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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1920
Page
3
Oddities span eras from a Pompeii tailor shop clock to a portrait of Charles I made of letters. Romans used asbestos, a Chinese entrepreneur built a luge needle factory, and warships of concrete floated as breakwaters.
Ancient Egyptian dental cures used crushed henbane seeds with cement as a filling and plumbago palm fruit and honey for tightening teeth. Plasters and other mixtures appeared, while commentators blamed a white worm for tooth decay, with many recipes claimed to destroy it.
A humorous note reveals a woman claiming to make her Billy happy. The remark is misinterpreted as speaking of her husband but refers to her pet poodle, adding a playful twist to the story.
A succinct reflection argues that all free governments depend on public opinion for their prosperity. The quote attributed to Lowell emphasizes the power of collective view shaping governance.
Rioting in Belfast on July 26 saw soldiers fire on Sinn Fein snipers from rooftops as clashes spread. More than a dozen wounded and ten dead were reported, with three unionists killed and a man beheaded by gunfire. Looting dominated streets and barracks reinforced security while barbed wire barriers protected shops and factories. In Ballina a police sergeant was killed and a constable wounded in an ambush.
Austria will refuse to permit reentry of the communist party headed by Bela Kun. The group has been removed from a steamer bound for Russia and will be temporarily held at Stettin while Austria's position is finalized, according to a wireless dispatch from Berlin.
Paris July 26 A proposal to send groups of soldiers into agricultural districts to aid in gathering the harvest is under study by the minister of war. France expects a good harvest but faces a shortage of farm laborers.
London reports that a ceasefire accord has been agreed by the field commanders of the Thussian and Polish forces. The armed conflict in the Itus 30 Polish theater is expected to end.
London editors bluntly say the America's Cup race bores them and predict no future for the event. They call the era of super yachts a nuisance and argue sport dies when it becomes farce.
Federal agents halted a major whisky shipment in Lang Ohio on a roadside siding, confiscating liquor valued at 267560 dollars. The July raid in Toledo area marks the largest liquor seizure in this section’s history.
Poland asks the U S State Department to formally announce to the world that Poland has the moral support of the United States in its fight against the Russian bolsheviki.
The car service commission ordered 25,000 empty box cars diverted from eastern and southeastern territory to western lines to handle grain crops for 80 days.
Berlin July 23 The present German government will live up to the agreements made with the Allies at Spa said Foreign Minister Dr Walter Simons in an interview in Berlin.
Berlin July 24 reports place scouting detachments of Soviet forces within 40 miles of the German border and Trotsky’s cavalry near East Prussia within 48 hours. East Prussia factions favor cooperation with Bolsheviks while German defense expands. Paris notes allies plan military aid to Poland with a French mission and Weygand moving toward Warsaw for rapid support.
William K. Vanderbilt, American financier, died in Paris after a long decline due to heart disease with complications. He passed away at 6 pm with his wife, his daughter the duchess of Marlborough, and his two sons William K. Jr and Harold present, as well as Dr Tedmund Gros. The funeral was set for Monday at the American church on Avenue d Alma before the body is sent to Staten Island for burial.
Democratic National Chairman George White announced that August 7 will be the date to notify Governor Cox of his presidential nomination. The event will take place in Columbus and Dayton will host the Roosevelts notification for vice president on August 9. Hyde Park New Jersey is set as the Roosevelt notification site.
Warsaw reports a governmental upheaval placing the Socialists in power and directing immediate armistice negotiations with Soviet Russia. The development signals a major shift in policy and regional diplomacy during the July 26 update.
Washington reports ambassador to Great Britain John E. Davis will sail for the United States on August 18 for a leave of absence per the state department announcement.
Paris reports that if the Russian Soviet commander rejects Poland's plea for armistice allied forces would be rushed to the Russo Polish front via Germany.
Kansas City report says Charles Ayers paymaster for J C Nichols Investment company was held up and robbed of a sum described as thousands of dollars by four motor car bandits while leaving a bank. Police investigated the incident and sought suspects.
Chicago July 24 Illinois railroads asked the vehicle utilities commission for higher intrastate freight rates after a wage increase granted their workers by the labor board.
Senator Robert M Lafollette repudiates the Republican party in a signed editorial from Madison Wisconsin. He was thrice elected Wisconsin governor and twice a U S senator. The action signals a major political shift in the state party landscape.
Detroit police tie New York trunk victim to Katharine Jackson of Starkville Miss identified as wife or companion of Eugene Leroy alias Fernandez. Allen Tatum, linotype operator, linked to shipments via Birmingham and New York, confirming the slain woman’s identity and Leroy’s flight as a suspect.
Report from London states bombs dropped on British troops along the west coast of Ireland over recent days. The planes are said to be English aircraft manned by Sinn Feiners in English uniforms, carrying British army colors.
New York July 23 Judge BE H Gary expressed strong optimism about business after noting improved labor efficiency in steel mills. He attributed the resurgence to labor finally embracing its responsibility and said the turnaround has come.
In the fiscal year ending July 1 1920 about 418735 people crossed into Mexico as four fats. Six men posing as federal prohibition agents robbed the Ireland home of W S Ireland in St Louis taking cash jewelry and papers valued at 13000. Robert Blackwell 27 was buried after an execution with 8500 chipped in by 8000 witnesses.
Ask Increase Includes 20 percent rail passenger fares and 50 percent Pullman charges to help cover a 600 million dollar wage award. Also notes the death of Mrs Cornwallis-West in Milford England after long illness.
Erwin R Bergdoll, who vanished from Philadelphia two years ago amid draft evasion charges, surrendered at Governors Island New York after a prolonged escape. The case centers on his refusal to return to service and subsequent pursuit by authorities.
Christensen a Farmer Labor parity candidate for president telegraphed Harding and Cox urging them to press President Wilson to release Debs.
Ethelbert Stewart assistant chief of the Bureau of Labor Statistics will become chief on August 1 as Dr. Royal Meeker leaves for Switzerland to edit the League of Nations bulletin. Stewart has worked in the Labor Department since 1880 and held posts including special agent for the bureau and chief statistician of the Children's Bureau.
Mose Gibson, a Black man from California, confessed to seven murders and numerous burglaries as he neared execution for the Roy Trapp rancher murder. Sheriff J E Jackson cites the admissions from Gibson while transporting him to San Quentin for the September 24 hanging.
Representatives of the Illinois Coal Operators Association appealed to President Wilson seeking his good offices to prevent a strike in the central competitive field. Led by F C Searles its president, the delegation met Secretary Tumulty and left a memorandum for the president.
Bodies of 881 American soldiers who died overseas arrived in New York from Danzig and Antwerp. Among the first cabin passengers were 25 war brides of French and German nativity. Babe Ruth hit his 35th home run of the 1920 season, breaking the world record again.
Chicago reports plans nearly complete for a 10 million dollar merger of lake steamship firms. The union would bring fifteen largest lake steamers under one flag and dominate the lake trade. In New York, Ruppert D. Jonas, 52, sought over the Abyssinian riot in Chicago June 20, has been arrested. The Chicago incident left Joseph Holt and Robert Lawson Rose dead.
Reports from Chihuahua's Gen. Joaquin Amaro say General Villa with about 1000 men is advancing toward Coahuila based on deserters. Separately, Rev. J. H. Herndon, a negro evangelist, was killed by lightning during a Providence Baptist Church revival in Holly Springs Mississippi. no others injured.
London reports the German airship L-64 surrendered at the Pullman airdrome today under terms of the Versailles treaty. The craft is described as slightly larger than the British W-34 which earlier completed a trans Atlantic voyage.
The Russian Bolsheviks push westward and approach the former Russo German battle line on the western edge of the Pripet marshes near Warsaw.
Secretary Houston announced the government ran a surplus of 291 million dollars for the year ended June 30 and cut the gross public debt by 2.297 billion from its August 1919 peak, with further reductions expected in the coming year.
Three carloads of whisky were seized in Toledo Quebec on July 28. Local authorities halted the shipment and began further investigations into the illicit transport.
Russell Sternsdorff a 17 year old high school student drowned while swimming in Teck river in Davenport Iowa. He made the gavel used by Cummings to open the Democratic national convention.
In Rockford TM on July 28 a speeding car driven by Jack Marelli overturned at Rural and Prospect streets killing Marelli and Marle Scandrait and injuring eleven others.
Terre Haute Indiana reports fifty mines near the city idle as day laborers and drivers strike in solidarity with Illinois action. The stoppage halts coal production and paralyzes part of the field amid ongoing labor unrest.
London announces Premier Lloyd George will not allow Archbishop Daniel J. Mannix of Melbourne to land in England because of his recent utterances. In Washington the Brazilian government extends credit of 25 million dollars to Italy for Brazilian products, per the commerce department.
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