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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1905
Page
6
The Express notes Russia has the highest share of blind people in Europe with two per thousand. It cites a Berlin youth aged 18 convicted of lese majeste and sentenced to three months. It contrasts London's entertainment venues with Milwaukee’s population of about 312,000, noting many vacant seats.
Report notes German police on duty may halt children in streets during school hours to ask why they are absent. The idea is proposed as a model that could be adopted and made law in England.
San Francisco police arrested three men and three women in a case described as a shoplifting school. Investigators said the women were being taught to steal at the counters and shelves setup.
A description states that electric welding has advanced to the point where welding apparatus can be carried to a railroad track and two rails joined as solidly as if produced in one piece, illustrating remarkable perfection in the technique.
In Aristock Maine money is tight as a peck of potatoes now buys only a postage stamp. The old value of a nickel has vanished and the mail carrier refuses the stamp as payment.
A Hungarian blacksmith sent a goose egg bearing a nailed collection of a horseshoe pincers file and knife as a present to the Russian emperor without breaking the egg. The emperor replied with his photograph a gold medal and 30 ducats in return.
The Bureau of Statistics of the Department of Commerce and Labor reports world coal production in 1903 at 864 million long tons. The United States led with 319 million tons, followed by Great Britain 230,009,000, Germany 160,000,000, Austria-Hungary 39,000,000, and France 34,000,000.
The piece notes Florida's width and geography, contrasting Jacksonville with Miami and other cities. It highlights how ignorance of Florida's size leads to humorous errors, and observes that Pensacola to Miami takes over 24 hours by land, with a trip across the state rivaling a trip from the lakes to the gulf.
With 88,000,000 inhabitants in 1905 and a growth rate of 15,000,000 per decade, the United States stands as the largest civilized country after Russia. It holds about 110,000,000,000 dollars in property, vastly surpassing Britain Ireland, France, and Germany, marking it the wealthiest nation globally.
The article exposes common methods to color foods such as canned tomatoes and red fruits. It cites use of copper sulfate to fix green hues in vegetables and color additives in wines and cherries, noting bleaching of cherries before dyeing.
A young Gen Kuropatkin declined editing a military paper saying fighting battles is less dangerous. The editor must please the imperial court, ministers, censors, and the public, a vexatious workload in the czarist dominions.
A. M. Amen lineau publishes the first volume on his Abydos excavations, identifying prehistoric tombs in the sacred Osiris residence. Artifacts show 8000 years of habitation, reflecting ancient beliefs that death closely resembled life and included comforts entombed with the body.
In October 1813 Napoleon was defeated at Leipsic by allied European forces. German funds fund a colossal monument to commemorate the great battle. Construction is underway with completion planned for the 100th anniversary unveiling.
The passage notes lingering U S concern over theater safety after the Iroquois Theater fire. It recalls ten Chicago theaters with seating capacity in tens of thousands described as veritable fire traps and calls for precautionary measures in public venues and transport.
Gen Joseph R Hawley longtime U S senator from Connecticut died peacefully at his Washington home after a brief stupor He served as governor and Union general and retired from the Senate in 1902 He was born October 31 1826 in Stewartsville N C and will be buried in Hartford Conn His funeral will be held at his old home there
A gas explosion in the Rush Run and Red Ash mines near Thurmond, West Virginia, killed 10 workers Saturday night and, during a Sunday rescue, a second blast and after damp killed 14 more. Rescue efforts were hampered by a damaged air fan and unsafe open flames.
Greenville Mississippi March 17 officers returning from Dudley after arresting suspects killed two negroes and captured two others in a confrontation with a posse. Officer Jones attempted to serve a warrant and fired on the assailant, killing him. Bullets from the house and cotton pen wounded no one else, though two suspects were captured and jailed. The incident stirs fear of further violence.
President Roosevelt on March 20 appointed Judge Christian C. Kohlsaat to the United States circuit court for the Northern district of Illinois and Solomon H. Bethea as district judge to fill Kohlsaat’s seat. Kenesaw M. Landis was named an additional judge for the same district in the newly created post.
Springfield March 20 The Sangamon county grand jury votes 13 to 9 that there is no bribery in indictments against Frank D. Comerford. Richard F. Kinsella and others are cleared. The body adjourns to Tuesday for possible reconsideration and new indictments. Smith Pleads Perjury in Utah Case.
Charles J. Hlinka, president of Hlinka Brothers cut stone contractors, shot his brother and partner Frank, then killed himself in the firm offices at Twentieth street and South Washtenaw avenue just before 2:20 PM Thursday after a quarrel over business affairs.
Owosso Michigan March 20 Hiram Soules 56 rushed into his burning farmhouse Sunday to rescue his 14 year old son The boy leaped from a window but the father burned to death His wife and other children attempted to help but failed to save him
Bloomington Illinois March 15 Abram Brokaw pioneer plow maker and one of central Illinois wealthiest men is dead at age 90. His estate valued at 2000000 dollars. Also Minneapolis flour mills report heavy orders from Japan with two 20000 sack consignments due for April and May. Vesuvius active near Naples with guards. tourists drawn to crater. Fort Wayne Indiana March 20 Thomas Telley dies he served 50 years as a Pennsylvania railroad engineer with a perfect safety record.
A Missouri Pacific passenger train No. 34 struck a burning bridge three miles west of Salina Kansas on Sunday wrecking the engine and baggage car and injuring four train crew members.
The Delaware House of Representatives approved a senate bill abolishing the pillory. An attempt to repeal the whipping post failed. The anti pillory measure now goes to the governor for action.
In Richmond Virginia on March 17 two Black men were executed for crimes. Evain Austin and Peter Danch were hanged after being convicted of assaulting a ten year old girl and murdering a woman respectively. The executions passed off quietly.
From St Petersburg and battle fronts comes word that despite pacifist pressure within the Russian government and ministerial suggestions for peace on reasonable terms the war continues.
President Roosevelt honored at the Friendly Sons of St Patrick dinner in New York with 600 members and guests. Earlier he and Mrs Roosevelt attended the marriage of Mrs Roosevelt’s niece Eleanor to Franklin Roosevelt. He spoke at both the Friendly Sons and Sons of the American Revolution banquets before departing for Washington.
Nashville March 16 Gov James B Frazier was nominated by acclamation in a joint democratic caucus for United States senator to succeed the late William B Bate Ex governors Taylor and McMillin declined to enter the caucus The formal election by the joint assembly is set for March 21 John I Cox will succeed Frazier as governor Meat prices rise in Mexico City sparking fears of a meat trust and burden on the poor and middle classes with a 25 to 50 percent increase.
J F Cordova the unfrocked minister who twice eloped with Julia Bowne of South River was sentenced to four years in prison for abandoning his wife and three children and assaulting his wife. The sentence was handed down on March 20.
In Jefferson City Missouri March 20 after a deadlock since January 18 the legislature elected Maj. William Warner Republican of Kansas City to fill the U S Senate vacancy The seventh ballot produced 91 votes for Warner 88 for Cockrell and 1 for Niedringhaus Wiedringhaus The 175 total required 88 for choice Warner led by three votes over the majority His prior roles include U S district attorney grand commander of the G A R and a 1895 Republican gubernatorial nominee.
In Denver on March 17 18 a political deal resulted in James H Peabody resigning as governor after a swift capitulation that seated Lieut Gov Jesse F McDonald as governor within 24 hours. The joint assembly vote ousted Gov Alva Adams 51 to 41 with 10 Republicans joining Democrats.
The Senate in executive session decided the Santo Domingo treaty could not be ratified. Nominations were disposed of and Senators Cullom and McCreary were appointed to notify the president that the Senate was ready to adjourn. The chamber adjourned sine die at 3 39 p m.
Mayor John 8. Davis and Police Captain Kennedy were indicted by a grand jury. Davis allegedly accepted a $2,000 bribe from F. W. Meek of Chicago in 1902 to sign a water ordinance. Kennedy faced alleged misconduct in office.
Reports state the Lyric theater in Santiago de Chile collapsed causing numerous deaths and injuries. In Dayton Ohio the Victoria theater building fire forced audience evacuation with no panic and losses around 380000 dollars. In Petersburg Tennessee a bank vault was blown open with about 7000 dollars stolen and burglars fled.
An editor urges that women confide fully to doctors but notes social barriers for unmarried women impede truthfulness about female disorders. The piece promotes Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Mrs. Pinkham’s free advice from Lynn Massachusetts, citing grateful testimonials from patients who claim cures and improved health.
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