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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1905
Page
6
The item notes the Paris library houses over 2,000,000 printed books and 160,000 manuscripts. It mentions a New Zealand woman tennis champion with one hand and a rare $10,000 government greenback kept by a Michigan farmer. Also cites Senegambia baobabs as possibly the oldest trees and a seven mile underground road in Derbyshire.
A large sapphire was recovered at the site of the explosion that killed Grand Duke Sergius. The gem, which had been part of his ring, was torn from the ring by the blast and turned black by flames. The League of Agricultural Associations of Poland has set up a central bureau in Warsaw to procure all goods, machinery, and supplies for the associations.
The article notes diverse items from fresh sal mon shipped to European ports to a Philippine jungle incident where U S Cavalry men subsisted on monkey flesh for 19 days. It compares British and U S rail mileage and passenger fatalities, then quotes George Hackenschmidt praising strength with feats of lifting and acrobatics.
The piece notes baseball's emergence from schoolboy origins to a nationwide pastime costing promoters about 3 million dollars per season. It highlights entertainment for residents of cities totaling 27 million people and asserts every locality fields a team, creating immense seasonal expenditures and patronage.
The piece notes Chinese households center on family compounds with sons living with fathers and sometimes four generations under one roof. Additions extend houses at the rear as families grow, with some homes reaching about 100 feet in length. Most houses surround an open court and lack windows on exterior walls.
Fresh butter, never more than three days old, is fed in large quantities to tuberculosis patients at Summit Hill Pennsylvania. Scottish physicians in highland sanatoriums report remarkable cures using butter for its milk hydrocarbon content, applied aggressively to boost patients in advanced stages.
In the Jura district of France a curious industry harvests fur from live Angora rabbits to weave a warm textile. The rabbits shed every three months and women preemptively remove the long hairs by gentle friction, creating a silk-like material for clothing.
The article notes tartaric acid is deposited as argols on wine barrels and lees and comes from grapes and grape refuse. It is produced modestly in California and eastern states, but over 90 percent of the acid consumed in the United States is imported from European wine regions.
President Roosevelt denounced strike leaders for citing the federal army and urged law and order as Chicago grappled with a five week strike. He supported Chicago’s mayor in enforcing the law and warned against mob violence while noting employers’ resolve to fight the unions.
Secretary Taft told 800 railroad men at the New Willard hotel that rate legislation is needed and that government ownership is harmful. He urged cooperation to curb discrimination and supported a tribunal to fix maximum rates, while rejecting socialist ownership as deleterious.
The US Supreme Court on May 9 ruled against bucket shops in the Chicago board of trade case. It upholds the legality of puts and calls and bars bucket shops from using the board's quotations without consent. The decision ends a long dispute and likely forces bucket shops out of business.
Returns to the chief of the bureau of statistics through May 1 indicate 29,725,000 acres of winter wheat in cultivation. This is 1,482,000 acres or 4.6 percent less than last fall sown and 2,858,000 acres or 10.6 percent more than last year’s harvested area.
Announcement states that both northern and southern Baptist divisions will meet in St. Louis on May 16 and 17 to discuss organizing a general convention for Baptists of North America including Canada. The denomination was divided long ago over the slavery issue.
Engineer Harry Taylor was killed outright and Fireman Charles Clark and Brakeman L F Redman, all of Decatur, were fatally injured when the boiler of a freight engine exploded on the Wabash at Winston four miles south of Litchfield on Friday.
Bloomington Illinois May 13 A gas plant explosion in the cellar of J H Andrews home near Paxton kills the wealthy farmer. His son is probably fatally injured.
I rrank Wool brook and his wife, an aged couple, were killed at their home four miles from Watkinsville on Tuesday night. An ax attack left them brain and their bodies dragged to the front porch. Their nearby store was burglarized.
George F. McFadden a well known theatrical manager from New York City died here Wednesday of consumption aged 42 He was 42 and had a notable career in stage management in New York prior to his passing in Denver Colorado.
A devastating tornado near Snyder Oklahoma on Wednesday night left at least 125 dead and up to 40 more outside the town. The storm cut a 35 mile path through farm areas, destroying two-thirds of buildings. Rescue crews from Mountain Park Hobart Mangum and Lawton, plus 100 coffins and aid from several cities, rushed to the scene as relief efforts organized.
Lincoln millwright Peter Kaitheiser killed Grace Townsley aged 18 with three shots after unrequited love then fatally shot himself. Townsley served as a lieutenant in the Volunteers of America. He died a few minutes later.
Utica N Y May 11 a major fire caused about 450 000 in damage wiping out the dry goods house of Robert Fraser the piano and art shop of Buckingham Monk and the millinery store of Simon Mansbach within two hours including several neighboring businesses.
Professors von Glanwell and Petritsch of Graz University and official Stopper were killed by an avalanche while ascending Foelzstein in the Hochschwab group. Their bodies have been recovered.
J Dwight Lamb aged 35 a Clinton capitalist and son of the late Artemus Lamb was accidentally drowned in the Mississippi He fell from the steamer Margaret a few miles below Bellevue May 13 in Clinton Indiana he was a prominent local figure and lumberman lineage.
Joseph Lewis aged 104 dies at his home in New York. He served with his two sons during the Civil War and is survived by 27 children. The report notes his long life and wartime service.
Wallace McCreery aged 63 renowned comic opera tenor ended his life by leaping from a ferry into the Hudson River on Thursday. Authorities believe he suffered mental imbalance prior to the act.
Madison Wisconsin May 12 The state senate passed a bill creating a forestry board The assembly also introduced a new bill making the state tax commission a permanent institution
President Roosevelt returned to Washington at midnight from a western journey described as highly enjoyable. He traveled 6006 miles through 12 states and three territories, having visited all states and territories except Florida and Arkansas since taking office. He plans to tour the South before Congress reconvenes, with large demonstrations noted at every stop as among the heartiest of his travels.
In St. Petersburg on May 11 officials confirm Count Cassini will leave the U S post and Baron Rosen will succeed him as ambassador. The change follows Schertch’s resignation from Madrid after which Rosen, expert on Far Eastern questions, is slated to take Cassini’s place pending timing of departure for Washington. The baron and baroness are in St. Petersburg.
Daniel Crouse age 36 and his wife age 19 of Sheldon along with Crouse's sister Miss Mary Crouse were drowned Friday night in the swollen Little Wabash river near Mardenia four miles east of Huntington. They had visited relatives and were seen in Zanesville earlier that day before the accident when high water forced the horse and carriage over an embankment into the river.
The Cleveland and Cincinnati express wreck near South Harrisburg killed 22 people by Friday with 16 identified. The accident followed a rear air-valve rupture that caused a midtrain buckle and a explosive fire as the eastbound freight halt led to a side swipe. The injured and dead included Sam S. Shubert, a noted New York theatrical manager.
Nan Patterson walked from the Tombs a free woman after over 11 months and three mistrials on the Caesar Young murder charge. District Attorney Jerome said another trial would likely end in a disagreement and called the case a miscarriage of justice. He urged releasing Patterson on her own recognizance as cheers from about 2,000 onlookers rang out.
A Brooklyn Eagle anecdote recalls a lawyer pressuring a witness to reveal facts. The witness offers only yes or no answers until the question about location exposes a twist. He reveals they live next door above the witness, not beside.
A vintage note on aspiring singers recruited abroad for opera training. After time abroad, many return to ordinary work or married life, ending brief stints of grand voices as careers fade or pivot away from stage life.
A Cleveland Leader cartoon caption shows Freddy lamenting misfortune after his visit to his fiancée ends with her father’s dog biting him. He fears hydrophobia and the marriage is in doubt, while Cholly comments on the unlucky situation.
In Paulding Mississippi May 15 special report residents report strong benefits from Dodd's Kidney Pills. Mrs Erby says the pills cured long standing backache and female weakness while her husband recovered from a weak bladder. The ad claims healthy kidneys lead to overall health.
Balm claims by Cuticura decline in hair loss and scalp issues with Soap Ointment and Pills for a dollar. It touts internal external treatment for pimples to scrofula, ends with a phonograph voice anecdote from Chicago Sun about a man who married after hearing a voice.
An advertisement extols Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a safe pleasant laxative. It claims to clean the body of undigested food residues, treats constipation and biliousness, and promises money back if it fails. Sold by druggists at 50 cents and 1 dollar. A New York Press quip notes a husband balancing bank accounts.
Comptroller Ridgeley levies a 66 2 3 percent assessment on stockholders of the First National Bank of Milwaukee to replenish capital after the defalcation of former president Frank G. Bigelow. Bank Examiner C. H. Bosworth reports support for the levy, totaling up to about $1,000,000.
Herbert V. Croker son of Richard Croker former Tammany leader was found dead on a southbound Santa Fe train near Newton Kansas early Friday morning. It is believed he died of opium poisoning.
Seattle May 11. United States assayer F A Wing says from winter reports from Alaska and the Northwest Territory the gold output this year may reach 22 million dollars or more. The estimate reflects mining activity across northern regions and uncertainties in seasonal production.
In Flora Mississippi the business district was destroyed by a Tuesday fire. W B Jones Son, the Flora Bank, and telegraph and telephone offices were among the losses. Estimated damage reached 200000 dollars. In New York trolley cars on Staten Island collided head on injuring 30 people and threatening Mrs Dora Davidson.
An Illinois ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease as a cure for swollen sweating hot and aching feet. The notice claims a size reduction after use and offers 25 cents at druggists with a trial package free. The author is A. Olmsted of Le Roy New York.
A promotional block touts Pusheck's Euro as the best tonic for appetite and stomach or liver troubles, priced at $1.00 from druggists or Dr C Pusheck in Chicago. It contrasts Piso's Cure for consumption with a testimonial from J F Boyer and ends with a quip about speed versus profits.
Four people die and nine are seriously injured when a United Gas Improvement tank explodes at Point Breeze Philadelphia on Friday. The cause remains undetermined.
Judge Charles B. Bellinger of the United States district court died Friday in Portland Oregon. He had long been a leading figure in the Oregon bar and was named to the federal bench in 1893.
Washington May 11 The case of Mrs Anna Valentina the New Jersey woman under sentence of death will not be reached in the supreme court of the United States before next fall. The delay extends the time before a ruling on her fate and creates new legal proceedings in the high court.
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