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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1900
Page
3
A compact series of simple notes on early life and the value of microscopy. The author encourages curiosity about common objects, explains fly feet and plant stems, and extols the wonder found in everyday subjects through careful observation.
The rapid growth of ice consumption in Great Britain is driven by American travelers in hotels and public places. Luxury venues now offer ice in glass dishes, with distribution extending from ships bringing Norwegian ice and a growing number of private homes owning refrigerators. The London Daily Mail cites England’s yearly ice use at 450000 tons, with London alone using 160000 tons.
A New York Sun anecdote recalls a young man returning from the exposition who falls ill at sea and relies on a doctor in the party. The doctor dispenses pills from pockets and a powder, aiding him aboard the voyage until Amsterdam.
A dialogue cited by the Washington Star notes a short Arctic day joke. A senator asks for a reply and is told the days around the Arctic circle last only a minute or two.
Reports from Pretoria say Kruger and Steyn have gone to Barberton and may flee. British forces under Gen. Buller advance along the Lydenburg road, while Boer detachments burn a supply train at Kilp river station and are driven back. Lord Roberts reportedly proclaims Transvaal annexation.
Two St Louis policemen died and 13 others were badly shocked or burned when patrol boxes connected to private city wires carried 8,000 volts. Nicholas Beckman died en route after calling central at Eighteenth Street and Washington Avenue. John P. Loving died almost instantly after touching the transmitter.
Bath Maine Sept 4 Arthur Sewall the 1896 Democratic candidate for vice president is in a dire state at his summer home at Small Point. He was stricken with apoplexy Sunday night and has remained unconscious with no hope of recovery as physicians await the end. The family keeps vigil at his bedside.
In Milwaukee on September 3 the social democracy state convention nominated Edward Tuttle for governor George Duke for lieutenant governor Charles Meier for secretary of state John Doerfler for treasurer Richard Elsner for attorney general August F. Buelow for superintendent of public instruction Frank Ellis for railroad commissioner and Max Soeres for insurance commissioner. The convention adopted a platform opposing child labor and endorsed the national party platform and Eugene V Debs.
Gen Hughes reports engagement near Carmen Bohol with 1 killed, 6 wounded on our side and 120 killed for the enemy. Dispatch from Manila dated Sept 3 via Gen MacArthur notes limited details and places Bohol near Mindanao and Cebu.
Thousands join Labor Day parades in Chicago and Milwaukee. In Chicago the march began at 9:50 a.m. with Bryan Roosevelt and other leaders in attendance, later addressing crowds at Electric Park. Roosevelt spoke on unity while Bryan spoke on labor victories. Milwaukee hosted two parades with about 10 000 marchers and 60 floats ending at picnic grounds for speeches and games.
The article records Labor Day events from Chicago to Cincinnati with estimates of parade sizes, including St. Louis over 25 000, Cleveland about 8 000, and Cincinnati up to 15 000. It notes official closings, speeches by AFL leaders, and citywide celebrations, plus distinct observances in Columbus, Pittsburgh, St Paul, and Kansas City. It also mentions a five minute railway halt in Kansas City in memory of E S Washburn and local tragedies in Owingsville and Atlin.
In New York on Monday a colored boy threw an apple core that struck William Kohles causing a small mass confrontation with whites. Police dispersed mobs on Forty Seventh and Forty Nineth streets where a colored woman armed with a hatpin and razor threatened lynching as officers restrained crowds and protected bystanders.
Detroit hosts 2500 mail carriers in an afternoon parade with large delegations from New York Cleveland Toledo St Louis Columbus and Grand Rapids. The National Association of Letter Carriers convention opens today with a reception and speeches of welcome and encouragement. Columbus won $50 for best appearance Toledo $30 and Ann Arbor $20.
The September Arkansas returns show Democrat Jeff Davis winning the governorship with about 100,000 votes to Republican H L Remmel's 40,000 and Populist Files around 3,000. Davis leads by an estimated 57,000. Black voters turnout larger than usual but not enough to alter outcome.
A rear end collision on the Philadelphia and Reading railway at Hatfield Pennsylvania left thirteen dead and over fifty injured. The two trains involved were a milk train and an excursion train carrying Bethlehem Allentown and surrounding towns. A relief effort brought doctors nurses and ambulances, with a coroner promising a full investigation into the事故.
Washington reports silence from the State Department as negotiations over the withdrawal of troops from Peking continue. No definite replies to the last note are known, with at least a week likely for diplomacy and two possible outcomes: Russia yields or U.S. forces withdraw. London notes delays in British stance, while reports from Vienna and Denver detail troop movements and the brutal Tientsin fighting.
Sacramento reports two murder victims William Taylor and Hansen Rasmussen found on adjacent ranches near Folsom with no clue to the killers. Richmond sees Judge French Tipton die from a gunshot after a long quarrel with C E Woods. Washington notes a government deficit of 811 443 in August. Lexington covers the Democratic campaign opening in central Kentucky with speeches by W Q R Clay and Senator Alley before about 2500 attendees.
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