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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1912
Page
6
A veteran recalls enlisting as a teenager and returning from the Civil War. He recounts a ruse to test his sweetheart Bess about losing an arm, only to be revealed by a laugh when Billy aids the prank. The girl behind the chair reveals she is the grandmother.
John Jacob Astor was born in Waldorf Germany in 1763 and sailed to America in 1783. He became a leading fur dealer controlling much of the trade south of the Great Lakes and earned a reputation as a daring operator with twelve vessels and a capital of one million dollars by 1800.
Attorney General Wickersham reports the justice department was self sustaining in the last fiscal year with fines totaling over 4 million dollars, more than covering expenses. Earlier year fines were 3.5 million. Most fines came from timber and public land cases and trust prosecutions.
Boston surgeon Dr. Frederic J. Cotton develops an anaesthetic he calls doctored air, a mix of nitrous oxide and oxygen. Used in seventy five private operations, it reportedly eliminates nausea and surgical shock while keeping patients unconscious and safe. Hospital installations begin in several majorBoston facilities.
Wisconsin will soon begin managing a mutual life plan under a state system. Insurance Commissioner H. L. Ekern drafts forms for policies and blanks, with counties to start accepting risks once ready. The 1911 legislature authorized the system, with the state treasurer as custodian of funds and local clerks handling applications and premiums. The state bears only expense responsibilities.
The Niagara, Commodore Perry’s flagship from the Lake Erie battle, lies at the bottom of Lake Erie near Put-in-Bay. It will be raised in 1913, made seaworthy, and toured the Great Lakes as part of the Perry centennial celebration with Pennsylvania covering the costs.
The Secret Service warns of a new counterfeit five dollar silver certificate in circulation. The bogus note shows a poorly printed photograph on two low quality papers with green watercolor back, bearing check letter A and Series 1899.
A caller remarks to the widow she has altered her household staff, noting a white butler and a Black cook. The widow explains she is wearing half mourning this season.
A Detroit Free Press item notes a sharp remark about a woman famed as a matchmaker, with a historical nod that her talent may stem from a promoter father. The brief reflects social commentary and lore surrounding a prominent local figure.
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