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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1906
Page
3
A married couple share a tense evening as memories and suspicions surface. The wife Amy quietly marks their tenth anniversary with gifts while the husband Jim notices estrangement, masking underlying doubts about infidelity and the state of their marriage.
A bride, left alone after a rushed farewell, contemplates her ruined evening. The groom rejects dining together, offers a saddle horse instead, and departs whistling. She gazes at her reflection, silences the room, and repeats despairing questions about purpose.
Technical World Magazine envisions clothes made from pine and spruce fibers. Fabric is produced by grinding wood into soft pulp pressed into ropes then twisted into threads forming a durable wooden cloth used for vests shirts and napkins.
The general society of the Daughters of the Revolution was organized in New York City on August 20, 1891. Eligibility is limited to women who are lineal descendants of military or naval officers or others who served for American independence, including signers of the Declaration of Independence and Continental Congress members.
The slip at Portsmouth, used for launching the dreadnought of 18,000 tons, was extended to 520 feet and is now being enlarged to at least 700 feet. Observers ask how many tons the next battleship will weigh.
Six prisoners named John Lawson Joseph Burns James Corcoran George Leonard Ed Wagner and Frank Rogers escaped from the Marshalltown jail after blowing a safe at the vinegar works and tunneling through a 20 inch wall. Patrolman Frank Haas recaptured them, though one man was shot during the escape. Authorities statewide were alerted as the six are described as desperate with records.
In Des Moines on Fourth Street a platform giving way at a 500-person Presbyterian meeting injured several. George E. Wills of Mendota suffered serious back injuries, Rev. W O David of Monogah sprained hip and leg, Rev. W C Buell of Taos hurt, and others sustained injuries. Over 4,000 witnesses watched as delegates were thrown to the ground.
Mrs. John Ulschner was seriously injured when lightning struck the kitchen via the chimney as four other houses in the neighborhood were struck. She was unconscious for two hours and remains in precarious condition. A man named Redfern was knocked down and Mrs. Persons was shocked. Twenty cattle were killed and barns at Armstrong and Monhan in Falls township burned with horses hay grain and machinery lost.
John B. Butler proprietor of the Button saloon was stabbed in the abdomen with a pocket knife by a man named Gates. The wound about one and a half inches deep and two inches long. Gates, intoxicated, claimed after the incident it was another man he sought.
Linn Johnson, 14, son of B F Johnson, was riding a bicycle along a narrow elevated work path used by laborers piling lumber. He fell nine feet to the ground, breaking both arms.
Waterloo Warren Goodsell convicted of incest is sentenced by Judge Kelly to eight years in the penitentiary at Allison. His wife and children face destitution with the wife sent to the county home and the children to the orphans' home.
Mrs. John E. Jennings was driving to town when her horse became unmanageable and dragged her through a barb wire fence. The incident badly lacerated her flesh and tore nearly every stitch of clothing from her body.
A massive blaze at the Boone Cereal Company plant destroyed the four year old facility causing an estimated loss of 110000. Axel Jacobson and Dan Weston suffered serious burns while escaping. Managers Funderman Herbert Evans and George Firmingham assisted in rescuing workers. The fire started from a mill dust explosion. 20000 bushels of grain were stored on site. Insurance covered building and fixtures valued at 43250. rebuild decision pending.
In Cedar Rapids Mrs. Joseph Usher became violently insane after a jury found her husband guilty of manslaughter in the Garrity murder case. He had been twice found guilty, with a new trial granted on appeal, and was sentenced to five years. The scene in court left her crying aloud and clinging to him as officers separated them.
Sixteen month old Jacqueline Nichols daughter of Mr and Mrs John C Nichols died after falling into a cesspool and suffocating. A search party found her body as neighbors mourn the loss of the neighborhood child. The parents are overwhelmed with grief.
Amos and Leslie Ballard, a father and son, were captured at their rural home by city officers after a gunfight. The pair faced charges of stealing hogs, calves, sheep, and farm machinery from neighboring farmers. the son was concealed in a floor closet when arrested.
A 214 year old? boy of Mr and Mrs Fred Lubnow fell into a kettle of scalding water near Nashua and was seriously burned about the hips and side but expected to recover.
A "Jack the Hugger" has appeared in our town frightening girls nearly to death. He stalks streets in the evenings and insists on riding or walking with any girls who are alone. Authorities are pursuing him.
Sheriff Hutson has posted a $150 reward for the capture of the six men who broke jail in Marshalltown. No clues yet. Two arrests were made at Waterloo and two at Grinnell but those men were incorrect suspects.
J C Jensen, a heavy investor in the Meeservey and Thornton banks that failed months apart, teeters on the brink of a mental collapse as the financial losses weigh on him.
Davenport officials charge William Nagel with murder of a cabin boat man and commit him for trial after denying his request for release for delays beyond four months. In other news a boy drowns in the Iowa River.
Arthur Sampson aged 19 drowned in the Iowa river near LeGrand while bathing. The incident occurred as rescue attempts were made by bystanders and local marshalstown authorities reported the accident.
A summer trend uses sky banners to advertise picnics fairs and stores with kite shows that feature dummy figures at hundreds of feet. Chicago crowds halted traffic as banners and kite dummies arced over main streets prompting police to pull them down.
A historical panorama notes ship carpenters dwindling as steel ships dominate Lake Michigan commerce. Once rapid wooden craft built Chicago’s harbor and races, but now only scattered patching work remains for the aging craftsmen amid a changing industry.
The Salt river project in Arizona will flood Roosevelt by 1908 as the world’s highest dam nears completion. The headworks will generate power with a temporary plant cement mill ice plant and saw mill finished. A telephone line links the head works to Roosevelt and to the dam site 30 miles from Phoenix.
An experiment using native Filipinos to operate Manila Electric Railway cars succeeds, showing the native meets job demands as well as or better than white workers given the climate and urban traffic. The piece highlights steadiness and resourcefulness needed in crowded Oriental streets to prevent accidents.
A New York Tribune excerpt contrasts definitions of democracy in Greece, Hungary, England, and Russia. It notes Greece’s monarchy despite democracy, Hungary’s aristocracy amid republic aims, and England’s monarchy coexisting with strong democratic traits, arguing Russian democrats seek constitutional reform, not immediate republic.
The gas industry in Great Britain comprises 1,250 gas companies and local authorities serving 4,400,000 consumers. London area firms within ten miles of the city supply 945,000 customers.
A lengthy 1905 feature outlines two prophecies about New York and a vast forecast by Leo Spangler of York PA. It cites a Prussian architect foretelling skyscrapers, a Central Park burying quake, and molten rock. plus Spangler predicting Russia Turkey upheavals, czar and sultan assassinations, world-wide volcanoes, cyclones, and a sultry 1906.
A Life magazine passage laments the decline of walking as transport. It argues sidewalks, shoes, and stockings fail for practical walking while trolleys, wagons, and the coming airships symbolize progress eroding the simple act of walking. It sounds a nostalgic critique of modern mobility.
A tense exchange unfolds as she protests a kiss and he replies cheerfully that he has not kissed every girl, but he does not know any better. Read as a light melodrama moment from Watson's Magazine.
A quoted exchange shows Algy visiting his father’s office to learn the business as Freddy explains he is being mentored by his dad. The Philadelphia Bulletin records this brief note on family business training and career guidance.
A quotation from the Cleveland Leader presents a stark choice about dealing with a major creditor. The dialogue hints at violent removal versus payment, suggesting a satirical or cynical take on debt and ethics.
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