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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1911
Page
8
A Monticello Express page features light satirical items and jests about aviation fads heat, fashion, and daily life. Bits reference air baths in Chicago, pieced comical lines about air travel, terrapin meals, and aging jokes, with playful lines about Queen Mary and public amusements.
American farms produced $104 million more wealth last year than the prior year. The larger output funded substantial purchases, including many automobiles, reflecting a strong farm economy.
A newspaper note warns that even with an initial game win the pennant race remains unsettled. Analysts remind readers that early success does not guarantee eventual title amid subsequent slumps and varying team fortunes.
A woman wins her divorce case aided by a photographic exhibit showing a black eye. The text hints at growing possibilities from hidden phonographs, suggesting broader implications for evidence and privacy.
Scientists say the debate over Mars habitation depends on discovering whether cats carry germs. They stress adherence to a strict schedule to obtain reliable results.
A Boston waiter found a wallet containing 15000 dollars left on his table and returned it to the owner. The incident contrasts with a New York waiter who would have treated such money as a tip.
A claim contrasts Bible and Shakespeare vocabulary with 6000 and 21000 words respectively. The remark suggests many students overestimate Shakespeare’s word usage.
A Pullman porter found two thousand dollars worth of diamonds on his train car and promptly returned them to the owner. The act underscores the porter’s reputation for integrity and duty.
A Washington woman left a will requesting her poll parrot be killed after her death but observers say the act would have occurred anyway, describing the clause as needless and unnecessary.
A New York resident was paroled from Bloomingdale to travel to Europe after posting bond to return. The issue arises why the bond guarantees his return instead of ensuring he stays away.
A French actress claims Paris cannot match New York for gaiety and wickedness, while noting many citizens waste time on fruitless ocean voyages.
A Chicago man pursued a divorce to make his wife happy. The article notes his unsel fishness and remarkable modesty as defining traits. A typical man might try to please his wife in his own way but could not agree that any man could truly satisfy her.
A medical sharp states that smoking prior to meals dulls the buccal senses to food and neutralizes the odor taste reflex, urging quitting to restore sensory function and appetite.
A reflective line notes how time accelerates after forty, suggesting months rush by whether or not a note is due, and hints at aging or missed deadlines without explicit specifics.
Boston infants sport signs reading Please do not kiss me as a playful protest against public affection. A reformer adds Wait til I grow up to encourage patience and personal space in early childhood social norms.
President Taft denounces dangerous drug frauds and urges Congress to amend the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 to close gaps. He cites Supreme Court rulings on labeling and calls for stronger controls to stop adulterated nostrums and false cure claims that threaten public health. Representative Sherley has introduced a related bill.
Cyrus McCormick, president of International Harvester, testifies at the senate special committee hearing in Chicago. He recalls Clarence Funk saying Edward Hines urged a $100,000 contribution to restore Lorimer campaign expenses and mentions Edward Tilden as another name connected to the fund. Funk reportedly discussed the Chicago RecordHerald article and Kohlsaat’s pledge of secrecy.
In a three hour Senate clash a Republican insurgent Democrat coalition toppled the old guard 39 to 18. Senator Gore of Oklahoma won a motion to have the finance committee report by July 10 the Democratic wool schedule from the House, challenging reciprocity and delaying passage of the Canada bill.
Bakersfield report states Fred Ball a prominent Maricopa businessman and Maricopa fire chief was instantly killed when a live wire touched him while he battled a blaze that destroyed half of the town's business district. Many fire fighters suffered injuries from falling timbers.
Army Chaplain Charles M. Brewer has been dismissed from service on the charge of intoxication by order of the War Department in Washington today.
Lisbon reports a constituent assembly of 192 deputies ratified the government's edict proclaiming the republic of Portugal abolishing the monarchy and proscribing the Braganza dynasty.
Portland Oregon George Wycliffe Mc Bride former United States senator from Oregon died at his home here of a stroke or paralysis aged fifty seven He had served in Congress and was a prominent political figure in the state and nation.
At Vincennes France the launch of Europe s longest cross country air race ended in three deaths and several serious injuries as fifty of sixty entrants took flight. Victims include Capt Princeteau and M Le Martin with others burned or crushed when engines failed or aircraft collided. about 200 spectators were hurt. The corso covers France Belgium Holland and England totaling about 950 miles with a purse near 94000 dollars.
Des Moines Iowa farmers are warned of impostors posing as state food and dairy department deputies. Commissioner Barney urges communities to avoid promoters who promise state backing, noting real assistants can guide organizing creamery plans at actual cost.
Kenosha Wis Louis Strang veteran Case team racer was injured at the opening of the Kenosha motordrome. He suffered a broken right arm and a dislocated ankle but is not fatally hurt and may return before the season ends.
Fear for John W. Poole grows in Lafayette Indiana as residents demand justice in the Benton county murder case. Poole, owner of a renowned farm, is quietly moved to Tippecanoe county jail amid rising sentiment.
Mrs. Hildreth H. Smith, mother of former Georgia governor Hoke Smith, died in Atlanta at age seventy six. The obituary notes her long life and ties to the Smith family in Georgia society.
Bob Burman powered his Blitzen Benz to a 50.51 second lap on the Milwaukee track, lowering the world one mile record formerly 51 seconds set by Barney Oldfield in 1910. The crowd watched as Burman eclipsed the mark with the 200 horsepower car.
Albany editorial policy gains a signature rule as Senator Grady's bill requiring all newspaper editorials to be signed passes the New York Senate by 28 to 2. The measure aims to curb anonymous commentary and ensure accountability in print.
As the wreck rises from the cofferdam in Maine relics from the disaster surface. Explorers recover plates and chinaware from the captain and wardroom mess. A spar deck ammo box holds six millimeter cartridge clips and rusted bayonet blades.
State Superintendent A M Deyoe distributes interpretation of the Cowles Ritter bill to county superintendents. The memo discusses extending the registration fee collection for normal institutes beyond institutes, with a $1 fee for those seeking certificates or teaching in the year, but not exceeding $1 per person annually. The change does not apply before July 4, 1911.
The House refused to accept the direct election bill as passed by the Senate and sent it to conference by 172 to 112. The Bristow amendment was the sole Senate change, rejected by the House, with party line votes. Sells of Tennessee joined Democrats and Burk of Wisconsin joined Republicans.
Topeka report says F O Melcher vice president of the Rock Island Chicago was slightly hurt and Mrs Melcher seriously but not fatally injured when their car derailed near McFarland. Several Pullman passengers were slightly injured.
American boats won the second international yacht race event in Kiel Germany. The American racers edged ahead to capture the sounder class title in a tense competition.
Iowa fruit crop slips thirteen points in a month from Wesley Greene Iowa state horticulturist the June condition shows 65 percent of normal May was 78 percent Apples 70 pears 40 American plums 68 domestic plums 86 Japanese plums 48 cherries 84 peaches 10 grapes 81 red raspberries 71 black raspberries 81 blackberries 87 currants 75 gooseberries 80 strawberries 55 percent.
The state board of parole meets at the state house to dispose of routine business. It will likely set a date before adjournment to hear petitions for release of life convicts from the state penitentiary, with hearings expected during the July meeting. Twelve cases are before the board.
Iowa insurance department probes unlicensed agents selling fake policies. Department warns buyers to demand a state license and verify credentials before purchasing insurance as fraud concerns rise across the state.
Federal court decree condemns manufacturers and big sellers of impure foods for duplicity in labeling and deceptive practices. Pond Company and Anderson Canning Company faced charges for renovated butter and tomato catsup mislabeling. The piece also reports rising penitentiary costs under parole policy and a refused parole for L. A. Van Tassel, life sentence for a 15 year old murder.
The state board of parole opened consideration of parole for the two Rainsbarger brothers. The murder linked to the Rainsbargers remains one of Iowa’s most notorious crimes, with prior review by the parole board the governor and Iowa’s highest courts.
The state parole board will not consider the Tom Watson case until the July term. Editor Brant of the Iowa City Republican has stirred attention as the board reviews new evidence and seeks time to investigate.
Governor Carroll asks Attorney General Cosson to decide if publication notice is required for Charlie Thomas parole application. Law conflict noted. aim to avoid hindering justice. If not required, case goes to state parole board and proceedings begin with any necessary publication.
State Senator John Hammill of Britt, visiting Faville city, favors Faville for a second term as United States district attorney for the northern district. Riniker of Rock Rapids challenges Faville in the appointment contest.
At the Southern Iowa Editorial association meeting in Des Moines on June 23, editors urged the Post Office to enforce the rule on discontinuing papers to subscribers in arrears. They argued for clear instructions to postmasters and discussed premiums and advertising practices as well as road funding. President J M Anderson presided. officers to be elected this afternoon.
Sioux City June 23 The sixth annual Elks of Iowa convention ended after a grand ball. Officers were elected and the city for the next meeting chosen with Davenport receiving the honor despite Clinton delegates advocating Davenport and seeking the 1913 gathering.
Hampton June 23 court officials seek Emery Styles an animal trainer with a circus who inherits twenty five thousand dollars more than he suspects. He was adopted as a child and the Styles estate funds him after the supreme court refused to award the money to eastern heirs.
Commander Dyer of the Iowa G A R arrives in Mason City from Rochester Minnesota where he is reported to be suffering from incurable cancer. Officials say no operation was performed as it would not help.
Ottumwa report on June 23 details 26 year old Percy Bizer killed when a colt he rode reared at a street car and threw him onto tracks. He suffered a fractured skull and died within minutes.
Hampton on June 23 reports a bustling scene with three blocks under construction in the business district. Paving crews work around the park as another gang operates at the water plant.
Eldon reports the annual reunion of the Nineteenth Iowa Infantry volunteers will convene at Fort Madison Iowa on September 27 28 and 29. An excursion on the river to Keokuk and back to Burlington is planned for September 29.
Carl Sorenson aged 30 of Denison was struck and killed by a North Western train between Denison and Arion as he walked the track toward Arion. The fatal incident occurred June 28.
June 23 reports identify Fred Dailey of Marshalltown as the young man killed at the Story street crossing. He is survived by two Marshalltown sisters and a brother in Spokane.
In Chariton on June 23, George G. Fancher died after a week of marriage to former Miss Daisy Dukes. The well known attorney’s death leaves his widow heartbroken.
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