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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1911
Page
3
A collection of quips and observations from the Monticello Express touching on topics from New York fashion and royal trivia to taxicab prices and social mores. The items poke gentle fun at trends, manners, and headlines of the day with humorous asides about flowers, flights of fancy, and everyday life.
Professor Arrhenius notes suns 50 000 times larger than our sun exist and could have powered us a week ago. He adds that our sun is performing better now and may supply needed energy going forward.
A modest display of imitation by a mocking bird draws attention as several whistling soloists seek inspiration. The scene highlights the bird’s subtle influence on nearby performers.
A Harvard professor asserts Gray's Elegy would be rejected by any modern magazine editor. The remark implies a contemporary editor has likely dismissed one of the professor’s poems.
A remark suggests that America’s corn crop might reconstruct the nation’s rail network within eight years. The idea notes a constitutional barrier prevents directly applying crop yields to fund such projects.
Sixty Washburn Law School students in Topeka Kansas earned a total of 25 000 dollars last year, averaging more than 413 dollars per student. The figure suggests strong early earning potential for new lawyers.
A sculptor notes when depicting the human figure trousers and skirts limit the majesty of form. He suggests that even with careful design one might add the phrase about harem skirts, though it risks controversy.
A Providence judge rules a husband justified in slapping his wife if she rifles his pockets. The piece hints at future rulings curtailing a woman's right to reconsider.
Twenty thousand toothbrushes and as many packages of tooth powder have been presented to the school children of Philadelphia. We hope the school children of Philadelphia are also receiving instructions concerning the inadvisability of picking their teeth in public.
A New Jersey landlady who could not evict ten ants allegedly set her house on fire to force their departure. She was arrested for arson but her actions highlighted a vivid, if controversial, display of resolve overcoming opposition.
A Boston schoolteacher itemizes a yearly minimum expense account for a woman and includes two umbrellas. The note suggests either extravagance or an admission of absent mindedness.
A German polar mission launches toward the south pole with the aim of establishing a verifiable claim. The team intends to tag discoveries to prove ownership, addressing public skepticism about pale discoveries and asserting national stake in future findings.
A columnist remarks that public uproar follows a woman seeking independence while a mob forms around clever display. The piece argues society needs more productive effort and more people actively engaged in work.
Des Moines hotel managers and saloon keepers fear a district court ruling in Sioux City may bar serving liquor at private banquets and prohibit patrons from bringing their own bottles into cafes. Managers Veitch and Beattie say waiters should not fetch liquor and banquets raise unresolved questions.
Des Moines bankers plan a unanimous protest over the recent raise in taxation on bank stocks. State Secretary P. W. Hall of the Bankers' association says bankers are nervous about the tax law as they convene in Mason City.
Des Moines reports Fidelity Trust of Buffalo filed a petition in federal court seeking a receiver to settle the Centerville Waterworks company affairs as it aims to authorize closing $80,000 worth of mortgage bonds issued by the waterworks entity in Centerville Iowa.
City council revoked licenses for eight Des Moines saloons in a single sweep, ordering permanent closure. All were licensed after April 15, 1909, with the grants issued in conflict with the Moon law.
H M Wyler of Ta ta arrested by Deputy Wayne Morse on a charge of selling liquor to an Indian. George Ward testifies Wyler sold him a jug of whisky on the Tama reservation.
Fire starting in a waste box damaged the Wilton Light and Water plant. The city will be without light for several days though the water supply remains unimpaired. Loss is estimated at 2500 dollars. plant is city owned.
Nearly 1 000 delegates gathered for the sixty eighth annual grand lodge of Iowa Masons in Cedar Rapids with attendance expected to rise by at least 200.
Joel D. Bailey, son of E. N. Bailey of the Britt Tribune, has married Grace Hartzell in a ceremony reported from Mason City.
Vinton reports Mrs. Elizabeth Atwater, despondent over ill health, hanged herself. Local authorities said no other details were available.
Ira Grammer, a noted Birmingham horseman, died instantly when a horse he rode fell backward on him while moving a string of horses from Fairfield to Birmingham.
John Mattock, wanted by Cedar Rapids police on four burglary charges, was arrested in Oshkaloosa by Iowa Central Railway Detective Gd. E. Muir.
The Des Moines committee plans to let the contract for a new Masonic temple at an approximate cost of $200000 next Tuesday. The delay was decided to give bidders more time to submit proposals.
Commander Dyer of the Iowa G A R is ill at his Mason City home and may miss the state encampment in Muscatine this month. The illness suspends his travel to the event.
Union Stoneware of Red Wing Minnesota sells its abandoned plant in Marshalltown to Marshalltown Vitrified Sewer Pipe and Tile company. Capitalists will form a local entity for 300000 dollars and invest 75000 dollars to ready the plant within ninety days, creating about one hundred jobs.
Two twenty five year public utility franchises were voted to the Stone and Weaver company of Boston for lighting and street railway systems in Keokuk. The Stone & Weaver company is financing the new Keokuk water power dam now under construction.
Des Moines authorities review a request from an Centerville based works company seeking authorization to proceed with erworks operations. The proposed project aims to expand local services and is under regulatory consideration.
Cedar Falls reports Louie Bourquin cashier at the State bank in New Hartford disappeared. He allegedly removed $15,000 of his own funds along with life insurance policies and mortgages from his safety deposit box before departure.
Storm Lake reports Western Elevator grain buyer George Devries stationed at Alta for ten years has vanished. Authorities and family describe extensive search efforts with no trace found. Village residents await any clue to his whereabouts.
William Madden was arraigned in Des Moines criminal court on a murder charge for the death of Mrs. Florence Currt. He waived the preliminary hearing and the case was sent to the grand jury.
Mason City reports M. V. Score of Clear Lake suffered a crushed shoulder when struck by a Minneapolis and St. Louis train at Forest City while driving an auto. Mrs Hughit, also in the car, escaped serious injury.
Grinnell President J H T Main of Grinnell College got a pay raise raising his annual salary to 5000 dollars. The board of trustees approved the action at a Grinnell meeting.
The Iowa Association of Postoffice Clerks and Carriers held its annual convention at the Wales hotel in Des Moines where a banquet marked the closing. Des Moines was selected as the site for next year’s gathering.
Council Bluffs banker and Republican committee member H Hart buys the Malvern bank. W H Guyer remains as cashier, ensuring continuity in management of the freshly acquired institution.
Sioux City reports 70 year old Frank H. Seidel has secured a marriage license to wed Mrs. Linda Hafling 40 a former nurse in his Anthon home. The couple plans a future wedding.
The twenty third annual convention of the Christian Endeavorers of the fourth district was held here this week and was largely attended.
Rev. Dr. J. B. Remensnyder of New York was elected on the first ballot to lead the General Synod of the Lutheran Church in Washington D C. The election as president was announced by the Lutheran Synod authorities.
Davenport Deere and Co. has purchased the Davenport Wagon Company plant and the Syracuse Chilled Plow plant located in Syracuse New York. The acquisitions expand Deere and Co. manufacturing capabilities and footprint in upstate New York.
Logan J. Bisting a 25 year old Altoona man was killed after being run over in the railroad yards at Missouri Valley.
The Creston city council increased the annual saloon license from 1500 to 2100 dollars. The ordinance takes effect July 1.
Despondent over studies, 18 year old John Walkowski of Toledo shot himself.
A contract has been let for the new Y W C A building in Cedar Rapids at a cost of sixty thousand dollars.
William J. Connors and Ervie Dunn, linked to the Mabray gang of swindlers, arrived in Des Moines and surrendered to federal authorities saying they were tired of being hunted.
Father Lucian MM. Foster marked his ninety ninth birthday in Charles City. Born in New York state, he remains hale and hearty, celebrating the milestone with family and friends.
Arthur Witting, 20, of Noble, was kicked by a horse and killed instantly. He had driven Miss Mable Kephart and, after helping her from the buggy, turned to unhitch the team when the accident occurred. He was struck on the left side and died at once.
Irene Fisk age 14 fell from a platform into a deep well shaft at Sweet Home and nearly drowned. Rescuers retrieved her with minor injuries and she regained consciousness.
In Cincinnati Edgar Cooke's embezzlement trial, two dramatic moments unfolded. Mrs. Jeanette Ford wept as her six year old daughter was named Cooke's child, while the judge and jurors shared the shock of the admission. Cross-examination revealed past ties and alleged misdeeds involving Frank Comstock and safety deposits.
Governor Harmon signed the employers' liability bill in Columbus establishing a state insurance fund and a commission to manage disbursements. Employees contribute ten percent and employers ninety percent into the fund.
Washington reports Kansas City Missouri was selected by the National Conservation association executive board as the convention city for the third annual conservation congress to be held in September.
A marble bust of Vice President Sherman is finished and will be placed in the capitol. The likeness shows the vice-president wearing spectacles and has been accepted by the government.
Palestine Texas committee representing Gould interests purchased the International and Great Northern railroad at receivership sale for twelve million six hundred forty five thousand dollars.
Washington reports show adverse reports submitted by La Follette and McCumber Gore offering amendments. The majority report is neutral while Democrats Williams Stone and Kern back the measure as better than no tariff revision, urging acceptance without changes. La Follette and McCumber oppose, arguing the bill scapegoats farmers and favors railroad and mill interests.
Former President Theodore Roosevelt and financier J. P. Morgan will be summoned to testify before the Stanley steel investigating committee on railroad dividends, steel trust operations, and related financial deals. Kellogg acknowledged representing steel subsidiaries while prosecuting Standard Oil since 1907, with government officials aware of the ties. Cayley testified of longstanding rail steel price understandings but denied any territorial division or ore shortage fears.
New York reports General Baking company formed as a 21-baker syndicate with 7 million dollars in preferred stock 5 million in common and 3.5 million in first mortgage bonds. The issue underwritten by Harry Fisk Son aims to avoid monopoly while pursuing material buying efficiency and scientific manufacturing methods.
A locomotive spark started a fire in the rear of the Huttig Sash and Door plant in St. Louis, wiping out eight acres of lumber warehouses and factories. The Huttig, Fatham and Miller Planing Mill, Missouri Stall, and Mound City Box plants were all destroyed. Loss estimated at 1 million dollars with 750 thousand insured. The district lies between Manchester avenue and Missouri Pacific tracks near Talmese avenue, forcing about a hundred families to move belongings to the streets. Charles Huttig serves as president of both the Huttig Sash and Door company and the Third National Bank.
Washington reports that the eight member senate committee scheduling the Lorimer election inquiry will hold its first hearing in Washington on June 22 rather than June 19. Senator Lorimer’s counsel Judge Elbridge Hanecy, tied up in a Chicago trial, will likely attend June 22.
President Taft presented medals of honor to six crew members of the battleship North Dakota for heroism during the September 8, 1910 oil fuel explosion that killed three men and endangered many more. Each recipient received a $100 gratuity in addition to the medals.
The Hardwick sugar investigation committee subpoenas Joseph F. Smith president of the Mormon Church despite protests by Senator Reed Smoot. The inquiry examines Mormon affiliation with the sugar trust and sympathetic ties.
Warrants charging forgery were sworn out against J. Wylie Smith secretary and treasurer of the Commercial Loan and Trust Company who vanished amid an alleged $150,000 shortage in his accounts in Atlanta Georgia.
A hurricane force storm lashed Trieste during the night causing extensive shipping damage and 20 known fatalities as bodies are recovered.
In Oklahoma City Thomas Billingsbey a local capitalist drew a will leaving 3500 for the support and maintenance of his pet parrot. The parrot is twenty years old and was acquired by Billingsbey during his years as a sailor in Polynesia.
Two farmers identified as Elias Hicks and Warren Hicks died after being asphyxiated at the bottom of a 75 foot well near London Ontario. Rescue crews recovered the bodies after responders were alerted to the accident.
The United States Senate voted 64 to 24 to adopt a resolution proposing a constitutional amendment for direct election of senators by the states. The vote followed a day of sharp debate on the proposal.
White Plains New York William Simon engineer for the New York Central is under arrest pending investigation of the alleged murder of his wife who was found dead with a towel and pillowcase bound around her neck
John Barton Miller former secretary and treasurer of the First Co-Operative Building Association of this city has been found guilty of embezzling $125 000. This marks his second such conviction and reflects a major financial fraud case in the local area.
Myer Daniels of Hoosick Falls Rensselaer County mourns the destruction of his home and $4700 in savings burned in a blaze. The incident underscores his lack of confidence in banks.
The United States navy plans to recruit a large number of sailors and has issued orders to start outreach from a new Chicago office beginning March 1.
Secretary Knox told the Hamlin committee that departmental scandals belong to past administrations and refused to implicate current staff. He explained payments to Hale and Rosenthal’s Day portrait, provided vouchers, and noted possible vacancies if any fixing is found. He ordered a department reorganization to restore order and business methods.
General Jose Vera leading 4000 rebel troops in the federal district issues an ultimatum to President Madero demanding a change in the local commander within 24 hours. Parleying reported as Vera strengthens his force though city capture seems unlikely. Emilio Sobrino has been named to command in the State of Mexico and Vera now acts against him.
The seamen's strike was formally declared in London Glasgow Liverpool Cardiff Bristol Southampton and other British ports and at Belgian and Dutch ports. Shipowners show indifference and expect to fill vacancies while seafarers demand a conciliation board a minimum wage and protest Asian labor.
Laporte Ind Judge George W Beeman of Starke county died at sixty six from blood poisoning that developed in a toe frozen last winter. The veteran jurist was one of the best known figures in the state court system.
Washington dispatches report two Americans killed in Alamo California region. Patrick M Lennon and Dr Foster are identified as victims in the state department brief.
The historic New Orleans mint will cease to exist as such after July 1 and operate as an assay office and storage for 22,000,000 silver dollars. Only one of its old vaults is considered burglar-proof at present.
Mrs. Nettle Super of Kansas City hanged herself in the basement of her home after learning her sixteen year old son had wed reportedly against her wishes. The tragedy underscores family strain amid a troubled domestic scene.
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