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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1898
Page
2
The piece notes Texas has 108000 more bachelors than old maids and praises the state’s men behind the gun. It argues geography classes will describe U S productions easily and claims European powers cannot buy the American fighting man.
One half of Havana restaurant menus are in Inglish as occupation changes loom. The text hints that after occupation the bills of fare will switch to bad French.
Col Earl Hobson of Bowling Green Kentucky a cousin of a naval hero was made a colonel for conspicuous coolness and courage at the battle of Pittsburg Landing when not quite 20 years old.
The article notes John Bright’s forecast that within fifty years no war would erupt without American consent. It adds a humorous aside about a European neighbor owning a cat with operatic ambitions.
Prof A G Webster of Clark University introduces an instrument suggesting absolute silence does not exist. A number of married men report interviews claiming they already knew this.
Residents of Ponce push to pronounce the town as one syllable Ponse while US folks adopt Pon-tha to seem educated. Amid London railway disaster talk, industry eyes American cow-catcher engines after a truck fall blocked the line. John Bull slowly embraces American ideas.
The Argentinian president offered Hon. J Sterling Morton of Minnesota a very large salary to establish a government department of agriculture modeled after the United States system. The note recalls Horace Mann once being paid to create a public school system in Argentina, showing the government’s appetite for progressive reforms.
The Christian World urges open minded diet changes for better thinking and prayer yet warns against Pharisee zeal and condemning others. It says cranks are harmless but a mission driven crank can be a nuisance.
General Manager Rawn of the Baltimore and Ohio South Western reports that 37 997 people were carried to Cincinnati for the 32nd annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment from September 3 to 12. The peak day was September 5 with 8 322 travelers, and about 30 percent of total travel came from this line.
The U S consul at Aden reports rough streets hills and heat deter cycling and natives are too poor to buy wheels, leaving no prospect of demand for bicycles of any description or make in that Red Sea locality.
Gen Joe Wheeler will be elected to Congress by a unanimous vote as Republicans, Populists, and Democrats unite behind him. Such cross party support is rare and marks a tribute rarely paid to a public man in any country.
The insurgent leader Gomez issues a general order promising protection of life and property for Cuban citizens. He expresses confidence in the United States and says independence will come with U.S. aid, acknowledging the insurgents’ cause found hope through American support.
A Washington dispatch reports Premier Sagasta may seek $400,000,000 from the United States for the Philippines. Cuba releases political prisoners. sick soldiers in Puerto Rico to be sent to the United States. Spanish troops move toward coast cities for transport to Spain. The American army could move into Cuba as early as October 15. Rear Admiral Sicard retires at 62 but remains head of the promotion board. Dewey notes Manila’s climate as healthy as tropics. Camp Wikoff services honor graves of fallen soldiers. Officers to be sent to Cuba to study camps for the occupation force. The Rev. Thaddeus Freeman of Logansport dies in Manila. McKinley creates the Department of Puerto Rico with Maj. Brooke in command. Aguinaldo envoys Lopez and Agoncillo confer privately with the President.
Government orders all diplomatic and consular officers to fly flags at half mast for ten days in memory of the late Thomas Francis Bayard. Col. John Hay sworn in as secretary of state. September receipts and expenditures reported as 39,778,070 and 54,223,921 respectively. Public debt statement notes a $54,608,488 rise in September. Treasury cash balance listed at 940,105,524 with total debt excluding cash at 1,067,479,205.
The week's report notes 195 business failures in the seven days to the 30th, with declines from prior weeks. Henry George Jr. named governor on a Chicago platform ticket in New York. Baseball league weekly percentages show leaders Boston and Baltimore. A Pittsburgh tragedy sees Bertha Beilstein kill her mother and herself after her father’s death. Midvale mine fire in Wilkes-Barre claims five miners. Coatesville bank president Lawrence Greenwood robbed of bonds in Philadelphia. Manchester mill N A J Sawyer assigns with liabilities of one million. Caroline Miskel Hoyt, noted actress and wife of Charles Hoyt, dies in New York at 25.
A roundup in El Paso uncovers a well organized gang of counterfeiters. In Milwaukee a Parker Pitteltkow real estate loan and insurance business failed for 138000. Pana Illinois martial law and armed militiamen patrol streets. An armed strike group halted a train at Tower Hill forcing miners to return to Indiana. Fires devastate grain elevators and mills in Greentown Indiana with losses around 100000. Hawaiian commission members arrive in San Francisco from Honolulu. Dr F A Todd dies aged 33 in Chicago hospital. Elizabeth Stephenson of Marinette to christen a new war vessel named Wisconsin. John Baker a veteran Illinois politician has gone blind. Forest fires threaten towns across Wisconsin South Dakota and Colorado. Ipswich South Dakota suffers major fire losses except one block. Rain and snow slow Colorado fires. In Indianapolis Robert Lesh fatally shot his wife then killed himself. Domestic troubles cited.
In Detroit Mrs S L Williams poisoned her two children and cut her own throat. A fire in Colorado Springs destroyed eight blocks including the Antlers hotel, estimated losses at 1 000 000 dollars. In Murfreesboro John Hollingworth and accomplices killed five men. In Wisconsin over 100 missing in burned areas as many bodies found too burned to identify.
Foreign intelligence reports Canada favoring prohibition by popular vote while Quebec remains the lone province backing liquor. The note mentions Turkish troops to be withdrawn from Crete and the death of Canadian historian William Kingsford in Ottawa at 79. Other items include executions in Peking, European consent to Italy’s anti anarchist conference proposal, clashes in Al Ashgarb, floods in Japan, and the emperor of China’s alleged suicide on September 21.
Midday dispatches report Henry George refuses the New York governor nomination on the Chicago platform. Henry McDonald named in his place. The war department plans to send more troops to Puerto Rico. Savannah serves as embarkation point for future Cuba Puerto Rico deployments.
Minnesota state fair closes with a cash balance of 11000. Four Gettysburg monuments for West Virginia soldiers are dedicated on the battlefield. Lieut Col Brodie of the Rough Riders is nominated as a congress delegate by Arizona Republicans. Mr and Mrs A G Peters of San Francisco admitted to the bar after studying law together. Rev Anson Dodge of St Simon's Island endows an Episco pal mission in Allahabad with 40000. Prof J W Johnson of Oregon State University dies after crossing plains in 1850. Rev J M Riddle installed pastor of Second Baptist Columbus Ohio, formerly a slave. The Chinese emperor sends 1000 bags of rice to Havana for Cuba. Russell Sage is sole surviving original director of New York Central and founder of Fifth Avenue Bank. W H Riehl of Cleveland arrested at Niagara Falls while planning suicide. son warned authorities. Geological survey reports US lead production 156113 net tons in last six months of 1898. National Woman's Christian Temperance Union holds 25th annual convention in St Paul Nov 11–16. Andrew Carnegie heads a syndicate planning a colossal New York shipyard with over 100 million capital. Patrick Kelly of Atlanta takes a total abstinence oath. later drinks and loses speech in front of friends.
Reports from Cumberland and Rice Lake detail nine deaths and over 100 missing as forest fires devastate northern Wisconsin. Gov Scofield calls for relief, Col William J Boyle to collect aid in Milwaukee with shipments planned from Oct 3. Hundreds are homeless across Turtle Lake Cumberland and Barron counties amid widespread destruction and farm losses.
A massive city fire on a Saturday driven by a 90 mph wind destroyed eight blocks of the business area in Colorado Springs. Dynamite was used to halt the blaze, saving the Antlers hotel at the cost of its destruction. The fire caused losses estimated between 600000 and 700000 dollars with two hundred buildings burned. Colorado City Pueblo and Denver sent aid. the Pueblo department covered 40 miles in 40 minutes.
Bertha Beilstein a 20 year old Pittsburgh woman killed her mother and wounded herself fatally after her father died last December. She said she was tired of life and did not want her mother to fret over her death. Police report the motive as possible temporary insanity.
Savannah endured 18 hours of 50 to 70 mph wind from Sunday dawn to nightfall. Sea islands suffered heavy losses, eight foot high tides flooded eight miles inland, devastating rice crops and farm yields. Shipping took hits with the schooner Ames adrift, wharves damaged, and vessels driven ashore. Tybee reports unknown damage.
Reports claim Canadian commissioners proposed ceding Alaska Yukon territory from Yakutat to Dixon Entrance in exchange for all British rights to Behring Sea seals. Officials say the joint commission has not concluded any proposition and no adjustment has been reached.
The Post reports a vast upcoming strike by typographical unions aiming for a nine hour work day. Backed by a large treasury and broad labor support, the action targets book, job, and publishing shops with over nine hours. Telegraphed orders point to a push to begin by October 10.
Philadelphia report says Samuel Greenwood president of Coatesville National Bank was robbed Saturday when a similar valise to his was substituted for the real one. The valise opened at a broker's office revealed only old newspapers rather than bonds and mortgages valued at 10000 dollars. Cincinnati report notes Ex-State Senator J C Richardson died at his Glendale home with his brother in law W J Haldeman held for murder over a paper mill dispute. Japanese bankers from Mitsui arrive in San Francisco for inspections. Transport Senator, overdue from Manila, is at Honolulu undergoing typhoon damage repairs.
A young veteran plans a lasting memento for a souvenir hunter. She requests a keepsake linked to daily life in combat, not a generic symbol, and he offers a pocket armor plate turned into a wall plaque with a painted landscape. The idea combines memory with sturdy permanence.
The piece argues that a U S England alliance would deter enemies. It also promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a health tonic strengthening blood, muscles, nerves and appetite to resist disease. May appeal to readers seeking patriotic and health advice.
In a New York Weekly sketch, a nephew boasts of proposing to Miss Beauty who supposedly pursued him for inheritance rather than love. The exchange highlights suspicion of genuine affection versus financial motive amid family tension.
In 1700 England women could not wear calico and in 1721 a five shilling penalty fell on wearers with a $100 fine for sellers. The piece extols Calico freedom in the United States and praises William Simpson & Sons as a trusted name in quality goods.
A Chicago Post remark captures a terse exchange as a man and woman trade pointed lines about love and possession. He steps outside seeking to finish his thoughts, believing the topic demands space beyond the home.
About 1,000,000 acres of Government land in Northwest Florida are open for homestead entry, with additional railroad lands for sale at low rates near the Louisville and Nashville line. R J Wemyss, General Land Commissioner in Pensacola, can provide details. Excursions to inspect lands depart on the first and third Tuesday each month for $2 over one fare. Write C P Atmore, General Passenger Agent, Louisville Kentucky, for particulars.
A Chicago Evening News quote discusses judging a man by his company with a note on Uncle John’s business requiring alderman ties, yet the speaker would still trust him with every dollar. The brief reflects skepticism about character assessment via associates and questions loyalty.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway offers an illustrated booklet on Hawaii and the Philippines. Send four cents in stamps to Geo H Heafford in Chicago for this reliable reference text, suitable for schooluse.
A quip filled page with odd quotes and rhetorical taunts. Prose pieces lampoon urban figures while a mock dialogue features a character named McLubberty and a boastful child called Little Ikey.</s>
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