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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1901
Page
2
The first of Brigham Youngs plural wives is described in a biographical sketch noting Ward's remark that Mormon women tended to marry young. The piece highlights early marriage customs among early Mormon society.
An Illinois woman sought a divorce from her husband so a trolley line could cross their land. The incident marks the first time an electric car collided with matrimony in local records.
The New York actress who quit the job over a required onstage spanking may not have deserved it. Many professionals, however, could have filled the part.
A Kansas opinion warns books should not be left out in the rain nor damaged by pulping or chopping. The piece emphasizes that books cannot withstand such treatment and advocates proper care and handling.
Hall Frampton, a Negro, killed his 17 year old stepdaughter in Nebraska City Nebraska. He was indicted tried found guilty and sentenced to life in prison in under thirty minutes. The piece urges harsher courts to curb lynchings.
The Boston Herald notes only seven presidents have middle names: John Quincy Adams, William Henry Harrison, James K Polk, Ulysses S Grant, Rutherford B Hayes, James A Garfield, and Chester A Arthur.
A Chicago gold miner deeded property valued at one million dollars to the People's Church. The issue raised asks if endowed churches can match the charitable work of churches supported by member generosity and piety.
Robert Hammond of London says America leads in street railway extent and service quality while touring American cities to inspect properties. He notes that Americans abroad recognize this, and his admission is surprising to English observers.
A Glasgow syndicate develops a yacht model claimed to save a mile on a 30 mile course, echoing the late challenger and defender. If the design aids neither commerce nor war it will not be widely welcomed internationally. The era seeks machines for air travel rather than sea speed.
The piece contrasts old rural evenings of social and literary enjoyment with contemporary troubles. It laments stocks scandals beet sugar questions and divorce issues while noting constant interruptions from a misdialed phone.
New figures show that 40 percent of Columbia University students earn part of their college funds, ten percent contribute half, and about five percent cover all expenses themselves including living costs. This undermines the idea that modern higher education is only for the wealthy.
The government plans a bargain sale of about 500 small islands along the St Lawrence from Kingston to Brockville. Islands vary from five square miles to two hundredths of an acre, across several townships. If multiple bids arise for an island, it will go to the highest bidder, with a limit of two islands per applicant.
Warren D. Merwin, newly released after four years for gery at Wethersfield prison near Bridgeport, will return as superintendent of the state shoe factory. He helped invent a sewing machine for uppers to soles, boosting output from 200 to 1,000 pairs daily, and royalties on the machine are expected to make him wealthy.
The year 1000 saw U S mineral production reach 1 070 308 389 dollars with metals at 552 418 627 dollars and nonmetals at 516 690 262 dollars. Pig iron led metals at 59 044 000 dollars while gold 79 822 261, silver 77 070 471, copper 98 495 039, coal 221 133 513, anthracite 95 757 851, petroleum 75 751 691, and stone 47 958 539.
A summary of October crop lows and a government report on immigration to curb anarchists. Roosevelt uses his first month salary for family transport, seeks further war tax cuts, and supports reciprocity. Census data show U S males 39,059,242 and females 37,244,145. Beet sugar growth eyed for home market. The mourning period for McKinley ends after 30 days.
US exchanges posted a seven day total of 2 041 billion dollars, down from 2 187 billion last week and 29.8 percent higher than the same period last year. The period saw 231 business failures, up from 205 the prior week and 232 a year earlier.
A Chicago Great Western wreck near East Lombard Ill kills four trainmen. Arizona ranchers begin a campaign to destroy wild horses with 100+ head killed or captured first day. Denver official Gage says banking demand outstrips supply. Dr A C Lemberger and two horses and a dog die in Louisville as foretold by a mysterious woman. John Frye dies at 100 years 8 months 5 days in Lehigh Ta. Alba Texas town destroyed by fire. Charles K Adams resigns Wisconsin University presidency due to illness. Safe blowers steal 15000 from Narka Kansas bank. James McDonald and E F Cronan burned to death in Blaine Kansas fire. Milwaukee editor Lansing Warren dies of typhoid at 44. George Dolinski hanged in Chicago for murder of brother in law Anton Lizl. Burglars take 50000 from an express car near St Louis. Los Gatos California almost entirely destroyed by fire. Santa Monica electric railway wreck at Sherman California kills four and injures seven. Pat Crowe offers surrender as rewards linger. Four killed by boiler explosion at Clifton Arizona. Robbers blow Maryville bank safe in Potomac Alabama for 1500. Water reservoir breaks in East Liverpool Ohio releasing 10000000 gallons. loss 150000.
Gen Kitchener reports Gen Botha crossed the Pivaau river twenty miles north of Vryheid to again escape the British cordon. At Batanzas a detachment of the Twenty first infantry and a Macabebe company routed a large force of Filipino rebels.
Major General Leonard Wood reports 67 officer and enlisted deaths in Cuba with under 1.25 percent rate as yellow fever wanes. North Sea storms claim vessels and lives. France plans a Turkish fleet to pressure the sultan while Turkish troops halt pursuit of a Miss Stone captor bandit group at Washington’s request. Gen Buller faces calls to resign amid Ladysmith surrender rumors. Cuba schedules officer elections December 31 and a presidential vote February 24. England bears $700 million war cost and 18,000 deaths so far in South Africa, 75,000 total casualties. Swedish scientists hear Capt Sverdrup may have reached the North Pole. Insurgent Gen Malvar moves toward Luzon, stirring new rebel activity.
Capt. Cook testifies in the Schley inquiry that he gave the loop order during the Santiago battle to checkmate the escaping Spaniards and praises Schley as brave. Roosevelt plans cautious reciprocity in trade and ship subsidies, leaving initiative to Congress. Anarchist Most jailed for writing pro violence piece before McKinley assassination.
A Chinese commission will seek aid in America for famine relief. Of 110000 Mexican War soldiers, about 5000 survive. AFL plans its 21st annual convention in Scranton Pa on December 3. Vanderbilt patents rail car inventions since July. Count Boson de Perigord wed Miss Helen Morton in London. Czar’s sugar policy aims to shield Russian home industries. Dietrich cites Samar massacre after early civil government. Palmer retires from National Broadway Bank with 20000 distributed to staff. Russians build warships in several European nations. Carnegie Institute approves Pittsburg tech school plans. Roosevelt receives a cane and Philippine cloth. to address Thanksgiving in New York. Turkish sultan’s children kept secluded. Porto Rico governor once a classmate of Philippine governor general. Taft and Hunt, Yale graduates, were friends in 1878.
Washington reports Capt. Cook detailing May 19 Key West observations and the July 3 battle. He describes the Brooklyn loop, distances to the Texas, and reactions to the action with notes on log entries and crew discussions.
Loreto in Italy produces most rosaries with thirty five women making thirty five thousand yearly. The Delfino submarine features a cleptoscope enabling underwater horizon view. Two Italian engineers created the device. Two collectors chase editions of the Divina Commedia with one rival printing edition two hundred fifteenth as a single copy in Paris.
The city’s new municipal telephone system lays 16 500 miles of underground cables to serve 20 000 subscribers. The network aims to expand communications accessibility and improve service across Glasgow.
From Constantinople and New York reports Miss Ellen M. Stone and companion kidnapped by armed men in Macedonia. Ransom demands total 125000 pounds in gold within 18 days, with Turkish pursuit. appeal made to Dr Haskell and US representative. American Board urges rapid collection of funds, with $110000 already subscribed and $50000 more needed.
The house of deputies in San Francisco adopted a canon prohibiting remarriage after divorce for reasons not present before the former union, voting 182 to 158. An amendment favoring an exception for the innocent party in adultery was rejected 158 to 173. The action awaits final house vote, as 30 delegations must approve.
Dundee dispatch reports Boer commandos melting into small groups after attempting to break cover. General Botha and key burghers with three commandants reach Pongola forest near Luneburg Transvaal as martial law limits press in Cape Town. London dispatch notes Pall Mall Gazette reports orders to hold 29 000 garrison at Aldershot ready for active service.
The piece notes British taxpayers average incomes, the London school board operates numerous cookery and laundry centers, and London holds 13.95 percent of England and Wales population. It cites Liverpool’s high city debt, a major wealth split with many owning over £20,000, and rising trade ambitions. It also mentions bankrupt tailors versus grocers and a new London commercial school. Weather varies by region, with rain patterns differing by winter vs summer across Cumberland and eastern areas.
An odd exchange from Smart Set features a child asking what a revenue cutter is and receiving a playful reply about family obligations. The snippet blends nautical term curiosity with humor and domestic quips.
A compilation of 19th century patent medicine claims and household products criticizes St Jacobs Oil for rheumatism and other aches while praising Pike's Toothache Drops for rapid relief. Also touts PUTNAM FACELESS DYES as easier to use with brighter colors and notes Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar and Hale's claims.
Private Secretary Cortelyou clarifies Roosevelt name pronunciation as Rosevelt. Cambridge scientist Prof. Dewar elected president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science for next year. An 1887 Sherman forecast warned of a future terrible war in the U S. Only period with no ex presidents occurred in Grant’s final two years.
For more than a decade Elizabeth P. Madison suffered kidney trouble bowel liver derangements rheumatism and related pains. After trying many treatments she used Dodd's Kidney Pills and improved from the first box with a complete cure, claimed as the only remedy to cure Bright's Disease Diabetes and Dropsy.
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