10 Mar 1910
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1910
Page
1
A string of humorous and satirical quips on weather airships rail travel and price quirks. Notes reference Canada Ohio and New York with playful lines about butter eggs hogs and bonds. The item reads as a miscellany column reflecting light local commentary.
A 20000 acre tract suited for fruit culture in Oregon has just been opened for settlement. The Pacific coast emerges as a promising agricultural region and signals growth in regional farming opportunities.
The article notes growing chances that American proposals for a world arbitral court and neutralization of the Manchurian railroads will be accepted by leading powers. It praises the move as a historic step toward general, permanent understanding driven by American statesmanship.
A reflective line likens thoughts to noble guests that visit the intellect briefly and should be properly entertained rather than overstaying their welcome.
A university scientist condemns charity calling it a disgrace and argues for letting the useless starve and the unfit die. The remark is seen as a defense of brutal eugenic policy and a return to the old doctrine of survival of the fittest.
Local poultry keepers report several suburban hens delivering eggs earlier than usual this season. Farmers note stable flocks and rising demand for backyard eggs as households rely more on home production.
Chief Willis L. Moore warns wireless messages at sea have become a babel and urges a central station regulated by the United States. He notes that governing or preventing wireless service remains as hopeless as controlling the weather.
The Illinois Supreme Court held the 1899 parole act unconstitutional for violating section 16, article 4, of the state constitution and voided the act creating the state board of parole. It revived the 1897 law and remands inmates sentenced under the invalid act for resentencing. The decision largely affects paroled inmates and salaries of officials, with the board of pardons remaining intact but limited to recommending parole. The court also affirmed Richard Snell’s win over Col. Thomas Snell, upholding a will dispute and trust validity. Attorney General Stead plans a rehearing in People v Joyce to clarify the ruling’s impact on state boards and salaries.
An explosion at the Trojan Powder works near San Lorenzo Alameda county on Thursday killed six men and left ten missing. A boiler burst caused a chain of blasts. several more were fatally wounded and a fire threatened the plant. The blast was heard across the bay and initially misattributed to an earthquake.
Eleven miners were pulled from the St Paul coal mine in Cherry Illinois on Friday. The corpses, entombed since November 13 1909, appeared nearly mummified after being brought to the surface by veteran inspectors.
Edison Nebraska volunteers battled a fierce Friday fire saving the town from destruction. The blaze caused an estimated loss of 125000 dollars but no lives were reported. Firefighters contained the flames and prevented spread to nearby structures.
White House conference ends plan to pass the Root amendment in the postal savings bank bill. The amendment will be abandoned in its original form, and the measure is expected to pass the Senate within the next few days.
The steamer Yucatan sank in Icy Straits Alaska. All 65 passengers aboard were saved.
Dispatches report Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood remains in critical condition after surgery at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. A paralysis from an old head wound persists, and the operation did not fully relieve it.
Simeon W. Stevens longtime postmaster of Gardner South Gardner passes away at his home Friday aged 91 He was appointed by President Franklin Pierce in 1854 and held successive appointments throughout the years Leaders and neighbors remember his service to the town and postal system.
Dr Frederick A Cook acknowledged his identity in Santiago Chile on Friday and spent several hours with his former ally Belgian engineer Rysselberghe sharing notable conversation and company during the visit.
The Chicago limited, 30 mph, derailed in Mulligan's cut, 18 miles south of Middletown, N Y, on the New York Ontario and Western line Tuesday night. Ice on the tracks caused the wreck. Passengers were shaken but not seriously injured. first car blocked rails. They reached Middletown on a special train Wednesday.
The American League adopts an 20 year president Ban Johnson term at 15 000 annual salary. Opening games set for April 14 with two western and two eastern city matchups. Schedule details specify city pairings and holiday game allocations for Chicago St Louis Detroit Cleveland Washington Philadelphia New York and Boston along with double headers on Labor Day and July 4.
Senator Tillman of South Carolina collapsed on the capitol steps and was carried to his room by two capitol employees. He was later taken home as doctors cited a recurrence of arteriosclerosis. The physician called the attack not serious.
Albany leaders move to widen the graft inquiry. A senate resolution calls for a joint committee of three senators and five assemblymen with broad powers to investigate legislative corruption arising from the Conger Allds bribery scandal.
A railroad man from Martinsville Indiana reports his suitcase containing 5500 dollars in securities and jewelry stolen after he alighted from a train in Los Angeles. A diamond ring worth 500 dollars is included in the loot.
The chamber of deputies adopted the Congo budget by 79 to 40. No change is made to the revenue system based on compulsory labor.
Denver reports the ailing Jake Schaefer known as the wizard of billiards is dying at his home. The longtime puzzle of a champion cueist faces a final battle as his condition worsens this Thursday.
Robbers dynamited the Citizens bank safe in Chatsworth on Tuesday and escaped with 8900 in cash and 2000 in silver. Night Marshal Cahill was captured, bound and gagged at the pumping station. Baker Kerber was found tied inside the bank after four hours. alarm raised and a chase started toward Bloomington.
About 8,000 miners and smeltermen in Butte Montana are idle as 111 First Motion engineers walk out to press recognition of their union and break from the Western Federation of Miners. Most large mines are shut except for a few named operations. Managers fear a prolonged shutdown with no relief in sight. The strike bars ore hoists by engineers, worsening the labor dispute.
Terrific storms sweep southwestern Europe wrecking ships along France’s coasts and flooding Paris. Havre near the English Channel reports shipwrecks and many fishing vessels lost. Belgium coast and Swiss Alps also suffer with blizzards possibly isolating tourists.
Col. Roosevelt Kermit Roosevelt and zoologist Edmund Heller were traveling by steam boat in Gondokoro Sudan when their vessel and a Belgian launch struck a sand bank and became stuck. They proceeded to safety, with no injuries reported.
Kansas City woman Miss Agnes Les le Elkins, niece of Senator Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia, who shot herself at the Willard hotel Wednesday, died Friday. She had seemed on the road to recovery before a sudden relapse into unconsciousness.
A movement by Little Rock union barbers pushes for statewide barber licensing in Arkansas with a coordinated effort to establish official state standards and credentials.
A Journal dispatch reports a French detachment ambushed on January 4 by the sultan at Massalit Senegal. The unit of 110 native soldiers plus a European captain two lieutenants and two sergeants were all killed.
More than one million Red Cross stamps were sold in New York City during the holiday season. The total receipts amounted to $10,254 for the fundraiser.
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled LeRoy Ware the Seymour banker is entitled to liberty under his original parole from the state penitentiary. The decision voids a Corning order for recommitment and upholds the parole board’s authority over old and new indictments. Ware was once sentenced to five years after pleading guilty to false entries and embezzlement.
R W Garrett of Leon resigns as secretary of the state parole board after guiding indeterminate sentence and parole law since 1907. He announces candidacy for clerk of the supreme court, challenging Col H L Bousquet. Deputy clerk T H Grubb also seeks the post. resignation accepted with relief by March 31.
The man shot by saloonkeeper C A Burright in Council Bluffs on February 21 admits the alias Frank Nixon but is believed to be Herman Dickout who recently left Iowa penitentiary after a horse theft sentence in Davenport.
Des Moines reports Sam Johnson aged about 35 a coal miner committed suicide on Davis avenue in South Des Moines. His body was found shortly after by Albert Anderson a local paperboy who delivers evening editions in the area.
Iowa City, February 21. Charles Novatne aged 21 unmarried shot himself through the head with a revolver while in bed. He died five minutes later. Ill health was given as the cause of the fatal act.
Clint L. Price of Indianola, chair of the Democratic state central committee, has called a conference of the committee to be held at the Savery hotel in Des Moines on Thursday February 24.
County Attorney Thomas Corwin Smith filed injunction proceedings in Logan Iowa Valley to restrain L. W. Brown G. Osborn and G. P. Shiley druggists of Missouri Valley from selling liquor.
Des Moines report states Nellie Taylor a 19 year old Ottumwa girl indicted for murdering her infant in Union park may be freed if Polk County officials dismiss the case. The grand jury indictment hangs as authorities consider dismissal.
Frederick G. Bonfila of the Denver Post sails for Southampton en route to Khartoum to urge Theodore Roosevelt to return to this country via the Pacific route.
L T Cooper promotes Cooper's New Discovery claiming it cures stomach trouble and health issues. He cites a court victory, asserts nationwide belief, and shares a Chicago testimonial from Emma Stanley about dramatic relief after four bottles. The firm markets through druggists with Dayton, Ohio as headquarters.
Will M. Maupin in The Commoner reflects on old stoves used for popcorn during childhood. He contrasts modern furnaces and base burners with the charm of two foot Hickory wood fires. He imagines recreating the experience in a room with a stove and a bed of coals to pop corn.
Euclid boasts of skill and is teased by his wife who asks why their gas bills remain high despite a cheaper rate. He ventures into the night to search for the cause.
AOhio woman recounts how coffee worsened four years of heart trouble and nervous prostration. She switched to Postum, followed directions, and reports restored health, steadier nerves, and no further medicines. The letter ends with a plug for The Road to Wellville and the slogan There’s a Reason.
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