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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1910
Page
3
The Monticello Express features a string of whimsical observations on weather gravity bowling aviation and dairy management. It notes price jokes about melons and lemons laughs at airship plans and quips about cows milk production and music in stalls.
A historical news blurb notes gratitude to stenographers who recorded over 15 million words of the congressional session. An educational convention speaker claims ill children misbehave. A Michigan dairyman touts music’s effect on milk, and a phono graph joke hints at ice cream for cows.
The Norwich dean rejects the notion that King George had a morganatic wife and asserts the king spends leisure time in his garden with his young children, as any parent might do, noting the king’s tomatoes in progress.
The article urges care for the poor during hot weather noting ice and pure milk as health essentials for the sick and babies, yet luxuries for the impoverished. It calls for generous public support of fresh air enterprises to alleviate hardship in the city during the heat.
The discovery of defective armor plates on the battleships Utah and North Dakota after commissioning prompts agitation in the navy department for inspecting plating on all in service battleships. If two ships escaped detection until active service other ships may also have faulty plates.
Two men and their wives were trapped at night off Chicago when a gasoline launch engine failed. The women burned their skirts as makeshift torches to signal and guide a rescue, prompting calls to lash sweeps to restore momentum in emergencies and keep craft moving toward shore.
A Torrington, Connecticut man contemplates a cross country trek to California. The idea echoes a spirit of bold, ambitious journeys as one resident weighs walking from the East Coast toward the West.
An authority states that a bitter taste on waking can be removed by taking a small dose of nux vomica mixed with water. If a permanent loss of taste is desired, more nux vomica may be added.
University of Chicago professors claim they can change the spots on the potato bug yet the bug’s appetite for the potato crop remains undeterred. The claimed feat does not clearly advance pest control.
Dr Wiley, celebrated health expert, says kissing is not very dangerous. He notes danger decreases when kissing is done by those not legally handicapped and implies safer social practices among the able.
Des Moines Iowa reports a bitter split between progressive and stalwart Republicans at the state convention. Senator Cummins chaired, Dolliver was elected permanent chairman amid hisses and cat calls as the party adopted a platform endorsing Taft’s national program and calling for tariff reform railroad oversight and stronger anti trust measures.
The steel steamer Chippewa struck the old wooden steamer Albion off West Point north of Seattle harbor on Wednesday. Ten Albion passengers bound for Everett were aboard but none were injured.
Albany NY Theodore Roosevelt has applied to Secretary of State Koenig for an automobile license under the new Callan law. He was assigned No 24715.
Captain Foley of the revenue cutter Tacoma reports the seizure of another Japanese schooner poaching in the Bering Sea while guarding sealing fields, as notified to the treasury department on Tuesday.
United States District Attorney Henry A. Wise adds Raymond G. Brown, a totally blind attorney, as one of his assistants in New York. The move highlights inclusion in the prosecutor’s office.
Oklahoma senator James Gore told a Muskogee Senate committee that Jacob Hammon offered a $25 000 bribe and claimed Vice President Sherman and other federal officials were interested in the McMurray contracts with the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians. Gore’s testimony follows calls for investigation into tribal land deals and mineral rights.
In Sonoma county a triple murder at the Star buck ranch near Crospers is linked to a missing family, with a charred Kendall residence and bone fragments found in the stove ashes. A Japanese boy named Yamaguchi is under vigorous pursuit as investigators seek a key to the crime.
Prince Henry consort of Queen Wilhelmina fell from his bicycle in The Hague on Thursday and suffered a fracture of the collar bone. He is known for active athletic pursuits and has endured injuries in similar events before.
In Chadwick Illinois an enraged husband shot and killed his wife and then fatally wounded himself on Thursday after she filed for divorce. The incident occurred as authorities investigated the double tragedy and a contentious divorce proceeding.
Minnesota Mesaba range shipments rise from 13 million tons in 1902 to 28 million in 1909. Official report credits strong ore production growth and expanded shipments across the decade.
Columbus based saloonkeeper L. J. Bolton fled the city during prohibition unrest. Detective Carl B. Etherington was lynched by a mob. Bolton was escorted to Newark Monday to stand trial on charges he led the mob.
Ottawa confirms end of the Grand Trunk conductors and trainmen strike through government action. Most return to work at once with increases backdated to May 1 and standard pay rates rising January 1 1912. Disorderly conduct offenders remain excluded from reinstatement. Columbus notes Harmon weighs National Guard cuts to save money and possible streetcar reductions.
New York reports indicate a downturn in auto manufacturing with plants idle or cutting output. Factories stockpiling machines at agencies to mask conditions, layoffs, and price cuts blamed on weak demand from farmers and small towns. Experts expect 25 to 50 percent price drops within months.
Indictments were voted Thursday against former State Engineer Frederick L. Skene and Louis B. Harrison, a former division engineer under Skene, along with several contractors, over alleged irregularities in awarding good roads contracts in Albany, New York.
Three men were killed Thursday at Greens Corners seven miles north of Schenectady during an electrical storm. The fatalities occurred when lightning struck during heavy rainfall.
Edwin J. Wider, cashier of the Russo-Chinese bank in New York, pleaded guilty to embezzlement linked to losses exceeding $500,000. He was remanded for sentence after the plea to the indictment.
London report says Ainley Sambourne, chief cartoonist of Punch, died Wednesday after a long illness. The loss removes a leading satirical voice from the British press and periodicals.
Governor Stubbs the progressive Republican candidate for renomination won in Tuesday's primaries by an estimated 20 000. Reactionary Republican congressmen lost in five districts with several close races including McNeal over Anthony Mitchell over Scott and Jackson over Miller. Total Republican vote expected near 170 000 about 10 000 above normal and 40 000 above two years ago. Democratic vote was small.
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria escaped Spain amid clerical hostility and traveled to England via Paris for a conference with President Fallieres. The move signals political tension with the church, as France previously acted similarly. The king plans to return to Spain after settling Victoria at King George's court.
Nee O Neill Browne must stand trial for bribing Representative Charles A White with 1000 dollars to vote for United States Senator Lorimer. Judge Kersten denied the motion to quash the indictment and ordered the accused to trial, ruling the defense contentions unclear.
A general clothing strike in New York brings 15000 tailors out of 300 factories. About 6000 women join, demanding a 53 hour work week and higher wages.
Paris reports the world’s oldest person is Mme Babavasilka of Bevelsko Bulgaria aged 126. The remarkable discovery was made Thursday confirming the record longevity.
A blaze in Chadron Nebraska consumed the twenty stall roundhouse and machine shops of the Chicago and Northwestern line. Fifteen locomotives were destroyed and the estimated loss stands around 400000 dollars with spontaneous combustion suspected as the cause.
The Mississippi River at Burlington Iowa hit the low-water mark set in 1864 on Wednesday. The milestone underscores ongoing drought impacts along the river and raises concerns for navigation and local commerce.
Cedar Rapids hosts the state association of supervisors August 17 to 19 with county auditors joining for the annual meeting. The program includes discussions on legislation hospitals highways and taxation with speakers from multiple counties and a focus on the primary law after two trials and related topics.
The state central committee with new members met at the Savery after the convention and elected Carl Franke of Parkersburg as chairman and treasurer. M. M. Head of Jefferson, the Tenth district member, was chosen vice chairman and L. B. Whitney of Decorah, of the Fourth district, secretary. The officers were elected without opposition.
The Fort Dodge Portland Cement Company has incorporated in West Virginia for 3,500,000 dollars. The mill could be built in Fort Dodge or Gilmore City where shale deposits exist for high quality Portland cement. chemists note the favorable raw material base.
Tony Stavropiler a Greek section hand was killed instantly near Atalissa when two trains passed and he stepped from one track to another directly in front of an engine. His legs were broken and his skull crushed.
Contractors submit bids to build a modern Fort Dodge theater replacing the Midland theater burned eight months ago. Project cost about $60,000 with construction to proceed as soon as bids are let.
An appeal was filed in the district court at Charles City by the Waller brothers from the valuation set on thirteen lots condemned by the Charles City Western railway.
Tony Stozrotoulos, a Greek railroad laborer, was killed here when he stepped in front of a Rock Island freight train. He first faced one train and was struck by another coming from the opposite direction.
Fire destroyed Trexler's livery barn and spread to the Fuller hotel causing about $5,000 in damages. Firemen conducted a heroic effort and saved forty horses from the blaze.
Cedar Rapids News reports the McBaugh band will head the Iowa delegation marching in the Knights Templar conclave parade on August 9. The event marks the band’s prominent role in the civic celebration with local observers praising the selection.
A meteorite struck the earth in an oats field on the John Timmons farm in Marietta township after a deafening crash and brilliant sky illumination. Campers nearby saw the fireball descend and witnessed it glow and spit sparks for about thirty minutes before fading.
In Iowa two ministers take opposite stances on the John Junkin hanging. Rev W R Coventry defends Sheriff Clark of Appanoose county saying the hanging was proper. Rev H E Van Horn calls the act murder and brutal, denouncing it as an expiation of another murder.
Percy Hess returned to his father Lincoln Hess in Iowa City after months traveling around the world. He spent time building railroads in South America and aided W. J. Bryan by handling and shipping Bryan's baggage due to his superior knowledge of Spanish.
Decorah's ice cave, once a noted wonder, is entirely iceless this summer. Local observers note thousands of pounds of ice are absent and water nearby runs warm. Experts say the thaw is temporary and should reverse as conditions cool.
Miss Amelia Heller, a lunch room employee, suffered a severe eye injury when a bottle of pop exploded after opening an ice box. Five shards of glass were removed at St Anthony hospital. Doctors fear loss of one eye may be necessary and the other may be severely damaged.
Carl Rasmussen, a young farmer living near Avoca, Iowa, died by his own hand. He asked his wife to turn the horses out and, upon her return, she found his body suspended from a barn rafter. Domestic troubles are blamed as the motive.
A marriage ceremony at G. A. Hess residence in Charles City united Samuel F. Taylor of Fayette Iowa and Mrs. Augusa Gray of Rockford Iowa. The couple, who had courted exclusively by letters, are 64 and 48 years old respectively.
Montgomery county farmer E D Roberts of Vinton faced Justice Bryant after being arrested for selling low grade seed corn. He admitted selling over 900 bushels at 2.50 per bushel and said he will not pay any fine, bound over to the fall term of court.
The city of Marshalltown Iowa completed a new concrete dam and retaining walls on the Iowa river at a cost of 40000 dollars. The structure protects the reservoir and water pumping station during high water and features large flood gates.
Three New Hartford girls tied in marriages here to young men from New Hartford. The brides Allein Baker 14 Lyle V. Fells 15 and Etta Fay Tucker 17 wed J A Atchinson 28 Lewis H Card 23 and Floyd S Card 21 respectively.
An insane man was lodged in jail after capture by the sheriff and deputies near here. He was reportedly well armed at the time of apprehension.
Fred Snyder aged 17 son of Milt Snyder a prominent stock shipper at Shannon City drowned while bathing in a pond a few miles north of town
Crazed by extreme heat Mrs. John Albright of near Atalissa seized a butcher knife and slashed her throat in an attempted self harm. She died from the injuries after the act. Police report the incident as a suicide attempt prompted by heat.
Exira Word reports Rev. J. L. Fisher retired pastor of the Extra Congregational church took his own life in Omaha. He brooded over imagined wrongs and ended his life by cutting his throat with a razor in his upstairs study.
Fred Chamberlin was struck by a bullet in the hand when Lenear West fired at a snake the shot deflected and hit Chamberlin. West claimed the shot was accidental and occurred in Mason City. The incident was reported as a local mishap with no further injuries.
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