22 Oct 1896
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1896
Page
1
Experts say ocean water density in deepest parts prevents a sunken ironclad from ever reaching the seabed. In Egg Harbor City New Jersey a coroner jury ruled against suicide in a peculiar verdict stating the person murdered and killed himself in a malicious felonious and brutal manner.
An Indiana court ruled that damaging a widow’s affections is not as bad as trifling with a young woman who has not known true love. The item notes an Indian Territory case and comments on social disposition toward marriage. It also mentions Li Hung Chang’s New York stay with daily flower boxes addressed to various grand titles.
A curious note claims yellow surfaces collect moisture while green dampens but red and black stay dry. A Kansas aeronaut fell 3,000 feet leaving an 18 inch hole in the earth with every bone broken and flesh crushed. The correspondent states the man was dead when found, though the word quite seemed insufficient.
Lowell Observatory dispatch from Flagstaff reports Mercury and Venus rotate once per orbit around the sun, making a day equal to a year on each planet Venus carries a thick atmosphere while Mercury has none. Separately Cleveland explorers aim for gold in Cape Horn’s black sands using new devices.
A storm cut direct telegraph between Washington and Richmond 105 miles apart, forcing messages to travel via New York, Cincinnati, Nashville and Atlanta more than 2,000 miles. The piece notes the system's reach and the impracticality of longer routes.
In Paris Texas B L Tabb weds Miss Emma Evans and Frank Evans weds Miss Bettie Tabb. Each man a widower about 40 with a 15 year old daughter. daughters wed each other. Parents’ consent given without issue. The couples become each other’s sons in law. The second item notes the navy’s two year effort to find oil fuel for ships to replace coal, highlighting high speed torpedo boat propulsion and simple efficient energy transmission.
Observers at Flagstaff suggest Mercury and Venus rotate once per orbit around the sun, making each day a year. This would prevent Earthlike life. Venus may resemble Earth in some ways, yet its rotation implies long days of sunlight followed by long nights, hindering habitation.
A writer in the London Speaker calls the ezur a curious satire on life, describing him as a delicate amiable young man with nervous shyness and tender feelings for his female relatives. He asks if this figure could embody the new man.
The report shows a government deficit of 5.7 million in early October and 80.93 million year to date. Yearly receipts total 91.58 million while expenditures reach 122.5 million. Also notes Munich traveler Heine Stupp planning an 18 month global trek on 11000 miles mostly on foot.
Advices from the Atlantic storm put property damage at Coney Island and nearby areas over 500000 dollars. Six lives are reported lost. A barkentine Thomas J. Stewart bound for Boston is listed sunk with 11 crew. In Claremont New Hampshire a 21 year old man shot and killed a 19 year old then killed himself over a quarrel.
The report lists diverse events from the U S army commandant changes at Fort Sheridan to the death of ex Senator Thomas White Ferry. It notes bank closures in Rockford and Duluth, a house fire that killed six children near Linden Washington, and a fatal mob hanging in Georgia. Also covered are rail and post office incidents, labor union elections, and a horse pacing world record fall at Lexington Kentucky.
A blast near Van Buren Ark kills six men and injures one. Wheat prices rise 17 cents since Oct 1 on Chicago markets. West Michigan furniture plant burns at Holland causing $300000 loss. Merchants Bank Atlanta closes with $275000 in liabilities. W L Lee photographer charged in York Neb plot to wreck train for life insurance. Pukwana Bank collapses after paying depositors. Silas G Sherburne dies in Superior Wis. Korbels wine factory fire in California. John Walsh of Gaston robbed in Indianapolis. Los Angeles box factory fire causes $100000 loss. Big Four wreck near Wellington Ohio destroys 25 freight cars worth $100000. C M Smith sets five mile road bike record in San Jose. Horace Rublee dies in Milwaukee. St Peters church Stevens Point burned. Port Royal Bank cashier absconds with $14000. totals show $30000 short. Tom Givens sons die in Louisville fire. sister gravely burned. Carney New Jersey held up town. Merritt Briggs dies during court plea in Suffolk Va. Hanna Paint store in Columbus Ohio loses $100000.
Reports from Tamatave Madagascar claim general rebellion on the island and Antalaha wiped out with whites killed. A railway wreck on the Saar-Fiffel line in Germany kills 50 recruits and injures many. Gilmour & Co. Montreal fire kills three firefighters and injures six, $100000 loss. Spain warned Cuba war may trigger US recognition. Turkish sultan allows Armenian women and children safe US passage. Venus wreck off Skomer Island sinks with 20 dead. Altata Mexico tornado destroys mining town. Manitoba to keep national schools with Catholic teachers where Catholic pupils predominate.
Richard Hays and his sister Mary Anna Mays were struck by a train in St Marys Ontario and died instantly. The item recounts multiple other 19th century events including health-related prison releases and notable deaths.
Dun & Co reports gold commands a small premium as conservative timidity drives demand for insurance against premium risk. Exports exceed imports by 30.6% in two weeks of October, with gold shipments from Europe totaling $59.26 million since movement began. Grain exports surge, with 2.13 million bushels shipped from Atlantic ports in a week and 4.20 million in two weeks of October. Wheat prices rise, and factory margins tighten for boot and shoe makers while steel and iron markets show varied pricing pressures. US and Canada weekly failures rise to 828 and 40 respectively.
Saturday night ten o'clock bandits attacked Carney Oklahoma 80 miles west of Guthrie.They looted J WM Fouts store escaping with 800 dollars and bound Fouts and his son. Robbers also hit the hotel and post office taking cash watches and jewelry totaling about 500 dollars. The gang allegedly led by Dynamite Dick.
Augusta Ga October 19 special to the Chronicle Thompson reports Mr Watson states he ordered his name removed from the Kansas Democratic ticket not from any fusion ballot He says no fusion ticket exists in Kansas only a democratic and a populist ticket and Bryan Sewall electors are printed to mislead populists into backing electors who will vote for Bryan and Sewall He favors a fair fusion that would split electors between populists and democrats with about eight populist electors to two democrats but insists democrats have no right to print his name on Bryan Sewall electors and has ordered its removal.
Washington reports that if Spain fails to end the war in Cuba within three months the insurgents will receive de facto recognition of independence. A high administration official says the president may act by year’s end in a move equivalent to recognizing Cuban independence.
Chicago and New York report a dramatic wheat surge on October 20 with December futures jumping to 77% cents and top quotes near 79% cents. London Paris Berlin and Liverpool join the rally as traders note strong foreign demand and heavy early buying with profits taken later in the day.
Kansas City railroads face a car shortage with Burlington lacking over 1000 cars and Santa Fe and Rock Island unable to meet demand. Grain movement and grain traders rushing corn to market before November 2 rates rise drive the bottleneck as gulf lines handle record export volumes.
O D Jones resigns as Missouri populist candidate for governor to avoid hindering Bryan and Watson. Len Stevens endorsed by the democratic candidate. Vatican confirms pope plans guidance for clergy in upcoming campaign and election. A 76 year old woman dies after a 20 foot fall at Dunning poorhouse. Postmaster David Thompson named at Black River Falls after Levis removed for campaign activity. La Gascogne brings 2,500,000 francs gold to New York. bankers long sterling rate cut to 481/4 while demand remains 4841/4.
Topeka Kans Oct 20 Secretary of State W Cy Edwards received a letter from Thomas Watson withdrawing as a vice presidential candidate on the Abilene ticket. Breidenthal asks the Kansas Supreme Court for a writ to force Watson onto the ballot. If denied Bryan’s name would appear alone, risking votes for the Bryan fusion ticket and capping Kansas for McKinley.
Rudolph Schnaubelt, once linked to the Haymarket bombing and sought worldwide, died in San Bernardino California on October 20 after years in hiding.Consumption and years on the run proved stronger foes than the authorities as his long pursuit ended in this southern California town.
William Suttlinger a peddler shot and killed Mrs Mary Kerstinger at 1803 Arsenal street in St Louis then killed himself on the verandah of the boarding house. The couple had a troubled history dating back fourteen years since their divorce and remarriage.
Washington reports the treasury deficit for the current fiscal year at 32,044,740 with receipts of 93,262,939 and expenditures of 125,307,675. October 17 1895 deficit stood at 20,362,101, pension charges this October exceed last year, suggesting the deficit could exceed 75 million for the year and an extra Congress session may be needed.
The Farmyard Hotel at Geyer avenue and Broadway burned Monday morning along with five horses wagons buggies and feed. Premises adjoining suffered $5 000 damage and the total loss reached $17 000. Frank Schwab owner of the hotel was arrested on a firing charge. Three servants were injured by jumping from windows. A formerly Grant owned wagon used for advertising burned.
A recap of diverse profiles includes Henri Meiltiac selling a billiard table once used with Dumas fils and Miessonier to make room for books. Robert Nobel, who died in Sweden, found petroleum in the Caucasus by chance in 1873 near Baker. Baron Rothschild receives from Czar Nicholas the White Eagle order for services to the throne. Greenham retires after 27 years with Scotland Yard, 16 as chief inspector. Fram builder Colin Archer, of Laurvig, is linked to Nansen’s vessel and English critic William Archer. Elizabeth Opitz marries Viscount Leistra Matsudara, marking a first German Japanese princely union.
George Curzon and his wife plan a U.S. visit next month. Princess Henry of Press shocks Breslau as a Londoner turned Berliner. Duke of Fife sells farms on his Banshire estate with salmon rights. English and Scottish shoots report strong sport. Berwickshire party bags 463 partridges in four days along with hares and rabbits. Wiltshire guns take 174 brace in one day. Rannoch Lodge records 700 brace grouse and Isillin Lodge 1,600 brace in four days.
A panorama of hell by Italian and Hungarian artists asks King Humbert to inspect it. Kaiser Wilhelm collaborates with Prof Knackfuss on a portrait of the Holy Roman Emperor on Italian soil. A new Frankenstein edition with illustrations is due soon. illustrator unnamed. Sir John Millais earned up to 100000 dollars in best years. portrait fees higher than Reynolds. S. R. Crockett’s aunt recalls his boyhood dedication to books and saving for them, and his later study of landscapes for his pen.
Savannah judge John O. Smith faced difficulty keeping cyclists off his private path and dusted 500 yards with broken glass. Florida hunter Fulton Canada just returned from a three week alligator hunt, killing 298 alligators for 145.54 dollars. Kaiser Wilhelm plans a silver cup prize for a Dover to Heligoland yacht race next year after his grandmother’s sixty year throne anniversary. Nellie Ross of California is a champion kite flyer who invented the barrel kite capable of flying higher than others.
The text describes how a mother bear protects her cubs by driving off pursuers and cuffing offspring, kingbirds mobbing intruders near nests, crows sheltering nests from disturbances, a doe defending fawns against hunters, eagles, and foxes, and partridges in eastern states reacting aggressively to protect their young, including female partridges chasing away molestors.
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