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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1907
Page
2
The item notes a man who gave $1.2 million to Princeton remains unnamed to avoid muckraker attention. It also cites European cold across Europe driving fuel demand from Russia to Constantinople and severe frost in southern Italy and southern Russia.
Consul W. H. Bradley of Manchester signs a statement by British United Textile Factory Workers' Association officials warning workers not to travel to Manchester for jobs. They say all mills are operating at full capacity and there is no shortage of adult labor.
The minister of mines and forests reports 1905 gold production in Victoria at 810,050 ounces gross and 747,166 ounces fine, worth about 15.9 million dollars. Cumulative output since discovery through 1905 reaches 68,367,403 ounces gross with an estimated value of 1.37 billion dollars.
The only English woman recently admitted by royal decree to an ancient order of chivalry is Queen Alexandra. She is a Lady of the Garter and wears the broad ribbon over her left shoulder on state occasions with the star on the left shoulder. the Garter is worn on the left arm when present.
Henry Vanness of Rockville Connecticut is described as the country’s only negro railroad conductor and one of the longest serving, with 43 years of continuous service on the New York New Haven Hartford line since its 1863 opening.
News from London in April reports a December clash on the west coast of Lake Chad in central Africa where 11 soldiers were killed and 42 wounded. Details took over three months to reach civilization and a telegraph line.
The Salvadoran minister in Washington says Central American nations grow tired of war. He argues that if funds now spent on slaughter and selfish aims were redirected to roads, schools, and civilization instruments, Central America could be a united, prosperous nation today.
The daughter of the secretary of war, Helen Taft, is nearly 17 and will "come out" in Roosevelt's last winter. She is a classmate of Miss Ethel Roosevelt and has traveled to the orient, speaking Filipino phrases. Also noted is Capt Karl Kaempff, captain of the Deutschland, famed Hamburg American liner and veteran seafarer.
A Massachusetts statesman urges a month of rest for all but omits addressing many people who resist taking a full month off from work. The remark highlights a tension between leisure advocacy and economic necessity faced by workers.
The American minister to Spain Mr. ConNier and Mrs. Collier hosted a gala dinner in Madrid with the German, Russian and British Ambassadors and most of the diplomatic corps along with Madrid's leading society members.
A New York City board of health review finds that about half of the city’s schoolchildren require glasses. The apparent rise in vision issues suggests increasing awareness and more thorough eye checks across schools.
President Roosevelt urges strong federal supervision of railroads, rejects speculative securities, and calls for publicity and standardization of accounting. He warns against overcapitalization, favors national incorporation options, and stresses moral governance by public officials and investors. He praises Civil War veterans and Lincoln era leadership.
Pittsburg not sentences. Thomas W. Harvey former teller of Enterprise National Bank Allegheny Pa found guilty on 23 counts for making false entries and not guilty on three counts charging misappropriation of funds. George L. Ralston former bookkeeper charged with large entries and abstracting funds.
A Royal Engineers balloon piloted by Lieuts Caulfield and Leake was launched May 28 from Ashot camp for Prince Fushimi’s visit, and was later picked up at sea by a fishing smack near Exmouth in the English Channel. The two officers reached the Scilly Islands safely.
A man fired several shots at Bishop Yatshevsky while he walked in the street and then attacked him with a dagger. The bishop was slightly wounded. a priest shielded him and was not harmed. Police captured the attacker.
Weather bureau reports a deep cold wave from the Midwest to the West, frost warnings for the middle Atlantic, eastern lake region, Utah and northern Arizona, and freezing temps in western Wyoming. Michigan and lake states report heavy frosts. 1882-like abnormal weather described as five degrees below normal with 44 degrees by dawn and 59 by night.
In Swatow region Chinese revolutionaries allegedly forced the family of a brigadier general to drown themselves in a well. Swatow dispatches 1300 troops toward the area and another detachment from Shinhing is en route. Missionaries seek refuge as officials warn Canton to deploy gunboats amid searches on the Chachoufu railroad.
In Springfield the bodies of 17 year old Cora Lederbrand and her seven year old sister Carrie were found in Sugar creek. Each had a 22 caliber pistol wound to the temple. The revolver lay on the creek bank. authorities note Cora, despondent, likely killed Carrie before taking her own life. Their father Joseph Lederbrand is a widower and one-armed farmer with a good reputation.
The Chicago Chronicle, owned by John R. Walsh, ceased publication with Friday morning's issue. An editorial note stated the paper would suspend publication because it had not been profitable of late.
A general strike by sailors and naval reserve members began at dawn in almost all French ports. Navigation firms warn the action threatens complete paralysis of commerce and blame pension-law discontent for the strike. they urge immediate government settlement to avoid great losses.
Des Moines Iowa Gov. Cummins will seek the United States senate subject to Republican primary endorsement under the new law. The move follows long rumor and confirms the bid to succeed Senator Wm B Allison, with Senator Dolliver reelected by the last legislature as the Iowa delegation.
Washington reports a Department of Agriculture statement on methods to destroy rats. It warns the brown rat is the worst mammalian pest and calculates enormous tolls on cereals, noting rapid proliferation with three litters of ten yearly and a potential billions in the eleventh generation.
In the New York supreme court on Tuesday Corporation Counsel Ellison filed a suit on behalf of the city to compel the Consolidated Gas Company and eight other city gas firms to relinquish their franchises and surrender all street permits they hold.
In Boise Idaho seven loggers drowned while attempting a landing above rapids on the Payette River about twelve miles from Garden Valley. Nine other boat occupants barely reached shore after the mishap on Thursday.
In Tonopah Nevada on Thursday Mike Schreck defeated Marvin Hart in a fierce boxing battle reaching the twenty first round. Hart suffered a broken hand in the final round and the match ended with Schreck securing victory.
Wisconsin freshmen defeated St. John's Military Academy crew of Delafield in a close race until midway when the Delafield stroke lost an oar. Syracuse won the four oared race while Wisconsin captured the eight oared race from Syracuse.
General Overseer Wilbur Glenn Voliva faces removal as Receiver John C. Hatley and federal court ordering him to vacate the administration building tabernacle and four public school buildings on Friday May 31 marking a abrupt end to his Zion leadership after a long struggle for supremacy.
Prominent Catholic clergy from the West gathered to witness the cornerstone ceremony of St Paul’s fourth cathedral. Archbishops Ireland and Keane led with bishops from Minnesota and nearby states as 30,000 laymen watched a religious parade. The structure, facing Summit Avenue on St Anthony hill, will rise above the capitol and cost more than 3 million dollars, with 700000 already pledged. Roosevelt sent a congratulatory message read by Archbishop Ireland.
Denver governor Buchtel disallows political discussion at the Colorado public lands convention set for June 18 to 20. The program, led by Senator Teller, aims to craft a liberal policy to attract settlers and promote western development for submission to Congress.
The Haywood case in Boise is expected to stretch over two to three months as state evidence notably Orchard testimony faces constant challenge. Defense will require similar time, with only sixteen trial days completed and a month elapsed before opening adjournments.
Columbus Ohio Socialist party at its closing convention session adopted resolutions offering sympathy to Moyer Haywood and Pettibone officials of the Western Federation of Miners accused in Gov. Steunenberg assassination. They denounced President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft.
The Women's Union Label League announces its international convention in Logansport Indiana from June 4 to 8. A key feature will be a campaign to boycott all non labeled headgear from bonnets to baby hoods to promote union labeled products.
In New York a Sunday meeting with 19 branches of the striking longshoremen union trimmed demands made over a month ago on steamship companies. The revised terms may be accepted by the companies.
London reports revive the claim that Richard Croker seeks a seat in the British parliament as an Irish nationalist figure. Doubts remain on his willingness to renounce American citizenship and on finding a constituency or party leaders willing to back such a powerful controversial candidate.
In Canton Ohio the First Methodist Episcopal church held a memorial for Mrs. McKinley, a church member. Rev. E B Buxton, D D, who led her funeral, gave the address. The McKinley pew was reserved for immediate relatives and the church was crowded.
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