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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
3
An assortment of witty items and quips on politics sport travel and society. Notable bits include remarks on war balloons Anna Gould Es and Peary wireless telephony and general cultural curiosities. The column weaves satire and observation with playful asides and social commentary.
Lieut. Col. Burnley Campbell reportedly completed a world circumnavigation in 40 days and 19 hours, departing Liverpool on May 3, 1907 and returning to Dover on June 13, 1907. The claim notes the notable duration for that era and marks the milestone in aviation history.
Prof. George B. Palmer of Harvard University noted in a lecture that the scientific world swung to Darwinism and back, while the religious world moved toward science and is now swinging back to faith.
The queen makes a swift recovery and appears in the La Granja gardens with the newborn now three weeks old. Report notes the child may soon ride a pony and involve his elder brother in playful garden-wall stunts.
A man in New York has been arrested on charges of cheating poets by stealing their songs and the prize money they sent with verses. The incident targets a union poet who was defrauded of submissions and funds in a prize competition.
A French physician extols tears for their usefulness yet omits that a woman’s crying can bend a hard heart. The author notes no woman who wields tears properly will agree with the claim that tears are useless.
An advertisement proclaims a school open to all seeking to perfect themselves in the art of humor. It offers dry intellectual humor instruction and practical daily wit, with demonstrations in practical jokes if desired. The note ends by suggesting a great opportunity for the editor of London Punch.
The Louisville convention cites three year gains in North American Sunday schools with 1,000,000 more members and 1,000,000 new additions. Financial resources have doubled, and the movement gains are described as well authenticated.
The Wichita Beacon’s editorial humorously lists occasions to lift or remove a hat, from mopping brows to taking a bath and eating, noting other possible proprieties. The piece implies hat etiquette is flexible and context dependent.
Rioting in Springfield ends with seven dead and many wounded as the National Guard, 4200 strong, occupies the city. Looting targeted colored neighborhoods and white-owned establishments. authorities move to restore order with provisional brigades and martial law.
Emperor William invites Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood U S A to attend the September maneuvers in Alsace Lorraine. Wood received the invitation in Switzerland. The fall maneuvers will feature about 90 000 troops and 12 airships including two steerable balloons. Wireless telephony will be used more than before on the field.
Mrs. Rose Graziano, 19, walked into a Brooklyn police station and confessed she shot her husband Dominick Graziano, a barber. She said she killed him after he demanded she become immoral and cited his refusal to work and spending their money.
A historical survey notes Illinois saw few lynchings in recent years with the Springfield uprising as the most serious event in the last decade. It recounts Danville lynchings in 1895 and 1903, and compares to riots in Springfield Illinois 1904 and Evansville 1908, among others nationwide.
Indiana coal operators announce to United Mine Workers of America officials that all official relations will end after Friday pending a settlement of differences at the Hudson mines in Sullivan County. The resolutions also discontinue the check-off pending settlement.
Salt Lake City will host the annual convention of the Woolgrowers' Association of America from August 25 to 28. Over 500 sheep owners are expected to attend the gathering.
Edwin W. Hawkins, who confessed to killing Albert C. Yeonhardt of Columbus, Ohio during a December 22, 1907 attempted hold up, was executed in the state prison at Tucson on Friday.
Le Mans France Wright brothers aeroplane damaged when left wing struck ground during a new descent maneuver after motor shut off at 75 feet. Wilbur Wright uninjured and says accident not serious and part of experiments toward mastery of aviation. Second flight featured daring turns and controlled glide before damage occurred.
Toulon reports six dead and 18 injured after a breech blowout on the cruiser Cou ronne during training with a 164 millimeter gun off Les Salins d Hyeres. Three of the wounded are in desperate condition.
Roanoke Va The fifth trial at Floyd courthouse of John Richards a Floyd county school teacher charged with the murder of his rival in love Maurice K Francis of Roanoke ended Friday in acquittal. The third trial resulted in conviction of murder in the first degree and Richards was sentenced to be hanged. The supreme court granted a new trial.
San Francisco report says Sergt Maj. A H Belyea and Master Electrician Sergt C H Jones of Presidio military forces were killed when a runaway car was crushed between street cars late Thursday night.
A major blaze in Spokane Washington early Thursday morning destroyed the Anheuser Busch hotel and twelve saloons. The fire spread near Taft Montana close to the Idaho line, causing extensive damage to the Row of establishments. No injuries reported at this time.
In Dallas the Texas Republican state convention promoted a platform and announced a sweeping campaign through September 1. Col. J. L. Simpson of Dallas was nominated for governor, Charles Ogden of San Antonio for lieutenant governor, and W. H. Atwell, U S attorney for the northern district of Texas, for attorney general.
The American Atlantic fleet sailed from Auckland at 8:15 AM on Saturday in fine weather. Crowds lined the harbor as excursion craft filled the water. Flags dipped, salutes answered, and Sir Joseph Ward attended aboard a government steamer. The Kentucky last in line joined in cheers for New Zealand as bands played both national anthems and Auld Lang Syne.
An auto in a hill climbing event swerved at the brow of a hill in Algonquin Illinois and struck spectators. Two men George Rayfield and C Paxton were seriously hurt along with about a dozen others. The car was traveling fifty miles per hour when a tire burst.
A pleasure launch carrying nine people capsized on the Wisconsin river near Kilbourn. Four Chicago residents Miss Mabel Ward Mrs. W. G. Heath EE G Pfeiffer and his son Ralph drowned after waves from a passing steamer swept the boat. Others survived. Separately William Q Hinz 21 of Milwaukee drowned while bathing in the Smoky Hill river at Enterprise Kansas. He was an insurance man.
John Flanagan of the Irish American A C. threw the 16 pound hammer 181 feet 8 inches from a nine foot circle on the quay at Queenstown. The mark breaks all previous records.
At five o'clock Friday the Overland Limited stopped in Sacramento where Edith Ludwig, recently kidnapped in Chicago by her mother to thwart a marriage, met Prof. F. P. Fitzgerald of Stanford. He obtained a marriage license and the ceremony was performed by Rev. Richard Rodda at the county clerk's office.
William Lush, an elderly Lincoln German resident and wealthy citizen, fired four shots at his wife of 80 years Thursday afternoon when she would not converse with him as often as he wished. He then attempted suicide by shooting himself.
Preliminary returns from outlying precincts confirm James Wickersham of Fairbanks has been elected to represent Alaska in Congress. Results indicate a clear victory for the incumbent backed by Juneau and surrounding precincts.
Captain Peter Conover Hains Jr shot six times at William E. Annis owner of Burr McIntosh Monthly outside a yacht club in New York. Annis died hours later in Flushing hospital. Hains and brother Thornton Alexander Jenking Hains surrendered after police arrived as bystanders watched.
Arthur Neidlander 34 and wife 19 were found dead Sunday near his grocery in Columbus. Neidlander shot in chest with two knife wounds and his wife shot through the lungs. John Newkirk 30, a painter, was arrested, allegedly threatening to kill them after his mother’s dog bit. Police remain mystified by motive.
West Chester scene erupts after a feud between Italian residents. Pat Benjamin De Gildo of Philadelphia shot and killed Benjamin de Felix and fatally wounded Pasquale de Felix, father of the murdered man, before fatally shooting himself to escape an enraged mob. De Felix faced arrest on a speakeasy and counterfeiting plot charge.
In Adamson near McAlester Oklahoma a racial clash late Saturday night left Harry Mineson dead and several Negroes wounded. Deputy Sheriff Wilcox was badly beaten and a sheriff s posse was sent to the scene J C Donihee was deputized by his father and held in custody by the sheriff.
Thousands witnessed the Sunday accident at Clifton cycle stadium as Sonny Bridge a motor cyclist and former lightweight boxer was thrown from his machine during a test run and killed instantly.
Barnesville Minnesota resident Frank Goodrich an engineer on a Great Northern work train died when his locomotive struck a switch engine near Moorehead. The accident involved a work train and a switch engine.
The Pennsylvania Coal & Coke Company, a major Western Pennsylvania mining concern, was placed in receivership Saturday. Judge Edwards appointed Thomas H. Watkins as receiver after Scranton Trust Company, trustee for the bondholders, alleged rental defaults by the lessee Pennsylvania Beech Creek and Eastern Coal Company.
The Kyuquot station broke the world's weekly catch record by taking 26 whales in a week using the steam whaler St. Lawrence. The previous best was 22 whales, also by the St. Lawrence.
Constantinople reports the sudden death of War Minister Redjeb Pasha from heart disease on Sunday, a heavy blow to the new cabinet amid the Turko allied government in the empire.
In a witty exchange, Kitty resists Betty's pushy urge to attend a picnic, insisting she will not go despite persistent coaxing.
Alice L. Dowell of St Louis asserts her baby niece suffered severe eczema until using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. After a year with doctors and a grim prognosis, the child improved in three months, relieving tears, scratching, and sleepless nights. The notice dates May 2 and 20, 1907.
A young man tells his stern broker he feels bad for slipping off to the ball game. The broker notes the home team lost as the cause of the young man’s sadness.
An examination of Peruna explains that its ingredients are two types: standard catarrh remedies and tonic herbs. It argues chronic catarrh is widespread, with noses throats lungs or stomach affected, and claims Peruna’s labeled active constituents invite scrutiny by critics.
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