07 May 1896
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1896
Page
1
A brief note recalls a tiny suit to attach Mrs. Tom Thumb wardrobe for debt. A London writer touts meals and conversation as digestion aids and laughter as a near cure for dyspepsia. Also: Barney Barnato’s Worcester chestnut horse allegedly won a race. a viral tidbit questions chestnut color.
A New York contemporary prints what it calls the latest photograph of the moon and notes it resembles earlier photos. A New York judge awards a brownstone to a pretty widow and she kisses the judge, prompting speculation about potential court demoralization in New York.
A roundup notes cholera’s disappearance as an epidemic this year and expresses profound thankfulness. It also surveys diverse items from a divorce suit over patching trousers to electric farming gains and a new era in Chinese openness after earlier conflicts.
The May sessions report naval appropriations battleship expansion and treasury critiques while the bankruptcy bill advances in the House. Key actions include a Lincoln birthplace purchase proposal, Alaska delegate debate, and a bishops level of Congress. Other items note bank closings in Hot Springs and Fairland, labor unrest, a fatal shooting in Kentucky, and disasters in Illinois and Virginia.
The report records a ten month deficit of 23 455 190 dollars and a public debt increase of 5 545 417 dollars in April. It notes gold 1 500 600 and silver 1 831 000 in April coinage and lists clearings at 982 885 511 for the week ending May 1.
The Vermont Republican state convention adopted a resolution preferring Maj. McKinley for president and backed protection and reciprocity while opposing silver agitation.
In Lincoln Nebraska the Nebraska democrats elected national convention delegates on a gold platform. Illinois Republicans at Springfield nominated a ticket led by Tanner and Northcott. New York adjourned sine die. Carrollton hanged Bill Taylor for a 1894 Linn county murder. Michigan Republicans renominated Smith. Mayfield birth of five boys named Matthew Mark Luke John and Paul. Quincy fire causes $200000 loss.
Fire at Jean Louis Mercer’s home in Magpie Ontario claimed the lives of his wife and two children. Multiple disasters and political shifts unfold worldwide from a Yorkshire mine explosion to Persian royal succession and Cuban insurgent aid.
Gov Morton opens the National Electric Light association exposition in New York with a golden key moment. The display triggers currents across major cities including San Francisco New Orleans St Paul Augusta and London. Major fire losses and other incidents color a day of national economic and political notes.
Senator Tillman denounces the administration and Wall Street in a fiery floor speech opposing bond policy and urging free silver. Senator Hill replies with measured praise for Carlisle while defending unity and liberty, urging Democratic cohesion for Chicago.
The week ended May 3 shows standings of leading clubs in the national game. No further details on positions or names are provided in the fragment.
The Methodist Episcopal Church general conference begins in Cleveland with Bishop Bowman presiding. Four women delegates attend. the body debates pastoral term limits, arbitration, profit sharing, and attitudes toward labor and capital. The church reports 2,796,656 members, large increases in Sunday schools, and extensive missionary, deaconess, and Epworth League activity.
R G Dun Co reports season gains yet cautions that overall improvement is slow. Retail trade has reduced stocks and obligations, preventing many embarrassments, but mills and factories face declines in unfilled orders. Prices are lower across commodities and wool, silk, and woolen goods show soft demand.
The May 12 ceremony in Washington will feature President Cleveland presiding and likely opening remarks. Senator Palmer of Illinois is named as the orator for the day.
A massive fire in Cripple Creek Colorado raged through the business section on Wednesday, destroying leading hotels, brick and wood structures, and causing at least four deaths from boiler explosions at the Palace hotel. About 1,000 residents were left homeless as insurance losses mount. Police, aided by volunteers, quelled looting though the blaze required dynamite to finally subdue.
Secretary Olney received a Teheran cable reporting Sheh killed by an assassin disguised as a woman while visiting a shrine. The shah died within minutes. Muzaffer Id-Din named heir and will rule until the new shah arrives from Tabriz as Russia and Britain recognize the succession.
George S. Coe longtime president of the American Exchange Bank of New York died at Englewood Cliffs New Jersey Sunday morning after several strokes of paralysis Born March 27 1827 in Newport Rhode Island he was a trusted financial adviser to Lincoln and Chase and helped devise the clearing house certificate system credited with curbing ponzi schemes.
Europe notes increasing death tolls amid personal crisis reports at Monte Carlo. Paris burglary targets a judge’s office in the Palais de Justice but uses an empty safe, leaving only jaw papers. Tivoli Falls powers Rome lighting via 18 mile transmission to run daytime streetcars.
Young King Alexander of Servin fails again in love as Princess Marie of Greece becomes engaged to Grand Duke George Michaelovitch of Russia. Queen Rainovalona of Madagascar signs a treaty ceding the island to France with a Birmingham steel pen later used by Gen. Duchesne. Austrian Empress Elizabeth buys spring toys in Naples for a crowd of children, while Naples shows carefree amusement.
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