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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1903
Page
1
A mix of satirical quips and brief curiosities. notes on a Lake Erie tug’s captain complaining after a clash with a Canadian revenue cutter, Massachusetts prison baseball jests, New York school overcrowding, a Columbia instructor’s 40 day fasting book, and reflections on political meddling and Colombia US war warnings.
The piece notes a smaller wheat crop with a larger corn yield, praising the corn to wheat ratio. It questions an influx of European delegations studying American life and warns of cultural dominance. It also parodies police rough handling and a telephone test showing French clearer than English, ending with a quip on communication tips.
The article notes a spike in US immigration with July arrivals totaling 67,528, up from 50,782 last July. It contrasts British deaths in the Boer War at 22,000 over three years with US murder totals over three years at 10,465.
The piece notes Martinique's ongoing suffering after Mont Pelee with new villages destroyed by a hurricane leaving 5,000 homeless. It also comments on the Minnesota asylum rationing chewing gum and presents a Boston Herald summary of African American progress since emancipation, citing large gains in land, homes, and personal property.
Department of commerce and labor notes a revival in Transvaal gold production after Boer War declines. Six months value tallies at 27,153,756 dollars, with wartime and prewar totals listed and a projected year end near 60,000,000 dollars if trends hold.
Time will tell how Lord Salisbury will be remembered among nineteenth century leaders. He played a nearly fifty year role in British diplomacy and government. His commanding eminence rivaled Pitt, Canning, Palmerston, Disraeli and Gladstone, defining a pivotal modern era.
The text notes Jamaica's destruction by a hurricane and reports Martinique has suffered a similar disaster. Following Mont Pelee’s eruption last year, residents may feel nature bears a grudge. The piece calls Martinique a beautiful yet perilous tropical locale and hints at harsh outcomes.
United States Senator Thomas R. Bard of California will not seek reelection. Government clerks in Washington take oaths before a notary. A special commission will investigate alleged Indian territory land frauds. Henry C. Ide named vice governor of the Philippines. The navy and army clash near Portland with one engagement destroying 17 ships. Olympia damaged. The American Bar association backs drastic anti trust measures. Dun's review optimistic on trade, noting buoyancy amid uncertainty. The Cuban government asked to compensate for Ira C. Bradley’s murder. Panama Canal talks continue amid seizure risks. Gen Robert Shaw Oliver becomes assistant secretary of war. Secretary Root abroad. Brig. Gen. William H. Penrose dies of typhoid fever in Salt Lake City.
H L Doherty of England defeats W A Larned of New Jersey at Newport to add United States champion to his England title. Over 4000 Smiths attend the 28th Smith family reunion at Peapack New Jersey ages range from weeks to 80. America's Cup race RELIANCE SHAMROCK II unfinished due to light winds. Lipton’s supporters lose hope. Frederick Law Olmstead dies in Waverly Massachusetts at 81. Sam Parks will remain at Sing Sing prison after verdict. Port land Maine maneuvers end with final attack by hostile fleet. Two drown at White Bear Lake Minnesota after rowboat overturns. Maine coast war game condemned as farcical by Universal Peace union in Mystic Connecticut.
The United States vice consul at Bei rut Syria is murdered, and President Roosevelt orders Rear Admiral Cotton to sail with two cruisers and a gunboat. Turkey to face quick reparations. Caleb Powers tries for murder in Georgetown Ky. Wardman leads Mississippi governor race. Simms named special attorney. Cowboy relay record set in Lamar Col. Floods hit Nebraska and Missouri. Kentucky ex-secretary Powers sentenced to death. Danville Ill rioters found guilty. Chicago holds up rail barns crew. $3,000 taken.
Chicago tops union density with 120 000 new members in the year and a total gain of 9 500 000 dollars. meanwhile Kansas broom corn belt farmers petition the state employment bureau daily to hire laborers and save the crop.
News records a Spanish wreck near Tarifa where 11 sailors drown, a new Vesuvius eruption, and a Beirut consular shooting. The U.S. fleet remains deployed to protect Americans as Turkey faces unrest and massacres in Harput and Beirut. Sir Thomas Lipton hints at future America’s Cup plans amid yacht setbacks. Admiral Cotton’s squadron sails via Genoa toward the Orient following Leishman’s envoy warnings.
August fire losses are estimated at 6.5 million dollars, with 1902 at 6.546 million. A plot leading to two Chicago railway workers' murder and a $3,000 car barn robbery is exposed by arrestee John Sleuder, who accuses Gustavo Malatesta as ringleader. Other items include a failed America Cup defense, Turkish pledge to protect Americans, and a manslaughter trial of Newark directors.
Reports include President Loubet declining future office, a 225000 offer for 150 Shakespeare readings, a 1907 Woman's Missionary Society convention at Naperville Illinois, and Boer war rumors from Col. Blake. Also notes Zionist Palestine state moves, a New York scaffold rescue, AFL leader Gompers under surveillance, Xenia's Negro population study, Care the Nation on stage, and geologist Sir Edward Fry on Earth's age.
In Chicago on a Sunday morning, three masked robbers killed two men and wounded two others at the Chicago City Railway barns at Sixty first and State streets. They escaped with about $3,000 after firing through a window and breaking an inner door with a sledge hammer.
Georgetown Ky Aug 31 The third trial of ex Secretary of State Caleb Powers for complicity in Gov William Goebels January 1900 murder ended with a verdict of guilty and the death penalty. Powers had already faced two prior trials with life imprisonment outcomes. The court room was crowded as the verdict was read and Powers showed no visible reaction.
In Beaver Pennsylvania a live power line fallen from a pole during a storm electrocuted Owen Bowen aged 15 and George Adams 30 a colored farm servant. Bowen’s older brother Ernest Bowes was shocked while trying to help and Adams died during the rescue effort.
Brig. Gen. William H. Penrose A S A retired died of typhoid fever at his Salt Lake City residence. He began as a lieutenant in 1861 after a commission from Michigan, led the Fifteenth New Jersey during the Civil War, and retired as colonel of the Sixteenth Regiment in 1886.
In Maysville Kentucky David Daily and William Malone collided with Clarence Thomas and William Jackson. The fight over damages led to Daily being shot by Thomas. Malone and Daily were jailed along with Jackson. Thomas fled? No.
A boiler explosion aboard a Oregon Railway and Navigation freight engine near Weatherby Oregon killed fireman Faust and badly mangled engineer Gilman. The wreck occurred Friday night as the through freight from the east entered Weatherby.
Jamaica reports a severe storm that swept Grand Cayman, destroying 160 Georgetown houses and leveling all trees. Twenty three vessels wrecked and over 50 seamen drowned. Shore residents beg for relief as communications with Little Cayman and Cayman Brac are cut off. the hurricane surpasses the October 1876 tempest.
The squadron off Portland Maine conducted a several hour demonstration that drew fire from forts but caused no other damage. Vessels withdrew to Richmonds Island and anchored as the maneuvers time limit expired. Col Dunwoody praises wireless telegraphy as most valuable signal system.
New York August 31 The United Housesmiths and Bridgemen's union approved plans to keep Sam Parks as business agent while confined at Sing Sing. Trustees vote to continue his $48 weekly salary despite his extortion conviction. A Sing Sing physician declares Parks has tuberculosis and a prognosis of about one year.
In Danville Illinois on August 31 six men were found guilty of taking part in an assault on the jail during a mob attempt to lynch Henry Wilson a Black man. Sheriff Whitlock and deputies who defended the jail identified the defendants.
Michael Hoolihan, a bartender, was beaten to death with a club while asleep in a chair at his brother John Hoolihan's saloon on Sixth and Broadway. The body showed a crushed skull and rifled pockets. Will Lee, a Black man, was arrested on suspicion as investigators probe a robbery motive.
Three people from St. Paul, Wilbur Carlson and wife and Seth Johnson, drowned when a rowboat overturned at White Bear Lake Sunday night after a day at the lake. The party began goofing around to knock off hats and toppled, leaving wreckage and no aid in time.
Advices from Panama report a growing revolutionary spirit after Colombia rejected the canal treaty. The Panamanian government cannot rely on its army in a revolt, and the navy is effectively controlled by Americans.
The Hotel Johnson at Tremont in Peoria burned at three o'clock Saturday morning. Guests and staff were rescued with difficulty. The loss is under $10,000 and partly insured.
The Iowa Weather and Crop Service reports July as erratic with mean monthly temperature about two degrees below normal and rainfall averaging 4.83 inches, unevenly across regions. A damaging storm on July 20 hit 300 square miles with high winds and heavy hail, while haymaking was strong and grain quality improved though rust and blight reduced yields. Reports as of August 1, 1908 show favorable conditions for millet and sorghum, with various crops at percentages ranging from 65 to 104 for different staples.
A Special Correspondence reports Boone county hosts two of the three most remarkable U S bridges with a Des Moines river crossing by the Chicago and Northwestern railroad and a north Boone wooden bridge 50 feet high and 800 feet long built by the Newton and Northwestern line.
The Mutual Telephone company of Des Moines plans to install an automatic system to replace 70 central office girls, reducing staff to three or four workers. The project costs slightly more than the manual setup, with agents examining benefits as similar systems already operate in Lincoln, Burlington, and other cities.
A statewide effort starts in Des Moines to form a central office listing patients who do not pay medical bills. Physicians would use the lists to avoid attending these cases, aiming to stop unpaid bills and inter-doctor transfers. Jerome Hoot, jailed in Anamosa for attempted wife harm, seeks parole after good behavior. The Feath er Renovating Co was found guilty in state court and fined 17 dollars for substituting inferior feathers.
A Richardson Texas spoof recounts a printer’s break in at Skedunk Weekly News. Thieves stole ink and letters, forcing the editor to print the issue with missing type. The piece vows retaliation with three times the missing letters by Thursday.
The Rochester Post-Express notes Carrie George has had her limb amputated for the third time. She is hospitalized and progressing.
Staunton Arkansas reports that Justice of the Peace EH Reeves and fellow JP E B Cox endorse Dodd's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble. Cox says after six boxes he recovered and shared pills with friends who also praised the cure, while Reeves recommends the remedy highly. A Washington Star aside notes a dialect quote about industrious youth.
A Chicago Sears Roebuck notice promotes a free three month trial of a large steel range with mail order promises of a photo and stove catalog. It cites universal affordability and urges readers to cut the notice and send for the offer. The snippet includes ad lines and unrelated quotes from periodicals.
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