30 Oct 1902
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1902
Page
1
A miscellany notes light items including a summary of a Hague arbitration ruling against Mexico with a perpetual annual payment of 43150 dollars. It mentions a surgeon shortage in the army and modest pay for an assistant surgeon. The piece jokes about college term cuts calling them educational tabloids and profiles Andreas Chrometz a Hungarian traveler touring North America aiming to circle the world in four years.
Perrine's comet, first observed September 1, moves toward Earth at 3,000,000 miles daily. If it kept this pace a collision seemed possible, but astronomers say it will soon reverse direction, so no one needs to dodge a fiery missile.
The article notes Gen. Stewart as new commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic at about 54. It reflects on his youth during the Civil War, stating the conflict ended over 37 years ago and that he appeared as a full grown soldier rather than a youth.
It is a fact proved by drink statistics that America is becoming more temperate, but the best authorities do not attribute the improvement to the effects of legal penalties. Hard drinkers are no longer countenanced by desirable society. This is one reformatory force. And stronger yet is the increasing demand in many lines of business for men who are always sober and reliable.
Andrew D. White reviews a Century history of the Cardiff giant noting a letter by James D. Hayne to the New York Sun. Hayne recalled seeing the exhibit years ago at a resort near El Paso Texas, where a broken statue in a large box exposed iron rods used to fortify the petrifaction. The giant is abandoned by its owners who planned to exhibit it in Mexico.
Dennis A. Reardon, blind for 30 years, is a renowned architect in Boston who designs 15 completed buildings for the Perkins Institute. He reads tracing lines by touch, discerns accuracy, and keeps time with a crystal-free watch.
The Paris death of two aeronauts adds to a long casualty list and dampens confidence in near term aerial navigation. Critics say an experiment is only a success if it occurs without accident, casting doubt on optimistic claims by airship inventors.
The antelope is doomed to destruction within ten years, says the Colorado museum of natural history naturalist. He warns antelope will not breed in captivity and wild populations will not survive another decade, foreseeing annihilation before the buffalo disappears.
The president orders a reduced army to 56989 as the minimum under law. Navy Chief Melville urges oil as torpedo boat fuel. Roosevelt forms coal strike probe and plan to avoid ruinous disputes. Knox to claim Panama Canal title is valid. Expositions and commissions move forward in Washington.
Charles A Rus sell a Connecticut congressman since 1886 dies at 50 in Danielson. Elizabeth Cady Stanton dies at 87 in New York City. Weekly US business failures total 232 with trade and clearinghouse figures showing large sums.
A roundup of crimes deaths and trials across the United States includes Nettie Watts charged with patricide in Linden Indiana and dying after arrest, a Chicago seminar on tobacco trust resistance, suicides and murders from Traverse Valley Wisconsin to Brackett North Dakota, and California to Iowa. Other items cover a Rosebud Indian murder case at Sioux Falls a life sentence in Clarinda for Emma Moore’s murder, hangings in Moundsville and Kankakee, a 20 year term for Arthur Moyer, novelist Frank Norris’s death after an appendectomy in San Francisco, a massive powder works blast in West Virginia, and corruption indictments in Cook County.
In Marshalltown Iowa E H Hibben a past grand master of Iowa Odd Fellows and past grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias collapsed and died from apoplexy. The barbers in Chicago campaign for a shorter workday and a ban on shaving on Sundays.
A gale sinks a craft near Fogo N F with five men drowned. A hurricane at Port Diamante Argentina destroys 100 houses and leaves 15 dead. Floods in Calabrian Italy drown several. Cholera in Philippine Islands surpasses 100000 cases. Other items include Siam’s king visiting the U S next year and Marconi honored by Italy.
The arbitration commission met in Washington with John Mitchell and operator representatives to begin inquiries, while Roosevelt marked his 44th birthday. Events include a Riverton postmaster shooting, generals arriving in D.C., Lake Shore executive death, Mexican volcanic fears, Michigan students striking, naval budget request, Panama canal talks, Sherman Act suit preparations, King Edward’s guard review, Chicago packing leader, Prince Alert’s world record, Tu Wing Fang’s China mission, Chicago horse show opening, anthracite mines reopening, and coal shipments resuming.
A roundup of brief items notes late crop yields and shortages worldwide and a Philippine rice scare. Washington Supreme Court rules Japanese cannot naturalize. US Fish Commission reports 1.495b young fish distributed, up from 1.072b in 1901. Chicago clergyman Dr Emil Hirsch urges rejection of Genesis chapter one. Austria proposes prison terms for repeated intoxication in public. Wynne says rural free delivery requires closing some post offices. Chinese edict targets tax extortion by officials. A former American Cuba official cautions on island distress. British naval program retires 57 ships and cites a powerful cruiser squadron. Erie railroad plans Pittsburg entry via Youngstown and Dayton to Hamilton at 20 million dollars. UK to seek 10 million for Transvaal loyalists plus 15 million already granted.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton died at her West Ninety-fourth Street home aged 87 from old age. Funeral planned for Wednesday with Woodlawn Cemetery interment. Stanton, born November 12, 1815 in Johnstown, helped found the first US women rights convention and coauthored early suffrage works with Lucretia Mott and Susan B. Anthony.
Heavy rains flood five central blocks in Brunswick Georgia from Monk to Mansfield streets. Newcastle Street stores submerged 10 to 15 inches. city fire station and jails flooded. traffic stalled. Electrical Supply firm out of business. rail lines washed out. mails belated. Cholera in Philippines Mindanao and Iloilo provinces rising. Manila cases declining. Navy expansion favored by president. Washington anticipates strong naval legislation. K H Hibben dies of apoplexy in Marshalltown Iowa.
In Rockford Illinois on October 27 the Northern Illinois Teachers association chose H N Kingsley Evans ton as president and H D Thompson Moline as vice president with S F Carson De Kalb as secretary.
King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra led a royal progress through London on a mild rainy day, receiving cheers and addresses from Trafalgar Square to Guild Hall. The day featured notable attendees, a luncheon with Ambassadors Choate and Wood, and a burn at the Guild Hall later subdued by fire fighters.
San Francisco reports novelist Frank Norris died after an appendicitis operation performed three days earlier. Born in Chicago in 1870, Norris began in San Francisco with short stories and sketches. His landmark work The Octopus depicted California wheat growers clashing with rail interests.
Rome Oct 27 Wireless telegraphy devices will be installed at all stations and on all passenger trains on Italian railroads. King Victor Emmanuel named William Marconi a chevalier of the Order of Industrial Merit. Chicago Oct 27 Mail carrier John Flynn of 1700 Fillmore street was killed by a trolley car at Clifton Park and Central Park avenues Sunday night when his cart failed to clear the tracks.
Washington October 27 seven instead of six members on the anthracite strike commission Wright named as full member by the president reducing action from two thirds to a simple majority Both sides approve the arrangement The televised correspondence and the president's designation of Wright to the commission were made public
The article covers Woodrow Wilson's inauguration as thirteenth president of Princeton University on October 27 with ceremonies, processions, oaths, and addresses by retired president Patton ex-president Cleveland Bishop Satterlee and Chancellor Magic. It notes the class of 79 dormitory project and a luncheon with distinguished guests.
A period tone notice extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as unmatched for female diseases. It cites widespread demand from coast to coast and invites women to write to Lynn Massachusetts for free medical advice, with letters reviewed by women.
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