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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1908
Page
3
The piece surveys various topics with satirical takes on ignorance labor markets Wall Street and immigrant experiences. It notes a Brooklyn eagle question about a whale and comments on oyster revenue and city rat control while sketching quirky local anecdotes about salaries divorces and domestic life.
A Pittsburgh minister leads a crusade against wedding styles of the newly rich amid humor and headlines. Between panics and preachers, critics argue the fashionable weddings reflect changing times and social tensions.
Pupils of a western military academy expelled a classmate for being a molly coddle, while the faculty allowed scholars to govern themselves. The incident suggests more than one mollycoddle among the students.
An Indiana woman declares a harsh remedy for drunkenness after her husband returned home intoxicated. She sewed him up in a blanket and horsewhipped him, noting the method’s pain but suggesting reform may not hinge on such drastic measures.
A New York boy with a disruptive habit was sent home by his employer with a note to his father asking that he be cured. The employer added that if cured, the boy could return, a contrast to harsher treatment often faced by workers with similar habits.
The Newark New Jersey common council moved to curb billboard nuisance by forbidding crime representations and indecent pictures. The piece notes posters being argued as art may face defense on esthetic grounds while condemning certain theatrical ads. It also recounts debate over admitting a woman to a coeducational college team where bias was challenged and the female debater proven capable.
The new regulations mirror a Porter reference and limit emigration to Hawaii to those with prior Hawaii experience, plus their immediate families. Hawaii hosts about 70,000 to 80,000 Japanese today, with estimates suggesting up to 500,000 more could eventually depart under the rules.
George Willoughby, manager of Jewett & Sherman coffee and spice millers, chloroformed and shot his wife Florence at their Prospect avenue home. He then shot himself in the chest, survived, and confessed after the attack describing twenty years of unhappy marriage and a love affair with another woman.
Pittsburg officials report flood danger easing after a rapid rise earlier Thursday. Many homes are flooded with residents isolated and helped by flood patrols. Railroads are delayed and river craft suffer extensive losses as property damage remains high.
Washington reports a decision to send another message to Congress within a day or two. The purpose is to direct attention to the president's recommendations for legislation amendatory to the Sherman antitrust law and other topics raised in his prior message.
Guthrie Oklahoma lawmakers pass the state dispensary bill with an emergency clause. The plan requires a dispensary in every town of 2000 or more and in every county seat.
Washington reports Frank H. Hosford a noted newspaper correspondent and former reading clerk of the house of representatives died by suicide Friday. He represented several Michigan newspapers and was a familiar figure in press circles.
Des Moines fears coal shortages as Iowa mines are set to close on April 1. Dealers expect at least a month of shutdowns. Local companies store coal and large consumers stockpile ahead of the disruption.
Washington Admiral Evans will retire from command after the San Francisco naval review May 8. Rear Admiral Thomas will take over the fleet, with Sperry guiding the fleet to the Atlantic via the Suez. Promotions of Captains Seaton Schroeder and Admiral Wainwright fill Evans and Thomas vacated ranks.
Speaker Cannon and Vice-President Fairbanks said Congress will pass an employers liability act addressing constitutional issues raised by a recent Supreme Court decision. They spoke to a large delegation led by Samuel Gompers from 87 labor and farmer groups at a national conference in Washington. The group delivered a memorial titled Labor's Protest to Congress.
Caldwell Idaho Harry Orchard sentenced to death for a murder spree but evidence of his prison conversion raises chance of commutation. Judge Wood urged the state board of pardons to commute to imprisonment, as Orchard may have told truth about trials of Haywood and Pettibone. Chicago hotel fire at Grand Pacific destroys part of building. 200 guests and 100 staff escaped unharmed with $250000 loss. St Petersburg Lieut Gen Stossel begins ten year term after commutation by Emperor Nicholas for Port Arthur surrender.
Quincy Illinois resident John G Williamson a Williams College freshman died Friday after a brief pneumonia illness. In Scranton Judge Archbald sentenced Rev H B Zimmerman of Omaha Nebraska to six months in prison and a $100 fine for sending obscene pictures through the mails. Zimmerman formerly a Dickinson Lutheran pastor pleaded guilty at arraignment as the case drew local attention.
The American battle fleet will visit Japan after Roosevelt and his cabinet approved the plan. Secretary Root accepted Japan's cordial invitation, with plans for a direct itinerary including Hawaii and Yokohama if chosen, and likely no further Atlantic arrivals before March. Tokyo welcomed the decision as a sign of strong friendship.
Lieut. Gen Smirnoff probably fatally wounded in a pistol duel at St. Petersburg riding school with Lieut. Gen Fock. They met at 20 paces after Smirnoff questioned Fock’s courage in a memorandum on Port Arthur siege.
C H Hartman collapsed from nervous shock after a train greeting by wife and daughter in Cincinnati led to the mistaken death telegram. In St Louis Elizabeth G Koken, connected with Koken Iron Works and Banner Iron Works, died by suicide with carbolic acid at her sister’s home, with no reason given.
United States Senator Boies Penrose is dangerously ill at his Philadelphia home with facial erysipelas, prompting concern over his health and ability to carry out duties.
Ex President Grover Cleveland spends his seventy first birthday with his wife and children at the Lakewood hotel in Lakewood New Jersey. He appears in good health and cheerful mood during the celebration.
The Navy confirms the old warship Monongahela burned to the waterline at her Guantanamo Bay post. No injuries reported.
Supreme Secretary William L. Wilson of the United Home Protectors fraternity was charged with embezzling about 75000 to 76000. State officials say his private investments in electric railroads and oil and mining stocks led to insolvency of the building and loan fraternity with about 2500 members. Wilson was arraigned, pleaded not guilty, and is held on 50000 bail. examination set for March 24.
Rome confirms the engagement of the Duke of the Abruzzi to Katherine Elkins daughter of Senator Elkins. The senator will receive a royal title before the marriage and the duke will be promoted to vice admiral with residence at the Venice royal palace.
United States Senator William Pinckney Whyte died at his Baltimore home on Tuesday night after falling ill in Washington last Thursday. Born August 9, 1824, Whyte rose through Maryland politics, serving in the legislature and holding various state offices. The report also notes the death of Bishop Charles H Fowler of the Methodist Episcopal Church in New York at age 71 from heart failure due to a complication of diseases.
Milwaukee former supervisor Joseph J. Galewski pleaded guilty to conspiracy in an indictment related to a county coal contract and was fined 100 dollars.
The Nebraska Supreme Court on Thursday commuted the death sentence of John G. Hamblin of Grand Island to life imprisonment for the murder of Rachel Engel committed over a year ago. The ruling rescues Hamblin from the gallows and imposes the new penalty.
Washington reports the Mexican government has granted extradition for William F. Walker, a Connecticut banker who fled the country several months ago. The state department was notified Thursday of the decision.
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