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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1906
Page
2
In a rose garden Ralph a sophomore and Mollie a girl reading Aristotle share a flirtatious see saw moment. He teases about Greek lessons and a promised kiss as they linger by a window with Aristotle and a Greek lexicon nearby.
Floyd Yoder, age three and son of William Yoder, is noted as the town's youngest smoker. For a year he has habitually used tobacco, seen toddling in the street with a large cigar and at home smoking a pipe.
A one story six room Lander Wyoming ranch house run by Mrs. Becker is famed for its vast collection of cut glass china and silver. She funds two first class Chinese cooks and serves delicacies with cleanliness and refinement. Her gifts to guests and army officers reflect western generosity. A new addition is under construction as praise for the hostess grows.
Cement Oklahoma on the Frisco line ships melons to Kansas City St Louis and Denver with 120 cars sent and projections to exceed 500 this season. About 700 acres near Cement yield 500 melons per acre and 50 dollars per acre, totaling 350000 melons and 35000 dollars to growers.
A mammoth oyster weighing about two pounds with a pearl was shipped from the Columbia River beds to Minneapolis. The giant shell pair, carved meat and a toy boat in one, are displayed as the king of oysters on Fifth Street.
Cheyenne merchants ended the popular young ladies contest with the piano prize undecided after alleging 150 000 bogus votes. Leaders Jennie Connolly Ruth Heenan and Katherine McCabe contest for the prize amid fraud claims and possible lawsuits.
The piece contrasts a palatial Connecticut home for pets with urban poor children dying for air and argues that spending on cats and dogs is foolish and wicked. It notes fresh air funds struggle to exist this year amid the economic disparity.
New South Wales reaches a population of 1,540,240 as of June 30, up 9,540 from the previous quarter. The rise reflects continued growth in housing and employment across the state.
London reports remarkable scoring in the Mediterranean fleet firing exercises. The destroyer Bruizer achieved 46 hits in 64 six pound rounds and 6 hits in 10 with 12 pound guns, a six pound average of 10.86 hits per gun, a class record. Barham scored 42 hits in 58 rounds in a heavy gun test, with best 11 rounds and 11 hits from a 4.7 inch gun, and Dragon previously praised by Vice Admiral Beresford.
A church sermon highlights how preaching on money often influences the collection plate, suggesting financial fear and moral concerns shape offerings more than faith. The message notes economic caution within religious giving.
A drill sergeant struggled to halt a country recruit during marching drills. After silent assessment he asked the recruit for his name Fitz er al d asked what he would say to stop a donkey Fitzgerald and then commanded the squad to halt with Whoa Fitzgerald.
A self-made man completes a project then forms a small circle of trusted contacts for emergencies. He aims to secure practical support and quick access to help when unexpected needs arise.
Chaos rules in Valparaiso after a severe earthquake. Thousands of homeless refugees fight for food while army and navy units work to restore order and provide medical care. Cemeteries were destroyed and many bodies await burial as relief efforts mobilize nationwide.
In Peoria Illinois the state convention backed William Jennings Bryan for president in 1908 and vindicated Roger C. Sullivan of Chicago by rejecting calls for his resignation as national committeeman. Delegates favored Sullivan 1 058 to 570, controlling the gathering from start to finish. The convention also nominated state officers and adopted a Bryan endorsement that sparked strong debate.
A washout caused a Virginia & Southwestern freight train to derail from a trestle over Moccasin River in Bristol at two o clock Friday morning nine cars four loaded with coal and the engine fell into the river. Two men were killed in the accident.
Three steel workers were killed and two others were seriously injured when a gas explosion at the Eliza furnaces of the Jones & Laughlin Steel Company in Soho Pittsburg occurred early Tuesday. Nine more men were made unconscious by the blast.
The American consul general in Hongkong has dispatched to the Canton viceroy urging suppression of the Boycott association for hindering American commerce.
Secretary Shaw moves to raise deposits of public moneys in national depositories to 50 000 each. The measure applies to about 150 banks nationwide and follows legal authorization.
In Bilbao Spain the military governor tried to arbitrate a clash between more than 60 000 workers and employers as strikers insist on reduced working hours amid ongoing protests.
W. W. McDowell assistant engineer of the Lexington Eastern railroad to succeed the late Roger S. Barr as director and general manager of the road.
Bogota reports the cabinet has labeled Senor Mendoza, former minister to the United States, a traitor for revealing diplomatic secrets. The government supports moving Mendoza to trial.
In Mahanoy City Pennsylvania an explosion of gas in the West Buck mine gangway of the Vulcan colliery at Mill Creek coal company killed Charles Staukus aged 25 and John Haruka aged 30. Five others were fatally injured and about a dozen overcome by after damp. A second blast ten minutes later wrecked the fourth lift and ripped timbers along the gangway.
Captain Ross reports that Canadian cruiser Vigilant has been destroying American fishermen nets in Lake Erie. Fishermen note nets were set within US waters. Complaints have been filed and the issue will be sent to the State Department for possible diplomatic exchange between the United States and Canada.
Ohio railroad commission moves to apply the two-cent fare law to interstate traffic, calling a conference of passenger officials for August 30 in Columbus to seek an amicable settlement. If unresolved, a formal complaint will be filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission. Current interstate rates are three cents per mile.
Washington reports unequaled prosperity in U S manufacturing for 1904 shown by a census bulletin compared with 1880 figures. The number of establishments reaches 216,262, up four percent since 1900. Capital rises from 8.98 to 12.69 billion dollars, a 41 percent increase.
Saratoga New York stewards of the Jockey Club suspend jockey Charles Bell for the remainder of the 1906 racing season at the Saratoga course.
Kansas City and Independence see 400 linemen from the South & Kansas City Telephone Company on strike demanding higher wages. In Sedalia an additional 40 men join the walkout.
The Earl of Leven and Melville, lord high commissioner of the Church of Scotland general assembly and keeper of the privy seal of Scotland, died in London on Wednesday. Born in 1835, he held prominent roles in Scottish public life.
Centralia Illinois Baptist preacher G W Bell aged 75 was gored to death by a bull on his farm on Wednesday his son Frank was seriously injured by the same animal a week earlier on the same property.
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