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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
2
A collage of curious notes and quips comments on travel taxes weather and tech. items touch on a Dutch baby in Holland Mount Etna snow in Denver and air travel ridiculed by satirical humor. The piece weighs in on slang manners hats and safety while joking about law and cars.
The report notes President Gomez supports relaxing Venezuela’s laws to permit freer entry of foreigners. It suggests this could aid Castro by enabling possible naturalization abroad and entry into Venezuela as a foreigner.
Nevada may rise as a precious metal producer as two mining camps yielded 2,000,000 dollars in gold in March. A rush of prospectors heads to the state, and new gold discoveries could lessen Nevadans devotion to silver.
The piece notes women dislike current hats yet lack alternatives and urges women to regulate fashions themselves. It adds that interest in ancestors funds genealogists, offers harmless vanity, and unites families, contrasting with drinking and gambling.
Inspectors examined the leasehold of the Los Angeles private bank Hately which had closed for lack of funds. The so called vault was a solid steel door with glass knobs and dials, a convincing fake protecting no money.
The text questions whether current military actions in Nicaragua will affect the long standing peace in Central America. It frames the issue as unsettled and seeks evaluation of potential impact on regional stability.
A baker claims to have turned 16,000,000 quarts of beans into 32,000,000 quarts, producing a filling finished product. The clever process is hailed as a notable advance in dietary science and political economy.
An actress was jailed for an hour in Cincinnati after stabbing two men with her hatpin. Her press agent is not making much of the case public.
A Cleveland man wakes his wife at night to recount how his first wife died and hints he will soon tell his third wife the same tale about his second wife. Neighbors fear his storytelling will drive the woman to distress.
President Taft led Memorial Day ceremonies at Gettysburg to dedicate a congress erected monument for the regular army in the 1863 campaign. Secretary Dickinson spoke, Lieut Col Nicholson accepted, and Miss Helen Taft unveiled the shaft. A second ceremony in Hodgenville, Kentucky unveiled the Lincoln statue with addresses by Henry Watterson and others.
Atlanta reports intensifying tension as hours of delay affect the race question and federal mails. Regions in the strike district assess food supplies with Madison forecasting 15 days of plenty, Washington noting yeast shortages and rising prices, Lithonia counting 11 freight cars of provisions while ice preserves perishables.
Women participated in a rioting incident linked to a strike at the Comet hat factory in Orange New Jersey. Harold Crommeline a grocery driver was stoned and sustained a serious injury during the clash.
Mrs Edward Evans of Stonington in Taylorville Illinois fainted and toppled onto her nine month old baby causing the child’s death. The accident occurred as the mother mourned the loss of a relative.
Denver, Colorado. Mr. Burch of the Department of Justice announced in Denver on Tuesday that the prosecution of land fraud cases in Colorado and other western states will be pushed with vigor. He is in Denver assisting with the work of the department.
Latonia Derby results show Olambala winning on Tuesday, Latonia-Olambala the victor with The Peer second and Plate Glass third. Only three starters competed in the race.
Reports detail a midweek quake lasting two seconds to three minutes across Illinois Indiana Michigan Wisconsin Iowa plus other towns. Chicago and Dubuque saw the strongest shocks with chimney damage and panic. no fatalities reported though property damage and fear spread.
William Lorimer of Illinois was elected United States senator by the joint session of the General Assembly on the ninety fifth ballot with 108 votes. The coalition of Democratic assemblymen and anti Hopkins Republicans ended the deadlock dating from January 20. Lorimer, born April 27 1861 in Manchester England, moved to Chicago in 1870 and built a career in real estate and brick manufacturing before serving in Congress since 1892 and leading Illinois Republicans for a decade.
A Porto Rican committee representing the Republican party visits Washington to urge U S citizenship for islanders. They aim to win Taft's support and that of senators and representatives to push the Porto Rican citizenship plank in the party platform through Congress.
Spokane authorities report the body of Patrick Corrigan a wealthy farmer from Custer Wisconsin was dragged from the river on Wednesday. His pockets were emptied his gold watch pin cash and 7000 in drafts and mortgages he carried at disappearance March 13.
New York report by Receiver Ef. G. Benedict finds Tracy & Co. liabilities near $690,000 with about $100,000 in assets in the firm’s New York office following its recent failure.
The supreme council of the Royal Arcanum closed its thirty second annual session in Montreal selecting Montreal as the next meeting site in May 1910.
A violent tempest rages along the Bilboa coast causing over sixty fishing vessels to founder and an estimated one hundred fishermen to drown. Rescue crews struggle to reach survivors amid the wreckage and rising waves.
Centerville Iowa reports the jury for John Junken colored in the Ottumwa murder of Miss Clara Rosen was completed Wednesday afternoon and witness examination began Thursday.
A deadly blaze in Eldon Iowa killed John Carter and three Shaw children after a lamp toppled during a storm while Lola Shaw worked overnight at a restaurant. In Central City Kentucky five children perished during a school commencement fire sparked by a fallen candle as spectators applauded a dancing circle.
United States grand jury returned new indictments for fraud against Gov. Charles N. Haskell and five co defendants in Muskogee town lot cases. Each bond set at 5000 dollars. Haskell denounces the grand jury proceedings as selective and omitting testimony.
The International Commission of Fisheries convened at the state department on Friday to develop uniform protections for food fishes near the United States and Canada. President David Starr Jordan represents the United States as the commission prepared regulations on closed seasons and fishing gear.
Forest fires sparked by a railroad engine wrecked Dalton Michigan destroying a large part of the village 25 miles from Negaunee along with 3000000 feet of lumber and a large mill The loss is estimated at 50000 Flames spread along the Munising and South Shore roads with McMillan camp on the Shore line reported burning Telegraph and telephone service cut and fires near Sidnaw feared Location and scope highlight a multiple fire cluster and infrastructure impact.
A panic stricken mob of nearly 1000 women and relatives of about 500 children stormed the doors of a large east side public school at Forsythe and Stanton streets when a fire broke out in a six story tenement adjoining the building.
Andrew Carnegie of New York has arranged to give one million dollars to establish a hero fund in France.
President Taft pressed the telegraph key in the White House signaling the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition opening in Seattle. The city paused for two minutes as whistles sounded and a grand ceremony with governors from Alaska Washington Oregon and California plus officials from British Columbia and New Jersey marked the event.
Senator Bailey of Texas and W S Manning of the New York Times clashed in the senate press gallery over a critical income tax article. They were separated by colleagues. Bailey held Manning by the throat at one point. no injuries reported.
Lovett Davis, a black man accused of attempting to assault a 16 year old white girl, was seized by about 300 men from the local jail in Fine Bluff Arkansas. He was hanged on a telegraph pole but the rope broke and his body fell before being raised again and left hanging.
Washington Chief Justice Fuller declares the United States Supreme Court adjourned for the summer. Most justices depart for vacations after suspending the docket a month ago and holding three sittings to announce decisions and hear motions.
Former Missouri governor and Kansas City mayor’s father Thomas T. Crittenden suffered a stroke at Association Park while watching a baseball game. He is reported in critical condition.
Washington President Taft accepts honorary membership in the Associate Society of Chapin post Grand Army of the Republic at Buffalo New York.
Eli Hill, a farmer in Iowa City, wounded his wife and young son before shooting himself. The boy is probably fatally hurt and the wife remains in serious condition, while Hill received only a flesh wound.
Mitchell South Dakota reports Maj Israel Greene, age 85, who captured John Brown of Osawatomie at Harper's Ferry, has died on his farm near his home where he lived 36 years.
An ad style excerpt touts Marine Eye Remedy claiming relief for tired eyes and soreness. It promises undeniable alignment with Pure Food and Drug Laws and notes doctors and druggists supply Marine products.
In the exchange a builder named Smith is questioned about his newly built apartment house. The reply frames the project as a flat failure. No further details on cost or location are provided.
Argo Eye Remedy guarantees relief for inflamed watery eyes conjunctivitis granulated lids and other eye ailments or a refund. It claims harmlessness and is sold by druggists for 50 cents with a 3 cent postage. Mail order from ARGO EYE BEDS CO 85 Dearborn St Chicago Illinois.
A coal company in the Hocking valley Ohio uses both men and mules. Each mule costs 200 dollars and one mule can do the work of six men. The firm’s rule states when the roof weakens to remove the mules. This reflects debates about labor and efficiency.
A trans Atlantic liner captain, irritated by ship troubles and many tourist questions, pauses a dapper passenger’s slipstream query about a commotion on the starboard side. He jokes he suspects a catfish may have just had kittens.
An endorsement by Weston praises walking as a mood lifter and credits Allen's Foot-Kase antiseptic powder for comfort in shoes. The ad claims 30,000 testimonials and urges readers to order a 25 cent package from Druggists, with a free trial package offer from Allen S. Olmsted in Le Roy New York.
A little girl interrupted a familiar family prayer in St Louis and declared it is her mother’s place to ask for blessings. She insists on not praying herself and refuses to repeat the petition. The incident highlights a child’s insistence on parental responsibility in prayer.
Prof Charles Zeublin of the University of Chicago spoke at a dinner about enduring works of art and the personal truths they carry. He cited a Pendleton hair cutting tale and a Pendleton Sunday school retelling of Samson and Delilah highlighting varied messages children absorb.
A Georgia reader testimonial urges women to avoid risky surgery for female ailments and seek Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound instead. The ad claims decades of use as a standard remedy for displacements inflammation ulceration fibroid tumors irregularities backache and nervous prostration and offers confidential free advice from Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts.
A light exchange after Mr Toozle’s fifteenth miss shows an inexperienced caddie asking if he should make the hole bigger. The moment reflects on course nerves and humor amid a tense round.
A young man in a coma is mistaken for dead by friends. When signs of life appear before burial, he recalls being conscious and explains hunger and cold feet prove he is alive not in heaven or hell.
A mission worker visiting a New Orleans reformatory encounters Jim a once trusted youth now inmate. She asks if it is possible to find him there and he affirms with a blithe Yassum. She expresses surprise while Jim repeats that his presence there surprised him too.
A druggist tells a doctor about a young girl needing ten cents worth of tincture, mistaken for benzoin. The doctor recalls a diphtheria case where a woman asked about antitoxin with an epidemic syringe, highlighting simple medicinals and patient questions.
A chaotic scene unfolds at the Fuller theater as a leading performer battles stage fright while the cast responds to an onstage incident. Spectators report confusion as staff work to restore order and resume the show.
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