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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1908
Page
3
A collage of sensational observations spans politics Business and international scenes with Boni and aristocracy. It notes imperial telegraphs rail transport shifts ship comforts and social trends while wryly commenting on scandals and technology.
A Newark man was fined $20 for laughing at a policeman. The report notes the law's solemn seriousness and the officer’s use of force as punishment, reflecting early 20th century policing language and attitudes.
A Berlin artist intends to wed a widow with a fortune of 5 million dollars. The writer notes the prospect of further marriages by a prominent heiress to a struggling poet, adding to the social stir.
A California architect foresees 100 story buildings and warns tall stacks may be needed to curb smoke. He cites potato bag science as doing stunts for humanity and recalls the misery of boys who had to buy taters during good fishing years.
The article notes a German government effort to curb stammering by creating a department in the University of Berlin for cure and doctor training. A Baltimore American comment questions the remedy and suggests adopting a simpler language to ease tongue use.
A health resort reports a whale stranded on the beach was cut open and an invalid remained inside the blubber for two hours. He emerged free from rheumatism, a claim supported by the report though the remedy is novel and unlikely to gain wide use.
The Army and Navy club will break ground on a $200,000 clubhouse, funded by $90,000 in cash and assets. The local Elks lodge will construct a $70,000 building. Both projects will lie near the Luveta promenade, boosting the city’s attractions.
The royal family’s funeral in Lisbon concluded with solemn rites as Queen Amelie and the boy king could not walk behind the coffin. King Manuel led ceremonies at San Vincente while extra troops guarded the procession and foreign missions sent floral tributes. Franco arrived in Bordeaux amid caution and fatigue, hotel guarded by police as he planned travel with French currency.
Jackson Kentucky. Beach Hargis, son of former Breathitt County Judge James Hargis, shot his father five times in a general store afternoon. The elder was a longtime Democratic executive and figure in local feuds and mountain crime. The son, heavily drinking, was arrested after the shooting as bystanders fled.
Night riders armed and mounted attacked the farms of Hugh C. Lawrence and Wash T. Vicker within three miles of Adams. They destroyed barns and 20,000 pounds of tobacco and wounded Hugh Lawrence, his son Bradley, and a enslaved man named Marlow. The Lawrence pair fired back, wounding a rider, as reinforcements fired 70 to 80 shots through the house windows.
Telegrams from Oporto report a failed plan to seize the city and proclaim a republic with leaders arrested and arms seized. In Lisbon thousands mourn the late king and crown prince at San Vicente Cathedral as coronation ceremonies for King Manuel are postponed, possibly for months.
A humorously strained editor reads letters from readers asking about morality divorce and bigotry and even a minister with a large nose. He muses over a widow’s loyalty to a second husband and a winter resort hotel for bachelors while pondering race and social customs.
A fictional dialogue from The First Advertiser ponders the first manufacturer to advertise. A farmer jokes the hen might be the anonymous pioneer, noting no extant data but plausible claim.
An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as a pure food made from wheat and barley with starch transformed into sugar for easier digestion. It cites Dr George W Carey and potassium phosphate as key to nerve and brain health, urging use by busy professionals and families and claiming widespread health benefits.
A band of about 150 masked night riders attacked Iredonia Crittenden county at midnight, captured Cumberland Telephone operator James Scarberry, and shut off phone service. They looted and burned Alfred H Cardin’s tobacco factory and barn in View, destroying 35000 and 10000 pounds of tobacco, with total losses around 10000 and 5000 insured. They released prisoners after a return ride through Fredonia.
Rol and Compton Beard and Joseph Miller of Toledo ice interests were resentenced by Judge Kinkade to six months in the county jail and costs for conspiracy in restraint of trade. The supreme court had ruled jail not workhouse. original fines were not reiterated.
Tangier reports Caid Sir Harry MacLean once close to the sultan is released. He arrived under escort from Raisuli who had held him under bondage for seven months. Britain agreed to pay Raisuli 100000 dollars and assures immunity from arrest.
Judge B R Burroughs granted the Federal Union Security company of Indiana an injunction against George Lepeich stopping him from acting as Cahokia village supervisor and from collecting rents. Frederick B Morrills of Belleville named receiver. The order stems from disputes over a 20 000 rental sum allegedly missing by former supervisor Anthony Bordeaux who served 1882 to 1892. This marks the first Illinois village receiver appointment in court history.
Mount Vernon Illinois Mrs P H Hough wife of the Beardstown division Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad superintendent was shot in the head and seriously wounded on Wednesday by 13 year old John Rutherford who fired at the Burlington train carrying her as a passenger in a shocking act of violence.
A sleetstorm turning to rain crippled telegraphic links between Chicago and western cities, isolating St. Louis Omaha and Kansas City from the east in the early hours. Chicago traffic especially suffers as electric railways incur major delays during rush hour.
Wagner's elevator in Storm Lake Iowa was consumed by fire Friday afternoon. The blaze left about 15000 bushels of oats and a carload of flour and feed destroyed. Total loss estimated at 70000 dollars.
Albert West and Edward Williams, both Black, died in a jail incident Friday afternoon in Louisiana. West died first after a rope broke when the trap sprang. he was quickly strung up again and strangled to death.
President Roosevelt suspended public printer Charles A Stil lings and named William Rossiter to fill the duties temporarily. The move aims to aid Congress in its inquiry into the Government Printing Office.
S A Moody aged 60 a pioneer resident of Webster Grove Missouri was found dead Friday morning in his room at the Hotel Richmond San Diego by his sister Mrs L G Stachan. The death occurred while he was visiting the city.
Rev. Charles M. Carroll resigns from Howe Avenue Congregational Church in Cleveland to become superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League in the Pittsburg district with headquarters in Pittsburg.
The large shipbuilding syndicate of Sir James Laing & Son has halted work at Sunderland and Deptford yards, affecting 5,000 workers.
A Battle Creek patient was killed Friday night when he fell from a fifth story window at a local sanitarium. The warden of West Virginia penitentiary had been staying there. details remain unclear.
In Lander county the forestry department directed rangers on the Toelyabe Toquima and Monitor reserves to kill any wild horses found on government domain. About 15 000 wild horses are on the reserve.
Former Portuguese premier Senhor Franco arrived from Lisbon with his wife and son and boarded the south express in the evening, signaling a likely trip to Paris.
Richmond Missouri and Bay County voters approved the local option on Friday by a 1975 to 975 margin from a total of 2950 ballots. The result makes 67 of Missouri’s 114 counties dry.
In Rochester New York during a trial for murder of his two year old child Mateo Perleone attempted to kill himself by cutting his throat with a razor during a court recess.
Fez advices report Mullai Hafid has read a letter in mosques declaring that in pursuing the holy war he will drive the Christians out of the ports. The warning signals intensified tensions in Tangier as authorities monitor actions.
Dr. H. Laidley a leading St. Louis physician and medical director of the Louisiana Purchase exposition died suddenly at his home Wednesday from a cerebral hemorrhage.
Richmond Kentucky Sunday report states Elvin Newby a Valley View farmer 12 miles away shot and killed his wife then died by his own hand in a double tragedy.
Four men blew open the Bank of Sulphur Springs vault in Sulphur Springs Arkansas early Sunday morning taking about $1300 in cash along with notes and other valuables the bank was wrecked and the vault destroyed by the break in.
John W. Oliver editor and principal owner of the Yonkers Statesman died at his Yonkers home Sunday aged 92. He and his brother Isaac Oliver founded the Sons of Temperance.
A female author and mother praises Grape-Nuts for morning appetite, nourishment during nursing, and sustained brain power. She notes improved energy, plumpness, and clear thinking after adopting the cereal, with postum cereal co stating Battle Creek as the firm behind the product.
A humorous dialog promotes Defiance Starch as the solution to stiff laundry. It argues that ordinary starchs paste hides fabric beauty and reduces wear. Defiance starch claims to require less thickness due to greater strength, improving appearance and longevity.
The New York Sun recalls messenger boys outside the Army building and a cigarette barter over credit. The ad urges Defiance Starch as a safe, chemical-free option for fine fabrics, emphasizing its strength and reduced quantity needed for a perfect finish.
A prisoner claims he stole a chicken, admitting it with mock earnestness. He argues the hen seemed his destiny, while the judge presses for accountability in a humorous exchange.
An army officer in a South African native district gifted a native boy a pair of heavy army boots. The boy wore them briefly, then returned with the boots tied around his neck, saying they were too large and slow him down. The boots were kept for wear in bed.
Abe and a minister discuss Abe's upcoming marriage as described in Lippincott's Magazine. Abe notes he must marry for five dollars to resemble white weddings while planning for housekeeping and admits lacking eight dollars.
Edward Payson Weston, the veteran walker, warned that pedestrian ism has died out and joked about a boy asking what a pedestrian is. The piece contrasts his view with a stale era of walking culture.
A humorous feature echoes a home spun debate on happiness and trifles. An exchange mocks the idea that wives chase trifling men while a pitch for Defiance Starch promises at‑home shirtwaist results with better finish and less wear.
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