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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1901

Page

3

The Crystal Cannot Equal It in Religion

A preacher extols religion as a superior, transparent jewel to crystal. He compares Job's ranking of saving wisdom over earthly gems with signs of divine providence, spiritual transformation, and the eternal beauty of faith versus mere crystals. He urges personal repentance to allow conversion from coal to solitaire, culminating in a stark choice between salvation and destruction.

Louis Klopseh Washington Talmage Job Cornish Hart Mountain Mammoth Cave Natural History God Napoleon Borodino John Thomas Alexander Severus Herculaneum Egypt Rouen Salisbury Simai Pisgah Olivet Calvary Hidekel Jordan Cherith Nile Christ Ignatius Jesus Christ Solomon Paul Apocalypse Ezekiel Meg Merrilies Ceal John Heaven Potomac Hudson Rhine Arctics Antarectics Mediterraneans Atlantics Pacifics Christin Carthage Sin

Farmers beware of confidence men say officials

In a Philadelphia Press excerpt a speaker cautions that many successful farmers can be duped by confidence men while noting farming requires sharp judgment to succeed. The dialogue pairs Joakley with warnings about prudence and discernment in agricultural ventures.

Joakley Philadelphia Press

Antique Ring Given Gentle Care by Jeweler

A woman just turning fifty asked a jeweler to repair a ring she valued since girlhood. The jeweler noted with a smile that the ring is an antique, reflecting its long personal history.

N. Y

Little Willy and Henny Peck Well Inference Dialog

A fragmented exchange features Mr Henny and a question about a bald eagle named Willy-Pa and Willy. The text presents a playful or nonsensical dialogue fragment with unclear narrative context.

Little Willy Henny Peck Puck

Political Calm Preserved Amid Coming Fall Campaigns

The piece notes that the nation endures the upheaval after a presidential event with minimal impact on finance and trade. It lists eight states slated for fall elections New Jersey Pennsylvania Massachusetts Virginia Maryland Ohio Iowa Nebraska and discusses a historic shift from sharp partisan clashes to broad public indifference.

Evisis Ehicif Thera New Jersey Pennsylvania Massachusetts Virginia Maryland Ohio Iowa Nebraska Garfield

Roosevelt meets Booker Washington to discuss southern politics

The article notes President Roosevelt invited Booker T. Washington to the White House for a long conference on southern political issues. Washington urged the Republican Party to place the best white residents in federal offices in the South, arguing it would benefit both whites and blacks.

Roosevelt Booker White’ ‘House South Bobber Washington

Voter moods shift as states lean between parties

The Detroit Free Press notes contentment amid affliction in the public and discusses how states like Maryland Pennsylvania New Jersey Ohio Massachusetts and Nebraska may vote. It predicts Republican drift in several states while Democrats and populists struggle to unify and warns of no major business disruption despite evolving party loyalties.

Virginia Maryland Gorman Pennsylvania New Jersey Ohio Massachusetts McKinley Towa Nebraska Bryan Chicago Detroit Free Press

Fall elections seen as quiet with exceptions

A Chicago Tribune view says 1901 fall elections will cause little political change as Garfield's era did. No GOP factions exist now, Democrats expect a quiet race, with New York municipal contest featuring Seth Low against Tammany to be livelier.

Garfield New York Seth Low Tammany Chicago Tribune

Roosevelt’s Southern policy could reshape party lines

The Chicago Tribune argues that breaking the color line party cleavage and independence in Southern appointments could reform politics. It praises President Roosevelt for potential nonpartisan moves to align Southern voters with national interests and strengthen the Republican Party.

Roosevelt McKinley South Chicago Tribune

Roosevelt policy praised as American and republican in press opinions

Newspapers echo praise for President Roosevelt highlighting his independence and staunch Republican stance. Critics discuss Bryan and press cartoons, noting debates over free speech and political loyalties while urging steadiness and national unity.

Roosevelt St. Louis Globe- Democrat Bryan Albany Journal Indianapolis Journal Democratic Party Cincinnati Commercial Tribune Washington Star William McKinley United States Cleveland Leader

National Congress Elected Officers and Policy Resolutions

Sioux Falls Oct 5 Farmers National congress officers elected. George L. Flanders as President Col Harvey Jordan first vice president Col B Canidron second vice president Dr J H Reynolds treasurer John M Stahl secretary G A Calahan assistant secretary John M Whitaker third assistant secretary Joel M Roberts executive committee Col B F Clayton Town Col E W Wicke Georgia W S Amos Wisconsin resolutions urged river and harbor appropriations protests against ranch encroachments support Nicaragua canal under US control calls for McKinley assassination horror and anti anarchy measures agriculture in schools ten cent tax on oleomargarine false branding ban reciprocity rural free delivery gypsy moth alarm in Massachusetts. Des Moines Oct 4 National Grain Dealers association adjourned with new officers Memphis Tenn seat next convention amend Interstate commerce law condemn bucket shops reorganize crop service cooperate with National Tag Dealers and Kansas City exchange rule repeal and affiliate Benjamin A Lockwood elected president.

Sioux Falls 8.D Farmers’ National ‘Congress George L. Flanders Albany N. C Col Harvey Jordan Monticello Col. B. Canidron Stateville N.C J.H. Reynolds Adminj Mich John M. Stahl Chicago G. A. Calahan John M. Whitaker Boston Joel M. Roberts Nebraska B. F. Clayton Town E. W. Wicke Georgia W. S. Amos Wisconsin Nicaragua Canal United States McKinley Congress Massachusetts Des Moines National Grain Denlara’ Assorlation Memphis Venn Government Crop Service National Tag Dealers’ Association Kansas City Exchange Benjamin A. Lockwood

Fate of Company C in the Philippines Disaster

General Chaffee reports from Manila on September 2 attack on Company C Ninth Infantry at Balangiga. About 460 bolomen struck at 0:45 breakfast bells. 3 officers and 40 men killed or missing, 48 wounded, 28,000 cartridges lost, 25,000 pounds ammunition lost. Forty-eight soldiers and one hospital corpsman killed or missing. 28 men accounted for. town burned. ordnance gone. two men found in a boat. CAPT. ROCKMILLER notes contingent pursuit and destruction of rations.

Washington War Department Chaffee Manila D. C Beret Botron Cuartel Bookmiller Blanc Libut James P Drouillard Ninth Infantry Balangiga Hospital Corps Basey Rockmiller

Fire claim three men in barn near Trasky Minnesota

A Pipestone dispatch reports a barn fire near Trasky in which three members of a thrashing crew died. Claud Mann of Vinton Iowa Fred Houlette of Vinton Iowa and Elbert Evarts of Pipestone County Minnesota perished while six companions escaped unharmed. The blaze origin remains unknown.

St. Paul Minn Pioneer ‘Press Pipestone Trasky Claud Mann Vinton Fred. Houlette Elbert Evarts

Carnegie Steels Completes Duquesne Merchant Mill

The Carnegie Steel Company finished its new 2 million dollar merchant mill at Duquesne after thorough testing. A bar ran through the rolls in five minutes, deemed excellent. The plant covers 15 acres at Oliver Station and will employ about 1,200 workers when it begins in a couple of weeks.

Homestead Carnegie Steel Company Duquesne Oliver Station

Tobacco Men Organize National Association in Richmond

Nearly two hundred resident and out-of-town tobacco men met in Richmond on Thursday to organize the National Tobacco Association. The group aims to safeguard members and improve welfare through insurance, statistics, foreign trade, and promoting American tobacco in foreign markets.

Richmond National Tobacco Association

New York Weekly Review Reports Strong Trade and Rail Demand

New York weekly review notes heavy shipments and expanded railway facilities. Manufacturing shows vigor with few strikes amid mild weather and strong wholesale activity. prices stable with rails contracted for next year. Failures rise slightly in the US. overall trade remains active with favorable railway earnings and car supply discussions.

New York United States Canada Bradstreet

Last Crop Report Shows Mixed U S Conditions

Washington reports the weekly crop summary noting favorable conditions in central valleys and New England but heavy rains in the Upper Missouri valley Minnesota and portions of the South Atlantic and Gulf states disrupted farm work. Frosts damaged Oregon Washington and parts of the Middle Rockies while corn harvest advances.

Washington Weather Censon Lake Region Middle Atlantic New England Missouri Valley Minnesota South Dakota Nebraska South Atlantic Ilinois Indiana Michigan Texas North Pacific Coast Oregon Rocky Mountain Kentucky Tennessee Kansaya Missouri Arkansas Hilnola West Virginia Ohio Minaissippi Ohlo

FATAL COLLISION IN QUEBEC TRAINS KILL Three Die In Loops Near Thetford Mines

A collision between two Quebec Central trains near Sherbrooke and Levis on Thursday killed engineer Alto, fireman Dean, and clerk Roy. Three others were seriously wounded as American passengers returned from the scene. Dispatcher's order misdirected the up-train to cross at Robertson with further instructions to cross at Black Lake, leading to the wreck north of Thetford Mines.

Quebec Can Quebec Central Sherbrooke Levis Tring Lewis Robertson Black Lake Thetford Mines Vhe Alto Dean Mark Clerk Roy

Lynching of Two Boys in Shelbyville Kentucky

In Shelbyville Kentucky on October 3 a mob hanged 16 year old Jimbos Fields and 18 year old Clarence Garnett for the alleged murder of WIN C. Hart, a printer. They were taken from the jail and hanged from the Chesapeake and Ohio trestle near the depot, with the act carried out so quietly that only a few people learned of it for hours.

Nexrocn Shelbyville Jimbos Fields Clarence Garnett Win C. Hart Chesapeake & Ohio

Broom Corn Price Surges in Mattoon Illinois

In Mattoon Illinois on October 2 broom corn sold at 140 per ton marking a sharp rise from the season start at 55. Market observers predict prices could hit 300 per ton within a year due to an unprecedented shortage.

Mattoon Ill

Douglas House Fire Devastates Houghton Hotel

Evening Wisconsin reports the Douglas house in Houghton Michigan was partially destroyed by fire early Tuesday. Loss estimated between 75000 and 100000 dollars, with heavy insurance coverage on the building.

Milwaukee Wisconsin Houghton Mich Douglas Upper Peninsula

California Congressman Says Dewey Made No Promises

Congressman Kahn of California, newly returned from the Philippines, stated that Aguinaldo had not received any explicit promises of independence from Admiral Dewey. The interview clarifies the stance on future Philippine self rule and U.S. commitments.

San Francisco Kahn California Philippines Aguinaldo Dewey

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