30 May 1901
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1901
Page
1
A scientific writer notes corn originated as a coarse grass with seeds hidden by husks. Cultivation has advanced the crop, revealing its potential for intelligent agriculture. An American torpedo boat near Bath Missouri reached 34 miles per hour, exceeding its contracted speed by a small margin.
Within ten years 28 large steamships were totally wrecked in the lower St. Lawrence. The river stays frozen all winter, suggesting the lower river will not be the reliable inland route to the sea.
The Deutschland set the fastest single day run at 587 miles and sustained an average speed of 23 knots across the Atlantic, with the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse holding the second best record.
The Italian brig Anita 8, after ten months at sea from Martinique, has reached Nantes. Once declared lost several times in five years, the slow vessel faced no misfortune on the recent voyage. the crew simply sailed slowly.
The text explains that the human body is shorter at night than in the morning because weight compresses the intervertebral cartilage. While sleeping or lying down, the pressure is relieved and the spine expands back to its normal height, causing a daily height change of about three-eighths to one half inch.
The vaults of the new Philadelphia mint are made with seven layers of steel armor and a stone casing that carries water under pressure. Any hole would trigger a flood of telltale water, making burglary nearly impossible.
A veteran with Mexican War roots dies in Morristown New York at 78. Son of a naval officer he graduated West Point in 1845 and fought at Mexico City. He rose to major general of volunteers early in the Civil War.
Mrs Pitman of Trinity Bay Newfoundland shares her birth day with Queen Victoria. Both women married men named Albert, and the husbands died near at the same hour. She has a son Albert born when King Edward was young, and values a Queen Victoria autograph letter replying to her note about these ties.
Critics note Patti’s long admired voice has faded in quality with age. They acknowledge she sings well for her years but the birdlike notes that defined her work are gone and she strains to render pieces once mastered.
Washington officials announce that successful free rural delivery routes and petitions for extensions show the experimental period is over and the system has become permanent. The routes boost mail order trade and herald a revolution in commercial methods.
The formal opening ceremony of the Pan American exposition in Buffalo carries great national meaning. Vice President Roosevelt notes the fair displays what western hemisphere peoples have achieved in art science and industry through their diverse resources and talents.
In Maine a new slang during Prohibition features terms like sand peeps and blind pigs as part of the colorful jargon describing illegal drinking and liquor trafficking. The list also includes speak easys holes in the wall bootleggers joints and blind tigers reflecting the era and its enforcement gaps.
The British census shows England and Wales at 32,525,716 with Scotland lifting UK totals to 36,997,673 close to France. Angrease share in England is a little more than half that in the United States, while natural increase drives the United States toward global prominence as a powerful nation.
Secretary of War Root approved the court of inquiry finding that five West Point cadets will be dismissed. Treasury officials seek to extend the Chinese exclusion act to Cuba. A land opening bill for Kiowa 2,000,000 acres in Oklahoma is exposed as a major theft. The Reina Mercedes will be refitted as a training ship. The Supreme Court upholds insular cases denying constitutional application of the flag in wartime acquisitions.
Gen Fitz John Porter dies at 80 in Morristown New Jersey. Ex Congressmen Charles A P Bou telle of Maine dies in a Waverly Massachusetts asylum aged 63. Cambridge bank burglary damages building with dynamite. Admiral Schley arrives in New York from Europe. West Point disciplining six suspended students and five dismissed for insubordination. Baldwin polar expedition set for June. Edison supposedly perfects a revolutionary storage battery. Pennsylvania to release about 1000 convicts under a new commutation law. Protestant Episcopal church proposing division of the United States into provinces with archbishop and metropolitan over all.
A Marseilles Illinois fire damages W D Boyce Paper Mills for about 200000 dollars. J B Ricks Democrat elected to Illinois Supreme Court from Second District. Fort Sheridan soldiers desertion report. Urbana Illinois state agricultural college dedication notes no city changes. Archibald A Gibson former 1874 Illinois lieutenant governor dies in Wichita. President entertained by Knights Templar in San Francisco as Mrs McKinley improves. Wyanet Illinois train wreck injures four. Bear kills three children near Job West Virginia. Mob hangs Milt Calvert in Griffith Mississippi for attempted assault. Tacoma Washington mother shoots and kills her son then commits suicide. Mrs Leah A Robinson dies in Victoria Texas at 101 years. Floods cause extensive damage in Tennessee and West Virginia with many deaths. A Chicago Hereford cow sells for a record 5000. Iowa prohibitionists nominate A A Coates for governor. East Tennessee flood toll rises to fourteen. John R Tanner former Illinois governor dies in Springfield. M A Wanna joins Memorial Post in Cleveland. Dowie and disciples held for J Judd death in Chicago. Pension sharks curtailed in San Francisco. President reviews troops at Presidio praising Philippines work. Mrs McKinley improves. Benjamin Atkins killed in Chicago amid defense of son. Dr T Yerkes sells Inter Ocean to Hinman.
The Yilipino commander Gen Cailles offers surrender on condition his men are released from taking the allegiance oath. In Peking the last American troops depart except for a legation guard. In the Solent Shamrock II nearly wrecked by a squall with King Edward aboard escaping death. In Santo Stefano Bresci the Italian king Humbert assassin dies by suicide in prison.
The era's notes report a narrow escape for Italy's king in an elevator. Scotland's census lists 4 471 957 people, up 446 310 in ten years. The US cutter Grant wrecks near Saanich Inlet. The Croft steamship is missing after leaving New York for Scotland three years ago. An imperial order bans reporters from public functions in Germany. China waits for foreign troops to leave Beijing before returning. Indemnity talks with China stall at 200 million dollars. Russian warships may buy stores in the U.S. duty free. San Ygnacio, Mexico uncovers a counterfeit operation. France aims to develop a second Egypt along the Niger. Manila reports Karl Enkelsson, a spy for the Filipino Hong Kong junta, arrested with incriminating papers. At 83, M W Pretorius, first president of the Transvaal, dies at Potchefstroom.
The president and party depart San Francisco for Washington with no delays. Across the globe reports note Wales mine disaster killing 73, a Lake Huron shipwreck, and a South Africa treason case. Other items cover tolls from labor, finance, canvases of Palmyra markets, and a North Carolina flood.
In a May storm on Lake Huron the wooden steamer Baltimore sank near Au Sable Michigan with 14 crew aboard. Only two men survived after clinging to a raft for hours. one rescuer was driven to madness. The tragedy prompted rescues by the tug Columbia and a passing passenger steamer City of Holland.
New Jersey New England and New York metal trades officials meeting in New York pledge unity against machinists strike. A. B. See says 200 manufacturers resist demands and warn labor leaders. O Connell plans nine hour day without wage cuts on railroads. Detroit American Car & Foundry and Eastman Kodak grant nine hour day to all workers.
Dr John Alexander Dowie was held responsible at a coroner inquest for Mrs H Worthington Judd s death and was granted a return to Zion on 10000 bond. The husband of the deceased was released with the same bond. Mrs Henrika Bratsch received 5000 bond to await grand jury action. Mrs Mary B Speicher aided Judd s wife and was beyond court s jurisdiction as she had left the state.
Explosion at Universal colliery Senghenydd, Rhondda valley, traps about 78 miners entombed as rescuers struggle for air. Rescue attempts hindered by blocked passages and collapsed wreckage. Dozens of bodies recovered. little hope remains for survivors.
Springfield May 25 Dr R F Bennett of Litchfield was reappointed by the board of trustees of the Southern Hospital for the Insane at Anna at their Friday meeting in this city to serve as superintendent of the institution.
Philadelphia May 25 The Presbyterian general assembly voted to continue consideration of revisions to the confession of faith after defeating the amendment to dismiss the subject. Key addresses by Rev John Dewitt and Rev Charles A Dickey framed the debate with calls for Scripture supremacy and continued inquiry into the creed.
Bradstreet notes the general situation remains favorable with bright crop prospects, warm weather boosting distribution while iron and steel demand stays muted. Kansas winter and spring wheat reports glow, with a 100,000,000 bushel Kansas yield forecast though labor for harvest is a concern. R G Dun adds labor cloud but not hindering production. strikes settle and prices stay firm as 180 U.S. and 22 Canada failures are reported.
Dr W L Witham of South Lebanon was instantly killed by a lightning strike near Hufford’s grove on Friday. Charles James and Charles Weinhoff were seriously injured. all were students seeking refuge in a Hufford farm barn when the bolt struck. The barn was badly damaged and the two injured boys will recover.
Reports from Bakersville Magnetic City and Roan Mountain Station describe widespread ruin with 16 residences and a church wiped out in Bakersville, all in Magnetic City destroyed, 20 houses swept away at Roan Mountain Station, two drownings including Quinter Moore son, and a man killed by a landslide on Big Rock Creek.
Mrs Pinkham's Vegetable Compound touted as a cure for ovarian inflammation. The piece cites Mrs Chappell of Grant Park Illinois and promotes Lydia E Pinkham's free advice from Lynn Massachusetts. It frames female illness as hard for men to understand and urges consultation with Mrs Pinkham for relief and health.
Practical kitchen guidance covers keeping fish flesh white with lemon juice, preserving parsley in cheesecloth, choosing molds, and handling gelatine. It notes using small molds, quick hot water release, and safe substitution in chicken salads with pork or veal. Also describes a Japanese method to keep meat fresh in heat using boiling water and a sealed china vessel.
Minnesota reports 200 fewer inmates in prisons and reformatories than in 1897. A Buffalo exposition hotel on nine acres can seat 5 000 diners. Tampa, rising from Havana cigar trade, now ships Havana cigars to the U S. Canton Missouri city attorney Thomas E Raleigh at 23 is noted as a wit and orator. Chicago mayor notes asphalt and dressed granite as ideal for streets. New York introduces 14 shower baths in a crowded public school for efficiency and cleanliness.
Aldrich Missouri May 27. Mrs Mollie Moore suffered nervous breakdown and kidney disease. Four doctors said she would die until she used Dodd's Kidney Pills. She improved at once and has continued to recover. Neighbors praise the remedy as curing many previously incurable cases.
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