21 Mar 1895
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1895
Page
1
The Express notes a Loxpon firm producing 55 miles of cable daily and a Kansas City theater manager who asked ladies to remove hats, which they complied with. It mentions Faurrry Co Kentucky improving roads boosting local trade and an ad for multilingual speaking clocks made in Germany.
London journalist investor Winxtram Walport Astor has spent $2,000,000 on newspaper ventures and now aims to reclaim American citizenship through a public appeal to merit experience.
The steamer Ellie sank in 126 feet of water. If the reported $1,000,000 in gold went down with her, recovery efforts may lift the treasure from the English Channel bed.
In Paris the style is set clearly against Voltaire and Renan. The reaction toward religion has its representatives in the academy and they are among the most powerful of the younger men.
The article notes Australians living largely outdoors and frontier dwellers who have never slept indoors. It mentions Queen Victoria knitting and the Queen of Saxony visiting the kitchen to make jellies and jam. It suggests these European fashions are unlikely to spread to America.
A quoted line claims 332 of 1000 men marry younger women, 579 marry women their own age, and 8 marry older women. The accuracy of these percentages is questioned and the method used to obtain them is unclear. The text probes how such figures were derived.
A hundred years ago Mrs. Hannah North of Augusta Maine began sending mince pies to county jail prisoners on Thanksgiving. The tradition continued by her daughter and is now observed by her granddaughter keeping the old practice alive.
A die-plate beneath 300 needles perforates about 180 million stamps daily. The high punching rate causes excessive wear, with brass plates wearing out in a day and even steel plates rapidly degraded.
The oyster, after removal from the sea, instinctively senses the rising tide and opens its shell to receive food, as if still at home.
A mailed card from Hampstead England crossed 25000 miles ending up in Tasmania. The yard slip found its way into a newspaper bound for Tasmania and was later returned to the sender by letter.
In Kansas the election law allows women registering for municipal elections to state only that they are over 21 rather than revealing exact ages. The change curbs the ballot’s objections and could boost registration by thousands.
Dr Henry Wurtz in 1866 and E Sonstadt in 1872 argued gold exists in ocean water. Based on 0.9 grain per ton estimates, the ocean could hold about 5e16 grains of gold, with electrolysis proposed as a future extraction challenge.
In Chicago, four guests register in sequence at the Grand Pacific. mail for three men is placed in one holder, sparking amusement as clerks note the odd coincidence amid the busy lobby scene. Delaware debates saloon trade costs and state expenses exceed $150,000 yearly to cover rents and licenses.
The czar forbids Mme. Modjeska to perform in Russia after she spoke for Polish freedom at the 1903 World Congress. She loses Russian audiences but gains worldwide recognition due to her talent and the czar’s edict.
February exports totaled 56 308 543 while imports were 58 326 352 a deficit of 1 977 809. Eight month exports minus imports stood at 91 067 932. Gold exports 58 394 767 vs imports 16 025 325. Immigrants arriving in February numbered 9608 vs 9602 in 1894. The week ended 15 saw clearing house totals 898 630 277. Secretary of state demanded apology from Spain for firing on an American ship.
An express train derailed on the Lehigh Valley line near Nazerton Pennsylvania. Five cars toppled completely and all fifty passengers sustained injuries of varying severity. The incident follows multiple tragedies and legal notes from across the region.
A compilation notes recent incidents from 1893 to early 1900s including saloon closures in Cherokee Iowa, a first legal hanging in Oklahoma Territory, disappearances in Minnesota, world hop skip and jump record, violent windstorm in Alabama, new electric gun patent in Springfield Ohio, fatal hotel fire in Virginia, fish kills off Texas coast, incendiary barn fire in Goshen Indiana, counterfeit arrests in Kansas City, a 100th birthday death in Indiana, a Wyoming fire fatality, Vandalia railroad wreck near Terre Haute, wreckage of Chicora, and broader political, imperial, and naval tensions with Japan, Spain, and Cuba.
A compilation of violent crimes disasters and political notes includes a Forsythe Georgia lynching a Minnesota double homicide by Italian suspects a Nebraska cigarette ban a Devine Texas blast a Seattle jail escape a Toledo fire a deadly Wabash roundhouse blaze Alabama storm damage ship fires counterfeit arrests a Louisville preacher’s death Wisconsin Republican leader’s death a Cleveland newspaper fire a Georgia district nomination Toledo congressman death a Georgia execution by hanging St Paul gasoline explosion Chicago business insolvency a Iowa robbery and a Key West steamer sinking with gunboat attack all reflecting early 20th century turmoil.
A late news digest lists Spain’s willingness to apologize to the United States for the Alliance affair amid internal upheaval. Other items note U.S. glassmakers forming a Pittsburgh trust, charges against Charles A. Dana, a fatal shooting in New Orleans, and various political and economic updates.
The Alliance was fired upon by a Spanish gunboat off Cape Maysi while en route from Colon to New York. Spain promises prompt disavowal and regret after an investigation, with further replies to follow pending facts.
Reports detail a mob killing six Italians at Walsenburg Colorado after the murder of Deputy Sheriff Hixon, with four executed by gunfire near Bear Creek and two more shot in jail. Separate Minnesota case at McGregor describes the assassination of Ben and Jennetta Jennetta by Arcangelo and Nicholas Cristilli amid Italian community tensions.
In Cripple Creek Colorado a running clash Tuesday night between officers and miners and ex railroad workers left one man dead and another badly wounded. Constable Frank Luepton arrested McQuade at Victor for rail strike involvement. Seth Ralston was shot in the cheek. Both McQuade and Ralston were bound over for $200 but refused to pay. The miner Patrick Looney was killed during an alleged rescue attempt, drawing an inquest to Cripple Creek as mourners clash with authorities over body removal.
A Cleveland fire wiped out the World newspaper building on Ontario Street along with A. N. Kellogg News Company and United Press facilities. Losses total about 150000 dollars with World suffering roughly 75000 dollars and Kellogg about 25000 dollars. The World planned to publish as usual after the blaze, with rival editor Paine offering use of his Press plant.
Washington reports outline four negotiation points for Li Hung Chang the Chinese peace commissioner including Korea independence a monetary indemnity territorial cession and treaty readjustments on commerce extraterritorial rights and related matters to be carried out at Simonoseki Li holds full negotiating authority with credentials simply stating to negotiate. Disaster at Toledo leaves three dead in Wabash Railway roundhouse fire injuring nine more and causing property damage. Flood destroys sugar crop in Campos Dos Goitacazes in Rio de Janeiro state of Brazil affecting the Parahiba do Sul river region and the premium sugar output.
Excerpted verses critique chasing fame for power or gold, urging self restraint and maturity. It contrasts youth's vanity with growth toward clarity of thought and character, then shifts to poems about honoring memory and the figure of Little Tot celebrated in several magazines.
Poem excerpt contrasts a canary in a gilded cage with human toil and sacrifice. The speaker questions contentment amid shared sorrow, choosing to endure the barn of toil while keeping faith that God’s world is wide. The verse centers on resilience, prayer, and a hopeful song despite hardship.
The April 2 1895 notice promotes Excursion tickets at one fare round trip to Arkansas Lake Charles and Texas points with $2 add on. April 30 offers one fare round trip to Southeast points. Liberal limits and stopovers allowed. The page also contains miscellaneous humor and quotations.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best spring medicine and blood purifier, claiming thousands of cures and highest sales. It features testimonials from a Mrs. S. Ashworth of Eaton Ohio about relief from headaches, weak health, and nervousness after use.
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