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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1906
Page
2
A collage of spicy notes reports on crop yields and market prices in the US and abroad. Mentions buffalo speculation, an heiress marriage, Russian politics, Washington body servants, Somaliland rations, a Rhine floating theater, and the Morrocan sultan Raisuli pasha rumor with a Cologne denial.
The article notes Commander Peary's firm determination and a planned next expedition to reach the north pole. It suggests using more dogs this time, as arctic canines serve as both draft animals and food, and recalls his last venture came within about 200 miles of the target if the dogs had endured.
Caliph the hippo at New York Central Park Zoo was moved to winter quarters in the lion house and fell ill with acute indigestion. Keepers used a bucket of castor oil to treat him, overcoming his aversion with a wooden pry and a pump as spectators watched.
Miss Thomas, Bryn Mawr College president, condemns hazing and places it with animal cruelty. She welcomed 120 incoming students and noted their college had been free of extreme hazing seen at peers. She urged lessons from West Point and Harvard to curb crude rites.
A peculiar old market near Paris trades in second hand goods for all—from hats to dresses and even meals. A writer notes democracy rules here as both rich buyers and a man with a wooden leg seek cheap exchanges, with sellers bartering items like sar dine tins for boots and other remnants.
An Indiana man who had been bald for twenty years grew a fine crop of hair simply by going hatless last summer. The change was noted as a striking psychological moment, observed as hair did not emerge on other bald heads left uncovered.
South African gold mines produced the largest June output on record. For the first half of the year production exceeded the same period last year by nearly 65 million dollars.
The interstate commerce commission ruled that railroads may not issue land agent passes. Buyers are advised to inspect property personally, ensuring independent judgment before purchase.
Commentary argues that even with a peace society in Japan a nation lacking a capable navy should not sneer at the so called little yellow men, implying cautious posture toward Asian powers and naval strength.
A nostalgic note recalls that modern convenience of an electric bell makes ready opportunities seem less dramatic than waiting for a visitor to arrive, as the old saying about knocking at doors implied.
President Roosevelt presents a congress message detailing Porto Rico under American rule. He praises education, warns about San Juan harbor dredging, urges permanent local regiments of Porto Rican troops, and calls for full American citizenship for Porto Ricans. He supports centralized insular administration in Washington and lauds self government progress.
The traditional dowry of linen sheets for every peasant girl in Spain has dwindled due to rising linen costs. The once common practice is now an insignificant practice in rural communities.
A Tit-Bits remark upends a boast about the Shifter being ten years ahead of his time. The landlord counters, stating the inventor is only six months behind, grounding the debate in local property and timekeeping terms.
The King of Italy pursues a vast coin collection totaling over 59 000 pieces. Despite many musical subjects in the sunlit land, he is not musical.
The making of wooden spoons is a handicraft in Brittany of considerable importance as wooden spoons are employed almost universally there for table use.
Joseph Lang Vienna public executioner wore a heavy gold watch chain and a massive watch secured by a thief proof hook. A pickpocket claiming to seize the hangman’s treasure failed as the thief was captured and the watch survived the attack.
Strassburger Post reports a Silk color removal method by a chemist and engineer from Saint Etienne that would recolor silk in any tint without damaging texture. If proven, the invention could transform the silk industry and end damage from strong chemical dyes.
In Paris the Count Boni de Castellane spoke during the Algeciras treaty debate as half the chamber abruptly left. The count wore lavender waistcoat and red tie, faced with contempt but finished his remarks before the chamber ratified the treaty by unanimous vote. Indictments in Utah and Wyoming target Union Pacific, Oregon Short Line, Utah Fuel Coal and officials amid a coal lands fraud probe.
Washington unfolds a political scandal as Bellamy Storer publicizes private letters with President Roosevelt. The president accuses Storer of ungen tlemanly conduct and asserts his removal from diplomacy was justified. Cortelyou denies any church appointment offer and Storer remains silent.
Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw urges a restricted credit currency to prevent panics. He warns against a central bank and favors expanding circulation in tight money markets and contracting it when funds are abundant. He favors a taxed credit currency with a $100,000,000 reserve fund to be deployed as needed.
Aaron Kohn representing 100 dairymen pleaded guilty to feeding swill to cattle under the pure food law in Louisville Kentucky. He accepted a suspended $100 fine and 50 day jail term for each defendant, to be annulled if dairies are cleaned and swill feeding stopped by April 1.
Paris reports reveal an alarming religious crisis as the Pope rejects the government proposal allowing worship under common law. Declarations under the 1881 law are forbidden, yet parish priests stay in churches pending forced removal, with the government viewing the pontiff’s action as a call to rebellion and danger of grave consequences.
New York reports John D. Rockefeller and six Standard Oil associates have been served subpoenas to appear before the U.S. circuit court in St. Louis on Monday January 7. United States Marshal William Henkel served the papers. Subpoenas went to Henry H. Rogers, Henry M. Flagler, Charles M. Pratt, Oliver H. Payne, William Rockefeller and John D. Archbold.
Former U.S. Senator Arthur Brown of Salt Lake City lies in critical condition at Emergency hospital after being shot in his Raleigh hotel room Saturday afternoon by Mrs. Anna Bradley.
Hlmer McNeal, a demented coal miner in Jackson, opened fire on a crowded trolley car with two pistols, killing one man and wounding two others. Police were called to the scene as witnesses described a chaotic attack.
Jefferson City Md Goy granted a respite until January 10 for Aggie Myers and Frank Hottman of Kansas City who were convicted of murdering Myers husband and sentenced to hanging.
Kansas grain inspection and weighing law was ruled void by Judge S R Peters special master to Judge Pollack of the U S circuit court. The ruling affects the Kansas grain regulatory framework and its enforcement status.
Deadwood South Dakota reports state military units ordered to prepare for a labor war in the Black Hills with troops instructed to be ready to move within two hours and mobilize nationwide as needed.
Washington Postmaster General Cortelyou reports year receipts totaling 167,932,782.95 while expenditures reach 178,933,778.89, leaving a deficit of 10,516,995.94.
Washington reports a near unanimous House vote approving a bill that restricts interstate commerce in goods produced by convict labor or in prison or reformatory. The bill repeals the current application of the commerce law to convict-made goods, granting states and territories power to bar shipment of such items across borders.
Dr Lapponi, physician to the pope, died in Rome at seven o'clock Friday morning after a long illness. He suffered from stomach cancer and contracted pneumonia, from which he could not recover.
Four people died and three were seriously injured in a head on collision between a special and a regular Maine Central train near Annabessacook station in Lewiston Maine.
Rear Admiral Peter Asserson USN, retired, died suddenly at his Brooklyn home on Thursday. The obituary notes his long naval career and service prior to retirement.
In Zanesville Ohio police believe robbers killed Miss Sarah Wiley a lifelong invalid then set her home ablaze to conceal the crime The house burned and the woman’s body was incinerated in the blaze The motive remains under investigation and detectives pursue leads
Terre Haute heir Lucius Lybrand filed suit in Delaware O to break the will of Edwin G Lybrand. The deceased left 25000 dollars to Ohio Wesleyan University in this city.
Rail thin Chippewa at Grand Portage in Grand Marais Minnesota face near starvation as government flour and pork aid fails to arrive. Residents counted on the customary allotment but it did not come, jeopardizing food supplies and welfare.
Senator Cullom introduces a joint resolution proposing a six year term for the president and vice president of the United States as an amendment to the constitution.
The Christ fraternity mansion at Cornell University burned early Friday in Ithaca New York killing seven people including four students and three townsmen serving as volunteer firemen. Heroic rescuers Schmuck and McCutcheon died from burns after reentering the building to aid others. The blaze left the 1881 landmark a charred ruin with no furniture remaining.
Springfield Illinois Bishop George F. Seymour of the Protestant Episcopal diocese dies at seven Saturday morning after a long pneumonia illness. Born in 1829 in New York City, he was educated at Columbia and the General Theological Seminary. He held multiple pastorates and academic posts including professor and dean at the General Theological Seminary.
Distress rises in Clifton Solomonville as flood damage ravages nearly all buildings and property losses mount. Reports say numerous escapes occurred with residents moving to higher ground and hospital patients evacuated by wagon. Authorities fear unrecorded deaths in the Mexican quarter amid the nightmarish deluge.
In Great Bend Kansas Joseph S Kearns of Chicago attempted a bank robbery at Brinkman Bank. The hold up was interrupted by a pursuit during a struggle. Bud Westfall an ex press driver was shot and killed by a pursuer.
Former Maine Governor Alonezo Garcelon was found dead at his daughter Mrs E D Denis home in Medford Mass age given as old. He had been living with his daughter. Police said death due to old age.
In Lodz, Russian Poland, the recent factory shutdowns left about 80,000 people without food. In the chaotic period, laborers killed five nationalists and wounded 15 over several days.
Jeanette Rothschild known as Aunt Becky has died at age 108 in the Long Island state hospital for the insane. She was committed from Manhattan when she was 100 years old.
Johnny and Ibapah Indian youths convicted of killing Fred Foreman a white man at Montello Nevada on December 27 1905 were executed Friday in Carson City Nevada's penitentiary.
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