30 Mar 1893
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1893
Page
1
The Monticello Express notes weekly publication every Thursday with editor J W Doxsee. Subscription price listed at 1.75 per year in county. 15 cents extra for postage for out of county readers.
Iowa farmers face pressure to donate grain for a World’s Fair exhibit after the Iowa Columbian Commission sold the right to raise funds to Charles S. Young & Co. for $5,000. A commission letter defends the deal, stating it will fund a capitol model exhibit and provide contributor catalogues, with any surplus returning to Des Moines.
The public uproar in Iowa City praised the outcome as Prof. G. W. Palmer quit after placing his elderly parents in the county poor farm before starting as a lecturer at the State University.
The article states that over two million postal cards are required daily to satisfy nationwide demand. It highlights scale of mail volume and the logistics burden on the postal system.
Clarence Blanchard reports on San Pedro Sula, its diverse population, two hotels, and early rail terminus status. He describes local life, the public fountain, yellow fever epidemic recovery, and a challenging ascent of the nearby black mountain with companions Conway Halliday and Forsyth, ending with plans toward Lake Yojoa.
The Chicago Inter Ocean issued a 63 page birthday edition on the 26th with 200000 copies printed. The paper touts unrivaled strides, a Sunday colored supplement ahead of rivals, and recalls its twenty one year evolution from a handsome, clean paper to a symbol of enterprise and fairness.
Republican senators press for a formal inquiry into charges against North Dakota Senator Roach. If guilty of embezzlement he should be expelled. if innocent he should prove it. Opposed to investigation, Roach faces Democratic allies seeking silence on the matter.
The text recalls President Cleveland eight years after appointing felons to office, noting Joe Bowers the New Washington Indiana postmaster formerly served two years for sheep stealing. An Indianapolis News special identifies his 1871 sentence and a March 16 1873 release.
March 25 1894 Hopkinton Lodge notes the death of George W Condon Special Deputy to institute the lodge in 1891 The resolutions honor his zeal for Odd Fellows and express fraternal sympathy to Monticello Lodge and the widow A copy will be sent to Monticello Lodge The Hopkinton Leader Tax Monticello ExPress and Jones County Times to publish.
A historical note recalls General Bragg being refused an appointment in Cleveland while a sheep thief reportedly arrived without protest, illustrating contrasting receptions in that era.
J E Mather of Anamosa visited H W Hagen this week. Mr and Mrs Chauncy Bates returned from their wedding journey. Mrs C Smith of Hopkinton visits Rh P Smith’s family. The Good Templars plan a meeting at the A O U W hall next Monday night April 3. East Monticello Cemetery association incorporated by I N Bachelder G W Curtis and J L White with plans to replat and beautify. Ireland’s 1891 population was 4,681,248.
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