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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1898
Page
2
A report notes a bed of anthracite discovered in China likely to prove the bottom of Pennsylvania mines. The piece also surveys Turkish imperial projects and American industry, ending with a quip on beauty shaping power from Cleopatra onward.
Theodore Camp of Mount Vernon New York has taught for more than 62 years and remains energetic at eighty one, showing a deep interest in his students and their studies.
In Wilmington Delaware a most peculiar double wedding unites twin sisters Adda and Alma McKee with twin brothers William and Frank Brindie. The couples plan to live together in a large double house, a striking finish to the event.
A Kansas town displays a butterfly plaque amid curious reflections on vast numbers of insects. A candid correspondent notes quiet surroundings and mentions butterflies unlikely to parade on street corners. The piece then shifts to American scientists planning a botanical expedition to Puerto Rico and the Yankee habit of probing regional flora.
A cablegram reports four American women who attempted a close view of Vesuvius during an eruption got lost and nearly perished. The incident highlights fearless curiosity and past tales of risky pursuits sparked by exploration.
The United States will assume full military and governmental control of Cuba on December 1. Capt. Gen. Blanco and associates who stay beyond that date must register to vote in the upcoming Havana mayoral election.
Germany maintains 40 commercial schools and 13 textile schools to aid manufacturing interests. Over the past quarter century it has increased its manufactures tenfold, underscoring the role of industry fostering in national progress.
Miss Lotta Burns known as the mother of Klondike arrives in Dawson on her final trip and sparks a bicycle auction. Miners bid fiercely until McWilliams wins the first wheel ever seen in the Klondike for 700 dollars.
The republic of Nicaragua delegates sovereignty and all foreign affairs to the United States of Central America. The union includes Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Honduras, each retaining local control but merging nationality into a confederation under a new constitution.
The London Academy warns literary and art collectors to beware letters or manuscripts claimed to be by Robert Burns. A clever imitator has produced superior Burns imitations and sold many as originals. Most items are imitations, and owners who believe them genuine cannot be complained about.
The Russian minister of war tests aluminium shoes on artillery horses with one aluminium shoe per animal and iron shoes on the other feet. Early results show the aluminium shoe lasts much longer. The metal’s light strength fuels expanding uses and a rapid industry since its discovery under a decade ago.
A French authority states that this country drinks 26,000,000 more pounds of coffee annually than all Europe combined. Over six years the nation's consumption rose by 210,000,000 pounds, indicating a strong increase in coffee making habits. Per capita use varies with Hollanders at about 3 pounds and Belgians near 1.9 pounds.
A digest of global and domestic events includes Gen Wood's first proclamation in Santiago promising religious freedom and just compensation, navy and volunteer units being mustered out, Manila and Havana developments, a new Spanish customs tariff, Geronimo's escape, lynchings in Kentucky and Alabama, and a gas suffocation tragedy in Youngstown.
Internal revenue receipts for September reached 21 713 380 dollars while 1897 September totaled 8 858 883 dollars. President McKinley and Mrs McKinley returned to Washington from the western trip. James A Dumont reports 31 steamers wrecked and 283 lives lost in the past year, up 100 from the year before.
Sig Perugini won a divorce from actress Lillian Russell in Jersey City. Weekly stock exchanges reported 1.32 billion in totals, up from 1.39 billion the prior week, with a 1.1 percent rise from 1897. US business failures fell to 221 in the week ended the 21st, after 205 the prior week. Two Meyer children suffocated after falling into an acid vat at a Middleton factory. Garrett French and Henry Jones killed their wives and themselves in Jersey City.
A tide of calamities and notices spans the country from Duluth to Mississipp i. Diners and workers face explosive accidents and drownings while a bank closes in Lisbon. A schooner sinks near Alaska and a river wreck claims five laborers on Rock Island rails. A presidential parade sparks ovation in Indiana and Ohio amid storms in Texas harming cotton. Fraud at Lisbon bank surfaces as I A Childs’s defalcation reaches sixty thousand dollars. The Pills ger Indians face fines in Minnesota. the Judson works explosion and Harpersville race killings shock readers. Annual American College League convention slated for Indianapolis.
In Candia Crete seven Mussulmans were hanged for the murder of British soldiers. In Wu Chow eight rebel leaders of the Kwangsi uprising were beheaded. Japan faces typhoons sand storms and floods with heavy losses. Eliza Burrill of Toronto murdered her three children. In Fieume Austria high water caused two million florins in damage. British officers abroad ordered to be ready for return home.
President McKinley and cabinet fix January 1 for formal U S possession of Cuba. Other items note Buffalo sails to Manila and insular cabinet swears allegiance in San Juan. Fire in Brooklyn stores damages over 500000 dollars.
Minor items note Dartmouth students vote to end hazing. Other notes report James A. Davis steering the first steamer across Lake Erie, John Hays celebrating 94th birthday in Cleveland, Meddler sold for 49000 to William C. Whitney, Brig Gen Joseph Roberts dies in Philadelphia at 84, and G B Pratt’s Massachusetts paper ventures. Reports also mention Klondike gold output and other regional events.
Reports from Hermanville Mississippi describe a white man and nine black men killed during a racial riot. Deputies were attacked at the suspect’s home, the sheriff’s posse reinforced, and Gov. McLaurin aided efforts to restrain further bloodshed. A separate Dallas Texas incident notes three black suspects killed a white youth, with a possible lynching.
President McKinley and his party reached Washington at 2 25 PM after a two week absence. He spoke to crowds daily and resumes work on the annual message to Congress, noting remarkable endurance and a flawless travel schedule through Pittsburgh Washington Omaha St Louis Chicago and Cincinnati.
East Liverpool Ohio October 24 The bank examiner probes the accounts of I A Childs cashier of the First National Bank of Lisbon who fled Thursday and remains missing The shortfall exceeds 50 000 with only 9 000 cash found and demand certificates totaling 80 000 on the books
Walker Minnesota on October 24 reports say 15 armed Indians with Winchesters and handcuffs pursued Bug Ah Ma Ge Shig and his son at the agency causing great excitement as news awaited. A schooner wreck off New London leads to unknown identities. three drowned in Lake Michigan near Wilmette. a memorial fountain is planned in Constantinople. two men suffocated in Youngstown furnace gas.
Two jealous husbands in different cities killed their wives and themselves in separate incidents. Henry Jones a 48 year old Pullman car porter shot his wife on Van Horne street Jersey City then killed himself after a late night quarrel. Garrett French 35, a locomotive engineer, wounded his wife and died after a shootout on Montgomery street opposite St Bridget's church. In Omaha John Melchert killed Lillian Morris then himself during a lovers quarrel at a photographer's parlor.
London reports the cabinet to meet early in the week to press France for a clear statement on Fashoda. The Admiralty orders full crews aboard sea going ships and mobilization readiness for reserve ships. Cherbourg to receive large troop deployment as barracks are hastily prepared. Paris rejects alarmist rumors claiming no extraordinary measures at naval ports.
Duluth reports the Bear Island Indians convicted of resisting a U S court officer after surrendering at Leech Lake agency. Jury verdicts of guilty in all cases followed 35 minutes deliberation, with Judge Lochren sentencing most defendants to $100 fines and jail terms.
The Navy reports the evacuation of Spanish troops from Puerto Rico is complete with the last detachment sailing away. Oath of allegiance was taken by locals as customs duties total about $12,000 since the U S possession began. General Ortega departed on the Montevideo after Madrid’s surrender order, greeted by the Newark.
Reports from Washington St Louis Montgomery and Memphis show rapid fall of yellow fever with no new southbound cases. Quarantine restrictions ended at Memphis Forrest City Monticello Wilmot Wynne Warren and Ark points and train tickets resume. A November convention in Memphis will address fever and quarantine policy with wide regional participation.
Paris October meeting of the joint commission focused solely on the Cuban debt. American commissioners refused to assume obligations from Spain contracts and demanded faster proceedings. Next session set for Wednesday as Spain is expected to accept the inevitable on the Cuban debt.
George P. Brunt president of Brunt Porcelain company killed his colored hostler Dudley E. Lee after Lee returned to Brunt's home and entered the house. Brunt surrendered and was released on a 10000 dollar bond.
Home seekers decide on Virginia farms for sale via the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway excursion. Includes excursion rates dates and time cards for prospective buyers guided by J. C. Tucker G. N. A. at 234 Clark St Chicago Illinois.
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