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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1906
Page
2
The Massachusetts labor statistics bureau reports that widespread installment buying harms small tradesmen and leads to large uncollectible debt. It notes easy credit encourages neglect of debt responsibility, while credit remains helpful for many families and new households.
Annie Gross a 25 year old St. Louis woman died after extreme dieting and consuming large amounts of sour pickles and vinegar daily. Autopsy showed stomach walls nearly eaten away and doctors attributed death to hemorrhage of the stomach and acetic poisoning from the pickles and vinegar. The report warns of risks of extreme acid intake for weight loss.
Elizabeth Hunt, aged 105, traveled through Connecticut by motor car last week. The lively centenarian embodies the era’s “new woman” ideal, proving life can stay vibrant beyond a century and echoing discussions sparked by Dr Osler.
The 1906 wheat crop is forecast between 700 and 740 million bushels with Europe yielding well but relying on U S imports. The report notes this could be one of the largest harvests on record and corn also shows potential to exceed previous highs, supporting farm prosperity.
Report notes sultanate soldiers displaying the severed heads of the pretender's followers on bayonets. The piece questions the pretender's future, hinted by speculation he may drop pretense and pursue another line of business. Also mentions a Philadelphia court ruling that a love letter cannot be probated as a will.
A sweeping Chilean earthquake devastates Valparaiso with 100000 homeless and 250000000 in property loss. Reports note 2000 dead, 100000 displaced, widespread destruction across surrounding towns and rail lines down. Famine and water shortages threaten as relief efforts struggle to organize.
A committee from the United States Window Glass Manufacturers association met in Cleveland Ohio and invited representatives of the Amalgamated Window Glass Workers to confer on the wage scale.
In Connellsville Pennsylvania two people were seriously injured during a fireworks exhibition that closed a three day centennial celebration. A spark set off ten giant rockets that shot into a crowd.
San Francisco banks experience record deposits as insurance money flows in at about $1,000,000 daily and withdrawals remain small, signaling strong liquidity and rising balances.
Following a mass murder of officers, police are replaced by drafted troops and civilian volunteers. Friday added another death, widening the crisis as military supervisors assume control of public safety in the city.
New York L I Whitman and E S Carris arrived at the Astor house Friday at 11 55 oclock in a 36 horsepower machine establishing a new cross continent automobile record.
An assailant aimed to assassinate Police Lieutenant Solivanoff in the public gardens of Tula. The would be killer fled after firing four shots, wounding the lieutenant and killing a waiter.
The Cannon Ball passenger train on the Texas Pacific was ditched on a 15 foot grade about a mile and a half west of Forney Texas. Seven people were seriously injured two of them severely.
In Peking the blast from a gasoline tank used for a lantern show killed a general of the army and another official. Several others were wounded and the event caused widespread alarm.
Acting Attorney General Robb decides Mexican railroad workers are unskilled under the 1903 act and cannot be admitted under contract. The ruling upholds deportation orders for Doroteo Arellames and others tied to Atchison Topeka Santa Fe and Southern Pacific projects.
Dr William Hunter Workman famed climber and his wife Fannie Bullock Workman recently ascended a peak in the Nunkum range over 23000 feet high and camped at the summit region during their expedition.
Tokio reports a peaceful settlement is expected over the Aleutian island incident involving the seizure and capture of Japanese seal poachers. No complications are anticipated.
A special car carrying 55 passengers on the Cleveland Eastern electric road collided with a milk car near Chagrin Falls Ohio on Wednesday. Three people were injured in the high speed crash.
Several large forest fires burn fiercely west and south of Biwabik Minnesota threatening second growth and thickets as dense smoke spreads over the area with heavy fuel and rising fumes.
Scarcity of labor spans the head of the lakes to the Dakotas with demand at a critical stage. Farmers offer from 2.50 to 3 dollars per day with board and only half the needed labor. Shortages affect all industries including railroads contractors and miners in copper country.
The Warsaw upheaval leaves 150 wounded by bombs and bullets. Police report 31 police and soldiers killed with 18 more wounded amid ceaseless terrorist activity. Fifteen citizens killed, 70 severely wounded, 95 lightly hurt.
William B Cahill once a prominent stage actor has died in New York. Born in Ireland he found fame after joining Lydia Thompson and toured the United States through the 1860s.
The Standard company reduces oil to three cents a barrel, signaling a halt to operations in the territory field and the closing of all currently operating wells.
A boiler at a mint distillery on William Mohney’s farm three miles from Three Rivers exploded on Wednesday, killing William Mohney and his son Roy instantly and injuring two of Roy’s children.
The board of equalization increased W. A. Clark's tax exposure with a $1,000,000 assessment on San Pedro railroad stock, $2,440,000 on United Verde mine, and a $649,000 bank assessment rise, totaling an increase near $4,000,000.
A Pennsylvania fast freight crashed into a stationary work train in a blinding rainstorm near Lang Hollow, Johnstown, killing seven and severely injuring seven. Engineer N Woods allegedly sped to the water pans before the collision, despite orders. Fireman survived unhurt. many laborers were asleep and likely unaware before the wreck. Three of the injured may die.
Charles W. Spaulding former Illinois treasurer and ex Chicago Globe Savings Bank president who served seven years in Joliet prison sues James H. Brady and others in federal court Boise claiming conspirators diverted his stakes in Idaho Canal Co and Pocatello Power & Irrigation Co valued at 270000 for 70000. He asserts the property now yields dividends on more than 1 million.
Two boys died and another was fatally injured in a powder house explosion near Yreka California. The Grant Powder company unit on the Yreka branch line blew up causing widespread damage to nearby homes. Remnants of clothing hair and flesh were found on the hill. A pair of small rifles near the bodies were damaged. Officials suppose the youths fired into the powder house through a ventilator.
New York actor Lewis Morrison famed for playing Mephisto in Faust died suddenly of shock at 1 St. John's Hospital Yonkers after gastric surgery. He passed away Saturday afternoon.
A cloudburst struck Freeport Illinois early Sunday causing more than $100,000 in damage across two or three parts of the city just before daylight. Local residents reported flooding and structural harm to homes and businesses.
Atchison Kansas George Baumgartner aged 16 studying for the priesthood met his death in an accidental hanging he placed a rope around his neck and stepped from a stage breaking his neck in the incident.
Former Army surgeon W R Van Tuyl aged 42 died at his Leavenworth home Sunday from heart disease. He served in the Philippines as a United States Army surgeon during the Spanish American War.
In Pottsville Pennsylvania former Congressman Charles N Brum defeats former U S Subtreasurer W Leib to secure the Republican nomination in the Twelfth district primary.
Six companies of the South Dakota state militia and the Eleventh cavalry arrived Sunday to join army maneuvers. The Arkansas regiment departed for home after a week at camp.
Women from Menasha Wisconsin and Iuka Mississippi testify Peruna’s curative power. Miss Leopold and Mrs Hettie Green describe severe health declines then recovery after using Peruna. They credit restored strength, improved appetite, and relief from catarrh.
The New England Lime Company of Winstead Connecticut says gas fuel for lime burning is a complete success and replaces wood. Gas fires burn clean with no clinkers or cinders and yield whiter lime. Kilns run hotter, increasing daily output from 80 to 100 barrels per kiln, about 700 barrels total.
A tale recalls an ancient rabbi in a city of truth tellers who lies to conceal his wife’s washing, causing both children to die and forcing him to flee the city. The story is used to question whether any white lie can be justified and to illustrate the dire consequences of deception.
A London Times report says the Cape to Cairo railway in South Africa opens to cross the Kafue River on a bridge of 13 spans each 100 feet long with pillars 16 feet below water. The river lies 266 miles north of Victoria Falls, 1 908 miles from Cape Town, and the line is now at Broken Hill 347 miles beyond the falls as the bridge is completed.
A Washa family recounts ten days on Postum replacing coffee and noting improved digestion, clear skin, clean tongues, and steadier nerves. They say they all avoided sickness after switching and never use coffee any more. The ad cites Postum C Co Battle Creek Mich and promotes The Road to Wellville.
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