07 Nov 1912
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1912
Page
1
A collage of humorous observations and quips on mortgages, golf, travel, crime, science, fashion, and daily life. Snippets include a burglar asleep on a meat shop job, Queen Mary learning golf, a caddy, jokes about mince pie digestion, and a British official’s odd wage labeling of football as manual labor.
The speaker muses on moral contrasts in humanity noting much that is good in flaws and vice in virtue. They argue the overall善 balance favors the good, and warn against cynicism about the human race’s direction.
A Los Angeles woman shares a strategy for marital harmony by avoiding barrage questions when a husband returns home late. The approach relies on restraint to prevent provoking self incrimination and maintain peace.
The Minneapolis pastor predicts a revival of the fig leaf style for women, prompting skepticism about his accuracy. The remark recalls bitter winter days with temperatures dipping 15 degrees below zero.
The article notes Queen Alexandra starting a trend by giving a $100 check as a bridal present. It suggests recipients will welcome the gift while givers may feel the burden of such generosity.
In the near future aircraft may carry passengers between New York and Chicago. While experts predict great progress, travelers currently favor current options over the newer flyers as they await safer, proven service.
Chicago State's Attorney Wayman argues for female jurors in cases involving women. He claims only a woman's jury can assess a woman's heart and detect deception behind emotional displays. He notes men may pretend to understand their wives but fail to judge accurately.
Moving picture producers protest the proposed payments of 310 and 16 for some scenarios submitted to them. They argue the amounts are excessive and may seek to avoid compensation by declining the work.
A western dentist asserts pink teethed girls are good wives yet notes that during courtship a man prefers not to have a woman flash her teeth.
Fashion authorities observe that men's trousers are narrowing and shortening, while commentaries add that women's skirts are following similar trends. The remark highlights shifting silhouettes in contemporary style.
A female politician drew attention for delivering an uninterrupted thirty six hour speech. Supporters hailed her stamina and rhetoric while critics questioned the impact of such a marathon address.
A foreign paper reports the death of a man described as a living skeleton. His wife finds a consolation in the loss as the family skeleton is no more, signaling a stark, somber obituary note.
A Philadelphia man attempted suicide by swallowing his teeth but the act proved to be a false alarm and no fatal outcome occurred.
Utica October 31 1912 Vice President James Schoolcraft Sherman died at 9 42 pm at his Utica home after weeks of illness The illness culminated in coma with uremia Brights disease and kidney failure His family and relatives were present Doctors attributed the crisis to kidney failure He had served in Congress from 1887 to 1907 and was Taft era vice president He was born October 24 1855 in Utica New York He was widely popular in Washington and among his party He married Carrie Babcock in 1881 and had three children Sherman’s death does not alter the election Taft electors will choose a successor if the ticket wins and the Senate has no vice president until 1913 The president will convene and adjournments were requested in memory of Sherman
A Washington Star remark cites Wilbur Wright prioritizing safety in aeroplane design. A quick quip from a girl prompts Wright’s reply that heaven comes not from rising but from living well enough to descend. Youth's Companion attribution adds the anecdote.
Last year saw a significant rise in platinum production to just over 29 000 ounces with a value of 28 87 dollars per ounce, up more than four dollars from the prior year.
A quotation notes that a silent person earns applause by holding back talk, implying restraint and purposeful speech can be more effective than constant chatter. It reflects a view on communication style and social performance.
A quotation from Edouard Rene Lefebure Laboulaye states that educating a man forms an individual who leaves little behind, while educating a woman shapes future generations.
A humorous exchange about separation follows with Mrs Exe asking if a misunderstanding caused the split and Mrs Wye replying they parted because they understood each other too well. The dialogue showcases witty wordplay on marital separation.
A witty exchange from Stray Stories features a character offering congratulations for ordinary things and a sharp rebuttal about temper. The dialogue playfully contrasts kindness with a harsh mood, highlighting clever interpersonal humor.
Brown asks if shirts are finished at a laundry. Robinson confirms and says only about three washings are needed to do them up exhaustively.
Rodney B. Swift former head of McCormick Harvester legal patent and experimental departments proved the star government witness in the preliminary hearing to dissolve International Harvester company in Chicago. He described profits 16 million on 2.5 million capitalization for 1900 1901 and 1902 and 463 percent dividends. He outlined conferences forming six harvesting machine firms controlling up to 90 percent of the world binder and reaper business.
Six Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word perished in a blaze that destroyed St. John's orphanage as they tried to carry a child to safety. Mother superior Mary of the Cross left safety to rescue an overlooked child and both fell back into flames as Fire Chief Wright and rescuers watched powerless. One other child remains missing.
Positive ID of a body recovered from the Missouri river near Winnebago Nebraska is George Miller a Sioux City contractor. He was part of a five person auto party that left Sioux City October 1 for Omaha. Others Bertha Holbrook Frank Stamper Ida Hall and Louis Matwig remain unlocated.
Frank W Elkins son of former U S Senator Stephen B Elkins of Virginia died Thursday in Fort Worth Texas after a long voluntary exile and under an assumed name the cause given acute alcoholism reflects a lifelong struggle with drink starting years earlier in Virginia and culminating in death in Texas
Mrs. John H. Daugherty was killed and her husband Doctor Daugherty seriously injured in an automobile collision in Los Angeles on Thursday. The Daughertys came here from Indianapolis.
Richard BE Connell, congressman for the Twenty first district and reelection candidate, was found dead in his bed at his Poughkeepsie New York home on Wednesday after presumed natural causes.
Adam Bede owned by Louis Winans led nineteen rivals to victory at Newmarket in the Cambridgeshire Stakes on Wednesday. The American horse trainer and owner celebrated the win in England on November 1.
Charles A. Becker former police lieutenant convicted of procuring Herman Rosenthal's murder was sentenced to death in New York by Justice Goff. An appeal will stay the execution for up to a year as Becker is taken to Sing Sing to await fate. He maintained his innocence as he left for prison.
President Taft and officials watched the launch of the superdreadnought New York at the Wallabout yard. Miss Hisse Calder christened the ship while Kathleen Fitzgerald served as flower girl. The New York, sister to Texas, carries fourteen inch guns and twenty one five inch guns.
Washington reports that thirty two states notified Secretary Knox of ratification of the proposed income tax amendment to the federal constitution while four states notified rejection to the state department.
In Jacksonville Florida Governor Gilchrist ordered out the First and Second regiments of state troops to quell disorders and rioting connected with the street car strike. The action followed escalating unrest and the deployment aims to restore order.
Michael Haley a local special policeman and Detective John Kennedy of Albany were injured in a riot in front of the Phoenix hotel in Little Falls on Wednesday Haley was shot and Kennedy stabbed in the melee with the assailants.
London reports General Sir Baden Powell the Mafeking hero married Miss Olave Soames at Parkstone Dorset. The wedding was performed by Rev. Hon. Radderly, marking a notable social event.
Three youths robbed a southbound Missouri Kansas Texas train south of Eufaula on Oct 31. They forced the engineer to detach cars, set a trestle on fire to stop the train, and blew open the express safe, escaping with several thousand dollars from the Southwestern National Bank consignments. Eyewitnesses saw robbers carry sealed currency packages. a package wrapper read 4500 dollars.
Charles N Conway crippled acrobat and his actress wife known as Mary Conway Beatrice Ryall and May Monte were arrested at Lima Ohio their hometown of the wooden footed circus clown in connection with the murder and robbery in Chicago of Miss Sophia Gertrude Singer heiress of Baltimore. Conway and his wife denied responsibility for Miss Singers death.
Alvin Roehr of Plymouth, Wisconsin, shot and killed his father in law Phil lip Ott and Ott's wife and her father Fred Haut as he was denied access to his separated wife. Roehr later was found hanging from a tree in the woods. Mrs Roehr and her infant hid for three hours. Ott was a prominent local farmer and stock raiser.
New York October thirty first report announces the birth of a child to Mrs Daniel W Marvin of Riverside Drive The couple were aboard the Titanic returning from Europe when the disaster occurred Mr Marvin died and Mrs Marvin survived The mother and daughter are said to be doing well at home The bride was seventeen at marriage and the groom a year older
President Taft and his party departed for New York to attend the New York battleship launch set for Wednesday and return Thursday morning. Karl H. Behr, a former Yale tennis champion, and Miss Helen Newman, Riverside Drive resident’s daughter, announce their engagement. both Titanic survivors were rescued in the same lifeboat.
Thirty volcanoes are erupting on Ninafoon Island in the Tongan group. Remarkable changes in the island’s physical features have resulted from the activity.
In Orlin Germany on November 2 Nager wins the Gordon Bennett balloon trophy as Duesseldorf and Isle de France have yet to report results.
Berlin reports Lieutenant Morburger of the Imperial Air Service died when his aeroplane plunged 200 feet during a flight over Oberwiesenfeld. This marks the 207th air fatality recorded.
J B Snead the rancher who fatally shot Al C Boyce in Amarillo was granted bail by the appellate court here last Wednesday. The bond set at twenty thousand dollars.
In Utica and Washington, officials and citizens mourn former Vice President James Sherman. President Taft and Congress attend a modest funeral and proclamation calls flags at half mast. Naval salutes, mourning badges, and court adjournments mark the national tribute.
A federal grand jury charged Edward F. Swift Edward A. Tilden George H Swift Horatio W Heath and Consolidated Rendering with monopolizing the rendering trade. The 1904 share was 40 percent and current control about 95 percent through alleged unfair and unlawful conduct.
Mexico City reports that the Mexican supreme court judges will not decide the legality of the death sentence on Felix Diaz until after a crowded docket clears, likely delaying a ruling for about a month.
Washington reports that the Mexican government has arrested the Belgian consul at Merida Yucatan, an action that may trigger international complications according to the state department.
George G. Thompson division freight agent of the Southern railway was shot and killed in Greensboro North Carolina on Tuesday by his former private secretary W R Blair who had been discharged.
The American balloon Million Population, piloted by John Berry, landed Monday afternoon at Grambin near Mecklenburg in the Stettin region on the Baltic coast, according to Berlin dispatches.
F C Slocum of the Los Angeles Times was ordered expelled from Mexico City and began his trip to the frontier. He becomes the third American journalist to be expelled in the incident.
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