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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1901
Page
1
The Express notes Japan participates in global culture despite lacking music. Prof Hugo Munsterberg praises American women. Sci enced problems include light without heat and decayed beef re valuation. A Denver chemist claims gold ore as gas, echoing alchemist dreams of gaseous gold.
Mrs. Jenkins wife of Gov Jenkins of Oklahoma territory acts as a Quaker preacher. She fills the local Quaker church pulpit every Sunday and visits Guthrie jail to minister to prisoners by addressing their spiritual and material needs.
The passage notes Armenian violence by Kurds and Turks and a strong earthquake near Erzurum, described as unusually severe. It also cites President Roosevelt reserving Sundays for family, restricting business calls to reinforce Sabbath observance, implying broad national impact.
The United States is expected to top all nations in export value this year while running a large favorable balance of trade. Americans buy abroad more freely than ever, yet produce many high quality goods that sell well overseas, widening the debtor side for foreign buyers.
Prof. Young of London warns that reliance on artificial progression grows. He compares it to blind fish in Mammoth cave and suggests humans may become legless centuries hence unless chronic kicking ends.
The adoption of the Marconi system by the London Lloyds signals a coming sea change in navigation and safety. Steamships may soon communicate with shore stations and other ships up to a hundred miles away as if connected by wire, revolutionizing seafaring conditions.
The chief of the government bureau of animal industry says cattle growers reports of a shrinking beef supply are unfounded and predicts that beef availability will rise for many years. He argues the outlook is more optimistic than alarmist for the plains industry.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory pursue union as one state citing a combined population of about 800,000. Delegates argue citizens newly defined by Congress should participate in state affairs. A Canadian mayor ousted for liquor in prohibited hours highlights strict midnight closing laws.
A White House attache says the president rejects short tailed horses for a carriage team. He opposes docking as cruel and unnecessary and will not endorse driving such horses. The stance signals potential reform in humane treatment of horses.
Immature intellects at Dartmouth College form an "Intelligent Anarchy" club proposing a constitution that mirrors humor by placing a human skull in view. The group hints at further clubs for the color blind and the deaf while joking about dissolving the college to illustrate anarchy.
The pine forests of Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin are nearly gone as stumpage prices rise to eight to nine dollars per thousand feet. Early high value lumber was matched by cheap gang-feet moage, while no reforestation plans were made. The result is widespread deforestation in these regions.
Washington dispatches report federal receipts for the year ending June 30 1901 totaled 306 871 669 with 11 555 661 over estimates. The cabinet views the president's message as conservative and urges stamping out anarchy. Congress will consider statehood for Arizona New Mexico and Oklahoma. Civil service extends to some war department offices. Chinese exclusion law to be reenacted with stronger amendments. Manufacturers favor reciprocity if it protects home industries.
In Crawfordsville Indiana students at Wabash College revolted over the faculty decision to not observe founder's day and confined the president to his room as a protest.
Reports from the war front describe American troops storming a cliff fortress on Samar and securing the area by surprise. Bulgaria demands ransom terms for Miss Stone while The Hague rejects Boer intervention. Rebels seize Colon in Colombia after a night march as marines protect isthmian traffic. Denials surface about Queen Draga’s assassination and Athens riots kill seven during a translation debate. Col Arthur Lynch wins a British seat. King Edward limits coronation witnesses. U S asks Colombia to safeguard traffic and Hay provides assurance.
Senator Allison outlined incoming congress plans noting unlikely tariff changes while expecting a commerce department and Nicaraguan canal plan. He predicted Cuba reciprocity and repeal of war taxes as likely outcomes.
The 1904 Interior Department annual report notes a shift in Indian policy toward self support and industrial training. It cites a 5.39 million dollar income across tribes, cites treaty expirations, and plans to limit leasing to fully disabled or nonworking allotments while requiring 40 acres worked by others. It calls for larger enrollment efforts, four more commission members, and land valuation reforms. It warns the timber and stone act risks forest destruction and urges new reserves, water conservation, and arid-land reclamation with planned dams and hydrographic work. It covers railroad finances and conservation bureaus as Hitchcock’s broader program.
Obituaries report the death of T. H. Martin editor of the Daily News in Philadelphia at 38 and Thomas Meehan a leading horticulturist in Germantown at 77. A railway labor study cites nearly 1,000,000 workers. Fred Krist electrocuted in Auburn for murder. Congressman Nicholas Muller resigns ill health. Robbery nets 1000 at Duncansville post office. An unknown man falls into molten metal at Pittsburgh furnace. Gov. Hunt greets prosperity in Puerto Rico during visit. In Syracuse a parade of 1,000 drunken men.
Reports from across the nation recount a string of disasters and crimes. Union miners attacked nonunion workers at Prospect Hill near Vincennes Indiana leaving two dead and six seriously hurt. Other items note bank heists in Mondovi Wisconsin, drownings in St Louis bay, a family burned in North Carolina, muttered murders in California, and a large mine fire near Telluride with rising death toll. Additional events include wrecks, suicides, and political shifts affecting railroads and states from Alabama to Minnesota.
Washington reports Consul General Dickinson may be recalled as he abandoned Sofia for Constantinople to negotiate Ellen M. Stone’s release terms. Dickinson must explain why he left Sofia and the state department may dispatch another official to Sofia.
In Madisonville Kentucky a long running camp of striking union miners near Nortonville was dispersed. Judge Hall and state guards oversaw the arrest of 23 men on charges of breach of peace unlawfully assembling and endangering public safety. Tents and camp equipment were seized and moved to Whortonville.
Shreveport reports a sensational murder and lynching at Herndon plantation where a mob of about 200 black men and several whites hanged Frank Thomas a black laborer who killed a 14 year old boy over a 30 cent debt. Deputy Sheriff Holmes transported the prisoner before the mob seized him. The incident marks the first daylight lynching in the area for years. In Port Townsend Washington rumors rise about US exclusion laws affecting Chinese residents, while in Washington President Roosevelt plans to warn trusts and urge restraint on trade barriers.
In Cheyenne Wyoming on November 25 Charles Anderson and Carl Lentz section men died after a handcar collided with a freight train on the Burlington road near Osage City. Foreman J. Smith was injured in the accident.
A Chicago Post quote notes a casual caller and a lawyer debating the new bankruptcy law. The law is criticized for allowing a debtor to beat creditors without hiring a lawyer, reducing the need for legal help.
A vintage health advertisement urges that bowel issues require Cascarets to restore natural movement. It promises a safe, painless cure with initial cost of 10 cents and notes genuine tablets bear C. G. Co. stamped, while warning against imitations.
A physician notes the patient dying calmly and the prospective widow remarks that he was always an easy going man, echoing memories of John in a Baltimore American style reminiscence.
One fare round trip tickets offered December 12 to 15 with return valid through January 4 1902. City ticket office Chicago 249 Clark street. Phone Harrison 1757.
London Tit-Bits reports the sale of a centerpiece artwork for £1000 to Banker Parvenu. The exchange sparks mixed reactions with humor about the buyer’s wealth and taste.
A humorous quip from the Indianapolis Sun about a professor asking the editor if he attended the commencement and met the graduates. The editor claims he met them all but notes two hundred twelve graduates, joking that one must be ill. He adds that up to date 211 have appeared for a job.
The Evangelist notes the Lackawanna route from New York to Buffalo offers a soothed travel experience with no soil on white vests. The writer finds the service beneficial for ladies, crediting coal-fired locomotives for cleaner conditions and praising mountain scenery as a relief from flat country monotony.
Brief quotations reflect satire on male vanity and female influence. Includes lines from Boston Times and Chicago Daily News about fools and nests, plus a remark on beauty by Bovee.
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