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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
4
A collection of humorous observations from the Monticello Express notes on society trends, fashion fads, oddities in politics and daily life. It comments on dieting cigars, fashion hooks, a two hook dress, double legged chickens, and a biplane world record, with light political and social reflections.
In Germany a gun scandal provokes an explosive political reaction. Observers question security controls and call for accountability while authorities investigate potential misuse of firearms in state institutions.
A quirky note suggests the fishwalk has gained social traction and is now paired with tango and similar wiggles, leading to an expectation that lobsters will quickly join the craze.
Report notes the so called glory kiss has been introduced in Cincinnati and awaits a full description of its supposed advantages. A Salvation Army girl survived a 300 foot chute drop and is expected to attract larger crowds on street corners.
A satirical observation notes that as women approach thirty they rename their single friends as bachelor girls, signaling social expectations around age, marriage, and friendship in contemporary life.
A Gotham business house plans to remove affectionate addresses and humble signatures from its correspondence. The article notes that many commentators are even clearer than their titles in business practice.
A Berlin hotel manager states that tipping cannot be abolished until guests stop requesting special service. The remark hints at broader social and economic dynamics reflected in the anecdote.
A statue of Venus toppled as an art dealer attempted to shelve the piece in New York, striking him and sending him to the hospital. The report notes escalating signs of the times.
A newspaper note criticizes a proof reader for allowing a line about the bride's mother being charming in a black hat to pass. The remark sparked discussion on wording and clarity in the edition.
The Owens Glass McAdoo banking bill, backed by President Wilson, would create federal reserve banks in at least 12 districts with a nine member federal reserve board. It outlines capital stock, branch limits, reserve requirements, and government banking powers, aiming to reform currency and banking nationwide.
This article highlights using pictures to convey ideas to children. It notes rich material for Sunday schools and clubs including Bible stories nature films trades industries water supply and public health topics. It also mentions films on architecture lace making and potteries as teaching aids.
The article notes genres such as sculpture painting and literature with works by Shakespeare Scott Dickens and other authors. It highlights travel and history features alongside farm related topics in Farm Journal style.
A brief puzzled exchange at a club shows a head waiter confirming his role while a guest implies prior acquaintance on the waiting list. The skit-like dialogue highlights social etiquette and memory in a light, humorous tone.
Washington reports a new ruling empowering federal inspectors to seize and destroy meat and meat products that are misbranded or adulterated in interstate or foreign commerce. Secretaries Houston McAdoo and Redfield rely on an Attorney General McReynolds opinion to extend the pure food act to domestic meats.
London June 19. Six leaders of the militant suffragettes and one male supporter were found guilty of conspiracy to commit malicious damage. Sentences ranged from six to twenty one months with Kenney receiving eighteen months. Kenney proclaimed she would die for the vote and denounced cabinet ministers as she was led away.
The Supreme Court sustained Missouri fixed rates on six railways including the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and the Santa Fe. In three cases rates were deemed confiscatory for the St. Louis & Hannibal, Kansas City Clinton & Springfield, and Chicago & Great Western. The decision extends to related lines such as the St. Louis & San Francisco and Missouri Pacific.
Springfield June 19 The house approved Governor Prine s municipal ownership bill with two minor amendments likely to pass in the senate. The measure, originating in and passed by the senate, grants all Illinois cities the right to own operate lease and regulate any public utility within corporate limits.
Two masked robbers stopped a northbound Illinois Central Diamond Special near Glenarm and dynamited the express car safe but did not loot the big safe. Passengers and train crew were held at gunpoint as officers pursued the bandits.
Victoria B C June 19 The Stef ansson arctic expedition that left here pursues practical commercial goals unlike typical polar ventures.
Springfield Ill June 19 prolonged drought in Illinois has caused over one million dollars in crop damage. Experts studying the situation say yields are significantly affected across the state.
The United States retained the Meadowbrook cup by beating England in a closely fought match. In front of 40 000 spectators in New York on June 17 the score finished 4 to 4 after eight periods, an exhibition of polo skill with little to separate the teams.
In Washington on June 19 Senator Hitchcock introduced an amendment to the income tax bill. The proposal calls for a graduated tax on corporations with a capital exceeding 100 million dollars.
Reports in Mexico City newspapers describe a real anti American sentiment with society leaders calling for a boycott of local American stores in Mexico.
A June 16 fire endangered fifty prisoners in Chattanooga jail before the blaze was stopped by the fire department. June 16 Brazil requested a Curtiss flying boat as the nation expands its use of American aircraft. June 17 floods near Palatana in Kathiawar drown hundreds including pilgrims. June 19 a severe electrical storm in Ohio causes deaths and damage to Sandusky and surrounding counties.
In Sault Ste. Marie Michigan on June 18 the steamer Jesse Spalding, previously given up for lost after a fog collision off Keweenah Point, docked bearing a badly stove bow and perilous situation.
Della Fox a musical comedy actress died in a New York City sanitarium on Monday from acute indigestion. In private life she was born October 12 1871 and was Mrs J Lavy.
A bomb concealed in a letter exploded in Sherbrooke Quebec on June 19 killing Mrs Theodore Bilodeau and wounding another Bilodeau woman. Police investigate the suspected sending of the device as a deliberate act.
Six of eight San Francisco police officers indicted for conspiring in the $300,000 Italian Banco ring pleaded guilty and were sentenced to nine months in jail.
Reports from southern Chihuahua state that on May 29, six hundred federals were killed or wounded in a battle at Sausillo where the opposing force of about 1,200 federals claimed victory. The fighting location was Sausillo in Chihuahua.
Chicago led the nation in parcel handling in the three months after parcel post was established. Stamp sales at the Chicago post office totaled $1,254,469.35.
A French aviator finished the final 300 miles of a 7000 mile journey from Paris to St Petersburg in three and a half hours. The voyage, begun in St Petersburg, showcased rapid progress across the long route.
Ray Diamond entered the Glendale State bank in Glendale Oregon on June 18 and held up Assistant Cashier B. H. Smith with a rifle. He escaped to the hills with $3290 and is described as a Socialist agitator.
French aviator Edmond Perey and companion Perreyon set a new world altitude record for a three passenger machine. They climbed to 15 480 feet, establishing a landmark aviation achievement in Vienna.
Senate records reveal a bid by Senator Norris to broaden the lobby committee powers to recall Robert Lovett of New York and question influence linked to Union Pacific Southern dissolution actions. Oxnard and Palmer protest but their letters are admitted as corroborating evidence of a funded beet sugar campaign opposing tariff reduction.
Nearly 800 degrees were conferred at Yale University commencement with honorary awards to Arthur Judson Brown Boyd Vincent Joseph Hopk ins Twitchell Alfred Noyes Samuel Pren tice John Grier Hibben David Houston and others. The ceremony followed by details also noted George Washington Goethals receiving an honorary Doctor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania’s 157th commencement.
Margaret Wilson, daughter of the president, unveiled the monument to the New Jersey Brigade of the Continental Army in Valley Forge Pennsylvania with many spectators present on June 20.
Taft will give the keynote address at Gettysburg on July 4, following news that Wilson would skip the battle anniversary celebration. The announcement confirms Taft as the main speaker for the event in Gettysburg Pennsylvania.
A Lake Shore passenger train collided with a work train near Kalamazoo Michigan on June 20. Engineer Hueneyuft was instantly killed and twelve persons were seriously injured in the crash.
In Montgomery Missouri on June 20 the northeast region endured extreme heat with temperatures up to 108. No meaningful rainfall since April has harmed crops and caused wide damage to agriculture in the area.
The trial of Arthur Pelkey, the prize fighter who boxed with Luther McCarty in Calgary at the time of McCarty’s death on May 24, began Thursday. The case centers on Pelkey’s role in the fatal bout and the ensuing legal proceedings in Alberta.
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