This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 35 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1904
Page
8
Special correspondence reports passage of two constitutional amendments in Des Moines Iowa. The temple proposal would give each county a legislature representative, while a biennial elections amendment moves toward longer terms. Other items include railroad weight disputes, docking horses, tax ferret repeal efforts, and child labor limits.
Prof. W J Kennedy of the animal husbandry department at Iowa State College Ames announces a department experiment in corn silage. The study aims to prove silage value for beef cattle and meet farmers and stockmen demands. Prior tests showed dairy cattle benefits, but stocker use remains under explored.
The Grinnell College Wingstaff dedication was led by Hon. Frank QC. Lowden of Chicago with Prof. S. J. Buck presiding in the chapel. The event drew the local G A R post. The white pine staff stands 76 feet tall near the women’s gymnasium and supports a 12 by 24 inch steel flag.
The American Book company secured a temporary victory by defeating a proposed special election on county uniformity. Books are placed in nine of Wayne counties' 16 townships. The county board of education in Corydon voted against the election, allowing the company to proceed in the remaining townships.
The Hauges synod of the Swedish Lutheran church met in Jewell and unanimously voted to rebuild the Lutheran college that burned last fall with two deaths and to keep the college in Jewell. Jewell residents raised all bids by offering trustees 3000 dollars to retain the college locally, rejecting offers from Eagle Grove and others.
State Auditor Carroll releases a January 22 banking summary for Iowa noting 366 savings banks and 241 state banks, up nine and one respectively. Investments fall by 2.95 million dollars while reserves rise by 2.27 million. Overdrafts decrease 203 thousand. real and personal property up 90 thousand. Deposits drop 77.9 thousand. capital stock rises 98.3 thousand. surplus grows 63.9 thousand while undivided profits fall 463.5 thousand.
The state of Iowa vs Margaret Hossack, indicted for the 1900 murder of her husband John Hossack, was dismissed in Winterset district court on motion by county attorney W. S. Cooper. The case, tried in Warren and Madison counties and in the state supreme court, has spanned over three years. Hossack, now 68, has served a year and three months in the state penitentiary.
August Leuth was found guilty in Tipton of forcibly carrying Mrs. John Tels tow from her home and holding her for a $50,000 ransom. Enticed by a claim that her ill son required help, the abductors forced her to a vacant farmhouse where she was locked in a cellar. She escaped and Leath was arrested and convicted.
John Norwood Clark, longtime Iowa City and Iowa Falls resident and past grand master of the Iowa Grand Lodge, died aged 90. A member of the I O O F since 1837, he joined in Baltimore and lived in Iowa City for over 50 years. He held public office more than four decades and is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Amanda C Webb of Iowa City.
One hour after paying two strangers a $6,000 check for a mortgage on a Muscatine county farm Titus, a former Senator and proponent of a biennial election amendment bill, learned the land title was never transferred and the deal was not intended. The swindlers are missing.
After a cross state pursuit and clever detective work, Mrs. Harry Williams of Indiana secured her seven year old son in Waterloo and boarded a train home. Her husband remained in Waterloo attempting to devise another plan to seize the child.
Charles Rowen an electrician in Des Moines received a bank letter from Syracuse New York detailing a legacy of 20000 dollars plus a 664 fifty cent check. The sister’s note claimed a wealthy uncle died leaving the sums to Rowen and others.
Mattie McVicker died of typhoid fever in Victor. Robbers looted the Cairo post office, escaping with 400. Daque Thompson stabbed his sweetheart Pearl Jones in Cedar Rapids. she will recover, Thompson jailed. Belle Lewis released after nine day murder trial. Selby Moran died in Eldora at 80 from pneumonia. Yale student Robert J. Rich found at Westville foot of a precipice. suicide suspected. Father Samuel Westcott, 100, oldest man in Tama county. Captain J. A. Trimbell died in Cedar Falls, age 79. Klondike and Frank Mayo fought at Oelwein. Mayo KO’d after three knockdowns. Fire insurers in Sioux City plan state-wide body to curb rate cuts. Charles Bell convicted of grand larceny in Iowa City to three years. Onawa Gazette ceases after 40 years. James Bare, 102, Sioux City’s oldest man. Uriah N. Comfort, pioneer of Monona county, dies at 77. David Coulton, longtime fire chief, dies in Marshalltown after long illness.
David C. Bangs, Nash ville postmaster and national author impersonator and reader, obtains a cross petition decree in Des Moines after his wife Mrs. Bangs enters Still College of Osteopathy and sues for divorce on desertion and cruelty. He says he lavished luxuries. she charged cruelty. couple married in San Francisco in 1898 and later separated.
Special correspondence notes President Bradley of Grinnell College leading a campaign to raise funds for a new chapel. He tours the state urging Congregationalists to contribute so the institution gains modern facilities and capacity. The existing chapel is described as inadequate and outdated.
Iowa peat may compete with coal in the next fall fuel market. A Wright and Hamilton counties company aims to draw peat from an eight foot bed in Morgan township Wright county. Extensive tests show the fuel is satisfactory and can be sold just above handling costs. The firm has options on a large peat tract and plans incorporation if the project proceeds. High coal prices this winter drive the development.
Anna Dunbauld claims husband John threatened both her and a cherished wall picture with an ax, then deserted her for not removing the image. Filed in Des Moines district court, they wed in Tama on May 17 1897. She seeks restoration of her maiden name Anna Hillman and says the dispute caused nervous prostration and endangerment to her life.
August Burgaestner, a Hollander, was arrested at Cedar Rapids while about to board a Washington bound train. Insane and violent, he had previously threatened his daughter at the Hollanders settlement in South Amana and is committed to a state asylum after an insanity hearing. George R. Pearsons of Fort Dodge sold the Owl Lake farm about 2200 acres in Humboldt county for 2600 acres in Butler county Kansas valued at 50000 dollars.
Fire insurance companies in Iowa form compacts with field agents A A Clarke A I Clarke and William Merritt to organize underwriters in major cities. The aim is to align with stamping clerk rate rulings. Sioux City is set to be organized late.
Des Moines reports Feb 21 to 25 detail senate measures placing Fort Dodge gypsum mines under state mine inspectors and expanding bridge levy limits. House measures cover soldiers relief pay, savings-bank realty lending, and mortgage signing rules. Senate committees move on accountant appointments and penalties for prison contraband, while other bills address garnishment, tax, and school funding.
In a February decision Justice Day dismissed Jackson Giles v Board of Registration Montgomery County Alabama for want of a federal question. The Alabama suffrage clause challenged as discriminatory against African Americans was not reviewable without a federal right. Justice Harlan dissented.
In St Paul on February 26 Judge Sanborn of the United States circuit court of appeals affirmed a St Louis verdict sentencing Nathan Levin to five years in the penitentiary. Levin procured aliens not entitled to naturalization to obtain citizenship certificates from the St Louis court of appeals by fraud and false statements.
Government gunboat Presidente retook San Cristobal and Bani from insurgents. Another force moved on San Pedro de Macoris as insurgents caused heavy property damage. San Carlos was nearly wiped out by fire. Brainerd, Minnesota suffered a major blaze in the business district costing about 75000 dollars.
Yalta February 24 reports the construction of a railroad along the Crimean southern shore, funded by the state, has been postponed due to the war. The delay affects plans for regional transport and economic development during the conflict period.
Forty five of the crew of the Kaiser Wilhelm II are ordinary sailors with 555 as mechanics and other roles. Alston Gibson of Calera Alabama near 116 years old born July 4 1788 in South Carolina has documentary proof of longevity and still follows racing. Hartford negro cooks plan a grand ball invited Pope Pius X King Edward Roosevelt and others. responses arrive denying attendance and displayed in a glass frame with genuine looking envelopes.
Rural free delivery routes to begin April 1 across Iowa. The list includes Brayton Audubon County with 64 square miles serving 1 255 people on 261 routes, Buffalo Center Winnebago County 26 miles serving 695 people on 119 houses, Montpelier Muscatine County 2614 miles serving 510 people on 102 houses, and more across Denison Crawford County Ira Jasper Kellogg Melvin Weldon Raymond Red Oak Ocheyodan Westfield Knowlton Ridgeway Chariton Forest City and additional areas with route lengths from 20 to 26 miles and populations ranging up to 1 030.
Ex-Auditor Merriman and Insurance examiner Max Beehler face state legislature inquiries over examination fee handling. Beehler cites ill health and invites the committee to his Chicago home, while Merriman is in Oklahoma planning a trip to Indian Territory, hindering appearance on the set date amid alleged $23,000 overcharges during Merriman’s administration.
Special correspondence reports the opening of the world’s largest gypsum mill in Fort Dodge in March. The 72 by 250 foot main building uses a new style of machinery and a 100 foot chimney. Production will be stucco grade gypsum ground finer than prior products with a daily capacity of 300 long tons.
The Upper Des Moines Editorial Association closed a successful meeting in Clarion with hospitable treatment from residents. Bailey of the Britt Tribune was elected president, John Minton of the Boone Democrat became vice president, and Al Adams of the Humboldt Independent was named secretary. The executive committee will decide the summer meeting location.
George Richardson of Ackley a stock buyer by trade shows a mania for eggs. He devoured 61 eggs in 20 minutes before witnesses. Mr. Jenee also eats two or three dozen at one sitting with no discomfort.
Word from Anamosa penitentiary says E. S. Blydenburgh, recently convicted in Eldora for wife murder, has advanced to first grade in prison discipline and is progressing rapidly as a printer. He is allowed two letters per week, a privilege for first grade prisoners with strong performance.
The Baltimore Herald notes a Rayner and Hearst club in Baltimore and steps to form similar groups nationwide. If Hearst backs the pairing with Rayner in second place, the duo could gain significant advertising and boost Rayner after his Maryland Senate victory.
The Chicago Chronicle argues the South will back the St Louis nominee despite platform may be needed. Southern papers reject attack on their party but admit northern leaders chase votes and the South could gain more influence by asserting itself at conventions. If Southern voices were stronger they could push for better candidates and more respect for the party nationwide.
Missouri Senator Stone once loyal to Bryan now hints at opposing the Nebraska leader. The national convention sits in St Louis, Stone's home state, raising questions about Bryan's grip as Missouri delegates may resist the two thirds rule and complicate the convention's control.
The Troy Times reports the Republican Party will nominate a candidate and adopt a campaign platform that will deserve and receive the cordial allegiance and support of the party’s principled exponents.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.