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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1913
Page
1
A collage of witty observations from the Monticello Express touching on fashion trends, gender roles, and quirky science notes. Topics include aging skirts, women voters, hydroaeroterreoplanes, cubist foods, and the nagging question of aviations costs versus achievements.
A brief remark questions whether Philadelphia should let the rest of the country view the liberty bell to satisfy expectations and curiosity about its famed crack and significance.
The note suggests the writer sleeps under blankets, with odds cited as nine to five. The postcard appears to report a domestic rest scene while a family member is away. No further names or locations are provided in the readable text.
The article notes seats on the New York Stock Exchange offered for sale at 38000 dollars making Wall Street access possible for a broader class of investors. The report emphasizes the democratization of trading floors and the potential impact on market participation.
A Chicago man was arraigned for drunkenness and given a light sentence requiring him to drink buttermilk. The judge described it as a soft penalty on a minor offense.
A coln column notes a drugstore vacation tan option costs less than genuine sun exposure and avoids the painful sunburn typical of real tanning. It highlights affordability and convenience over true skin changes.
A cryptic line about a man who lights his pipe aboard a gasoline launch, contrasted with the thought of another figure who stirs trouble aboard a rocking boat.
A vivid line extols a modern rugged figure replacing the traditional cowboy as civilization’s emblem. The piece elevates air and sea prowess over landbound myth, portraying speed and daring as new frontier imagery.
The Department of Agriculture announces the arrival of a pink boll weevil pest. In the note officials warn that eradicating the insect may fail but suggest color variation as a workaround.
A studious traveler with heavy glasses carefully examines every line of the microscopic printing on a sixty day stop over excursion ticket during a transit layover.
A veteran baseball umpire's postgame remark sparked notes that he may have ties to Asian baseball roots. The remark references a China based league, suggesting birthplace and training elsewhere before officiating major games.
Indianapolis traffic squad acts as censors of feminine dress and hints at broader reform. It warns against policewomen becoming final judges of masculine attire.
The text argues that women with pockets in skirts gain freedom and can defy fashion elites, suggesting pockets nourish independence while hobble and restrictive designs fail.
Queen Mary orders Princess Pat's Canada book discarded. If the princess writes another, the publisher will not need to spend money on advertising it.
The note warns that few diamonds may be available until 1923, potentially jeopardizing plans for buyers hoping to afford one by that year.
In the report players mismanage bicloride tab lets as the percentage column shows near equal standings with boat rockers and unaware teams.
The Oden club in Des Moines plans a campaign to raise at least 25 000 dollars to honor Capt. John Ericsson Swedish American inventor of the Monitor. The effort aims to involve Swedes across Iowa and create a state memorial, second only to Battery Park in New York.
Waterloo Des Moines carried the 1914 convention. C A Reeves defeated J H Wally of Ottumwa 95 to 64 for president. Other new officers include vice president F F French Humbole secretary R W Ford Storm Lake treasurer L L Thomas Warren County.
W Gowen editor and owner of the Independence Conservative hanged himself in the basement of his newspaper office. The 60 year old was found by an employee. Ill health and despondency are mentioned as possible reasons.
A country road accident near Dubuque killed Caroline Breitbach 61 and injured four others. Breitbach died three hours after the crash. Her daughter Mrs. John LeGrande fractured hip, and John LeGrande with his two children suffered minor injuries.
The Fothergill farm on the Rock Island line southwest of here, a 320 acre property, sold for 52000. It was bought five years ago for 26090 with 5000 in improvements. Including annual crops and profits, the investor made 27000 on the deal.
Charles Hawthorne of Shenandoah was killed when he fell under a Wabash train near Strahan after being put off the train during a payment dispute. He leaves a family in Shenandoah.
Nashua Troy Hall aged ten fell into a tub of boiling water while playing near the riverbank where his grandfather boiled clams. His entire body was scalded.
James Minnaugh, a laborer, died by self-inflicted action after attempting to cut his throat with glass. The incident occurred near LeMars during a trial or examination of his actions. He used a piece of glass to harm himself before aid could arrive.
John Blue, a colored porter, was instantly killed in Mason City when he fell from a freight train he attempted to board. The tragedy occurred as the train moved, leaving the details of the incident under investigation.
A fast moving train near Towa City endangered 200 passengers when the rod malfunctioned. The train was traveling at top speed and a broken rod could have hurled the car toward the track causing a disastrous wreck.
Burlington resident John Guesen a cement worker and contractor drowned after falling from a launch on the Mississippi River. The incident occurred near town observers reported the accident and rescue efforts were unsuccessful.
Mrs. C. L. McLyman of Neola slipped while inspecting meats in her husband’s market refrigerator and was impaled on a large meat hook. She freed herself by clinging to another hook until assistance arrived.
A blaze on the H. W. Mc Millen farm four miles north of Logan destroyed a barn five cattle one horse and a full set of farming implements. Estimated loss amounts to about three thousand dollars.
Des Moines reports from New York that Miss Mary Healy Powers of Shelby Iowa and William Weightman great grandson of the Weightman fortune have married in the city. Weightman recently came of age after seven years of Dakota range riding and plans a world tour after the ceremony. The marriage occurred quietly with plans to return home in about two years.
The Methodist Protestant annual conference closed with ordination of J. S. Wood of Downey as elder. Rev. Albert H. Linder preached the sermon and the next session will be in Saint Anthony. Iowa assignments list pastors and towns including Ladora M J Minkler and others.
At the ten day Iowa Baptist assembly in Iowa Falls officers for the state organization were chosen. President Rev. Frank Day of Algona. first vice president A. D. St. Clair of Hampton. second vice president Rev. W. B. Darrow of Mt. Ayr. third vice president Mrs. Clara Sherry of Iowa Falls. secretary D. W. Wilson of Iowa Falls. L. M. Wells of Iowa Falls elected chairman of the board of directors.
Cyrenus Cole, long time half owner of the Times and Republican print ing company in Cedar Rapids since 1898, sells his stock to Luther A. Brewer who becomes sole proprietor. Cole previously served as associate editor of the Iowa State Register in Des Moines.
Davenport plans a new hotel at a cost of 500000 dollars to be named The Blackhawk in honor of Chief Blackhawk whose early history linked to the area. The name reflects his role in the region's past and a rendezvous near Davenport.
Judge Klintzinger approved Dubuque county widows pension applications the first under the new law. Each family has varying children and each child will receive two dollars weekly as their pension allowance.
Lake Mills park commissioners have closed a deal for nine acres of timber land to be converted into a city park ball grounds and picnic resort.
The Percival field fire consumed over 100 acres of farmland near Hamburg as volunteers fought the flames for hours. Fields protected by the road remained saved due to strenuous firefighting efforts.
A committee of the Lake Mills Improvement association seeks stock subscriptions for a cooperative laundry to operate at the local creamery. The move aims to expand services and utilize existing facilities for community benefit.
The contract for building St. John’s Roman Catholic church in Onawa has been let. The edifice will cost about $6,000.
Former West Liberty mayor L. W. Swem was shot in the left eye as three robbers wrecked the post office safe and damaged street lamps. The attackers fled after the incident.
Red Oak hosts a three day Harvest Festival from September 2 to 4 at Hawkins Park with prominent speakers music and a variety of sports and amusements for attendees.
About 500 singers from the Mississippi division of the Northwestern Saengerbund and 1000 visitors gathered in Dubuque for the first annual Saengerfest of the organization, drawing a large turnout for the event.
Sparks from a passing train set a large hay field near Percival in Fremont ablaze. The fast moving fire forced men working in the field to flee as flames spread across about one hundred acres.
Washington Aug 15 The Wilson administration weighs removing ambassador Henry Lane Wilson after his Mexico speech stirred Britain’s position on Huerta. President Wilson seeks clarity from London as Japan confirms Diaz envoy rejection while U S and Mexican officials press for peace talks.
Seven men drown in St Louis Bay when a flimsy canopy seat on the launch Dauplaise collapses after passing a drawbridge. The crash follows a heavy swell from the tug Sinclair, causing bodies to be recovered and rescuers to restrain panicked passengers.
Tokyo reports that 100 assassins have been dispatched to kill Dr Sun Yat Sen Huang Sing and other Chinese revolutionary fugitives by Provisional President Yuan Shi Kai. Japanese newspapers say authorities will protect asylum leaders while denying Japan as a base for plots.
A fierce August storm in Philadelphia kills a young woman and an infant when a Fairmount park band pavilion collapses. The gale, hail, and 60 mph winds injure many, disrupt trolley service, and cause heavy property damage across the city estimated at over a million dollars.
Martin M. Mulhall begins a second testimony before House investigators, largely repeating Senate testimony. He places Mulhall letters on Representative Richard Bartholdt in the record and discusses pressure to block an eight hour labor bill report and back the Littlefield anti pilotage bill favored by manufacturers.
Telegraphic notes report false gossip about Robert Goelet and his wife Elsie Whe lan denying imminent divorce. Other items note a streetcar crash injuring seven in Cincinnati, a mother leaping from a runaway rig to save children in Minneapolis, a bankruptcy filing by John F Stevens Construction, and a post office safe robbery hunted by posse in West Liberty Iowa.
A major blaze in Buffalo at the Knowlton warehouse spreads to adjacent shipyards. The frame building held two boatloads of rosin, a highly flammable cargo valued at 200000 dollars, with the warehouse valued at 100000 dollars. Firefighters face intense heat as they battle the flames.
Toledo man Louis E. Beilstein former Toledo Railway & Light general manager James P. Ross of Cleveland and Howard Davis of Toledo were killed. J F Collins of Jackson Michigan vice president of Michigan United Railway fatally injured. BH Wickwire of Mansfield seriously hurt as Beilstein’s auto toppled into a ditch.
Washington reports Governor O Neal of Alabama named Representative Clayton to fill the late Senator Johnston's vacancy, a surprise move that left Senators astonished on Tuesday night.
New York reports Mrs. William Laimbeer, sole survivor of an auto accident near Long Beach that killed her husband S. Ossgood Pell and the chauffeur, was carried into her Hempstead home on August 14.
Capt. Jesse P. Williams death leaves Georgia Alabama Florida railroad fortune valued at seven million dollars to his wife Cora who will become president of the company.
Green Lake Wisconsin August 13 Panid and injury marked the destruction of the Sherwood Forest hotel by fire Patric Craw may die John Miller was hurt two hundred guests evacuated
Hobart August 14 Dr Roberts senior surgeon at the general hospital says Roentgen secondary rays filtered through metal plates cured cancer. He reports treating 40 cases with no recurrence and asserts a remarkable success rate.
In Crickett Arkansas a posse surrounded three men trapped in woods during a bank burglary in Omaha. The fugitives who blew the safe escaped with seven thousand dollars as gunfire erupted amid the chase.
Invitations have been sent to 45 banking associations and 129 clearing houses across the United States to attend a conference in Chicago for discussion of the federal reserve bill.
Miss Bessie Carter fined $50 by Recorder John E. Schwartz for appearing on Savannah's main shopping thoroughfare in a short skirt and low cut waist. Escort Henry Smoak paid $25.
In New York on August 13 the military escort for Tancrede Auguste, late president of Hayti, fired on the casket when ordered to present arms, riddling the casket with bullets as the body lay in state.
Washington reports Cipriano Castro's Caracas uprising collapses. General Torres has been captured, confirming earlier dispatches from American Consul Voetter.
Wild scenes erupted in Genoa as strikers attacked the headquarters of nonstrikers and also targeted taxicab chauffeurs and streetcar workers who remained at work.
A thousand of the 2,500 state troopers who patrol Michigan copper districts left Calumet for home on August 13. Deputies will take their places in the mining towns of Copper Country.
Panama City reports twelve men perished in a quarry slide at Porto Bello east of Colon. Among the dead is Charles Nyland, an American engineer, according to wireless news received.
President Wilson declares rural credits require a distinct banking system and a government commission studying European methods. He argues for federal action next winter to establish a complete rural credit system to ease farm financial needs and prevent further hardship.
The International Typographical Union's Nashville session heard nominations for the next convention site with Calgary Providence and a report on laws committee proposes fining foremen for gender discrimination. The preliminary stance rejected the proposal.
At the closing session in Milwaukee on August 15 Charles I. Denechaud of New Orleans was reelected president and Anthony Matre of St. Louis secretary Baltimore will host the next convention.
C Lesle Reynolds famed for perfecting the American Beauty rose collapsed and died in Washington at the National Botanical Gardens while pursuing several boys late last night. Reynolds was a recognized figure in horticulture and his death ends a long career shaping rose cultivation.
Mrs Spencer Trask widow of the New York banker who died in 1909 is believed seriously ill at Triana her Lake George summer home on Three Brother Island August 15 report from Lake George New York says she is confined to bed and cared for by physicians
An electric spark dropped into a case of motion picture films at the Newark Auditorium Theater on August 15 starting a fire. A panic followed as patrons rushed to exit and several people were hurt while escaping.
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