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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1910
Page
3
A column riffs on weather, science, and public affairs with humorous quips. It questions shelter needs, considers pure milk for Washington, notes Brazil and Sweden arbitration, and jests about meters for telephone talk and a missing link discovery. It also comments on fashion, baby politics, and Prohibition era debates.
A Yale graduate has posted a $100,000 reward for an adequate remedy for consumption while noting skepticism of fresh air cures. The piece contrasts King Gustave’s candid leadership with curiosity about industrial conditions and public health, and comments on Mexico's stance regarding Zelaya and Nicaragua.
An enthusiast proposed an automobile boulevard from the Atlantic to the Pacific with road houses every five miles but forgot to require a hospital between them. A Pennsylvania grocer was punished by being made to eat eggs a customer claimed were bad, promising future eggs will be sold in pristine purity in that town.
A doctor warns against overrest during colds and asks who should judge it. A medical expert estimates that stopping disease transmission by flies could add 470 million years of life and save 20 billion dollars, prompting talk of a new Amalgamated Extermination Company venture.
President Taft dismissed Gifford Pinchot, chief forester, for violating executive order 1142 after a full cabinet meeting on Pinchot’s letter to Congress. The move ends his government career but sparks further political maneuvering as Roosevelt allies plan to press Pinchot’s case in congressional hearings.
The British cruiser Scylla remained in Nicaraguan waters as its commander warned the revolutionary and government forces at Greytown to cease fighting. He stated that most houses there are owned by British subjects and threatened to land a strong armed party with guns to stop any fighting.
Tacoma group raises funds for England's liberal party to support Irish Home Rule, contributing 1500 dollars to the cause.
George Churchill Kennedy of Brookline devoured thirty scrambled eggs in 22 minutes after a Friday bet with a classmate at the Technology union. Kennedy achieved the feat on the competition day amid a casual campus challenge.
In Jamestown, an oven gas explosion in the enameling department of the Dahlstrom Metal Door Company plant wrecked a large section. One man was killed and two others were injured in the blast on Thursday.
Mrs. Walter Ellis and her young daughter died in a house fire that leveled the Ellis home on Thursday. The infant was critically burned. investigators say a gas explosion sparked the blaze.
Twelve men charged with conspiring to steal ore from the Cobalt Sliver mines were sent to higher court after police court. They allegedly lifted at least $3,000,000 in ore, delivering to Dr. J. B. Wilkinson in Toronto who melted some ore into bullion. Wilkinson says he bought silver, not ore.
New York banking circles reignite with J Pierpont Morgan exploring a large scale merger plan. The announcement of the Guaranty Trust, Morgan Trust and Fifth Avenue joining forces signals potential expansions with Bankers’ Trust and Manhattan Trust in talks. Rumors suggest Mercantile Trust and Equitable Trust could join a broader alliance.
In Kansas City Missouri Judge Ralph Latshaw condemns George Reynolds and John Williams to hang for the assault on Mrs. W. F. Jackson. He rejects any suggestion of spared punishment saying they are beyond mercy and deserve the death penalty on the legal hang ing day.
Mrs. Josephine Dudley sister in law of Dr Frederick A Cook said on Wednesday the explorer has broken down and suffers a severe form of aphasia. She denied divorce rumors and stated Mrs Cook is at his bedside. He can no longer sustain language or single topics and even confuses salt with butter when dining.
Noted French aviator Leon Delagrange was killed in Bordeaux when his monoplane broke apart mid turn in gusty wind. He circled the aerodrome three times before the left wing failed and the other collapsed, crushing him beneath wreckage.
The first carload of spring vegetables for 1910 left Mobile Friday bound for Pittsburg. The shipment included radishes turnips lettuce and other greens from the gulf coast truck garden area.
A rear-end collision between two freight trains on the Oregon Railroads and Navigation Company line near Cascade Oregon killed T H Carson a cattle man from Kearney Nebraska and injured ten others.
Great Falls Montana reports Frank Collins Jim Clark and Charles Wilson captured Wednesday after robbing Collins store and overpowering the jailer at Chateau, Mont., and making an escape.
Washington officials reveal a Knox statement that Japan must abandon Manchuria railway ambitions and acknowledge the four powers United States Britain France and Germany as guardians of China's territorial rights. The move signals neutralization of Manchurian railways and the nations’ control over China’s fate, with Russia urged to consent for mutual safety.
Blizzard conditions cripple coal movement in the Mississippi valley and north, leaving Elgin and Rock Island facilities near empty fuel stocks. Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota cities appeal for coal while trains and workers endure delays and exposure.
Cardinal Francis Satolli, long prominent in the American church as apostolic delegate to Washington, died Saturday morning after weeks of serious illness and delirium. He was once the official head of the Roman Catholic Church in America and was frequently noted as a potential successor to Pope Leo XIII.
Charles Wyman Morse once known as the Ice King and millionaire banker starts a 15 year sentence in Atlanta federal prison for violating national banking laws. He is convict No. 2814 and serves in a standard steel cell with other inmates. His fine clothes are replaced by stripes as he undergoes Bertillon, photography, bath and barber, and he may be assigned to the tailor shop.
A sweeping grand jury indictment was returned against the Paper Board association. About twenty corporations and 140 individuals are named. Months of secret investigation revealed a coordinated effort in the paper trade, similar to the wrapping paper trust case already convicted in circuit court.
A barber shop fire near the Cambridge and Barnum hotels in St Charles street trapped guests and workers. One fireman died, six were injured, women fainted from smoke, and 200 hotel guests fled into near freezing air as flames spread through the business district. In San Francisco the Ways and Means Committee for the Panama Pacific fair ratified an executive committee to handle finances and preliminaries.
Atlantic steamship companies meet in Liverpool and agree to raise west bound passenger rates by at least five per cent on Friday. The agreement marks a policy shift affecting travelers and ticket prices across transatlantic routes.
New York buyers paid over $50,000 for a 1 900 square foot plot opposite the public library on Thursday. The rate reached about $263 per square foot, beating the former high of $200 per square foot.
Denver police report Harry Wilson of Knoxville Tennessee disappeared after being found with fifteen thousand dollars in drafts and cash on his person. The search seeks any sighting or clue to his whereabouts.
Karl Hau a former George Washington University professor of Roman law serving a life sentence for murdering his mother in law Frau Melitor in 1806 tried to escape at Bruchsal Baden a warden’s dog interrupted the plan and thwarted the attempt in progress.
Martin A. Knapp chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission and Charles P. Neill labor commissioner, appointed mediators, are expected to send a favorable message. They prefer negotiations in Washington. if switchmen and railroad men agree, talks may stay there, else move to Chicago.
Gov. Hughes sent an annual message urging ratification of the federal income tax amendment and a direct plurality primary law. He calls for continued state action against white slavery and recommends extending the public service commission to cover telegraph and telephone companies.
In Washington the insurgent Republicans press to maintain the Ballinger Pinchot probe amid Speaker Cannon’s possible move to overturn Friday’s vote. Representative Norris vows stronger anti Cannon unity and predicts further defeats for Cannon as the fight continues in Congress.
The University of Copenhagen report on Cook’s polar journey was translated and examined by a panel including Dr. J Howard Gore Rear Admiral H N Pillsbury and Prof. C Willard Hayes. They found the submitted documents unsatisfactory lacking original astronomical observations and details to verify Cook reached the pole.
A Sunday blaze gutted part of East Waterloo's business area causing about 100000 dollars in damages. Several families narrowly escaped death as flames trapped them and frigid air followed, with temperatures plunging to 20 below zero.
Delaware and Hudson collieries in the Wilkesbarre area mostly shut Monday due to an inadequate water supply. Only one mine remained open amid the water shortage affecting operations.
Two hundred guests fled the Hotel Burlington and adjacent Walker block when a Saturday night fire destroyed both structures. The blaze caused about $300,000 in losses, but all guests escaped unharmed.
A Sunday fire in Freeport completely destroyed the Second Presbyterian church about half an hour before the first service. Estimated loss set at $30,000.
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