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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1909
Page
2
The column surveys social hierarchies in crime and punishment, comments on American suffragists abroad, and jokes about education and fear. It cites a Turkish consul on cotton seeds, praises aviation progress, mocks lone taxi of social manners, and reports Swiss chamois skins bound for the United States.
In the imagined note, observers joke that Martians could have been intercepting Earth thoughts via interplanetary wireless at each equinox, unsettling Professor Pickering and Flammarion about peaceful contact.
The speaker calls on the Young Turks to immediately halt the Asia Minor atrocities to demonstrate enlightened governance. An effective action would boost their global standing beyond any promises in a year.
A mother joke leads to a bad outcome as a boy’s quip results in a troublesome step father. The piece argues jokers face consequences and urges thorough rubbish removal from homes and streets, extending house-cleaning efforts to public places and urging cleaner community streets.
Michigan farmers, discouraged by wheat competition, expect to plant more wheat as the price reaches 1.38 per bushel. The gain could boost total production by millions of bushels, with next year's prices likely influenced by the larger harvest.
Officials vow strict guard on harbor entries to stop Hon meat imports. Authorities cite health and safety concerns and promise enhanced inspections at key ports to enforce a ban on the product.
A medical society remarks that corsets and high heels, long criticized by science as harmful vanity, are truly beneficial. Yet women show no celebration, remaining indifferent to science and following fashion as the prevailing custom, which the fashion itself now dictates.
A playful note imagines why modern wireless signals fail to reach the underworld, offering a wry aside on communication limits and the gap between life and myth.
The passage notes $7,500,000 spent on keeping domestic canaries in U.S. homes. It argues that considering the bird's small, inexpensive nature highlights the vast aggregate expense of pet care nationwide.
The appellate division ruled Harry K. Thaw accepted confinement as insanity when pleading insanity for the Stanford White murder. Albert T. Patrick is in custody with governor power to commute death to life, a decision prompting his counsel to pursue further appeals to higher courts.
Milwaukee judge refuses to dismiss a $20,000 damages suit by Mrs. M. L. Bowman over hair loss after using a hair dye advertised as a restorer. Judge Quarles overruled the demurrer by Fond du Lac company and allowed the case to proceed, noting a woman’s hair as a key asset and beauty.
John D. Rockefeller returned Friday from Hot Springs Virginia with Mrs Rockefeller and relatives. He spoke of improved health after five months away and boasted of golfing extensively. He noted H H Rogers death as a sad blow and welcomed news of increased employment.
Leaders from across the nation attend a national conference on criminal law and criminology at Northwestern University School of Law marking the school's fiftieth anniversary. Topics include reform of criminal laws, expert testimony, jury systems, and procedures.
Atlantic City speakers at the United States Brewers association final session urged proper regulation of liquor traffic and strict enforcement of saloon laws. Percy Andreas from Ohio urged members to back authorities against dives, joined by William C. Manchester of Michigan. Carl J. Hester of Columbus became president and vowed to push regulation and separation of liquor from vices.
G W Woods Fred Torgensen and James Gordon bound over to the next grand jury in U S district court on $25 000 bond each for holding up the Overland limited mail car on the Union Pacific line May 22. Judge W H Monger presided. Twenty two witnesses testified with several children aged eight to eleven identifying the suspects. Police recovered revolvers and paraphernalia prompting arrests of three men.
The Pollution of Streams committee reports epidemics of typhoid linked to pollution and public nuisances from streams. It cites damaged waters across states, destruction of fish life, and boating and bathing obstructions. It notes that laws have increased but lag behind needs.
John Junkin, a Negro, was found guilty of murdering Clara Rosen a choir singer from Ottumwa. Judge M A Roberts ordered the death sentence to be carried out on the last Friday in July 1910 after a fast verdict and immediate sentencing.
National Bank Examiner Claude Gatch reports the Lewis ton National Bank robbed of 137000 dollars sustaining over five years. Stockholders cover the alleged deficit after bank officials were alerted and a meeting was held. The loss is said to involve manipulation of the adding machine used for daily balances.
Saginaw Michigan two crewmen Engineer John Smith and Fireman Reynolds were killed when a Pere Marquette engine struck a washout two miles west of Freeland and overturned burying them beneath the wreckage.
In Bellaire Ohio during a minor riot at Fort Pitt Coal Company's Dillies mine, Lucergo Talliti shot and killed Mike Baggo and Andy Petro. Police investigate motive and arrests pending.
Assistant Attorney General Lightfoot departs Saturday for Detroit to obtain evidence for Texas against H. Clay Pierce in his Austin trial for perjury.
John H. Gregg a grain dealer from St Joseph Missouri collapsed and died after a round of golf at the Country Club. He was 55 and had appeared healthy at the start of the game.
Indianapolis news libel case delayed until October 11 at the urging of United States Attorneys Stuart McNamara and Charles W. Miller. Prosecution plans to call Frank H. Hitchcock Norman E. Mack George B. Cortelyou and others from J Pierpont Morgan & Co and government departments as witnesses.
Ambassador Jusserand presented a gold medal on behalf of France to San Francisco recognizing the city’s reconstruction since the 1906 earthquake and fire. The ceremony celebrated the recovery and progress displayed by the city.
In Helena federal court Judge Hunt removed James S. Goodwin from the post of United States commissioner at Custer Yellowstone county. He awaits arrest on a horse stealing charge in a swift legal action.
A mining engineer from Detroit who disappeared April 27 is located in Seattle at 408 Terry Avenue North in an apartment building. Relatives are searching anxiously for him.
Employees reject arbitration offer and the Southern Indiana Traction Company declines to submit street car labor dispute to the State Labor Commission. The issue concerns working conditions and wage terms.
Edward Payson Weston arrived in Laramie at eight o'clock Wednesday night while walking to the Pacific coast and left for Medicine Bow, 57 miles west, at four o'clock Thursday morning.
Four men and a woman, all Italians, were arrested in Newark on suspicion of counterfeiting or involvement in passing counterfeit money. Police found a number of two dollar bills in a trunk at the house.
In Lima the Peruvian cabinet tendered its resignation after proof emerged that a revolutionary outbreak was engineered by followers of the Pierola brothers, signaling a crisis in government.
Samuel W. Hofheins a county treasurer’s office tax clerk and co defendant Jared C. Weed faced grand larceny charges after allegedly stealing 36000 in back tax receipts. Hofheins pleaded guilty in court to the charge.
Theodore Roosevelt and companions traveled from Nairobi to Kijabe in British East Africa. He toured the American mission and spent the night in camp with his party continuing their expedition.
John Murphy, a 200 pound hog killer, went berserk in the North Packing Company slaughterhouse, fatally stabbing five men including Dr. Daniel C. Hays and injuring three others. He was captured after a chase in the yard and held for the grand jury while in a padded cell he raved then prayed.
Dr Ivanoff warns of a looming cholera epidemic as twelve cases Saturday and nine Sunday signal a citywide spread. Funds are lacking for preventive measures while 15 percent of the water remains unfiltered, posing high risk to newcomers and building trades workers who came from rural areas.
A Russian named Perovich convicted of murder in Fairbanks Alaska was saved from execution by a presidential order after Mrs Taft urged clemency. Judge James Wickersham, then federal judge, and Attorney General Wickersham had recommended mercy. The president commuted the sentence to life imprisonment.
Cincinnati prepares for the thirtieth festival of the Turnerbund as 3000 Turners and 50,000 visitors come from across the country. Garry Herman, president of the Cincinnati National League baseball club, chairs the organizing committee with the national commission guiding arrangements.
Prominent Union of Unions member Prince Eristoff was killed on his Klonieff estate by unknown assailants. The incident underscores rising unrest in the region and prompts a royal police inquiry.
Secret trials in northern Japan show airships and aeroplanes can carry guns and heavy loads. The Mont Eagle brought the claim from Victoria B C noting the tests published Thursday.
The marriage of Miss Beat rice Thaw daughter of Alexander Blair Thaw of Pittsburg and niece of Harry K Thaw to Don Francesco Theodoli of Italy took place at the Thaw residence on Thursday.
Archibald Chapman alias Theodore Chapman was sentenced in United States court to two years in the Elmira reformatory New York for counterfeiting quarters and half dollars. The sentencing occurred within thirty minutes.
Madison Indiana reports that W.8. Bovard D D resigns after one year as Moores Hill College president to become vice president of the University of Chattanooga.
Graves of Confederate soldiers in Arlington National Cemetery were decorated with flowers as memorial services were held Sunday. Col. Robert E. Lee Jr., grandson of Gen. Lee, delivered the oration and led a review of the Army of Northern Virginia.
Joseph Thomas Duhamel archbishop of Ottawa died in Ottawa Ontario from heart failure. The obituary notes his tenure leading the church and his death.
President Taft occupied the Lincoln pew at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church to hear Rev. Dr. Heridge of Ottawa preach the baccalaureate sermon for George Washington University graduates.
The report states King Alfonso recently underwent a minor nose operation performed by Bordeaux surgeon Dr Moore. The procedure, described as slight, has proved successful.
The La Prosperidad Colony Association promotes settlement in Sinaloa extending from Culiacan to Mazatlan. It touts two crops per year without irrigation, year round water, timber for fencing, and temperate climate aided by the Japanese Current. Prospects may contact Byron Hall in Tucson for information and a prospect magazine.
Florida Times Union advertises Pettis Eye Salve for eye disease or injury. Claims to be harmless and fast acting, priced at 25 cents, available from Howard Bros. druggists in Buffalo New York.
A light exchange notes a character’s deep love for music and joke about his pricing list as a scale. The dialogue hints at humor around artistic devotion and business jargon.
A Denver restaurant scene during the Democratic national convention ends quietly after a match of wit. A Tammany man praises a striking woman but is calmly informed by her husband that she is his wife. The exchange ends with no hostilities.
An Newburyport veteran credits Grape-Nuts with restoring health after severe weight loss and consumption fears. He improved within six weeks, gaining 15 pounds and returning to work, aided by wife’s support and an affidavit of authenticity. The ad invites readers to read The Road to Wellville in the package and notes new letters periodically.
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