27 Sep 1894
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1894
Page
1
Column sketches varied facts about bananas in the U S population widows in DC Victoria rheumatism moon prayers and world war death toll estimates. It cites banana counts bushels corn yields and historical harvest figures with a satirical tone.
In an Ohio town a woman raised an umbrella as horses bolted, resulting in fifteen people killed or seriously injured. The event is cited as evidence that a woman with an umbrella can be a dangerous combination.
Trislet of Massana in the Red Sea is cited as a harsh escape site. Italy favors moving anarchists to other locations to practice their cult, a plan that meets approval.
A Melbourne or Australian newspaper printed a widow like wife Charlotte Fulton warning that if William Fulton does not appear within three months or send support, she intends to remarry. The notice reflects social pressures and family estrangement of the era.
Cy Warman states the song brings in $2000 a month for him and Raymon Moore, its music composer. The elder critic noted for valuing songs over laws reflects unusual financial astuteness in this remark.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that hundreds of divorce decrees from lower courts are invalid. Some divorced individuals have already remarried in various regions as a result of the decision. If it curbs the wildcat divorce trade, that outcome would be beneficial.
Oliver Wendell Howes notes his birth year produced four famous men Tennyson Darwin Gladstone Lincoln and adds his own name modestly. Swann of Kansas claims predicting this drought and future good crops in 1895 1896 basing it on even year cycles after sixty years of weather records.
James Van Ilise, the state hangman, officiated the execution of Autenberger for the murder of Katie Rupp, then faced a garnishee suit that disrupted his £250 pay. A fundraiser in Guilti proposed a monument to Francis Scott Key overlooking Fort McHenry to honor the Star Spangled Banner creator.
The Pilot Chart of the North Atlantic notes 1626 derelict vessels reported in seven years, with about 232 afloat annually and an average abandonment period of thirty days. One ship has been abandoned three years and reported forty four times.
A local marriageable suitor near Mount Vernon New York uncovered a curious trove tucked between the sofa cushions. The haul includes hairpins suspender buttons mustache combs needles cigarettes photographs pins cakes cloves and other small items totaling more than a hundred pieces.
Adventurers were said to be destroying animals in Alaska through poison. The tariff law lacks duty on preserved fruits. U S consul at Hamburg told to detain immigrants from East and West Prussia Posen and Silicia during cholera. Clearing houses show week ending 81st at 900 287 045 dollars, up from 853 268 145. US business failures total 212 in seven days ending 21st, up from 207, with 821 in 1894.
The piece lists Democratic congressional nominees in Pennsylvania districts including D J Callahan Max Sterz burg J P McCullen G Muller Lifth David Moffet and L J Burke. It notes a NY Adams Express presidency election L Weir and a wheat options low. It covers multiple local incidents from crimes strikes bindery accidents and political developments.
Domestic trouble ends in a farmer near Cleveland killing his wife then attempted suicide. Duel injuries in Georgia leave two men mortally wounded. Lynching in Arkansas and a race for Congress nominations across several states. Odd Fellows admit women, electric roads planned, and a cyclone along with hail damages Iowa and Minnesota.
A Kansas City firebug gets five years in Missouri prison after confessing fires nationwide. Reports skim contested races and nominations in Michigan Alabama Kentucky and Illinois. Also noted are bank closures, duels, murders, cyclones, hangings, a deadly river capsize, and a Portland fire loss as well as congressional ballots and mining forecasts.
Reports from Radnor Forges PQ announce a spring of apollinaris water struck as superior to German waters. Official wheat crop data for 1894 lists 151,002,751 hectolitres, up from 97,792,080 last year. General Winifred Book, Salvation Army founder, plans city visits in Canada and the U S over six months. Warship action near Yalu Bay results in 2,500 deaths. Dr Rafael Nunez dies of gastric fever in Colon. Midland division rail derailment near Port Hope Lindsay line kills three railway workers.
The report cites eight months and a $500 fine for American Railway Union strikers in Los Angeles, mentions Illinois track plans by Chicago Great Western, and lists Antwerp exposition prizes. It notes a Harrisburg raffle ruling, Elks lodge suspensions, a Oakland college fire loss of 200000, and a Choctaw murder. Other items include a Hawaii ex-Queen damage suit claim, Colorado gold lode sale, a canal project from Toledo to Chicago, and a U S gunboat arrival. The piece also covers a record chase, an Auburn prison sentence, a bank theft capture, a Breckinridge return to law, a Erie car works fire, and grain stocks.
Mount Sterling Illinois Sept 25 a bold 18 year old Ralph Conklin rode into town masked in a bank hold up at the Bloomfield Skiles bank He forced cashier J J Milstead to surrender and escaped with 411 before being chased by citizens and captured near the courthouse The incident prompted police to investigate possible accomplices and Conklin claimed four men forced him to rob the bank promising his release could name them.
A double murder case from Amras near Innsbruck Tyrol involves a young waitress who was killed returning from a religious procession and a second woman found slashed nearby with a razor edged knife as the likely weapon. A third woman from the same area is missing and authorities deploy gendarmes and imperial riflemen to sweep the region.
Charles Counselman of Chicago, visiting New York, says in Iowa Kansas and Nebraska the corn crop collapse is total. He notes the Rock Island system faces massive elevator closures as there is little grain to handle and hay is scarce, forcing people to move from Nebraska towns.
The piece highlights William Waxporr Astor earning eight million nine hundred thousand dollars a year and Princess Tom as a wealthy Alaska Native trader. It notes M Schirmer’s Creusot foundries growth from a village to a major town, Henry W Cramp’s botany interest, and Charles H Cramp’s wood valuations. It ends with advice on sponge cake rising and browning.
R G Dun reports aggregate business about ten percent larger than last year but still 25 percent below full seasonal volume. Iron shows weakness across eastern and central markets as output exceeds demand. textiles see lower trade as stock for next season builds. Fall River and New Bedford strike lingers with about a dozen mills starting elsewhere with wage cuts. breadstuffs weaker amid cautious demand. corn and wheat forecasts drive reaction.
The Appomattox Court House post office in Virginia is renamed Surrender after Lee’s capitulation to Grant. With the courthouse burned two years earlier, the county seat moved to Nebraska eight miles away, causing mail delays. Virginians condemn the change as Gov. O Ferry and others voice strong criticism.
Emma Anderson and Irene Washington, 17 and 18, from Daphne Alabama, killed in a knife duel over a sailor. Washington died after sustaining over a dozen wounds. Anderson stabbed herself to death beside the fallen rival. The event occurred in Birmingham report via special dispatch.
Capt. Marshall, chief of U S engineers in Chicago, prepared plans for the eight mile second section of the Hennepin canal Contracts will close next week The project may create up to 2000 jobs depending on congressional appropriations.
The Seventh district Democratic Committee in Frankfort on September 25 declared Owens the nominee by a 255 vote plurality after county canvassing. In Galesburg Illinois on September 21 Monroe Salisbury’s two year old pacer Directly set a new 2 year old track record at 2 07 percent, drawing 20 000 spectators and strong enthusiasm.
A deadly cyclone swept across Minnesota and Iowa killing at least seventy people and injuring many. Towns destroyed include Cylinder Burt Forest City Manly Junction Leroy Spring Valley Dodge Center Homer Lowther Marshland and others with significant damage near Chatfield and Chatfield Hall. Relief is critical as losses exceed $100,000 with hundreds left destitute.
A devastating blaze in Portland Oregon destroyed the Pacific Coast Elevator dock and warehouse area, melting millions in losses. About 500000 bushels of wheat, 200 freight cars, much of the Oregon Railway and Navigation dock cargo, and a newly arrived Portland General Electric plant were wiped out. Three men, including Charles Anderson, Brown, and Murray, were believed to have perished in the flames.
Spain signals willingness to negotiate a reciprocal trade pact with the United States. Senor Murguaga states that recent Cuba and Puerto Rico trade in farm products totals about 22 million dollars yearly, underscoring mutual benefit in sugar and farming goods and a fair understanding beyond formal treaty terms.
The Democratic state convention met on Wednesday and approved a platform praising President Cleveland's administration for efficiency and honesty. It attacks protection as a fraud and cites business failures and low farm prices as McKinley law consequences, endorsing unlimited silver at 16 to 1 and direct U S Senate elections by popular vote.
An advertisement touts Royal Baking Powder as 20 percent stronger than the nearest competitor based on World’s Fair tests by the Agricultural Department. It cites 160 cubic inches of carbonic gas per ounce versus 133 for rivals, and 44 percent above the average of other powders, while stressing superior fineness and wholesomeness driving top sales nationwide.
A reflective verse from Demorest's Magazine speaks of God's gifts of grace and the power of kind hearts to bless those nearby. It urges daily acts of charity and presence, suggesting that virtue is found in assisting those we meet on our own path.
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