10 Sep 1896
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1896
Page
1
A Monticello column notes bees may fly faster than pigeons and comments on a tense year as households brace for winter chores. It also surveys geopolitical shifts with Bolivia gaining diplomacy, Chile yielding Pacific coast access, and France’s census showing modest growth alongside birth-rate declines. The piece also laments France’s stagnation and cites a rise in stuttering among German children as a contagious concern.
Ignatz Winiewski wed Katarzyna Szpczyk in Chicago sparking talk on name change. The piece notes disputes over surnames and mocks the idea of using the whipping post, citing Maryland where revived punishment for wife beating is debated as fitting the crime.
A serpents attempts to wound a young English actress visiting this country were thwarted by the balloon sleeves of her dress. The sleeves, noted as protective, shielded her while others are blocked by the wide design. Rail safety notes show 1,823 railroad workers died last year, with passenger fatality at one per 1,668,791 travelers.
Fog limits electric light for lighthouses, prompting trials of incandescent gas light seen as cheaper and better in bad weather. In shipbuilding news, BE. K and J. W. B. Laird, from a major English yard, arrived to study American methods after the St Paul and St Louis ocean records touched off renewed interest.
A report to the state department from the minister to Belgium notes marked gains for the populace. It cites 117 pounds more bread per family than 30 years ago, a shift to wheat bread, and increases in butter, jerd, and meat consumption, with meat up threefold.
Under the will of Rev. John H Campbell of Buffalo the Players' Club gains the largest private collection in the country of actors autographs stage relics old programs and prompt books. It includes Edwin Forrest's Hamlet prompt book and a vast album with portraits and autographs of major actors and actresses from the last fifty years.
Mr Labouchere reports two solicitations for insertion describing a dowager seeking a skilled lady cyclist able to ride 20 miles an hour and keep in sight of her daughter, and a connected lady offering to chauffeur a millionaire's ambitious daughter on a cycle while staying beside the fastest suitor and lagging behind an elder son.
A Saturday Review piece contrasts English and American journalism citing a British observer. It mocks the Welsh member for Anglesea Mr Griffith describing him as a large rough farmer with windmill arms and Newfoundland pup like hands, illustrating bias in character judgments.
The Boston Herald reports a horse in Ansonia Connecticut repeatedly grasping a hose pipe in his mouth to drink. The story notes a stablehand first offered the hose end and the animal now drinks from it daily. The piece also discusses a New York “woman’s train” mishap and comments on women handling trains with trained men.
A report notes Francis of Missouri sworn in as secretary of the interior by Associate Justice Harlan. It also cites treasury circulation near 1.53 billion dollars with 71.6 million people. 334 business failures last week, 827 million in clearinghouse exchanges, Goode of Smithsonian dies at 45.
In a state convention at Trarlfor Conn Republicans nominate Lorin A Cooke for governor. In Braddock Pa all Carnegie Edgar Thomson steel mills suspend operations indefinitely. Ramsdell nominated for governor by acclamation in Concord N H.
At the annual Women’s Relief corps meeting in St Paul the order shows 110604 members and 2953 corps with $57443 expended in relief and $1373076 totaled since inception. Veterans of the Grand Army parade in St Paul stretched over two miles.
Mrs Catherine E Hurst elected president at St Paul session of Ladies of the G A R. Secretary reports 71 new circles 32759 members and 16000 expended in relief. Reports from Nebraska Nebraska convention and Populist parallel fusion ticket. Bloomington Indiana man shoots daughter then suicide. daughter survives. Kilbourne Arkansas barroom killings leave two dead and one wounded. California Dutch match and New York circuit firms nearing settlement. Kilbourne incidents, Missoula conventions, and fusion tickets listed. Lynching at Glencoe Manitoba. Wisconsin banks close. Michigan fire destroys opera house with fatalities. Bell County moonshine killings. Taswell Indiana train wreck injures many. Overland express hold-up thwarted. boiler explosion kills three.
Reports describe a fatal hotel fire at Vanleek Ontario where five hundred persons died in a blaze. Constantinople faced massive killings with thousands dead and many wounded. An earthquake in Japan devastates several towns while Italy seeks 4 million lire to mobilize fleets. Stornoway records the strongest quake since 1784 on August 26.
Gen Daniel W Jones of Little Rock wins Arkansas governorship as the Democratic ticket secures a statewide majority of about 60 000. The report covers allied political results, labor day observance, and various national and local items including accidents and records.
Senator Allison spoke to supporters on September 2 in Des Moines outlining the currency crisis and the need for honest money. He argued for federal power to coin money and regulate its value, detailed coinage history, and rebutted claims of silver’s collapse while urging a stable monetary system to protect wages and farm prices.
The thirtieth national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic opened in Buffalo with Gov. Clough and Gen. Walker shaping greetings and thanks. Maj. Thad Deus Clarkson was elected commander in chief by acclamation, J A Mullen named junior vice commander, and other officers chosen. The assembly endorsed pensions reform calls, discussed national parks, and approved aid to Andersonville preservation with a $2,500+ fundraising result.
Thomas E. Watson, populist vice presidential nominee, declares he will not quit the ticket or retire to fuse with Bryan’s forces. He urges Democrats to join the people's party and argues Sewall must step down to unite supporters, insisting the party must survive and fight on in 1896. He notes his loyalty to the party since its birth and predicts Sewall’s downfall if aligned with Bryan.
Canadian oarsman Jacov Gaudaur defeated James Stansbury of Victoria Australia to claim the world single scull title and a £500 stake. The race from Putney to Mortlake covered four miles three hundred yards and began at 1 45 a.m. Gaudaur led from the start, extending his margin to about ten lengths by Hammersmith Bridge and at the finish.
St. Louis reports Lizzie Everson a 22 year old girl committed suicide on a farm eight miles from East St. Louis. She vanished during a drink request then two large haystacks burned and her charred body was found nearby. Her wealthy father William Everson is named in the report.
The Fourth district appellate court ruled that plowing corn on Sunday in sight of churchgoers does not violate peace laws. The decision interprets section 261 as prohibiting only conduct that disturbs peace and good order, not all Sunday labor.
The September 1 treasury statement pegs total circulation at 1,539,169,634 dollars, about 21.48 per person for 71,645,000 residents, a drop from September 1, 1895 by 864,413,394, with August posting a 24,266,492 rise tied to a gold loss. A separate dispatch notes the execution of George W. Roberts at Folsom prison for a barroom fatality in April.
Eliza R Parker prescribes domestic washing methods highlighting home laundry viability. White fabrics should be sorted and washed in hot water with Ivory soap, boiled water rinse, and line drying. Colored garments are washed similarly without scalding and dried, then folded and stored.
Dr Jameson trial cost the British government 250000 dollars. Field Marshal Count von Blumenthal, 86, begins a long tour of Sweden and Norway. Russia adds 270000 recruits this year signaling potential trouble. Lieutenant Dan Godfrey, Grenadier Guards bandmaster, to be retained at retirement age.
Positive tone about South Dakota farming and land prospects east of the Missouri River. Notes profitable stock raising, diversified farming, and dairy output with inland timing from Chicago. Invites readers to contact W. E. Powell and H. F. Hunter in Chicago for full immigration and land information.
The piece touts Virginia farming opportunities and Monon Route home seekers excursions to the South with several departure dates and stopovers. It notes Virginia as a top farming state with affordable small farms and urges readers to request pamphlets from U L Trover and C and O Big Four Route reps in Chicago. It ends with a quip about the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Excur sion trips at about half price to southern points run on the first and third Tuesdays each month through October by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. Consult your ticket agent or write C. P. Atmore in Louisville or J. K. Ridgely in Chicago for details. Also mentions police presence and remedies for coughs and toothache.
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