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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1905
Page
6
The Express notes a discovery that cod paper can be produced from brewery refuse hops. Trials in the German army examine whether gray uniforms suit infantry better than blue and dark outfits. Bremen negotiates a 7 million dollar loan for harbor, water works, and electric lighting extensions.
The national plant garden near Chico California received a large shipment from Japan including bamboo Japanese salad plant ornamental lily seeds Japanese paper plant cherry trees and orange trees for cultivation display and study.
Zdarski, an Austrian, wins the ski running title though the sport originated in Norway. He has devised a new foot binding method and advanced turning techniques little used in Norway.
Mrs Covington of Hanover county Virginia has borne twin boys after giving birth to three girls 18 months ago. She is 34 years old and is mother of 15 children including two other sets of twins, nine at four births. All five children are well and hearty.
Several prominent young women in Joplin Missouri form a nameless secret club to protect themselves from mashers. They plan to carry pistols when unaccompanied at night and intend to violate a city ordinance to keep the affair quiet.
The article notes that American farm equipment and methods are transforming rural Russia, with the government acknowledging its inability to curb the trend. Even opponents concede this Yankee-driven agricultural regeneration may be essential to prevent future famines more damaging to the autocracy than past labor-saving innovations.
Mme Zola proposes her late husband’s Medan estate to the Assistance Publique as a convalescent home for female employees. She first asked that it serve writers and artists, but was told the gift must include funds for upkeep if limited to such beneficiaries.
The Kah gyur or Tibetan Bible has 108 volumes of 1,000 pages each forming 1,083 books. Each volume weighs ten pounds, measures 26 by 8 by 8 inches, and needs a dozen aks to move. Carved blocks for printing require rows of houses for storage. a Mongol tribe paid 7,000 oxen for a copy, plus 225 volumes of commentaries.
With new canceling machines in major post offices, complaints rise over torn letters. An order directs staff to keep bulky enclosures separate and cancel by hand. Postmasters receiving special delivery stamps are allowed car fare for messenger service.
The article argues fire drills should be common in public schools and also practiced in homes, especially in large city households with children and servants. Occasional drills would reduce accidents like babies being thrown from windows and pets slipping down stairs.
The article notes two forms of crime that stain the nation lynching and train robbery. It argues lynching is a state matter while train robbery falls under federal jurisdiction and that combined efforts of federal and local authorities can reduce both crimes.
French snails fascinate readers as farms spread across France and neighboring countries. Paris alone consumes ten tons annually, about 200 million snails, driving expansion into Germany Switzerland and Italy. Two snail varieties exist, including a large whitish breed and a darker shelled counterpart.
Chicago April 18 negotiations for a settlement of the teamsters strike ended at noon after employers and labor leaders failed to agree. The garment workers arbitration demand sparked the breakdown as police clashed with strikers blocking deliveries to depots.
The next annual session of the Farmers National Congress will be held in Richmond Virginia from September 12 to 22. The congress is non political and more than twenty years old with delegates from every state and territory appointed by governors on agricultural organization recommendations.
Governor Deneen orders James Taylor to lead a full statewide inquiry into the Zeigler explosion of April 3 that killed 50 people. All Illinois mine inspectors are placed at his disposal to conduct the investigation.
James Malloy a Marrytown fisherman started across the Hudson in a rowboat with six Polanders Monday night. Before reaching the far shore the boat capsized and Malloy and four Polanders drowned.
Gov. Robert M. La Follette signed the anti cigarette bill in Madison. The law prohibits the sale or manufacture of cigarettes or cigarette tobacco or paper and bans giving away cigarette papers. It takes effect July 1.
A St Augustine dispatch says famous actor Joseph Jefferson is ill at his Miami home and physicians from St Augustine have been summoned to treat him.
Oklahoma City April 13 judge W N Allison 85 a former Ohio political figure was run over and killed by a switching engine at Snyder while crossing the track. A son and grandson operate newspapers at Snyder and Davidson Oklahoma.
A midweek blaze in a saloon and boarding house in Grand Rapids Michigan left one dead one fatally injured and five more seriously or lightly burned.
President Roosevelt arrives at Santa Fe station in Colorado Springs as 10 000 people cheer. He asks reporters to let him hunt in the mountains alone, warning they risk spoiling the Fourth of July bear hunt by following him. He plans onward travel from Frederick Oklahoma to Vernon Texas and on to Colorado.
The Russian fleet, located at 8N 10857E on April 11, was about 300 miles northeast of the Natuna islands and 209 miles southeast of Cape St Jacques. Reports indicate a likely objective toward Vladivostok with a battle anticipated off Ormosa, while Togo waits for Admiral Rozestvensky to engage.
A Lucknow dispatch reports a second earthquake damaging Sultanpur in Oudh and Kulu in Punjab with heavy loss of life.
E L Beck a wealthy farmer near Franklin Nebraska was killed in his pasture by a savage bull. His body was found shortly after death stamped almost beyond recognition with the bull nearby.
Elyria Ohio April 10 William A Braman president of the Elyria Savings and Banking company a former state legislator and former editor of the Elyria Republican died Wednesday night of heart disease at age sixty He was a prominent local banker and public figure.
Malta Montana April 12 8 Willis Armstrong aged 15 was arrested here charged with killing his stepfather William Sitz after a quarrel. Arm shot Sitz three times with a 22 caliber rifle.
Ambassador Porter confirms the discovery in Paris that the body is Paul Jones. The remains will be placed in a casket at the American church in Paris awaiting transport to the United States. Washington plans an Arlington National Cemetery interment with a possible battleship tribute. Jones aided the American navy from 1775 with the Ranger and Bon Homme Richard, capturing the Serapis.
Four defendants from Schwarzchild Sulzberger Packing face indictments charging interference with court officers and witnesses. Joseph Weissenbach attorney and Leo B Joseph plus George D. Hopkins BethS. Casey employed by the company. Edwin B. Fish cited for leaving Canada amid the probe. Bail set at $1,000 each with American Surety.
Reno workers report hundreds flee Tonopah as a mysterious disease sweeps the camp. Gov. Sparks plans a special commission to coordinate with camp physicians. Within days the illness claims many lives and spreads through the town.
Wisconsin senate concurs with anti firecracker bill. The measure prohibits dynamite crackers and any other crackers larger than five inches in length and five eighths inch in diameter, limiting them to smaller sizes unless exempt.
In Muncie Indiana on April 15 the jury convicted Delmar Bowen of manslaughter for the murder of John Dickson. Judge Leflerin sentenced Bowen to two to twenty one years in the Jeffersonville reformatory.
Alexander Miller aged 55 and Wesley Miller aged 6 were instantly killed when their wagon was struck by a Big Four passenger train at a crossing on Friday afternoon in Cincinnati.
A Washington dispatch notes the Venezuelan affair is considered closed by Secretary Taft during Secretary Hay’s absence. It adds that President Roosevelt would unlikely reopen it during his vacation. The report reflects the administration’s stance on the case at that time.
A slight quake disturbed Keokuk and nearby areas at ten o'clock Thursday. Buildings were shaken but damage was not serious. Local officials reported no injuries.
United States Senator J. R. Burton of Kansas is reindicted by a federal grand jury on five counts for accepting fees totaling 3,000 from Rialto Grain and Securities of St. Louis. The charges allege he acted as attorney before the post office department in Washington and that retrial may occur in May.
Six unknown robbers blew open the Oscar Gandy Company bank using nitroglycerin. Mrs. Gandy was shot in the neck but expected to recover. The bandits escaped with 85340 in currency after stealing a horse and buggy and firing at pursuing townspeople. Local posse forms as banks continue business.
New York April 15 Restitution of large sums taken from policy holders by Equitable Life directors has begun James Hazen Hyde vice president has returned 135000 to the society treasury $12000 of which covered the cost of a notable dinner with Senator Chauncey M Depew to Jules Cambon The remaining 122000 reflects Hyde s share of profits from two syndicate underwritings by which he and other directors unloaded securities on the society If each of the 11 directors involved matched Hyde 122000 total due could reach 1342000 all from the two deals alone
Damage attributed to a late Thursday frost and snow across Iowa harmed early small fruits and first plantings of small grain. In Sibley the thermometer hit ten above zero, while Des Moines recorded 25 as a low with light snowfall.
Boston April 15 The Massachusetts senate rejected the bill to authorize submitting public policy questions to voters by a vote of 11 to 12. Chicago April 14 Radical restructuring of the Democratic party was decided at meetings with William Jennings Bryan and Mayor Dunne, with Bryan loyalty assured as Hearst allies were excluded.
A fire destroyed the Virginia Park summer hotel four miles from Holland on April 14. The hotel owned by Peter McCarthy of Chicago burned to the ground with an estimated loss of 40 000 dollars.
A collection of curious notes: Kimberley soils deter ants due to sulpurous ground. Kansas City municipal clerks receive five dollars monthly per child. Central Africa salt is scarce and can drive insanity after long deprivation. Includes fly eye types, Iceland eiderdown trade to Copenhagen, and artist George Elgood’s garden watercolors praised by an opera tenor.
The Elkins law imposes a fine from 1000 to 20000 dollars on railroads or shippers who pay or accept rebates, and bans freight under published tariffs. The Interstate Commerce Commission can detect and prosecute violators. President Knapp says rebate payments have become rare since the law passed. The billionaire dismisses the phrase dirty money.
The piece extols Cuticara Remedies for skin and blood conditions in babies and children including infantile humors milk crust eczema rashes and scalp sores. It claims rapid permanent cure when other treatments fail and cites a Lowell quote about leadership emphasizing security over progress.
Advertisement notes Br Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin cures torpid liver caused ailments by easing bile poisoning, improving stomach and bowels, with health claims and price. Also promotes Adirondack travel folder and a general quote about young men avoiding work.
G Warner at Kansas City Southern Ry in Kansas City Mo seeks details on free Government homesteads new colony locations improved farms mineral lands rice lands timber lands and requests a copy of Current Events Business Opportunities Rice book IK C 8S Feast hook cheap round trip homeseekers tickets available on sale first and third Tuesdays each month plus quotation from The New York Times about the Land of Fulfillment and personal merit.
Robert Gold of Clayton Washington reports headache relief after Dr Pusheck s Kuro, praising the medicine and recommending it to others in town. A note by J F Boyer of Trinity Springs Indiana from February 15 1900 doubts Piso s Cure for Consumption as a cough cold remedy. A remark on dressing affecting women and salads appears.
A Chicago resident from Tecumseh Lodge reports health improvement after four boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills cured a long standing back pain and sleeplessness. The testimonial claims permanent relief and urges others to use the remedy, noting it as the only positive cure. Sold by all dealers at price listed. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y. Joseph nen on 144 Sholto
A 1905 letter from Birch Hills Sask to Ottawa Immigration describes optimism about moving to Prince Albert District. The writer notes mild winter, logging, hay production, 20 acres prepared, proximity to rail and river, and inviting others to emigrate. mentions wife’s relatives and expectations for spring shipping. He compares land value to the U.S. and praises climate and prospects for homesteaders.
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