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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1911
Page
1
A quirky Iowa column notes warm weather bringing flies and lawn chores, jokes about girl scouts, fly swatting, and summer signs like straw hats and fishless fishermen. It jokes about fruit outlook, saccharine bans, and playful quips on Bacon, rheumatism, and a Bible copy sale.
Report mentions tigers caught with fly paper in India while observers note experts have tested eye reactions. Umpires seated in the bleachers are about to learn the animals cannot see.
The article notes the German navy named their new dreadnought Peacemaker, contrasting the choice with an alternative moniker Innocent Bystander and implying a more fitting option.
The article notes Chauncey Depew’s jab at the United States senate calling it a Poor Man’s club and counters that no senator has starved, presenting a pointed political remark in a period voice.
In Porto Rico walking sticks are seen as marks of distinction while Americans view them as signs of weakness whether physical or mental, reflecting contrasting cultural perceptions.
A Chicago professor argues that motion exists in all matter with molecules constantly moving, joking that perhaps the phrase should be mole cules instead of wheels.
A New Orleans scientist warns that fish and oysters can transmit leprosy, yet anglers rush to start the fishing season despite the fear.
A Chicago divine claims today’s world is deeper in sin than during Rome’s worst days. He overlooks that not all the world resembles Chicago, implying his view is too narrow to generalize global morals.
The quote notes that Chinese telephone operators reportedly answer with a humble line asking how the insignificant one can serve the enlightened master. The remark comments on cultural expectations and service demeanor. The passage is framed as a general observation rather than a report of a specific incident.
A veteran burglar with fourteen prior convictions and seventeen years behind bars says the loot he gathered would not exceed twenty dollars. He reflects that honesty sometimes pays.
A New York woman files a lawsuit against a hair dresser claiming her hair was dyed green. The suit argues improper coloring caused emotional distress and damage to appearance. Neighbors’ reactions are noted but not a central issue.
A Nebraska woman was burned when sparks from a locomotive landed in her bonnet, burning it to a crisp. The incident illustrates how money can be wasted in unexpected hazards and accidents.
The passage notes disapproval of the harem skirt in Constantinople and criticizes the Turk for cruel deeds while denying responsibility for that atrocity.
A humorous ditty notes Reuben the educated pig sharing the Dutchman's dog’s fate by being ground up in a sausage mill. The verse reflects on how schooling cannot shield against a perilous world of earthquakes factory fires cars and dangerous machinery.
Mount Pleasant reports ongoing negotiations with a company to supply electric current for light and power across three to four southeastern Iowa counties. Dams are planned on Skunk River at Augusta Lowell and Oakland Mills, with wire already reaching Oakland Mills. The scheme includes a state hospital and city use, a larger circuit reaching Burlington Mount Pleasant and Wapello, and a steam plant to back up water power.
Rock Island eastbound passenger No. 8 struck laborers George Barbers and Tom Minors on a section handcar at the Four-Mile curve. Barbers was killed instantly while Minors, badly injured, was hospitalized in Mercy with a crushed lung and broken shoulder and rib and is not expected to live.
Clinton G. Curtis former congressman and W. S. Gardiner former postmaster received the thirty third degree of Masonry at the Scottish Rite Cathedral. Inspector General Alverson conferred the degree.
Charles Winters of Lake City was rescued from drowning after diving from a spring board into ten feet of water in the Coon river near Lanesboro. A boy saved him as Winters sank for the third time.
Harry Bowen accused of the Carlisle bank robbery two years ago was located in Minneapolis. Authorities had pursued Bowen since the crime, and a recent break led to his capture.
Delegates from across Iowa gathered in Cedar Rapids for the forty-sixth annual Iowa Sunday School association convention with several nationally prominent leaders in attendance.
Lewis Cole a Milwaukee Road fireman was seriously injured at Calmar when struck by a switch stand as the train ran at full speed. He leaned from the cab for fresh air and his face was crushed.
The election on extending Newton city limits carried. The expansion adds about a quarter mile in each direction and raises population to over 5 000.
An unknown man, chased from West Liberty as a tramp, hurls himself under a Rock Island train two and a half miles west of town after being left with nowhere to go.
Twenty five boy scouts under Rev A S Heck scoutmaster leave from here with two loads of baggage for a sixty mile hike to Wall Lake. They plan a two week backcountry outing and return after the trip.
In Dubuque the Standard Lumber Company, hit by two major incendiary fires causing about 600000 dollars in damage, will not rebuild its plant. About two hundred men lose their jobs as a result of the decision.
Council Bluffs reports Anti Saloon League moves against all local saloons alleging they opened after the Moon law took effect. Local officials weigh actions as tensions rise in the temperance campaign.
Albert Brehmer spotted a fire under his car on a country road and stopped to extinguish it but could not. The vehicle was completely destroyed by the blaze.
William F. Main, once a rich manufacturer valued at 350000 dollars, has been adjudged bankrupt by a federal court. His liabilities total 80000 dollars and it is doubtful he can pay five cents on the dollar.
Hampton William Marsh shot himself with a .22 rifle on his farm three miles west of Bradford. He was missing at dinner and neighbors found his body in a field after a search.
Peter Olson of Waterloo drowned in Black Hawk creek while bathing. Harold Marquis, 14, son of Clarence Marquis, drowned in Cedar River.
R F Graeber of Sheldahl appointed by the federal court as trustee for the defunct Penfield bank. He will sell the property and distribute proceeds among creditors. Estimated assets total about 10000 dollars.
Centerville will open a postal savings bank at once as the post office handles a large foreign and domestic money order business, especially among local miners, making it a favorable site for the bank.
Decorah. L. L. Cadwell, once announced candidate for department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, has withdrawn due to health after two serious operations. He cannot continue in the race.
J W Snyder of Chicago earns the Brunswick Balke Collender contract to erect buildings for a new manufacturing concern in Dubuque. Upon completion the plant will be the citys largest employer.
Six drug stores face cases for illegal liquor sales four in Charles City one in Rockford and one in Nora Springs but were allowed to retain their permits with the condition that future sales be legal.
The 1912 convention of the Iowa United Commercial Travelers association saw Clinton and Burlington triumph over Des Moines. Officers elected include Grand Councillor Hugh Doran of Ottumwa and Grand Junior Councillor D P Thomas of Burlington.
The Iowa branch of the United Mine Workers of America selects Albia for its permanent headquarters and new temple following a state vote where Albia locals defeated Des Moines by four thousand eight hundred fifty to four thousand five hundred seven.
Des Moines college former president Loren D. Osborn will serve as editor in chief for a forthcoming international encyclopedia being issued by a major Chicago publishing house. He resigned from the college position previously.
The dead man about 35 years old was found by a Northwestern freight crew at the east end of the Boone viaduct. A single identification card addressed to P. E. Clawson of Dayton, Iowa was found on the body.
Prof. Charles Noble Gregory dean of the University of Iowa College of Law has accepted a chair at the George Washington law college in Washington D C.
Samuel Baker, 38, a Marshalltown farmer, was struck when lightning hit the ground nearby, leaving him paralyzed in both legs and unable to walk.
Joseph D. Samuels faces first degree murder charges in Keokuk for the alleged killing of his wife. He intends to plead insanity during the trial proceedings.
Webster City reports near Stanhope farmer Jacob Haley accidentally discharged a revolver and is gravely injured. Medical and sheriff’s officials say his condition is critical and death may occur.
Anamosa Warden Barr hunts Jack Harper known as a handcuff king after his escape. Authorities issued alerts and are coordinating with nearby agencies to recapture the fugitive.
City Solicitor Chamberlain opines the city can have only thirty two saloons after July 1. An ordinance proposed to raise saloon licenses from 1500 dollars to 2000 dollars.
Algona report: Frank Preus, a German shoemaker, carried $1,800 in a wallet and either lost it or was robbed while attending a German wedding five miles from town, raising concern about bank safety.
Dr Norman R Hook a pioneer physician of Oskaloosa died suddenly at his residence from heart trouble. He was an old soldier serving as second lieutenant in Company C Thirty third Iowa.
A massive two ton clock in the Mason City courthouse tower broke loose and plummeted through four floors, crashing into the basement. The impact shattered floors of steel and concrete, but no injuries are reported.
Washington report notes a minority group led by Payne Dalzell Needham and Longworth denounces the tariff revision as cold blooded and politically motivated. The document accuses the tariff board of withholding data on wool and steel investigations and charges the administration with delaying information to influence policy.
The Navy Department orders the Wolverine out of commission at Erie Pennsylvania to turn it over to the naval militia. This marks the removal of the last regularly commissioned U.S. warship from the Great Lakes and holds international significance.
The Birbeck bank in High Holborn London is suspended payment after a run last fall. Directors estimate a deficit of 1.875 million dollars while actuaries predict a shortfall nearer 3.75 million.
Madison Square Garden in New York was sold to a syndicate that plans to demolish the arena and replace it with a 25 story office building.
The Illinois Supreme Court denied the petition for a rehearing of Dr. Haldane Cleminson of Chicago who is serving a life sentence for the murder of his wife by poisoning at Joliet State Penitentiary.
Paris reports the death of Maurice Rouvier, former French prime minister, at the age of 82. Born in Aix in 1842, he rose as an early opponent of the empire and held the premiership twice.
The senate privileges and elections committee plans a broad reinvestigation into the Lorimer scandal. A subcommittee of eight will compel witnesses and records, with possible use of an example of contempt. Lorimer likely to be first witness. Dickinson or Brandeis may serve as counsel.
New York millionaire proprietor of the Ansonia hotel, William Earl Dodge Stokes, was shot three times by Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad in the Varuna apartment on Broadway and Eightieth Street. Graham, 22, and Conrad, 18, fired two and one bullets respectively, over letters said to be written by Stokes to Graham before his second marriage last February.
Naturalists report the 17 year cicada in full force across Hastings on Hudson New York. Trees are alive with insects and the characteristic W shape appears at the wing tips signaling the emergent brood.
Governor Colquitt leader of the wets travels to Fort Worth despite a letter warning he may be killed if he attends the anti prohibition rally there. He has received many other threats and continues to push his campaign.
In Denver a dispute over a fish size and remarks to a wife led James Thomas to shoot and kill George Reymer instantly. Thomas, described as consumptive, was involved in the fatal confrontation.
Robert Alphonse Taft, son of President Taft, was denied the Ohio state bar examination after being unfamiliar with the rule that applicants must register when they begin studying for law.
Washington. Elbert H. Gary ex executive head of United States Steel told the House Investigating Committee a version of the steel empire’s formation that contradicted John W. Gates and John Pierpont Morgan tied to threats and negotiations. Gary said Roosevelt approval was pivotal to the Tennessee Coal and Iron absorption and warned overreach by government or corporations. He cited the White House conference as key to preventing a 1907 panic.
Grace Dexter Bryan youngest Bryan child wed Richard L. Hargreaves son of a Lincoln wholesale grocer in a private Fairview ceremony. Rev John Huntington friend of the family performed the knot tying. Bridesmaid Miss Louise Tyler ex governor Virginia. Best man William Bryan Jr. attended.
Pumping to uncover the Maine's wreck finished after five feet of water was pumped from the cofferdam surrounding the hull. The visible portion above water matches the pre-disaster view, with a long stretch of the starboard quarter deck now exposed.
Berlin dispatchs report Alexander Zaryzh arrested in Kazan confessed to fatally shooting 57 people including an army officer and his wife in Sebastopol.
In Tooele Utah two mounted robbers bound and gagged S I Shafer cashier of the Commercial bank and rode to the hills with $9 000 in ransom. Pursuit formed as several posses hunted the culprits.
A ballot box was found stuffed during the state G A R ladies organization convention in Scranton Pennsylvania. The incident occurred after the vote for state president and invalidates the election, creating a sensational controversy at the gathering.
An order issued June 14 retires Rear Admiral Kossuth Niles. He remains on duty in Washington. Niles hails from Illinois.
Reports from Mexico City describe Colima and Popocatepetl erupting as a major earthquake wrecks San Andres and surrounding towns. Seven hundred dead are confirmed at San Andres with many more buried. tremors devastate coastal ports and the floating gardens of Xochimilco are said to be destroyed.
Billy Papke defeated English champion Jim Sullivan by knockout in the ninth round at Palladium to become the world middleweight champion under the English weight limit. Both fighters weighed 160 pounds and the bout featured rough tactics and multiple referee interventions.
San Francisco millionaire C Frederick Kohl was shot in the Grant building corridor by Adele Verge a French maid once employed by Mrs Kohl. Witnesses describe a hysterical Verge who claimed no motive. The case follows prior legal actions between Kohl and Verge over wages imprisonment and insanity allegations.
Dr. Austin B. Chamberlin secretary general of the supreme council of the Southern Jurisdiction of Scottish Rite Masons died in Washington of apoplexy. His body was taken to Galveston for an elaborate Masonic funeral.
Ernest Goodrich Stillman son of James Stillman the New York banker married Mildred Whitney of San Francisco at Trinity Episcopal church in a formal ceremony.
Salem artist Frank Paine died of heart disease after a fit of laughter in a street car. A friend seated beside him told a story that prompted the attack, ending the life of the well known painter.
D Frank Lloyd former assistant United States attorney general at New York died at his sister Mrs Leander J Russell home in New Haven after a period of ill health.
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