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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1903
Page
1
The Express notes the treasury did not state how many American heiresses were in the year’s export total of 1.4 billion dollars. The piece contrasts a Georgia tornado with a Kansas cyclone and recounts mint production in Philadelphia, including pesos for the Philippines and large bronze and nickel coinages.
A Florida man died after consuming breakfast food mailed by an unknown sender. Authorities probe the incident as a possible mailed poisoning case with ongoing forensic tests and security reviews.
Tablets from ancient Babylon describe a surgeon who performed an unsuccessful operation with no pay. if the patient died, the law decreed punishment that included striking off the surgeon's hands.
Dr. William Thomas Councilman of Harvard Medical School announces he has discovered the smallpox germ and demonstrates the finding at a physicians meeting of the medical department.
The New York Ledger rose on Robert Bonner's advertising genius but faded after his influence waned. When the master hand was removed, the Ledger stopped drawing attention and accumulated massive profits before its publishers declared bankruptcy a few days ago.
A Washington expert suggests a recent surge of suicides in the capital results from eating early or out of season strawberries. He says such fruit causes mental depression, with the downturn appearing when buyers face the bill.
A Cumberland dentist sued for 3000 dollars after pulling a patron's teeth to seize gold crowns unpaid for. The jury awarded 150 dollars, though the court valued the removed teeth, suggesting 150 might seem generous.
From Shreveport Louisiana comes a report that in the area known as the higher law a mob lynched a black man who did not commit the crime. The victim was killed and burned while the actual murderer, a white culprit linked to a white woman’s murder, was not captured and remains at large several miles away.
A New York Supreme Court jury awarded 75000 to the heirs of a former manufacturing company president killed in the Park avenue tunnel accident. The verdict is the largest in such a case and suggests differing commercial values assigned to lives.
Mrs. Carrie Nation personally opened a home in Topeka to aid wives of drunkards. Five destitute women were admitted, three ill and two badly beaten by their husbands. The article notes public sympathy for Nation’s reform efforts and her potential urge to use drastic measures.
A Kansas City physician proposes removing the vermiform appendix from all newborns within days of birth to prevent appendicitis. He notes surgeons charge at least 150 dollars for the procedure, and anticipates broad medical approval from peers.
A national statistics bulletin analyzes 5500 annual personal crisis reports detailing deaths by conjugal status. It notes 2300 from married individuals and 1200 from single men, with accidents peaking for single men under 34 and shifting to married men after. Alcoholism deaths favor married men, while suicide is rare among colored people.
Alexander Ramsey died in St. Paul as the last war governor prominent in the union cause. The 1861 Fort Sumter firing matched governors like Leland Stanford California W A Buckingham Connecticut Richard Yates Hingis Morton Indiana Kirkagood Iowa Israel Washburn Maine J A Andrew Massachusetts Austin Blair Michigan Alexander Rumsey Minnesota FE Morgan New York William Dennison Ohio Andrew G Curtin Pennsylvania Leonard P Clarvey Wisconsin.
Medical men report universal pneumonia prevalence in the last month with exceptionally high deaths. In Chicago 163 pneumonia deaths occurred in one week. Health department bulletin notes similar conditions nationwide and abroad, with pneumonia and influenza more prevalent and fatal than in previous years in England and on the continent.
A week of reports covers U S public debt decline of 668501 in April and treasury cash of 373520187 with total debt 953095118. Washington marks Manila Bay battle anniversary with record navy flag. April receipts 43826100 expenditures 41763014 yielding a 4565286 surplus. National bank note circulation reaches 391151728 up 64164829 for year. Bishop John F Hurst of the Methodist Episcopal Church dies in Washington after a yearlong illness.
Seven days ending May 1 show 203 business failures, up from 186 a year earlier. Obituaries note the death of plate glass pioneer John Go Ford at Creighton PA aged 11. Insurance losses for April reach 13 149 855, with 1902 at 120 000.
Reports show 75,000 workers striking for higher pay and shorter hours across American cities with Chicago unions active in 50 laundries. Civil unrest includes hangings in Haynes Bluff Mississippi and a dynamite attack on a Chicago church after sermons denouncing policy gaming. Fire damages in Chicago and a deadly shooting in Grand and Sixty third avenues are noted along with expositions and public notices.
A Grand Trunk train derailed into thousands of merrymakers in Detroit. Seven people are confirmed dead and about forty injured as responders rush to the scene. The accident disrupted public celebrations and prompted investigations.
Reported rock slide on Turtle Mountain Alberta British Columbia area destroys Rank town killing 112. Mass casualties trigger evacuation of nearby settlements as authorities assess damage and safety. Local officials brace for disaster response and aid.
Luigi Arditti dies in London. Josiah F. Lynn, once Jay Gould’s partner, dies in an alms house at Washington NJ. Boer settlers open 83000 acres near Santa Rosalia Chihuahua. Caroline Phelps Stokes funds a domestic science scholarship at NY Teachers College. Edwin Greely elected president general of the Sons of the American Revolution. New match sale rules take effect in New York. Pacific cable aims to circle globe in 40 seconds on July 4. Harry M. Clabaugh becomes chief justice of DC Supreme Court. Secretary Cortelyou enjoys head position allowing home time. Emma Stuckman of Napanee IN taught 52 years starting at 14. to teach again next September. Philippine service teachers added to civil service. Forts Sheridan IL, Wayne MI, Des Moines IA, Snelling MN to be improved. Carnegie Steel’s Clemson buys Highmount in Pittsburgh for 298000. About 25000 service medals to regular army veterans.
St Louis May 1 The Louisiana Purchase exposition opened with pomp despite bad weather. Grover Cleveland spoke as fireworks lit the sky and Cardinal Gibbons led an opening prayer. President Roosevelt followed with a history of expansion and pledges of civic virtue.
Safe blowers robbed the Middlesville post office taking 1000 dollars in stamps and 60 in currency then stole a farmer’s horse and abandoned it four miles south of town. No crew is reported.
Dearborn, Michigan May 4 Joseph Brown who wounded Mrs Ellis fatally was found at Woodmere Michigan after an arrest for alleged pocketbook snatching. Great Neck New York May 4 two stable boys and 32 horses burned to death at W Gould Brokaw estate fire. Chicago May 1 organized labor reports a year of prosperity with new unions rising membership doubling and wages rising and the workday shortened.
Secretary Root grants Pacific Commercial Cable permission to land its line on a military reserve near Fort San Antonio Abad in the Philippines and to erect a cable station there for communications.
The Kansas City Journal recounts Judge Hyder of Granite and Greer counties entering marriage after a long bachelorhood. It portrays the courtship as a springtime romance and vows the matrimonial bond as the sacred contract that supports citizenship and a wife’s fulfilled life.
A Wichita correspondent seeks a reliable mushroom test as in Artemus Ward saying eat and live then mushrooms. eat and die then toadstools. Festus Missouri resident Tilly, 76, credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with restoring health after five years of kidney and bladder inflammation and sleep disruption. The remark on public matrimony notes a sharp view from Town Topics.
The Chicago and North Western Railway offers circuit tour tickets to Sidney Australia and return, with routes via Overland Service to the Coast and options returning via the Royal Mail Line to Vancouver or via Oceanic Steamship Line to San Francisco. Tickets are sold at low rates as trans-Pacific travel grows in popularity and speed.
An assortment of short notices and endorsements appears including Allen's Foot-Ease cure claim for swollen feet with trial offer, testimonials for Piso's Cure and other health quack lines, plus moral quotes and a butter color slogan. The items resemble vintage ads and miscellany from a 1900 era page.
A playful Chicago Daily News item prompts readers to lend an ear yet keep their umbrellas dry. The brief quip reflects lighthearted urban humor and the paper’s casual tone.
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