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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1908
Page
3
A collection of humorous and curious items from The Express Iowa includes a joke on eggs as currency in Zanesville, a Detroit thief admitting to stealing 3000 pens, and quips about Spain's cork production and Russia. The chatter touches on currency, crime, literature, and social trends with a provincial newspaper voice.
Poetic reflection on enduring hope despite persistent clouds rain and storms in nature and human spirit. The verse emphasizes resilience and the immortal spark that sustains courage through adversity.
The annual Pinkerton agency report states there has been no drop in bank burglary prosperity, with the scene continuing to show steady activity and risk for financial institutions.
In Pittsburg a minister refuses a $100 gold coin gift because the coins lack the motto In God We Trust. He is described as a clergy member, not a wealthy man.
A Kansas man killed himself after growing tired of waking at three every morning to milk the cows. The report suggests he had not considered marriage as a remedy for his distress.
The union in Boston votes to bar married women from cigars shops unless their husbands are invalids. The move shocks many, described as a grim rule affecting family life and home careers.
A Washington physician asserts mince pie is not harmful if it can be digested, noting that the same may apply to other items like carpet tacks depending on digestion. The remark hinges on the conditional word if and the body's tolerance.
The article advocates wearing a peekaboo shirt waist in winter for women aiming to catch the grip. It notes many men succeed without special rules, praising the sterner sex's ingenuity.
A college professor contemplates why professional men are more esteemed than chefs, suggesting the professor may overestimate the status chefs command among those who can afford such kitchens.
An Odessa school yard has been found planted with bombs raising safety concerns. The incident highlights ongoing security risks amid broader debates on immigration policies and national safety.
A Europe reports a leprosy cure and argues such successes show how far medicine can advance. The writer contends disease may be reinterpreted as solvable by science and urges right thinking and living as essential alongside medical cures.
Evelyn Thaw and Mrs. William Thaw testified as the courtroom debated public morals exclusions. District Attorney Jerome challenged much of Evelyn Thaw story, tearing it into fragments while the elder Mrs. Thaw maintained composure and yielded time for resumed examination.
A serious earthquake struck Gonaives 65 miles northwest of Port au Prince. Several houses were destroyed and many damaged while communication with the town is broken. The first shock was followed by a tidal wave. no deaths reported. Herrmann Adler Jolibert commercial houses were among the structures destroyed.
Mayor P. J. Lyons ordered all moving picture shows in the city closed after an inspection found fire exits dangerous to the public. The order applied to mobile displays.
Three girls were killed ten seriously injured and a score or more slightly hurt in a blaze at the Imperial knitting company's mill in Dixcourt Scranton Friday. The fire devastated the central district mill facility and prompted investigations into its cause and safety measures.
A large blaze in East St. Louis started at the Pendleton Corbett Grain grain storehouse, destroying the Montgomery B elevator and the storehouse, along with 15 to 20 freight cars. Estimated loss reaches 150,000 dollars.
H R Drew a prominent Minneapolis real estate man and early resident died at his home. He helped shape the city’s development and was well known in local affairs.
A special New York county grand jury returned two indictments against William R. Montgomery, president of the Hamilton Bank, charging overdrafts and over-certification while he was vice president. He posted a $5,000 bail. One indictment cites a $12,950 check for a Maiden Lane jeweler and an overdraft of $12,869. The second alleges a $21,000 check when the maker had only $5,918, later reduced to $154, yet paid by the bank.
Miss Emily Steger of 729 Fourth Avenue South took out a license to wed Charles Makin in Minneapolis. The ceremony will be the first real leap year wedding held in the county jail where Eakin serves a five month term for grand larceny in the second degree. Both are 22, and their romance began before his conviction.
In Boyertown Pennsylvania the town began burying victims of the opera house tragedy. Relatives are asked to bury within three days as morgues prepare bodies for home or cemetery interment. The death toll rises toward 180 with 172 confirmed dead after the death of Mrs James Fryer.
Gen. d Amade’s French column defeated Mulai Rachid’s Moors near Settat after a 25 hour march. The attack involved reinforcements from Chaoula and heavy enemy resistance. Twenty French soldiers wounded and several Moorish casualties reported. Gen. d Amade then occupied Kasbah Ber Rohid.
An upper East Side landlord attempting to evict tenants sparked a Friday riot in New York as 2000-plus sympathizers gathered. Police called reserves to control the disturbance and several people, including four women, were taken into custody. The marshal canceled further dispossess warrants for the moment.
After a bitter battle the New York county Republican committee adjourned at midnight without endorsing any presidential candidate. An attempt to revive the tabled resolution backing Gov. Hughes failed and the meeting adjourned for one month.
Miss Mary Robinson, daughter of a southern planter, testified in the Druce case that she knew Druce as the duke of Portland and that Charles Dickens aided the claim. She was arrested Friday on a warrant charging her with perjury.
Judge Hough of the United States circuit court on Thursday directed E H Harriman to respond to ICC questions except those about Union Pacific and Southern Pacific stock purchases tied to the August 1906 dividend. Otto H Kuhn of Kuhn Loeb & Co was also ordered to answer all ICC questions.
Hedley Shaw company Maple Leaf mills were destroyed by fire in Kenora Ontario early Wednesday. The adjacent elevator stored over 300000 bushels of wheat and also burned. Loss is estimated at one million dollars with insurance to cover the damage.
La Crosse Wisconsin obituary notes O S Sisson aged 62 a leading Grand Army man in Wisconsin and pension agent who served the northwest for many years and died Friday in the city tailing his service record.
Demurrers to indictments against 19 prominent lumbermen charging conspiracy to defraud were upheld in federal district court Sunday by Judge William Lochren in Minneapolis Minnesota.
Mrs Lydia K Bradley a wealthy Illinois heiress died in Peoria at age 92 She was renowned for philanthropy including the endowment of Bradley Polytechnic Institute.
John C. Guinn a 65 year old millionaire mine owner was severely beaten and robbed at his home in Georgia City near Carthage Missouri. Robbers cut telephone wires before the attack and fled Wednesday night.
John Hart of the cruiser St. Louis died Thursday from wood alcohol poisoning after secretly consuming the toxic beverage. He is the third weekly victim, with two sailors blinded and five others possibly unfit for service. The alcohol was obtained from a cement plant.
The American battleship fleet remained at Rio Janeiro as six torpedo boats arrived from Pernambuco and anchored near the sixteen battleships in the harbor forming a strong naval display.
Donald Stevenson a Breckenridge Colorado mining company salesman was probably fatally shot by O B Hewitt a lawyer in Taylorville on Friday Hewitt surrendered and was released on bail.
Orman and Crook, railroad contractors of Denver, filed a petition in bankruptcy Thursday afternoon with the U S court clerk. Total liabilities are listed at 741,136 dollars while assets total 1,282,771 dollars.
A British ship Hartfield sailing from Liverpool to Seattle is believed sunk with all hands after going down off the west coast of Vancouver Island near Seattle, Washington.
A Friday night blaze in a six story Market street building housing the McNeil Higgins wholesale grocery caused about 600000 in damage. Several firemen were injured and a nearby hotel was aroused by the fire.
Reports from Hayes and Phillips in Stanley County describe plowing operations during the first week of January. The winter is noted as mild across the central and western parts of South Dakota.
Oil firms received news from the Caucasus of an enormous gusher at Bibi Lybat in Baku flowing at about 120000 barrels daily. The report comes from the oil region near St Petersburg with production rapidly expanding.
Fairmont West Virginia coroner's jury finds the Monongah mine disaster resulted from a blown-out shot or powder ignition that ignited gas. The company is deemed to have complied with state regulations and taken reasonable precautions including coal dust suppression.
Brazilian police uncover an anarchist plot centered in Rio de Janeiro Petropolis extending to Sao Paulo and Minas Geraes aimed at damaging ships of the American fleet in harbor. Jean Fedder, a Petropolis resident, named chief conspirator as authorities pursue arrests in Sao Paulo interior. Admiral Pillsbury expresses disbelief at the alleged plot and confirms Navy awareness.
A Southern Railway west bound engine plunged from a 90 foot trestle at Corydon Junction Indiana killing engineer Clarence Dunham fireman W H Scott and brakeman Frank Carter and injuring conductor James W Pritchett and brakeman Clyde Stewart. An Evansville passenger train had just cleared the trestle with Sunday excursionists aboard.
John R. Walsh, former financial and political chieftain, was found guilty on 54 counts of misappropriation in a nine week trial of the Chicago National Bank case. Jurors deliberated 37 hours before verdict. a motion for new trial was set for January 28 at 10 a.m. with bail bonds of 50,000 maintained.
In an impenetrable fog that enveloped Paris and suburbs, two electric cars collided at Vitry, injuring forty people, several seriously.
A blaze that began in the attic of a cottage at the Missouri Colony for the Feebleminded and Epileptic on Sunday caused 40000 dollars in damage and imperiled 125 patients.
Allen Campbell Burrows, professor of English at Ohio State University, died suddenly at his Columbus home after a week with grip. He was about 67, a 1861 Western Reserve graduate who taught at Phillips Academy, Western Reserve, and Iowa Agricultural College before joining OSU in 1894 as chair of English literature.
Guatemala City hosts elaborate ceremonies as President Cabrera and government officials welcome an American delegation led by Maj. Gen. George W. Davis. The Guatemala Northern railway, Latin Americas third line, connects the Atlantic and Pacific with American enterprise honored.
The article extols Defiance Starch for summer use as free from injurious chemicals and safe on fine fabrics. It claims its strength requires half the usual quantity to achieve a perfect finish equal to new goods.
Mrs. Mary Willen Barraby of Breck ton Massachusetts has just marked her 105th birthday. She started smoking a pipe at 80 and laments not starting at 40. An ad promotes Defiance Starch products promising stiff collars and cuffs with gloss or domestic finish.
The quote urges self-command and determination, urging a noble mind to align action with resolved identity. It emphasizes that character forms through chosen, steadfast effort and personal discipline.
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