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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1913
Page
1
A column notes varied drolleries and sharp asides about health, stadiums, aging, parcel post shipping, frame buildings in New York, hatpin crowds, Athens fashion fines, Pharaoh's height, appendicitis costs, bridge games, West Point marriages, cement noise, a 800 year sentence in Oregon, and coal transport distances illustrating urban life and humor.
Readers note a harsh critique of the smoking automobile yet acknowledge its merit in not scattering lighted matches or burning stumps about promiscuously.
The world's largest ocean liner will depart Hamburg on May 7 for its maiden trip to New York. The ship features three electric elevators, a theater and swimming baths along its extensive amenities.
A western woman heard her husband planned to buy a $3,000 automobile and had him examined for his sanity, suspecting the price was too cheap a machine.
A blue cat sold for two thousand dollars amid a crowd that saw bids rise above common prices as bidders noted other rare animal color fads. Several observers mentioned blue cats, pink elephants, green dragons, and red chimpanzees as comparisons.
Readers hear little bhat about the old Doc Fletcher as few have anything to practice fletcherizing on. The quip hints at faded local dialect and shifting habits in meanwhile quiet town life.
A Boston woman wins a fine against an iceman after he shorted her ice. The public frustration with underhanded service grows as civic mood shifts.
A Boston scholar argues health is denied to those who wear ghoes and notes Boston is near Lynn and Brockton. The remark ties footwear to well being and regional proximity.
A reflective note on enhanced freedoms adding duties. The speaker cites tasks like feeding the cat and winding the clock before night, implying that greater autonomy requires accountability and chores.
A physician states women wore corsets and hobble skirts 5,000 years ago. She relates this to images of women engraved on walls of ancient Egyptian temples.
Johns Hopkins researchers report orange blossoms may serve as an anaesthetic. The discovery could influence medical practice and comfort in procedures, potentially affecting future analgesic options.
A quirky pairing appears as an odorless skunk lines up with a stingless bee and a spineless plant in a curious sequence of fruitless, odorless, and unwary garden imagery.
The passage notes that while some recipients receive vacuum cleaners as presents, many more receive pocketbooks, suggesting the cleaners may have been influencing choices or used illustratively rather than as the sole focus.
The writer argues that simplified spelling should not curb free expression in a country that permits amusements not prohibited by law.
A Dutchman gave a $24 check to an Indian, but the check and its date cannot be ascertained. The article notes the exact age of New York City remains undetermined as the evidence is incomplete.
The appropriation for aeroplanes for use in the army will not be increased in the coming fiscal year. There is a limit to bhyvman courage.
The piece notes dogs in Australia panting with tongues out during winter and asks if readers would do the same in extreme heat as a comparison to 122 degree shade temperatures.
Des Moines reports Civil War veterans expect the legislature to pass a bill providing state funds for transportation to Gettysburg for the fiftieth anniversary celebration from July 1 to 4. If approved, every Iowa war survivor would be invited to attend regardless of participation, urged by Dr. George Newman and Grand Army officials.
A rural route resident sent butter to town via parcel post paying 15 cents for local delivery after mailing it to a merchant, showing new efficiency of the parcel post system for shoppers on rural routes.
John Bangs a wealthy retired farmer and early Iowa pioneer died at New London at age 87. A direct descendant of England’s settlers from the ship Anna which landed Plymouth Rock in June 1621 he came to Iowa in 1836.
Sioux City Rockwell City Sutherland Spirit Lake and Fort Dodge pursued joining the Northwestern Iowa fair circuit at their annual meeting this week. Two of the four towns must be refused to meet the circuit’s membership limits.
C L Brock announces his candidacy for the post office claiming veteran preference. Other contenders named include S I Rutledge, Peter McCallum, Andrew J Morgan, Richard A Tiest, and Brock.
Burton C. Atwater narrowly escaped death when a switch engine struck a horse he was driving across tracks in the north yards of the Rock Island road. The horse was killed and the second horse suffered serious injuries.
Waterloo grand jury returns indictments against seven druggists on charges of maintaining nuisances. Detectives working for temperance forces procured the evidence.
Joseph J. Durfee, aged 82, died in Keokuk after a long illness. A pioneer resident, he was a prominent Democrat in southeastern Iowa for many years.
The Rev. McN Kithredge, formerly pastor of the Afton Presbyterian church, has been installed as pastor of the Second Presbyterian church in Delhi New York. He arrives to lead the congregation and continue service duties in the area.
Mason City reports farmer William Klatt of Rockford is hospitalized with a broken neck from a fall from a corn load. He remains alive but paralyzed.
The Rev. Isaac Eder of Ottumwa has accepted a call to lead the Creston Christian church and will begin duties April 1st.
President Taft nominates Joan Maxwell to be post master at Grenod Junction Iowa. The action places Maxwell in a key local government role awaiting confirmation.
As March approaches, recorder offices in Palo Alto and nearby counties show rising activity. One Iowa firm sold over $800,000 worth of land in 1912, illustrating the strong real estate market in the region.
The Sixth District Funeral Directors association adjourned after selecting Mt. Pleasant as the site for the next annual meeting and electing officers.
The Rev. W. P. Clark of Eldora has accepted a call from the Church of Christ of Liscomb. He plans to begin work in about two months and has served Eldora for two years.
Mr and Mrs Will Cox of Belknap south of Ottumwa are proud parents of a baby girl born weighing two and a half pounds. The infant is healthy despite her very small size.
Waterloo residents clash with efforts by Black seekers to buy a 70 by 120 foot lot for a church. The proposed site would back Grace Methodist church and lie within a half block of English Lutheran and German Lutheran churches, stirring local tension.
A five week old boy, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Calleas, suffered double pneumonia and carbon dioxide poisoning. A physician, alerted to the condition, rushed to the fire station where the pulmotor is kept for emergencies and restored the infant to life.
Libel suits totaling 130000 have been filed against the Business Men's Temperance association over statements during the wet and dry fight. Plaintiffs include W. B. McMurray 30009 F J Federspiel 25000 John Carn ey 25000 Clarence F Ebert 25000 J H Seeland 23000.
Fourteen gold watches and $185 in table silver plus $20 in cash were stolen from the Sigma Nu fraternity house in Ames. A guest lost a gold watch and $4.00. Thieves dropped five overcoats at the front door as they attempted to depart.
Des Moines reports the state conclave of the Brotherhood of American Yeomen will be held in Des Moines on April 5. Thirty four delegates will be chosen to attend the supreme conclave with an expected attendance of 400 to 500 Yeomen from all Iowa home steads.
Temperance workers plan the largest Waterloo banquet to celebrate defeating the saloon consent petition. About two thousand men and women will gather at Grace Methodist Episcopal Church basement on the evening of February 21.
Mrs. C. S. Dickman of Fayette toured Charles City and New Hampton representing the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal church. She is preparing for the district annual meeting to be held in Riceville during the last week of April.
The Calhoun county court house project in Rockwell City is awarded to Falls City Construction Co of Louisville Kentucky for 102600 dollars. The contract does not include furnishings for the building.
Estherville's John Carr, accused of swindling the First National bank in Ceylon of $4,000, was captured in Fresno California. Authorities say he carried pass books showing deposits at Ceylon and Fairmont banks.
The Garrick theater a vaudeville venue built by Jack Root was damaged by fire to about ten thousand dollars. The blaze was detected as flames broke through the stage windows.
Ames voters approve a new electric light plant by 70 vote margin. The plant is expected to be built near the edge of the college campus.
Sanborn chief electrician Sanborn George Coleman died instantly while repairing switches at the Sanborn electric plant. A 1100 volt current caused the fatal shock during routine maintenance.
At a city council meeting a resolution was introduced to pave Main Street for fourteen blocks and Fifth Street south from the Milwaukee tracks for more than five blocks.
Normal Girls Own Dressmakers. Woodbine Girls to be graduated from the Woodbine Normal school this year will make their own commencement gowns. The decision to be their own dressmakers is the effect of a domestic science taught in the Woodbine Normal.
Tom Brovinsky a 35 year old slate worker fell forty five feet from the slippery roof of the new school building in Algona and was killed his skull crushed in the impact authorities reported.
The Allen school house three miles south of Lake City burned to the ground due to a defective stove. A tax vote will be necessary at the regular township meeting on the second Monday in March to fund rebuilding.
A report lists three nominated Iowa postmasters Wm M Ricke at Breda W A Simpkins at Britt and Olfeh Anderson at Wesley for appointive consideration by authorities.
In Kanawha county near Mucklow sixteen people were killed and many wounded in a battle between striking coal miners and police. Twelve dead were miners and four were mine guards or railroad police. Governor Glasscock ordered militia from Charleston and Huntington to the scene as reinforcements arrived. The clash followed months of tension in Paint and Cabin creeks districts with martial law once proclaimed.
Cleveland authorities file an anti trust action led by Attorney General Wickerscham to dissolve the Cleveland Stone company and its subsidiaries. The suit alleges the stone trust sought monopoly in paving and grind stone by influencing architects with money or favors to favor its stone in building plans.
Jefferson City Missouri February 13 The Missouri supreme court refused to modify the judgment of ouster against the Standard Oil company and the original order ousting the company from the state stands. The order was issued more than four years ago.
James J. Arnold twenty five year old superintendent of a private detective agency was shot and killed when he went to the home of Otto Schaumberg to arrest him Wednesday in East St Louis Illinois.
Washington reports Charles R Heike has filed a pardon application after a New York sugar weighing fraud conviction. Heike was sentenced to six months imprisonment for complicity in the scheme.
Bishop Samuel Fallows and his party from Chicago, joined by Fred Smith and Raymond Robbins, arrived in Tokyo on Tuesday amid their international quartet.
The Reichs-Anzeiger announces the engagement of Princess Victoria Luise, daughter of the German emperor, to Prince Ernst August in an extra edition dated February 13 in Berlin Germany.
Chicago grain operator James A. Patten pleads guilty to one count of restraint of trade in a federal case over a cotton corner. He pays a $4,000 fine and asserts no moral fault, seeking to end the costly litigation amid Sherman act questions.
After a day of debate the Senate passed the Webb bill prohibiting shipments of liquor from other states into dry states. The measure mirrors a House bill that blocks interstate commerce of intoxicants destined for dry states and was adopted without a roll call.
The Terra Nova arrived at Christchurch port with news of Captain Robert F. Scott and his expedition’s heroic deaths after returning to fetch him from the south pole. Wireless efforts to contact the Aorangi, carrying Scott’s widow, were abandoned.
Charleston West Virginia February 13 1920 The greatest political sensation in state history unfolded when Sheriff Bonner Hill of Kanawha County placed Delegates A G Rhodes of Mingo David Hill of Mason Ruth Duff of Jackson H F Asbury of Putman and Senator B A Smith of Roane under arrest on bribery charges said to be paid through managers of William Seymour Edwards a leading candidate for the United States Senate.
In Harrisburg on February 14 the Pennsylvania House approved the joint resolutions ratifying the federal income tax amendment without a dissenting vote. The measure now goes to the Senate for action.
W. J. Bryan arrived in Key West from a trip to Cuba and the Isle of Pines amid notable attention from Cuban authorities.
The Spanish steamer Pauline ran aground on rocks off the Wightonshire coast during a fierce storm early Tuesday. The captain and thirteen crew members are reported missing.
The 176 foot tall steel stand pipe of the Cairo Water Company collapsed to the ground on Tuesday. It had held four hundred thousand gallons of water.
Mrs Frances Folsom Cleveland and Prof Thomas J Preston Jr married at Prospect Hibben residence in a private ceremony. The couple, whose health prompted a quiet wedding, will honeymoon in Florida and may reside at Wells College.
Fremont Nebraska reports Joseph Spellman killed when Fremont Gas Company tanks exploded. Three detonations heard up to ten miles away. plant wrecked. cause under investigation. Nearby items note other brief notices from Maryland California Kansas and Washington.
Fifty men are left unemployed after a destructive fire at the America Milk Producers factory in Capron Wednesday night. Loss estimated at fifty thousand dollars. The blaze occurred in Rockford, Illinois area, with authorities tracing cause and securing the site.
Princeton, N. J. Feb 14 Prof. and Mrs. Thomas J Preston start their honeymoon journey to Florida. Mrs Preston was formerly Mrs Grover Cleveland.
Canton China February 13 The government increased salt wine and tobacco taxes by 20 percent to fund the war effort while the expedition to Mongolia is anticipated to begin soon.
The Swedish Rifle union voted Tuesday to send a team to the International Rifle tournament set for September at Camp Perry Ohio. The move solidifies Sweden’s participation in the upcoming event.
London reports request by the Turkish government for European intervention to end the Balkan conflict. Dispatches describe Enver Bey landing at Chaakeul, Turkish landings near Silivri, and Bulgarians driving Turkish forces from shore. Sofia notes a massacre of male Christians at Buyuk Chekmadje and abduction of young girls. Casualty totals mount with 15,500 Turkish deaths in the Battle of Bulak and widespread Turkish wounded.
Tokyo and Osaka report rioting and bloodshed following the Katsura ministry’s collapse. Police moved to disperse constitutionalist meetings and protect sympathetic figures, with several deaths confirmed as the unrest signals a push against autocratic rule by elder statesmen.
Allen von Behren, 23, a military school graduate, roams his father's Hvansville factory with an automatic safety item in each hand and strikes three Black workers. John Gordon and Henry Gordon are fatally struck in the head while Walter Washington is shot through the heart.
Suffragettes raided the West End district known as clubland in London on Monday. Women hurled lead and fireclay through windows at the Carlton and Reform clubs in a bold protest.
In Kansas City on February 12, testimony about Margaret Swope’s convulsions was ruled out in the third trial of Dr. B Clarke Hyde for the murder of Col Thomas H Swope.
In Watertown South Dakota on Monday a long running family feud ended with E Hammond and Clifford Jenkins shot dead. James Jenkins was fatally wounded and the clash marked the climax of years of disputes between the father and his stepsons.
Charleston W Va February 12 four mine guards were killed when a party of guards was ambushed by armed strikers near Mucklow in the Cabin Creek district on Monday afternoon.
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