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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1906
Page
6
President Roosevelt briefs Congress on his Panama voyage and Canal Zone reforms. He credits the French for initial work, endorses a 35 foot canal, and details sanitation led by Dr. Gorgas. He notes sturdy progress in Panama City and Colon with improved streets, sewers, and housing.
The report details sanitation advances in Colon and Panama City, street improvements, and water supply upgrades. It notes 6,000 white and 19,000 colored workers, with diverse nationalities including Jamaicans and Spaniards, and outlines wage concerns and forthcoming wage comparisons between the isthmus and the United States.
President Roosevelt argues rapid progress on the Panama Canal while ensuring worker hygiene and fair wages. He praises the foreign and domestic labor mix, outlines dam and cut plans, rail improvements, and anti corruption stance, and endorses contracting under strict oversight to finish the project efficiently.
In Rome crowds loyal to France gathered near the Farnese palace to protest Vatican policy. The Roman garrison sealed approaches to the Vatican as cavalry guarded the precincts and bayoneted streets. Demonstrators led by radical republicans and Prince Borghese formed a candlelit mock procession before clashes with troops and several arrests. Paris reported quiet services amid fears of church state separation unrest. Provinces showed excitement with processions and clashes in Perpignan and Amiens, injuring several and unsettling Bishop de Briy who fainted from shock before recovering.
A Duluth News Tribune report describes a West End lodge treasurer who, chased by two men after a meeting, placed currency in a self addressed stamped envelope and dropped it in a mailbox. The robbers found only a small silver amount while the mail later delivered the money to his office.
Naybor recalls a doctor visit at his house and a boy who climbed onto the back roof. Popley explains the boy did not fall, but the mother’s attempt to discipline left her nervous and physically exhausted.
In Warwick township northern Chester county a frog parade formed as about 100 frogs from pond to French creek falls began their migration to winter quarters. The mass movement includes frogs aged from younger spring arrivals to older specimens, a rare late season event observed today.
Residents report the pond once a frog breeding site has dried due to low water. The Pottstown correspondence notes the habitat loss ends years of amphibian breeding in the area.
A dialogue reveals a stenographer boast about fast typing and a sarcastic remark about the result looking like lightning struck the page. The exchange implies the work quality is poor despite speed.
Portland Light and Power kept a limited service with double crews through Sunday until sundown. Strikes and mob activity caused tracks to be blocked and two cars overturned on the outskirts. The company reports 87 of 675 employees did not report for work and urges municipal action to prevent further hoodlum disturbances from Saturday night.
U S inspectors conclude Dix sinking blame rests on crew handling. Captain Lermond loses license while Captain Mason of the Jeanie is exonerated. investigation cites negligence by those in charge of Dix, not the Jeanie’s master.
The Pennsylvania Limited eastbound crashed into a freight train in Canton yards Sunday night. Engineer John Ray and Fireman George Nichols of the freight were fatally injured. No passengers were hurt.
A hazardous device was thrown at Col. Plotta commander of the Radom gendarmerie in Radom Poland. His leg was torn off by the explosion. A student who threw the device was arrested.
In a Saturday night clash at the nation store of Mrs. Mary Neenon in New Kensington Pennsylvania Officer James J. Lemon shot and fatally wounded Elmer Kuhn and captured Albert Romig during the burglary.
Mrs. Frank Coon rad is believed killed in a Sunday blaze that consumed the American House block in Burlington Vermont. Property valued around $40,000 was destroyed.
Paris authorities anticipate a duel after Paris Alexander Greger once Russian embassy secretary in Washington and Rio de Janeiro whipped Count Rodellec du Porazies in the Bois Boulogne on a Sunday.
Capt Z L Tanner U S N retired after a four day illness at his home Sunday of heart failure He was 71 years old and on the retired list since December 6 1897.
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