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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1908
Page
3
The Express Iowa editorial voices social commentary on wealth, self reliance, and national progress. It notes meat price declines, egg shortages, and the strain of fashion on a prominent actress while mocking cynicism about wealth and poverty.
A British observer notes graft battles across governments while American concerns span crime and education. An Indiana station agent who fired at a rushed ticket buyer reflects volatile nerve in public service. An Indiana professor urges cross eyed vision for children, inviting debate over schooling. Oklahoma receives 5 million dollars from federal lands in Indian Territory to fund new state needs. An English literary figure observes Americans chase money and marry dollars readily.
With 306,140 persons in his employ, there is never a strike or hint of one. The government runs profitably and could guide large corporations toward fewer labor troubles if imitated, suggesting a model for industrial labor relations.
Swarthmore College declines Miss Jeanes million dollar gift tied to banning competitive athletics. Officials say freedom under certain rules justified the decision, though the sum represents a valuable prize. The college faces loss of the proposed endowment despite its stance on athletics.
The Youth's Companion notes that most hunting fatalities arise from familiar mistakes repeated for generations. It cites four patterns: didn't know it was loaded, pulling the muzzle through a fence, being in a wagon, or being in a boat. It urges hunters to remember these basics to prevent deaths.
The piece notes most eastern fresh halibut comes from the Pacific coast while western halibut trade grows. About 25 million pounds a year go from Seattle and Alaska to Boston, boxed and iced, then shipped to New York and Chicago for distribution, with little halibut arriving by vessel to Boston.
A New Jersey man who organized a literary retreat for authors has gone bankrupt. The article notes that authors today scorn such retreats and instead inhabit marble cottages and private estate residences.
A Nubian lion and an American jaguar die from rage at a New York zoo while an elephant mourns in a circus, illustrating nature writers who see close kinship between animals and humans through grief and anger.
A Brooklyn judge declares that a kiss cannot be heard through a brick wall. The ruling applies to Brooklyn residents and serves as a general warning within the borough.
Two ministers of the sultan of Morocco have had their harems captured and divided among rebel chiefs. The article notes the high cost of meat milk and groceries in Morocco and suggests the ministers will show fortitude in bearing their affliction.
San Francisco the district court of appeals set aside the judgment in Eugene Schmitz extortion case and ruled Abe Ruef pleads guilty to an act that was no offense. Both men are entitled to bail and release pending further appeals and possible indictments. The decision delays are set at about two months.
In Washington the Brownson affair tops Senate talks as Senator Hale outlines a navy personnel bill. Senator Tillman seeks chance to summon witnesses on the controversy, with Hale indicating no obstacle. House members engage in a room lottery for the new office building, causing much confusion.
New York appellate division Sunday set aside a $460000 verdict against George J. Gould and others, obtained by John S. Jones an Ohio coal operator.
Newark report states Mrs Henry Q Boehme of Orange New Jersey died Friday by kneeling before an approaching Lackawanna express train near Rooseville. She had suffered mental derangement since her child’s birth.
Miles Tennessee native Fred Otto a traveling dispatcher for the Chicago Great Western railroad died Friday in Egan Illinois while assisting in clearing a wreck.
A historic building once part of Gov. Tryon’s estate before the revolutionary era burned down on Thursday in Newbern North Carolina. The former residence of James B. Duffy was destroyed by the blaze.
Frank J. McBrien a wealthy retired businessman was killed Thursday while saving Mrs. Mary Scheele of Brooklyn who fell in the path of a Long Island railroad express train.
In Dewitt County Illinois Richard Snell sues to break his father Col Thomas Snell's will granting him only 50 per year. He alleges a web of influence and lavish gifts to Maybelle Snell now Mrs McNamara with claims of $300000 spent on women. Maybelle Snell, Miss Snell's heir, is tied to Kansas City Missouri via marriage to James V McNamara longtime deputy sheriff.
In New York the Parker building fire destroyed a 12 story block on Fourth Avenue. Firefighters from Manhattan fought the blaze as floors collapsed trapping at least 30 men. Engine Company No. 72 and Fire Patrol No. 3 suffered three and one casualties respectively. Florence hotel adjacent served as a temporary hospital. Loss pegged at about $5,000,000.
Judge Walter H. Sanborn named A. B. Stickney and Charles H. F. Smith of St. Paul as receivers for the Chicago Great Western railroad. Kellogg & Severance will handle the receivers’ legal work. The move follows the line’s 1908 obligations, a failed extension, and losses from last fall’s boilermakers strike. The road spent $19,000,000 on reconstruction over ten years.
Friends of author Jack London in San Francisco fear for his safety as his boat the Snark, expected to reach the Marquesas in early December, has been overdue since October 7 after leaving Hilo Hawaii. The vessel, gasolined engine likely damaged, carries London his wife Mrs London two friends and a small crew.
Secretary Straus transmitted to Congress the steamboat disaster report by W L Withey and John Stewart. The Larchmont collision with the Harry Knowlton off Block Island in February last year killed over twenty. Inspectors blame pilot John L Anson, now dead, and absolve the crew.
Lincoln Neb Judge John H Ames of Lincoln one of three appointive members of the state supreme court Thursday night tendered his resignation to take effect immediately His action is due to his necessary absence from the state
The American battleship under Rear Admiral Evans was sighted passing Pernambuco on Wednesday at noon en route to Rio Janeiro. The report notes the fleet's movement as part of ongoing naval operations.
Washington reports admit the canal project may cost around 200 million dollars due to wider locks more excavation and higher labor and material prices. The Panama government would reimburse many zone expenses and related items including administration sanitation and relocation costs.
Augustus Heinze could not meet payments on his stock in Mercantile National and lost control of the bank. He faced arraignment in the U S circuit court the same day on over-certification charges. He had pledged holdings as security for a $1 200 000 loan to Edwin Gould and William Nelson Cromwell.
Grand jury in Kansas City Missouri handed up 160 indictments against individuals tied to theatrical work for violating the 1835 Sunday labor law. Most defendants are non resident actors who must come to trial or forfeit bonds of 200 dollars each.
The Great Northern railroad has received contractor estimates for a steel grain elevator to replace elevator A which burned in November. Specifications call for the largest single grain house in the world.
Cyrus J. Lawrence of Cyrus J. Lawrence & Son and vice president of Bush Terminal Company died Thursday. He was 76 and a prominent figure in New York banking.
Federal Judge T J Munger ordered the jury to acquit Henry Sutton who faced conspiracy to defraud the government of large land tracts in Deal and Grant counties Nebraska through dummy entries in the case heard in Omaha Wednesday morning.
In Topeka San, liquor valued at 7300 was seized in raids and poured into the sewer on Wednesday under court orders issued by county officers.
Edwin Collier Sr killed his eight year old blind son Edwin at his wife’s Ravenna cemetery grave on Thursday night and shot himself. Friday afternoon the two bodies were found. the boy’s corpse was frozen and the father unconscious from cold and blood loss. A note, signed in Collier’s hand, expresses despair and names his wife Mrs Ramsey and his belongings to be given after burial beside his wife and mother. Neighbors say he had been dazed since his wife’s death six months earlier and had spent money to help the boy.
Senator Aldrich introduced a currency bill in the Senate aiming to add bank circulation not to exceed 250 million dollars on non government bonds. The comptroller of the currency would decide timing and amounts issued. Increased circulation would be limited to 75 percent of bond value deposited.
The second jury to try Harry K. Thaw for the Stanford White killing was completed late Friday. Five jurors were sworn, forming a panel of twelve. The defense used 23 peremptory challenges and the prosecution 24. The jurors are described as a capable group of middle aged business men. Thaw and his wife Mrs. Thaw both expressed satisfaction with the jury.
The Bank of Adair safe at Macomb Illinois was blown open with nitroglycerin early Friday and $7700 in currency was stolen. Residents awakened by the explosion did not investigate, mistaking the noise for a passing freight train. Entry was gained by prying the front doors with a crowbar. The robbers fled town on a hand car, later abandoned south of Bushnell, with two men seen leaving the car carrying a valise and a satchel.
Mack St. Clair and Solomon Lawrence two shot firers were instantly killed in an explosion at the Princeton coal Mining Company mine in Princeton Indiana early Thursday. Eight other men had narrow escapes.
In Hawkinsville Georgia a posse captured two Black farm hands believed involved in a deadly attack on Mr and Mrs Martin Livingston at their Goldsboro area home on Wednesday night. The suspects were struck by a passing vehicle after capture.
Washington reports the president will pull federal troops from Goldfield Nevada shortly after Nevada legislature begins its special session. The White House released the special investigation committee report and a January 4 letter to Sparks stating the president will follow the report’s recommendations unless facts contradict them. The panel found the governor’s no war rationale unsupported and urged Nevada to assume primary responsibility for maintaining order.
The American fleet of 16 battleships steamed into Rio Janeiro Sunday after a 3000 mile passage from Port of Spain Trinidad. The anchorage greeted Rear Admiral Evans and his officers as Brazilian officials and civic leaders boarded the Connecticut to extend a hearty welcome.
Omaha patrol records show Col. William L. Visscher, noted journalist and humorist, shot Patrol Conductor Peter Dillon Saturday night while being taken to the police station after disturbances. Visscher had been arrested for intoxication, released, then attempted to board trains and was re-arrested before the shooting occurred.
A basement natural gas blast at the Olivia apartment hotel in Joplin Missouri Sunday killed 20 year old night clerk Marvin Reynolds and seriously injured multiple others. The explosion wrecked a five room suite occupied by John E Stevens and his wife causing extensive property damage.
Chicago freshman Frank Purdy, a Wisconsin College of Agriculture student, was struck by an ice yacht while skating on Lake Mendota Madison and died from his injuries. The accident occurred during fair conditions as wreckage and rescue efforts followed.
Peter Turner, a Black man, was hanged in Knoxville Tennessee on Saturday for the March murder of Minnie Scott. Earlier that morning Turner attempted suicide by hanging but failed.
Incoming cablegrams show strong American support for an exclusion act causing unease among political leaders who believe Americans do not want to discriminate against the Japanese and would accept Japan's stance to avoid embarrassing the United States while protecting Japanese pride.
Saloonkeepers plan to force church closures in Waukesha as ministers push for Sunday work, arguing they have a right to earn a living while ministers rely on salary and collections. Ministers deem the plan a joke and oppose the move.
A public letter from Mrs Bertha Muff of Louisiana Missouri credits Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after twelve years of female illnesses and eleven doctors. She urges other suffering women to follow the remedy and advice, claiming it restored health and strength.
A distressed lover vents his pleas in German French English Irish Greek Turkish Latin and Spanish but falters until he declares the universal language. He kisses the maiden and she understands the message, delivering a humorous ending.
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