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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1906
Page
1
Orison Swett Marden critiques Dr Osler's view that men over 40 lose value and warns against discouragement. Ohio Governor Allen counters that remaining energy matters more than years, urging employers to value vitality, alertness, and reserve power over age.
A Yale led trial shows half meat diet maintains health in athletes with equal or better vigor. Banana and coffee serve as breakfast. Studies from America, Germany, and France suggest nitrogenous intake far below meat norms sustains health, while Japan and China’s rice based diets support the claim.
A Philadelphia man among the curbstone brokers closed his eyes and prayed as the mob surged. The probate court deemed such conduct, in that crowd, as evidence of mental instability and committed him to an asylum.
Doctors claim high mental activity supports longer life and may impact plans for next winter. The note suggests people curious about coal supplies should stay mentally engaged to cope with shortages and uncertainties ahead.
Vice Admiral Doubassoff governor general of Moscow was severely wounded when a bomb exploded near his open carriage Sunday. The incident killed other officials including the Elizabethpol and Ekaterinislav governors general, a adjutant, a policeman, and a bystander. The would be assassin died in the blast and a hotel watcher linked to the attack may be the student behind the plot.
Senate conference negotiators have nearly settled differences on the railroad rate bill. Senator Allison will offer an amendment giving circuit courts jurisdiction to hear suits against the Interstate Commerce Commission, without specifying whether review is limited to constitutional questions or the rates' reasonableness. The compromise satisfies President Roosevelt and may clear obstacles to swift passage.
Judge Bethea granted a receiver in federal court for the American Reserve Bond company. The Western Trust and Savings bank appointed receiver, bonds set at 20000 dollars. Complainants include Wirt E. Humphrey with 1011 dollars and Jake Filkowitz with 416 dollars. Defendants include alleged subsidiary firms Southern Mutual Investment Lexington Ky North American Investment St Louis and Colonial Security St Louis.
New York April federal grand jury reports seven indictments and a presentment on sugar rebating. Targets include The New York Central rail road American Sugar Refining company New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Nathan Guilford vice president G Goodies Edgar Edwin Earle Detroit wholesalers I L Pomeroy general traffic manager. First six indictments cite Elkins anti trust penalties for rebate practices. seventh charges Guilford Pomeroy Edgar and Earle with conspiring to violate the act. Grand jury urges continued investigation and signals possible culpability of other carriers.
Washington postmaster general Cortelyou urges Congress to appoint a commission to study second class mail laws. The panel would report by December 10, 1906 and propose revisions to ease publisher burdens while protecting government interests. He says current statutes are outdated and hinder newspapers and periodicals.
In San Francisco during a wall demolition by army engineers a facade failed after two blasts and a third charge was set. Three soldiers were buried but largely shielded by twisted iron and only one was seriously hurt. Smaller charges used than last week extended the process to achieve the needed result.
Scranton reports from Sunday that no strike action has emerged and indications point to a sub scale committee traveling to New York for Monday talks with operators. Officials expect assurance of no discrimination if workers are recalled and that the agreement term will be promptly settled.
Col Mansell's column pursuing Zulu rebels under Chief Bambaata was attacked Sunday by 200 Zulus on a steep hill near Cettwayo's grave. Sixty rebels were killed and three of Mansell's men were wounded.
The typhoid epidemic is practically stamped out as the federal district board of health and district government cooperate on sanitation, focusing on the poorer quarters.
Domestic anthracite is scarce with no new coal mined for over a month. Operators rely on stock, speculators hold what remains, and a 50 to 60 cent premium is paid. Retail price nominally remains at seven dollars a ton.
Mexican National Railway engineers mark a route from Durango to Mazatlan on the Pacific coast. The Interoceanic railway plans an extension to access oil fields and bolster export capacity.
The British steamer An glo-Peruvian, Capt. Curtis, steaming from Shields on April 11 bound for Philadelphia, foundered in the Atlantic after a collision with an iceberg. All crew members were rescued.
Judge Jones instructed the grand jury to thoroughly investigate boodling reports at the Republican county convention held last Tuesday, creating a great sensation in Marietta Ohio.
London reports the marriage of Waldorf Astor eldest son of William Waldorf Astor to Mrs. Nannie Langhorne Shaw of Virginia. The ceremony was at All Souls Church conducted by Rev. Francis Scott Webster M A.
Gov Pardee receives dispatch from Santa Rosa reporting property losses from the recent quake estimated at 3 million dollars. Clearing wreckage will require at least 150 thousand dollars.
Newark New Jersey Vice Chancellor Pitney on Thursday advised that James B Duke president of the American Tobacco Company be granted an absolute divorce from Mrs Lillian Duke in their ongoing suit.
In Batavia New York the ecclesiastical court that tried Dr Algernon S Crapsey for heresy will reconvene in executive session on May 9 to decide a verdict.
At Clover Creek Junction on the Petersburg branch a head on collision between the east bound Chicago mail and the west bound Chicago and St. Louis express killed ten people and injured many others. The crash followed a freight wreck farther south that disrupted service and was blamed on Engineer J T Dougherty for misreading orders on a single track.
St Petersburg reports Premier Witte has had his resignation accepted and Goremykin named to replace him. The appointment shocks many who view Goremykin as reactionary and not suited to meet forthcoming crises. Schwanebach, ally of Goremykin, asks press to announce to the United States that the new ministry signals no return to reaction.
London reports the British ambassador in Constantinople submitted a note to Turkey demanding the complete withdrawal of Turkish forces from Egyptian territory. The ultimatum gives the sultan ten days to comply with troop withdrawal from Tabai and other Sinai points, while frontier delimitation by a commission proceeds.
Chicago, John KR Walsh a former railroad owner and president of the Chicago National Bank waived a hearing before U S Commissioner Mark A Foote and was bound over to the federal grand jury in a 50 000 bond He must answer a charge of making a false report to the comptroller of the currency.
The president recommends restoration to the Naval Academy for three dismissed midshipmen after hazing incidents. Worth W. Foster of the first class and George H. Melvin with Richard L. Desaussure of the third class would return with a loss of one year.
Explosion at LaMotte Powder Works two miles from Ashburn Missouri on Thursday destroys the machine house gun cotton house and dry cotton house. Victims include Charles Bernard of Haverton and Henry Pulze of Ashburn with several others injured or missing.
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena hosted a dinner in Rome for delegates to the International Postal Congress. They conversed with the visiting delegates after the meal.
Mark Twain cancels planned Saturday departure for Dublin New Hampshire because of bronchitis delaying his summer visit. He remains in New York for treatment and recovery.
David Fish aged 78 died suddenly of heart disease. He had been in the store and furniture trade in Chicago since 1860 and was well-to-do. Five sons and one daughter survive him.
New York actor William F. Owen a Shakespearean comedian who performed with Booth McCullough Forrest and Mrs. Fiske died Friday at age 60 after a 40 year stage career.
National Bank Examiner John B. Cunningham closed the Delmont National Bank at Delmont, whose president is James McQuaide of Pittsburg. Separately, the attorney general at Harrisburg sought a receiver for the Monongahela Valley Bank of Duquesne, alleged insolvent. McQuaide is vice president of the Monongahela bank and runs a nationwide chain of amusement enterprises centered on merry-go-rounds.
The Omaha Bee reports Ed ward Rosewater, owner of the Omaha Bee, is announced by his son as a Republican candidate for United States senator at the Nebraska state convention. The article confirms the potential candidacy and party backing.
Indiana Senator Beveridge accepts invitation to address the American colony in Paris on July 4. He will discuss the present foreign policy of the United States at the banquet.
The Monkish black clergy elected as representatives to the council of empire Antonius metropolitan of St Petersburg Arch bishop Dmitri of Odessa and Archbishop Antonius of Jitomir met to discuss governance and church affairs amid tensions.
Emma Reybert, wife of a Cincinnati printer, drank carbolic acid in St. Philomena church to prevent facial disfigurement. She died within minutes, the act carried out in a solemn church setting.
Edwin F. Gould a prominent labor leader and editor of a wage earners' paper collapsed and died Friday while walking on Market street in Indianapolis He was 50 years old.
After three months of talks a subcommittee for anthracite mine workers and eastern Pennsylvania operators agreed to extend the strike commission award for three years. Miners who avoided violence will be rehired and no retaliation for strike activity. Operators hail the pact as a first general agreement, while miners call it a step toward regular accords with employers.
Speaker Cannon hosted a Monday night reception at the Arlington hotel for his seventieth birthday. President Roosevelt and many government leaders attended along with guests from outside Washington. About 1,200 people called to offer congratulations, and Cannon greeted each warmly without introductions. No ladies attended.
Mrs Mary Waters shot and killed her eldest daughter Agatha in their West Seventy sixth street residence and then killed herself. Ruth, aged 17, survived. Police report temporary insanity tied to Agathas ill health and family strain. Mrs Waters was 52 and married to John R Waters a prosperous insurance broker.
Dispatch from the American consul reports mob rule in Guadaloupe and inability of authorities to restrain it. Rioting has persisted for weeks and erupted on election day, reflecting widespread election trouble in the French West Indies colony.
The New York produce exchange shows May 5 visible grain stocks with wheat 38,431,000 bushels down 2,790,000, corn 3,901,000 down 498,000, oats 14,987,000 down 1,687,000, rye 1,577,000 down 212,000, and barley 1,805,000 down 256,000.
Missouri representative Bartholdt met at the navy department on Monday to secure equipment for the naval militia. Officials expressed willingness to assist to bolster reserve forces.
Freeport Illinois Judge Henry C Hyde prominent lawyer died in bed Monday at age seventy He was the father of Henry M Hyde an author and journalist The passing removes a respected jurist and longtime public figure from Illinois legal circles.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad company announced a price cut of 40 cents per ton on all anthracite coal except steam sizes. The reduction applies across the market and affects buyers of industrial and household coal.
Severe rioting broke out Monday at Lemberg in Galicia as police clashed with a mob. Several workmen were killed and many wounded on both sides in the confrontation.
The Vorwaerts reports the fourth congress of the Russian Social Democratic Party is holding a secret session and promises a union of Russia's leading socialist parties.
The trial of lawyer Abraham Hummel on subornation of perjury charges was postponed from Monday to May 21 by District Attorney Jerome's motion.
An armed band attacked the Riga railway station at Tukum Junction killing a gendarme a policeman the postmaster and an artillery officer. Troops were dispatched to pursue the assailants.
A catalog of notable trees linked to pivotal events from early America. Burgoyne’s prisoner elm in Albany Penn treaty elm Philadelphia Charter Oak Hartford tulip tree on King’s Mountain Black Walnut near Haverstraw Wayne at Stony Point references at Hampton Institute and Cambridge Washington’s command shade.
Liverpool abandoned penny in the slot service while London with 8 000 telephones lags New York. The first long distance cable linked Liverpool and Manchester in 1880. Wireless telephony by Thomas Gladwell claims ten mile range. World’s longest circuit runs New York to Chicago at 950 miles. London to Marseilles in Europe at 650 miles. You can ring a railway station from a moving train via the station. An Highland railway experiment succeeded.
A moralizing caution against female conduct in public and social settings. The piece criticizes relying on posture, attention to wardrobe, visible jealousy, excessive display, pressuring men for money, and discarding gifts, urging modesty and restraint.
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