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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1897
Page
1
The Express notes the severe impact of yellow fever in the south and Jamaica, alongside Cuban famine deaths reaching 15,000. It mentions business decline, and a quoted expert comparing gunfire to a tooth extraction, highlighting strict quarantine needs for West Indian islands.
The article notes widespread famine in India and China with parts of Ireland affected by dearth. It reports inhabitants of a north Russian province dying from starvation amid global hunger.
The article warns a war between Great Britain and France could erupt as both nations contest supremacy in Africa. A clash of interests is described as imminent though not remote.
Consul Deuster at Crefeld reports to the state department a discovery said to revolutionize illumination. It is an incandescent jet capable of emitting more than 1,000 candle power from a single jet, enabling fine print to be read at 100 feet.
Mrs Hannah Gould leads a group of 60 women described as widows and bachelor maidens who will sail from New York to Dawson City. The chaperon notes these designations may soon no longer apply to many of the female travelers after their Klondike arrival.
The periodical shower failed to materialize and the author says we must wait two more years for the grand demonstration the Leonides promised. They cheer stars but fear no earthly shooting as air battles continue without ground conflict.
A mob of white men in North Dakota lynched two Indians and a half breed charged with murder. It is now revealed the half breed was innocent. The piece questions civilization and asks why the Indian does not embrace it more readily.
Government experts see limited promise for agriculture in Alaska while mining and timber loom large. Experiments with reindeer show they can provide meat leather and transport in the climate. Strong fishing industry and other features could attract a large population.
The practice spreads in Chicago as bandits prefer striking multiple men in saloons rather than robbing individuals on the street. Analysts say the era's progressive, labor-saving trends encourage easier, bloodless theft with higher pay, since saloon crowds carry more money than individuals outdoors.
Miss Grace G. Niles of the Orange training school for nurses says she was denied a diploma because she writes poetry. The writer questions the policy and voices concern about a poetess using influence over patients.
John Wanamaker of Philadelphia argues that advertising should be heaviest during economic hardship. He notes that when times are good ads may fade, but newspaper advertising remains superior after trying posters and other methods.
Fragment found near Binghamton New York on Sunday morning prompts scientists to study embedded metal that some say could be a message from Mars. If verified authorities may convene to decipher it and respond.
A survey of federal finance and policy notes shows internal revenue for the first four months ahead of 1896 by 6.76 million dollars. McKenna is slated for associate justice of the Supreme Court to replace Field. Bliss reports public domain at 1,835,017,692 acres with 976,044 pension names and 14 million public school students. Alaska may get municipal government and Cuba autonomy praised by McKinley allies. Secret Service reports new counterfeit ten dollar notes and a counterfeit national bank note. Evangeline Cassioy Cisneros is placed under guardianship after escaping a Cuban prison. No further Indian military experiments planned.
The noted portrait and landscape painter Alfred Ordway died in Melrose Massachusetts at age 76. The report notes his death as a significant arts loss to the region.
A plan from Gen. J. C. Breckinridge calls for establishing a bureau within the War Department to oversee the care and management of volunteer soldiers’ homes. The report lists multiple contemporaneous violent incidents, accidents, and legal actions across several states, including hangings, murders, train wrecks, and fires, reflecting a turbulent period.
Western Washington chinook winds and rains disrupt travel as a man in Greenville attempts to wreck the New York and Chicago express on the Erie line. Isaac Thompson of Pawpaw marked his 101st birthday in good health. South frost extended effects as yellow fever declines in the region.
On the American schooner Competitor captives released from Cubana fortress by Capt. Gen. Blanca. Cuban insurgents refuse a 200 million dollar loan to win their freedom. Twenty seven U.S. prisoners freed since March 4. Ruis Rivera pardoned after betrayal and imprisonment. Yglesias reelected in Costa Rica. Weyler arrives at Corunna aboard Montseratt.
In his first annual report Secretary Alger urges military protection for Alaska the creation of two extra artillery regiments revival of lieutenant general rank lenient treatment for the national guards and estimates for the next year at 96 258 445 dollars Deputies destroy six moonshine stills in Pope and Scott counties Arkansas arrest 14 moonshiners Angelo Paz captured and hanged by insurgents in Cuba two earthquakes strike Randspurg California a dust cyclone hits northwest Australia and Melbourne suffers large fires with 5 000 000 loss fires in Topeka Kansas claim two children and a mother Robbery hits Chicago widow loses 8 000 a dikes fail at Mount Vernon Washington and stock drownings occur fatal baron Lacombe fight in Massachusetts leaves four dead Durnam of Minneapolis sentenced for bribe demand De Silva arson at Pana Illinois kills cattle and livestock total destruction in stock barn.
The Union Pacific paid $13,500 on its account. Fall River woolen mills raise wages ten percent. Nashville missionary treasurer T B Holt died in Weatherford. Captain Bates, bugler in the American Volunteers, recalled Sheridan’s ride. Professor Holmes of Virginia died. served since 1857. Henry R. Pritchard preached 6,000 sermons. Booker T. Washington to lead annual emancipation demonstrations. Wade convicted of murder in Liberty Missouri, 20 years. Morrow Brothers win Italian tobacco contract. 15,000,000 pounds needed. Missouri pensioner Mark gets $100 monthly despite 16 days service. Col Leonard Wein dies in St. Louis. Kiowa Comanche Apache lands eyed after Medicine Lodge, gold in Wichita mountains. Duke Croxon found guilty, 20 years.
Secretary Bliss submits a 1899 fiscal year appropriation estimate of 156.55 million dollars. He notes 200,000 pension claims awaiting adjudication and predicts a potential rise to 7 million on the pension roll before repayments cut it back. He details Indian population and reservations, Dawes commission work, and treaty issues. He cites patent office activity, Alaska law changes, Nicaragua Canal liabilities, and recommendations for civil service funding and enforcement of Indian agent bonds.
A West Virginian inventor designs a spring stirrup to reduce jar on hoof impact with a coiled spring attached to the saddle and leather casing. A chin support bridle aims to keep the horse’s head up. A medicating device uses a rigid cylinder and spring to discharge a pellet after mouth insertion. A combined curry comb and brush uses a semi circular brush clamped to the comb for fast cleaning. An auxiliary wire frame clears dirt and hair from curry comb teeth after use.
Gen Albert Ordway died at 7 15 P M Sunday in the Hoffman house New York City He was born in 1843 and served with distinction in the Civil War earning a brevet brigadier general rank at age 22 His death followed illness from jaundice and pleurisy contracted in Paris He recently returned from Europe with his wife and faced family stresses involving his daughter Bettina Girard.
In Oconomowoc Wisconsin on Friday night to Saturday morning Ernest Cornell, his wife, and their two children were found harmed by a suspected knife attack. William Cornell aged six and Lillie Cornell aged four were dead. Ernest Cornell injured but alive. A boarder named Lewis is jailed along with Mrs Cornell. both deny involvement. Sheriff Palmer cannot decide who killed the children and injured the father.
Firefighters battle smoldering ruins near the general post office in central London. Direct losses estimated around 10 million dollars with ranges up to 60 million. American insurers bear the bulk of claims as hundreds of firms relocate offices. Historic Cripple Gate church treasures including Cromwell marriage records Milton burial and plague deaths of 1665 removed.
A Paris fire on November 22 burned about two acres in the northwest district along Nue des Pyrenees destroying numerous small houses and workshops. Firefighters battled the blaze for six hours, later aided by 250 soldiers. total loss estimated at 400000 francs.
St Hangs ire Washington reports Ambassador M Patenotre has sent reciprocity questions back to Paris, leaving no immediate prospect for negotiations with the United States.
A Chicago Times-Herald report recalls a November elevated car scene where a man wearing a large cloth daisy is teased by young girls. He explains the flower was made by his invalid daughter who asked him to wear it, earning quiet nods as the train halted at a station.
The Indianapolis Journal quotes a conversation about a sheriff proposing a dead or alive reward and one man dissuading him by noting complications such as charges for board and hanging fees, illustrating local attitudes toward a capture.
The quotation highlights Meander McWalk defending workers while accusing critics of lampooning them. The Philadelphia North American notes the group’s claim of avoiding labor riots as a point of credit in their ongoing dispute.
In a brief chatter from Yonkers Statesman a remark about an Anglophobe appears in conversation. The line notes that no friend is opposed to everything and hints at a broader exchange.
A. G. Saman of Clark Mills Wisconsin reports relief from catarrh and bronchial trouble after using Hood's Sarsaparilla. He claims full recovery and urges others to try the remedy as a blood purifier and curative.
The scene shows a man and woman debating how a kiss may express respect or friendship. She grants one kiss, while he hesitates, gazes at the grass, and notices her hidden eyes and soft whistling as birds trill. The moment centers on restraint and implied closeness.
On December 7 and 21 the Big Four Route and Chesapeake & Ohio railway sell excursion tickets from all points northwest at reduced rates to Virginia and southern states. Round trips valid twenty one days. Descriptive details available from L. Truitt Northwestern Passenger Agent 234 Clark St Chicago.
A St. Louis preacher, Rev Amindab Bledso of the Blue Light tabernacle, met Jim Webster near Grand Union depot and asked about firewood. Webster boasted five cords for winter, while the parson contemplated borrowing. Webster warned the white man burns fuel in his own yard as if it cost nothing.
It makes cold feet warm by shaking Allen's Foot-Base into under shoes. The powder gives rest and comfort, prevents smarting, and curbs foot perspiration. Allen's Foot-Ease costs 25 cents a box and a free sample is offered by mail from Allen Olmsted Le Roy NY.
A shopper asked for Pope's Iliad in a real bookstore and the clerk returned with an Iliad by Homer, noting they do not have Pope's version. The anecdote highlights how staffers can mix up titles while knowing books.
An old advertisement extols Lane's Family Medicine promising daily bowel regularity and gentle liver and kidney action for health. It touts cures for sick headache and lists prices at 25 and 50 cents. It also references theater ads for McVicker's Theatre in Chicago and Jos. Jefferson's Thanksgiving week showings. It ends with a claim that St Jacobs Oil cures Sciatica promptly.
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