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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1902
Page
2
A Michigan man asserts locating hell at a subterranean depth of five miles. Meanwhile some philosophers argue the concept is better carried around under a hat.
A British convoy was wiped out last week and a mule allegedly alerted reinforcements before the relief arrived. The Missouri animal, described as performing his best, was reportedly the first to be heard from under the circumstances.
The state department notified President Butler of Columbia University that Minister Conger reports China will donate a fine library of 6,000 valuable books to Columbia. The university recently established a chair of Chinese.
The Bulgarian captors who seized Miss Stone demonstrated expert maneuvering in evading pursuit negotiating for ransom and leaving the captive bewildered about her location and past movements.
The Missouri River Power Company has finished a 65 mile electricity line from its dam and plant on the Missouri River to Butte Montana. The route crosses the Rocky Mountains at about 7200 feet, with a spur of similar height, marking the world’s longest transmission.
A magazine writer argues senses are inadequate noting the ear hears little around us. He shows with a fly and microphone that subtle sounds can be amplified. adding a micro phone ear to a fly would not enhance a summer morning nap.
The University of Chicago students are described as hungry despite authors claiming they receive a suitable daily food allotment. The piece contrasts theoretical diet standards with the harsh reality of their daily hunger.
A parliamentary paper hails the American mule as "the best received from any source." The writer notes that while the mule is useful and efficient in many tasks, it is not truly good, only a mule.
Signor Marconi demonstrates wireless telegraphy over 1,551.5 miles, surpassing all previous records and bolstering its case as a practical commercial method. The achievement suggests wireless may replace cable for short marine telegraphy and advances the case for future transatlantic links.
A census bulletin notes free migration between northern and southern states. By 1900, 958,974 white southerners lived in the north, while 1,022,776 northerners resided in the south, up 61 percent from the prior decade as both regions attract settlers.
A Canadian MP from Nova Scotia, Mr. Gourlay, declares in parliament that if needed Canada will fight the Yankees and within six months capture their capital and annex their country. The remark, aimed at the Alaska boundary debate, contrasts with future scenarios of Canada joining the United States.
The article notes Spain faces repeated crises over a century but doubts serious injury. It suggests the world views the dynasty as secure, Carlism as discredited, and anarchists weak. It predicts Alfonso XIII may be crowned despite turbulent times.
A digest of congressional action and national happenings in early March. The Senate passed the $25,000,000 appropriation bill. debates on rural free delivery classification continued in the House with sympathy for the late Representative Polk. Senate bills on national bank charters and the diplomatic and consular appropriations moved forward. discussion on presidential protection and the Territory of Jefferson progressed.
Colombian minister to the United States Jose Vincente Conche denies blocking the sale of the Panama canal to the United States. Other notes report Gov. Gen. Wood summoned to Washington for Cuba troop withdrawal talks and Roosevelt signs a permanent census bureau act.
Over seven days ends Tfth ag gregated 2 144 275 667 dollars up from 1 152 007 070 the prior week. US business failures numbered 176 vs 215 and 208 last year. University of Pennsylvania defeated Michigan in Philadelphia debate. Prince Henry toured New York Albany and West Point. Es pey Etsey died Brattleboro aged 57. James Galvin died Allegheny aged 47. Bishop Spalding died Erie aged 85. Prince Henry serenaded by Arion Club and hosted by Vanderbilt family in New York Yacht Club dinner reception.
Marion and Van Buren see hangings for murder. A surgeon, Christian Fenger, dies in Chicago at 62. Indianapolis official declines a postmaster general appointment. Fires devastate timber near Marble Falls Texas. Abductions lead to capture after a train escape in Green Castle Indiana. A wife is murdered, alleged via poison powder mailed from Lowell Michigan. Two infantry battalions sail to the Philippines from Omaha.
A Southern Pacific train wreck near Maxon Texas left 40 feared dead with 15 confirmed and 28 injured four of whom may die. Separate note reports a Chinese miners union clash in Ouray county Colorado prompting a formal protest to the state department and instructions for Governor Odman to report to Washington.
The legislature asks the government to pay a bounty on coffee exports to protect them from cheap South American coffee. Forty nine words report various unrelated items follow in the column.
The senate continued discussion of the ship subsidy bill on the 10th while many unobjectionable measures advanced. In the House a rural free delivery classification bill passed after radical changes removing contract system provisions and raising carrier salaries to 600 dollars annually.
The Austrian legation in Washington is elevated to an embassy. Other brief items note Washington governor McLride can fire state workers who accept railroad passes, France weighing shorter compulsory service, and Paris planning wireless telegraph trials.
Prince Henry of Prussia in New York for a day of entertainment at the Waldorf Astoria and University Club luncheon. He dined with Mr and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt and attended a German society dinner at the Waldorf. He met social notables, received a St Paul Commercial Club delegation, and arranged plans for the rest of his stay. A wreath to Grant's Tomb was placed by his suite. He also met with the German Society of New York and delivered greetings in German.
January reports from the Agricultural Statistics Branch show records of abnormally high yields in the Regina Yorkton and Edmonton districts. Wheat 40 to 73 bushels per acre and oats up to 116 bushels per acre are cited from several farms highlighting the prairie potential and a shift to actual threshing data for crop statistics.
A humor sketch recounts a judge pressing a prisoner to confess as a confidence man. The prisoner proclaims he is an ornithologist prompting the judge to question what birds he studies. The scene closes as doors clang and the moment passes.
The notice lists train fares to the Pacific Coast and several western cities including Chicago to Helena Butte Anaconda Ogden and Salt Lake City at 30.00 and 30.50 to Spokane and 33.00 to Los Angeles San Francisco Portland Seattle Tacoma Vancouver Victoria with tourist sleeping cars daily. Maps and details available from the nearest ticket agent or W B Kniskern 22 Fifth Avenue Chicago Illinois.
Farliest frussian Millet pitched to farmers with claims of 5 to 8 tons of rich hay per acre. Price 50 lbs $1.90, 1000 lbs $3.00. Advertisement by John A. Sulzer Seed Co. La Crosse Wisconsin.
Free $2 trial bottle and treatise claim to cure fits and nervous disorders. Mentions Dr Kline of 931 Arch street Philadelphia and advertises a connection to classical music tastes and rag-time fashion as context.
A collage of quotations from Philadelphia Record De Boyer Trinity Springs Ind and Philadelphia Bulletin includes praise for honest and self made men and a remark on a pianist's finish. The snippet references a cold remedy claim Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and a cautionary line from Atchison Globe.
Advertises $25 round trip colonist excursions to California with low per mile rates and summer trips to the coast. Promotes educational and business value, urging postal requests to W. G. Neimyer, Union Pacific Southern Pacific, Chicago. Also notes $33.00 to California Oregon Washington and a $6 berth deal from Chicago with guided tours and pamphlets.
A description of post forest clearing regrowth showing bluegrass and white clover rapidly cover land, signaling high soil adaptation to diverse crops. The article notes spontaneous growth is impossible but highlights the region's suitability for mixed permanent pastures and multiple crops. It references reprinting the full article in two chapters and asks readers to mention the work to D. W. Casseday, land agent for the Soo Line at Minneapolis.
A light exchange between a maid and the Bachelor prompts the Judge on whether Friday weddings are unlucky. The conversation plays with superstitions about days and marriage.
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