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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1908
Page
3
A column of humorous observations and brief notes on diverse topics. It touches on social habits, finance, travel, aviation, and notable quotes, with jests about politicians, motorists, and celebrities. Intriguing trivia includes a plesiosaurus in Chile, a centenarian smoker at 96, and Boni de Castellane’s regard for his ex-wife.
In Boston a crowd of hundreds watched for two hours as a pigeon struggled to free its leg from a string wrapped around a cornice. The bird escaped amid cheers after helpers intervened. Separately a police sergeant and a patrolman freed a cat from a sewer after a 15 minute effort.
A California court in a damages suit held pedestrian rights on public highways are paramount and that a driver cannot claim contributory negligence for not keeping a sharp lookout. The Baltimore American contrasts this with a coroner’s jury verdict finding a pedestrian criminally negligent for not leaving the street clear for a speeding automobile.
One congress bill touts itself as so simple that almost anyone can understand it. The claim suggests the measure may be unlikely to pass into law.
A Chicago man faced a $26,000 bill after embracing another man’s wife on a sofa. The incident described as a costly souvenir "spoon" highlights a dispute over personal space and property.
If the proposal to disfranchise all Nara supporters is adopted, counting votes would proceed much faster. The comment suggests a direct impact on tally speed and administrative workload.
The Pacific fleet under Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans completed a 138000 mile cruise from Hampton Roads to Magdalena Bay after stopovers at Trinidad Rio Janeiro Punta Arenas Callao and Magdalena. Entertainment plans and public receptions are arranged along the coast before a San Francisco finish and a later round-the-world voyage via Hawaii Samoa Melbourne Sydney the Philippines and Suez.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw seeks annulment of her marriage to Harry K Thaw claiming insanity and alleging revelations of orgies and prior knowledge by the Thaw family. Thaw denies insanity and asks for dismissal as the suit heads to the New York Supreme Court.
John R. Walsh, former president of the Chicago National Bank, denied a new trial and sentenced to two years in Fort Leavenworth on each of two counts, to run concurrently. An appeal to the circuit court is expected, stay of execution noted, with $50 000 bond set.
A man named L. L. Fee, claiming Rockford Illinois ties, entered the Merchants bank at Thirteenth and Farnam in Omaha and demanded 5000 dollars with a nitro-glycerin bottle. Police later determined the bottle contents were harmless and the suspect was taken into custody, with authorities suspecting he is mentally unstable.
Amite Louisiana Democrat Senator Elect D S Kemp was fatally shot in a duel with C F Hyde a local political and business leader. The quarrel followed claims of fraudulent votes in the state primary tied to J J Bailey and Paul Lambremont with Kemp dying from a heart wound. Hyde surrendered to the sheriff after the duel.
A Harrisburg jury found four defendants guilty in the capitol graft case. Sanderson Snyder Mathues and Shumaker faced retrial motions after the verdicts, accused of defrauding the state on the new Capitol project. Estimated cost rose from 4 million to about 13 million, making it one of Pennsylvania’s longest jury trials and drawing nationwide attention.
The board of directors received charges that KE Harriman caused stockholder losses over $40,000,000 at Union Pacific through stock speculation using the corporation's funds, filed on Thursday.
Eugene B. Schmitz was released from jail Tuesday night after posting $150,000 in bonds. Extortion charges he had not been tried on were dismissed. In superior court Judge Frank H. Dunne dismissed Schmitz from custody on the indictment tied to the supreme court decision.
The House of Representatives on Friday approved the largest appropriation in history, a post office funding bill totaling 222.1 million dollars after two weeks of debate. The measure reflects a sweeping budget expansion and aims to boost federal postal services nationwide.
Representative Lilley of Connecticut will appear before the submarine investigating committee next Monday without legal counsel to advise him. Attorneys Frank T. Brown and Stiles Judson resigned their engagements and left.
Passengers on an Atlantic Coast line train from Fayetteville report a fierce forest fire near Tomahawk about 50 miles west of Wilmington. Four local men, one white and three Black, who went to aid the blaze were cut off and one man was killed as the wind drove flames through the area.
Charles W. Morse has won a temporary edge in efforts by creditors to force him into bankruptcy. The matter was heard in court Friday amid creditor allegations challenging Morse’s position.
Three bandits robbed the Tyro Kansas bank on Friday seizing 2500 dollars and fleeing toward the Oklahoma line after the heist. The Coffeyville, Kansas report notes the crime occurred in Tyro this county.
Giuseppe Alia was found guilty of first degree murder for shooting Father Francis Leo Heinrichs during the Holy Sacrament at St Elizabeth's Catholic Church in Denver. The jury fixed his sentence at death and he spoke only the brief plea Is there no appeal implying resignation. The courtroom reaction was quiet as Foreman D B Johnson delivered the verdict.
A White House meeting discussed amendments to the Sherman anti trust law. Proposals may follow civic federation ideas from Chicago, with further talks likely. The president aims to have any bill ready for congressional passage in this session.
A Swedish man fired a Remington rifle at the royal castle in Christiania at noon Tuesday. He shot a dozen rounds, some bullets penetrating windows and walls. Police seized him and he claimed he planned to kill King Haakon, with 40 to 50 cartridges found on him.
Washington report: a street car collided with a police patrol wagon on Friday night injuring five officers. The most seriously hurt was Private William H. Buckingham who sustained internal injuries.
Julius Feige former Milwaukee County supervisor pleads guilty to two indictments charging irregularity after eight indictments were returned by the grand jury in 1904.
It became known here that Mme Anna Gould sailed to New York on the steamer Adriatic booking her passage under the name Milter.
St. Paul Minn Gov Johnson aims to set up presidential headquarters in Chicago with possible extensions to New York and Washington.
Balloon Stevens No 21 rose from Pittsfield Massachusetts and traveled for a little over three hours before landing in Hampton Falls New Hampshire after maintaining an average speed of more than three miles an hour and reaching a peak of forty three miles per hour.
Mrs. Sigrud Thompson of Nome in southern Barnes County killed her two children by cutting their throats and then slashed her own throat with a razor in a grisly family tragedy near Valley City North Dakota.
Senator Bacon of Georgia condemned executive encroachment on legislative power in a stirring Friday speech in the Senate, criticizing President Roosevelt and Washington policy.
James Currie lighthouse keeper reports the 1897 Clara Nevada wreck located near Aldridge Rock. The ship went down with 65 passengers and only the purser’s body was recovered.
Theron Illick aged 28 son of J T Wick a Burlington attorney drowned when a sail boat overturned on the Mississippi river near Burlington Iowa. The accident occurred Thursday and leaves the local community in shock.
Government troops armed with machine guns attack strikers at nitrate beds and in Iquique, killing about 2,500 workers. The Norwegian steamer Christian Bors reports the casualties upon arriving from Chile.
John Burry an electrical engineer and inventor of the Burry printing telegraph system died suddenly at his Staten Island home. He was born in Switzerland 47 years ago.
Nebraska Republican state convention in Omaha indorsed William H. Taft for president without dissent, reaffirming party support for his candidacy.
Senator Clarke of Arkansas denounces pending currency legislation in a Wednesday senate speech. He calls for an investigation into the causes of the panic before any currency bills are enacted.
Cleveland coroner Burke rendered his decision Wednesday on the Collinwood school fire. He found that conditions existing were to blame but charged no fault to any individual.
The piece argues Peruna's efficacy for catarrh by citing U S Dispensatory entries on hydrastis canadensis golden seal and other ingredients. It quotes Bartholow Scudder Millspaugh and Scudder praise, asserting Peruna’s claim is supported by leading medical authorities and abundant quotations.
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