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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1899
Page
1
A referenced exchange states the earth completes a revolution every 24 hours and suggests Santo Domingo is a strong runner up. The remark ties a global orbital fact to a Caribbean comparison, illustrating the speaker’s humor about geography.
The Cuban national hymn is so lengthy that singing it takes half a day and the piece is noted in history as the one song that never drew an encore from any delighted audience.
The piece warns that house brooms may harbor colonies of germs and suggests no clear remedy. It implies replacing brooms daily as a possible safety measure.
Monroe City Missouri resident Mace Jackson celebrated his 127th birthday noting he has not claimed to have seen Washington. The remark highlights his extraordinary longevity and perspective on national landmarks.
The piece lists ministers' sons who achieved distinction including Senator Hawley Richard Watson Gilder Henry James George Bancroft Oliver Wendell Holmes and Presidents Cleveland Arthur Vice President Morton among others. It notes Miss Mary Crocker of San Francisco has inherited 3,000,000 from her father's estate and comments on European travel for foreigners hoping to reach the continent despite high railroad fares.
Evelyn B Baldwin of the United States Weather Bureau and Wellman expedition states the aurora borealis energy could someday be harnessed like coal to provide light heat and power. She notes such progress is possible but warns the future timeline remains uncertain.
A readable note tells of a youth named for Admiral Dewey during his lighthouse inspector days. The piece suggests such a lineage may ease life for someone with a parent who can discern military genius far away.
The island of Elba once famed for Napoleon’s confinement now hosts rich iron ore deposits. Smelters and machine shops have been erected and the island is alive with industry.
The piece notes slang variants like Do you move and Do you mave used to refer to auto habits. It condemns altered terms such as bike and predicts their spread across the country, highlighting the vogue of shortened language in transportation talk.
The Omaha World Herald argues that if drinkers joined nontreating clubs and followed rules, alcohol consumption would drop by half or more. It would financially aid club members and provide a service to families while giving clearer minds to business. The treating habit is described as woefully abused and deserves a stop.
The anecdote recalls a 14 year old sea incident where a squall nearly lost a spar and sailors bungled repairs. When the deck expected a harsh rebuke, Dewey asked, Will you kindly tell me what was the matter just now with the agricultural population on the main topsail yard leading to a gentle classification as farmers.
Reports show France produced 1,000,000 gallons of brandy last year while exporting 3,000,000 gallons. Americans buy French labeled bottles, but many are American brandy repackaged and sold as French. The export volume triples French production, highlighting the mislabeling practice.
The Brass Foundry of New Haven Connecticut bought tonnages of old copper coins from India as scrap copper. About 250 tons, in nearly 10 000 bags, were imported for melting since copper price makes the coins worth more as metal than their nominal value. Scrap copper fetches 19 cents per pound, and for 19 cent silver several pounds of coins can be bought. A Connecticut laundry firm has profited from this practice.
Capt. O. M. Carter of the United States Army Engineers was found guilty of malfeasance in office. He was discharged from the army and sentenced to five years in the military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
The firm Aiello & Co., Italian bankers in New York, made an assignment with creditors owed $50,000. In Maine Amos I. Allen and Luther McKinney were nominated for congress by Republicans and Democrats respectively. Governor Roosevelt welcomed Admiral Dewey to New York as Farragut’s flag was presented to the admiral and medals were conferred. A vast naval parade up the Hudson drew millions of spectators. The month of September again posted record business nationwide. Baseball standings show Brooklyns lead with .684 and others listed. In Stockdale Germany native Alexander Wustlich killed and his wife wounded by burglars.
A sequence of fatal events and disasters across states includes five men burned in a natural gas explosion at Green Town Indiana, massive fires destroying warehouses in Virginia and Tennessee, a prize fight fatality in Grass Valley California, and Hangings in Greenville Massachusetts and Blakely Georgia. Also reported are robberies in Yukon, costly industrial blazes in Wisconsin and Cincinnati, a double suicide in Oregon, and political shifts as Porto Rican elections loom. Soldiers sail toward Manila as General Wood notes improvements in Santiago de Cuba water and sewerage.
A blaze in Nebo Jil, a town of 800, swept through 32 business houses and residences, leaving extensive damage and displacing residents. Local authorities investigate the fire’s cause as residents assess the loss.
Burned steamer Montoya on the Magdalena river costs thirty lives including Gen. Julio Bengfrifo. Venezuela's Castro reportedly forms a provisional government at Valencia. Transvaal adheres to the 1834 London convention as Boer forces concentrate on the frontier. Germany pays 25 million pesetas for the Caroline islands. Edna wrecked off St. Pierre with seven lives lost. Filipinos release 14 American prisoners at Angeles. Aguinaldo's commissioners press Ats Otis with new proposals. Mindanao insurgents offer to surrender arms and seek a U S garrison control.
Admiral Dewey arrived in Washington and received the freedom of the District of Columbia, meeting the president and Mrs. McKinley before reviewing a citywide parade along Pennsylvania Avenue.
A large New York crowd welcomed Admiral Dewey with a city hall ceremony, a noon parade up Broadway, and a Waldorf Astoria reception for Olympia crew. Dewey thanked the city, saluted cheering spectators, and later attended a military review at Madison Square.
Aguinaldo asks to send a civilian commission for peace talks but Gen. Otis refuses to recognize his government while offering to correspond with him as insurgent general. Filipino envoys press for independence framed peace and await another conference as U.S. officers report prisoner releases and shifting attitudes in Manila and beyond.
The items note varied curiosities from the era including a 20 year build of Turin’s Victor Emmanuel statue, Egypt’s khedive salary vs US president, William Margrave aging office holder in Kansas since 1854, Kipling honored with an Ohio post office, Sherman family wintering in Washington, a Chicago temperance union adding American to its name, Fred Moore captured in Chile, Langtry remembrances, Pittsburgh hotel merger plan with $5 million capital, fundraising for a John Newbury monument, John Livingstone tied to an African explorer, Pennsylvania passenger business surpassing 1893, Cherokee removal over tax refusals, and prison congress delegates named for Brussels.
Major General Joseph Wheeler commands cavalry before Santiago and praises Peruna as an excellent tonic and cure for catarrh. Senators McEnery Sullivan and Roach also endorse Peruna, sharing personal testimonials of relief and strength. A free catarrh booklet is offered by The Peruna Drug Mfg Co. Columbus, Ohio.
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