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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1908
Page
1
The page braids quotes and quips on war between the United States and Japan, journalistic bravado about New York and Chicago, a Yale football resignation by Billy Lush, Bigheart the wealthy Indian, and a jab at Nelson and Gordon. It notes a supposed 220000 Japanese army, a St. Louis physician on grippe, and Gertrude Atherton with New York’s indecision, all reflecting era mood and punditry.
The Mont Cenis Alpine through line will follow the St Gothard and Simplon routes with electric traction on its mountain division. France doubles the approach to the tunnel and Italy will extend double-tracking to Turin while a British suffragette criticizes male opposition as the cause of limited rights.
Dr. Klotz of Canada discussed the Pacific cable between Vancouver and New Zealand. He noted the 8,000 mile link was repeatedly deflected from a straight path to avoid submarine mountains craters and hard ground as resting places for the cable.
The Ohio state fire marshal reports last year in the United States parlor matches caused a loss of 2,000,000 dollars and 500 lives. He notes not all blame lies with matches and urges addressing human carelessness and stupidity in fire risk.
A Carnegie Foundation annual table of nearly 500 colleges shows only four with incomes above one million dollars. The Boston Herald speculates these likely include Harvard Columbia University Chicago and Stanford University. About half of the institutions fall in the ten to fifty thousand dollar range.
Four people were caught in a live wire tangle in New York. A young girl came to aid, removed her rubbers, used them as gloves to grasp the wire, secured it to a telegraph pole, and walked away. She refused to reveal her name.
Columbia debaters oppose facing a Cornell co ed in debate arguing no contest is fair unless all sides have a chance to fail.
A Cleveland preacher counsels that people should not marry until they feel life or death commitment. He argues most feel such depth of resolve and that striving and failing is better than never trying. The quote notes that one learns from failure more than success.
Three outriders were killed when a bomb exploded near the shah of Persia's procession in Teheran while he avoided the vehicle. The shah escaped thanks to precautions and rode in a rear carriage. Washington cabled congratulations on his fortunate escape. In Buenos Ayres a dynamite plot against President Alcorta failed, with four men arrested. Argentina faces political unrest over a restrictive budget measure.
In a dramatic senate scene Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma declared in emotional terms that the five civilized tribes were dead and that he as a Cherokee was not under interior secretary control. He battled Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas a Kaw Indian in a historic first clash between two senators with Indian blood. Senator Carter urged a resolution that both might be right.
Rear Admiral Washington Lee Capps, chief constructor, told the Senate Naval Affairs Committee that American battleships compare with any navy. He dismissed claims of low freeboard and armor flaws as outdated, explaining design choices and noting U S ships outpaced Japanese gunnery during recent target practice.
On request by Metropolitan Trust Co of New York Judge Meek named T J Freeman of New Orleans as receiver for the International and Great Northern Railroad after alleged bond interest default. Freeman, general solicitor for Texas and Pacific, will qualify to take over the property. The company, organized 1873 and reorganized 1892, runs 1158 miles in Texas with bonds of 25.327 million and stock of 9.755 million. George J Gould serves as president with main office in Palestine Texas.
Mrs Mary E H Rouse of Cambridge New York recounts five years of severe kidney back and hip pain, discolored secretions, weight loss and weakness. After beginning Dean's Kidney Pills she felt quick relief and soon claimed complete cure, saying she is now in excellent health. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Reports from Coaldale Alta and Warner Alta describe winter and spring wheat, oats, hay and potatoes yields for 1907 1908. Pawson Jr notes 349 acres with 38 bushels per acre wheat and 74 oats, plus 500 bushels potatoes. Leffingwell reports 2500 bushels wheat on 100 acres and 60 acres oats near Warner. Both settlements report favorable farming conditions and high yields for the year with modest prices for grains.
A man teases an amateur motorist about a new car claiming it is ugly loud and dangerous. The reply emphasizes the machine’s faults with humorous comparisons. Enthusiasts express wild interest and offer to trade their old vehicle for the same model.
Special Grand Jury returns three indictments against Edward R. Thomas and Orlando F. Thomas. Edward R. Thomas charged with unlawfully benefiting from a loan from Thomas Maclay and Co. Orlando F. Thomas charged in related misdeeds. Both plead not guilty and bail set at 5000 each. Justice Dowling presided in New York.
Details from Thursday reports confirm 76 men died in a La Rosita mine explosion near San Juan De Sabinas Mexico. Shaft No 3 housed most laborers including many Japanese. cause uncertain though fire damp is suspected. The blast occurred minutes before 6 AM during shift change.
President Roosevelt proclaimed no let up in his policy to combat rottenness and corruption during a White House address to delegates of the National Education Association. He also discussed educational methods with broad, vigorous views.
Friday Judge Thompson nullified the indictments against Judge Peter S. Grosscup of Chicago and Central Honest Traction directors charged with manslaughter by negligence in the wreck that killed 18 people in Charleston Illinois.
Washington report says President Roosevelt’s dismissal of a battalion of Negro soldiers from the Twenty-fifth Infantry over the Brownsville raid was endorsed by the Senate Committee on Military Affairs by an 8 to 5 vote. The committee asserts that the Brownsville shootout on August 13–14, 1906 involved some Thirty-fifth Infantry troopers and that testimony does not identify the guilty parties.
A humorous exchange features a proud mother claiming the baby resembles her while the brother retorts that people avoid saying so to the mother’s face, highlighting family ribbing and affectionate banter.
Mme Napoleon Duceppe of Montreal recalls using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment to cure her three daughters eczema with itching eruptions and skin folds that bled, noting the skin healed after four to five applications and a baby’s neck folds cleared by morning.
American visitors in a German hotel discover a language mix up in room notices. Directions posted in French German and English misstate how to operate the electricity with a playful English error about turning on and off and paying for the lightening.
Denver police said a letter by Giuseppe Alio in his Colorado Springs jail cell linked six U.S. cities to the killing of Father Leo Heinrichs. News also reported six suspects were arrested in eastern cities as possible accomplices.
Ned W. Barton assistant examiner Henry E. Everding patent attorney Philadelphia and John A. Heany inventor York Pa were indicted and arrested on a charge of destroying public records. Sail fixed at 10000 dollars. The trio allegedly carried away letters specifications and amendments from the patent office with intent to steal and destroy.
President Roosevelt transmitted a special message to Congress regarding the inland waterways commission report. He endorsed the commission's work from its outset and expressed approval of the proposed system of inland waterways, supported by the West and the commission's efforts.
Former Gov. William O. Bradley, Republican candidate, was elected to succeed James H. McCreary as U S senator for a six year term beginning March 4, 1909 amid wild excitement on the floor of the Kentucky House of Representatives in Frankfort.
Wu Ting Fang arrives in San Francisco bearing news of China’s one million strong army. This marks his second appointment as Chinese minister to the United States and he landed in the city on Friday.
A four story Grace hospital ward suffered a top floor fire late Friday threatening the lives of 75 patients with some in grave condition. Local firefighters battled the blaze while hospital staff evacuated patients and assessed smoke damage. The cause was not immediately known and no fatalities were reported.
The house committee on banking and currency by 11 to 5 vote authorized chairman Representative Fowler of New Jersey to report the Fowler currency bill to the house with a recommendation that it pass.
Thomas A. Edison underwent another operation for mastoiditis at Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat hospital after an abscess in the middle ear was opened. He had been hospitalized since Sunday.
The Palmer College elected Prof Kerris as president with Prof B C Seorr of Troy, C aiding as a supporting figure in LeGrand Iowa Friday.
Ormsby county grand jury indicted T. B. Rickey, president of the State bank, on six counts of embezzlement. Bail set at 19006 on each count.
Rome reports the cabinet won Thursday against a motion to abolish religious instruction in schools. The proposal to completely end religious teaching was defeated, keeping current practices intact.
Detectives arrested C. H. Humphries in Harrisburg on a charge of embracery of the capitol jury. Humphries is believed to be a Philadelphian.
In Columbus Ohio the state house ended a lengthy over two hour debate on Wednesday evening by approving the county option bill despite members saying the discussion was largely futile since no vote could be altered.
Representative Dalzell of Pennsylvania delivered an exhaustive defense of Republican policies in the United States House of Representatives on Wednesday. He argued for the party's record and stance on key issues during the session.
Advices from Tokyo report that despite Diet claims no new warships will be built this year, two large battleships larger than the Dreadnought in displacement and armament will soon be laid down.
Maxwell, mayor of Eyelth, Minnesota, collapsed and died Friday while in his livery barn attending to his horses. The death endows city leadership with an unexpected vacancy as residents mourn.
Philadelphia reports Dominic Donelli Joseph Troi Michael Costello and Francesco Piszicalo were arrested as leaders of the unemployed foreigners rioting. They were sentenced to five years in the eastern penitentiary two years 18 months and one year respectively.
London report notes Lord Kitchener’s campaign against the Zakkakhels tribesmen in the Bazar Valley advancing rapidly and with success.
A youth teases Jennie with a wild claim that Niagara Falls might dry up in 50,000 years. She fears the bridal trip will be ruined, but he reassures with a lighthearted joke about delaying the visit.
An advertisement urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria to ensure it is a safe and reliable remedy for infants and children, highlighting trust and product safety.
Albany senate without debate or comment again refuses to concur with Gov Hughes on removing Otto Kelsey from the office of state superintendent of insurance for incompetency. The vote nearly mirrors last year’s result.
Sudden weather changes often cause bronchial and lung troubles. Brown's Bronchial Tracheas relieves throat irritation and coughs.
Gov. Hughes announced 22 charges in a petition seeking removal of William T. Jerome as district attorney of New York County will proceed through normal channels. Jerome is accused of shirking prosecutions. a copy of the petition will be sent to him for response.
Resolutions favoring Secretary William H. Taft for president and commending President Roosevelt were adopted by the Republican state convention in St. Louis on Thursday.
In Stockwayville Pennsylvania a locomotive running wild through Erie railroad yards crashed into the rear of a freight train at the Buffalo Rochester Pittsburg junction killing two men.
Ten brigands attacked a train in Kielce Russian Poland firing rifles and hurling three bombs. One soldier was killed three wounded and three train workers injured. The raiders escaped on the engine with $10 000 in gold aboard.
Steubenville Ohio at the Sixteenth district convention on Wednesday unanimously endorsed Taft and Roosevelt.
The Jerome H. Remick Co. of New York advertises in this paper offering nine pieces of the Merry Widow Opera both words and music for 25 cents. The opera is described as the fashion in London Paris and New York.
A playful scene features a bashful guest and a toastmaster guiding a light joke. A whispered aside shows the guest apologizing for an unintended interruption as the banquet proceeds with humor.
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