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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1900
Page
3
Ten carloads of American table ware totaling 150000 pieces were recently shipped to Sydney New South Wales. This is the first such shipment from the United States to the antipodes.
The New Hampshire Federation of Woman's Clubs adopts a motto praising granite like principles mountains like aspirations and rivers like swift far-reaching sympathy as a guiding ideal.
Population of the United States in 1890 reached 62,622,250 while the Treasury estimate on July 1 stood at 77,816,000. Presidential vote totals show 1888 at 11,388,038. 1892 at 12,110,636. and 1898 at 13,923,643.
An order by the Marquis of Londonderry the postmaster general of England directs post office clerks to address all male correspondents as Esquire unless they are evidently laborers personal servants or tradesmen.
The Boston Elevated Railway distributed about 100000 free tickets through churches and charitable associations to carry mothers, children, and the sick and aged who cannot pay to the woods or the seashore.
The bureau reported fiscal year figures with 554 arrests and 218 convictions. Missouri led with 78 cases. Counterfeit seizures totaled $55000, and 209 plates and 310 molds were seized.
The Philadelphia Times reports Porto Rican pesos and centavos are daily arriving at the United States mint in large quantities in exchange for U S money. To date the Philadelphia mint has received a total of 4 862 798 30 in Porto Rican coins.
A listing of grand imperial epithets used for Abdul Hamid the Turkish sultan includes phrases like beloved sultan of sultans and shadow of God upon earth, plus references to Constantinople Brousa Damascus and kingship. The phrasing emphasizes legitimacy and divine sanction of his rule.
The sinking of the France by Brennus mirrors the 1893 English squadron mishap in which Camperdown collided with Victoria, sending Victoria to the bottom and claiming 356 lives. Naval warfare practice was noted as costly as real combat.
I S Palmer, acting chief of the biological survey, warns in letters that the craze for Belgian hares may subside into a pest risk. He urges observation of liberated hares and measures to discourage further releases to protect crops and livestock.
Reformers urge dropping Dear Sir at the start and Yours truly at the end of business letters. They argue addressing the recipient by name suffices and that signatures alone prove the writer’s respect. The movement also calls for abandoning self values like obedient servant.
Sing Sing penitentiary ends the old lock step march. Convicts welcome the change as it reduces the sense of degradation. Prisoners now march in double file within companies, a reform praised with potential adoption by other states.
A religious campaign is being organized in England for next February with hopes to start the new century. Authorities express regret that local religious bodies have not prepared a similar effort and aim to schedule the campaign as early as 1901 if possible. The English outreach will run eight nights and feature visits to every town with gatherings to be held in each locale.
Census reports 14,044,711 across 54 cities, Portland, Oregon up to 90,420 from 46,385 in 1890. McKinley publishes acceptance letter aligning with Philadelphia platform, pledging to address finance, isthmian canal, Philippine governance, Cuba and Porto Rico, trusts, civil service reform, and Chinese policy. Ex President Cleveland declines Hague board seat. Harrison accepts.
The report notes alarm among women singers in Roman Catholic churches due to a decree prohibiting their appearance in choirs. Other items include West Point freshman class at 176 the largest ever, a strong week for clearing houses with $1.145 billion, and rising U.S. business failures.
The itemized dispatch lists bank failures, ranch sheep killed in a cliff fall, and a Detroit convention electing John N. Parsons as president of the national letter carriers. Peoria NL reports population growth to 56 100, while Manito IL suffers a major fire. Other notes cover political nominations, labor action, athletic seasons, a deadly hurricane at Galveston, and naval events from San Francisco to Havana with the US transport Rawlers arriving in New York.
A storm damaged ships along the Louisiana south coast and drowned Fort St. Philip officials Dr. R. H. Burford and Superintendent Richard Quinn. The China sailed from San Francisco to Hong Kong with 1.5 million dollars destined for U.S. troops in China.
A formal proclamation declares the Transvaal will form part of her majesty’s dominions. Reports note rising Filipino unrest in Carmen quelled by American forces who defeated 120 rebels, with 100 killed. Russian compromise leaves troops in Peking while main force heads to Tientsin as military HQ. Li Hung Chang seeks an American escort to Peking. Japan warns dismemberment of China will trigger seizure of Fo-Kien with Amoy as hub. Austrian maneuvers injure four and fatally wound 18. Italy buys American coal amid export growth. Japan mobilizes a large army and drafts subjects in America. Gen Chaffee ordered to prepare withdrawal from Peking.
Estimates of Galveston loss range from 1500 to 5000 dead with about 100 towns damaged and property loss projected at 30 to 40 million dollars. Fort San Jancinto casualties report 15 saved from 120 soldiers while Gov. Sayers faces calls for a special session to coordinate relief efforts. President McKinley orders tents and rations. Gen. McKibbin to assess Galveston. states offer aid. Sabine Pass and Port Arthur suffer damage. Public schools in Chicago enroll about 240000 amid cotton market tremors. Maine GOP wins by 3000. Deboe Goebel case discussions in Kentucky. Chicago male lead narrows female. Gen. Wheeler retires at 64. De Voe predicts Texas cyclone. Galveston tidal impact boosts Port Arthur. Evanston bank robbed of 3000. reports of massacres in China prompt envoy actions.
Reports say Chicago and London firms will invest 20 million dollars in Colorado mines. August ties record heat. Swift and Co leases Eastmans New York plant. Alaska natives face fever and famine risk per Captain Tuttle. Spirit distillers form a national cooperative. West Point opens with 4384 cadets, 60 more than ever. Brussels 1905 world fair abandoned. Only two US generals are West Point graduates. Lincoln announces world’s largest creamery, 230900 pounds of butter daily. Dawson railroad funded from Great Lakes to Pacific, via Victoria dispatch. Western States Oil Company holds oil acreage options in Wyoming. Copper exports for August rise to 13845 tons. Umatilla returns from north with 1.5 million in treasure. North American apple crop may be record, 80 to 100 million barrels.
Washington reports point to a rapid pullback of American forces from Peking as Russia, Britain, and Germany weigh actions. Gen. Chaffee backs withdrawal to avoid power clashes, with potential guarantees from China and a claims commission. Troops may be redeployed to the Philippines and recalled quickly if needed.
In Portland and Augusta Maine on September 11 Republicans won the state ticket by about 33,000 votes with a near record turnout. Key incumbents Amos L. Allen Charles E Littlefield Edwin C Burleigh and Charles Boutelle were reelected by 6000 to 10000 margins. Legislature standings similar to today. Augusta results show Hill 54648 Lord 30252 and a projected Republican majority near 382978.
A string of aphorisms on truth, luck, perception, economy, effort, and marriage. Each line offers comic or pointed reflection on human behavior and social quirks, attributed to a Chicago Daily News quotation page.
Washington reports cabled orders to Gen. Chaffee to prepare forces for withdrawal from Peking with plans to move troops to the Philippines when feasible. The state department cautions this does not signal an immediate exit and notes ongoing diplomacy among powers to secure continued occupation terms. London dispatches discuss conditions sought by the powers including no partition of China and no territorial gains.
The official report of Emperor William’s Friday address to the burgomaster’s welcome notes his confidence saying God is with us and will aid through the future. Other brief items include Cleveland declining a Hague board post, Harrison accepting, Archbishop Martinelli opening Savannah cathedral, new plague cases in Glasgow, Sioux City women running Sioux City streetcars for Morningside college, Portland’s population at 90,426, up from 46,385 in 1890.
The Michigan politician M. E. Chittenden known for a pun on his initials, M E C, recalled by the Chicago Chronicle, faced deafness and a dinner prank in Hillsdale. Two friends tricked him into blessing the meal, prompting a loud reply that revealed the joke and his amused reaction.
A Boston vagrant named William Ross faced the Washington police court after being found begging at the Baltimore & Ohio station. Bailiff Kendig cracked a joke about a rolling stone gathering moss, and Ross quipped about a Boston variant of the aphorism. He pleaded not guilty, but evidence supported a vagrancy charge. Judge Mills sentenced him to 60 days in the workhouse in default of $20 bond.
A reminiscence recalls John Paul praising quick wits. In a Wallack’s Fourteenth Street appearance with J. R. Osgood they find two seats held by bluffing men. The pair pretend to have checks. Osgood counters with a sharper reply, leaving the bluff exposed and unchallenged.
In a Tennessee Kentucky themed quip a line about a colonel’s wife and drinking is discussed with a remark about drinking water in Kentucky. The Detroit Free Press quotes the exchange as a humorous social aside.
A Wabash ball scene shows Mr Wabash asking Miss Olive if the programme is full and she replies she has waited over an hour for someone to take her to supper. The clipping also notes a quip about aging and social life reflecting period humor.
A fragmentary omnibus of quotes from periodicals laments the decline of editorial spirit among old-timers and struggling writers. It cites a Philadelphia Press observation on labor versus bread-winner roles and a Puck satire on authenticity in art. The piece also markets White's Yucatan Gum and Putnam Dye, plus a Laxative Bromo Quinine medicine claim.
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