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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1899
Page
3
Bolivia restricts voting to those who can read and write and earn at least $200 annually, excluding illiterates and those with income below the threshold. Bankrupt individuals are barred from casting ballots, enforcing strict eligibility for elections.
The Korrespondenz Fuer Centrumsbhe from Berlin states the center will not yield. The remark is deemed to settle the matter, if nomenclature holds any weight.
An Illinois woman sues a drama instructor claiming he failed to transform her into a star for 1500 dollars. The suit argues the instructor did not deliver promised results despite payment. Some people could not become stars even with far larger sums.
A St. Louis correspondent reports a 12 year old boy in Mountain Home Texas bitten by a rattlesnake who jumped 12 feet when struck. Five men who killed the snake will certify to the distance and claim all belong to the same church.
Gen O O Howard toured Malden Massachusetts with his host Mr Converse to view Bicknell's painting Lincoln at Gettysburg. Among the 21 Civil War era figures in the work Howard is the only living participant.
While tearing down an old house at Evergreen avenue and Madison street in Brooklyn for a new church a hidden passage was discovered leading to a tunnel that runs under the street for a block or more. Inside the tunnel a copy of the New York Sun dated August 14, 1838 was found. The tunnel’s purpose remains unknown.
Manila dispatch reports the ladies of the military circle forming a hospital aid society with Mrs Lawton elected president. Contributions from this country will be distributed to aid the sick and wounded, supplying clothing periodicals and slippers and personal visits to cheer them. A note reflects on past beliefs about indox functions and jokes about Chicago iceboxes used to hide a bartender during saloon closures.
The Only Woman's Page notes a Cleveland society reader spearheading a crusade to induce women to wear men's clothes while riding. The proposal gains favor among women eager to appear in high hats and ride in male saddles, seen as sensible progress.
A new process shortens tin plate production from six days to about an hour enabling lower costs by at least $10 per ton. The redirection could allow new factories to challenge existing trusts and overhaul the tin plate industry.
A spark from a Burlington locomotive set fire to the Civil War era blockhouse on the Chariton River about 15 miles west of Macon Missouri, destroying the historic site marked by hundreds of bullets. The blockhouse was one of thirteen on the Hannibal and St. Joseph road built to guard bridge crossings from bushwhackers. As the old structures fade, their erasure is noted as a relief.
Philologists debate coining a shorter name for the automobile. Despite requests for a simpler term the public is accustomed to the word automobile. History shows telegraph tele phone bicycles faced opposition yet endured.
In September dysentery patients reached 59 000 with 12 600 deaths and by October 100 000 cases were reported. The disease is described as sweeping the island like a tidal wave while peacetime nations remain largely unaware of a true epidemic.
A survey of last week’s notable federal activity includes Ludington reporting transportation for 1,064,383 people and 72,701 animals, plus 54,644 tons of material moved. Expenditures cover vessel charters and fittings totaling over 10 million dollars.
New York's W A Eddy, a kite expert, claims a wireless telegraphy method using air electricity rather than batteries. The report also notes Admiral Dewey’s dog Bob died at Tompkinsville after serving as Olympia’s mascot in Manila. A digest of weekly financial and accident items follows.
A sweeping news digest reports fires destroying 11 New Carlisle businesses and major destruction in Columbia Louisiana, a fatal train wreck near Alexis Illinois, a Winnie Davis monument dedication in Richmond Virginia, a Chicago murder trial verdict, and varied advances and deaths from across Ohio Illinois Utah and other states, including prominent figures and disasters.
In a wreck on the Fort Dodge and Omaha railroad nine miles north of Denison Iowa twenty six men were injured. In Chicago Colonel Herman Jacobson who led the Twenty ninth New York regiment during the civil war died suddenly aged sixty five years.
Reports say MacArthur’s troops crushed Filipino resistance near Mabalacat with 28 killed and 28 prisoners released at San Fabian after landing Wheaton’s men. Battles rage across the Philippines as Tarlac falls and Aguinaldo’s government vanishes. UK worries over White’s hold and reinforcements. A Montreal biscuit plant losses reach 500000.
Col Bell's regiment moves north from Tarlac to overtake Aguinaldo as insurrection is viewed as waning. Bank of Athens assigns a receiver. US cruiser Charleston wrecked off Luzon with all saved. Cuban tensions rise with Gov. Ludlow meeting the president. Belgische sinks near Alderney with 18 drowned. Ed Grandison hanged in Yazoo for deputy murders. Maryland governor race yields 12 121 plurality for Smith. Kentucky GOP victor Taylor named governor. Oklahoma DA Overstreet found dead near Joliet. Three Ory children die in Detour fire. Cordoba fires at by Magicienne. Paris press warns of war. German expedition kills 200 cannibals in Africa. Yunsk and Winske die in railroad collision near Enterprise. Diamonds worth 300000 sold in Cleveland. Lady Smith situation in London remains unchanged. Boers poised south of Orange River. Kimberley attack expected. Ladysmith tense.
Notable short items report Mrs. McKinley knitting thousands of slippers for charities, ex-senator Davis funding an orphan asylum, and Hiram Cronk at 99 as the last Mexican War survivor. Other notes mention Rockefeller gifts, Dewey family charity, France’s debt, a Paris exposition model post office, Queen Victoria’s descendants, a child grandchild of President Taft, Mrs. Roger Wolcott’s monument, Stimson’s $56,000 drive, Baez returning to Santo Domingo, tipping reform at New York Central, and Smithville Mass. sale of a full village with factory and shops.
Descriptive dispatches report Col. Bell's regiment entering Tarlac with light opposition while Aguinaldo's forces flee. MacArthur's advance secures Bamban with minor American casualties as insurgents retreat, rail lines damaged but not destroyed. Subsequent reports note typhoons hindering Hughes and Lawton, with captured insurgent dispatches shaping the narrative.
In Porto Cabello Venezuela Gen Paredes former army commander under ex President Andrade surrendered Sunday morning after a brutal battle. Casualties exceed 650 with devastation across the city as Gen Ramon Guerra's forces advance and a fleet bombardment arrives but proves ineffective. Dr Braisted of the Detroit and other surgeons tend the wounded.
In Urbana Iowa the Weekly Monitor office and Burrell bank and store were blown up by dynamite at 2 10 am. Clarence Burrell was killed and his brother Will was injured fatally. The safe held 2 000 cash and 25 000 in notes and mortgages. Losses include the Burrell store 10 000 and printing office 2 000. No motive or suspects yet. dynamite sellers described. robbery appears unlikely. Cedar Rapids reports no arrests as yet.
Shanghai Daily Mail correspondent reports uneasy Russia Japan relations with a large Russian fleet expected to winter in Nagasaki harbor. German admiral Prince Henry observes the Japanese army's strong European standing as builders push to finish a colossal battleship by January 1 1900 amid rising tensions.
Washington officials say money drawn from eastern banks for crop movement to the west will soon reach New York, easing what is described as current money stringency. Payment of debts by western business men will spur this return, while authorities deny any government relief measures are needed or planned at present.
Vice President Hobart made steady progress in recovery as of Sunday. He resumed solid meals with milk and milk punches between times, sleeping without opiates, and his nervous attacks at night have lessened. Mrs. Hobart remains at his bedside and feels encouraged.
Orlando M Barnes a noted Michigan figure died in Lansing of apoplexy at 75. He was Democratic gubernatorial nominee in 1875 and long a Democratic National Committee member. He promoted the Jackson Lansing Saginaw Railroad and secured the land grant for its construction. At death he chaired the Jackson and joint state prison boards and was an authority in criminology.
A deputy sheriff and three whites tried to arrest Navajos accused of horse stealing ten miles south of Walnut Station. A gunfight left five Navajos dead, one wounded, and two whites and one Navajo injured. Deputy Hogan survived after being shot in the back and wounding his attacker.
Henry A. Salzer of Salzer Seed Co. and Idaho Gold Coin Mining and Milling Co. reports a rich gold deposit at Seven Devil District in Idaho. Gold Coin stock has doubled in value as patrons of the seed firm own shares.
A Syracuse Herald piece mocks a family described as flawed with the father investing in the stock market the son in horse racing and the daughter at the piano, portraying them as lacking virtues.
Grain-O is promoted as a long-desired substitute for coffee suitable for babies and the elderly. It claims to be grain based, digestion friendly, healthful, and a genuine scientific product that tastes like coffee at a lower price. Grocers are advised to stock Grain-O, marketed as a wholesome beverage for all ages.
Louisiana State Legislature member Hon J H Caldwell comments on Peruna as a remedy for kidney disease. He emphasizes the claim in a public statement urging consideration of the tonic for nephritic ailments.
Philadelphia reports a major staff reduction at the League Island navy yard with 102 of 380 employees discharged. Shipwrights painters and other skilled trades affected as funds run short despite ongoing work.
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