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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1903
Page
1
Dr Lorenz praises the American Fourth of July as boosting doctors’ business while a New York paper rails against new storm nicknames. The era’s rising international courtesies between rulers and leaders signals hopeful prospects for future peace.
New Orleans officials cite Havana as a model and prepare an extensive sanitation system to transform the city from a disease prone area into one of the world’s healthful localities.
The Yorkshire Post notes a very pushful section of society fond of vulgar display of wealth, suggesting the term pushful may become a staple in describing such behavior. The remark illustrates contemporary social critique in a provincial British context.
JM Santos-Dumont shows notable advances with his flying machines, but experts doubt practicality. Occasional Paris flights under light winds contrast with ambitions to reach distant lands, keeping the world skeptical yet open to eventual proof.
Dr C W Stiles of the Marine Hospital Service in Washington reports the discovery and isolation of a parasite that preys upon and destroys mosquitoes. Official announcement confirms the parasite exists and is a mosquito destroyer, with experiments needed to determine if it can be propagated in numbers sufficient to curb the mosquito plague.
The Inventor Thomas A Edison astonishes patent office clerks as of the last day of June he secured 791 patents across 791 inventions, a record far exceeding any prior individual total in the history of the office.
An editorial condemns the persistent get rich quick swindles that prey on the public. It notes repeated exposures fail to stop new victims and highlights the widespread gullibility toward promises of fabulous returns from small cash investments.
A New York judge raising a burglary sentence from four to nine years for insolence sparks criticism of court temper. Critics say a judge must control temper and not be baited by criminals, warning that five extra years for talking back sets a poor example.
The United States rifle team recaptured the Palma trophy at Bisley England beating the best European South African Australian and Canadian marksmen gathered on English soil to contest the world’s premier shooting prize.
Alfred H. Smith has been appointed general manager of the New York Central and Hudson River railroad. He began 25 years ago at age 14 as a section hand earning $4 a week and rises now to the top, declaring his rule is to do his level best and deliver the goods.
The patent office reports for the year ended June 30 25 329 patents issued down from 26 031 prior year while trademarks rose from 1 864 to 2 194. The registrations include many impracticable devices with flying machines prominent among requests and perpetual motion ideas also popular.
Women are rapidly becoming an important factor in athletics. In golf they shine and win championships regularly. Women’s colleges field football and basketball teams, and outdoor activities like riding and swimming are common. They do everything except baseball due to throwing difficulties.
A week’s news reports the navy’s adoption of wireless telegraphy and planned stations at Capes Elizabeth Ann Cod Montauk Highlands and Newport. It notes a potential foot and mouth disease outbreak in the United States due to lax controls in South America and Europe. Secretary Hay says Russia refused to accept a Jewish petition and the War Department orders three cavalry and three infantry regiments returned from the Philippines.
Cynthia Hendrix dies at 101 in West Monroe New York Benedict Himmel farmer kills wife then dies by suicide domestic trouble cited Philadelphia warehouse fire destroys Merchants' Warehouse contents loss 150000 George W Beavers indicted in Brooklyn for bribe admission bench warrant issued Baseball league percentages for week ended 19th National and American leagues Immigrants via fraudulent passports naturalization papers Tesla wireless photographs claim 857046 immigrants arrived in year ending June 20 Italians lead arrivals grover Cleveland son born at summer home in Baz d Bay Massachusetts
Reports describe a cy clone killing five and injuring many in Streator with four dead and numerous injured in Mendota. Other events include a fatal factory burn in Joliet and a hangings in South McAlester for a child's murder.
William and Louis Marr ages 11 and 13 serving as messengers were killed along with two unidentified young men when struck by cars near Cincinnati. The incident underscores a fatal roadway collision and ongoing inquiries into the crash details.
Discussions in Parliament report alleged American seizing 20 islands off Borneo and a Washington inquiry into annexation. Other items note Russian treaty port openings, Kishineff petition refusal, Whistler's death in England, and tensions over Japan and Russia.
Pope Leo XIII died in Rome at four o'clock in the afternoon after a two week decline from pleuro pneumonia. Cardinals gathered around him as sight faded, and his funeral rites will span nine days with the body in state at St. Peter's. The death prompts interregnum as Cardinal Oreglia takes temporary charge of church affairs. Washington sent condolences to Cardinal Rampolla.
Summary of brief items including over 30 million dollars in diamonds imported into the U S last year. Venezuela pays last indemnity installments to Allied Powers. Langley’s 60 foot steel brass flying machine to be tested on the Potomac. Hay vacation fishing near New England. Knox also an avid angler. Potato acreage nationwide totals 2 916 855 acres. Chicago diet experiments show six dollars sixty three cents can sustain a week. Loubet and Edward visits signal closer Franco British ties. Kidd treasure hunt ends with a cellar hole in Brooklyn. American Finance and Mortgage firm closes after Goslin leaves for Europe. Roosevelt bars old age as labor eligibility, with physicals still required. Yengling pushes Memorial Day date change. Mosquito surge blamed on heavy spring rains.
The Constitution defeated the Reliance on time allowance in a 37 mile run, winning by one minute 29 seconds with a two minute 17 second time advantage. This marks the Constitution's second on-time win over the rival during the New York Yacht Club cruise.
A detailed sketch covers Joachim Pecci later Pope Leo XIII born March 2 1810 in Carpineto di Anagni. It follows his Jesuit education in Viterbo and Rome, early success in chemistry and Latin, priestly ordination in 1838, and his rise as diplomat and bishop. It notes his 32 years as archbishop of Perugia, role as Camerlingo, and election as pope in 1878 crowned in the Sistine Chapel. It mentions notable encyclicals, late life, and jubilee ceremonies including the gold tiara.
Washington reports Russia refuses to receive or consider the Jewish petition on Kishineff. American charge Riddle conveyed Russia’s stance that the affair is an internal matter, and no further government action is expected unless the president argues otherwise.
Chicago plans a fall centennial carnival from September 26 to October 1 featuring military and civic parades illuminated floats, field and aquatic sports, a grand fireworks display, and a camp recreating local aboriginal history. Notables including President Roosevelt may attend.
Winnipeg, July 17. P M Arthur grand chief engineer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers collapsed and died at the banquet closing the union convention. Born in Scotland in 1834 he came to America at six and worked twenty years on the New York Central.
St Louis July 16 The jury found Julius Lehmann former member of the house of delegates guilty of bribery connected with passage of the city fighting bill. He was sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary the maximum for the crime. The jury reached its verdict in seven minutes.
Jim Gorman and Walters were lynched at Basin Wyoming after a string of killings tied to jealous motives and feuds. H. Pierce deputy sheriff killed during jail assault. Dora Wright hanged in South McAlester for murder. Charles Barrett hanged for ambush murder.
A judge notes a dramatist aims for a realistic society drama in which a heroine enters by car. The manager probes the plot and suggests that if she arrives by auto the others should depart by ambulance to finish with a dramatic exit.
A quote exchange humorously contrasts the Colonel and the Major about beer. The Colonel claims beer steadies him when exhausted, while the Major dismisses it as folly. The Chicago Daily News captions the exchange with a witty push on whether beer truly aids nature.
In Caddo Kentucky William Ball says a kidney ailment left him breathless and fatigued. After using three boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills he reports better sleep and energy and believes he could climb a mountain again. He praises the remedy while cautioning against overusing a good thing.
An old advertisement notes Allen’s Foot-Hase as a remedy for hot sweaty feet with calluses and swelling. Sold by druggists for 2 cents, with a free trial package offered. Address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York. Also includes a comic reference about fortune telling.
A vintage Chicago Daily News ad promises cure for two colds in one day using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee. The brief copy includes a wry line about worry and a separate ad for Iowan farm cash rents near Mulhall in Sioux City Iowa and a Ram's Horn motto about forgetting.
An advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the greatest known remedy for kidney and womb troubles. It urges women to write to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts with their conditions.
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