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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1911
Page
3
A collage of light anecdotes and observations from cities like Chicago and New York. Topics range from technology shifts and fashion jabs to price hints, odd crimes, and humorous reflections on work, travel, and daily routines with attention to names, places, and institutions.
Some infants in Boston wear cards reading Please do not kiss me. The article notes the fashion and questions why Boston women avoid such prompts.
The 1911 graduates are at work in their rooms between games, preparing written solutions to some of the era's most perplexing civilization problems.
A professor asserts existence on a 12 cent daily meal showing feasibility but suggesting limited material satisfaction. The claim highlights frugal living and potential trade offs in lifestyle and fulfillment.
A California miner jailed after celebratory laughter claimed the burst of mirth came from a spider bite. The report notes no corroborating medical evidence and hints at a viral joke spreading about the spider causing the spree.
A Brooklyn woman was awarded a six cent judgment against a man who stole a kiss from her. The tiny amount underscores the defendant's liability and may influence her view on bargain prices.
A Kansas man wrote to his congressman offering to accept postage stamps in exchange for government garden seeds, noting seeds cost money and suggesting a barter proposal.
The author argues that American energy stems from nutritious fare, highlighting eggs and butter as powerful sources of strength in daily meals. The tone celebrates wholesome foods as foundational to vigor.
Wu Ting Fang reportedly will return as minister to the United States. Earlier remarks suggested a 1650 year return, but current reports indicate the appointment is renewed and he may return this year.
An Illinois judge issues an injunction against braying at night. The piece playfully notes the mule’s stubborn nature and predicts the animal will likely kick in response.
Only two per cent of University of Chicago co-eds declare a wish to marry, while it seems likely many of the remaining 98 per cent prefer not to answer until asked.
The text notes concern that many peers in England may overflow Westminster Abbey for the coronation. It suggests an overflow meeting and mentions Americans ready to pay for admission.
A Harvard professor asserts women are more primitive than men and suited only to childbearing. The remark draws sharp criticism and prompts discussions on gender, science, and bias in academia.
A former Princeton football player died recently from blastomycetes, marking the nineteenth known case in medical history. Doctors note the unusual name and question why such a disease has not gained broader attention.
Des Moines reports the Iowa two institutions Anamosa and Ft. Madison hold more than eleven hundred inmates, up from about 100 four years ago. Board members offer causes but agree crowding persists. A reform institute for women separate from men is proposed to ease conditions.
The tenth annual convention of the Iowa Catholic Total Abstinence union opened with nearly 300 delegates. Among visitors is Very Rev. Peter J. O Callaghan of Chicago, president of the CTAU of America.
State convention of the Danish Baptist church closed in Council Bluffs with delegates from Denmark Japan Ellis Island New York California and Chicago attending the session.
Newton reports C Moulton and wife from Nebraska visit cousin F S Eaton and wife in town The two couples married in Ohio in 1854 and lived together briefly but had not met for 55 years The four people have an average age of 0 years
Prairie City Ora Martin returns from Washington D C to visit his mother for a few weeks. He is a chief quartermaster in the United States Navy and will resume duties when builders deliver the new ship Utah to the government.
The Upper Iowa Conference will meet in Mason City from September 20 to 25 with Waterloo chosen as the next meeting place. Bishop Thomas B. Neeley of New Orleans will preside.
President MacLean of the state university arrives in Washington from the Lake Mohonk conference. Indorsed by Senator Cummins for commissioner of education he likely will discuss the plan with President Taft.
Albin-Tom Lambert convicted of assault with attempt to commit murder for shooting into the Davis house at Hynes last spring receives a five year penitentiary sentence. The incident sparked a state wide sensation at the time.
Humeston burglars entered the W D Smith & Son general store and robbed the safe of 140 dollars. Entrance is believed to have been gained through the front door with a specially made key fitted to the lock.
After John Keelen was killed by a Rock Island train near here, Marshal Wiley and assistants searched his shack and found 1500 dollars. He also had substantial funds deposited in Davenport and West Liberty banks.
Waterloo Mayor Rector received an anonymous letter from the Black Hand society threatening death unless Chief of Police Dinneen and Night Desk Sergeant W. H. Holcroft are discharged immediately.
General pay hike for engineers on the Iowa Central approved. Passenger engineers receive increases from 3.75 to 4.15 and 4.00 to 4.40 by class. Freight engineers gain from 4.80 to 5.20.
Henry McLeroy seventy died at his home fifteen miles west of Guthrie Center while loading hogs in a wagon. A hog fell on him causing rib fractures and internal injuries leading to death.
An unidentified young man drowned in the lake. The body lies at the morgue unclaimed. A companion says they met the victim the day before and had been traveling together.
Seventy five passengers on an Illinois Central train narrowly escaped serious injury when a northbound train derailed and plunged down a thirty foot embankment near Alburnett just north of Cedar Rapids. All cars except one overturned in the incident.
Conrad G. Kaiser of Vinton librarian and druggist and real estate dealer assigns for creditors. Assets exceed 45 000 dollars with liabilities around 30 000 dollars.
Bentley and Olmsted will construct a $100000 shoe factory this summer on East First street and Court avenue in Des Moines. The plant will be the largest shoe manufacturing establishment in Iowa.
Organize Greater Iowa Club in Oskaloosa with Mahaska County joining the effort. The first branch is authorized by the last legislature and over 200 farmers attended the banquet hosted by local business men.
Spirit Lake will acquire a dedicated postoffice building with the government advertising bids for construction. Firms have submitted proposals for a structure intended solely for postal use.
Archbishop John J. Keane formally resigns from his archbishopric to accept a post as titular archbishop of a yet unnamed See. The appointment is pending announcement.
Alfred B. Clark, janitor of Graham hospital, has been missing since May 18. Friends fear he wandered away while partially demented after suffering a sunstroke a year ago.
Kate Shelly at St. Anthony's hospital shows slight improvement but remains too weak for surgery. Doctors hold grave fears for her recovery as Carroll-Kate Shelly battles critical illness.
Miss Marguerite Norton aged 19 daughter of the Postal Telegraph Office manager and W Cashbaum were severely injured in a motorcycle collision between a cycle and an ice wagon at Waterloo.
Sidney reports Des Moines woman Mrs. Josephine Sheuerman has filed a petition in district court against the estate of her father the late Henry R. Grape seeking fifty thousand dollars in damages.
Loyal Labor league started in Waterloo inviting all wage earners to join. W. J. Brayton serves as president and Edwin G. Pullen as supreme organizer.
The State convention of Iowa county attorneys will be held in Oskaloosa on June 28 and 29, coinciding with the state bar association gathering. The event gathers local prosecutors to discuss legal matters and procedures.
The nine story Observatory building at West Fourth and Locust streets in Des Moines sold to a St. Paul capitalist for $217,000. The seller was L. F. Lammers. The structure is noted as one of the citys best built properties.
Justice G F Tucker holds W N Green on a charge of assault with intent to commit murder under $1000 bond. Green accused of stabbing Owen Dillon in Webster City.
Grinnell City Marshal Shahan attempted to stop a dog fight in front of the post office. His shot struck one dog and wounded Emil Youngsted in the foot and Thomas Phipps in the thigh.
Spirit Lake Arnold's Park on Okoboji lake will oil its roads this summer starting next Monday. The oiling will be welcomed by automobile drivers and improves road conditions.
Dubuque officials of Standard Lumber estimate the fire swept their principal Dubuque yard causing about 500000 in damage. The blaze prompted investigation into cause and insurance coverage as crews battled the flames.
Spanish war veterans of Iowa will hold their state encampment over two days starting Thursday in Cedar Rapids.
The Sheldon post office has been designated as a postal savings bank, according to an announcement from Washington.
Carroll Kate Shelly famed heroine from the Northwestern rescue twenty years ago lies near death in a local hospital. Jona’s daughter and national attention marked her daring act at the open bridge near Boonag.
More than one hundred were entertained at a one o'clock luncheon of the Boone Federation of Women’s clubs. Mrs. Clara Mann, the federation president, was among the speakers.
Ottumwa reports the eighth annual Iowa association of Stationary Engineers closes with Sioux City selected as next year’s meeting place and officers elected.
Estherville capitalists expect the Fort Dodge Des Moines Southern interurban line to extend to Spirit Lake this year passing through this city. The plan aims to connect Estherville with Fort Dodge and Des Moines corridors, boosting local travel and commerce.
Elbert H. Gary testified as the second witness before the House steel investigating committee promising full facts on the United States Steel corporation. He denied plans for a world monopoly yet acknowledged the steel group controls many subsidiaries and their management through stock ownership. He said subsidiary directors act independently but could be replaced if their conduct offended the parent company.
Sunstar J B Joel’s magnificent horse won the Coronation Derby at Epsom Downs in a sensational race. Sunstar was the favorite and attracted a vast sum in bets. King George and Queen Mary attended with about 20,000 Americans also at the track for the coronation celebration.
In Constantinople the chamber of deputies voted 76 to 64 to shelve an American syndicate’s plan for an extensive railway system in Asiatic Turkey.
A local passenger train collided with a construction train on the Syracuse Lake Shore and Northern railroad at Baldwinsville, injuring 32 people.
An eighteen year old Rebecca Boltman leaped from a third floor window to avoid an arranged marriage and sustained injuries likely to cause death. Her act follows her refusal to wed a man she did not love.
Samuel H. Bogart, vice president of United Wireless Telegraph, pleaded guilty to fraudulent use of mails. He was fined 2500 dollars, with five associates mentioned as preceding him in the case.
Ray Harroun won the first 500 mile speedway race in 6 hours 41 minutes 8 seconds in a Marmon. Ralph Mulford finished second in a Lozier with ten of forty starters finishing, one death and seven injuries reported including B Dickson and John Glover.
The Senate passed Senator Martin's resolution directing the privileges and elections committee to investigate possible corrupt methods in William Lorimer's Illinois senatorial election. The vote was 48 to 20, defeating La Follette's plan for a five member independent panel. The subcommittee will include Dillingham, Gamble, Fletcher, and Johnston along pro and anti Lorimer lines.
Bloomington Illinois reports William Armington aged sixty was sentenced to twenty years in Joliet penitentiary by Marshall county court for killing Jerome Cray a Wenona horse buyer during a quarrel last fall.
Dr. Allen B. Thracher told the American Laryngological convention that kissing spreads many serious diseases, especially throat illnesses. He urged caution to prevent transmission during close-contact moments.
Mexico City Rodolfo Reyes the son of Gen Bernardo Reyes was appointed sub secretary of the department of justice. Observers view the move as a bid to pacify the elder Reyes until after the election if possible.
Miss Julia Underwood resigns after 56 years in Quincy public schools claiming the country’s longest teaching record. She completed a long career at the local system and will depart at the end of the school year.
The Presbyterian general assembly framed moves to purge Union Theological Seminary of alleged heresy. It vows to demand that divinity instructors adhere to essential Presbyterian doctrines including the Deity of Jesus Christ, miracles and the Atonement. New York presbytery is expected to be purged as well though officials remain noncommittal.
Democratic caucus unanimously approves the Underwood plan to revise the wool tariff. The measure sets a 20 percent duty on raw wool, reducing duties by more than half from the Payne Alderich law. William Jennings Bryan backs the effort and the full text was shared with 200 Democrats.
About 20 soldiers died as Las Lomas fortifications overlooking Managua were blown up damaging the presidential palace and other buildings. Rumors of a Liberalist plot circulated, but the explosion is blamed on carelessness by a foolhardy garrison known to smoke near magazines.
The National Electric Light Association disclosed a profit sharing system for about 600,000 employees in its public policy committee report. The convention with nearly 4,000 members applauded the proposals covering accident and sickness insurance, death benefits, pensions, life insurance, and employee savings and investment funds.
The Portuguese government received a US communication noting Cipriano Castro, former Venezuelan president, is in Portugal with a steamer at Teneriffe loaded with artillery and munitions awaiting a chance to return to Venezuela. The movement is being watched.
Andrew Carnegie was guest of honor at a National Liberal Club banquet in London. His speech drew loud cheers as he praised President Taft, sparking a wave of serviettes and handkerchiefs from the company.
Hartford City Indiana reports a drowning tragedy where high school student Glen Woolard perished and rescuer William Williams also died during the attempted rescue. Williams is hailed as a hero for his efforts amid a vain rescue attempt.
Pendleton Ore Peter West an attorney is dead at sixty one. He had married twelve times and divorced eleven. He built a large divorce practice in the west based on his own experiences.
John V. Clarke president of the Hibernian Banking Association died suddenly of pneumonia at his residence in Chicago. His death shocked the city's banking circles and left a leadership gap in the association.
Attorney General Wickersham told a House committee he advised United States Steel corporation from 1901 to 1909 while with Strong & Cadwallader and earned about 26000 dollars paid into the firm for services to the American Sugar Refining company. He testified about other industry links and a 2000000 dollar settlement over friar lands and sugar weights.
A five minute gale sands across northern Ohio leaving ten dead with many missing and extensive property destruction. Seven drowned in Lake Erie near Cleveland, three in Lorain, while others still vanish. Thousands of trees snapped and live wires fouled streets as windows shattered.
Concord NH announces a mountain is dedicated as a memorial to General Walter Harriman governor 1867 1869. The gift comes from his son in law Joseph Lesson of Newton Massachusetts.
Rebels seize Abba, the capital of Assur, imprisoning the 3,000 Turkish troops garrisoning the city.
Henry G Mitchell an affluent Racine Wisconsin automobile manufacturer died suddenly from heart trouble. He was the son of the late Henry Mitchell founder of the Mitchell Wagon works.
Washington senate finance committee decided to vote on the Canadian reciprocity bill next Wednesday. It is expected the bill will be sent back to the senate without recommendation.
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