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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1905
Page
6
A second steamship will be placed in service on Lake Titicaca in Peru, the world’s highest lake about 15 000 feet above sea level. One vessel already operates there, linking maritime travel with Andean trade and tourism.
The England based Baroness Bartlett-Coutts, married at age seven to William Ashmead Bartlett, marks her 91st birthday while remaining active in estate management. Rumors suggest a possible trip to the United States as she keeps strong mentally and physically. The note mentions Mt. Hood as a high peak in the Cascade range reaching over 11 000 feet and notes climbers seek notoriety in bold ascents.
French physicians report epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis or spotted fever is not new and has been studied for over 60 years. They note a Bayonne outbreak in 1887 among two regiments, then spreading to other garrisons. Spotted fever lasts briefly and fades with sunshine and warmth.
The census shows Philippine forests with 747 wood varieties valued at about 3 billion dollars surpassing Oregon and Washington in this asset. It notes large coal iron and lead deposits and indications of gold and silver, hinting at wealth of several billions more.
The Madison avenue and Thirty-sixth street house of J Pierpont Morgan is being renovated while the family is abroad in Europe. Household secretary Florence Mason, a top earning and hard working woman, is cited as earning about $10,000 yearly, comparable to H H Rogers pay to Miss Katharine Harrison and well above the reported $8,000 annual pay of Miss Elizabeth Altman.
Bureau of statistics figures show the nation's drink bill rising last year. Each of the 1,752,000 inhabitants spends 18.23 annually on stimulants, and a family of five spends 91.65, equating to a beer a day per person. Whisky consumption rose from 1.01 to 1.48 gallons per person since 1896. Wine shows a 100 percent gain over the period.
Britain strengthens coast defenses in Western Canada by building a new fort at Esquimalt B C as the Pacific squadron withdrawal to protect Asia leaves Puget Sound waters largely unprotected. Esquimalt sits at the inner entrance to Puget Sound and houses fortifications that are increasingly out of date.
Switz erland trade statistics show Argentina importing 949,894 bushels of corn in three months while the United States shipped only 16,592. Russia sent 2,451,416 bushels of wheat with 85,100 from the US. Germany imported 154,880 pairs of shoes and the US supplied 5,720.
Lodz in Russian Poland experiences brutal violence on Friday and Saturday as social unrest erupts. Reports say up to 2000 killed or wounded, with 300 strikers and 60 troops dead. clashes involve Cossacks dragoons and infantry, arson, bombs, and punishments as bodies are hauled away.
Washington announces action by the president to ease landing for exempt Chinese classes including merchants travelers and students. Secretaries issue instructions to immigration officers to ensure courtesy and remedy past harsh practices to prevent trade tensions with China and avoid Chinese government objections.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as purifying cleansing cures for skin scalp dandruff hair loss and rough hands. It touts use for babies rashes itchings chafings and general toilet and nursery needs. The copy ends with a humorous line about others asking favors.
An advertisement extols Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a safe laxative for children with bowel and stomach issues. It claims mothers use dangerous medicines and urges trying the pleasant remedy. Sold by druggists for 50 cents and 1 dollar with money back if it ails. It also notes high finance and a Life magazine quote about heaven and wealth.
President Roosevelt and party reached Washington at 2 05 AM Friday after a New England trip. He spent 32 hours in Massachusetts visiting Williams College to receive an honorary I L D and attended three commencements with speeches from his car. He left Washington entrusting Secretary Hay with Far East peace talks and has not received news of significance during departure.
President Roosevelt writes a supportive letter to Paul Morton on his approaching retirement as secretary of the navy, praising his career and denying any misconduct in the Santa Fe affair. Separately, Roosevelt approves Taft's findings in the Loomis Bowen dispute, dismissing Herbert W. Bowen for misconduct and exonerating Francis B. Loomis.
President Roosevelt learns Russia will not seek an armistice while Japan refuses to initiate hostilities settlement. A Manchurian battle could disrupt talks as Russia delays naming plenipotentiaries, with Washington awaiting dates for talks in early August andMM Nelidoff possible in Paris aiding diplomacy.
The steamer Corey a duplicate of the Robert H. Gary and one of the largest freighters on the Great Lakes was launched by Chicago Shipbuilding. The 569 foot long vessel measures 56 feet in beam 32 feet depth and carries 12 000 to 14 000 gross tons. It will carry passengers in five cabins.
The Illinois Supreme Court sustained the power of a court to punish contempt in civil proceedings without a jury. The ruling, issued Friday evening, addresses enforcement actions such as injunctions in strike cases and is deemed one of the court's most important decisions of the term.
Pierce Moberly, a local Black man, killed Ed C. Jones near Meridiano Mississippi last Saturday. He was captured near Roberts Mill west of the city and lynched. His body was found Friday hanging from a tree.
Kingston Jamaica June 24 Arthur Ford Mackenzie the celebrated chess player problemist and author died here Friday He was about 45 years old and had been an invalid for many years.
An explosion at the Curtis Attalla lumber plant boiler room killed James Watts Will Rosson Gus Cash and Marion Maddox. C Smith died of injuries and Barney Works suffered serious injuries.
Springfield reports Gov. De Neen granted Jo hann Hoch a reprieve until July 28 to allow a Supreme Court justice to review a writ of super bedease.
Albany report by Superintendent Hendricks blames Equitable Life leaders James W. Alexander and James H. Hyde for management failures and the Ryan trustees stock arrangement. Tarbell is exonerated. the New York suspension of the general sessions court is sought to aid possible prosecutions.
Battleboro Vermont June 23 a new reprieve extends until December 8 for Mary M Rogers the condemned murderess to allow appeal to the U S Supreme Court on constitutional questions raised at a hearing before Judge Hoyt H Wheeler. Governor Charles J Bell signed the stay Thursday afternoon saving the Windsor woman from execution for a third time.
Springfield June 23 The supreme court granted a writ of error and superseders in the case of Joseph Jocko Briggs sentenced to hang Friday in Chicago for the murder of Hans Peterson The court cites exclusion of defense testimony admission of irrelevant state testimony and utterances by Judge Barnes as grounds for a new trial Briggs will receive a new trial following the action.
A crowd of about 100 harvest hands stopped a freight train in Manhattan Kansas on Wednesday June 22. The conductor refused to move the train until the workers were dispersed. Marshal Boller was summoned and after firing several shots drove them from the town.
In Austin Texas on June 26 the old Sunday law was strictly enforced from midnight Saturday to midnight Sunday. Saloons and soda fountains shut down, and even shoe shines and cigars were unavailable.
In Findlay Ohio on Saturday 35 year old Mrs Alois Shields shot and killed her 12 year old daughter Nellie before fatally shooting herself. The tragedy followed a long illness and the family tragedy ends with the mother and child dead. Former Governor Frank R Lubbock Dies in Austin at 90. Lubbock suffered a stroke last Tuesday and had been on Jefferson Davis staff when Davis was captured.
Sheridan June 23 James Green shot and killed his 17 year old wife Thursday and then turned his revolver on himself ending his life in the tragedy authorities report a domestic murder suicide.
Mrs Watt C Gregg shot and killed her four children and wounded herself in Grand Lake Colorado on Sunday. The mother, in critical condition, is believed to have acted in a temporary insanity episode. Husband, returning from a neighbor’s, found three children dead on the floor and the fourth in a chair, with two others wounded. Ages ranged from six months to eight years.
The Nickel Plate Road offers low excursion rates to Buffalo New York for the B P O Ellis annual meeting from July 11 to 18 with long limit and stopover options at Chautauqua Lake. For full information contact J Y Calahan General Agent 111 Adams Street Chicago IL.
Advertising copy states Allen's Foot-Ease relieves painful swollen and smarting feet makes new shoes easy and is sold by all druggists and shoe stores with a sample in Le Roy New York from A. Olmsted.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press recalls Bridget Ye and Mary Ann in a modest home scene. The speaker notes a fast departure, a protective figure guarding the door, and a sense of being overwhelmed by the new arrangement.
A lighthearted remark frames a convalescent state with a tease about when full recovery will come. The text juxtaposes wit from a Chicago Tribune quip and a Life magazine motto on morality and art, noting shared human foibles.
A report from Newbold Wisconsin details the drowning of Mrs Ezra Craw Mrs Edward Craw and six children in the Rainbow rapids on the Wisconsin river above Rhinelander. The families live on opposite river banks and the husbands are homesteaders. It is believed the boat capsized in the rapids with no further details available.
Eugene V. Debs disclosed a new Industrial union to be launched in Chicago next week. He denies it rivals the AFL, saying it will organize along industrial lines to include the entire working class and repudiate assumed ties between capital and labor.
Vicksburg Michigan residents face insolvency after the Vicksburg Exchange bank locks its doors. Village funds total $34 with a $7,000 debt to the bank. Exbank cashier C L Jep also served as village treasurer, linking local finances to the collapse.
Jerome, District Attorney of New York County, opened an inquiry into Equitable Life Assurance Company troubles and Telegraphed State Superintendent Hendricks for official copies of his report. He declined to discuss future actions.
Advices report that 30 people drowned when a bark capsized in the Minho river near Caminha. The vessel had arrived from Portugal and foundered during its journey into the Atlantic.
Paris reports banker Georges Rodrigues killed himself after heavy losses in the recent rent slump. The bank’s liabilities are listed at 2,000,600 dollars as authorities confirm the financier’s death.
Peter Kiolbassa former building commissioner and city treasurer died at St Mary of Nazareth hospital in Chicago from blood poisoning and complications of a minor foot injury nine weeks earlier.
A severe storm lashed New York and surrounding areas causing two men to die from lightning and eight people to be seriously injured. The event also caused considerable property damage across the region.
Kansas City authorities report Mrs. Aggie Myers, convicted of first degree murder in Liberty, Missouri, was denied a new trial and sentenced to be hanged on August 11. The case follows her earlier conviction and reflects a recent legal ruling.
A 19th century wellness advertisement portrays Lydia E. Pinkham and her Vegetable Compound as a trusted confidant for women with female illnesses. It cites many testimonials and claims free, confidential guidance from Pinkham, urging sick women to write for advice.
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