouri will retire in 1903 after term ends. Death rates: soldiers 4 in 1000. clergy 11 in 1000. Miss A E Walton chosen Oakland school principal. Edwin Markham formerly led there. Gen De Gallifet, seventh French war minister in two years, retires amid Dreyfus affair. Charles Broadway Rouss gives $120000 to charity in six months. Ohio woman invents a lawn leaf clearing contrivance with hopper and fan blades. James W Thompson of University of Chicago backs free textbooks in grace schools. Salvation Army fails twice to gain footing in Mexico City. Mexican law bans religious processions in cities. Pittsburgh locomotive works delivers largest heaviest locomotive ever built, weighs 240060 pounds without tender. Miss Josie Wanous of Minneapolis elected third vice president of American Pharmaceutical Association, first woman in that role. Miss Sarah Flanagan, daughter of Kingston city clerk, appointed to similar post in Canada, first woman to hold it.
President McKinley was unanimously renominated for president at 1 48 o clock Thursday by the Republican National Convention. An hour and ten minutes later Gov Theodore Roosevelt of New York was unanimously selected to stand with him. The scenes were tumultuous with unprecedented unanimous demonstrations. It is expected the committee to inform McKinley of his nomination will meet in Canton Ohio on July 12.
Senator Wolcott serves as temporary chairman as Gov. Roosevelt enters to a roaring reception. Chairman Hanna calls the twelfth Republican National Convention to order at 12 35 PM in West Philadelphia’s Export Exposition Building. About 15 000 attendees witness Roosevelt’s triumphant entrance and the ensuing applause.
At the convention in a charged atmosphere, William McKinley receives enthusiastic backing as the Republican standard bearer. Senator Wolcott and Gov. Taylor push party unity while Lodge guides the rules committee and Fairbanks presents the platform amid tumultuous cheers and a mass show of support.
The advance guard of visitors arrived at Convention Hall in Philadelphia on June 20 just before 11 pm. Senator Wolcott called for order at 12 26, the band played the Star Spangled Banner, and Governor Roosevelt led the crowd as in the prior day. Reverend Charles M Ioswell offered prayer, with Gen. Grosvenor of Ohio serving as permanent organizer.
In Philadelphia on June 22 at the Republican National Convention the crowd roared as Senator Foraker nominated McKinley and Governor Roosevelt faced a sea of flags. The 15,000 attendees cheered through a tense doxology before Roosevelt delivered a studied, attentive address.
The convention delegates vote 980 to 0 for William McKinley with 930 votes cast on the first ballot. After the tally chairman Lodge proclaims McKinley the nominee for the term starting March 4 1901 amid wild celebration. New York and Pennsylvania cheers mark key states as Hawaii applauds its two votes for the candidate.
Delegates at Philadelphia nominate Theodore Roosevelt for vice president after Alabama yields to Iowa. Col. Lafe Young announces Roosevelt as candidate amid thunderous support. Lodge heads the notify committee, Wolcott leads to notify the VP, and the convention adjourns sine die. Ranna Asalin Chosen as national committee chair for next four years.
Reports from Chefoo and Washington detail combined forces entering Tientsin on June 25 with light losses, and Chinese ministers seeking an armistice while the U S refuses to halt troops. Wu Ting Fang urges restraint as Li Hung Chang heads to Peking. Miles may lead forces as Manila troops redeploy.
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