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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1909
Page
2
A collage of notes from IOWA and beyond mentions the new universal language Ido, rising cranberry and apple prices, airship journals, a Chicago burglar stealing soap, probe into the cable trust, and playful quips about poets critics and world events. It cites figures like Pierpont Morgan with Bible shelves, King Edward speeding God Save the King, and warnings of coal exhaustion in Pittsburgh.
A editorial voice argues that advancing equal suffrage clashes with perceived power shifts as women influence society more while men resist, framing the debate as a struggle over leadership and rights within evolving gender dynamics.
The Harvard expedition has returned from its search for Spanish treasure. All found wealth is invested in castles in Spain and the hunters shift focus to seeking the elusive American dollar.
The minister of public instruction ordered public schools to adopt spelling reforms urged by the French academy. Changes include dropping the h in rhinoceros and replacing y with i in analyze, and f for ph in phenomene, among similar terms.
In a Brooklyn dedication address Mr Taft praised Revolutionary patriots who suffered aboard prison ships in New York harbor rather than join British armies. He noted customary treatment of prisoners and contrasted with modern prison reform as philanthropy.
A new insanity form from Italy allegedly arises in the South from eating meat with fermented corn. The long known corn juice insanity is not a new discovery.
The bank check has taken small hold upon the citizens of Mexico especially for sums under 1000 dollars. Many prefer paying spot cash over writing checks for fifty or one hundred dollar amounts.
Jamaica ginger commands more than double the price of rivals. Under favorable conditions an acre yields up to 4,000 pounds. In the last fiscal year about 1,400,000 pounds were exported from the island.
The New York City health department registrar notes a rising death rate among women and attributes it to women entering business fields previously dominated by men. The Finding highlights social and occupational shifts influencing public health.
Rome reports the world unites to aid Calabria and Sicily after the earthquake that killed about 200 000. American ambassador Griscom forms a relief committee with George Page Nelson Gay Samuel Parrish William Hooper and Lieut Reginald Belknap to operate a hospital ship with 150 000 funding. The king and queen return to Rome as guards fight looters and aftershocks continue.
Representatives of 20 000 unionists in the Wilkes-Barre area send a petition to President Roosevelt urging pardon for Samuel Gompers James Mitchell and Morrison from their prison or legal difficulties.
Peter Marquardt longtime grand master of South Dakota Odd Fellows was killed instantly in Madison when struck by a switch engine. His body was mangled in the incident reported Tuesday in the city.
The funeral of Representative Robert C. Davey of Louisiana's Second District was held at St Patrick's Catholic church in New Orleans. Burial followed at Metairie Cemetery.
Fire swept the Paramonoff mine near Rostov on the Don on Tuesday forcing the sealing of three shafts and leaving 2,500 miners idle. Officials reported no immediate injuries.
William L. Mathues former state treasurer of Pennsylvania died suddenly at 46. Pneumonia was given as the cause, though many believe his illness was caused by the Harrisburg capitol graft cases and his two year penitentiary sentence for involvement in a conspiracy to defraud the state. The article covers Mathues as a Pennsylvania political leader in Delaware County, his retirement from public life, and the ongoing cases against Mathues and other officials including Snyder Shumaker Sanderson Hueston and others in relation to wood and metal furniture contracts for the new capitol.
Wilbur Wright, American aeroplanist, set a new Le Mans record with a two hour nine minute flight covering officially 73 miles and over 90 miles including curves in freezing conditions. He later flew again with M Barthou as passenger, then another hour fifty two minute flight on Wednesday despite cold.
Fearing government troops in Breathitt County the Callahan and Denton factions agreed to a truce and left Jackson after folding their bands.
Gov. Fred M. Warner starts his third term in Lansing as Chief Justice Blair administers the oath of office in the executive office of the capitol. The ceremony included state officials led by Warner.
Mary Evelyn Moore Davis a popular southern authoress and wife of Maj Thomas Edward Davis editor of the Picayune died here Friday in New Orleans.
President Franklin D Roosevelt received Count von Bernstorff the new German ambassador at the White House. cordial expressions of good will were exchanged during the formal presentation on Wednesday afternoon with Mr Roosevelt.
Seven miles from Crystall Falls near Mansfield a fight at the Hollister mine ends with Andrew Johnson, shift boss, fatally clubbed. Police investigate motive and suspect details remain undisclosed.
Herman Justi, longtime commissioner of the Illinois Coal Operators' Association and respected labor author, died suddenly Friday at his Highland Park home of internal hemorrhages. Born December 18, 1852 in Louisville, he lived in Nashville before moving to Chicago. He helped arbitrate miner disputes and was recognized as a labor problems authority.
Ennis West Virginia December 31 officials estimate the Lick branch mine explosion will cause about 50 deaths. A foreman says 20 men were in the mine with small chance of survival. State Mine Inspectors arrived and directed rescue efforts through the night. all bodies were recovered by yesterday.
In Kansas City Kansas Ray Reese, hours after wishing his former sweetheart now Mrs Clyde Setzer a long life, shot her in the breast and then killed himself in the adjacent room. Mrs Setzer 19 was not expected to live. Previously engaged to Edna Mecum, she married Clyde Setzer on December 24.
A large blaze in Skowhegan Maine destroyed two and damaged three business blocks and burned five tenement houses on Water Street early Friday. Firefighters from Skowhegan aided by Waterville and Fairfield equipment fought eight hours to control the flames. Loss estimated at about 400000 dollars.
Two masked robbers who held up 25 men near Tulsa were captured early Friday. The suspects were Hershall Wolfe and Charles Haubaugh, young Tulsa men.
Thomas Perkins aged 69 a member of the New York cotton exchange collapsed and died in a pew at the First Presbyterian church Brooklyn after delivering a speech at New Year services.
In Roanoke Virginia the drys won a local option election on Wednesday by 86 votes. The result will shut down 42 saloons and six mail order houses within 90 days.
Columbus reports Charles P Taft withdraws from the Ohio senatorial contest in favor of party harmony. The Hamilton county delegation will back Theodore B Burton, making him the likely successor to Senator Foraker. Senator Foraker also withdraws, leaving Burton unopposed. Taft says his personal ambition yielded to party unity. The move foreshadows Burton's victory and a potential 1911 re election bid against Dick.
Five armed robbers dynamited a Wellston bank east of Muskogee Oklahoma early Wednesday. After exchanges of gunfire with local citizens, the gang escaped with about $5,000. No one was hurt. The men barricaded the bank with barbed wire and guarded the vault while about two hours of shooting occurred.
Abraham Ruef former San Francisco political boss was sentenced by Judge William P. Lawlor to 14 years in San Quentin for bribing a Schmitz board of supervisors member in the United Railroads overhead trolley franchise case. The trial ended with a December 10 conviction and remains a storied civic courtroom saga.
Gov. Harris granted a New Year pardon to Kenneth A. Blake of Scioto County who murdered farmer Rollenley. Blake served 15 years and was described as an old soldier.
The jury in Portland Oregon found James A. Finch guilty of murder in the first degree for the death of Ralph B. Fisher, prosecutor for the State Bar association, with the verdict delivered late Wednesday.
John Emerson Stone aged 22 described as highly connected in Boston and New York was shot and killed in Washington by May Wac ard who then wounded herself with two shots and may die.
Letters from Mrs. Joseph Hall Chase and Mrs. A L Wetzel praise Peruna as effective for coughs and colds. They cite regained senses and improved health after using Peruna, made by The Peruna Drug Mfg Co of Columbus Ohio, with an offer for a Free Peruna Almanac for 1909.
A humorous dialogue contrasts a beggar's confession with a polite challenge from a kind old lady about finding employment. The beggar admits he did obtain work for two relatives last month, but they refused to take it.
A judge contemplates leniency citing contingent circumstances and sentences the condemned man to three years. A veiled woman, the prisoner's wife, bursts into tears and exclaims that the punishment is far too light.
A 1767 guide explains that visitors could view the royal presence at St James's chapel by arriving at a side door and paying a shilling per person to enter the verger's hall. For another shilling per person, they could sit in the royal presence on side seats, not in pews, during divine service.
A Louisville mother recounts her daughter’s near nervous prostration from coffee. After stopping coffee and tea, and using Postum with Grape-Nuts, the daughter recovered, became healthy, and joined multiple charities while raising five children. the letter credits Postum.
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