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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1907
Page
6
A collection of quirky notes reports and quips from The Express Iowa touching on religion Bible editions in the British Museum Irish peat deposits and depths Germany and England naval buildup World War I era anxieties about happiness travel and wealth H G Wells being run down humor about a model husband and a Kansas remark on mind readers.
A group of affluent Vermonters backs a drive to stock state coverts with foreign game birds. Proposed species include the daleypa from Norway, the capercailzie from Scotland, black cock, and ring-necked pheasants. In political news, Joseph M. Dixon is set to become Montana's senator-elect succeeding William A. Clark. Dixon, born in 1867 in North Carolina, moved to Montana in 1889, earned a law license there, and has been elected to Congress twice.
The article notes Queen Maud of Norway cherishes ivory pieces, especially elephant tusks acquired by her father King Edward and the Duke of Connaught. It mentions the czar of Russia possessing wild boar tusks from his own hunts, plus teeth from walruses, lions, sharks, seals, alligators, and swordfish captured by royal relatives or friends.
In Rambouillet a old hunting cry for a royal cock pheasant aroused cheers at shoots. Felix Faure revived the phrase for him then Felix I. President Lou bet changed it to Coq au president and President Fallieres now bans the cry altogether.
History repeats itself as Spaniards arrive in large numbers with the intent to become good American citizens. They will learn to act without delay and contribute to the nation.
A Cambridge resident writes to the London Daily News proposing a museum to exhibit items found in jam. He suggests she can contribute a used pink lucifer match recently acquired.
The Duke has set aside 109090 of his father in law's money to support children. Boni is to return part of his settlement to three young De Castellanes.
Dy Oster suggests discarding all tobacco into the sea as a cure amid a quip about his chloroform work. A St. Louis woman explains her color-blindness by saying she cannot tell a purse snatcher’s race, illustrating biases and confusion in public perception.
In New York the Thaw White trial paused as Juror Bolton's wife Mrs Joseph Bolton died of pneumonia. Justice Fitzgerald adjourned to Monday and released the other jurors. Bolton's illness dictates if the trial resumes, with defense and prosecution assessing next steps. The case had seen tense moments including a near withdrawal of Jerome and sympathy for Thaw.
The marriage of Mr. Luis Corea, the Nicaraguan minister, to Miss India Bell Vedders Fleming of this city, will take place at the bride’s parents home on Wednesday February 27 at noon.
A steamboat man named Williams from Montreal is treated at the United States Marine Hospital in Cairo Illinois for anaesthetic leprosy.
St Paul Minn Attorney General Young began mandamus actions to compel ten railroads to accept the freight rate reduction recently ordered by the railroad commission.
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf paid his first official visit to the naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland. He awarded diplomas to 50 members of the second section, class of 1907, during the ceremony.
The government dispatched troops and aid to Marina di Catanzaro on the Calabrian coast where a tidal wave destroyed 122 houses and left residents homeless and in need of relief.
Teheran reports the Shah sent a message to parliament granting popular demands including recognition that the country is under constitutional government. The move signals a shift toward broader limits on royal authority and parliamentary authority.
A government spirit depot messenger was held up by ten armed men on Monday near Moscow while en route to a bank and robbed of 25000. The bandits dropped a bag containing 3500 during the getaway.
Marietta Ohio reports the Standard Oil Company announced the heaviest single oil price advance. Deep oil rose 15 cents per barrel and shallow oil increased 5 cents, marking a record jump in the market.
Mrs Lottie Wallau wife of Leopold Wallau an importer of bronzes is arraigned for first degree murder in the death of her mother Mrs Ida Binge. Authorities say bichloride of mercury was found in the victim and in champagne assessed as the poisoning vehicle. An inquest will open Wednesday with Alexander Wallau and nurse Elizabeth Devine among key witnesses.
Alexander Fullerton secretary of the Theosophical Society reports the death of Henry Steel Olcott in Adyar India. Co founder with Mme Blavatsky Olcott visited the U S last year then sailed for India in October. He suffered a prior fall and hospital stay in Genoa before a relapse in Ceylon led to death from heart failure at age 75.
In Rome on Sunday about fifteen thousand people including 150 Garibaldians and 120 flags joined an anti clerical demonstration supporting France. The government deployed troops with arms drawn and barred streets to the Vatican to prevent trouble. Similar protests occurred in major Italian cities.
The British steamer Orianda sank after a midnight collision with the Heliopolis outward from Penarth. Fourteen people including the captain drowned. The Heliopolis reached Cardiff with bow damage. Also reported: Capt. John N. Bofinger of St. Louis dies at 84. He commanded Union steamboat transport during the Civil War.
Mrs Mary Hinkley aged 69 was killed Warren Stamp fatally injured and Miss Ida Hinkley seriously hurt when their buggy was struck by a Wabash passenger train near Adrian Michigan on Sunday.
In The Hague an insane man fired five shots at Minister of Justice Dr. H E Van Raalte as he stood before his residence. The violent attack occurred Saturday and the minister escaped injury.
Victoria B C dispatch from the steamer Miowera reports Cooktown in North Australia destroyed by a hurricane. No lives were lost but the damage is estimated at two million dollars.
A late Sunday night blaze in Allegheny Pittsburgh destroyed five business buildings and three dwelling houses with an estimated loss of 200000 dollars. Several firemen had narrow escapes.
In Managua Nicaraguans demand government reparations from Honduras for the invasion and offer financial aid to support a conflict. The reports indicate strong public backing for strong action against the Honduran aggression.
A New York Central electric express derailed at Woodlawn Avenue after leaving Grand Central at 6 13 PM. Twenty two are dead and 145 injured, many seriously, most of them women. Rescue teams and hospitals treated victims as investigators probed the cause amid conflicting reports about a broken wheel and rail.
The month old strike in Pomeroy Ohio now involves about 1200 coal miners as local strikebreakers are moved into the Charter Oak mine.
In Wilmington Delaware Michael Ryan 35 his wife 25 and their infant Mary A were asphyxiated by ram ing gas Saturday night. Disturbance follows as authorities investigate the cause and potential source of the gas leak.
A fire swept the Coliseum on Wabash Avenue in Chicago Monday evening, causing about 40000 dollars in damage. Most automobile show exhibits, which closed Saturday night, had already been removed.
Arkansas Governor John S. Lit tle leaves Greenwood with his wife and two physicians for the gulf coast of Texas to recuperate from a recent collapse.
Allen's Foot-Ease offers relief for hot swollen aching feet with a cure claim. Sold by druggists for 26 cents with a trial package free. Address Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York. Do not accept substitutes.
The 1900 census shows US eggs produced at 1,292,662,433 dozen. Advertisements promote various remedies and products including Dr Kline's nerve restorer and Garfield Tea. Also noting recruitment for land sales from Northern Land Inc. Co. in St Paul Minnesota.
Prof Bottomley of the University of London argues insects have public houses and become intoxicated, citing the wild arum as the leading insect pub. The plant’s lilylike bloom and nectar pit lure insects to partake in an imagined orgy within its pollen bags.
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