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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1898
Page
2
The Express notes Gen Miles asserts the Spanish-American War yielded no American losses in prisoners, flags, or rifles. It highlights Holmes as once an amateur photographer and a joke about best wife, plus shipbuilding news from Belfast for a colossal 680 by 75 foot cargo steamer and Atlantic crossing advances.
The claim notes that since 1681 no Saturday has proven fatal for the royal family, listing William III Queen Anne George I George II George III George IV the duchess of Kent the prince consort the duke of Clarence the duke of Albany and Princess Alice as having died on that day.
Within two years of Colorado adopting life imprisonment for murder activists push for reviving the death penalty. They claim the life term has failed to deter crime and seek a reestablishment of the gallows.
The Siamese government informs Washington it will reopen its legation after years of London based diplomacy. The new Siamese minister Priya Vishdha Suriyasakti has arrived and presented credentials in Washington.
A new company with $800000 capital stocks aims to develop Mexico oil fields and market the product domestically and abroad. Mexico has several productive fields, including a rich site in Tamaulipas state.
Gen Corbin’s annual report records 11 108 officers and 263 908 enlisted men in the regular and volunteer forces during the Spanish War totaling 275 016. It lists 107 officer and 2 803 enlisted deaths from wounds and disease by October 3 for a total of 2 910, a death rate under 1.06 percent.
Yankee girls in Bridgeport have organized The Anti-Chair Warming Society of Marriageable Maidens to regulate the market for entertainers. They plan to limit suitors by requiring a declaration of intentions on the third visit, aiming to deter long-standing engagements and improve marriage prospects.
The United States rail system operates 36000 locomotives 26009 passenger cars and 9000 mail and baggage cars. Yet freight cars total 1250000 showing the vast scale created in a single generation and hinting at future generations’ perspective.
Capt Sigsbee commander of the Maine and later St Paul earns 975 dollars in prize, his crew 5525, for capturing the collier Restormel off Santiago as it tried to coal Cervera's fleet. The action could have allowed Cervera to slip from blockade.
The Bradlee house at Tremont and Hollis in Boston is being demolished to make way for a modern building. It stood as a landmark near the scene of the December 16 1773 Boston Tea Party, where leaders disguised as Indians boarded ships and dumped tea into Boston harbor. Only the South Church and Faneuil Hall remain as Patriots’ shelters from that day.
A prized Spanish-American war trophy, the bust of Christopher Columbus recovered from the Cristobal Colon wreck now graces the War Department in Washington. Royal Spanish arms adorn the pedestal and a Queen Isabella medallion hangs from Columbus’s neck. The face differs from the later Columbian half dollar portrait, appearing stronger and more rugged.
A roundup of international and domestic events reports wrecked ships off Cat Island and failed rescue plans. US engineers deem Atlantic defenses strong, while Spanish evacuation date to January 1 is set Aristarchus. Porto Rico relief ends December 1. Peace talks in Paris extend to the 19th. Cuban shooting toll prompts military reviews. US troops to Havana within ten days. Porto Rico cargoes reach Malaga with 31 deaths. Embattled bank in Emporia closes. its president dies. Ohio election returns place Kinney ahead by 61,224. Notable deaths include William F. Ible and Prof. G. J. Osborne. Woman's Christian Temperance Union member Mrs. Carse withdraws over Temple fund.
Government acts to probe interference with federal officers duties in South Carolina. The passage notes broader fiscal and military context with gold production totals, US money in circulation, and Navy expansion plans. It cites Secretary Long and other officials proposing ships, cruisers, and manpower.
Tioga national bank in Oswego New York resumes business following a temporary suspension. Samuel C Bartlett former Dartmouth College president died suddenly in Hanover New York aged 1? years. Theatre actress Thel Marlowe collapsed on stage in New York. Yale president Timothy Dwight resigns after 12 years at New Traven Connecticut. Seidenberg Steifel Co cigar firm in New York fails for 500000. G W Schmidt Pittsburgh liquor dealer files voluntary bankruptcy with 818000 liabilities.
Michigan rules boycotts illegal when not peaceable. Virden Illinois miners end a bloodless strike after a lockout since April 1. Missouri court strikes down city franchise laws as unconstitutional. Hypnotist Thomas A. Kennedy dies in Chicago at 45. Prairie fires devastate Gregory Tripp Todd counties. Indiana election returns show GOP plurality for Hunt Hart Levy. Four men injured in Butte shaft explosion. St Louis mayor vetoes curfew bill. Omaha citizens favor continuation of the Trans Mississippi Exposition next year.
Foreign intelligence reports a Grand Trunk road collision near Murray Will Ontario killing 12 and injuring many. Also note Russian river ice disaster with drownings and a Cuban board of trade session in Havana. Brazil swears in Campos Salles at Petropolis as Corea restricts foreign trade.
John W. Keeley inventor of the Keeley motor dies at his Philadelphia home from pneumonia at age 77. The item appears among a string of late 1890s world news including elections in Illinois Minnesota and Kentucky and various disasters and events.
Washington dispatch says the state department cables peace commissioners with a firm demand to Spain. The U S will retain all Philippine ground, reject arguments on debt, and offer a lump sum near twenty million dollars. A categorical response is to be demanded within the week.
Iloilo the capital of Panay island and second city of the Philippines has surrendered to Aguinaldo's insurgent forces. Dewey ordered the Charleston and Concord to Panay to prevent excesses by the victors. The fall leaves most of the Philippines under insurgent control except Manila Cavite and inshore waters.
Paris reports a pivotal meeting set as US and Spanish peace commissioners prepare in joint session to resolve the Philippines dispute. An ultimatum like approach is described with two options: cession or conquest versus monetary settlement, signaling possible end to the negotiations. A separate incident mentions clashes with natives and soldiers, leaving one sergeant dead and others wounded.
John N. Parsons of New York City was chosen grand master workman at the Knights of Labor annual election to succeed Henry A. Hicks. Boston selected for next year’s convention. Parsons has led labor consolidation efforts and also serves as president of the National Association of Letter Carriers. In Chicago he unified 19 assemblies in 1896 and earlier worked as a letter carrier.
Ex Mayor P. P. Mast died after months of illness. His estate is valued at over a million and a half, tied to manufacturing interests. He is father in law of F. B. Loomis US minister to Venezuela.
Milwaukee reports Gov Scofield appointed Joshua S. Dodge of Milwaukee to the state supreme court, filling the vacancy after S A Pinney resigned. The action was announced from Marinette.
Nome reports the Official Gazette reveals 30 new senators including Baron Fava the Italian ambassador to the United States who will stay in Washington while taking senate office.
Veteran of two wars Gen Don Carlos Buell died at his Rockport Kentucky home after a long illness. Born March 28 1818 he served at West Point and fought in the Mexican war earning brevet promotions. He commanded in the Civil War and later led the Green River iron works and served as pension agent in Louisville. His Shiloh actions sparked long running controversy among Grant's supporters.
A Big Four special derailed after a cow ran onto the Wood River bridge three miles east of Alton Illinois injuring eight people. Injured include Louise Hess James Long August Baudendecker H S Dorsey George Dorsey Emma Clawson Oilie Clawson and a Shurtleff College student. The engine and car were demolished and the train was en route to East Alton to meet a St. Louis Mattoon excursion.
A massive fire from Ozark woods near Republic Missouri has swept toward Macomb and surrounding areas. The blaze stretches about three miles with winds driving flames across dry fields orchards and fences endangering homes stock and farms. Residents flee with livestock as authorities warn the town of Macomb may be destroyed.
Columbus reports a blasting powder explosion as George Ferguson searched for firewood. His three other children and his wife were burned and injured, Iva aged six and Cynthia aged 11 died. The powder can was found to be partially filled with blasting powder.
Rev. Dr Kane rector of Christchurch Belfast and grand master of Belfast Orange Lodge died Sunday from a stroke of apoplexy at his home. He was 73. The religious and fraternal communities mourn the well known church leader and lodge official.
A collection of satirical mini-definitions equates common words to social quirks and trends. Examples compare memory to forgettery and divorce to alimony, labeling debt as a man made trap and society as a Punch and Judy show driven by dollars.
The Louisville & Nashville Railroad offers improved through service from Cincinnati Louisville St. Louis and Chicago to Mobile New Orleans Gulf Coast Thomasville Pensacola Jacksonville Tampa Palm Beach and Florida destinations with connections to Cuba Puerto Rico Nassau and West Indian ports. Tourist and Home-Seekers excursion tickets are available at low rates. Write C. P. Atmore General Passenger Agent Louisville Ky for details.
The San Francisco Wave notes a nurse reading news of Cervera’s fleet destruction when a fever patient asks which pitcher worked for Brooklyn after the ship was said to be hit 45 times. A quip from the Chicago Daily News about snatching defeat from victory is cited, with other ad-like lines on travel and pain relief.
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