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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1907
Page
3
In a station scene at Annandale the narrator observes Olivia Gladys Armstrong and Pickering amid tensions with Mrs Taylor. Olivia declines a trip to California, while Pickering discusses shipping interests with Taylor. The encounter hints at past connections and a growing tension between desire and duty as the train departs.
A train nears. Olivia Gladys Armstrong, a student in tam o shanter, meets an old friend of Arthur Pickering. Dialogue hints at mystery and a past night by the lake and a snowstorm as they discuss their shared history and warnings.
Attorney General Bonaparte tells Washington that the Justice Department will continue to pursue rich individuals and large corporations that break laws. He defends strict, impartial enforcement, says investigations precede action, and rejects charges of targeting wealth or private motives.
Receivers for Pope Manufacturing and Pope Motor Car were appointed in New York New Jersey Connecticut and Massachusetts. Additional actions will follow in Illinois Ohio Indiana and Maryland where plants are located. Total assets reach 11 205 570 with liabilities at 1 972 026. Albert Rathbone counsel for Albert L Pope says troubles stem from tight monetary conditions.
Counsel for Mrs Mary Baker G Eddy and the next friends agree to have two alienists accompany them to Pleasant View to test her mental condition. Mr Streeter objects but will confer with his client before Tuesday session, possibly then agreeing to the masters suggestion.
In Chillicothe Missouri Justice Crall fined the Burlington Railroad company 200 dollars after a Friday verdict finding violation of the eight hour telegraphic law. It marks the first conviction under the measure passed in the last legislative session amid railroad protests it clashes with a federal statute.
Will Clifford a Negro was lynched at Maple Kentucky after confessing assaulting Mrs Cowan a white woman and throwing her body into the river He also confessed to killing another woman Local authorities reported the mob action followed the confession and defense of racial violence.
A five story factory building used by A. G. Kaufman & Co. cigar manufacturers was destroyed by fire. The blaze caused an estimated loss of 100000 dollars and left several hundred employees unemployed.
About a thousand people were killed in Casablanca amid bombardment and rioting. French and Spanish troops hold the town with thousands more expected, while consuls plan meetings on looted property and relief.
The state department expects Dr. Wiley to push for an international gathering in the United States to harmonize practices on food adulterants. Despite a strong U S position under the pure food law the U S has clashed with European officials over harmful ingredients in exports and seeks global agreement through a conference or diplomacy on preservatives in foods.
Madison Wis That the Marathon County Railroad company owned by Lieut Gov W D Connor is deemed unlawful inequitable and parasitic by a railroad commission ruling on a Streveler complaint The body found passengers rode free in some cases and small lumber shipments avoided freight charges and that the road failed to publish a required tariff schedule.
A complaint filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission accuses the Chicago and Alton Railroad of effectively confiscating another line forming part of its system. Plaintiff John J. Manning of New York, a minority shareholder in the Louisiana and Missouri River railroad, names Chicago and Alton and Louisiana and Missouri River as defendants.
Fred Nye, brother of the late Bill Nye and assistant editor of the Sunday World, died from injuries after being struck by a trolley car Monday night. Nye was known for humorous poems and the comic opera The King and the Broker.
In Brodhead Wisconsin a Standard Oil gasoline tank at Janesville area storage exploded Friday afternoon destroying the tank and causing two injuries or a panic in the town as several thousand gallons burned.
Chief Surgeon Taylor reports two yellow fever cases at Ceiba Mocha in Marianao Cuba, marking a new spot in the outbreak. The Friday cable confirms additional spread beyond prior areas.
In an argument on nostrums versus physician compounding, the author claims most physician prescriptions are secret nostrums, while proprietary medicines are openly defined and prepared by reputable pharmacists. The piece notes legal labeling under the Food and Drugs Act favors proprieties, and argues many doctors prefer ready-made remedies over their own formulations.
A Balti girl recalls the saying I don’t know how it happens but the harder I try the worse luck I have with friends. She notes Charlie Maxwell writes charming verse yet shuns publication tearing up a poem after being asked if sent to a magazine.
A work train on the Long Island railroad backed into a crowded street car at a crossing on Coney Island avenue in Brooklyn, hurling the trolley from its tracks and killing three passengers while injuring 16 others.
Los Angeles marked the 125th anniversary of its founding by Spanish padres. The event Thursday was hosted by the Society Larrena De Los Angeles.
Justice Warren G. Foster of New York general sessions suspended a jury sentence in a bigamy case and let Herman Keuhn choose which wife to live with after he promised to support both. Keuhn, a hatmaker, faced pressure from both wives as the elder warned of their children’s poverty if he jailed.
An elderly woman visits a shop asking for new table cloths. The salesman presents two piles, noting the latest patterns with a border edge and centered design. She agrees to buy half a dozen of them, pleased with the new selection.
William Knoepfel of St. Louis claims a hidden plowing technique will cure baldness and make him rich. He mocks fake cures and recalls a tale of three sons who each placed money in a coffin in different forms, highlighting clever deceit.
Nevada City correspondent recounts Harry Engelbright, son of Congressman Engelbright, surviving a close encounter with a monster cinnamon bear in Diamond Canyon above Washington. He shoved what he thought was a stray cow, the beast rose, then retreated into the woods after a tense moment. Earlier the same bear killed a dog that wandered too near.
In Braybrook Northamptonshire a monster trumpet ten rings long with a bell end two feet one inch wide is shown by the vicar. The device magnified the choir leader voice to summon worshipers, but today the choir and service do not need it.
A New England man recounts a tale of a prosperous Connecticut farmer named Malachi who marries a Greenwich widow possessing $10,000. After the wedding a friend congratulates him, noting the marriage means $10,000 to him, to which Malachi replies he paid only $2 for the marriage license.
A quotation by Sydney Smith compares a witty man to a performer who must have audience applause to survive. If the audience is small inattentive or siphons admiration the wit collapses and dies, sacrificing decency friendship and good feeling for acclaim.
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