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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1902
Page
8
A Civil War era rider returns to a ruined farm where a girl in sunbonnet greets him amid burnt fences and distant drums. He halts, dismounts, and speaks softly, yet she avoids his eyes, leaving tension as the scene hints at deeper conflict and loss.
A tense encounter unfolds between Mattie Price, a Union officer, and rival lovers among gray and blue forces. A scarred scout salutes, a decision between flag and heart looms, and a vow to honor or desert tests loyalties as the dawn reveals a battlefield aftermath.
Reports from Pretoria indicate a stubborn minority in South Africa advocates resuming hostilities, while delegates at the peace conference remain divided on independence and keep hopes for peace alive amid uncertainty. A London rumor of a hitch near Parliament follows.
Members of the French mission attending the Rochambeau unveiling at Washington visited Niagara Falls on May 27. Ambassadors Cambon and staff, La Fayette family members, and officials toured the falls, crossed to the Canadian side, and rode a special train to Lewiston before continuing to West Point. Earlier, the French battleship Gaulois arrived in New York with the mission aboard as U.S. ships Kearsarge Alabama and Olympia were noted in harbor.
London reports quote Daily Mail claiming cabinet will settle financial points tied to peace terms with the Boers and Pretoria officials will accept the best terms. Proclamation of peace deemed imminent as King Edward’s birthday nears and grain tax may be dropped to boost liberal support.
Washington May 27 Representative Richardson of Tennessee, Democratic floor leader, rejected claims he said imperialism would be the only issue in the congressional campaign. He stated he made no such statement and doubts imperialism will be the leading issue, noting other questions press for public attention.
Edward Robbins pleaded guilty to second degree manslaughter for killing J. H. Ott, both section railroad workers, and received a five year penitentiary term. Ott formerly resided in New York. In Plattsburg North Carolina a Vermont University class war ended fatally with Nelson P. Bond of Burlington drowning while fleeing sophomore kidnappers as rescuers failed.
Accompanying the Gaulois the party from the battleship arrived on the Dolphin anchored off Thirty-fourth street. They exchanged salutes with Governors Island and went to West Point after boarding the dispatch boat at one o'clock.
Sydney based Daily Mail correspondent reports a severe seven year drought in Australia causing stock losses estimated at £15,000,000. Unemployed men move to cities as relief aids rise, with northern New South Wales and Riverina spared. Sheep die by the millions while rabbits starve and horses suffer cruel feed treatments. Sundowners and swagmen die on roads. governments struggle to ease conditions as weather chances dim.
Charles D. Tee, former supreme finance keeper of the Supreme Tent Knights of the Maccabees, was arraigned in Port Huron circuit court and refused to plead to embezzling 57000 dollars. A plea of not guilty was entered. Thompson is free on $5000 bond and a June trial is set.
Rome May 27 The United States report that authorities found evidence of a plot against the pope is without foundation There is no ground for such a statement and no basis for the claim.
Hundreds of Chicago post office clerks will gain $100 annually and 150 more clerks will be hired. Ten new substations are planned across the city. John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers is expected in Indianapolis to issue the formal call for the upcoming national convention to address the strike situation.
Chicago May 27 Every packing house in the Union Stock Yards could not deliver meat to local trade as the Teamsters union kept its word and tied up all delivery wagons.
Lunar light takes 1144 seconds to reach Earth and breath cycles from a healthy person run about 20 per minute. Sun flames reach 35000 miles outward at times while life spans vary by location. Potatoes can be smoked with sulphur to prevent sprouting and purses account for a large share of theft. Various heraldic marks identify gold purity in England Ireland Scotland and the busiest cheese and rose records are noted. Typhoid deaths rise in January February within the British army and river water remains a concern.
David Warfield will stage Dinkelspiel in the next season. Beau Brummel paid Clyde Fitch $1,000 while roy alties from his late plays reach $50,000. Amelia Kurle to wed a western ranch owner and retire. Mrs Langtry signs with Frohman to appear in America next season. Ethel Knight Mollison to lead in Mansfield’s company. Hazlitt plans one lecture weekly in Lectures on Authors. Some papers mock Carnegie after Eliot’s remark on libraries.
Mr. David James starred as the Butter man in Our Boys at the Vaudeville 1 200 times in succession. Clarence Holt plans to publish reminiscences spanning 60 years of theatre and actors. Weimar German Shakespeare society offers prizes for essays on Shakespeare and Garrick. Senator Clark’s voice and love of music shine from mining camp days to opera and ballads.
The piece notes Brazil with nearly 5000 miles of coast and 52 ports, Mexico’s public debt at 177 million, and a Walkland Islands bishopric spanning most of South America save British Guiana. It cites Paraguay’s banknotes, a two-note price to bricked boots, eight for postage to England, and fruit prices like 15 oranges or a watermelon.
Star City Arkansas reports W. W. Means suffered two years from a head burning ailment puzzled doctors. After trying Dodd's Kidney Pills the burning faded and the illness was cured. His son George also benefited from a few pills sold for ten cents each.
Milwaukee reader Mrs Sadie Koch testifies to months of female troubles that faded after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports relief after the first bottle and full recovery after the second, claiming a year of good health. The advertisement invites women to consult Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts free of charge.
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