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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1900
Page
3
A garbled excerpt notes Iowa next to France at a Paris exposition, Marshfield Massachusetts imposes a 1,000,000 liquor license fee, postal service predicts near daily free mail for farmers, and a Nebraska wife travels to California to testify for her husband’s divorce.
The United States Great Britain France and Germany spend 450 million dollars annually on education. The U S allocates three sevenths of the total and has an educational per capita of 2 dollars 67 cents.
Each year between 40 000 and 50 000 people leave their homes to flock to New York City with the aim of building a life there. In a few weeks, about 99 in 100 regret the move and wish to return to their old communities.
A walking stick carried by Speaker Menden son derives from a tree that grew on the Corinth battlefield where he was wounded in the Civil War. The staff was presented to him by Congressman John B. Allen, a Confederate veteran from the same engagement.
A Chicago man seeking a wife and his sister seeking a husband via a matrimonial paper used assumed names. When photographs were exchanged the imposture surfaced revealing the family already burdened with two foolish children.
The widow faced a flood of letters from people begging for loans and gifts from a fund raised to pay off her home mortgage and support her and her children as she arrived in San Francisco.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson states Hawaii has ideal climate and soil for rubber tree cultivation and proposes large scale experiments. He notes the United States imports about 30 million dollars worth of rubber annually and argues that growing rubber in a possession would be a substantial paving of the import bill.
The White Pass and Yukon railroad superintendent lists December snowfall along the line: Glacier 90 inches, White Pass 35 inches, Fraser 42 inches, and Log Cabin 74 inches.
A hall of fame will be erected on the Hudson under the care of the University of New York to inscribe the names of notable Americans. Candidates must be dead at least ten years to avoid disappointment for those hoping for later Washingtons Lincoln and Jeffersons.
A newspaper account describes a prisoner capture with vivid phrasing noting the officer who collared the suspect struck him heavily. The text emphasizes the reliance on dramatic narration in a routine report.
Advocates of introducing self defense in public schools argue it could allow teachers to discipline pupils more effectively without risking dismissal for corporal punishment. The idea stems from the belief that added skills would enable safer classroom control.
Guilford Connecticut residents will not levy any tax for the coming year ending in December. The town previously operated on a ten mill tax but will now enjoy a full year without tax collection. The report notes the unusual exemption and hints it would be valuable to know how it was achieved.
Senate bills target food adulteration and Manila libraries. Porto Rico relief bill passed and DC appropriation set at 6.6 million. Quay case to be studied April 3. Name change for the Paris steamship favored. House discusses private bills and trusts. eulogies for late senator-elect Hayward. Congress adjourned to the 19th.
The president has affixed his signature to the financial bill making it law. Gen. Wheeler has arrived in Washington from Manila. Ratification time for West Indian reciprocity treaties is extended. Trade is rising with Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philippines and Hawaii. Starting May 25, Admiral and Mrs Dewey will begin an extensive tour of Europe.
In New York Twenty third district Republicans nominate Louis W Emerson for congress. Rhode Island Democrats pick Nathan W Littlefield of Pawtucket for governor. Widespread trading at leading exchanges totals 1 611 020 647 for week ending 16th. US business failures total 198 for week ending 16th. Mohawk Valley hotel block at Mohawk New York destroyed with town records. New York Supreme Court bans price controls on life necessaries. Mendham New Jersey three married sisters each give birth to twins within hours. Maud $ the famous trotter dies at Port Chester New York aged 26.
A broad digest notes a factory fire at Pentwater Michigan causing $300000 loss, heavy snow in Texas Mississippi Louisiana and Alabama, a fatal gas explosion in Columbus Ohio, lynchings in Alabama and Georgia, executions and suicides, births and deaths, legislative actions in congress, and Boer War updates with Kruger predicting Boers will conquer or die.
Foreign intelligence reports indicate Cork and Limerick firms declined to issue an address of welcome to Queen Victoria and anticipate disturbances in Ireland.
Reports tell of an Admiral Watson mission to Taku to safeguard missionaries. Persia plans a ten year ministerial posting in Washington. Lord Roberts reports rail line to Cape Town open toward Pretoria. A proclamation orders burghers near Bloemfontein to surrender arms. Kruger reportedly annexes the Orange Free State. Germany offers mediation if Britain agrees. Manila reports rising Filipino activity. Otis acts. Census shows 150000 in the city. Albay insurgents pause attacks but burn and loot countryside. Orangeree rebellion ends. forces disperse. Kruger appeals to Italian king to end the war. Mafeking relief not announced. Boers place casualties at 4351 by Ladysmith siege.
A national congress of mothers to meet in Des Moines May 21 to 25. Boston debates prohibition on ringing church bells. Agriculture department to plant 100000 rubber trees in Hawaiian Islands. Patti at Lady Lansdowne’s concert in London reportedly wore diamonds worth over 1 million. Washington forest fires destroy timber valued at over 30 million dollars. Boston port’s foreign commerce last year tops 190 million dollars. Gen John J Elwell dies at Cleveland. Civil War service 1861 to 1866. Richard Wainwright becomes naval academy superintendent at Annapolis. Gov Smith of Vermont owns a private locomotive with eight luxurious seats. Plan to build direct New York to Chicago railroad to cut 300 miles and 16 hours. Chauncey Depew as NY Central director earns 60000 yearly. Colville Indian reservation half to be opened for settlement around May 1. Japan refuses general business permits to most foreign insurers. Vermont legislature to consider Morrill statue for Washington Capitol. Queen Victoria has most living descendants in Europe. Rev I Edwin A Schell sues several ministers for 25000 over Epworth league secretaryship.
William J Bryan outlined a platform favoring income tax, popular election of senators, arbitration of labor disputes, municipal ownership, initiative and referendum, pensions for soldiers, and unlimited coinage at sixteen to one. He denounced trusts, imperialism, and militarism while supporting the Nicaragua canal and Philippine self government. The populist and Democratic platforms align closely with Bryans influence.
Lexington Ky March 20 It is learned the negro accused of shooting William Goebel is Tallow Dick Combs of Beattyville with companion Black Hockersmith of Winchester Both involved in the French Eversole feud They appeared in Frankfort before the killing and vanished after the assassination They boarded with a woman Pittman and a board receipt paid by one of the men now jailed The sergeant Galden says both were in the room when the shot was fired and were ready if the first miss Combs is accused of firing the fatal shot.
Cadiz Ohio March 20 Hon John A Bingham former congressman and minister to Japan died at his Cadiz home after a long illness aged 52 Two daughters survive him Bingham served eight terms in Congress and helped draft the Fourteenth Amendment He was a key Republican leader and ally of Lincoln and Stanton.
London reports Gen Gatacre resting at Springfontein awaiting joining Lord Roberts as Buller readies to advance on Ladysmith. Natal fighting looms with 25 600 of 40 000 at risk against Gen Botha while 32 000 more troops sail. Mafeking relief unconfirmed. British spy notes Olivier and commandos near Kroonstadt. European powers discuss peace amid British resolve and Russian restraint. Cronje prisoners reportedly to be sent to Ceylon rather than St Helena.
Judge Swan of the United States district court ruled the Detroit city council ordinance forcing street railway fares to three cents invalid. The court held the city charter lacks authority for such a measure and blocked enforcement by injunction. Additional items note sugar price advances in New York and a Dewey Europe trip denial, plus obituaries and romance rumors.
A dispatch from San Juan reports Porto Rico faces dire hunger with 500 tons weekly of rice beans bacon and cod fish needed. Transports will ship relief starting this week and ongoing weekly. A 10 000 strong petition to Gov Gen Davis urges swift tariff action and credit support to stabilize crops and trade. Andres Crosas heads the San Juan Chamber of Commerce in presenting the petition.
Reports from Millville and New York detail President McKinley’s possible acceptance as a trustee of a new Protestant university in Washington. He offers only a small gift yet pledges to do all he can, while a chair in international law may await him. The piece also notes Maud S burial, Berlin sciences anniversary, Milwaukee carnival dates, a Pittsburgh banquet hint, and a Burlington drowning incident.
A lightship captain demonstrated wireless telegraphy to notify shore authorities of danger after ordinary signals failed. The note compares this to Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia, claiming quick renewal of strength, improved appetite, bowel regulation, and digestion aid.
In a Detroit courtroom a foreign witness replies volubly in his native tongue. A young man listening then quips, What’s he doing talking shorthand. The scene captures a moment of courtroom language and local humor.
Advertisement for Allen's Foot-Fase Base powder sent to Allen 5 Olmsted Leroy NY offering a free sample. Claims relieve chilblains sweating damp swollen aching feet and ease tight shoes. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
The Baltimore American notes a satirical forecast that Kansas editors and preachers changing faces will lead to unusual actions by the people who will place pumpkins in contribution plates and pay subscriptions with suspender buttons.
A fragmentary exchange cites Muggins-Poor Wigwag going insane and imagining alimony figures for Solomon in Chicago. The Columbus-Philadelphia style quip dismisses women who repeat old judgments in choosing husbands, reflecting era slang and satirical tone.
An advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as a rapid cure for coughs and consumption with free sample bottles and large bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents. It urges readers to act quickly, warning delays are dangerous.
An assortment of vintage ads and quips including Laxative Bromo Quinine claiming cures for colds, Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar, Pike's toothache drops, and various proverbs. Quotations from Washington Democrat and Chicago Dispatch share satirical lines on revenge, marriage, time, and diplomacy.
An old advertising notice claims 75 percent of people are cured yearly by Hood's Sarsaparilla and urges the remaining 25 percent to try the medicine. It touts blood purification and cures for Salt Rheum Scald Head Rolls Pimples Psoriasis Blood Poisoning Rheumatism Malaria Eto vataria and other humors common this season.
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