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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1900
Page
3
Mark Twain returns to New York free from all debts tied to the Webster & Co failure five years past. The development is praised as a notable financial recovery, likened to Walter Scott’s own suppression of debts.
Bertolani, arrested in Milan, confesses an anarchist plan tied to a Paterson meeting. He says seven men were chosen to assassinate monarchs and rulers and that one was designated to kill McKinley.
American machinery will hereafter handle coal and iron in Alexandria harbor Egypt with costs cut from 1.50 to 0.50 dollars per ton or less. An expert studied the issue and led to the building of an elevated tramway on the American plan.
Late authorities say the Indian population is not decreasing but slowly growing as tribal wars end and Native people pursue self support. The piece notes Lo becomes a self supporting farmer.
Otto Schulz holds Evanston championship record as a pie eater after consuming five percent of pies in a single sitting while opponent managed three percent. Schulz reportedly restrained himself, a notable feat since the rival had to pay for the pies.
Local police fell for a staged tale of a $40 bill theft, circulating a detailed description of a non existent thief. The entire force spent a day chasing the phantom culprit before realizing no such bill exists and the joker was gone.
Jonas Silverman, a farmer near Springfield Ohio, was swindled about 30 years ago on a train near Valparaiso Indiana, losing 1500 dollars. The three crooks fled, one died, the others went to the Klondike, then returned rich and reimbursed Silverman with 1500 dollars plus 1000 dollars interest.
From the outbreak of the Boer War through September actual British war spending reached 280 million dollars with an additional 80 million expected, totaling 360 million. The sum nearly equals the cumulative output of South African gold mines from discovery to war start, 15 percent years.
The piece muses on a rising cane trend among women and questions how it will be carried. It notes women already manage many items like purses and handkerchiefs and speculates whether the cane will be held in the teeth or carried in a hand, pondering practical balance and style.
A Kansas newspaperman notes a Scottish highland store stocking American goods such as corn flour canned beef and peaches while the London Daily Express reports New York Philadelphia financiers including Russell Sage and Hetty Green planning a tall modern hotel in London for 200 to 300 bachelor girls. The piece questions why Americans seek such hotels abroad when many U.S. cities lack one.
Discoveries in Babylonia reveal tablets where a jeweler guarantees an emerald ring, farmers refer boundary disputes to arbitration, and wage claims are adjusted, illustrating that people lived much as today with similar concerns and practices.
A weekly digest notes the Navy consent to move the Maine from Havana harbor. Census Office reports 159 U S cities with 25 000 plus population totaling 19 694 625. gain since 1890 is 4 839 136. Indian Head explosion costs 80000 in powder. treasury gold hits 451 477 404 the highest since founding. Treasury stats show rising value of American manufactured goods shipped overseas.
Edward Henry aged 116, reputedly the country’s oldest man, died at his Pittsburgh home. Born a slave in Culpeper Virginia in 1784, his death marks the end of a life spanning a century and a half.
Drownings near Asheville and Bridgeport bank robbery headline a string of early 20th century incidents. Notable deaths include A W Merrill editor of Prairie du Chien Courier aged 85, and John Sherman’s funeral in Mansfield with President McKinley present. High water and earthquakes affect Wisconsin and Texas regions.
In Victoria West South Africa a military depot containing vast stores of food and ammunition was destroyed by fire. Lord Roberts plans to depart for Lome around November 15. insurgents killed 2000 villagers in Kwai Sin district China and unrest spreads in the south. At Valley Field Quebec a clash between cotton mill operatives and soldiers left 15 strikers and two soldiers injured.
An imperial edict from Peking asks foreign ministers to identify Boxer leaders and propose punishment. Kang Yi and Yu Sien, leaders, died by swallowing gold leaf. Other items note battles in Luzon with American casualties and wider geopolitical shifts.
Fire and chemical blast at the Greenwich and Warren streets drug house of Tarrant & Co. reportedly kills up to 35, injures over 100, and causes about 1.5 million dollars in property loss. Also noted are political and military news items from across the globe.
Japan bans smoking for those under twenty. Kansas builds over 150 new schoolhouses in a year. Armenian massacres reported in Diarbekir district. Kipling sells his Vermont home and abandons U.S. residence. Salt mining may come to British Columbia. England introduces a lamppost combining fire hydrant tap and alarm. New Hampshire game laws cap partridges at fifteen daily. Raw Indians council in Texas votes for land allotment. Cedar Croft in Westchester sold to satisfy a claim. Mrs. MacQueeny Livingstone, 104, alive in Salem. Apricots top oranges in Isle of Mall with California crop value. McKnight sentenced to five years for embezzlement. Monongahela river linked to boiler corrosion. London school board tests sight. 23 percent fail. Peary relief steamer Windward still missing. winter set in near Hudson Bay.
A civilian launch near Arayat carrying merchandise was attacked by 150 insurgents led by deserter David Fagin. U.S. troops repelled the raid. Capt Beigler fought 400 insurgents near Looe, killing over 75. In Narvican area Lieut Febiger and four privates died. 29 horses missing. Gen Hall’s 800 men faced hardships in Binangonan march. Insurgent forces grow in Young district as recruitment rises.
London reports from Pretoria on October 26 describe heavy British losses in Barton's clash with De Wet, including four officers and 38 men killed or wounded, 24 Boers killed, 18 wounded, and 26 captured, with three Boers executed after a staged surrender. A separate dispatch notes Barton striking De Wet near Frederickstad and Boer forces scattered, while another patrol incident near Hoopstad ends with seven police dead, 11 wounded, and 15 captured as 15,000 Boers campaign in Orange River colony.
Early Saturday morning in Prairie du Sac near Baraboo Wisconsin an audacious bank robbery occurred as dynamite blew open the safe. About $3000 in silver and gold coins and several valuable checks were taken by three robbers who fled on saddle horses toward the north as a posse pursued them.
The Transvaal agency says Mr. Kruger will land in Marseilles aboard the Gelderland on November 11 or 12 and stay at the Grand Hotel de Noailles with French Dutch and Belgian delegations. He will proceed to The Hague and then appeal to powers over the South African settlement under Article 3 of the Hague convention.
LaCrosse Wisconsin October 29 heavy rains caused widespread damage to railroads businesses and farms. Milwaukee line worst hit with tracks washed out at Hokah Minnesota flooding Lake Como and Dresbach towns. Basements flooded three feet deep and wholesale stock losses loom in LaCrosse.
Port Clinton Ohio reports a quadruple drowning after a small boat capsized when its oarsmen could not maneuver past a fish pound net. The victims are Douglass George Alfred and Henry Stark aged three to thirteen, all sons of William Stark who had recently moved from Toledo. Nearby incidents include deaths of a four year old in Anoka and others, reflecting a spate of tragedy locally.
An old advertisement hawks Hall's Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward for an incurable case. It touts internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, lists price 75 cents per bottle, and cites testimonials from druggists West and Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin.
The Philadelphia Press notes a heated clash between Pepprey and Gussie ending in a draw. Gussie claims to have licked Pepprey, while Pepprey boasts of Gussie’s hat and collar being wilted after the scuffle.
An advertisement promotes a Wednesday departures from Chicago and St Louis to California via Denver with Salt Lake City stopovers. Each party has a special agent in charge and sleeping cars are described as comfortable and clean. Include 6 cents for a 72 page illustrated California book.
Mrs Brown recalls her son Thom as hag facing severe football injuries. She quotes his letters describing three ligaments in the leg broken over seasons at Purdoe Sham pain University and an Indiana college. The injuries left his foot barely held on by skin.
Promote Inter Tourist Tickets from Cincinnati to Florida with direct steamship links to Key West Nassau and Havana via Port Tampa and Miami. Handful of printed matter offered free. rates quoted. Contact W C Rilkarson, General Passenger Agent, Cincinnati Ohio.
Comic exchange from the Chicago Daily News about a patient trying hot water remedy before breakfast. The doctor jests about the patient’s struggle to keep up the routine, illustrating humorous medical banter.
Tickets sold at all Chicago Great Western ticket offices on the first and third Tuesdays of October November and December at one fare plus $2.00 for the round trip. Return valid within 2 days of sale. Details from any Great Western Agent or F H Lord G P and T A 113 Adams St Chicago.
Ad copy claims Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold in a day with a money back guarantee from druggists. The ad ends with a Ram's Horn motto about gold rusting only in the heart.
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