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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1899

Page

5

Review of Political Figures and Events Across IowaAnnouncements

The piece notes Dolliver as Grant day speaker in New York. It mentions Judge Burnham gaining supreme judge nomination momentum and Dewey Day celebrations. It reports Dewey’s victory last year and a Mother’s congress controversy in Des Moines. It records Marshalltown paper closure and Larrabee resignation rumors. It lists Iowa bank deposits gains and McFarland verdict affecting Republican support.

Dewey

Western caucus urged to back top western candidate for speaker

Representative Dolliver argues the west must unite on a speaker candidate or Sherman the New York challenger will prevail. He proposes to seek support for Representative Hopkins by convening Western lawmakers to vote for the leading western candidate on the first ballot.

Dolliver Sherman New York Friends of Hopkins Illinois

Colonel Fred Funston Hero of Calumpit Leads Kansas Volunteers

The article praises Colonel Fred Funston of the Twentieth Kansas volunteers as the hero of Calumpit for leading a company across the Rio Grande under heavy fire and capturing Calumpit outposts. It notes privates who preceded him across the river should also be remembered.

Fred Funston Twentieth Kansas Volunteers Calumpit Rio Grande River

Cummins Supporters’ Tactics Stir Local GOP Opposition

The article says Cummins allies urge broad county by county campaigning and tie the senatorship to local elections. Republicans in many counties oppose this approach feeling it fuels partisan strife and risks losing local offices.

Cummins O. H. Sortue Amyl

Lessons From Kirksville Tornado Toll

A revised list shows more than 50 killed and 126 injured by the Kirksville tornado. Most deaths occurred when victims did not seek shelter or lacked access to cellars. The piece urges immediate shelter in cellars or refuge rooms during serious storms.

Kirksville United States

Herron Compared to Revivalists in Local Debate

A Montezuma Republican column likens Herron the socialist to revivalists, accusing him of ridiculing church members while praising his own perfection. The piece notes locals often back such figures and urge them to attack church efforts, a stance attributed to Herron as well.

Herron Montezuma Republican

Public dissent amid wartime echoed in past conflicts

The writer notes recurring opposition to U S military actions during revolutions, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and civil unrest, predicting future accountability for those who aid the enemy in the Philippine Islands. The piece links contemporary sentiment to historical patterns of disloyalty.

Aguinaldo Philippine Islands

Boston anti imperialist Edward Atkinson funds treason pamphlets

Edward Atkinson of Boston vice president of the anti imperialist league seeks to influence Manila troops with pamphlets titled Criminal Aggression by Whom The Cost of National Crime The Hell of War and Its Penalties. The postmaster general orders detention of his documents in San Francisco while noting possible treason charges.

Edward Atkinson Boston Anti-Imperialist League Vallindigham Manila Atkinson San Francisco United States

Western bid for speakership stirs, splits GOP factions

The western congressman’s push for the next speaker faces division as Iowa favors Henderson and Illinois leans to Hopkins. Chicago papers side with Henderson, praising his party loyalty and record as a capable administrator and patriotic veteran.

Central States Iowa Henderson Illinois Hopkins Town Chicago Tribune Middle West

Priest Defends Suit Over Dog Attack in Ryan Delaware County

Rev. P. H. Ryan of the Catholic church of Ryan faces a $10,000 damage suit in district court filed by parishioner Altmyer. The plaintiff claims his team was frightened by the priest’s dog, causing a crash and permanent injury. Trial result awaited by locals.

P. H. Ryan Catholic Church Ryan Delaware County Altmyer Father Ryan

Judge Remley Court Opens in Tipton With Light Docket

The Advertiser notes this week’s Tipton session features only six criminal cases of minor importance. Of sixty total cases docketed, twelve are divorce proceedings.

Remley Tipton Advertiser

Children from New York placed with farmers near Central City

Fourteen waifs from New York were taken to Central City last week by a representative of the Children's Aid Society of New York and placed with local farmers in the area.

New York Central City Childrens’ Aid Society of

Cascade Pioneer Items Highlight Local News

Friends of Thomas H. McQuillen urge his Democratic bid for state representative noting his intelligence responsibility and local prominence. The piece also reports widespread winter-killed clover across Dubuque and Jones counties harming farmers and their finances. Mr and Mrs John Murray of Washington township celebrate their twentieth wedding anniversary with many friends attending the event.

Thomas H. McQuillen McQuillen Dubuque Jones Counties Cascade John Murray Washington Township Jones County Murray Anne Kenny John Kenny Michael Collins East Cascade St. Martin’s Church P. J. Hennessy

Pie Sharing Reveals Hidden Community Bias

An Atchison girl works hard yet is snubbed in favor of a loafing sister when pie is shared. The piece argues neighbors favor popular company over merit and calls for reform as a common social issue faced by women.

Atchison Globe Atchison

Spring Awakening in Verse by John Dennis

In May the poem depicts a still sky and birds as signs of renewal. Buds burst in hedges and leaves stir in lanes while sap rises, signaling love and life returning in a tranquil spring scene.

John Dennis

Love's Way Shines Through Dark Times

A reflective verse by Edward Ainger in Cleveland Plain Dealer counsels that love and old memories brighten gloomy days. It urges turning to an old sweetheart's memory to find hope when the present looks bleak and the future seems lonely.

Allus Edward Ainger Cleveland Plain Dealer

Persian Ladies Envy Fashion At Teheran Parties

In Teheran women, though bound by Mohammedan isolation, lust after finer silks and rival one another at social gatherings. Rich guests buy brocade for slave women to wear, then host teas where the slave dances to flaunt rival hosts. The cycle ends with humiliation and triumph in equal measure.

Persia Miss Sykes Teheran

Siberian Provisions and Habits From a Winter Trek

A travelogue describes frozen Siberia with carcasses split by ax and saw, ice caught fish, grayling and sterlet, a giant Yenisei sturgeon yielding caviar, sturgeon cutlets with chervil, quails, dabchicks, hard sour bread, heavy vodka, kwuss, weak tea, and brick tea used as money. It ends with an ice cold sales pitch for Weeks cold cure tablets.

Siberia Yenisei

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