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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1907
Page
4
A collage of brief items across culture and politics. Notes on taxation of beards in Japan villages, Zola’s name origin, and a 120 year old Portland woman. Inquiries on Japan’s fight, the interstate commission, and Offa Stump named postmaster. Various quips on insects minds and Nebraska witches.
A private Japanese company seeks to establish a Japanese colony in Alberta Northwest Territory, marking the first Asiatic settlement in western Canada. The note warns against misreading advice from a caller using a telephone diaphragm as a sign of a heart mistake rather than a logical error.
A visiting woman educator says Americans lack thoroughness and rush to conclusions, though the rapid pace appears to suit their purposes. She notes the tendency to decide quickly while observing the public mood in St. Louis.
Enrico C. Creel the new Mexican ambassador to Washington is described as the second richest man in Chihuahua with his father in law Gen Luis Terrazas the richest. He began life poor.
The village inn at Addington in England has been leased by a single family since the reign of Henry VII. The Jolly Miller's inn at Newham, Cambridgeshire, has been run by the Musk family for about 400 years.
HH H Rosseau, recently appointed head of the bureau of yards and docks of the navy department, is the youngest man ever called to this office. At 36 he ranks as a rear admiral and his rise in the engineering world has been phenomenal.
The actress Sarah Bernhardt insisted on receiving the Legion of Honor, declaring she would accept it as an actress or not at all. She told M Bri and the French minister of public instruction that she had again been refused the decoration.
The piece notes that although one inn linked to Washington has vanished, numerous taverns once visited by the Father of His Country remain. It compares lingering historic sites to specters awaiting doom-like fate, evoking Shakespearean imagery.
France exhibits the greatest development in canal construction with 7,459 miles of inland waterways, followed by Germany at 6,214 miles, the United Kingdom at 3,907 miles, and Belgium at 1,242 miles.
Immigration from the United States to Canada during the first four months of the current fiscal year reached 17 907, up from 12 664 in the same period of 1995, an 11 percent increase.
A storied figure emerges as a bold critic of oppression, depicted as a great character tearing away the robe of hypocrisy worn by rulers. The description emphasizes moral courage and fearless leadership against tyranny.
Report notes a wobble within Spain's ministry amid ambiguous rhetoric described as Walucay style. Analysts link the wording to political signaling and potential policy uncertainty at the governmental level.
In New York Harry K. Thaw grows uneasy over reports that the prosecution may seek a lunacy commission. Counsel Clifford W. Wartridge assures Thaw the defense’s Drs Delmar and Bingham will finish their direct examination before cross-examination of Mrs Thaw resumes. Mrs Thaw visits Thaw. she is weakened but improving as the trial nears resumed proceedings.
A large blaze at the Pullman company plant in Chicago Monday destroyed about 400000 feet of valuable tropical timber, mainly mahogany, with suspicions high that the fire was incendiary.
The Wisconsin state railway commission on Monday ruled a flat two and a half cent passenger fare for all railways in the state. The decision settles the two cent fare question by establishing the uniform rate across Wisconsin.
Ethel Levy obtained a verdict from a New York Supreme Court jury granting a decree of absolute divorce from George M Cohan the actor and playwright.
President Northrup of the University of Minnesota received Secretary Taft's acceptance to deliver the commencement address on June 13. The news places Taft as the featured speaker for the university event.
In Rio de Janeiro the Rothschilds refuse to float a coffee loan causing a sensation. Jornal do Commercio argues the rebuke should warn the government that the coffee scheme is a risky ad venture.
Count Van Bylindt of The Hague was killed during races on the renowned toboggan course at the Famous Toboggan Slide in St Moritz Switzerland. The incident occurred during the competition days attracting international athletes and spectators to the Swiss venue.
Subpoena served on KE Harriman head of Union Pacific Southern Pacific calls for appearance before the Interstate Commerce Commission next Monday in New York.
Business men of Kathryn North Dakota appeal to the governor and the interstate commerce commission urging action to resume freight traffic in the region.
The Rotterdam mail steamer Berlin from Harwich to Hook of Holland wrecked as she entered port during a gale. Eleven survivors were saved after 24 hours aboard wreckage amid freezing conditions and mountainous seas. The prince consort aided rescue efforts and passengers’ names remain largely unknown.
Stanton Michigan Mrs Cora Stebbins Courter 24 of Sheridan eight miles away is jailed on a murder charge after her husband Albert Courter 28 died suddenly at home last Thursday. Doctor notes suggest strychnine poisoning amid lingering mystery.
Albany Gov. Hughes asked the senate to remove Otto Kelsey state superintendent of insurance for unfitness. He cites lack of appreciation and grasp of department needs revealed by the Armstrong committee investigation.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra hosted the first court on Friday night. Among the Americans received were Mrs. Cecil Andrews of New York Mrs. Millard Hunsicker of London and Miss A VanAlen daughter of J L VanAlen of New York.
A blast at the Conquista mine in Las Esperanzas Mexico left more than 100 believed dead with over 50 bodies recovered. Many victims are Japanese and troops were sent to the scene as thousands of miners face shock and uncertainty. The mine is owned by the Mexican Coal and Coke company, linked to Erie railroad interests.
Samuel N Rinaker a University of Nebraska sophomore won a Rhodes scholarship Friday. He was the single unanimous pick in a four student class. Rinaker hails from Beatrice Nebraska.
Police found feet and portions of legs of a man and woman in a box buried in a snow bank behind a tenement on Third Avenue Friday. The legs were severed with an ax, signaling a violent crime investigation.
In Collinsville 111 miners were hurt with two critical after a compressed air tank exploded 200 feet below Lumaghi mine No. 2 on Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Thomas Bagot of Anderson was burned to death in a Wednesday morning fire that destroyed the home of her sister Mrs. E B Connelly in Red Key Indiana. Connelly escaped the blaze.
Fred Foster killed himself with poison at Estella Costello's grave in Mount Olivet Cemetery Joliet Illinois after visiting the grave. He was found by the sexton and died a few minutes later.
Dallas Texas General W L Cabell commander of the trans Missippi department United Confederate Veterans was placed under a 5000 bond Tuesday in connection with the Honduras lottery matter.
Ninety five Jews and Jewish women were taken to hospitals after a Monday night assault in Odessa. The attackers were described as members of the Union of Russian Men. Authorities investigate the raid for possible motive and coordination.
Five women passengers were injured in a collision at Sixteenth street yards when the Philadelphia express ran into an open switch. Other trains narrowly avoided collision and several coaches were damaged. Readings on hospitalized victims remained favorable, with several named postmasters and travelers listed as resting easily and expected to depart soon.
Meadville Pennsylvania report says Patrick C. Sheehan aged 48 a prominent Crawford county lawyer was killed by a fire at his Covenantville home. He entered his library in a night robe and was struck by sudden illness after dropping a lighted lamp causing his body to burn.
In Rosedale Kansas Mrs J Oscar Richardson, wife of a stationary engineer, tried to intervene as her husband stabbed their son and then attacked the boy with a knife. The mother died from the heart wound as she saved her son in a Sunday family quarrel.
Legislative committee findings on Senator Bailey expected to be reported to both houses by Tuesday. Bailey and his lawyers press for haste as he plans to leave Thursday for Washington to be installed as senator by March 4.
Jefferson City Missouri John M Dougharty an engrossing clerk in Howard county contracted smallpox Sunday. The illness is mild and he is the fourth man connected with the house of representatives to catch the disease.
The Lyric theater in Altoona, once Keith's vaudeville house, burned Sunday. Officials estimate the loss around 90000 dollars with the fire blamed on crossed electric wires on the stage.
King Victor Emmanuel signs a decree awarding George Von IL Meyer the grand cordon of the Order of Saint Maurice and Saint Lazarus. Meyer is named postmaster general in President Roosevelt's cabinet.
Victor B. Dolliver aged 46, brother of Iowa Senator Dolliver, was found dead in bed Sunday evening in Fort Dodge Iowa. The cause was not disclosed and death is under investigation by local authorities.
Alexander Green, a centenarian who last December celebrated his hundredth birthday, died Sunday morning of old age. He was a descendant of the notable Von Greenfeld German aristocratic family.
Fire in Warren Pennsylvania Sunday destroyed the barns of the Warren Street Railway Company and caused an estimated loss of 125000 dollars. Four cars were saved and arrangements were made to borrow cars from Jamestown New York to replace the lost fleet.
Raymondville notes the Cameron County Texas area yields high corn and alfalfa with minimal rainfall. Sugar cane planted once lasts eight to ten years with Rio Grande cane yielding about thirty percent more sugar. Closner plantation cane from Hidalgo wins a gold medal at the St Louis Exposition. A 80 page descriptive book on the Texas Gulf Coast is available from John Sebastian in Chicago or St Louis.
Edgar Allan Poe’s descendant known as Johnnie Poe embodies a typical soldier of fortune. He served in the Fifth Regiment of Baltimore during the Spanish War, later went to the Philippines where he declined a commission, returned home, wandered through Death Valley and Tonopah, and then he answered the call of football in the gridiron era.
An advertisement claims deafness arises from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and mucous surfaces. It promises one hundred dollars for any catarrh deafness it cannot cure and urges sending for circulars from I J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Joshua Pisa of the Isthmus of Panama a leading pearl merchant visits Washington. He holds Panama government concessions granting him near monopoly over Pearl islands oyster beds in the Pacific about 75 miles from Panama City and ships most of his pearls to Paris.
The travel note cautions that salt baths are strengthening only when not too warm. Warm ocean bathwater can weaken rather than fortify, causing faintness even for those used to hot fresh-water baths at home.
An illustration of language gaps shows Homer clueless on meter while Rafael misreads genre and a music critic’s jargon would baffle Wagner. The passage humorously contrasts classical epic and modern criticism to highlight communication barriers.
Cardinal Merry del Val, the Pope's secretary of state, is noted as a keen golfer. He plays twice weekly on a private course within the Villa Doria Pamphili grounds.
A Maine man reports twenty years of stomach and liver trouble improved after nine months on Grape-Nuts with breakfast. He says pain eased, sleep improved, weight gained, and digestion now tolerates most foods except greasy starches. He invites letters for inquiries and cites The Road to Wellville.
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