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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1906
Page
1
The snippet cites seven umbrella patents in a century in the United States and notes Belgian literacy gaps with 140 000 children lacking education. It mentions gesture language in Australia, Japanese war casualties totaling 72 450 with breakdowns, and a growing fruit industry in Cape Colony and Natal plus markets for American machinery and canning gear.
Army surgeons claim facial expressions reveal how soldiers died. Repose marks sword cleavages while bullets leave a pained look on the fallen.
In 1305 we sold 194 million and bought 118 million in merchandise from Germany. The United Kingdom accounted for 523 million in exports and 176 million in imports, dominating our foreign trade over Germany. Our overall balance with the German empire was 76 million in our favor.
The article notes the Cleveland wedding as the most important White House ceremony, highlighting that President Cleveland welcomed his bride at the executive mansion and his career stood out as the first Democratic president since Buchanan, drawing worldwide interest.
Prof. Ovington of Boston conducted high-potential high-frequency current tests at Madison Square Garden. He substituted the lecturer’s body for the vertical conductor to send wireless signals, with current passing through the assistant’s body and energy radiating as wireless waves.
The life of Paul Lawrence Dunbar, the Negro poet, who died recently in Dayton, Ohio, reflects a brief ten year school life yet rapid learning. He became a literary light to two continents and wrote his first poem at seven, authoring 21 books.
The article notes about 15,000 measures introduced in the present national house of representatives aside from appropriation bills. It cites 386 votes in the house and estimates that if yeas and nays were called on all bills it would take more than three years at ten hours daily excluding Sundays to vote on them. It adds that yeas and nays are not called on all bills in Congress.
The piece notes that the editorship of a major London paper is highly coveted, with few outsiders succeeding. It profiles Ralph D. Blumenfeld, born in Wisconsin in 1864, as the sole American to hold the post, after gaining extensive experience in Chicago and New York before moving abroad.
Gotlieb Graw born Christmas day 1803 remains active at 103 in Cincinnati. A skilled gardener and florist, he tends the soil at the Altenheim’s courtyard garden, where he has worked for three years and plans to stay.
Gen. James Shields, born in Ireland, served through the Mexican War and earned a brigadier general brevet. He represented Illinois in the U.S. Senate, then Minnesota for a two year unexpired term, and finally Missouri for a third term, after moving residence to each state.
The text notes ten years of prospering display led by new millionaires from Pittsburg and Chicago. It cites a 35 million dollar diamond and precious stones import peak last year, surpassing 1903 and 1904 records by 8.5 million dollars as a yearly high.
Major action near Jolo with army and naval units against Moros ends in heavy casualties. Fifteen enlisted men killed and 32 wounded, four commissioned officers hurt, 32 naval casualties, and 600 Moros slain. Operations led by Col. Duncan with Maj. Bundy and others.
Pittsburg coal operators resent President Roosevelt's action to avert a threatened miners strike. At Vridesy's operators conference a demand for explanation was not directed at President Robbins of the Pittsburg Coal Company. George B Magoon of Pittsburg and Westmoreland Coal Company led the challenge.
Two freight trains and a fast passenger train on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad collided two miles from Bloomdale Ohio at about 11:85 Sunday. Two engines were wrecked and the mail and express cars two baggage cars two passenger coaches and four freight cars were demolished and burned. Two killed and sixteen injured with one more expected to die.
Jim Waller Jr was hanged in Birmingham for the murder of William D Hill a prominent Jefferson County citizen. He confessed saying his father Jim Walker Sr once given life for complicity was innocent.
Archbishop O'Brien of the Roman Catholic diocese of Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island and Bermuda died suddenly in Halifax on Friday night. The prelate served the region and his death marks a quieting loss for the church and community.
Jenty Morris sette, 28 years old, a driver, shot his wife in Minneapolis and then killed himself with a self-inflicted bullet. Mrs Morris sette sustained a slight scalp wound and is expected to recover.
A snow avalanche on the Lofoten islands in Norway buries fishermen huts. Rescuers extract 21 dead and 39 wounded, with ongoing efforts to reach remaining survivors.
The Senate approved a bill to admit Oklahoma as a state formed from Oklahoma and Indian territories. The measure, with Arizona and New Mexico provisions removed, sets a constitutional convention, allocates two U.S. senators and five representatives, and designates Guthrie as temporary state capital. An Indian rights safeguard remains and liquor sales are barred for 21 years.
In New York a committee of anthracite coal mine owners flatly rejects miners demands for shorter hours higher wages and dues payments. Open shop policy is proclaimed and a three year extension of the current awards is proposed from April 1 1996. Philadelphia reports Roosevelt may again appear in hard coal matters as Dr Neill and John Mitchell meet amid a brewing crisis.
The house passed a senate bill allowing farmers to pool crops for higher prices. While general in scope, the measure aims primarily at Kentucky tobacco growers to combine and secure satisfactory leaf tobacco prices, which they say are hampered by the so called tobacco trust.
Philadelphia report states Dr Richardson longtime superintendent of Norris town insane asylum and noted alienist died and requested piercing his heart before burial to avoid being buried alive his body lay packed in ice for a week per his wishes.
An alarming earthquake struck Bashahr in the Simla tributary region of Punjab with heavy damage in Rampur the capital and Kakoois. Eight people are confirmed dead and 26 injured as authorities assess the devastation.
Thomas E. McNenna, managing editor of the Rocky Mountain News and Denver Times, died in Denver Colorado from heart disease. He was 45 years old.
A gas explosion and ensuing fire in the Courbres district coal pits near Bethune killed 1,198 miners with 1,795 entering that day and only 602 escaping. Rescue efforts, led by M. Arras and mine official M. Lavours, failed to recover the trapped. the disaster drew distraught families and national ministers to the scene.
Wilbur Glen Voliva, new deputy general overseer, announced reforms in Zion City including church state separation. Dowie remains described as divine founder but is not general overseer of the cash box, with about 1500 Chicago members present. The speech signaled Dowie’s permanent deposition from leadership.
General Joseph S. Guage aged 67 died after a paralytic stroke in San Jose California. Born in Paris Maine he had a distinguished war record.
Renowned actor Edward J. Morgan known for playing John Storm in The Christian was found dead in his Belleclaire hotel room. Heart disease was listed as the cause of death.
Berlin mourning a long time Reichstag figure Eugene Richter editor of Freisinnige Zeitung and opponent of Bismarck has died.
In St. Louis an estimated eight thousand workers are idle as stone cutters and setters union members strike in solidarity with bricklayers who have been off work for weeks.
Paris based Petit Journal reports Raisuli fought the Anjera tribe outside Tangier on Friday morning with ten men killed and four wounded. The incident highlights ongoing bandit activity in the region.
In Paris the Rouvier ministry fell to defeat in the chamber of deputies on Wednesday night and resigned. The crisis comes amid Franco German tensions and could affect the Algeciras conference. A riot over a church inventory in Boeschepe led to one death and spurred accusations of looming religious conflict. Rouvier and his cabinet submitted their resignations to President Fallieres. M Sarrien agreed to form a new ministry with Bourgeois and Poincaré taking roles.
The first organized census of the British empire reports an area of about 11.9 million square miles and a population near 400 million, with 54 million whites. Asia holds 300 million people, Africa 43 million, Europe 42 million, America 7.5 million, and Australasia 5 million. Calcutta is the second most populous city after London. The text notes high marriage rates in India, Natal, Cyprus, and Canada, low in the West Indies, a generally low birth rate with Australasia notably affected, and a lower proportion of insane persons in colonies than in the United Kingdom.
In Trenton New Jersey the court of pardons commuted the death sentence of Mrs Attoinette Tolla for the killing of Joseph Sonta to seven and a half years imprisonment by a 6 to 2 vote. She was to be hanged in Hackensack on March 12. It is the first time the court has commuted a death sentence to a term other than life imprisonment.
The jury acquitted ex-State Senator George E. Green of New York on charges of conspiracy to defraud the government over the sale of time recording clocks to the post office department. The verdict was returned Thursday afternoon.
The Standard's Berlin correspondent reports that Emperor William plans to name Prince Henry of Prussia commander in chief of the entire German fleet in active service this summer.
A Portland fire, believed caused by cigarettes in the hands of small boys, leveled a square of buildings in the heart of St. Johns Sunday night, producing about 3000 dollars in damage.
The Dayton jury convicts Dr. Oliver C. Haugh of murdering his father mother and brother and destroying their home by fire to hide the crime. The verdict returns murder in the first degree in the high profile case.
A fleet of 25 steamers and 4 560 crewmen set sail from St Johns Newfoundland on Friday for the annual seal hunt among the Labrador ice floes.
An endorsement from Mrs. Amelia Hall of Norwich Conn. says Dr Williams Pink Pills rebuilt her health after grip left her weak and anxious. The ad asserts the pills cure nervous disorders, check wasting diseases and boost strength, urging readers to request the company booklet.
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