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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1901
Page
1
The piece notes the U S leads as a reader market and calls Count Leopold de Mellville arrested in New York for bigamy. It suggests he has about 50 wives in Chicago and elsewhere, and mentions numerous countesses across the northwest.
A young Connecticut woman recovers after a blow from a cleek struck by an awkward friend on the golf links. The piece notes that girls still require exercise despite the mishap.
A Hoboken woman seven feet two inches tall has had her husband arrested for nonsupport. He stands five feet four inches tall and reportedly cannot provide much cash support because he is eighty percent short in funds.
Canada boasts superior infrastructure with a large railway network. Of 217,567 miles in the dominion, all but 66 miles were built since 1850. Our Lady of the Snows is noted for significant internal improvements.
A West Virginia man woke to a forest fire threat after a pet rat sounding alarm helped extinguish flames and save garlanded snakes. The incident draws attention to brands lacking government stamps and sparks debate over government roles in rescue actions noted worldwide.
A breach of promise suit reveals a man claimed to win affection worth 50000 by sending corn and lima beans as gifts to the plaintiff's family in Troy. The article notes flowers and bean messages as a fashionable courtship medium.
Estimates based on census returns place the number of farms at 5 7 million with about one farm for every 13 inhabitants. From 1890 to 1900 farms grew by 1 15 million and farm wealth by 6 5 billion. The era features big things big figures and big combinations yet the American farmer remains the biggest of them all.
A Minnesota paper reports a Lyon County teacher aged 18 who promised to kiss the first arrival at school each morning to curb tardiness. The next morning crowds formed by five o clock with boys and two directors seen on duty by eight thirty, all eager for the romantic incentive.
After decades of work and significant expense scientists have accurately measured the earth. The equatorial diameter is 7 926 miles while the polar diameter is 7 899 miles confirming the earth is flattened at the poles.
A Williams, former U S consular agent in Johannesburg, estimates Transvaal gold output after peace at more than 100 million dollars annually for 30 years. He argues most machinery will come from the United States and that South Africa's development will raise its grade with the U S.
The article notes rapid progress in surgical science with the ability to remove and replace external body parts without loss, spare the stomach, repair broken hearts, and even sustain life with fewer organs. It highlights breakthroughs in digestive and brain repair and the disposal of multiple lungs.
A Chicago medical association speech warns that avirobes may spread via kisses and handshakes and urges sterilization of contact avenues. It argues even those renouncing such practices are not safe and discourages long hair and full beards as protective measures.
The department of agriculture runs experiments to add oranges to Maryland and Virginia crops. Five years ago the Japanese orange was tested for hedges, later grafted with sweet orange. Crossed trees are thriving at the Washington department grounds and blooming, with hopes high for success.
The government fixes foreign service at three years and plans a New York to Manila transport line. It also seeks to reorganize the National Guard for possible federal use by the War Department.
Across the country machinists strike for a nine hour day and 12 to 14 percent wage increases. In New York a teller confessed embezzling twenty thousand dollars. Albany troops faced riots between strikers and street car workers. Deaths include Mrs Edith Thomas and Rev W H Connor. Philadelphia selects Henry C Minton as moderator of the Presbyterian assembly.
A collage of short items reports Carrie Nation’s saloon assault conviction amid insanity pleas, ship sinkings City of Paducah with 23 dead and Owensboro fire fatalities, Rockefeller pledging 200 000 to Oberlin with 300 000 hoped for, Beveridge’s Russia trip on trade study, Kentucky losses and burglaries, market actions in Chicago and a 126 day Wisconsin session end, Alaskan bound Pacific liner Alaskan launched, a 12 year old killed in Iowa runaway, Hart County bank theft, G A R encampment leaders named, Alaska smallpox, Michigan medical building plan, railroad wreck near Sharon Springs, Wagstaff obituary, Pinney nominated for Ohio governor, Mrs McKinley’s improving condition amid cautious hope.
In London Lord Salisbury argues the Boer War exposed latent strength of the empire. China asks for indemnity reduction proposing 327 million dollars in 30 annual installments, citing insufficient revenues for a larger plan.
A British China report lauds US and Japanese troops while German officials deny a European commercial league to curb US power. Porto Rico exports favor the US, Italy mountain collapse kills 18, London population 6,578,784, China evades indemnity, De Wet stirs Cape Colony troubles, Moana and Louise Lamont lost with 48 dead. Carnegie funds Glasgow libraries, Peking merchants press for American troops, Cuban Platt amendment support debated, Cailles negotiating surrender in Manila, Agui naldo flooded with anti imperialist letters and museum requests.
Reports say Mrs. McKinley shows improvement and may recover. Gen Mascardo surrenders to Capt O Neil in Zambeles province. Sheridan arrives with generals and 1 823 troops from Manila to San Francisco. Fire kills four boys in Bemidji and injures others. Ohio earthquakes terrify residents and topple objects. Albany deploys 3000 troops to end streetcar strike. Edwin F Uhl and Mrs Lyman Gage die aged 60 and 58. A nurse is shot in Chicago then the shooter commits suicide. Phillips sells 1 500 000 bushels of Maycorn for 625 000 profit. Counterfeiting found in Moyamensing prison. 177 US business failures in a week. Suicide following murder in Texas. Russian indemnity loan discussed. Mrs McKinley can sit up. Ohio launches battleship Ohio. Lily Lake destroyed by fire. Baseball standings show Cincinnati and New York leading. Stoutsville destroyed by fire. Weston Howland dies at 86. Turkey bars typewriters. A quarrel ends in double homicide and suicide in Evansville. Albany streetcar strike ends. Wanamaker home struck by lightning. Youngstown steel works accident. Niagara river death by jumping. Shaw Piano goes bankrupt. Des Moines bridge opens. Chaffee orders last troops from Peking. American Association standings listed.
Havana May 20 The Cuban constitutional convention committee on relations will present majority and minority reports on the Platt amendment. The majority supports accepting it with additions while the minority rejects certain interferences and favors a Monroe Doctrine alignment and reciprocity trade. Spaniards in Cuba press for annexation to the United States.
News from San Francisco reports Mrs McKinley is markedly improved and sat up briefly Sunday evening. President McKinley visited the bedside and Secretary Cortelyou announced she had a comfortable night with fever subsiding. The crisis appears passed and travel to Washington may occur in a few days as politeness from European leaders arrives.
President McKinley attended the launching of the battleship Ohio at Union iron works drawing about 50 000 spectators. Miss Barker and Miss Helen Deshler named the ship after breaking a champagne bottle as the vessel slid into the bay. The president then returned to his wife at the launch site.
Copenhagen reports no sale of the Danish West Indies, with negotiations continuing on details and no treaty likely before the Rigsdag and congress sessions. In Yokohama, the government issues 6 million yen in exchequer bills at 7 percent, repayable in six months, to fund the China campaign.
Omaha reports fore sight by Platte and Co and other poultry firms to corner the quail supply this spring. Hundreds of tons are stored in New York and Boston, with four Missouri valley states enacting two year bans on shooting quail and exports. Omaha houses bought all available quail in the region, promising a tight supply and higher prices next fall, with stored birds said to be in excellent condition.
Dennis Reed an 18 year old shot and seriously wounded George Williams in Metropolis Illinois on Saturday night. Reed visited Williams daughter against orders, entered the room and opened fire after objecting to the visitor’s presence. Sultan Shuts Out Typewriters.
Benjamin D. Wood ward United States assistant commissioner to the Paris exposition formally returned the site of the American pavilion to the French government in a ceremony attended by exposition officials.
Lisbon correspondent reports the U S government aims to persuade Portugal to cede an Azores island for a coaling station. The Morning Leader note highlights strategic value and diplomatic sensitivity of the proposal.
Strikes with street disorders erupted in St Petersburg with police arresting 132 people. Several large spinning works and other factories are involved in the unrest.
A Detroit Free Press snippet remarks that celebrity halos fade with exposure and people grow disenchanted by ostentation. It notes faith in self and honest promises, yet disappointment persists when outcomes defy expectations, urging restraint and humility.
An excerpt from American Boy recounts a ten year old, admiring an autograph album kept by an aunt, finding a June quotation on one page, then adding a playful entry on the next page reading A Chinaman with whiskers, with his name beneath it.
Tales of Mark Twain in London report his visit to a famed West End dentist known for long waits. Clements endured an hour delay before remarking on war with the Transvaal as he entered the room. The piece also includes a quip about Mr Schnerer and a nap in the next room.
Dialogue features a mother and son debating gossip at school. Tommy confronts his mother's gossiping with a quip about two people needed to gossip, revealing a humorous take on parental talk and behavior.
The Nickel Plate Road announces summer low rates to the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo starting June 1. Round trip one and one third fares for sale dates with 16 day return limit, plus $1 east or west of Cleveland. round trip limit 10 days. Also coach excursions Tuesdays June through October at one cent a mile with three day return. For details contact agents or C A Terlin in St Wayne Indiana.
A quotation contrasts phrases about a factory resuming work. The Philadelphia Times questions the imagery of feet versus hands as a figure of speech for revival, noting that hands are the ones employed in production.
The Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway publishes an illustrated booklet titled South Dakota Farms describing the Aberdeen to Missouri River country now served by a new line. Requests for a copy require a two cent stamp to F A Miller, General Passenger Agent in Chicago. A separate quip notes a bachelor tax proposal with a light exchange.
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