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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1910
Page
1
Local musings mix weather talk with odd notes on aviation and food science. A Illinois professor on edible skunks and onions, vaccine debates for foods, and a mix of aviation dreams, bonds, and a global gossip line cross headlines from Monticello to Calcutta.
The article notes the average annual preacher salary is 663 dollars, remarking that sum seems small when considering the costs of charitable donation parties at his home.
The Zeppelin airship arrived exactly on schedule at each station, aided by not needing to wait for slower airships to complete connections.
A New York man famed for a jawbone of solid gold may be called a man of mettle if he also possesses a silver tongue an iron nerve and a grip of steel signaling bold character and resilience.
Foreign professors at the imperial university in Peking insist on installing a chair of housecleaning to continue in their posts. They argue even age old lore benefits from occasional dusting.
A judge urged a speeding prisoner to seek medical help. The remark lacked force because a reliable prison doctor could provide the most effective treatment in ensuring proper care.
A quick look at children's magazines shows instruction on airship making and wireless telegraph outfits for youths. The piece notes boys now have a hands on pastime their fathers cannot teach them.
A Cincinnati man uses a personal street railway strap to avoid germs. The writer jokes that if he applied such precautions to all daily activities he would be very lonely, suggesting a light take on overprotective habits and public health manners.
If you take advantage of this discouraging spell and let yourself be coaxed artfully, you can get a pretty fair rate at the beach hotel or the farm boarding house for the summer.
An Indiana trial of a large scale automobile plow shows the machine saves labor and cost. The piece speculates on future uses like airship aided farming.
Aviation note rejects use of the term third leg for pilots course. Bird men prefer direct reference to stages of training and flight progress.
A Long Island man was convicted of murder after taking the unwritten law into his own hands. The case sparks sentiment against allowing individuals to act as judge and executioner in personal wrongs, amid concerns of misjudgment in hasty actions.
A 12 inch gun breach block exploded during target practice at Fort Monroe Virginia killing eleven artillerymen and wounding several others. The board of inquiry investigates whether the accident was caused by gun mechanism or crew negligence.
Smoke and flames strand 700 residents from Bloomville and Heinemann amid destroyed railroad tracks cutting access to Merrill. Bloomville and Gleason areas fear isolation with hundreds homeless and unaccounted families. Property losses exceed 200000 dollars as fields and livestock are abandoned.
A school census reported Thursday to the board of education estimates 2,100,000 members in Chicago derived from families representing the city’s school population. The figure reflects the total of all residents counted as part of the census effort and indicates the scale of Chicago’s family headcount for educational planning.
Robert Finley of Pittsburg is hospitalized after a burning newspaper was tossed under him while he slept on a bench in East Park on Thursday. The incident involved mischievous youths and resulted in painful burns.
The United States monitor Amphitrite arrived Wednesday to drive up the Mississippi from New Orleans to St Louis under Missouri state naval direction.
Victoria British Columbia reports agitation to declare Yokohama a free port like Hongkong. Advices brought by the steamer Sumeric on Wednesday note efforts in motion to open trade and reduce restrictions at Yokohama.
Montreal reports 16000 out of work as Grand Trunk employees strike after rules imposed Monday night. 6000 conductors and trainmen obeyed, 10000 shop workers locked out. Freight and passenger traffic congested, milk and other supplies threatened. Ontario and Cleveland reaction quoted from union leaders.
Des Moines Iowa Gov B Carroll was indicted by the Polk county grand jury on criminal libel stemming from his removal of John Downie a former state board of control member. Downie said he resigned under threat and Carroll claimed Downie sold diseased cattle and acted unbecomingly toward girls at Mitchellville. Carroll posted he would seek trial to prove his statements true and justify publishing them. The statute prescribes up to one year in prison or a $1000 fine upon conviction.
Montreal officials report positive statements that Dr Crippen the London murderer arrived Sunday on the White Star Dominion liner Megantic. Saloon steward H J Airress and two other stewards corroborate the account. A passenger attended at table with a woman named Carruthers appeared suspicious and police believe Crippen may have left Montreal for American soil.
Miss Bessie Cox twenty seven was struck by a speeding automobile driven by a negro at Highth and The Paseo in Kansas City Missouri. She died two hours later from injuries sustained in the crash.
After 12 years studying aviation, Robert J. McKinley of Brooklyn has become mentally unbalanced and is confined to a hospital for observation and treatment.
New York Theodore Roosevelt met Judge Kincaid in Toledo Ohio on Tuesday and it was generally understood that political conditions in Kincaid's home state were discussed.
Chicago officials conclude Ira G. Rawn chief suspect died by a revolver shot from his own hand. Police drop the investigation, favoring self-inflicted death over burglary or murder linked to frauds at Illinois Central. Private detectives dispute this, but the family remains silent as funeral services proceed.
Fire at the Illinois state prison in Joliet destroys the ghint factory building and equipment, causing about 25000 dollars in damage. Officials cite crossed electric wires as the blaze cause. The local volunteer department failed to check flames. Joliet city fire department arrived and guards were sent through corridors to calm inmates with no disorder.
Des Moines Presbyterians near completion of acquiring Highland Park College from Des Moines under the Des Moines Presbytery. The purchase price is reported at $200,000.
A cyclone swept over Stockholm and Central Sweden on Thursday, causing extensive property damage. No fatalities were reported, but many farmhouses and factories were unroofed, with the hardest hit areas including Eskilstuna and surrounding districts.
A head on collision on the Boise and Interurban line near Boise on Thursday killed Motorman William Earwood and injured four passengers.
In Chicago Wednesday two boys aged twelve and thirteen confessed to setting eight fires in two days causing about 50,000 dollars in damage. Leroy Holzner and Harry Hanson admit the blazes across the city damaging multiple structures.
Cleveland officials report a 500 percent tax rise under the quadrennial appraisal. The Rockefeller home is now valued at 1,416,930 dollars, triggering higher levy concerns for the prominent property.
Manila reports secretary of interior for the Philippines Dean C Worcester was ambushed by renegade Moros on Palawan Island. His bodyguard opened fire, killing three attackers. others fled as Captain Moynihan and scouts repelled the assault during Worcester’s visit for the governor’s installation.
Aviator Ehrmann escaped uninjured after his aircraft was struck by a skybolt during a cross country flight. The blazing ship fell to the ground, its canvas wings shriveled, yet the airman walked away unharmed as witnesses called the event astonishing.
Reported in Kiev Russia the Jewish population faces steady expulsions with 45 individuals forced to leave daily. From July 4 to July 1597 two methods were used first a warning allowing settlements then a harsher second method forcing departure. Across 12 days 165 expulsions occurred in Solomenka and 151 in Demiefska.
William Flege was arrested Wednesday on a charge of murdering his sister Louise Flege in Wayne Nebraska. William Eichencamp, eighteen, a hired hand on the Flege farm, is also under arrest and said Flege wished to marry Ida Hendricks who lives on a neighboring farm.
Judge Kerster will preside over the retrial of Representative Lee O Neil Browne in Chicago criminal court. The start is set for Monday August 1 following agreement by State's Attorney Wayman and Browne's defense attorneys.
Fires swept through Jaffray Three Forks and Bayness Lake in the Sloan district burning lumber camps and mining towns. Local authorities report widespread destruction with uncertain casualties and ongoing efforts to combat remaining hotspots.
Grasshoppers swarm the Wabash bottoms around Terre Haute Indiana destroying gardens and corn. Automobilists report tires coated with insects causing skid hazards and delayed travel.
The Zeppelin Airship Company gas works in Friedrichshafen Germany were demolished by an explosion on Tuesday. Seven people were severely injured and the blast caused extensive damage to the plant and surrounding area.
Sheriff Clark lists forty select persons including jurors officials and relatives to witness the Fort Madison execution of John Junkin for the Clara Rosen murder on July 29. A hemp rope and scaffold preparations ahead with tickets issued through Ottumwa and Centerville sheriffs. Mason City elects Mrs. Prescott as Iowa Rebekahs president with officers named and Cedar Rapids to install in October.
Marshalltown Iowa obituary for John OC Leffler 79 longtime superintendent of masonry on the Iowa statehouse at Des Moines and on the Clarinda hospital project died of nephritis at his son Caise G Leffler's home. He lived in Des Moines from 1873 to 1886.
Austin Flint Medical society held its annual meeting electing Dr. Paul Gardner of New Hampton as president and Dr. J. C. Powers of Hampton as vice president. Dr. C. F. Starr of Mason City became secretary and Dr. Hearst of Cedar Falls treasurer. Dr. Kenefic of Algona joined the board of censors. New Hampton was chosen as the November meeting site over Ackley and Waterloo.
A sixteen year old, Conrad Fredrickson, was knocked from a mowing machine driven by his father Lewis Fredrickson, leaving both injured and horses killed. The father suffered a broken shoulder from the fall. Little hope remains for Conrad's life.
The youth Henry Lucas was found dead in Parker's grove half a mile west of Mason City. Reports say the body had a bullet wound to the head a facial gash and head injuries from a blunt object. Police investigate the fatal scene.
Clinton town folks extend aid to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Shaw who began a world walk from New York on March 1, supporting themselves by charity. The couple depends entirely on public generosity as they travel.
A major Monticello fire totaling $19,000 destroyed a livery stable a blacksmith shop a poultry house and a warehouse filled with household goods The combined insurance coverage is only $1 500 leaving extensive loss for owners and insurers alike.
Mr and Mrs David Welsh and Mr and Mrs E A Rogers were seriously injured after being thrown from a buggy when frightened by a passing auto. The runaway team caused the accident in town.
Le Grand woman receives notice of her husband Rigdon's death by suicide in Chicago following an attempted murder of Emma Deufex and Mrs. Charles W. Rigdon. She departed Le Grand for Chicago after learning of the tragedy.
The Des Moines report states Governor B F Carroll has been indicted on a criminal libel charge. The article recalls prior gubernatorial indictments for similar libel charges involving Iowa Governor Larra bee and Oklahoma Governor Haskell tied to land frauds.
Division Roadmaster William Flynn of the Chicago Great Western was struck by a switch engine while returning from a trip on a gasoline motor car in Marshalltown. He died two hours later at age 46.
In a M. and St. L. wreck near Hartland three passenger cars left the track. Mrs. George Lambert who lives a few miles north of Northwood was thought unharmed but hopes for her recovery have been given up.
An auto crash eight miles northeast of Panora injures five people. Panora Citizens State Bank cashier H. Max Culbertson is in critical condition. P. Hart Henry H. Warner and Edward Jennings are badly hurt. Dr. F A Towne is severely injured.
Des Moines golfer Ralph Rider defeated Henry Ammons of Des Moines 9 up and 7 to play to win the Iowa Golf Association championship in Cedar Rapids.
The Twenty second Iowa Regiment association announces a biennial reunion set for September 14 and 15 in Iowa City. J C Switzer of Iowa City, president of the group, released the details.
Ruth Henry aged one year, daughter of farmer Robert Henry near Charles City, fell from a horse and broke two bones in the left forearm. The bones protruded through the flesh when she was found.
In Muscatine Bert Scrimps aged 13 died from lockjaw after stepping on a nail two weeks earlier. He collapsed while attempting to drink water and died 24 hours later. The incident follows the untreated toe injury.
The report notes barley and early oat harvest underway in Riceville and haying in full progress. Despite extreme dry weather the grain crop is good and straw is of fair length. Corn is well advanced and the gut lock is favorable.
Iowa City date Aug 25 set for the Johnson County Old Settlers association reunion with speakers including Senator BE G Moon Hon W P Hepburn and Col J P Irish of San Francisco as part of the event's lineup.
Frank Bromos, convicted of second degree murder in the Frank Compton case, was sentenced to life imprisonment at Fort Madison prison. Compton, a Northwestern railroad switchman, was killed in the incident.
Iowa City reports John Whittington selling 41acre farm at $220 an acre, the highest price per acre for a Big Grove area farm. The deal marks a record for local land prices.
Charles Darrah a longtime Corning resident attempted suicide due to ill health. He shot himself in the head with the bullet missing a vital area and a physician says recovery is possible.
The body of an unknown man was found in the west fork of the Cedar River fourteen miles west of Cedar Falls. Bruises on the side of the head suggested foul play. The body was naked.
Joseph P. Kirk longtime Iowa traveling salesman and father of Chic Kirk former Iowa University football and baseball captain died in Marshalltown from dropsy aged 62.
An unidentified man, believed to be Mallotha Jarvs of Bt. Charles Michigan, was found dead at the Plaza hotel in Marshalltown. He about sixty, a Civil War veteran.
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