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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1912
Page
8
A column notes quips on architecture tastes, a reader who read 6000 novels in 34 years, wireless codes for amateurs, seasonal fashion contrasts, river spreads, mustaches returning, soup streiners, ragtime decline, a divorce-litigation theft, lifeboat space, and playful science facts about microbes on a dollar. It ends with a jab about umpires and equality in baseball.
A women led theater in Chicago aims to showcase female centered productions while courting broader audiences. The piece notes the venue operates by women for women and questions how such programming will attract a matinee idol audience.
An odd fragment notes optimism about sprouting grasa and says mowing the lawn is good exercise. It also mentions a New York woman accused of killing her husband with scissors and hints she is seen as a habitual cutter.
Some baseball players receive higher salaries than congressmen yet questions linger who pays to influence a congressman. The remark hints at pay disparity and potential influence in politics and sports funding.
A poet quotes that the saddest hour occurs just after sunset while noting no need to rise at 6:00 a m during winter. The remark contrasts evening gloom with early morning routine.
A Harvard professor reports that women talk too much and notes that much old material has been repackaged as new this year. The remark reflects ongoing debates about gender and communication styles in contemporary discourse.
A Kansas man fed a mule three tablespoonfuls of tabasco sauce and later died. His widow refuses to blame the animal, noting no fault in the mule’s actions.
Harvard astronomers publish a stellar map detailing 1.5 million stars as researchers note vast celestial data. The remark on baseball suggests a humorous mismatch between talent supply and demand for shortstops and third basemen.
A cryptic note suggests a young man in the bleachers has a hidden location. Authorities pursue clues to reveal why his absence matters and which party is affected. The case hinges on privacy and potential obstruction within the crowd.
A humorous gossip note jokes about a Swain facing divorce claims citing fifty five alleged affinities and suggests adding two more to total seven dozen varieties.
A minister's wife testified she had lived in thirty homes over the past eight years. She described a life of constant moving, with belongings packed and moved by van crews on multiple occasions.
An expert says raising a pullet to laying age costs one dollar, but the expense falls significantly when a neighbor has a garden to share resources. The note highlights how communal space can lower farming costs.
A statistician notes annual chalk imports of 150000 tons but cannot determine how much is used by milkmen. The remark highlights uncertainty in sector-specific consumption and calls for clearer data.
The article claims global oxygen levels are shrinking as candidates exhaust supplies to fuel long running presidential campaigns, highlighting a humorous take on campaign endurance.
An American woman becomes the first of her sex to pilot an aeroplane across the English channel, aligning with the notable record of her compatriot women aviators.
A Harvard lecturer notes women talk too much. The observation holds, the women will continue speaking to the end of the chapter, long after lecturers have ceased and critics are gone.
The note praises Luther Burbank for creating a stoneless plum and speculates he could greatly benefit humanity by evolving a stoneless mince pie, implying further fruit processing advances.
A Chicago woman broke into her husband’s office while he was away and took bundles of letters he had received from other women. The piece notes a married man who stores letters from lovers Massie Duckle and Baby is likely foolish to keep them neatly bundled.
The Kendall Christian Woman's Home will be built with about $40,000 from Harriet M. Kendall's estate. Trustees from local churches will manage it, with Black Hawk County favored for location. Black Hawk or Chickasaw counties must donate equal sums and city support is required. Admission limited to 50 plus, childless widows or unmarried women without relatives to support them, paying a nominal care fee.
A third sudden death within a day occurred on the Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern line when J H Connners of Houston Texas leaned against a high tension wire and was instantly killed. He was thirty years old and on his first day of work.
The Hawkeye Progressive Veterinary Medical association of Iowa will hold sessions in Des Moines at the Savery hotel on June 20 starting at 2 PM. Dr. G M Dilley of Murray IA serves as president and secretary.
City council may consider adopting a curfew law to give peace officers power to check children aged eight to fourteen on the streets at all hours in Manchester.
A 45 year old farmer T S Rose land, of Montour, was killed instantly two miles west of Montour after stepping in front of an east bound Chicago and Northwestern train while watching a westbound freight pass. The accident highlights dangers at rail crossings and near track zones.
Measles affect fifty at the Iowa Soldiers Orphans home near Davenport. Superintendent Frank J. Sessions reports nearly all of the 500 children may contract the disease before it subsides. The home has been quarantined to prevent spread.
Duncombe farmer C Jaques was asphyxiated in a Chicago hotel after bringing a shipment of stocks to the city. Authorities think an accidental gas jet opening caused his death.
Albert Steffen son of a Davenport man is in the county jail awaiting trial for forgery. He is charged with forging his father's name to a $50 check and cashing it at the Grand hotel in this city.
Davenport reports the jury selection for Clayton Rowland, one of the Muscatine union men charged with conspiracy in connection with throwing acid bombs, faced initial difficulties securing a panel.
James Wells a circus employee fell from a car near Webster City suffering a severed leg died in Eleanor Moore hospital at Boone The incident occurred while he was working for Gollmar Bros circus and his death was reported from Boone Iowa.
Basil Hill a 15 year old drowned in the Middle Coon river a mile west of Panora He and a companion were swimming when the accident occurred His body was recovered by rescuers.
Clear Lake Hanlontown, ten miles north, votes by a large majority to build a new school house and bond the district for 8000 dollars. Contract expected to be let soon.
Granthill led Creston shooters with a flawless 24 of 25 targets and added 47 of 50 in the final round at the weeklong gun club competition.
After a river drag and a heavy wait by relatives and friends, 21 year old James Carpenter was found alive and wandering the streets in a demented condition.
Harold Johnson of Mt. Etna was riding a plow when a loaded gun discharged, striking him in the arm after the weapon slipped from the seat. Authorities report the incident occurred near Creston as the gun fired unintentionally while he hunted birds.
Davenport reports the Clayton Rowland trial as the Muscatine button strike conspiracy case ends in a hung jury. The jury stood 9 to 3 for acquittal after 26 hours of deliberation, with Rowland said to be active in the conspiracies. The Wilson case had a similar outcome and the next trial likely mirrors its evidence.
The Missouri river again causes trouble at Fol som western Mills county. The Burlington railroad redoubles repairs to prevent a repeat of last month when part of the K. C. branch was moved quickly. One thousand cars of rock have passed Pacific Junction for riprap bank protection this week.
Otto Wettstein, president of Maquoketa Home Telephone, sold his Monticello Anamosa Wyoming and La Porte City systems and his La Porte residence to J P Rogers Land of Minneapolis for 42000 acres in Florida valued at 400000 dollars for the telephone interests.
Minneapolis and St. Louis passenger train No. 6 at Rockwell struck an open switch and crashed into a stationary freight train. No passengers were seriously hurt, but engineer Samuel Swanson and fireman Frank Whaley of Marshalltown sustained injuries.
Des Moines Iowa miners will cast a referendum vote on the proposed wage scale Thursday May 23. The scale was agreed by the joint wage scale committee and rejected by the miners convention. If the rank and file reject it a new scale must be framed.
Actual work on the big 250000 dollar Shorthill steel and iron works factory commenced this week as graders began leveling the ground. The plant will be completed and in operation in four months, bringing two hundred families to Perry.
Fort Dodge notes no change in colonelcy as Col. W. T. Chantland is granted another eighty five day leave. He serves as special assistant to Attorney General Wickersham.
The Gates Harp orchestra of Mason City and the Carpenter Harp orchestra of New Hampton join several bands for the Woodman picnic in Charles City, scheduled for June 6.
The Methodist Episcopal church of this city plans to alter the building by raising it and adding a basement beneath its full size. The proposed work is estimated to cost about $5,000.
Marshalltown moves toward issuing 20000 dollars in bonds to cover the citys share of concrete paving intersections in the ongoing project.
H F Garken a Northwestern brakeman, suffered a brain hemorrhage in the main tent of the Gollmar Brothers circus and died instantly after being carried into the open.
Mrs. G. V. Learned, a former Sibley High School teacher, drowned in Seattle on May 19 when a gang plank fell as she was boarding a boat.
After 65 years in business in Iowa, Elkader and McGregor dealer in tinware stoves and plumbing, W. R. Miller retires at age 85. His long tenure marks him as a prominent local business figure.
Traer high school defeated Reinbeck 13 to 0 and Vinton 1 to 0 in two biusevelt games at home.
Clarion F. R. Blunt, superintendent of this division, has presented his resignation to the company with the intention of leaving this place to accept another position in the west.
Local manufacturers report a $15 000 loss in recent weeks due to a coal strike. Increased coal costs have widened the gap between expenses and sales, hurting production.
Senate records show five members support the majority finding no corruption in Illinois Senator Lorimer’s election while three dissenters argue fraud and improper use of money. The majority upholds res adjudicata. minority cites ten corrupt votes and Edward Hines influence.
Louisville report states Presbyterian Church in the United States of America will not allow women as ministers. General assembly commissioners voted against considering women as ministry candidates, while expressing appreciation for their church work in a supporting resolution.
La Plata County bank of Durango suspends business with liabilities of 102,633 dollars, capital 25,000 dollars, and deposits 56,977 dollars. Directors say depositors will be paid.
Frank D. Hill United States consul general to Frankfurt on the Main was instantly killed when he toppled over a hotel staircase railing. His skull was fractured in the fall on Thursday.
Washington May 25 Maj George F E Stoeckle ninth cavalry has been detailed to the quartermaster's department to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Maj Archibald W Butt President Taft's military aide.
London financier Sir Julius Wernher died at his residence in London on Tuesday. He was a longtime member of Wernher Bell & Co, among the world’s largest diamond mining firms.
Dayton Ohio May 23 Fred J South ard of the Wright flying school was killed on the Wright aviation field Tuesday when his biplane turned turtle and hurled him to the ground from more than 100 feet.
At Roskilde Cathedral the Danish king Christian the X along with King Haakon of Norway and King Gustav of Sweden met on friendly terms for the first time in a century to honor Frederick VIII. About 2,000 notables attended the simple yet formal funeral. Dowager Queen Alexandra of England and Dowager Empress Marie of Russia were among the attendees.
Baltimore reports George Walter Stevens of Richmond is improving after intestinal surgery at Johns Hopkins. Washington notes, thousands seek pensions under the Sherwood dollar a day law, while Massachusetts moves to ratify direct election of senators. Detroit players fined for strike threat, Warren Stone reelected LOE grand chief in Cleveland. Neenah endures severe hail and rain damaging crops and striking buildings.
General William Booth leader of the Salvation Army had a serious cataract removal operation on his left eye in London on Thursday. The procedure was reported satisfactory.
The estate of Alexander B. Kirkman, soap manufacturer, who died February 14, is appraised at $2,150,000. All goes to his widow and children.
Count Dmitriyevitch von der Osten-Sacken Russian ambassador to Germany and dean of the diplomatic corps in Berlin died in Monte Carlo on Wednesday at the age of 81.
El Paso May 25 The battle near Bellano Mexico ends after 24 hours of heavy fighting. Federal forces under General Huerta crush the rebel army led by General Orozco with 4 000 troops against 5 000 rebels. Two cannons and a machine gun are captured amid fierce crossfire and artillery duels. Rebels retreat north toward Corralitos and Torreon with heavy losses. federal cavalry claim substantial Confederate casualties.
Washington May 23 Senator Winthrop Murray Crane of Massachusetts a leading senator and the richest member of the body announced he will retire from public life at the end of his present term He has never made a speech in his lifetime and is one of the three acknowledged leaders of the senate
The post office at Cook Minnesota, about 100 miles north of Duluth, was burglarized last Thursday. $1 800 in stamps and money were taken and the safe blown open with nitroglycerin.
Washington May 25 by a 147 to 126 vote the house reaffirmed the decision that no toll should be charged American vessels engaged in coastwise trade for passage through the Panama canal.
Georges Carpentier defeated Willie Lewis on points in twenty rounds in Paris, earning the decision after a Wednesday night bout. Carpentier claimed the victory in the decisive twenty round fight.
George W Stevens president of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad was operated on here Wednesday night for gallstones. His condition is reported as favorable.
Des Moines reports show Northern Baptist convention backing a world conference on faith and order with commissions from many churches. The discussion covers training teachers for Sunday schools and argues for dry town colleges to foster Baptist loyalty, citing leaders from Los Angeles and Lincoln on the need for denominational colleges amid pressure from a national trust.
A dispute in London centers on Isaac who was struck by a golf ball and vows to sue for five pounds damages after the golfer admits not hearing a shouted fore. The exchange underscores tensions over liability and compensation.
In a clipped theatrical exchange, characters debate a supposed suffragette’s violence as Algy questions the claim while Cholly quips with a monocled remark. The dialog hints at satirical tension over gender rights in a humorous setting.
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