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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1909
Page
1
A collage of headlines and provocative notes covers politics and society. Topics include Turkish reforms, suffrage debates, crime and literature, Mars messages, war costs, massacres in Asia Minor, and public temperaments about Father’s Day and swimming.
Queen Alexandra steps into the public fray against woman suffrage drawing sharp attention from suffragettes who had previously left her to the background. Her move is seen as inviting more scrutiny and protest than she may want.
Count Boni de Castellane aims for a grand Rocky Mountain hunt but cautions that fame may limit access as only one mighty hunter can be accommodated at a time. The piece notes his delicate profile and the risk animals may mistake him for a dainty bonbon.
Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton, both in their nineties in old age, are celebrated for decades of devotion to relieving human suffering and the impact of their work on countless lives. The piece notes harsh sentences for Boyle kidnapping suspects and remarks on inconsistent punishments for crimes and alcohol-related harm.
A Coney Island complaint reports the Gibson club replaces young handsome officers with older married veterans to resist temptations and avoid flattering the fair sex.
A young Brooklyn bride invited six former fiances to her homecoming. The six men surprised her by visiting to celebrate their narrow escape, turning the reunion into an unexpected party.
In Chicago a court held divorced men liable for alimony for as long as sixty years after divorce. The ruling sparks debate that it may tempt men to remain married to avoid ongoing payments.
A Long Island minister condemns the current trend of oversized hats as unholy. He notes the style reflects and perhaps fuels profane associations, implying the fashion clashes with spiritual propriety.
English suffragettes switch from fiery speeches to rocket demonstrations as they bombard parliament members. Frightened legislators whisper about the next move, highlighting escalating protest methods and political tension in London.
New York witnesses in a $250000 alimony case say Mrs Gould was often seen with actor Dustin Farnum. Chauffeur testimony describes affectionate exchanges and dismissals. A hotel floor clerk recalls a man leaving Mrs Gould’s room, supporting defense claims Farnum stayed on the hotel’s fourteenth floor.
Former president Roosevelt argues against mob rule and oligarchy in his Outlook essay The Thraldom of Names. He warns that tyranny comes from both single rulers and collective power, urging vigilance against abuses by corporations and mobs while praising Washington and Lincoln for guiding liberty and order.
In Fairfield Illinois a feud between local youths and the Harrington theater company following an assault on a showman led to the killing of Charles F. Leininger veterinary surgeon and Wayne County Fair secretary and to the shooting of Trank M. McCullough and Richard Sloan. McCullough lies dying with a bullet wound and Sloan faces possible lifelong crippled damage. Zeke Pinnick the Harrington actor was implicated after aiding a companion home from the show and is jailed after a confrontation on West Main Street with three attackers and multiple gunshots.
About 5000 Turners from across the country gathered in Cincinnati to participate in the ten day annual turnfest of their national organization. Attendees must reside in tents and the city has erected a large tent city with 50 shower baths and full kitchen facilities in line with U S army regulations.
President Taft proposes a two per cent tax on the undistributed net earnings of trusts and other corporations to be added to the tariff bill. The income tax question would be left to the states for settlement, and the senate is expected to adopt the plan.
New York reports Dr. Charles W. Eliot, Harvard president, excludes the Bible and Shakespeare from a 25-book liberal education list. The omission stirs concern in literary and religious circles.
The Smoky Hill River in Salina Kansas has reached flood stage and water surrounds 50 residences in the lower part of the city.
Miss Geraldine Long, an Elgin based public school teacher in Marengo Illinois, was joyfully reunited with her brother after being separated since early childhood aided by newspaper publicity.
Ralph de Palma broke the world 25 mile auto speed record at Readville track finishing in 22 minutes 45 seconds. The previous record stood at 23 minutes 38 and 3 fifths of a second.
Ex judge and prison warden appoint Joliet figure known as convict No 1920 as penitentiary librarian to replace Newton C Dougherty of Peoria. Dougherty former Peoria schools superintendent and school funds custodian convicted of fraudulent banking. health poor for 66 year old Smith. appointed by Warden E J Murphy.
Closing day of the Ohio G A R encampment featured a veterans parade reviewed by Gov. Harmon and staff. Charles H. Newton of Marietta was elected department commander and O D Hunt of Newark was named senior vice commander with Xenia chosen as the next encampment site.
Great Britain requests the United States refrain from pressing its claim to participate in the Hankow Sze Chuen railroad loan of 27.5 million dollars while British German and French bankers stand ready to take up the financing.
Emma Kaufmann accused of murdering Agnes Poireis was found guilty of battery and ordered to pay a $100 fine or serve 50 days in jail. The fine was paid.
A virtually unnamed Negro boy leper named Joseph Clark escaped from the Camden alms house where he had been confined for nearly a year. Searching parties have scoured the area but have not located him.
The English Evangelical Lutheran synod of the northwest opened its nineteenth convention in Milwaukee on Wednesday night and will run through Monday.
The Illinois Supreme Court declares the new primary election law unconstitutional. Reasons include no provision for voter registration despite a section restricting voters to those registered at the last election and a limit on nominees by senatorial committees denying voters the right to vote for all offices. The decision also reverses a lower court ruling in Peabody v. Thompson and remands for action.
In Hutchinson area a new cult practices extreme rites described as harsher than Moslem sects and Indian trials. Authorities monitor it closely though legal action awaits a victim’s death. Reportedly Snake Worshippers bite poisonous snakes as a supreme test of grace.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson's board of inquiry, appointed to probe charges by former inspector J. F. Harms that packing house inspection is faulty, met in closed session with members Dr. A B Melvin George P McCabe Dr E A Behnke R P Stedden and George Ditwig.
Joseph Wright, who escaped about a year ago from the Southern Illinois penitentiary at Chester where he served 14 years for murder, was sent east in the custody of a deputy warden of the institution.
Mount Vernon police report a fatal shooting after a fight in Rend City where William Armstrong died from a gunshot fired by John Imboden who fled the scene. Authorities seek Imboden and urge witnesses to aid investigation.
The Central of Georgia railway has been sold to the Illinois Central, fulfilling plans discussed over a year. Negotiations began with Cromwell and Castles transferring capital stock to Harriman in 1907, who intended to pass ownership to the Illinois Central. The price was not disclosed.
Elizabeth Sigel daughter of Paul Sigel and Franz Sigel's granddaughter is reportedly the murder victim in a sordid New York case. Her body found in a trunk above a chop suey restaurant with initials on a locket, a note signed Felsie, and June 10 disappearance fueling detectives' probe into Chinese associations and a tangled motive.
Washington reports rising tuberculosis among hogs causing heavier losses to raisers and packers. Federal inspection shows two percent of hogs slaughtered infected, with European infections higher. Disease spreads mainly through feeding with skimmed milk. Arkansas Oklahoma and Texas hogs show lower rates due to alfalfa oats corn and peanuts diet.
The sixty fifth annual meeting begins in Detroit at the Y M C A auditorium with a large medical gathering. Dr D A MacLachlan chairs the arrangements as Gov Fred M Warner Mayor Pp Breitmeyer and Dr MacLachlan give welcome addresses. Dr William Davis Foster of Kansas City delivers the president’s annual address. Memorial exercises and preliminary work follow in the afternoon.
Salt Lake City story says Dan Tzo Ac a 17 year old Navajo Indian pleaded guilty in U S district court to murdering four relatives at Aneath. Judge Marshall ordered ten years at Leavenworth and a $100 fine. The killings followed a threat of punishment for not working.
A group of men visited a local landholder's estate in Kiev and demanded a large sum of money. When refused, the bandits shot the landowner his mother three peasants and a servant before escaping.
In Waukegan an extraordinary ceremony united Harl Moran, a legless man, and Mrs. Julia Davis of Plaquemine Louisiana in marriage. The wedding marks one of the most unusual unions recorded in years in this region.
A cask set adrift July 24 1900 by the whaler Norwhale in Behring seas was recovered near Norway on November 3 1908 after drifting across the Arctic Ocean. The find supports theories that the Polar sea may be open and that a vessel could drift to the pole. The Geographical Society of Philadelphia notes the discovery as evidence in ongoing experiments.
In London a Rockingham china door knob sold for 37 cents to a bystander who preserved it. An American buyer later paid $25 to match a drawing room set, and the knob now adorns a period room.
A unique hand signal system similar to tic tac operations has been adopted by the Edinburgh fire brigade, claimed to be the only brigade with such a method. It allows isolated firemen on upper floors or rooftops to signal for a fire escape, extra hose, or an additional steamers without shouting.
Four years after carving from the northwest territories Alberta and Saskatchewan have populations likely over 500,000 combined. Saskatchewan now produces crops worth about 40 million dollars while Alberta values its harvest at 15 million dollars and remains cattle country.
In a rough exchange Slimkins asks if Casey minded a bill collector's involvement. Podger admits borrowing a dollar and Casey defends him, praising his hard work and debts paid while chiding Dolon for other failures. The dialogue shifts to a streetwise defense and camaraderie amid pressure.
A humorous note on domestic economy suggests some women cut costs by skipping meals their husbands especially enjoy. The quip reflects social attitudes about household budgeting and gender roles.
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