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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
2
A collage of quips and curious notes including jokes about milk, reputations, and reform. oddities about candle moths, Miss Liberty, and a rubber tube in a lung. a pistol duel, a garter snake in a chicken, and a talkative wife in court.
The article notes the 1920 tercentenary of the Pilgrim landing will bring widespread celebrations. It compares past presidents’ ages at inauguration with milestone birthdays and cites Harvard marking its 300th founder anniversary as precedent. It suggests a broad celebration across New England and beyond.
Surveyors report the original 1898 line is too far west by hundreds of feet. The United States will gain a boundary strip about 600 feet wide along many miles. The correct boundary follows the 141st meridian north from Mount St Elias, separating U S from Canada.
Canada for the first time negotiated with a foreign power through its own officials. Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier went to Paris to arrange terms. Although concluded by Britain, the move marks an important advance in Canadian governmental power.
An eagle seven feet four inches from tip to tip has been captured in New Jersey. The event prompts an effort to determine if the bird on the St Gaudens coin is the genuine article or a nature fake.
The passage argues that workers have as valid a right as railroad presidents to travel to Europe in winter to see family. It insists they will return when spring work resumes, even if they must swim back.
Goldfield plans to stamp mill bullion into bars with values to create a local currency. Residents expect the bars to circulate freely as they travel and trade within and beyond the district.
A quoted Globe line imagines domestic bliss with "an evening lamp" and "a mellow open fire" while describing a wife as a "little cipher" who tolerates smoke and silence. The passage comments on the selfish man and the idea of paradisal domestic life.
Archibald McLellan reports in the Christian Science Sentinel that Mary Baker Eddy plans a charitable fund named for her. The fund in Beeston will educationally train indigent students in Christian healing and support families with its income. A $1,000,000 endowment will finance the effort, with admission based on certificates of indigence and character.
Police detain two men after a nude female body, about 30, found in icy pond near Harrison Harbors Meers. Watchman Peter Coogan identified the victim and linked a stout man with a bundle seen earlier. Two girls heard cries and a stranger followed by the police fled.
New York investigates the Ashokan dam award as the board of water commissioners faces possible removal by Mayor McClellan after the accounts committee report. The Ashokan bid of 12,669,775 by MacArthur Brothers tops John Peirce at 10,315,530, prompting protests and an official inquiry.
A Pemberton accommodation train collided with an Atlantic City express near Camden after dense fog reduced visibility. Three passengers were killed C H Brown J L Garbarini and T L Webster all from New Jersey. Seventeen others were injured in the wreck in the first car of the Pemberton train.
Brooklyn real estate agents urged tenants in East Side tenement districts to relocate to Brooklyn amid a rent strike. Locals dismissed outsider efforts as irrelevant, noting tenants stay until they secure savings. Socialist HQ said evictions tied to nonpayment, not the rent-move campaign. January rent collections will be decisive.
Judge A B Anderson refused to remove John R Walsh case from the jury and dismissed the defendant on Miller plea. The court rejected the government’s lack of evidence claim and ordered the defense to continue the trial. The jury was recalled and the judge allowed continued objections and record of evidence.
Jacksonville governor Broward appoints William James Bryan of Jacksonville to fill the U S Senate seat for the remaining Mallory term ending March 4, 1909. Bryan, 31, county solicitor for Duval County, born October 10, 1876 in Orange County, is son of former state senator John M. Bryan. He had announced candidacy two months earlier and is not related to William J. Bryan of Nebraska.
Resolutions adopted unanimously at the Indiana Republicans biennial love feast urge the nomination of Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks for the presidency. Gov. J. Frank Hanly introduced the resolutions as cheers rang through the gathering of more than a thousand party workers.
The Des Moines court-martial of Captain Kulp of Company B Thirty-fourth Regiment found he did disobey orders by not stopping a prize fight on November 21. It concluded the act was not intentional and recommended a reprimand.
Albert G. Beaunisne assistant to the publisher of the Chicago Daily News died suddenly Thursday afternoon of heart disease. He was 55 and joined the News in 1879 after teaching school and studying law. He belonged to the Union League Press Quadrangle and Caxton clubs.
Former State Treasurer Henry Wulff died Friday at his son-in-law Raymond McGurren's home. Kidney trouble was the cause. Wulff had long been a prominent figure in Cook County and Illinois politics.
Col. Fred G. Bonfils, Denver Post proprietor, was arrested on a warrant from Thomas M. Patterson, ex US senator and owner of Rocky Mountain News and Denver Times. He appeared before Justice Thomas Carson and posted bond. The assault occurred Thursday as Patterson walked to his office.
Portland mayor Harry K Lane told the National Guard association that Japanese agents had secured accurate maps of Portland, including all city roadways and water pipelines. He said he only learned of the spies after completion and reported details to Washington executives for investigation.
Seattle message quotes T C Woodbury, acting commander of the department of the Columbia, saying the entire Pacific coast could be helpless if the navy cannot stop a landing of 20 000 Japanese or other foreign troops at unprotected bays along the coast.
Three men robbed the Bank of Camden Point on Friday taking $4,000 in currency. A gun battle with residents ensued but the robbers escaped. A posse pursued them and surrounded the suspects in the hills near Dearborn, six miles from Camden Point.
Rio de Janeiro reports the senate approved on third reading a government bill that makes military service compulsory under conscription. The measure introduces mandatory service for eligible citizens as part of national defense.
Maxwell Spencer, 26, of No 24 East Ninety Sixth Street New York, died Friday evening as the east bound Burlington train entered Lincoln. He was described as a young man of evident wealth.
Major William A. Mercer resigns as superintendent of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle Pennsylvania. His departure takes effect once a successor is appointed.
The Philadelphia Rapid Transit directors advised they will not recognize the employee committee as a union representative while offering individual hearings on wages ten hours and working conditions. The move aims to settle the dispute without formal union recognition.
About 1 500 men raided Lethbridge Alberta's Oriental quarter after rumors a prominent citizen was murdered in a Chinese restaurant. They wrecked the district and caused extensive damage.
Raleigh N C votes 545 to end liquor dispensary operate four years by Thursday. City becomes prohibition to close at noon Friday as the dispensary shuts down.
Kansas representative William A Calderhead is critically ill with double pneumonia at his city apartment. He was hospitalized three weeks ago after contracting the grip, according to local reports.
Despondent over ill-health, Henry F. Terry a prominent Brooklyn society man shot himself in Prospect Park Friday night. His death is reported as self-inflicted and stems from ongoing health troubles.
Tulsa Oklahoma Charles M Dow 28 son of Charles M Dow of Jamestown New York a bank president and prominent oil producer was killed by an accidental gun discharge on Friday.
Five people perished in a fire that destroyed John Clark's Watertown residence on Friday. All members of the Clark family were killed in the blaze.
The body of Mrs. John Watts was found badly burned on the Comulgee river banks. She was last seen leaving a friend's home Tuesday afternoon after about 1 PM. Her husband, John Watts, a former Macon impounding officer, was arrested and jailed as investigators pursue the case. The coroner's jury ruled the death occurred before the body was set aflame.
Washington reports the death of John Chandler Bancroft Davis at age 102. A veteran diplomat and journalist, he served 24 years as U.S. Supreme Court reporter, was former U.S. minister to Germany, and held posts as secretary of the U.S. legation in London, assistant secretary of state, Geneva arbitration agent for the Alabama Claims, and judge of the U.S. Court of Claims.
A pistol battle after a Vandalia passenger depot robbery at Smithboro Friday left one robber shot five times and Emory Brown Lorento City Marshal wounded twice. The wounded robber companion was arrested and imprisoned, both in serious condition.
A warrant was sworn for Fred G. Bonfils after an early morning clash with ex Senator Thomas M. Patterson. Patterson, a Post owner critic, was knocked down and injured as a long running feud between the Denver Post proprietors and Patterson escalates.
Lawrence Delmour once a prominent Tammany Hall figure dies at home after a period with the grip. His quiet nature earned him the nickname Whispering Larry as obituaries note his political career and retirement years ago.
A fight during a Christmas Eve dance in western Missouri left George Beard dead. Police investigated the incident as a fatality in New Franklin area.
The American battleship fleet left Port of Spain at four pm on Sunday heading for Rio Janeiro. Accompanying ships Culgoa and Glacier. Rear Admiral Evans had planned to sail at three am but coal loading delays aboard Maine shifted the time. The fleet travels about 3000 miles in roughly 12 days at ten to eleven knots with an expected Rio Janeiro arrival Friday evening January 10.
Grand Trunk announces details of a company funded pension system for all staff from top to bottom. The minimum annual allowance is $200, with a pension based on service and pay, plus a potential annuity tied to years of continuous employment and age 65 retirement. The plan starts with a $200,000 nucleus approved at the last shareholder meeting and is expected to require annual company supplements of $70,000 to $75,000.
The grave of Thomas Charles Druce at Highgate cemetery is being opened to determine if the coffin holds a body or a 200 pound lead roll. Workmen move the three ton monument under a shed with electric lights, and all participants are sworn to secrecy until expert testimony in court.
Kansas City will host a state wide evangelistic drive titled Kansas for Christ. Hundreds of ministers and evangelists from multiple denominations will lead year long revivals in all counties to prove what concerted religious work can achieve on business lines under the supervision of a denominational board and lay leaders.
Miss Edith M. Ashley aged 18 of Abington died from a Sunday bullet wound inflicted Saturday night by her lover Samuel H. Stetson 24 of Rockland who shot himself after killing her.
McArthur Mrs Boyer and one child were burned to death in a fire that destroyed their home near Hamden Ohio in Vinton County. A second child was badly burned in the blaze reported by local authorities.
The bishop of London told a Washington dinner story about Dr. Creighton, claiming he rode a train with a meek curate. Creighton, fond of tobacco, opened his cigar case and asked permission to smoke, and the curate replied he minded only if the bishop minded his illness.
The body of Emogene Kinner of Penn Yan New York who vanished in Michigan City on December 11 was located Sunday afternoon along a creek bank in a remote area. A former Yonkers and Nyak teacher she came to Michigan City for rest due to nervous strain and wintered with a cousin. It is believed she became lost in the country that day and died of exposure.
Charles H. Perry, known for 16 years with traveling circuses as the skeleton man, was found dead Sunday in a hut on the outskirts of Providence where he had lived as a hermit.
London reports Lord Curzon of Kedlestone, chancellor of Oxford University, has agreed to be nominated for the Irish representative peer vacancy created by the death of Lord Kilmaine. The move places Curzon in line for a seat in the British House of Lords representing Ireland.
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