26 Oct 1893
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1893
Page
1
A satire on George Gould living 782 years from his fortune and strained Franco-Italian ties. The note cites a treasury figure over 10 million dollars to return unregistered Chinese to China. A Shawnee boy in Virginia’s Indian school is formally nicknamed Thomas W. Catt.
A large Westminster Abbey box labeled ones of Maj Andre is opened by a curious visitor and yields lamp chimneys. The item prompts humor about historical figures and a quip from Cornell on Heucathion as a solution to individual elevation. The piece also notes debates over Columbus and his wife Mrs Columbus.
Government reports a balance of 12 million in our union and a rise in exports of manufactured goods. For the eight months ending August 3 the total exports were 113,018,151, up from 99,125,838 the previous year. The figures are encouraging.
More than 58,000 Muslims performed the pilgrimage to Mecca last year. The journey confers the title hadji on all who complete it, elevating their status in the community. even if, as Hadji Stavios, a holder may turn to crime, the title endures as a mark of consequence.
A summer trend shows more feminine cyclists as women embrace bicycles for study travel. With sketching outfits strapped behind seats, female students pursue wayside studies independently, avoiding dependence on horse and wagon.
The piece notes that fewer than 3,000 women in Connecticut voted on school questions, about 3 percent of eligible voters, despite ongoing public discussion of the ballot. It contrasts civic interest with apparent apathy among women toward suffrage and schooling questions.
Reports say wild geese have flown south over Connecticut since late September, a month earlier than typical, prompting weather prophets to view it as a sign of early winter. Dr Nasu of the New York quarantine service notes Hamburg’s water system reforms have created a healthier city, while anecdotes about Prof Burdon-Sanderson amuse. Miss Winetra Fair, 19, heir to 1.6 million dollars and a 2 500 monthly income, is projected to become one of America’s wealthiest women.
The weekly digest notes varied senate and house actions from October 17 to 21. It records pensioner loyalty proof repeal, bank officer borrowing limits, journal amendments, marshals fees, New York bridge bill, bankruptcy order, and memorial services. It also reports ambassadorial appointments, Union Pacific info, a World’s Fair duty remittance, and several crime and accident items.
The president refused to leave Washington for any purpose until congress finishes its pressing business. A Washington school panic caused by a cry of fire wounded many children. US business failures totaled 346 in the week ended the 20th, down from 823 the prior week. Clearinghouse finances reached $954,560,636 for the week, up from $908,510,207. Gen. Schofield urged a three year enlistment term in his annual war department report. The Treasury sixth auditor reports post office revenues at $77,054,983 with expenditures of $51,054,104, yielding a $5,175,381 deficit.
A fire in New York caused 3,500,000 in damage to a wallpaper factory and nearby homes with four missing. The widow of former New York senator Noscoe Conkling died in Utica at 60. Lucy Stone, temperance leader and suffragist, died in Dorchester at 75. Trains killed five in a Delaware River bridge collision near Yardley and Trenton Junction. Gen Denis Burke, Irish regiment commander in the rebellion, died in New York City. Brooklyn Mayor Boopy barred the Mitchell Corbett prize fight at Coney Island. A Washington victory monument was unveiled in Trenton with six governors attending. Two workers died and others injured in a trench collapse at Homestead. New York City police officers died from gas in a cottage near Central Park. a fourth remained critical. A Providence warehouse fire caused 100000 in losses.
Reports from Nashville show Hamline's Nightingale trimmed the three mile trotting record from 7 21 44 to 6 25 34. Across the nation, crime and public affairs include Mrs. McMichael bound and robbed near South Bend, a man’s death by his own action in Cincinnati, and executions and trials across Arkansas Minnesota Indiana and Illinois. Frances Willard is reelected president of the National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union in Chicago.
Reports describe the Brazilian rebel fleet suffering heavy losses as the gunboat Urano was sunk by Rio de Janeiro forts. One hundred lives were lost in a Yangtze typhoon wrecking three ferries. Marshal Mac Mahon died in Paris at 86 from influenza. Kragujevatz powder mill blast killed six. Count and Countess Blucher murdered in Berlin. Canada and Australia tied in Toronto cricket. Gounod died in Paris at 75. Cunard Luchanis set new voyage record. Marshal MacMahon honored in Paris. King Albert's army anniversary noted in Dresden. Lébels of Rio Grande do Sul defeated loyals at Abbacy with 1000 dead.
The Senate debated the silver purchase repeal on March 28 with three silver-state senators Jones and Stewart of Nevada and Teller of Colorado leading the discussion. The House passed the public printing bill and considered a civil service reform bill to ensure equal state representation across districts. Reports covered a company bankruptcy system discussion and a violent snowstorm across the Dakotas and parts of Minnesota.
The debate over the repeal of the silver purchase act dominates sessions on the floor. Peffer and Palmer clash over timewasting tactics while Allen, Morgan, Hill, and Sherman spar over quorum, rules, and minority rights. The discussions edge toward procedural changes as Peffer closes with a call to defend constitutional liberty.
Spreading rails caused the Wabash Banner Limited to derail near Nameoki Illinois on Monday evening injuring about thirty excursionists headed home from the world's fair. The baggage car and several coaches burned but most passengers escaped as crews rescued them. Names of the injured include Mrs J B Hunter Nevada City Cal P D Monk Miss Helen Dunn London England Mrs W E Frame Miss Ida Maurer Mrs J J Thomas Mobile and many others with head wounds cuts broken limbs and serious injuries reported.
In Beruiy on Monday Count Blucher and Countess Blucher were shot from a hiding place by their gardener after his dismissal from a servant girl in love with him. The attacker then shot himself. The Blucher de Wahlstatt family is linked to Brooklyn's Loch family in New York. Count Blucher is descended from Marshal Blucher.
In Summerville Georgia two Black prisoners Bill Richards and Jim Dickson were seized from the county jail by armed men claiming constable authority. The mob tied them and killed them near Trion factory after abducting them from the jail. The men had been jailed for the murder of Constable James Hall and the shooting of Town Marshal Murphy.
New York report states William L. Patton of the Patton & Co. firm is jailed on charges of hypothecation of about 60,000 pounds worth of securities held in fiduciary trust and misappropriation of 250,000 of 320,000 dollars due to creditors. He allegedly told creditors he would repay dollar for dollar with help from wealthy relatives.
An excerpt warns swimmers face chronic rheumatism from neglecting safety. It suggests Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as preventive medicine, claiming it helps with rheumatism malaria dyspepsia liver complaints constipation and kidney disorders. A stray street scene quote about a passenger and a heavy satchel follows.
Mr Wm H Crane stars in Brother John at MecVickers Theater Chicago until November 4 with Thos W Keene troupe offering classic plays afterward. Miss Florence Rockwell, age 15, supports the program in a noted performance.
Jesse Barker of Humboldt Kansas recounts fifteen years of biliousness and constipation and describes how August Flower provided a new lease on life. He advises others with dyspepsia and biliousness to try the remedy due to its “wonderful merits.”
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