24 Oct 1901
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 30 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1901
Page
1
The Express notes Johann Most’s conviction for publishing an incendiary article as the first of its kind in the country. It cites a German scientist who fixes the wink of an eye at four tenths of a second. The piece warns about rapid courtship and marriage risks illustrated by a Chicago 11 year old’s case.
At the war's outset Britain projected fifty million dollars and forty seven thousand troops to seize the two republics in three months. The conflict has already cost seven hundred million dollars and eighteen thousand lives. The price is staggering for Great Britain as Kruger's forecast appears fulfilled and the end remains distant.
Complete returns show a perfect tie on amending the plurality clause in four townships and on the senatorial question in one additional township. The occurrence of two ties in a single election is noted as remarkable.
London and South Western railway leaders visit to gather American railroad practices, contrasting with earlier times when English railway men doubted anything in the American system was worth emulating.
President Harper of the University of Chicago bans class rushes for the coming fall calling them barbaric. He proposes a contest where the university buys 100 cards of wood and awards honors to the class that saws the most within a set time.
The New York commissioner of immigration warns immigration from southern and eastern Europe carries high illiteracy. Nearly half of steerage passengers show 40 to 50 percent illiteracy, and Congress cannot long ignore this problem.
The vessel reports a very small seal catch this year and notes no fading fashion for sealskin as a material for women's garments. As prices rise the demand remains strong, and those who pay the bills deserve sympathy.
The unnamed author assesses Wahib Dullah Khan as heir to Afghanistan’s throne and argues his shrewdness could sustain a policy of playing England against Russia. It notes this dangerous game risks turning Afghanistan into a Russian or British province with one misstep.
After costly campaigns in China the west gained little permanent privilege and foreign businesses are told to pull out from Peking to treaty ports. The piece rejects optimists who claimed the war opened China to civilization and questions whether foreign life and property are now better protected than before the Boxer outbreak.
The department of agriculture releases its October report with yearly grain estimates for 1901. It shows total wheat 644,835,000 bushels vs 822,229,505 in 1900, total corn 1,543,385,000 vs 2,105,102,316, and total oats 660,497,000 vs 809,125,989. The wheat crop for 1901 has been surpassed only once since 1898.
The census reports more males than females overall, but females have grown faster in the past decade. In older nations the female surplus eventually appears, a pattern present in 11 of 45 states on the Atlantic coast where females outnumber males.
An American built automobile has surpassed French records and signals the United States taking its rightful place in the industry. The piece notes initial lag due to later start but asserts the U S now catches up and will soon lead.
A recap of major U S events this year including stamp production, retirements and appointments in government forces, army losses, denial of arbitration intentions, gubernatorial appointment of Col Brodie, Dewey's role in the Schley inquiry, and canal cost estimates.
Weekly US market totals rose to 2.142 billion with 192 business failures, while Pittsburg saw a new $3 million steel firm. National Bank of Boyerton closed amid cashier disappearance. NY rockfall killed five in transit tunnel. Lowell Bank embezzlement losses near $300,000. Valley Forge monument unveiled. Pan-American expo fire in Buffalo. Yale marks 200th. Roosevelt assassination subplot. Rear Admiral Bunce dies at 65.
A former First Assistant Postmaster General Perry 8 Heath has purchased the Salt Lake Tribune. The report lists other notable events and figures including deaths governors and scandals from across the United States. The dense summary notes include government figures, railroad and naval incidents, political shifts, and notable legal and crime items from the era.
United States senators and congressmen who had toured the Philippines sailed home on the transport Sheridan after completing their congressional visit abroad.
A collage of brief items reports Mussolino captured after a gunfight at Ur bino Italy. Ismail Hudjo claimed as world’s oldest man dies at Kruti Albania at 160. UK capitalists form Bristol meat plant venture to counter American packers. Josephine Ann fishing vessel lost at sea with 30 crew. Dublin documents threaten King Edward. Boer invaders reach Saldanha Bay after Cape Colony march. 500 Boer and 100 rebels die? in Samar battle. 10 Americans killed. Bulgaria refuses ransom talks for Miss Stone abductors. Samar plot to massacre American garrison thwarted with 30 natives detained. Peace campaign grows on island. Santos-Dumont circles Paris Eiffel Tower and wins Deutsch prize. Fire at Sidney Cape Breton destroys 60 businesses, under $1 million. American agents in Bulgaria cannot locate Miss Stone abductors.
The itemized notes touch on a Kansas City gang of female footpads, honorific naming of 500 children after Senator Hanna since 1896, Gov Wood informing the secretary of war about Cuba’s February 24 election, and nationwide arrests for drunkenness totaling about 312000 in 129 cities. Also noted are post offices, Rockefeller gifts to Barnard College, Dimmick’s sentence for embezzlement, fashion changes, Van Wyck critique, wireless energy claim, Miss Helen Gould’s role in St Louis 1903 exhibit, world wheat crop expectations, and Roosevelt’s remarks on seeking a second term without political entanglements.
Lieut. Commander James H. Sears testifies on Cuban campaign including Cienfuegos siege and Santiago blockade. He describes distances from blockading lines and notes Admiral Schley’s cool conduct under fire. Court considers dispatch and timing of testimony as Admiral Schley nears final witness.
At the Schley court of inquiry the Brooklyn officers Capt. Cook Lieut. Commander Sears Commander Mason Lieut. McCauley and Lieut. Webster offered new testimony on engine uncoupling voyage from Cienfuegos signals during the July 3 engagement and Commodore Schley’s conduct under fire. They described the battle with calm crediting Schley with courage.
Eight witnesses from the Brooklyn testified in Schley’s favor before the court of inquiry. Lieut Charles Webster and Lieut Commander Griffin described Schley as cool and natural. Ensign Halligan Ensign Abele and others testified on ship actions during the July 3 battle off Santiago. Medical Director Fitzsimmons said the Brooklyn fought largely alone and kept the Colon from escape.
In Constantinople on October 21, U S officials said no new news had arrived about missionary Ellen M Stone and Mme Tsilka, seized by brigands. Searches are hindered by rugged mountains, bad weather, and limited telegraph facilities as efforts shift toward Bulgarian contacts.
Auburn New York October 21 plans set for the execution of anarchist Leon Czolgosz at break of day on Monday October 28. The electric chair routine mirrors prior executions with the death penalty in the Auburn prison since August 5 1890. Czolgosz remains silent aside from tobacco requests as he paces his cell near the execution chamber. Albany October 21 the U S government will not send a representative to attend the electrocution per Secretary Hay’s letter to Prison Superintendent Collins.
A quoted report by Willett and Gray of New York presents sugar consumption and tax figures. It details total consumption for 1900 and 1901, duties paid by various producers, and the revenue impact of removing duties, with figures in tons and dollars.
A Chicago woman writes that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash restored her health after months of pain swelling dizziness and insomnia. She credits doctors with guesses but says the remedy cured her and urges others to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham, offering $5000 for genuineness.
The text surveys several historically diverse notes from law, agriculture, and industry. It mentions French law punishing anarchist crime in public spaces, colonial shipments of eggs and mulberry trees to Georgia by Britain, and ancient ink compositions of Greeks and Romans. It also describes pen-making steel sheets eight by three feet, steel pen production, and the rise of iron stoves in Bulgaria with Germany, Belgium, and England as key players.
McCarron Michigan October 21. Mrs Samuel G Dyer long troubled by heart disease reports a rapid recovery after taking Dodd's Kidney Pills. She now enjoys good health with no relapse and can move about easily at age 62, inspiring inquiries from many residents about the remedy.
Manila October 21 reports bolster for Samar as 333 marines under Lieut. Col. Mancil C. Goodrell sail aboard the New York and two Twelfth Infantry battalions depart for the area Brig. Gen. Jacob H. Smith orders intensified action to crush the insurrection and capture Gen. Lukban. News of U S military moves circulates among natives as officers from pacified provinces arrive. Knoxville Tennessee October 21. Capt. Richmond P Hobson arrives to attend the D A R monument dedication marking Gen. James W White home site in Knoxville. Ceremony followed a parade led by Hobson with Hon. Richmond Pearson as guest.
Lieutenant Commander Nicholson testified as the principal witness in the Sehley inquiry describing the Santiago fight aboard the Oregon He observed the Spanish fleet in formation and noted no major move toward American ships He detailed the destruction of Maria Teresa Oquendo and Viscaya and the Colon's surrender Dr Valin added remarks on the July 3 battle noting Schley's conduct and control Wells and Ryan also testified to scenes and Schley's bravery
Saturday football results list Illinois over Chicago 24 to 0 and Michigan 29 to 0 against Northwestern, with several other scores. In Covington Kentucky a man shot and killed Casper Gauggle after a jealous dispute as his wife was with Gauggle.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.