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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1897
Page
2
The total cost of the new library of congress has been 6032124, or 32124 more than the original estimate. The postal receipts for the first quarter of 1897 were over 21100000, the largest in the history of the department.
The article notes Los Angeles death of a local resident at age 117 as part of a health resort reputation. It also mentions Austrian rainmakers warding off storms and Thirteen Club's annual report with 626 members and four deaths. The piece compares fashions, noting spring hats outdoing ancient wonders like Babylon hanging gardens.
Specimens of the new color photography have reached New York and are described as an undoubted success. The images result from treating both negatives and positives with secret chemicals.
A Chicago woman cast her wedding ring at her drunken husband after failing to induce him to return home, prompting sharp social commentary that compares her act to a misdirected effort.
The United States has 352,810 telephone stations, 16,000 more than Europe, while Europe’s population is six times larger. The U S promptly recognizes merit improvements in communications.
Australia endures a harsh drought period with repeated crop ruin and mass deaths of sheep and cattle across three successive years, bringing widespread suffering and financial distress.
The speaker warns that while aid to India's starving is vital, hundreds of thousands in the Mississippi valley have lost everything in the floods and may not plant a crop this year. He urges the American people to feed and support their own first, or they will starve.
The passage notes Indian laborers earn five to seven cents a day and grain costs $1.25 per bushel, arguing famine is unsurprising and that only a remnant of the population remains due to such harsh conditions.
The Siamese monarch Phra Bat Somdeth Phra Paraminde Maha Chulalongkorn Maha Mongkut Chow Yua contemplates a U.S. visit this year and may delegate signature duties for royal decrees to trusted aides. The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, largest ship in the world, debuted at Bremen built for North German Lloyd.
Edison pledges to produce in the United States replicas of European operatic and dramatic successes using phonograph and kinetoscope. He says this will revolutionize opera, ease management, and spare audiences and managers from singer jealousies and strike risks.
The revival of patriotic memories strengthens groups like the Sons of the American Revolution with 0,000 members in 36 states holding a national congress and seeking union with the Sons of the Revolution. Daughters of the American Revolution and Daughters of the Revolution also participate as patriotism spreads through generations.
Senator Morgan of Alabama spoke in the U S Senate on Cuba with the resolution held over for a day. Bills for Deadwood public building costing 200000 and Indianapolis 1500000 were passed. Montana to receive 50000 acres for a blind asylum. Gallinger proposed 50000 for Cuban relief. Finance to begin tariff action on the 24th. House disposed of the Indian appropriation bill. Castle introduced a Cuba belligerent rights resolution. Adjourned to the 17th.
A universal postal stamp campaign by the postal congress collapses. In ten months exports exceed the 1896 period by over 151 million. imports fall 66 million below last year. Immigrant arrivals drop 66,689 to 142,941. a cabinet session focuses on Cuba and relief for destitute Americans. Washington population 277,483 with 87,853 black residents.
The gunboat Nashville completed a 60 mile official trial in 3 hours 35 minutes 29 seconds at 16.7 knots becoming the fastest vessel of its class. Max Maretzek, famed operatic manager, dies at 76 on Staten Island. Philadelphia boat accident drowns Mrs Ewen and sisters Jessie and Eleanor Davis in the Schuylkill River. National League baseball week totals list multiple team percentages. Paris Thomas F Bayard arrives in New York. Washington bronze Washington monument unveiled in Philadelphia with President McKinley present.
Obituaries and incidents include the death of Richard Coke former Texas governor and U.S. senator in Waco. Gen Chandler P Chapman dies in Milwaukee. Nashville airship ascent. two Welch girls burned while playing in Michigan. Paxton killer Hoellman hanged for 1806 murder. Other items: John Mateer dies aged 100 in Iowa. Florida names Stephen Mallory to Senate. Southern Pacific train robbery near Lozier. Fire at Lexington courthouse. lynching near Rosebud. traders bank in Lynchburg closes.
In a remote Arizona mining region, the drute Ludian Alvote carried out a three day deadly spree, killing ten white men before he was killed by his own tribe on orders from miners.
In foreign intelligence, Greek and Turkish forces fight fiercely near Giboro with no progress in peace talks. Premier Ralli signals Greece leans toward war while other nations press for armistice terms and Turkey demands Thessaly annexation and indemnity. Florence Nightingale marks 77 in London. Cuban conditions reportedly worse than consular reports indicate.
Mexico is claimed as the richest mineral country with Peru noted. Famine reported in Ichang Hoo Pe province China. Emigration from Britain mostly to the United States. Canada rising. Spanish losses in Cuba from 190,000 to about 165,000 due to disease and wounds. Alabama opens agricultural station for colored people at Tuskegee. illicit whisky stills found near Somerset New Jersey. Oregon cites no good young horses. future prices may rise. Bradbury jailed 24 hours for street car exhalation violation. John W Guiteau connected with major insurance in New York earning 8000 to 10000 yearly. Bronze monument planned for Rufus Choate in Boston court house. Ex President Harrison now sole survivor among Indiana leaders after the war.
Washington May 18 The president urged Congress to appropriate not less than 50000 for immediate use to aid destitute American citizens in Cuba with food and medicines The Senate acted quickly passing a resolution in line with the request House debate stalled over adding Morgan's Cuban insurgent recognition plan The president's message notes 600 to 800 Americans in Cuba lack support and may include funds for transport back to the United States
Pittsburgh May 18 Baptist women from across the country begin the twentieth anniversary of the Women s Home Baptist Mission society with opening exercises. They aim to raise 326600 to qualify for John D Rockefeller s 250000 gift to clear debt totaling 456000. Funds from 5 to 1000 and up to 5000 were raised during special services.
About 150 delegates representing more than 50 000 iron and steel workers converge in Detroit for the association's annual convention. They will work days on the wage schedule based on Pittsburgh findings with no material rate rise expected, while tin plate workers may see a 15 percent increase under the Melvinley law amid tariff uncertainties.
A Milwaukee dispatch reports Martin Wicks and his wife left their farm near Gresham to tend stray stock when forest fires razed the homestead and three young children left alone perished. The May 18 item adds other updates from Washington Managua and Fort Madison with various notable deaths arrests and ship log transfer.
Des Moines May 12 lawmakers adjourned briefly after correcting numerous enrolled bills. A resolution sets a two p m July 1 recess for both houses to fix any oversights in the code before final adjournment and enactment of the new code by October 1. The 118 day session marks the longest in state history.
New York lawyer John R Dos Passos unveils a plan to form a federally supervised credit company with initial capital of up to 2 billion dollars to lend to farmers at about 4.65 percent and offer broader banking services while aiming to cut annual interest by around 100 million. Public subscriptions would be invited and stock may be heavily subscribed by workers and mechanics.
Ahvote the Piute Indian who murdered ten white men in three days is killed by fellow Piutes in El Dorado canyon after miners threaten annihilation of the tribe. The chase spanned the Colorado river with over 100 white and Indian followers. a final shot ended the killer as he crossed a mountain range. The Mojave county board had offered a reward for Ahvote and Mouse for earlier murders. In Kansas City, a disputed baseball finish left umpire Graves assaulted by Kansas City players and a mob, while silver party politics hint at Overmeyer as a potential candidate for silverite leadership.
The column reports Henry Artemus of Philadelphia readying Tris and Trixy by John Habkberton. Benson of Dade writes a Greek life novel to appear as a serial then book. Pierre Loti seeks funds for Irish hospital ships. Tennyson life by his son heads to two-volume autumn release. A Keats first edition copy fetched 230 dollars though uncut by Wadsworth. Fancy plaid ribbons trend for children's hats.
The piece notes Germany planning per colony stamps like other nations and a proposed commemorative stamp for the Prince of Wales hospital fund. It mentions Portugal quadricentenary issues for Vasco de Gama, Bulgaria Boris stamps withdrawn after a year, 20 cent St Louis stamps once valued at $2,000 now up to $3,800, Spitzbergen post office for tourists, and a Seattle to Yokohama to Yokohama to China letter with multiple labels and postmarks.
The Deutsche Zeitung Mexico notes that since 1821 there have been 55 rulers and that four were executed one poisoned four murdered and seven killed in battle. It adds a tangential remark on briar root used for pipes from France and Italy and on the beauty of wood from mountain districts.
A historical ad page touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure promising to cure deafness from mucous tube inflammation. Also promotes Grain-O as coffee substitute, Allen’s Foot-Ease for tired feet, Cascarets for liver and bowels, St Jacobs Oil for sprains, and various household remedies with brief claims and prices.
Mrs M B Madnrosa of Barrington Illinois describes a painful skin humor on ankles and knee that baffled physicians. After six weeks on Hood s Sarsaparilla she recovered fully and remained symptom free for years.
A collage of product endorsements and aphorisms cites Star Tobacco Cascarets and St Jacobs Oil. The copy praises longevity and value, notes health cures for neuralgia and liver issues, and includes generic moral maxims from various periodicals.
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