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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1898
Page
2
The piece surveys rapid changes and odd views from The Express. It notes Uncle Sam as a birthday hero, a Chicago book priced at 2500, a biscuit trust worth 55000000, and a new woman’s limited naval role. It mentions Chilkat’s aerial trolley progress and a Cleveland girl claiming perpetual life.
Edison asserts a patent on moving picture apparatus amid a flood of similarly named scopes tropes and graphs. The issue invites a broader quarrel over language and invention as critics urge clearer naming.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson states ten beet sugar factories are operating in the country with ten more under contract. He expresses confidence in the industry's profits for both American farmers and manufacturers.
In Denver Col a plan to hypnotize disruptive inmates at the state industrial school for girls aims to quiet outbreaks and guide them toward better conduct through measured suggestions while in trance.
Akassa reports two French expeditions advancing toward Sokoto capital on the Sokoto river with French troops reaching Argungu and Tagega. The source notes the adviser benefits financially from locating such advice.
In St. Marie Quebec eight notable marriages occurred recently as Morin and Rheaume families intermarry. Each family has eight children four sons and four daughters. Morin sons wed Rheaume daughters and Rheaume sons wed Morin daughters.
A New York judge grants a wife a divorcee from her husband for six months. The article reflects on a social era where the mass access to life’s necessities grows despite criticisms of plutocracy.
After months with little traction, a Swedish expedition gears up to locate the missing explorer Andree. Experts fear the search may be as difficult as finding the North Pole, turning the pole discovery into an incidental aim. Public interest wanes as focus rests on distant polar ambitions.
The government prepares a special pension for the widow of Lieut. Michael Moore who died in Brooklyn at 98 after 85 years of continuous Army service. Moore, who enlisted as a drummer boy at the start of the War of 1812, is said to hold a world record for longevity in service. His widow, 62, notes they were married 63 years.
The piece argues Americans are not total abstainers and cites a drop in whisky production from 2.86 to .97 gallons per person since 1860. It urges temperance groups to take heart and redouble efforts citing the reduction as proof of progress.
The Massachusetts legislature votes 67 to 44 against woman suffrage. Despite support, legislators were inundated with visits and remonstrances from women opposing the ballot. The piece quips that future battles may pit woman against woman while men observe, humorously noting Sarah Jane's bonnet.
The ten men of La Champagne's crew faced greater danger than soldiers as they ventured in an open boat to seek help. They endured tempestuous seas and biting winds for seven days, proving enduring courage without the support of thousands.
A weekly summary notes a Senate report favoring a joint investigation into the Lake City South Carolina postmaster slaying. Debates cover Alaska homestead and railroad right of way, and a Loud bill on second class mail is tabled in the House.
The government aims to find a practicable Copper River Alaska route to the Yukon basin. February receipts totaled 28 572 355 with an excess of 945 355 33 over expenditures. A Maine disaster court of inquiry awaits divers’ further work before conclusions. Havana inquiry resumes. A $1500 reward offered for Lake City South Carolina Postmaster Baker murderers. The president refuses a Spanish request to recall Consul General Lee from Cuba.
Weekly totals at major clearing houses reach 1.542 billion dollars, up from 1.202 billion last week and 63.9 percent higher than the same week in 1897. Reports note unprecedented national business activity. In East Cambridge Lorenzo Barnes hanged for the December 17 1897 murder of farmer John Deen. Pepperell and Laconia mill strike at Biddeford declared off. Pittsburgh fire kills four and suffocates Mrs John Enriello. Hugh J Jewett railroad financier dies in New York at age 1? years. In Sing Sing Adrian Braun murders his wife during a visiting visit.
A sweep of incidents includes Springfield mayor John M. Good ousted for anti corrupt election practice act violations. Speedwell capsizing near Marquesas with three Collier children and the Nichols family drowned. A Georgia farmer shoots his brother and kills himself. Diamond the largest captive elephant dies in Peru Indiana valued at 10000 dollars. Four tramps suffocate in a Fort Worth refrigerator car fire. Judge Hughes retires after 24 years in Norfolk district. 10000 move across Chilkat and White passes toward Klondike. Kid McCoy defeats Nick Burley in Hot Springs. A Lake Cormorant mob hangs Will Jones for assault. Ex treasurer Hendren dies in Staunton. Aaron Hendricks dies aged 114 in Blue Springs. Underwriter reaches Charleston harbor after loss en route to Havana. Chicago civil service indictments of Kraus Winston Hempstead and Lindblom. Alfred Healy kills Libbie Brauschand and himself in Cedar Rapids. Forty two warships anticipated at Key West vicinity within 30 days.
C W Wood killed Mrs Irene Breider and then shot himself in Ottawa Illinois. Jealousy cited as motive. In Chicago a jail transfer reports Adolph Luetgert moved to Joliet State Prison serving a life term for his wife murder.
Reports from Washington note Japan Germany and Sweden seeking victim names from the Maine disaster. The Nicaragua canal commission estimates 100 million dollars for the project. Philippine rebels allegedly plot anew against Spain. A Prussian shipwreck leaves ten fishermen dead. Arabs plunder Tatza in Morocco. The Maine inquiry reaches Havana. US consul Baker resigns. Americans prepare to leave Cuba amid war rumors. Breslau mine blast kills about 30 in Prussia. Frank Jackman and Fred Firecoats receive life terms for attempted train wrecking in Creston Iowa.
Senate debates the District of Columbia appropriation bill while Allen backs railway workers against injunction abuse. House passes artillery regiments funding. Cannon seeks 50 million for national defense and Norton champions Cuba independence.
Negotiations are under way for a US hard rubber manufacturers merger. In Congo region near Ukolela cannibals killed, reported Sicilian official Nuehaus. Louisville & Nashville wage cut of 10 percent in 1893 to be restored soon. Oregon steamer arrives Nanaimo from Alaska with returning passengers dissatisfied with country. Sioux at Lower Brule agency cede seven townships to government. Dr Mary Walker pension case decided against increasing pension to 50 dollars monthly. US Supreme Court rules officials cannot exploit positions to gain land-location advantage. Herman Liebes dies in London at 56. founder of St Liebes Co. George D Cragin dies in New York at 82. Garfield law on campaign spending upheld by Ohio Supreme Court. Pelletier and Cantoni to be honored with a monument in Paris. pharmacists invited to subscribe. Judge George R Sage to retire Aug 26 after 15 years on bench. Investigations show mob murders at Maud, Indian Territory killed two Indians who were innocent and 10 miles away.
Washington reports the Hawley bill to add two artillery regiments passes under suspension of rules after lively debate. Cannon introduces a fifty million dollar defense appropriation to be available until June 30, 1899, with funds at the president's discretion. Officials say the money is an emergency fund not a bond issue.
Berlin reports a Tageblatt dispatch from Peking claiming China agreed to a 99 year lease of Port Arthur and Ta-Tien-Wan to Russia. Beijing tensions surround Russian financial pressure and a looming March 26 settlement deadline. Russia plans 30 new torpedo boats at Vladivostock and Port Arthur and to keep eight cruisers in Far East waters to bypass Suez canal restrictions.
The Alaska relief expedition with 537 reindeer and 113 Laplanders traveled from New York March 1 to Seattle March 8, covering 3132 miles in 129 hours at nearly 25 mph. Two sections of 19 cars each ran via Pennsylvania Road, St Paul & Milwaukee, and Great Northern, facing mountains well and reporting smoothness. Laplander children carried measles throughout the journey, ending Seattle with 26 cases.
The United States Supreme Court ruled against Nebraska in the 1893 maximum freight rates case. The decision held the Nebraska law setting statewide railroad freight rates violated the Fourteenth Amendment. The suit tested validity of the Nebraska act applying only to intrastate freight.
Andrew Holly mayor of Jacksonville Illinois was found dead in bed at the Nicholas hotel Springfield at 4 50 Monday morning. He had checked in Sunday and left a call to return home that evening. Clerk Parrish forced the door and found him in a nightshirt. Heart disease is suspected. family notified to escort the body home in the evening.
Aged couple Mr and Mrs Justin Alexander were found dead in their Mentor Ohio home after a washwoman reported no response. Death was due to asphyxiation from escaping gas from a coal stove. the pair had been dead several hours.
Dr. Andrew Draper, president of the University of Illinois, was elected superintendent of New York City schools by the board of education on Monday, a surprise choice for the city’s top education post. In Columbia Missouri, report claims James Ivie, a school teacher, was killed by William H. Davis, a public schools principal, over a quarrel about a woman. Davis surrendered and was released on $2000 bonds.
A Kansas City wife recounts a night in a St Louis hotel when a wardrobe uproar woke her. Six months later a San Francisco medium claimed the mother sought communication via the wardrobe. She told the spirit to spare her nerves next time.
Ernest Kemper of Pierceton Indiana collapsed from overtaxed study and teaching. After failing with doctors in Colorado Cleveland and Chicago he found relief with Dr Items Park pills weighing nine pounds more and plans to teach again. An affidavit sworn January 10 1897 supports his recovery.
A well dressed woman with a dahlia velvet hat walks Fifth Avenue with an attentive man while a bystander girl and a friend debate if he is her husband. The girl dismisses the theory as ridiculous saying husbands never laugh that way with wives. Nearby ads promote Murat Halstead Cuba War book and Crescent Hotel Eureka Springs with travel details.
G H Gould recounts his 1872 move from Iowa to Republic County Nebraska and details building a hog operation from one cow and one hog to raising 150 to 200 hogs yearly on 350 acres. He notes alfalfa fed hogs in winter and summer and 1895 sales exceeding 1000 dollars with 75 head kept for pork market. He argues hogs have greatly benefited western farmers and suits small as well as rich due to low prices and cheap land.
A seven year old girl held a children dinner for twelve, with her guests seated around a formal table. She wished to observe proper manners and asked if they should say grace. Her mother said not to, calling it an informal meal, yet the girl explained to her guests that grace was unnecessary for this infernal dinner.
Double Daily Sleepers operate Nashville to Jacksonville via Chattanooga Atlanta Macon and Tifton. Buffet Sleeper runs St Louis to Charleston via Nashville Chattanooga Atlanta and Augusta. For rates to Winter Resorts Land and Home seekers Excursions South and other services contact Billard F Hill or J H Mittler in Chicago and St Louis. Pamphlets on lands and resources available from J B Killebrew Immigration Agent Nashville Tenn.
Travel ad directs readers to use Louisville and Nashville Railroad for through-car service from the North to winter resorts across Georgia Florida Gulf coast Texas Mexico and California. Florida Chautauqua in session at DeFuniak Springs for six weeks with noted lecturers and performers. Low round trip rates and homeseekers excursions on first and third Tuesdays. For full details contact C. P. Atmore in Louisville or J. K. Ridgely in Chicago.
Letters from women across the United States praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from backache menstrual pain and other female ailments after doctors gave little relief. They report regained health improved appetite and better sleep after using the remedy and Sanative Wash.
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