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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1901
Page
3
The speaker questions praising a new disease discovery by an American physician in Paris unless it demonstrably improves the old disease. Patronage should rely on proven benefits rather than novelty.
An esteemed exchange notes the rival in Ohio of Miss Bystar G. Jamgo chian, a beautiful Armenian young woman, who has come 7,000 miles to marry her lover, Mr. Azarian. It is worth traveling all that distance, perhaps, to have such a name changed.
Edouard DeReszke heard a New York waiter sing and offered to send him to Paris to cultivate his voice at DeReszke's expense. The tenor reportedly ranks among the world finest, though the waiter believed his talent wasn’t valuable.
Transportation firms running steamships to Alaska seek settlers for the country and plan to populate southern Alaska valleys with thousands of hardy immigrants from Norway and other northern European nations. Prospects include profits from harvests over gold.
Arizona is praised for reporting a historic 10 million dollars in alfalfa production. The graphic claim positions the arid territory as an emerging agricultural state with potential for growth in hay crops.
A commentary argues Russia ignores looming famine as the czar travels to Germany and France. It claims Russia seeks to extend borders and threaten Europe, while mass poverty and ignorance restrain it from becoming a dominant world power.
A prospector returns with a bottle message dated July 24 1879 describing the schooner Albert wrecked in Unimak pass with 18 hands aboard and storm raging. The vessel has been missing since its Vancouver departure and its fate remains unsolved.
The fifth from the last widow of Brigham Young has died in Salt Lake City. The Mormon story says she becomes the eternity wife of Joseph Smith. Born in Watertown New York, she joined the church early and became wife to Smith’s convert, then to Smith and Brigham Young, and she organized relief societies and dispensed significant charity.
A Vienna riot protests American boots and shoes imports as U S leather goods exports rise from 15.6 million in 1895 to 27 million in 1900, alarming foreign manufacturers and signaling growing competition in foreign markets.
Prof Willis Moore head of the weather bureau says after reviewing recent publications that firing cannons to protect orchards and vineyards from hail and frost is a popular delusion. He argues atmospheric processes are too large for any man or nation to control and mankind cannot combat them.
France awards a contract to the Paris Lyons and Mediterranean Railroad for 50 American locomotives. Ten delivered satisfy the line and the remaining 40 are expected to perform well, underscoring France’s reliance on Yankee engineering to boost railroad time.
The government’s war on illicit distilling is costly and perilous. Over ten years nine internal revenue officers were killed and 20 others avounded in duty. In the same period 16,657 walls were seized and 6,557 people arrested. It is dangerous yet fascinating and expensive.
The summary notes a rejected peace offer by President Schwab of a steel firm and Shaffer of the Amalgamated association, a fruitless New York conference, Chapman's death in New Hampshire, August fire losses across the U.S. and Canada, a Pan American exposition welcome in Buffalo, and Hoar’s talk on Philippine independence. It also covers stock and baseball scores, a Niagara Falls whirlpool barrel attempt, Armour's death, and Maud Willard’s fatal whirlpool attempt.
A roundup reports murders in St. Louis and Duluth, suicides in Illinois and Wisconsin, a 115 year old death near Rapid City, and a 1887 Delaware murder confession after jail attempts. It notes a corn outlook at 1.4 billion bushels, 520 bodies aboard the Dix in San Francisco, and a Des Moines Socialist ticket led by James Baxter.
Miss Mary Cook Miss Ruth Sawers and Harry Sims of Willow City drowned when their boat capsized near Bottineau North Dakota. Samuel Burchard long time representative of Wisconsin fifth district died in Texas.
Dispatch reports Gen. Hughes forces securing Leyte with Col. Pacheco and his entire command surrendering, signaling the end of insurrection on the island. Other items note German hesitation, Li Hung Chang notifying ministers, Santos-Dumont flights, Boer command captured, Towa’s Panama arrival, and Newfoundland fires.
Reports from Buffalo indicate President McKinley is beyond danger with steady improvement noted in official bulletins. Secret service and medical experts assess the plot to kill him, while Chicago authorities report arrests in a murder case tied to the same era.
General Lawton portrait to appear on a new postage stamp. France and Russia to deploy 92 submarine destroyers within six months. Navy department costs estimated for Cavite and Samoa stations. Thirteen cigar makers kidnapped in Tampa return from Honduras. German parcels to major U.S. cities bypass New York for exam. London gambling mania floods prisons and poorhouses. Blaine Washington boundary survey may shift most town to Canadian side. Peru designates three delegates to Mexico conference. Agriculture to publish wages of farm laborers 1866 to 1899. Monument at Cooch's Bridge marks first flag unfurled in battle. U.S. plow prices rise ten percent after Chicago talks. Last horse car in Massachusetts retired as electric lines reopen. Massachusetts leads in trolley cars.
Berlin reports Emperor William received Prince Chun and the Chinese expiatory mission with formal restraint but cordial overtures. The visit featured a letter from the Chinese emperor admitting fault over the Boxers uprising and a tea gathering on the Spree island as part of attempts to restore peaceful relations with Germany.
J. P. Morgan syndicate to consolidate all bituminous coal mining companies in Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Illinois West Virginia and Kentucky into one large corporation. The project aims to unify 200 to 300 million dollars in invested capital including undeveloped and currently developing coal properties.
Gen. Leo Bassiur said the attempted assassination would not affect the national encampment starting Monday in Cleveland. In London, Lord Kitchener will not return home but continue his tasks. Gen. Lyttelton to replace Gen. Hildyard who is leaving. Local bank in Custer county Nebraska closes due to slow collections and poor paper. Arkansas City pitcher Lakin Herron dies after heart failure from overexertion during a game. In Lexington Mississippi a fatal shotgun duel leaves Monroe Hitchford and Spencer Wright dead. a woman was involved.
Cities across the United States report widespread church services and prayers for President McKinley’s recovery. In New York City churches read the Litany with McKinley named in prayers. Indianapolis and Chicago hold special services. Quebec ministers offer prayers and sympathy. Baltimore officials urge a noon prayer hour. the nation unites in supplication with hope for recovery.
After a violent night on Lake Huron with dense smoke, six ships were wrecked on a beach three miles north of Port Huron, Mich. Fifty six crew members were rescued by life saving crews Saturday, with others in danger and later saved. Vessels named include Wawa, Pauley, Amaranth, Paige, and Sarnta, plus schooners John Wesley Vienna and Andrew Jackson.
In Milwaukee radical faction quits after a secret ballot and majority votes to return to work, signaling a likely split in the Amal gamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers. Separate items note U S Steel rejects Amalgamated talks, a pair of railroad workers killed near Wild in fog, and horse Glenmore dies after bursting a blood vessel at Marion Driving Park.
The cabinet members meet informally at the Buffalo Club while awaiting the president's condition. Hay and Long plan arrivals. discussions focus on disability provisions and the vice president's role, with concerns about constitutional guidance and possible amendments. In Chicago, the assassin’s trail leads to arrests of suspected anarchists.
Maud Willard, a 25 year old Ohio woman from Canton, died attempting to ride Niagara’s whirlpool rapids in a barrel. She entered the barrel at 3:40 pm and was found dead at 10:00 pm after the vessel drifted through the whirlpool. Her pet dog survived the peril.
Washington cable notes Venezuelan forces bombarding Riohacha Colombia as of Sept 7 signaling more active operations than before. Riohacha is a key Colombian trading post on the north coast. the term fleet is used cautiously.
Mrs. James F. Pogue was instantly killed and her sister Miss Lottie Culver Jones a New York teacher was fatally injured in a runaway near Maysville Kentucky on September 9.
Frank Fisher reports on Western Canada tours highlighting Alberta and Saskatchewan soil richness easy plow readiness and vast black loam. He notes favorable long sunny days robust grass ample water and low costs for entry with 160 acres affordable at $10 and land within $3 to $4 per acre. He praises government free creameries and shares optimistic five year financial gains versus Indiana incentives.
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