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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1907
Page
4
A mosaic of light anecdotes and quips covers wealth jokes and salary jests. Tales compare Turkey sultan wealth to Russia debt while noting a Boston executive resigns from a $100,000 job as spring hints at lawn care wear. A lampooned era mix reveals playful takes on fashion and misfortune.
In St. Petersburg five dramas clustering about the personality of Sherlock Holmes are now on the stage. The intense Russian interest highlights the enduring appeal of Conan Doyle’s detective hero.
A sister ship will accompany Peary’s vessel and carry a group of tourists. Some critics doubt the wisdom of enduring the extreme cold to reach the Arctic expedition.
A bronze statue of John W. Mackay in miner’s dress will be unveiled in Reno next September to mark the Mackay School of Mines dedication at the University of Nevada funded by Mr Mackay. A St Louis man seeks divorce on grounds of persistent indignities after his 15 year old daughter played Everybody Works But Father. Maud Powell, born in Peru Illinois, is hailed as the greatest woman violinist for matching the standard set by top virtuosi.
The dead letter reports note misdirected letters with return addresses written on the back. The Post Office Department rules clerks cannot inspect both sides and require the return address to appear on the upper left corner of the envelope front.
A duke who came to this country seeking a rich wife sailed home disappointed, as no American heiress with more than half a million agreed to marry him. Heiresses now expect reasonable returns for their wealth.
During January a young Spanish queen ordered doubling of rations for the poor at her expense. She had started winter at 1,000 rations daily and now pays for 2,000 daily from her private income. By American standards she is not among the extremely rich, as at least 50 American women aged 20 to 80 have higher private incomes.
The New York Court’s presiding judge at the Thaw trial, born in Ireland in 1857, is described by a close friend as a man of force and gentleness. His straight stare and firm jaw convey power, while his clipped mustache and courtesy to spectators, especially women, reflect a humane justice amid the nerve-wracking drama.
Prof. William Campbell of Columbia University is appointed metallographer for the United States to direct metallurgical investigations tied to structural steel testing by the Geological Survey. The Kansas City Journal reports Mrs. Lillie Dedereaux Blake says the American eagle is a female, a quip on national symbolism. John Bull notes a ransom method in kidnapping news, citing a Turkish release for 75 000 dollars and British pressure on the sultan to reimburse.
Troops loyal to the sultan defeated the Moroc can pretender forces. Roughly 200 rebels were captured as the battle concluded, signaling a harsh turn in the conflict and a difficult summer ahead for the pretenders in Mor Occo.
Washington reports detail a nationwide conspiracy to loot public domain mineral and timber lands worth millions. Indictments are anticipated across California Colorado Washington Oregon Idaho Montana Minnesota and the Dakotas amid names of high officials businessmen and lumber barons. Investigators Burns and Heney led the probe with three years of secret interior department work revealing protective ties between corporations and federal figures.
In Reidsville a mob attacked after a colored man attempted to assault Mrs Laura Moore. The posse killed Hare and Padgett and his ten year old daughter, wounded others, and seized prisoners before a woman and child were shot as they fled.
A $25 000 monument honoring Minnesota soldiers who fought at the siege of Vicksburg was dedicated Friday afternoon in the Vicksburg military park. Gov. Johnson of Minnesota and Gov. James K. Vardaman of Mississippi attended with their staffs and many distinguished visitors.
In Lexington Kentucky a jury returned a not guilty verdict Thursday for ex judge James Hargis the first of those charged in the shooting of Town Marshal Thomas Cockrill at Jackson three years ago. The acquittal closes another chapter in the Breathitt county feud saga.
Gen. Kuroki’s Boston stay ends after two day itinerary largely run by Harvard and Boston Japanese clubs. Gov. Guild and Mayor Fitzgerald hosted him with tours to key sites. Several tours to notable points were enjoyed by the general and accompanying party.
A Buffalo to Cleveland New York Central wreck just outside Little Falls at 1:30 am Tuesday killed baggageman Isaac Finley and injured two others. Fireman Matthew Maher of Syracuse suffered severe burns and Engine John Hyde of Rensselaer was critically burned by scalding steam.
Judge Robert A. Anthony delivers findings in the Hadley v Standard Oil Waters-Pierce and Republic Oil suit. He recommends revoking charters and barring the firms from Missouri, citing a 1901 price-fixing conspiracy and urging the court to impose penalties if affirmed.
A deliberate wreck on Southern Pacific Coast Line Limited near West Glendale left one dead and 22 injured, four critically. Train sped 40 mph when misaligned rails were pulled outward by hidden saboteurs on a trestle over Arroyo Seco, sending seven cars into a gulch. A $10,000 reward was posted by SP officials.
Chicago Board of Trade opened with a wild scene as December wheat jumped 51 1/2 cents to exceed 1.05 a bushel. Buying orders from across the country flooded the pit while July and September contracts also stayed above one dollar. No May wheat was sold.
Washington reports the president will stop at three locations on the Mississippi journey after Canton on September 30. Stops are planned in St Louis Missouri Cairo Illinois and Memphis Tennessee with departure from an Iowa port. The voyage proceeds with the inland waterways commission and the Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterways association members.
Copenhagen reports Knud Rassusen and his sister, both ethnography students, have begun a dangerous trek with one Esquiman companion. They aim to reach Smith's Sound to contact a reputedly isolated Esquiman tribe, surviving on dog sledges and hunting. They hope to reach Canada in 1908.
Four coal passengers die and one Detroit man, J M Rhoades, is fatally burned when the Crosby line steamer Naomi burns midlake on Lake Michigan. The loss is estimated at 225000. Fire starts near the kitchen and the ship becomes a furnace as crew fails to contain it.
After more than 94 hours the jury in the Laura Cramer murder case failed to reach a verdict. The defendant is charged with ordering her son to shoot and kill Fred Cramer at Page North Dakota on February 14. This marks the longest jury deliberation without a verdict in the record, with two prior juries also disagreeing.
Measurable rainfall occurred Thursday across Sioux City and northwestern Iowa with the weather bureau recording nearly half an inch. The moisture will aid vegetation growth after a dry spell, as showers spread into the Dakotas and surrounding areas.
The Baptist convention of North America adjourned at the Jamestown exposition and entrusted the executive committee with selecting the 1909 meeting time and location likely in the Midwest.
The U S Navy will send a special squadron to Bordeaux for the closing ceremonies of the international maritime exposition with President of France to review the ships. The force includes armored cruisers Tennessee and Washington, built in New York yards, commanded by Rear Admiral Charles H Stockton with Tennessee as flagship. The cruise begins around June 12 and returns in August, itinerary to be settled.
Trust whipped says Hadley. He calls Judge Anthony's decision one of the most important in state and national litigation. If Standard Oil must operate under law, he warns, other enterprises may follow, challenging wealth power and legality.
Grand jury charges include Patrick Calhoun of United Railroads and Eugene Schmitz mayor with multiple counts. Thornwall Mullally Tirey L Ford W M Abbott Abraham Ruef Louis Glass and Theodore V Halsey cited. Bail set at 10000 on each count.
The commissioner of the general land office orders an examiner of surveys to inspect surveys ready for examination on the Yakima reservation. The surveyor general of Washington reports most surveys are ready, with only three or four townships along the western boundary pending.
Former U S senator and Republican leader John Patton dies at his Grand Rapids home after a lingering illness from pneumonia earlier in winter. He was a prominent state figure recognized for leadership within the party.
Six men were killed almost instantly and more than twenty were injured by the explosion of a two inch ammonia pipe in Armour and Co stockyards in Chicago on Thursday.
The Mount Pleasant home of late Senator James Harlan has been presented to Iowa Wesleyan University by Mrs. Robert Lincoln of Chicago. The president will use the house as his residence during his tenure, per the stipulation. The donation also includes a portion of Harlan’s library.
At the Presbyterian general assembly session in Columbus Ohio on Friday Kansas City Missouri was unanimously chosen as the site for the next assembly meeting.
The commissioner of the office states that direct examination by surveyors will guide the opening of the Coeur reservation. Field surveys are to be completed this spring with favorable reports expected. Entry to the reserve is anticipated before 1908 if allotment to Indians proceeds this season.
Mrs McKinley died at 105 pm Sunday at the McKinley home. Secretary Cortelyou and several relatives were present. Funeral services will be held at the home at two oclock Wednesday with Dr Buxton in charge. Roosevelt Loeb and Fairbanks are expected to attend. The body will be placed in the West Lawn cemetery vault until the national mausoleum is ready for interment.
A federal equity suit filed in Denver accuses the Wisconsin Coal Mining Company and Milwaukee officers of conspiring to defraud the government of 9000 acres of Routt county coal lands near Lay Colorado. The scheme allegedly used dummy entrymen and entry women to obtain patents, but only about 1400 acres were secured as eight titles were perfected.
The Oliver grand jury returned 28 indictments totaling 126 counts against six millionaires led by G H Ambsen J E B Green and W I Brobeck and Frank G Drum Eugene De Sabla and John Martin for bribery of public officials. Abraham Ruef and Mayor Schmitz were linked to the cases seeking $1 25 million bail.
The convention of the Order of Railway Conductors adjourned in Memphis after selecting Boston as the 1909 meeting site and electing grand officers. A. G. Garrettson of Texas was named grand chief conductor. Pay rises were announced: grand chief conductor to $6,000 annually and assistant chief conductor, secretary and treasurer to $3,600.
A Bengal tiger escaped during a Twin Falls Idaho circus performance and killed several Shetland ponies, fatally injuring a four year old girl before being overpowered and shot dead. The gate was broken and panic ensued among the spectators.
In Cleveland the Federation of Musicians ended sessions after several hundred delegates gathered from across the U S and Canada. Next year the meeting will be held in St Louis. In Emory Texas a tornado devastated the town Saturday afternoon killing Walter Martin 45 and several others including a blind woman 40 and three African Americans with multiple injuries. Local residents Miss Simmons 20 Miss Cora York and Miss Belle York are listed among those affected.
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania blast furnace workers nationwide issue a statement demanding a modest wage raise and an eight hour day. A strike of about 25,000 men is threatened for July 1 unless the dispute is settled amicably.
Paris mourns editor and author Theodore Tilton who died Saturday after a lingering illness brought on by double pneumonia and heart trouble.
Mrs Lenora Bodenhamer of Kernersville North Carolina reports relief from stomach trouble and indigestion after taking Peruna and Manalin following advice from Dr Hartman who diagnosed catarrh of the stomach The letter claims Peruna cured her and urges others with similar symptoms to try it The note is described as one of hundreds of testimonials in the Peruna files
In a kindergarten lesson a teacher explains how trees provide food such as fruit and maple sap for syrup. Olive guesses that oaks must be tapped for tapioca, prompting the judge to pose the question about tree origins.
Quotation about reflection and mood from George Eliot suggesting that humor or gloom mirrors back at the viewer as the world appears through a looking glass. Poignant aphorism on perception and emotion.
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