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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1900
Page
1
Alaska Advice Prompts Dawson City Coal Prospect
Advices from Alaska indicate a good coal vein near Dawson City. With coal selling around $125 per ton, mining coal seems as attractive as prospecting for gold at the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Dawson City
Territorial claims and post offices honor Daniel Webster
The text notes Daniel Webster doubted reclaiming lands west of the Missouri River and observes about 50 post offices named in his honor within that territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Webster
Missouri River
Vanderbilt Enrolls Li Hung Chang's Grandsons
Vanderbilt University in Nashville hosts Li Hung Chang’s grandsons Ti and Yi Sung both about 210 years old as students. They plan to spend four to five years studying in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Li Hung Chang
Yi Sung
Brussels to Host 1905 World’s Fair on Independence Anniversary
Brussels will stage a world’s fair in 1905 marking the 75th anniversary of Belgian independence. The coming century appears set to feature several world’s fairs as major cultural events.
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Brussels
National party conventions set dates and cities
The various party factions plan conventions in different cities and dates: populists May 9 in Cincinnati and Sioux Falls, fusionists in Sioux Falls, Republicans June 19 in Philadelphia, prohibitionists June 27 in Chicago, and Democrats July 4 in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Sioux Falls
Philadelphia
Chicago
Kansas City
Municipal elections in Cuba in May planned by authorities
Authorities set May elections for Cuban municipalities and require an educational test for voters while soldiers in the Cuban army will be allowed to vote. If the municipal result is satisfactory, transfer of island government to Cubans will follow.
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Cuba
Chief Washakie Remembered for Peaceful legacy
Chief Washakie of the Shoshones dies at 93. He avoided conflict with whites, a fact the writer notes may erase his name from future histories while warriors like Philip, Pontiac and Sitting Bull remain famous.
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Washakie
Philip
Pontiac
Sitting Bull
New Congressional Library Opens Largest Reading Room
The world’s largest periodical reading room opens in Washington within the new Congressional library departments. It houses files for 648 daily newspapers and the library receives over 500 dailies with plans to expand to the limit. Readers may access the latest daily papers from cities of note.
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New Congressional Library
Washington
Brooklyn Woman Seeks Adoption of Adult Son in Law Proceeding
Mrs. Mary A. Mott of Brooklyn N Y applies to adopt Charles II Crancius her son aged 26. No precedent exists for adult adoptions so legislative action may be required. Crane engaged to Mott’s late daughter who died before their wedding. Mother plans to leave her fortune of 250000 dollars.
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Mary A. Mott
Brooklyn
N. Y
Charles II, Crancius
Three Fathers of the House Died in Philadelphia
The article notes Pennsylvania has three long serving congressmen titled fathers of the house Kel tley once famed as a pig iron figure O Neill and Harmer who died in Philadelphia after continuous service since 1871 representing the district Harmer held the seat without interruption from 1871 until his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
House
Keltley
O'Neill
Harmer
Philadelphia
Congress
Women Embrace Fancy Work Beyond Crewel to Doilies
The passage notes women still enjoy fancy work as a leisure pursuit from embroidery to doilies. It contrasts modern hobbyists with past Craze like crewel work and crazy quilts, highlighting continued but refined domestic artistry among educated women.
The Pontiff Leo XII celebrated his ninetieth birthday
The Roman Pontiff Leo XIIII recently marked his 90th birthday and stands older than any previous pope. Reports note a long history of fragile health with frequent predictions of death, yet insiders say his current health is as good as it has been in decades and he remains strong as in his younger days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Xiiii
Papal
Vatican
England's Forty Wars Under Queen Victoria Recounted
The piece notes that England fought forty wars in Victoria's reign, listing conflicts with Russia Afghanistan China the Sikhs the Kaffirs India Burmah Ashanti Abyssinia Persia and more. It concludes that the English man is not a peaceful animal.
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England
Russia
Afghanistan
China
India
Burmah
Ashanti
Abyssinia
Persia
Egypt
Zanzibar
Congress Debates Tariff and Hawaii Government Plans
A digest from Washington reports formal talks on the Porto Rico tariff bill in the Senate and a planned House vote on the financial measure. Aldrich takes Robbins’s Alabama seat as 56th Congress convenes. the HayPauncefote treaty with Nicaragua faces scrutiny. Hepburn proposes mail bans on prize fight depictions. 97 pension bills pass. The Hawaii government bill advances with a scheduled April vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
House
William F. Aldrich
G. A. Robbins
Alabama
United States
Nicaragua Canal
Lindsay
Hepburn
Liliuokalani
Hawaii
Death of Rep Alfred C Harmer in Germantown
The death of Alfred C Harmer age 75, congressman from the Fifth Pennsylvania district, occurred at his home in Germantown. The passage of the financial bill in Congress would shift many banks from state to national. Government orders call for 60 tons of rations to Porto Rico. On the 9th the treasury cash balance stood at 200 million dollars, excluding the 100 million gold reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred C. Harmer
House
Pennsylvania
Germantown
Porto Rico
National League to Feature Eight Teams in 1900 Season
The season will expand to eight clubs. United States exchanges in the week ended the 9th totaled 1 694 726 580, down from 1 715 196 307 last week. Public troubles include 205 business failures and a hanging in Trenton, deaths at Yale and Mount Olivet Baptist Church baptisms in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Baseball League
United States
Trenton
N. J
Edward Williams
Minnie Bizley
Edward J. Phelps
Yale University
England
Cleveland
New Haven
Conn
New York
Mount Olivet Baptist Church
Boston
Flames Wreak Heavy Damage Across Cities
Reports from multiple states detail fires that consumed 50 Lead district buildings with $500000 loss, a Detroit birth of two boys and two girls, Debs for president and Harriman for vice president at Indianapolis convention, and a string of violent incidents including a killing suicide in Oakland and a lynching near Jennings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lead
8. D
Detroit
Mich
Allen McDonald
Indianapolis
Social Democratic Party
Eugene V. Debs
Indiana
Joe Harriman
California
Alexander Carter
Charley
Oakland
Cal
Beaumont
Tex
Topeka
Kan
C. M. Sheldon
Jesus
I. E. Keeley
Dwight, Tr
Caleb Towers
John W Davis
Capitol Police
Lieut. Peake
Red Ash
Japanese Emigration to Hawaii Stopped by Government
The Japanese Government has halted further emigration of Japanese citizens to Hawaii, signaling a policy shift that affects migration flow and international movement. The decision halts planned departures and caps bilateral labor and settlement trends between Japan and the Hawaiian territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Paris Fire Destroys Theater Francais. Actress Burned
Fire swept the Theater Francais in Paris and actress Mme Henriot was killed. Reports say Kruger appealed to Lord Salisbury to halt hostilities. British and Boer losses mounted in Orange Free State clashes as other war developments unfold across Europe and Asia.
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Theater Francais
Paris
Mme. Henriot
Kruger
Lord Salisbury
Lord Roberts
Bloemfontein
Besseges
France
Luzon
New Caceres
Calabanga
Bates
Daet
Mambulao
Orange Free State
Col. Houston
Antique
Panay
Cuvier
Dover Straits
Germany
United States
Davis
Great Britain
Senate session spans major world events and domestic shifts
Rawkins leads opposition to holding the Philippines in the Senate floor. Pension bills pass in the Senate. House approves urgent deficiency bill and seat swap in Virginia district. Counterfeit dollar detected in Cleveland. Beecher paralytic. Filipino attack on Maj Ward in Luzon wounds eight. Clarksville courthouse fire destroys records, loss 125000. Ottawa floods due to Fox river overflow. French rush troops to Madagascar. Governor Tanner leaves Illinois for Florida. Steamer Counte collision sinks captain and 21. Sheldon’s Topeka Capital begins with prayer. Kruger appeals for mediation. Newark fire claims fourteen lives. Sixth Missouri GOP nominates Jurden. Mackinaw City burns. Travana floods force 300 families from homes. Lord Roberts near Bloemfontein. Salisbury rejects peace talks. British casualties total 15677.
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United States Senate
Rawkins
Utah
Philippines
W. A. Young
Virginia
R. A. Wise
Rep
Cleveland
Thomas K. Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
Park Ehurch
Elmira
M. C
Maj. Ward
Apari
Luzon
Montgomery County
Clarksville
Tenn
Ottawa
Fox River
Madagascar
Gov. Tanner
Ilinois
Springfield
Florida
Counte
Sable Island
Charles M. Sheldon
Topeka
Kruger
McKinley
Great Britain
Newark
N. Z
Missouri
S. W. Jurden
Tlolden
Congress
Mackinaw City
Mich
Travana
Lord Roberts
Bloemfontein
Orange Free State
Salisbury
Minor News Items Highlight Broad Economic Ties
Cuba tobacco crop leads in Santa Clara County with a record forecast. Klondike eggs fetch 120 dollars per case while beef sells at 1 50 a pound. U S postal service planned to Nome City. Chicago ships 40000 quarters of English beef weekly to England. Sugar trust profits around 12 million yearly despite stock fluctuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Clara County
Cuba
Winslow
United States
Nome City
Chicago
Jengland
Sugar Trust
New York City
Panama Canal Company
Massachusetts Daughters of Veterans
Warlike state in Kentucky as militia surrounds capitol
In Frankfort Kentucky on March 12 Democrats and Republicans are split into two armed factions. About 200 state militia guard the capitol and governor's home while 60 officers and a militia company gather near the Democratic executive offices. Fear of bloodshed grows as two days remain in the legislative session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Kentucky
Capitol
Gov. Taylor
Capital Hotel
State House
William Goebel
Caleb Powers
John Davis
Lexington
Powers
Taylor
David
David Took Flight They Carried With Them Pardons Signed By Gov. Taylor
Davis
Suter
Gov.Taylor
John L. Powers
Charles Finley
Capt. Davis
Louisville
Justus Goebel
Arthur Goebel
British Forces Clash at Driefontein Kopjes In Boer War
Dispatches describe Broadwood’s cavalry encountering stiff Boer resistance at Driefontein on March 11 12. Gen Kelly-Kenny’s troops broke center, reclaiming ground, with about 40 Boers captured and several dead. Casualty totals rise across theaters as reports note Mafeking siege rumors and shifting peace proposals.
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Driefontein
Orange
Free, State
Broadwood
Bloemfontein
Kelly-Kenny
London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Essex
Mafeking
Daily Mail
Pretoria
Kruger
Steyn
Lord Salisbury
Lourenzo Marques
Col
Baden-Powell
Looers
Durban
Natal Mercury
Greytown
Bethune
Tugela
Cape Town
Lady Grey
Herschel
Allwalworth
Free State
Lincoln's Remains Moved to Temporary Vault in Springfield
Lincoln's remains were moved from under the monument to a temporary north vault in Springfield as work on the memorial continues. The body has been disturbed only once before in a 25 year span during an attempted theft. The casket lineage included wood iron lead and stone sarcophagus before final placement. Mrs Lincoln and Robert Lincoln's sole child lie beside him. The vault is guarded day and night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Guard of Honor
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Lincoln
Ted Lincoln
Robert Lincoln
General Wheeler Resigns Mentioned From Luzon
Washington reports Gen. Wheeler tendered his resignation last fall dated November 28 from Paniqui Luzon. The document reached the White House by mail and was not promptly sent to the War Department. Officials say the president delayed acceptance, ordering him to report to Washington. mileage and expenses to Washington will be paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wheeler
Paniqui
Luzon
War Department
White House
Tragic March 12 Killing Mrs Gallagher Slashes Husband
Joliet Illinois March 12 Mrs John Gallagher 50 in a fit of temporary insanity rose from bed seized a razor and cut her husband’s throat from ear to ear He died before police arrived The demented woman is jailed Two small children slept in adjacent room but were not molested After the act she went to a neighbor in bloodied night clothes to confess.
Mexicans and Yaquis Clash Near Coconut Mexico
A Potam Mexico special reports four days of skirmishes between Yaqui Indians and Mexican troops near Coconut Mexico ending Sunday. About 200 Indians were killed or wounded, while Mexican forces suffered light losses with 23 soldiers wounded. The fights were brief with Indians retreating after each engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Potam
Mexico
Coconut
Grain in Farmers Hands March report figures
The March report of the department of agriculture estimates wheat in farmers hands on March 1 at about 158.7 million bushels, 29 percent of last year’s crop, compared with 198.0 million on March 1, 1899. Corn in farmers hands is about 773.7 million bushels, 37.2 percent of last year’s crop, versus 800.5 million on March 1, 1899.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Insurgent Resistance and Fire devastate towns in early 1900s report
Manila reports thousands of insurgents opposing Col. Houston’s Nineteenth Regiment in Antique Panay as Americans suffer seven dead. A forty fourth battalion from Iloilo reinforces. One hundred fifty Tagalogs surrender at Capiz and move to Luzon. Six Americans killed in an ambush at Apuri. Fire in Redfield Illinois destroys a third of Main Street, $20 000 loss. Retired Captain Joseph W Gelray dies at 63. funeral to Arlington.
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Manila
Col. Houston
Antique
Panay
Oilo
Houston
Capiz
Luzon
Apurri
Redfield
Main Street
Aged Actor John Z Litt le Dies in Brooklyn at 62
New York reports the death of actor John Z Litt le at 62 in Brooklyn. A Philadelphia native, he once managed a Chicago theater and toured the United States with his company producing Around the World in Ninety Days. Separate item notes Peter Jackson plans return to Australia from Victoria, British Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Z. Little
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Chicago
United States
Overland Limited and Pacific Express to California
The Overland Limited runs daily from Chicago at 6:30 PM arriving San Francisco the third day and Los Angeles the next morning with no car changes and full dining and lounge services. The Pacific Express departs Chicago at 10:30 PM offering through sleepers and guided excursions each Thursday. Tickets via Chicago & North Western Ry. pamphlet available from W. B. Kniskern, 22 Fifth Ave, Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Union Pacific
North- Western Line
Overland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Pacific Express
California
Chicago & North-Western R’y
W. B. Kniskern
Fifth Ave
Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain excursion tickets on sale
The Missouri Pacific Railway and Iron Mountain Route announce a series of excursions to the East and Southwest with tickets on sale March 6 and 20, April 8 and 17 at very low rates. Free maps fold ers time cards and illustrated pamphlets on the states mailed on request to H C Townsend G P T A St Louis.
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Missouri Pacific Railway
Iron Mountain
Est
H. C. Townsend
St. Louis
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