21 Sep 1899
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1899
Page
1
A Cleveland man plans to form a trust to absorb rival trusts if the fool killer does not block the deal. Scientific papers note artificial cotton made in Australia signaling an artificial age while American astronomers claim the polar star is a triple system.
The Saxon State railway will buy 20 locomotives from an American firm that promises earlier delivery and superior workmanship. The American maker claims quicker production than the leading German company.
The Missouri paper requests timely submissions for births marriages deaths and entertainment notices, preferring first reports while events are fresh and before subsequent life changes or aftereffects render them stale. It emphasizes publishing news promptly rather than delayed confirmations or post hoc notes.
American farmers own cows valued at 369,239,993 dollars, more than half the capital of all national banks. Their horses are valued at 152,649,396 dollars, over one fifth of the country’s total currency in circulation including gold, silver, and paper money.
An eastern trade journal asserts horses not of the exact color for fine matched teams can be chemically blended to the desired tint in minutes. The piece notes this lies in an era where clever deception thrives in horse trades politics and entertainment.
Sir Thomas Lipton, famed for American's Cup ambitions, has spent hundreds of thousands on racing plans and now offers 250000 for the Lakes of Killarney estate with the aim of gifting it to the Irish people. If he lived here, people would ask what he intends to run for.
Charles 8. Taylor of White River Junction Vermont aged 93 drove his horse Factory Boy at the Newport fair races and won three straight heats. He still loves horses and aims to ride in a race on his hundredth birthday.
Commissioner Evans annual pension report notes only one 1812 veteran remains on rolls, age 99, likely to be erased soon. Mexican War veterans total 9204, rapidly thinning and expected to drop to a handful within ten years.
A cautionary tale unfolds as an elderly man with wealth mourns both his bride and his money. The piece lampoons men with money who marry younger partners, arguing wealth should stay closely tied to a bank account to keep a youthful wife from leaving with it.
A Bannock Indian who proposed to his chosen maiden killed himself after rejection. The act is described as barbarous and improper, reflecting a crude and untutored indigenous reaction rather than a wider social pattern.
The thirty third national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic in Philadelphia is lauded as an influential and abler assembly due to seasoned past officers and department commanders. A Atlantic City drowning case is noted where a young woman refused a black rescuer, prioritizing appearance over aid.
Admiral Dewey learned a British gunner was crippled by a cannon explosion during a salute to his arrival at Gibraltar. He hurried to the wounded man’s cot, spoke at length about the future, and left $150 from the Olympia’s crew. The act mirrors Dewey’s generous character alongside his Manila Bay dash.
The latest foreign dispatches report a counterfeit two dollar silver certificate of 1896 series C found in circulation. Manila advices show Samar natives desirous of American aid and flag-raising on completion of the mission. Admiral Schley assumes command of the South Atlantic station as McKinley faces petitions urging Dreyfus clemency, which the administration rejects.
Funeral services for Cornelius Vanderbilt were conducted at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in New York. The same period reports show nine thousand ninety carpenters striking in New York for four dollars a day and a six day workweek.
A freight train derailed near Nebraska City killing three and destroying 20 cars. In Helena Joseph Allen was hanged for murdering partner J S Reynolds. Trust conference speakers included Bourke Cochran and Samuel Gompers. Walter Tanes poisoned his family and killed himself near Platte Canyon Colorado. A fire destroyed Jacob North printing house in Lincoln. Tenry Gardner, 18, hanged in Mobile for attacking a girl under ten. Flour millers in four states raise prices ten percent. Mrs Earne Phillips of Scotia Neb forced her children to ingest carbolic acid then poisoned herself. In Chicago the trust conference ended with debate Cochran versus Bryan. President Mowe urged anti-trust legislation. Seven black miners were killed in a Carterville Ill riot. troops sent. Kasick reservation fire burns three Indian children. Ohio governor candidate John R McLean opened Cleveland campaign. A national anti-trust group formed with M L Lockwood elected president. Pillsbury died in Minneapolis at 57.
Gov Noosevelt designates September 29 and 30 as holidays in honor of Admiral George Dewey. The news digest also notes Farnham Fire destruction, yellow fever counts in Key West, Alger withdraws from Michigan Senate race, and various international incidents including Chinese protest over Otis order in the Philippines.
In Frankfort Illinois six thieves robbed the Exchange Bank of 1800 in currency. Five miles from Mora New Mexico an adobe house collapsed killing Manuel Cordova his wife and six children. In Chicago the American Association of Baseball Clubs formed as a rival to the National League.
Paris advices say the cabinet agreed to pardon Dreyfus and that the decree will be signed September 19. The Figaro reports many army officers urge granting a pardon to Dreyfus. In Poland a synagogue panic in Kaliseh crushes thirty two. women and children die. Many injured. In Manila Gen Otis reports Filipino congress disrupted and scattered. The Venezuelan rebellion under Cen Cipriano grows to overwhelming proportions. Nine men suffocated in a Re dan coal mine explosion. A Newfoundland east coast tornado wrecks fishing villages and causes deaths. Mexico City Diaz reports a hopeful future in the republic. South Africa rejects concessions to England. war probable.
A compilation of brief notes reports liquor bans at Canadian military camps a US Jewish population estimate 1 048 800 and a Siam children bicycle order. Other items mention Oakland Carnegie library gift 50 000 and Judge Jackson still active at 76, Grasitz mine reopening and a UC monument for war volunteers. Devona Burklin named queen of the Gypsies in Lancaster and Cumberland burial notes for Mrs Ulysses Grant family.
In Carterville Illinois a noon Sunday riot between white and black miners left seven killed and many wounded as troops moved in. Governor Tanner ordered forces after reports of premeditated murder and calls for rapid justice.
London reports warn of imminent hostilities in South Africa as Transvaal rejects British terms and denounces suzerainty. The note condemns language, pledges arbitration, and foresees a likely cabinet meeting to decide next steps amid widespread press debate on peace prospects. An unrelated laundry starch promotion closes the page.
Charles A. Pillsbury a leading Minneapolis miller died Sunday afternoon at five o clock. Born 1862 in Warner New Hampshire he rose to immense milling wealth with Pillsbury mills including Anchor Empire and Excelsior. He retired from active management about eighteen months ago after an extended European trip and remained a director. He had briefly served as state senator starting 1877.
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