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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1907
Page
2
A rapid survey breezes through 1906 oddities from Kentucky gunfire over John D Rockefeller to German tombstone crimes. It notes Chicago robbers, London divorces, Seattle divorces, and a string of bizarre wills and accidents with named places and people.
The empress of Russia and Queen Maud wear the two priciest sable coats, valued at 250000 to 400000 and about half that. A London furrier notes sable prices up 75 percent in two years and still rising, with top Russian sables costing about 1000, and real sable equivalents reaching 7500 or more. Dealers warn of prohibitive costs and widespread fur trade risk.
The market shows strong demand as sables pass as heirlooms with each skin valued around $450 highlighting their lasting worth.
The Youth's Companion notes a tale about George Monro Grant and Sir John Macdonald. At a dinner hosted by Williamson the premier urged Grant to be a steady ally, while Grant replied he supported Macdonald when he was right.
A Montreal church fair raised funds via buttons donated to the offertory baskets by the clergyman’s wife turning pieces into usable cash. In Atlanta, September speaker Hon. Hoke Smith was cheerfully embraced by Policeman T. J. Williams who then faced commissioners for taking an interest in politics.
Stow notes a bold group of London women led by mistris Stokes who publicly rebuked the duke of Gloucester in 1428. They delivered letters to the duke and archbishops in the upper parliament criticizing his treatment of his wife Jaqueline, but the outcome remains unrecorded.
After a 367 year absence the Franciscans have returned to Oxford. The friars who were expelled during Henry VIII's reign have opened a training college marking their reestablishment in the city.
Des Moines reports Judge C. C. Cole former dean of Drake University law school is named as a Carnegie fund pension recipient. He earns 1280 dollars yearly and will retire as dean emeritus after decades of service. Harvard Law graduate, 1848, served on Iowa Supreme Court starting 1864 and became chief justice in 1870 at age 82.
A mob of over 1,000 people in Charles City Iowa seized James Cullen after he killed his wife and his 15 year old stepson. They battered jail doors with railroad iron and hanged Cullen from the Cedar River bridge after a brief prayer service. Police will prosecute mob leaders as Governor Cummins orders action.
In Charles City the grand jury adjourned to allow County Attorney Rue to pursue witnesses as investigators seek the mob leaders in the Cullen lynching case. Judge Kelley labeled active participants murderers and urged the jurors to pursue justice without fear or favor.
Des Moines report says Judge Hugh Brennan voided Polk County 1907 grand and petit jury lists for illegality. The ruling, joined by Judges McHenry Howe Miller, threatens widespread prosecutions of election officials and could halt most district court work until a statute fixes the juries.
Chicago report details Rolla Steele formerly of Garner Iowa living for over fourteen years as a bigamist. He has a wife in the city and another in Lynchburg Virginia with a child. Mrs Irene Steele, mother of three, says he sent earnings to Virginia wife and claimed divorce from the first wife.
Fire gutted a large Michigan Stove works plant on Jefferson Avenue, causing an estimated 750 000 loss. The entire plant covered ten to twelve acres and only the office buildings foundries and part of the storage building survived. Over 15 000 stoves were ruined as firemen and spectators were injured by debris and a runaway wagon incident.
Grinnell Iowa cheers as word comes that Andrew Carnegie has given another $50,000 to Grinnell College. Only a telegram from Dr Albert Shaw of New York City confirms the gift and congratulates President Main on the contribution.
In Fairfield two three year olds, Vane Mikesell and Chester Lewis, laughed and stepped onto a Burlington flyer as it approached at fifty miles an hour. The engineer blew the whistle in alarm and stopped the engine within a few rods. The children, planning a fifty mile walk, were rescued by quick action and safety commands.
Charles City resident James Cullen a 69 year old contractor shot his wife and his 15 year old stepson at their East Clark Street home then attempted suicide twice in the head and is now jailed. He was known for temper and eccentricity.
A roundup of Iowa incidents reports Wred Johnson aged 18 killed by Burlington man at Albia. Afton fire losses total 14000 with Bolinger and Barnum listed as principal losers. Adjutant General Newman says GA R will disband within ten years. John Swinburn near Maine seriously injured by a horse kick. Jury list corruption jeopardizes Polk county jury for a year. Fire at F J Huber Co tailors Jefferson causes 10000 damage. George Hull brakeman dies after train incident near Muscatine. James H Windsor prominent Des Moines businessman dies on the 11th. Unclear county attorney course threatens Marshalltown slot machines disappearance. Will Halverson declines elected clerkship of Emmet county after spending 500. Frank Orr captured in Adair county for shooting Ira Bogard over rejected love. Appanoose County Attorney Fee seeks injunction against Rolla Romesburg for liquor law violations at Mystic joint. Cullen's eccentricities cited as half insanity delaying punishment.
Official notice in Teheran Persia reports the shah died at 11 o clock Tuesday night and the grand vizier office announced it at 9 am Wednesday. The public received the news quietly.
An unusually severe sleet storm moved through Oklahoma and the southwest region Friday crippling Kansas City and surrounding areas causing travel disruption and brief power issues as crews worked to restore conditions.
A blaze in a tobacco warehouse in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, traced to an electric arc light and adjoining property sparked a fire Friday. Moss & Co. reports damage estimated at about $1,000,000. No fatalities are listed.
A tidal wave struck islands south of Achein causing massive loss of life. An official dispatch reports about 300 people perished on the island of Tana and extensive devastation across affected areas.
Miss Irene Miller a Lewistonville area public school teacher was shot and killed Wednesday night by Prof I F Couch principal of the schools who then died by suicide.
Congressman William Alden Smith of Grand Rapids was nominated Thursday night to replace United States Senator R A Alger in Lansing Michigan. The nomination is equivalent to election and clears the path for Smith to serve in the U S Senate.
The steamship Ponce arrives at St George Bay Ber mudas with a broken shaft but crew of 52 and seven passengers all well. Captain W A Harvey confirms safety to New York owners The New York and Porto Rico Steamship company. A tow and indemnity arrangements via Elizabeth Rickmers are planned and passengers may choose to go to New York aboard the Ponce or await the next Quebec Steamship vessel.
Lieut. Gen. Vladimir Pavloff, known as Hangman Pavloff for his tough stance, was shot dead in the garden beside the chief military court building near the Moika canal. The disguise killed a policeman and wounded a boy amid a 40-shot pursuit through crowded streets. An assassination warning targets Vice Admiral Doubassoff as another plot unfolds. In Lodz, Col. Patko Andrieff, chief of gendarmes, was shot on Poludniowa street and escaped after an infantry volley.
Jackson Ky reports John Smith in Cox murder case has confessed to Commonwealth Attorney Jouett. He accuses ex Judge Hargis and ex Sheriff Edward Callahan of masterminding the plot and promises of acquittal and employment. Smith says Callahan gave him $100 after the killing, forwarded by Jim Hargis.
Springfield Illinois Governor demands back taxes from Illinois Central Railway by urging the legislature to approve a 150000 emergency appropriation to fund preparation and trial of the suit claiming seven percent of gross earnings as required by the state charter.
A Texas Senate resolution was introduced signed by 14 of 30 members calling for an investigation of Senator Bailey and Attorney General Davidson over their connection with the Waters-Pierce Company in Texas. The move ties to anti trust law issues surrounding the company’s readmission after ejection.
George C. Wapp, deemed insane, killed his mother in law on Thursday. He reportedly confessed the crime, saying his in-law talked too much.
fragmentary report indicates Archbishop Montgomery died following an appendicitis illness. the text notes a revival attempt and a relapse, with limited readable details on date location or other individuals.
Mrs Maria Novack age 70, wife of Thomas Novack, was found dead in the woods about two miles from her home on Tuesday evening. She had been reported missing, and authorities are continuing to investigate the death.
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