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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1906
Page
6
A boy reads a mock presidential message aloud to his uncle, featuring oddities like kerosene for piano polish and shoe store pitches. The clownish tone contrasts with real facts about pensions and railroad land, ending with the uncle declaring he has had enough.
Esther Mitchell, 18, who followed Joshua Creffield leader of the Holy Rollers, shoots her brother George Mitchell after Creffield’s death. She defends her act as duty not insanity, while Seattle citizens demand her lynching and Creffield’s widow faces trial.
A traveler describes Hierapolis in Asia Minor as largely buried by petrifying hot springs. The Roman bath remains, marble floors, submerged columns, and cascading basins illustrate waters that harden upon cooling. Plant life and petals become stone while stalactites and beehive formations glimmer along the cliff.
A visitor on his first trip to Swampville on the Sound notes the absence of mosquito netting. Mr. Summering replies proudly that the town uses mouse-trap nets instead.
A North Carolina telegraph line barely kept afloat until a lynching caused a media frenzy and state action. The dramatic event energized stockholders to announce a forthcoming dividend, though they later aborted plans for a public tribute.
A playful exchange unfolds between a wife and husband as she plans a summer parasol and teases a bird head handle. He jokes about a parrot, while she retorts she will gift a lobster themed cane for his birthday to match the handle.
The text compares the deadliest snakes by region, noting the African mamba as aggressive and highly venomous, the Indian king cobra chasing a rider, and Australian pit vipers alongside American and West African vipers as notorious. It emphasizes that aggressive snakes tend to be extremely poisonous.
Records from St Thomas Hospital London note the poor were allowed every day two pints of beer for two months during a hated season, plus a quart at dinner and a pint at supper. After two months they returned to the old ration. The almoner and steward were instructed to buy only fine, boneless meat, specials without bones and without marrow.
In 1237 rebellious peasants demanded a tenth of the gentry’s goods to seek peace. The reply declared that upon the gentry’s death the peasants would take the rest, signaling stark resistance and long-lived tension in Russian feudal society.
Iowa state news reports 2058 veterans in the G A R parade with Cracker Post 12 of Des Moines leading the Iowa division as escort for Commander Charles A Clark of Cedar Rapids. Major Pearson aided, the Ireton band provided music, and a huge ear corn Iowa banner stood out among corn colored ribbons.
Reports reaching Oskaloosa say two near murders occurred in Buxton with a general reign of fighting and lawlessness. A colored woman was shot in the mouth during a quarrel and is alive. a black man was badly stabbed, with doubtful recovery. No county records or names available.
Andrew Gookin a prosperous Liberty township farmer drank carbolic acid in a likely insane act. His wife had noticed signs of mental illness for a week and hid his razor and gun. He was found at the barn and was critically ill but expected to recover.
Des Moines B A Lamason 53 year old banker and cashier of the Bank of Ankeny was killed when struck by lightning during a storm as he stood in his barn. Liveryman Art Hall rushes to help and Lamason dies after the shock and barn destruction. Lamason was a well known Polk county resident and active in the Odd Fellows and Congregational church.
Sioux City report says seventeen year old Lillie Newman, grieved by playmate Josephine Shacklette, shot herself after returning from the cemetery. She was found with a shoulder wound by her parents and refused to speak, suspected to be despondent over the loss.
Allie Mueller, a young girl in Washington, was alone with a puppy that suddenly went mad. The dog foamed at the mouth and lunged at the girl, who climbed onto a table. Police arrived and rescued her. she was unharmed but terrified.
In Iowa Falls a 16 month old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Morris, died after reportedly reaching fly poison placed on a table behind the wall. The child had been left in the dining room and appears to have touched the poison, leading to the fatal incident.
Glen Jacoby aged about 21 and unmarried drowned in the Little Sioux river at Sioux Rapids while swimming. He is a brother of E C Jacoby the photographer. The river is high and muddy from recent rains and the body has not yet been recovered.
Former Congressman Martin J. Wade of Iowa City states he will not seek the Democratic nomination for the Second District congressional race. He makes the announcement in a public statement, clarifying his decision.
Des Moines businessman C H Griffith owns Iowa's largest stamp collection and one of the fifty world class sets. A $5 1875 proprietary stamp sold to Grover M Hubbell for 350 dollars highlights the rarity and high value of his holdings. Griffith has sold over 6000 dollars in stamps in the past year to Hubbell and others.
Daniel W. Hamilton of Sigourney won the Democratic nomination for Congress in the Sixth District at Ottumwa on the 13th, on the third ballot. The convention adopted Waterloo platform planks condemning graft and private monopolies in insurance meat packing oil rebates and private cars.
The Democratic convention for Iowa's Fourth district met in New Hampton on the 14th. M. E. Geiser presided with A. R. McCook as secretary. M. J. Carter of Ossian was nominated by acclamation and pledged to speak further during the campaign.
Robert C. Stirton a Monticello banker was nominated by the Democrats of Iowa's Fifth district in a Cedar Rapids convention. He endorsed the state party platform and pledged to campaign against Congressman Cousins, aligning with the Oyster Bay conference stance for a tariff for revenue only.
Joseph McDevitt a wanderer from Davenport Iowa saved eight people from a blaze in the Depot Hotel at Wabasha Minnesota. He arrived on an early train and raced up the burning stairs to reach sleeping guests. His brave actions rescued six people from flames and he received a $22 purse from admirers.
An 18 year old girl employed in Major Donahue's household near Iowa Center dropped dead as she left her room. She had seemed healthy and planned to visit her parents in Illinois when struck down. Officials suspect heart trouble as the cause.
Official notice lists that Iowa at Grinnell holds on September 5 led by Bishop Goodsell. Des Moines meeting in Des Moines on September 12 under Bishop Cranson. Northwest German at Girard on September 27 directed by Bishop Cranston. Northwest Iowa at Fort Dodge on September 19 with Bishop Cranston.
Washington report says two and a half year old Harlan O Laughlin was kicked in the forehead by a vicious horse while playing in the barnyard. He will recover.
A writer recalls childhood on a Manhattan to Coney Island steamship while a congressional fight erupts over free garden seed distributions. Congress spends millions annually, packets sold for five cents, with critics urging abolition as seeds and related costs are questioned. William Wolff Smith leads opposition inquiries.
In a Hoffman House lobby New York Col. Ike Hill assistant sergeant at arms for the Democrats faced a heated bet over a political assertion. He produced five $100 bills and proposed a 500 dollar bet, then hinted at a larger 5000 dollar check bet if a pen and ink could be provided.
Alaska is described as vast and resource rich with a population around 30,000 plus seasonal whites. The piece notes large fur, fish, and mineral outputs including gold and silver. Historic figures compare annexation era production totals and gold output rising from 9 million in 1904 to 16 million in 1905 and projected 26 million in 1906.
The Boston Globe notes rice is the principal food in China and its dependencies, India, and Japan with populations totaling about 815 million. It states rice sustains 50 percent of the earth’s population, highlighting its global dietary role.
Switzerland produces and exports silk valued at about 20 million dollars annually, with most shipments to European nations, challenging the view that Europe relies mainly on France and Italy for silk.
The remark notes that even now some individuals deny George Washington owned a hatchet. The line captures ongoing debate or skepticism about historical details and the enduring myth versus fact surrounding Washington.
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