25 May 1899
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1899
Page
1
A Kwilden stripped column notes a Klondike boost in bogus nugget sales amid winter amusements and ward meetings. It mentions Byron relics selling for 2778 dollars in New York, while the entire jet’s value seems under 100 dollars.
The Midland Railway of England orders 130 American Locomotives as tests abroad show they lead in speed power and general utility.
Washington monument officials report that since opening on October 9 1898 the ascent has been made by 1169631 people breaking all prior records and remaining unchallenged.
A 50 foot long device to be installed in September will fire a 2 400 pound projectile with ramming force comparable to a battleship moving at 14 mph. Officials call it the strongest unit yet built for public safety.
The piece suggests the American exhibit for the Paris world fair may travel to St Petersburg and then Glasgow for display. It notes that advertising this exhibit benefits both nations and individuals and that the ad will be favorable.
A Missouri paper reports Mr Coffin has gone to Tombstone Arizona to visit his cousin Mr Graves on pleasure bent though the item reads as if it carries a funerary tone.
A Missouri doctor claims to have found the elixir of life in the goat, offering capricornus lymph as a practical anti aging remedy while recalling legends of Ponce de Leon and the fountain of youth in Florida.
A inventor jokes that Americans grow lazy and describes a new hat accessory. The device is a wire spring that clamps to the hat’s inner band and loops around the ear to hold the hat in place. He quips that soon they may put a ring in a man’s nose to lift a cigar.
Brazil's coffee crop is valued at 140 million dollars with most sales going to the United States. The article notes deceptive labeling using names like Java and Mocha to mask the product and hints at a superior beverage quality compared to home-brewed coffee.
William B. Twembly a private in company B Twentieth Kansas swam the Rio Grande at Calumpit under fire with Col Funston to carry a rope enabling river crossing by rafts. At 22 he is the sole son of a Kansas City widow and his brave feat stands among rare acts of bravery.
Workmen uncover large quantities of grape shot embedded in oaks on the Lawrence estate at Cottage Farm near Boston. The missiles date to the siege of Loston in 1775, reflecting a long conflict in the region. A Cumberland County farmer opines that marriage is a grand success, praising his wife’s tireless daily work.
Lieut. Col. Lee of the British army, formerly with General Shafter's force before Santiago, praised the endurance courage loyalty and steadfastness of the U S regular army at a St George's Society of New York dinner noting seasoned volunteers are as good as the regulars.
A periodical shows cooking with electrical convetrances at the table enabling hosts to entertain while meals are prepared. The future bills may list 45 volt butter ten ampere meat and electrical light bread with items like electrode pudding watt pie and battery cakes as the whole meal may be charged.
The piece extols the country newspaper as a broad trust, trusted by almost all and enjoyed by readers. It claims owners receive the smallest dividends while profits fund branch offices in every city, with critics rebuked if they demand more than air to sustain the trust.
Treasury figures show China's imports from the United States in the 1899 fiscal year will exceed 13 million dollars. The president and party have returned to Washington after a 12 day vacation at Hot Springs Virginia.
June 2 shifts Newport capital status while figures show Harrison to England for Venezuela arbitration. Obituaries include Charles W. Briggs 74 founder of Briggs Bros. seeds in Rochester and Charles R. Bucklew 75 former US senator. Also Rosevelt Flower estate bequest and city bar whipings in Newcastle jail yard. Clearing houses report 1.909 trillion weekly volume. 147 US business failures in week ending 19th. Baseball league scores list team percentages. Russell Sage donates 50000 to Women’s Hospital.
The report lists expenses of a last legislature near 337060, attacks a populist fusion stance, a fatal cyclone near Colesburg Iowa killing several, murders in West Alexandria Ohio, and the death of John F. Potter in Wisconsin. It notes Go mez Cuban manifesto, Wittenberg college admitting women, Pfeffer returning to Republicans, a gold ore find near Custer City, the German American publishers' association, and military transport from Manila. Additional items include a Colorado official suicide, Pana dispute end, Jerome Arizona fire, Middleburg tragedy, Dawson City fire loss, centenarian Julia Fanning, Teina Mercedes trophy ship, and cattle thieves publicly punished in San Bois.
Manila to Hong Kong report notes Admiral Dewey will reach Hong Kong on May 25. The peace conference opened under the czar with sixteen nations represented and M de Staal named council president. Armenian outrages resume in Diarbekr and the czar orders a commission to study new penalties besides transportation to Siberia.
The British Woman's Temperance association reelected Lady Henry Somerset as president. Also, Prof Nathorst's expedition set sail from Stockholm to northern Greenland to locate Andree. Cholera spreads in northwest British India. Finnish diet switches to quadrennial meetings.
Aguinaldo's commission met the American commission in Manila and outlined a form of government with a president appointed governor general cabinet and mixed appointment of judges by the president. A Texas tornado damaged Stephenville Mount Pleasant and Dublin killing several. An Etna Indiana nitroglycerin tank explosion killed three workers. New York legislature adjourned a special session to amend a franchise tax bill. The Sherman carried 4 million dollars in gold to pay volunteers in the islands. Missouri legislature adjourned sine die after 188 days. The transport Warren arrived in Manila with officers and enlisted men. Actress Rhea died in France at 54. Boston critic Ball and wife died by gas inhalation. Funeral held for Miss Margaret Bailey at Monument City. Burrell Douglas and Frank Doneglas killed in Chicago gambling saloon. Porto Rico auditor J R Garrison left for San Juan. Sheridan arrived in San Francisco with invalids. Tom Linton killed by masked men in Georgia. Evans family killed in a runaway in Alabama. Brig Gen Christian Wolf died in St. Louis at 77.
A collection of brief notices covers Wichita streetcars declared not a nuisance after stopping service. Newport lawyer Charles Acton Ives dies on a bicycle ride of heart disease. 2,000,000 silver dollars rusting in Philadelphia mint vaults due to a leak. Las Vegas New Mexico to host Rough Riders reunion June 24 with Gov Roosevelt in attendance. Carnegie syndicate head Henry Fri¢k’s coke fortune noted. ex Queen Natalie of Servia writing autobiographical novel. New Rochelle’s mayor Michae l Dillon described as the nation’s tallest and heaviest. a third generation Dickensian novelist emerges. Mathias Steinberger regains memory after 53 years. Massachusetts Supreme Court allows baggage damage claims against last carrier. Sleeping Bear, a Gros Ventre, runs a Great Falls store with selective credit. Bell system expands Wisconsin operations to become world’s largest telephone concern. Marion Chester Stone, inventor of cigarette holder and other items, dies in Washington at 57.
Maj. Gen. Otis refuses to recognize rebels with an armistice but tells American commanders to suspend aggressive actions for now to keep the option to resume hostilities. Filipino Commissioners say they cannot bind their government and seek autonomy amid peace talks with the United States. Autonomy discussed as potential protectorate plan. Washington awaits Otis’s report on negotiations with Aguinaldo’s delegates.
Washington indicates a Republican committee plan to redeem all government obligations in gold on demand and reissue greenbacks only for gold. It allows banks to issue notes at par against deposited bonds and lowers national bank capital to 25000 dollars, a moderate reform to secure consensus. Authorities note it is less radical than broader reform but achievable.
Toledo May 22 Kerlin Bros struck gas on a farm at Tiflin producing more than a half million feet a day in one of the largest strikes in years.
In Manila Admiral Dewey sails aboard the Olympia for home, amid salutes from ships and forts. The voyage will go to Hong Kong for overhaul then via Suez to Montpelier Vermont. Dewey, touched by a Montpelier statue fund, hopes for peaceful times and less demonstrative welcome.
A Toledo dispatch details the murder of Mrs. Rachael Austin and her son Austin in Middleburg Logan County Ohio with the suspect Ernest Austin wounded. he claims robbers attacked and hid crimes by burning the house. Other items cover river dam breaks in Marinette Wisconsin and a German building collapse killing 12 workers.
The article traces a modern swift transcontinental journey from Chicago to San Francisco via the Chicago Union Pacific North Western Line. It highlights pioneer lines, key depots like Clinton Iowa Omaha Cheyenne Laramie Rawlins Ogden and Salt Lake City, mountain scenery, and notable landmarks from the Mississippi crossing to Donner Lake and Sacramento. It emphasizes comfort and rapid travel compared with the days of toil and peril.
The passage highlights travel choices from Portland to the Shasta route of the Southern Pacific famed for Shasta Mountains scenery or an ocean run on Oregon Railway & Navigation steamers to San Francisco and Portland. It notes Portland as a northern Pacific coast city and gateway to Puget Sound, with the Chicago, Union Pacific & North-Western Line offering solid year round chair cars and sleeping cars between Portland and the Dalles, with optional rail or boat segments and stop overs at Shoshone Falls.
A New York Times excerpt recounts an auction where a 50 cent cloisonne vase is followed by a larger piece, with a Wellesley student noting the auctioneer's pronunciation shift from vase to varse. The exchange highlights perceived culture and education through speech.
A 19th century advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional disease and must be treated internally. Hall's Catarrh Cure purportedly acts on blood and mucous surfaces, described as a regular prescription from leading physicians. It promotes testimonials and lists Toledo based F J Cheney and Co as proprietors with nationwide druggist availability and a 75 cent price. Hall's Family Pills are touted as the best.
A short dialogue snippet shows a shopper seeking a husband’s birthday present and a shopwalker directing her to the bargain counter amid chatter about ten years of marriage and rival customers.
The ideal Summer Tourist Travel route runs via the Grand Trunk Railway System reaching the Easts popular Lake River Mountain and Seashore resorts with Lehigh Valley connections. Vestibule Train Service offered. For full particulars and Summer Tourist Literature apply to J H Burgis City Passenger and Ticket Agent 249 Clark St Corner Jackson Blvd Chicago.
A collection of brief quotes and witticisms from various papers features lines about witnesses prisoners offices and reactions to public opinion. The items include stray stories about Johnson yeast and mud baths with a closing drug advertisement for Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets priced at 25 cents.
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