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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1913
Page
4
A collage of witty quips and odd facts, from a Duluth man fending off wolves with cigars to an incubator linked to Washington. It riffs on Edison talking pictures, Mona Lisa living again, and a Paris banker’s daring bail bond. A playful snapshot of period puns and curiosities.
A London social circle pursues a forced smile through a three cornered creation and harnessed effort to overcome the struggle with humor, reporting a heroic approach to keep up appearances.
A Milwaukee judge did not find the couple guilty of assault and battery for striking a man who persisted with an after-dinner speech. The ruling suggests postprandial restraint as a civic example for experts and audiences alike.
A Chicago group of girls forms a matrimony club with a rule that a man must earn $5,000 annually to be considered. It is unclear if they have a plan to attract or identify such eligibles yet.
In a creative pest control idea Sam plans to use goats to curb mosquitoes. The project also aims to add ornamental value to the area while reducing insect activity.
An Illinois judge ruled the Joker game outcome hinges on who wins. he concluded it is pleasure for one player to work another, framing the act as a pleasure when victorious.
A Cornell student described as an ideal coed plans to pursue market gardening after graduation to demonstrate her capacity to support a family, signaling a practical continuation of her perceived perfection.
A English author asserts Americans cannot understand English pronunciation and suggests English actors should improve their pronunciation before visiting.
A deaf-mute in New York was arrested after allegedly swallowing a ninety dollar diamond ring. He now suffers from indigestion attributed to the “too rich diet.”
A Pittsburgh woman asserts her husband has not given her a cent in thirty eight years. She notes the city’s wealth in contrast to his lack of support and claims financial hardship for herself.
Tea has been a staple beverage in China for over two millennia while England, though famed for tea culture, falls behind in current consumption.
New York firemen are to have roof gardens on their stations as the movement to use rooftop spaces grows more interesting every day.
The Pitts Gut Hous Gazette Times notes a joking line about tobacco killing cholera germs. The quip reveals local skepticism and a playful stance toward public health myths.
A Chicago professor ranks cooking topics over language studies in a playful list. The remark suggests a cooking instructor persona with emphasis on meals like lobster salad over Latin and Greek topics.
The board of review of the National Trotting Association states that a horse's age cannot be determined by its teeth, noting that age estimation fails for older animals.
Ottoman grand council decides to cede Adrianople to the Balkan allies and submits the Aegean issue to the powers. The note warns Turkey against prolonging war and seeks assured support after peace. Russia adds a parallel appeal for action aimed at securing peace.
Five state legislatures on January 23 elected United States senators. Le Baron B Colt won in Rhode Island to fill the Wetmore seat. George W Norris was chosen in Nebraska. Knute Nelson was returned in Minnesota. William S Kenyon was re elected in Iowa. Robert L Owen was re elected in Oklahoma City Oklahoma.
In Cheyenne on January 22 the Wyoming house of representatives erupted as Speaker Pratt and Speaker Pro Tem Wood tried to preside. A three quarter hour fight between the officers caused chaotic scenes with no parliamentary order until leaders brokered a temporary standstill.
Indianapolis report states Mayor Shank, who led a speeding crackdown, was arrested by a victim for violating the speed law while pursuing others, and was later acquitted by a jury. In Los Angeles Clarence Darrow, former labor attorney for Chicago, faced bar discipline on a second jury bribery charge tied to the McNamara dynamite case.
East St Louis January 23 Ed ward Falkenhaust a 74 year old saloonkeeper was closing his place Tuesday night when he was shot to death. The attacker rifled his pockets and the register taking about 30 dollars.
The Ohio supreme court ordered the $1,200,000 estate of James Smith Armstrong divided among 17 heirs. Armstrong, a Cincinnati financier, died in Paris, and the ruling was issued in Columbus on Tuesday.
Long Beach California January 21 shifting ballast caused a new type of submarine boat built by a Los Angeles firm to fill and sink during its trial launch Sunday. The vessel cost 344000.
Pierre January 21 The South Dakota House approved the Senate equal suffrage resolution by 70 to 20 and sent it to the people next year as a constitutional amendment for ratification.
William Hillis Corey former United States Steel president testified before Henry B Brown referee that the Steel Trust long controlled prices and maintained a large pool in New York and Europe He said Theodore Roosevelt would have sanctioned the Tennessee Coal and Iron merger and defended his panic era actions The colonel shouted Hurrah and defended his earlier testimony against Dickinson
After a private Pujo committee session chairman and Samuel Untermyer plan to travel to Palm Beach to decide if William Rockefeller can be safely questioned about the copper corner. Dr W F Chappell warns a Rockefeller speech could trigger a dangerous laryngeal spasm.
Amii Dodd longtime president of Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company of New York and recent director died at his home in Bloomfield. He was ninety years old.
A large blaze destroyed the Fort Saskatchewan Alberta business section on Tuesday, thirty miles from Edmonton. The fire left extensive damage to shops and storefronts in the town core. No injuries reported as authorities investigate the cause.
Pau line Denegri and Renaldo Del Pietro, leaders of an Italian bunko gang, confessed in San Francisco to stealing about $300,000 over two years. Their nationwide operations spanned the country.
Baltimore telegram reports the death here Wednesday of Mrs. Jennie Wilson Woodbridge, first cousin of President-elect Wilson, wife of Rev. Dr. Samuel I Woodbridge a Presbyterian missionary in Shanghai China.
John L. MecMonigle of St Louis was sentenced to one year and one day in Fort Leavenworth federal prison and fined $1000 for coloring oleomargarine in a Tuesday case heard in federal court in St Louis Missouri.
Gulfport Mississippi January 22 seven hours after he killed Police Chief Charles Dickey Percy Newkirk Negro was tried convicted and sentenced to be hanged on Friday February 21
News from Guadalajara and Mexico City report Mount Colima erupting violently in Jalisco. Thousands of cattle died from gases and villages within 25 miles were hit hard. Refugees arrived in Guadalajara on box cars after shoveling volcanic sand from tracks.
The gunboat Wheeling was ordered to Vera Cruz to protect American and foreign property amid renewed rebel activity near the port. Rebels burn plantations and steal cattle while advancing toward forts and the capital region. the cruiser Denver also reached Acapulco as reports of unrest spread.
Minneapolis on January 24 reports the jury could not reach a verdict after nineteen hours of deliberation in the case of John C. Conley charged with the murder of Mrs. Bertha Anderson on January 4. The jurors were discharged Wednesday.
William C. Bernhardt of Cincinnati, among leaders jailed in the dynamite conspiracy, was released on bond at Leavenworth Kansas after entering the federal prison with other convicted leaders.
Francis Blake who devised the Blake telephone transmitter and spent 12 years with the United States coast survey died at his Boston home on Monday January 22.
Washington Jan 22 The Rockefeller foundation bill sets aside 100 million dollars for advancement of charity civilization and scientific research and passed the house by 162 to 65 on Monday.
Washington reports seven Osage councilors deposed by Secretary Fisher failed to gain reinstatement as district supreme court dismissed their petition. Fisher defended steps after leases to Uncle Sam Oil company amid bribery accusations involving Bacon Rind Red Eagle and Thomas West. Attorney General forwarded report and recommendations to Oklahoma prosecutors.
Miss Helen Miller Gould and Lindley J. Shepard wed at the bride’s country home near Tarrytown at 12:30. Relatives include the duke and duchess of Tallyrand and their son Prince de Sagan. Rev. Dr. Russell officiated. a large orchestra provided music and a breakfast followed. Attendants were the bride’s nieces Helen and Dorothy.
Col Harland Davidson prominent in education and head of a military school at Highland Park Illinois died suddenly at his Avon Park Florida winter home on Tuesday.
The largest battleship afloat, the Brazilian Rio de Janeiro, was launched in Newcastle on Wednesday. The ship displaces 27,500 tons and represents a new peak in naval power for Brazil.
War Department reports Andrew N. Gloecke of Chicago an ordinary seaman aboard the battleship Arkansas was killed while hoisting a boat. The incident occurred as the ship prepared for operations. He served during the time in the Navy and his death is noted in the Washington dispatch.
The House approved the army appropriation bill granting 94000000 dollars for the military establishment's expenses in the next fiscal year during Tuesday afternoon session in Washington.
Berlin reports the death of Admiral von Hallmann, former imperial minister of marine from 1890 to 1897. Retired as a full admiral, he died Tuesday night at age seventy three.
The Union church movement in this city, built largely by nonchurchmen, reports a debt free status after dedicating a $15,000 church. Eleven trustees provided credit for the funding, as $20,000 was raised in three years with major support from previously unaffiliated individuals. The church serves Presbyterians Methodists Christians Baptists and Lutherans who joined without abandoning their creeds.
Waterloo physician Dr Anna Bongshore on the witness stand denies all state allegations of a criminal operation. She testified that in nine years of practice in Waterloo she never lost a case and never performed a criminal operation in the case involving Miss Rebecca Shade who died October 28.
Ottumwa and southeastern Iowa pilgrims, 400 strong, will march in full regalia with the Fifty-fourth regimental band led by Prof. B O Worrell to Denver, Colorado for the Knights Templar thirty-second triennial conclave next August.
Julius Sinn of Williamsburg won the grand sweepstakes cup for the finest poultry exhibit at the Cedar Rapids show. Other prize winners named include R. W. Wales of Iowa City L. Reihsen of Emmetsburg George L. Marsh of Waterloo William F. Volz of Cedar Rapids and F C Gutnecht of Cedar Falls.
Dennis O Connor a prominent retired farmer and Civil War veteran attempted suicide by shooting himself in the neck with a revolver. The bullet narrowly missed the jugular vein and he is hospitalized with little hope of recovery.
Eastbound Rock Island train No 12 derailed 300 yards from the depot. Coaches engine and tender left the rails. Nine people bruised. Stanley Morgan bridge foreman Altamount Missouri is dead.
In Mason City the Farmers' Mutual Insurance association reports members paid $1.90 per $1,000 of coverage this past year to maintain the company and settle all losses.
Fire swept H. H. Peterson's Maquoketa shop causing heavy stock loss while the building owned by O. McCaffery suffered only minor damage.
The First Methodist church in Clear Lake, rebuilt at a cost of about $10,000, was dedicated on Sunday after completion. The ceremony marked the completion of the restoration and reopens the historic congregation.
The Creston Commercial club proposes a beautiful site in town for a state normal school if the legislature orders one.
The Rev. O. H. Holmes, pastor of the Algona Congregational church for ten years, will preach his farewell sermon Sunday January 26. He has accepted the pastorate of the Congregational church at Cedar Falls.
J. D. Harris was shot in the leg by Alf Ades, a hunting companion, when Ades discharged a gun while unloading a load. The incident occurred during a hunting outing between friends.
The grand jury to probe the alleged killing of Frank A prahasky by Ernest Reagland in a Christmas Eve incident inside a chicken house has been drawn and will convene Feb. 3 in Iowa City.
Mason City administrator J D Mullaney of John Chirol lopolows estate sues Lehigh Portland Cement company for 20000 dollars over the death of Chirol lopolows while employed. The suit seeks damages and references the fatal incident at the plant.
George Gilchrist already sought in Hannibal Missouri for a gambling house robbery and Tama Iowa for restaurant proprietor holdup is jailed in Iowa Falls. He is accused of taking 36 dollars from the Cleator restaurant night clerk, and 338 dollars from McKinney's restaurant in Tama. Mrs Jeannette Starbuck Gardner of Cherokee Iowa is also arrested. she is said to have aided in the crimes and accompanied Gilchrist to St Louis where funds were spent on clothing and a champagne supper. The pair reportedly carried about 45 cents upon Cedar Rapids arrival before continuing the alleged thefts possibly totaling 674 dollars from multiple heists.
In Iowa City Alderman Frank Patterson replies to charges against the city council. He says he has served six years without stealing and that he still performs plastering brick and cement work and repairs cisterns.
Sixteen tobacconists were fined five dollars in a Sioux City police court for selling tobacco to boys under 16. Rev H L Houghton who organized the scouts evidence gathering was censured by Police Judge Sims for his methods.
The president nominated Iowa postmasters including James J Hutchingon Blanchard Thomas R Shaw Coin Robert M Willard Lost Nation EB EH Holdring Milford Clinton Scrouse Prescott Richard M Boyd Sanborn Chris Jensen Graettinger John M Ryan Eddyville.
William Voelker a 17 year old struck Pat Noble a 40 year old on the head with a stone causing injuries from which Noble will die Noble boarded at the Voelker home and was drunk and quarrelsome He started to beat Voelker's mother when this boy interfered.
Mason City Charles Hayden sues John Gund Brewing Co of Albert Lea for 3400 dollars claiming weekly deliveries of three beer cases for five years were illegal under Iowa law and asks for a refund of all payments made.
Thomas Winkles, 93, former Scott County auditor, died at his Davenport home on Sunday. A resident since 1850, he was a prominent politician who held numerous offices.
Early on Feb 6 D F Bennett, a young Curtiss aviator, will depart Dubuque aiming to fly 472 miles to Sioux Falls South Dakota. The route includes McGregor Austin Mason City and Fort Dodge as waypoints in the itinerary.
A $1,000,000 beet sugar plant is assured for Clear Lake next year as farmers agree to grow 2 500 acres of sugar beets. Expected acres secured are 500 with construction to start in spring and operation to begin in fall.
Representative Joseph E. Doze of Humeston rushed to Humeston after a Des Moines doctor informed him his son had been accidentally shot during a wolf hunt. The incident prompted immediate travel for the lawmaker to be with his family.
J D Lewis a former Cranston Iowa minister was bound over to the grand jury in Davenport on a Mann white slave law violation charge He allegedly took a girl to Nichols Iowa for immoral purposes
Des Moines county resident William T. McMahen died Saturday in Middletown after a lifetime mostly spent there beginning in 1839. He lived in Middletown except for three years.
Estherville resident Thomas Burke died instantly while assisting in shelling corn on a Graettinger area farm. His coat became snagged in the sheller belt, causing him to be pulled into the machinery and suffer a broken neck.
Davenport reports Valentine Stubs a 44 year old German farmer died by suicide after the death of his wife a week earlier. He cut his throat in an act described as a temporary derangement from grief.
The first freight shipment over the Creston Winterset and Des Moines road carried coal from a small mine at Macksburg. The return freight consisted of five cars of sheep shipped by George C. and John Thomas.
Charles H. Amos, a leading Iowa Democrat, died in Knoxville after several months of Bright's disease illness. He was among the state's most influential political figures.
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