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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1909
Page
2
A collage of social and international commentary on Asiatic Turkey peace efforts and the role of women voters. It comments on British views of an American alliance, U S naval strength, and revolutions in the Far East. Also notes taxicab rates in London and Atlantic City art draping rules with playful critiques.
The article argues for restraint in driving to safeguard the rights of nonusers, noting most people are nonusers and urging the industry to curb reckless drivers who tarnish the activity as a sport, industry, and transportation.
A Seattle burglar was knocked out by a girl with a baseball bat during a home invasion. He dropped thousands in plunder and fled unharmed except for the defeat.
Li Sum Ling’s Pekin visit spurred the creation of a China American Friends association. A banquet hosted by a Hongkong newspaper proprietor featured Chinese journalists and officials who toasted President Taft as a warm friend of their country while hearing of Li’s experiences in the United States.
University of Minnesota President Northrop, aged 68, displayed sprinting ability as he pursued two students smoking on campus. He confronted them and caught up, delivering a firm rebuke for breaking campus rules.
A speculative note suggests that if experiments succeed in making paper from cotton and corn stalks, an inventive mind might create paper from weeds. The remark frames weeds as a potential fiber source and hints at broader material innovation.
The piece argues Britons are not vigilant against a German invasion, noting occasional panic when mentioned, and recalls the prior nervous reaction to the Spanish phantom fleet that supposedly ravaged the coast.
The article notes Japan dealing with a sugar scandal in its national legislature, asserting the nation's status as a first-class power despite criticism. It highlights political tension and ongoing governance issues affecting its international image.
Paris jokes abound as King Edward’s crease on the trouser side sparks a sensation. Commentators praise the striking display of style and its resonance with British precedent. The anecdote promises to echo through future discussions of notable royal fashion.
A fresh tremor in Messina and Reggio, Sicily, follows the terrible December earthquake that killed about 200000. Early reports say eight shocks struck between night and morning with roaring sounds. civilians flee, food and shelter are scarce, and authorities guard against looting while assessing casualties and damage.
The American Sugar Refining Company six directors and two lawyers were indicted on 14 counts for conspiracy in restraint of trade under the Sherman act. Defendants include Washington B. Thomas president and directors Arthur Donner Charles H. Senff John H Parsons John Mayer and George H Frazier. Indictments name Gustav E Kissel and Thomas B Harnett as counsel. Next court appearance is set for Tuesday. Penalties are misdemeanors, with max $5,000 for the corporation and $5,000 or one year plus possible additional punishment for individuals.
New York City faces a major upheaval as Mayor McClellan removes Commissioner Theodore A. Bingham for alleged insubordination after refusing revolutionary orders. Baker is named acting head, signaling a policy shift. Bingham’s allies blame political motives for the act.
The inland waterways commission met in Buffalo and began a two month inspection trip by lake to Duluth and St Paul then down the Mississippi to the Ohio mouth. They will meet St Paul business leaders on harbor plans for St Paul and Minnesota river improvements and the high dam issue. Europe tour to follow to study German and Dutch waterways.
Denver hosts teachers from across the nation for the forty seventh annual convention of the National Education Association. The opening general session featured President Lorenzo D. Harvey of Stout Institute delivering the annual address. Attendees plan excursions to Colorado locales and the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition in Seattle as the convention runs through Friday.
A body recovered from the Hudson in upper New York appears to match Leon Ling or William L. Leon in height weight and general look. The nude, waterlogged remains require thorough examination to confirm identity amid lingering questions about Ling as Elsie Sigel’s alleged killer.
Champlain tercentenary fetes began at Crown Point New York with a large crowd near Old Fort St. Frederic and Fort Crown Point. Water pageants depicted Champlain's discovery of Lake Champlain and the Algonquin and Furon warriors against the Iroquois, featuring 150 Indians and the Indian drama Hiawatha.
Philadelphia reports the new Lincoln pennies coined at the United States mint are ready for delivery. The pieces resemble the old cents except for the change to the Indian head design.
The Maryland Steel Company at Sparrows Point Maryland raises wages by ten percent for 3500 men and boys restoring the pre April first scale.
George Excell of Hubbardsville survived a cow goring episode and subsequent lockjaw thanks to his smoking habit. As his jaws locked, he kept a cob pipe in his mouth and the stem, whittled away, left an opening to permit nourishment.
Manila dispatch reports three additional Davao mutineers killed by troops, increasing casualties in the ongoing crackdown. The report notes the military action followed the mutiny and lists no further details on victims or locations.
President Taft addressed 1,800 Yale graduates at the alumni feast in New Haven warning that if the Republican Party that brought him to power does not fulfill its promises it will become a minority opposition.
Police captured fifty Chinese pirates in an uninhabited house at Macao after a sharp fight during which two pirates were wounded. A number of women were among those captured and several children were recovered.
Detroit report states Marvin Barnett 14 dies after wounding his hand firing a toy pistol on the Fourth of July. The incident marks the city’s first holiday death as investigators review the event.
Secret Service Agent Foulkes seized about 15 000 saw logs that were cut illegally on the Canadian side and towed into American waters near Rainy River Ontario. The logs reflect an extensive crossborder illicit harvesting operation.
The Amalgamated Association of Glass Workers is denied affiliation with the Building Trades Section of the American Federation of Labor after a decision at a Washington meeting.
Three thousand troops representing every service branch gather at Camp Taft Bay View Park Toledo for a week of exhibitions of war and peace readiness. Maj. Gen. Fred D. Grant commands the lakes department with Capt. A J Bowley in charge of field events. Attendees include units from Fort Thomas Fort Benjamin Harrison Fort Leavenworth Fort Sheridan and more along with engineers signal corps hospital and support detachments.
Broughton Brandenburg was acquitted of grand larceny in the alleged spurious Grover Cleveland letter sale but was rearrested minutes later. He will be taken to St. Louis next week to face a kidnapping charge involving his stepson James Shepard Cabanne III, with a maximum Missouri penalty of 20 years.
The Pittsburg street railway strike costing the city over 200000 in two days was declared ended at 10:30 PM Monday. In Mayor Magee's private office officials of the Pittsburg Railways Company and the Amalgamated Association signed an agreement to prevent future shutdowns of 400 miles of tracks in Greater Pittsburg and Allegheny County.
Several hundred retail coal dealers from the Illinois and Wisconsin association gathered at the Sherman house in Chicago to start their fourteenth annual convention. President H. A. Robinson of Peoria presided and Walter S. Bogle welcomed the group before delivering his annual address.
Harvard won the annual varsity boat race on the Thames in New London Connecticut defeating Yale by six lengths. The Crimson led from start to finish in 21 50 while Yale finished 92 10. This victory marks Harvard’s second straight win over Yale in 28 years and Harvard’s fifth win since 1885.
A Milwaukee fire destroyed the Kieckhofer Box Company plant causing about 250000 dollars in losses and forcing 150 employees to flee. Many workers were youths and three suffered broken bones or injuries as smoke and heat overwhelmed firefighters who were treated and released later that night. The blaze remained confined to the building.
Orville Wright completes three flights in the Fort Myer drill grounds amid cheering crowds. Maj. Squier pegs first round at about half a mile, with a 50 second total for three circuits. Weather-related oscillations noted as atmospheric, not machine fault.
Miss Mary Harriman donates a fitted ferryboat as a man o peace for the Brooklyn Red Cross to aid tuberculo sis sufferers. The vessel serves 300 patients with meals milk and eggs and includes attendants physicians and an open air school for tuberculous children.
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania Alderman Donohue advised Mrs Promack to thrash her husband if abused and bring him to him if necessary. He suggested the smaller man could not retaliate effectively and implied the thrashing might suffice before pursuing legal action.
The Descendants of the Signers gathered Monday in Philadelphia in the old state house room where the Declaration was adopted. Albert McClellan Mathewson of New Haven, Conn. presided as president.
Fifteen thousand men at American Sheet and Tin Plate Company plants quit work at midnight Wednesday. The Amalgamated association expects twenty thousand workers impacted. Primary disruption centers include Newcastle and Sharon Pennsylvania. Youngstown and Bridgeport Ohio. Martins Ferry and Cambridge Ohio. Wheeling West Virginia. Ellwood City Indiana.
A political double assassination occurred late Thursday night after a public gathering at the Imperial Institute. An Indian student shot and killed Lieut. Col. Sir William Hutt Curzon Wyllie and Dr. Calas Laleaca of Shanghai.
Max Walk, chief of the band accused of stealing goods valued at about $200,000 from Adams Express Company, was arrested in New York. The case centers on the large-scale heist and the band's alleged involvement.
Samuel S. Howland brother-in-law to August Belmont wed Leslie Mosby Wallace in San Francisco. The couple had a behind the scenes ceremony and the bride sails for Hongkong aboard their ship. The union links prominent social circles in New York and Washington.
In Seattle Washington a collision between an automobile and a Northern Pacific freight train injures seven residents of the city, with two believed fatally hurt.
Paw Paw Michigan resident Mrs. Caroline Kessler endured chronic kidney disease symptoms including backache rheumatism dizziness urinary problems and dropsy until her complete prostration. She credits Dean’s Kidney Pills with restoring her health and invites inquiries about her case. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A playful exchange imagines two birds in nature study. The Phunnibeak Bird asks identity while the Other Bird replies with a lyre analogy, invoking Tara’s Halls and a harp. The banter preserves a whimsical, literary tone.
A friend recalls a curio incident where a bull elephant charged a hunter who hid behind a tree. The cow elephant forced tusks into the tree, snapping them near the head, stunning her momentarily, then she fled with the herd while the hunter claimed about 80 pounds of ivory valued at $250.
A French astronomy paper features two photographs from Juvisy observatory by M. Quenisset showing earthlit areas on the Moon. The text explains the concept and notes the difficulty of proving earth shine scientifically.
Dialogue compares Nelle and Belle with an hour glass metaphor. Belle quips the man hesitates to propose and diminishes his chances as time passes, reflecting humorous social banter in a Cleveland Leader item.
A Wichita man complains of toothache and fears the dentist. A friend retorts that the dentist will find the nerve anyway, reflecting a humorous take on dental anxiety.
A concise quotation by Emerson asserts that skill grows from action and knowledge arises from vigilant, hands on work, with no knowledge lacking real power without application. It emphasizes practice as the path to mastery and insight.
A skilled pickpocket removes a wallet from a trusting elderly man after brushing past him on the street. In a secluded spot the thief opens the wallet and finds a card inscribed with a warning to a young man to abandon a life of crime.
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