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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1898
Page
1
The Express notes a periodic star shower appearing every 8314 years and due on November 12 or 13, 1899. It also mentions Connecticut towns housing most residents, urban growth, and electric railroads linking country and city. Mexico’s independence is commemorated after 88 years with pride.
Albany displays Molly Pitcher among distinguished figures. She took her wounded husband’s place in a Monmouth battery and afterward supplied water to the wounded, exemplifying an American archetype of courage and service.
In the death of Fanny Davenport at her Duxbury Mass home the American stage loses a striking figure. Davenport came from a family of actors and inherited a stage love that began when she was ten and remained with her throughout life.
The Cleveland Press notes Belgian railways now use 24 hour time with midnight as 24 o clock. It argues the system won t gain popularity here and illustrates with a joke about a man returning home at 25 minutes after 23.
The Franklin trust from 1790 now totals about 506000 and will be at Boston's disposal. Debates arise over its proper use with a leading proposal to fund building trade schools in keeping with Franklin's original intent.
The Red Cross founder Henri Dunant, about 70, spent half his fortune on humanitarian work and lost the rest in business reverses. He lived in want but was pensioned by the Dowager Empress of Russia and the Swiss Federal Council. Citizens of Stuttgart also contributed a generous subscription.
The Maria Teresa, Cervera's flagship, was floated from Santiago harbor to meet the American fleet. Yankee courage sank her, then Yankee ingenuity raised her. Under the American flag she begins a new and better career.
A Connecticut clergyman announced a church group rule during Sunday services. The Donkey club will meet after the service with members instructed to line up outside and stare at passing women. Any member seen escorting a woman to a church and sitting with her will be expelled.
The passage notes how in the Cervera incident the prisoner was treated with utmost consideration by enemies despite wartime hostility. It says the old admiral only realized he had been in a war after landing home.
A New Jersey woman ends her marriage after her husband refuses to allow pie on the family bill of fare. He pleads self defense claiming he cannot afford pie and that pudding is pie with the lid missing. He argues pie affects his wife’s temper making her crusty, but the judge remains unmoved and the husband faces consequences.
Gen Wood reports the death rate in Santiago has dropped to about one fourth of its former level since American occupation. He credits scientific sanitation efforts in the tropics and says Cuba’s high mortality stemmed from authorities neglecting sanitation, not climate, leaving a bright future ahead.
Ney W Ti Milburn, longtime chaplain of the United States Senate and later the House, recalls serving before John Sherman and Senator Morrill and calls himself the grandfather of Congress. He was first elected chaplain in 1845 and again in 1885, serving continuously since.
The recently retired rear admiral Sicard served in the Civil War in the bombardment and passage of Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip. He aided in destroying rebel flotilla and gunboats and helped capture the Chalmette batteries and New Orleans. A month before the Spanish War, he broke down in health off Florida and was relieved by Capt. Sampson.
A digest of major events includes Gen Lee testifying on Jacksonville camp conditions and Army reorganization. Garcia departs Cuba interior to disband insurgents. naval losses tallied in the Spanish war. Major evacuations ordered in Cuba and Puerto Rico with Camp Wikoff planned as a winter hospital. Local tragedies report murders, train collision in Omaha, and fires in Leeds Iowa with deaths.
Washington officials report advices from the Indian outbreak in Minnesota are reassuring and indicate the uprising may be regarded as over Commissioner of Indian Affairs W Jones in his annual report notes steady progress in the condition of the nation s wards
The United States exchanges totaled 1.466 billion dollars for the week ending the 7th. There were 169 business failures in that week, down from 195 the prior week. Oakey Hall, former New York mayor, died at 72. Sherman Hoar died in Concord, Typhoid fever. A Northampton freight car fire killed Michael Brennan John Burns and two others. A Hoosic flood in New York caused 100000 damage. Alfred C. Williams hanged in Salem for murder. National league baseball team percentages are listed. Corbett issued a global challenge. Atlantic City burned 20 buildings at a $200000 loss. Trade unionists push new tactics against opponents beyond boycotts.
Reports from Bear Island Minnesota describe Maj Wilkinson six privates one Indian policeman and eighty Indians killed in ongoing fighting. Missouri Iowa and Indiana incidents include a boy killed by stones in Shelbyville and a murder suicide in Garrett. Canton Ohio sees a murder arrest linked to Mrs McKinley’s brother. San Francisco discovers counterfeit hundred dollar notes. Admiral Miller returns to San Francisco aboard the Philadelphia.
Russia pushes disarmament and universal peace while preparing for war. A fire nearly destroys Hankow killing many. The sultan agrees to withdraw Turkish troops from Crete. England delivers a 24 hour ultimatum to Paris to remove Maj. Marchand from Fashoda in the Nile valley.
The funeral of George D Saxton brother of Mrs McIninely took place in Canton Ohio with the president and his wife in attendance. Other notices include orders for the Seventh Infantry to depart Camp Wiko f f, and admiral John Carson Febiger’s death near Easton Maryland in his 78th year.
The Kentucky court of appeals rules the separate coach law valid. Comdr. W P McCann claims Gen Blanco ordered the Maine explosion. Publican T P Gore profiles in Texas district.
Navy records compiled at the department show 17 sailors killed and 67 wounded in the war. Dewey's Manila Bay had no fatalities, and most wounded returned to duty. Major losses occurred at Guantanamo with 22 casualties and at Cienfuegos, Santiago, and other engagements. One sailor died of wounds, six were invalided, and six remained under treatment.
Three boys Emil Daniels Frank Daniels and Joe Junkle died in a barn fire near Green Bay Wisconsin on October 10. Firefighters reported the blaze quickly engulfed the structure with no survivors among the youths. Local authorities opened an inquiry into the incident.
Washington reports Commissioner William A. Jones notes 147 boarding and 147 day schools serve 28 952 pupils with rising attendance for 21 years. 89 percent of graduates are in good physical condition, 78 percent good or medium, 24 percent bad or worthless. He urges compulsory attendance and full enrollment on reservations, while public school coeducation is still under study.
Chicago leaders push for tougher tactics against labor crushers as federation officials anticipate debate at the AFL convention in December in Denver. Local unions say the boycott loses strength yearly and seek a stronger strategy beyond the boycott.
A barn fire fatally trapped four boys who were sleeping inside while their three horses and farm equipment burned. One boy escaped through a window but the origin of the blaze remains unknown as authorities recover the charred remains Saturday morning. The Junkie boy visited with two cousins and four other youths were present at the rural scene.
Secretary Ojeda of the Spanish peace commission said Spain accepted American proposals but chiefs still discuss terms. No Philippines issue has been raised. Proposals and replies have exchanged smoothly. In Dublin remembrance of Parnell ivy leaf ceremony drew thousands at Glasnevin. Wreaths and a floral car marked the solemn event. New York Day at the exposition drew a large crowd in Omaha with Depew among visiting dignitaries celebrating fine autumn weather.
San Francisco reports former city and county treasurer A G Widber found guilty of embezzling 76242 from the public treasury. Across the state, Joseph Streuzbach’s woodshed stash yielded 15000 back to the hermit, Sheriff Wheelock receiving 3000 as reward and offering no prosecution. In Oneonta New York a 65 year old Tustin Dibbel and 57 year old Ira E Green of Unadilla were killed by a railroad train while walking along the tracks.
Officials say the union label more effectively promotes union products. Local leaders warn boycotts depend on unselfish labor and may fade with time. They forecast a broader shift to peaceful tactics and a wave of union-made goods sales next year.
The government directs garrisons around Paris to send 500 infantry each to Paris, totaling about 10,000 men per Journal Des Debats. Troops receive two days rations and 60 rounds per man amid concerns of potential revolution, while Iowa opens its Republican campaign with speeches by Senator Allison on the gold standard at Emmettsburg and other gatherings.
The Drummond Tobacco plant in St. Louis was sold to the American Tobacco Company for 3,457,500 dollars in cash, finalizing the deal at six o'clock Saturday evening.
Steamer Ganger from Montreal bound for Aberdeen is ashore at Ferral Newfoundland and likely a total loss. Harlan of Halifax and Newfoundland steamers recover cargo from the wreck. Ganger carried cattle and produce.
A Washington Star excerpt describes a young man confronting a practical father about marriage. The suitor asserts he will support his wife and rejects her future chores, proposing she pursue interests and leisure instead. The dialogue contrasts old expectations with a modern view of marriage roles.
The piece argues the United States may retain possession of the Philippine islands if peace commissioners decide so, noting war costs run into millions with the end not yet. It then pivots to promote Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as an affordable remedy for stomach and digestive ailments, claiming it is within reach of both rich and poor.
Maud worries Ned’s proposal may be a threat rather than a promise, while Marie treats it as uncertain and cautious, highlighting friction between the characters over a potential commitment.
The Chicago and North-Western Railway published a brochure on the Hawaiian Islands outlining geography climate resources railways education population and more. It features a folding map and notes steamship lines serving Pacific ports and promotes the North-Western Pioneer Line to reach San Francisco Los Angeles Portland and other western points.
A notice from the American Woolen Mills Co of Chicago requests readers to inform or insert the notice for solicitors or canvassers who have solicited subscriptions insurance nursery stock books or tailoring or who can sell goods. Interested parties are urged to correspondence to secure good positions in their own and adjoining counties.
A short humorous exchange features General Smithson remarking you judge a man by his company while Johnson counters that it’s rough on a jailer of a prison. The line captures a wry, frustrated American sentiment.
An advertisement for a four cent illustrated booklet from the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway promotes the direct continental route to the New Trans-Pacific possessions. It claims the booklet contains reliable information and can serve as a school text. It is addressed to Geo. H. Heafford in Chicago.
An herbal or tonic product described as promoting daily bowel movements and gentle liver and kidney action. Claims include curing a sick headache. Priced at 25 and 50 cents. Note attributed to Washington Democrat.
Coughing is linked to consumption with a claim that Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at once. A sample bottle is offered free by the druggist, with large bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents. A political cartoon caption and a court exchange about a dog are noted.
An advertisement claims Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day with a money back guarantee from druggists. It notes the price as 25 cents and ends with a quip about people being in “it” in different ways.
Numerous quotes praise St Jacobs Oil and Piso s Cure for consumption neuralgia and sprains from various papers and doctors. The ad copy touts relief from sudden weather related soreness and stiffness claiming multiple testimonials and endorsements across newspapers.
An old advertisement promotes Hood's Pills as a cure for indigestion priced at 25 cents, highlighting a simple remedy offered in a historic market context.
The Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton Railway markets itself as a principal trunk line linking the North and South. It touts solid trains with premier sleeping and parlor cars plus cafe dining on routes from Toledo to Cincinnati and beyond to Florida and Cuba. D G Edwards, Passenger Traffic Manager, Cincinnati Ohio.
In a brief Chicago Post item a man suggests disease could spread by kisses and a woman responds she is immune. Her calm confidence is noted as the exchange ends.
About 1,000,000 acres of government land in Northwest Florida are open to homestead entry with additional railroad lands for sale at low rates. Lands lie near the Louisville and Nashville line. inquiries go to R J Wemyss Pensacola. Excursions down for inspection run the first and third Tuesdays each month, $2 above one fare for round trips via L N Railroad. Write C P Atmore Louisville Ky for details. A woman's parlor remark notes a fancy head rest for comfort.
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