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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1898
Page
2
On the day the peace protocol was signed a flag went up over Hawaii. The piece notes delays in communication and the lag before national interests receive word from the event.
The historic Longwood estate where Napoleon Bonaparte died at St Helena is converted into a barn. The room of his death now serves as a stable and a grinding corn machine sits on the site of his grave.
Reverend Anna Shaw warns that many families rely on the so called old maid to solve financial troubles now and in the future in a recent public address.
Joseph Jefferson wrote a two dollar check on birch bark in the mountains for lack of paper. The bank that cashed it keeps the check framed and hanging on its wall as a curious relic.
British India spans tropical islands to Himalayan snowcaps and holds the region with the year’s greatest rainfall, 600 inches, while other arid sands endure years without rain.
President Kruger reportedly claims the world is flat during a meeting with Joshua Slocum in Pretoria. Slocum, on a grand tour in an eight-tat boat, told him he was voyaging around the world. Oom Paul replied you mean across the world.
A traveler reports that Greeks who recently cried Down with the king and Out with his right eye have shifted to strong loyalty to King George. The monarch reportedly enjoys unprecedented popularity since ascending the throne.
Havana sent its first cargo of tobacco and cigars to New York inaugurating a new era in Cuban American commerce. The inaugural voyage will be followed by shipments of sugar lumber tropical fruits and other island products. A single steamer is expected to grow into a fleet with heavy cargoes both ways.
Admiral Cervera told a friend in Annapolis that before the war began he warned his countrymen the Spanish ships could not match U S naval power and that torpedo boats and destroyers would be useless as the United States would wipe the Spanish navy from existence.
In all wars deaths from disease exceed battle fatalities. Best authorities say in the civil war twice as many Union soldiers died of disease as were killed or died of wounds. In the recent war disease risk rose because fighting began in spring and extended into a tropical summer.
A vivid metaphor describes major powers contending over the flowery kingdom. Russia aims to sever the head while Germany and France tug a leg and England readies drastic action. Japan circles, awaiting a possible share such as an arm or foot to add to the spoils.
The article notes the 1898 map era is ending and will soon seem antiquated, comparing it to historic empires maps as American territory continues to expand and future acquisitions remain unpredictable. It emphasizes the changing scope of U S domain and the challenge for cartographers.
The London Saturday Review lashes the United States accusing its society of sordidness and corrupt institutions. It concedes some worthy individuals but claims US courts and civil structures corrupt, while Britain receives praise for political health and social progress.
The text notes Wilhelmina becomes queen as the sole child of late King William II after Prince William Alexander Charles Frederick of Orange died in 1884. Under the Dutch constitution she ascends without Luxemburg’s ducal crown, ruling a small country with a strong stance on human rights. May her reign be long and prosperous.
War news and foreign dispatches fill a wide page. Reports note drowning near Montauk Point of Thomas H. Wheeler and Newton D. Kirkpatrick amid growing Philippine tensions. The War Department plans 7000 more troops to Manila and investigates its own department.
In the seven days ended the 9th there were 164 business failures in the United States down from 179 the prior week and 215 in the year before. Leading agencies report unprecedently large business volume and an encouraging outlook for fair trade. Flames destroyed Livermore’s entire business district. Roosevelt may accept NY governor nomination if offered by the Republican convention. National League weekly baseball percentages show Boston .633 and Cincinnati .627 among top clubs.
The report covers Republican nominations in Michigan and Nevada, a Silver Party ticket in Illinois, and a Colorado Democrats rejection of fusion. It notes 500 Illinois naval reservists and the Seventh Illinois marching in Chicago, the G A R encampment in Cincinnati praising McKinley and Alger, a Kentucky divorce, Hawaiian territorial naming, a Denver hotel shooting with a fatal self kill, a 101 year old death in Hamilton and a Wyandotte murder suicide, Jerome Arizona fire with $1 million losses and over a dozen bodies recoverd.
In Dry Ridge Kentucky four men James McCray James W Watson Ben Michaels Sr and Joseph Michaels Jr killed each other over fences. Henry Banks of Michigan aged 105 celebrated in Bangor. Flames at Red Bluff California destroyed a block worth over 100000 dollars. Mrs Eli Potter a Kansas City suffragist was robbed of 10000 dollars. Jesse Badgerow near Grand Rapids Michigan killed his wife and stabbed her sister then killed himself. Fire wrecked the Masonic temple at Washington Court House Ohio with losses over 100000 dollars.
In London a Anglo American league committee presented US Ambassador Way with a congratulatory address after his acceptance of the secretary of state portfolio. Guatemala saw 300 killed in poll riots. In Canada, Louis Sass and Carl Smith, Chicago newspaper men, drowned near Saguenay head. In Geneva, Empress Elizabeth of Austria was assassinated by an Italian anarchist near Hotel Beaurivage.
Maine Governor Llewellyn Powers is reelected by a 21000 plurality. Four Republican congressmen Reed Dingley Burleigh Boutelle repeat. Dewey demands more ships for Philippines. Cuba garrison plans loom as Miles weighs troops. Candia massacre details shock Crete. Rome sails with prisoners. fires wipe Fort Wingate village.
Adelina Patti becomes naturalized in England after twelve years residence. The Peruvian congress suspends habeas corpus by a large majority. Lieut John W Heard U S Cavalry is the army’s champion pistol shot. Rev E R Fullerton named U S consul at Nagasaki and a Methodist missionary. The American Indies Co of New York forms with 18 million capital to develop Cuba and Puerto Rico. President McKinley and cabinet plan to attend the peace jubilee at the Omaha Exposition starting October 10.
Geneva reports the Austrian empress Elizabeth was stabbed to death at age 80 while walking near Water Beaurivage to the steamer dock. Luigi Lacchini, an Italian anarchist, was captured and confessed, claiming he acted alone. The crime shocks Vienna and Bern as authorities plan a federal council and formal mourning.
Prescott Arizona September 12 Jerome near this city was wiped out by fire on Sunday morning causing losses over 1 million dollars. Eleven bodies recovered and many more missing or in ruins. The blaze started from a gasoline stove in a cabin and rapidly consumed wooden and stone buildings in a gulch. Over 150 residences and 25 stores were destroyed leaving about 1500 people homeless cared for by the mining company and local aid. The United Verde company provided relief and railcars carried tents and supplies while investigators identify victims. Italians linked to the riot preceding the blaze are mentioned though no accusations are pressed.
In Grand Rapids area farmer Jesse Badgerow killed his wife and fatally stabbed her sister after she refused to return home. He fled to the woods, later killed himself as officers closed in, after visiting his mother and saying farewell.
A powerful typhoon sweeps central Japan causing severe floods and destroying 100 lives in the provinces around Yokohama with immense damage reported on September 12.
A massive blaze in New Westminster triggered by a steamer spark swept ten streets within hours. Banks churches newspaper offices and the railway station were destroyed leaving hundreds homeless and causing an estimated two and a half million dollars in damage with insurers paying about one and a half million. Two women reportedly died and the telegraph office burned after a gale drove the flames through the waterfront city.
Col Oliver H Payne of New York donates 1.5 million dollars to Cornell University to found and endow a premier medical college. Land for the proposed building has been purchased and architectural plans are under way. John Pomeroy Townsend, president of the Bowery Savings Bank, died at his summer home in Tarrytown.
A Missouri Pacific St. Louis limited bound for Kansas City struck the rear of a freight train near Independence. Telegraph lineman R. J. Thompson was killed and brakeman A. Beccatel seriously injured. No passengers suffered harm. Separately, Komura Jutaro will replace Hoji Toru as Japanese minister to Washington.
This old advertisement extols Keith’s Enamel Starch as the best for fine work delivering a clear pearl like finish and elastic stiffness. It claims no blotching or sticking to iron and suitability for black red and white fabrics with superior whitening on white goods. It compares starch quality to electric light, asserts greater efficiency and labor saving, and urges buyers to ask their grocer for a trial of Keith’s Enamel Starch.
A brief exchange about music with a shy response from a man before he changes topic. The woman senses she has a voice, and the line hints at a deeper musical confidence. Chicago Post style marooned dialogue note.
About 1 000 000 acres of government land in Northwest Florida are open for homestead entry, plus railroad lands for sale at low rates near the Louisville and Nashville line. Interested buyers may contact R J Wemyss, General Land Commissioner, Pensacola, or write C P Atmore, General Passenger Agent, Louisville, Kentucky for details. Excursions to view lands depart on the first and third Tuesday each month, round trip fare $2 over one fare.
A quip from Jewelers' Weekly notes fashion shifts toward lighter wedding bands while a customer jokes about moving to North Dakota after the wedding, reflecting lighter industry chatter on ring preferences.
A pamphlet titled A Home in Texas describes 30 000 acres of fertile farm lands for sale at Chesterville Colorado County Texas. It offers full particulars on cheap rates and directs inquiries to the Southern Texas Colonization Company John Linderhalm manager No 110 Rialto Building Chicago Illinois.
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