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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1909
Page
3
The Express Iowa notes global topics from a bullfight trust in Spain to famine warnings, Alaska gold shipments, and rising tire prices. It covers Servia tensions, a northern navy challenge, Moorish hostilities, western crops and trade optimism, a Chicago motorman shooting, and a grim deer season. Curtiss airplane wins prize money totaling fifteen thousand dollars and an affordable craft cost.
A New York judicial authority was asked to rule on seizing a deceased man’s grave for debts. The court forbade the desecration of the dead, citing the disturbing nature of the proposal and its repugnance to sacred instincts.
The year brings frequent earthquakes floods fires and a coastal tidal wave in Lower California. Several lives are lost and many buildings demolished as the wave moves two miles inland. Mexico endures a deadly year to be remembered for 1909 calamities.
The Spanish press rebels against censorship and vows to publish true war news from Morocco. They condemn withholding information as childish secrecy and demand transparent reports, arguing the truth cannot be suppressed in this information era.
The Delineator notes a shift from farm isolation to urban connectedness. Telephone and free mail delivery bring the world to the countryside, enriching rural life with faster communication and a broader range of interests, answering a real heart hunger.
An official from the National Geographical Survey states there is enough unmined coal in the nation to last 7,369 years. The odd number adds a sense of precision and credibility to the assertion.
Halley's comet has been sighted again and grows brighter, indicating the visitor is approaching Earth. If arrival had been slightly earlier, the celestial guest could have complemented Hudgon-Fulton illuminations.
The Moors are less belligerent and fighting tribesmen appear discouraged. Spain may settle matters with little more trouble, while Sultan Mulai Hafid seems to bluff.
The school superintendent canceled the football games after discovering students were betting on the contests. This action is not a critique of school athletics.
Illinois Senator Shelby M. Cullom declares for white domination and removal of African Americans from politics in the South. He says an exclusively white ballot will secure Republican electoral votes below the Mason Dixon line, as Taft tours the region.
Senator Nelson W. Aldrich, chairing the national monetary commission, told Commercial club members at the Congress hotel that a comprehensive plan for changing the U S monetary system will emerge from their work. He stressed study of world banking systems and U S needs before formulating concrete proposals and indicated support for a central bank idea without stating it outright. He noted global practice of government control over note issues and widespread dissatisfaction with the current American system.
A. J. Jackson, a brakeman on the Chicago butter and egg special, was wounded when robbers tried to force open the car doors at Round Lake. They used two motor trucks to haul away loot, then fled as posses pursued near the Illinois Wisconsin border.
Nalropi British East Africa reports Col. Roosevelt and his party are in good health. No truth to rumors of the ex president's death. Roosevelt roams the luldama ravine chasing a bongo, a rare antelope species.
Rear Admiral C M Chester retired said on Saturday that Dr F Cook could not reach the pole while Commander Peary did attain it. He served on the National Geographic Society committee that reviewed Peary's data and found it genuine.
Lorain Ohio report notes the Sheffield Land Company plans to transfer 3 million dollars in properties to Sheffield Realty Company within 30 days. The new firm, capitalized at 1.85 million, was formed after Johnson’s defeat, with the Duponts of Delaware linked to the venture.
Rt. Hon. William Court Gully first Viscount Selby dies after a long illness in London. Born 1835, he served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1895 to 1905. His grandfather was a noted pugilist in his youth.
Saturday burglars raided Bernstoff castle the home of Prince Waldemar brother to the king and stole nearly 1500 dollars from the secretary office according to police reports.
John Stewart Kennedy dies of whooping cough in New York and leaves more than 25 million dollars to religious charitable and educational institutions nationwide and abroad in a will filed for probate Nearly half goes to Presbyterian affiliated groups Other large beneficiaries include the American Bible Society the Metropolitan Museum of Art the New York Public Library United Charities of New York Columbia University and Robert College Constantinople The widow receives about 16 million and employees receive gifts from 500 to 2000 each The residue after gifts of about 12 million funds the major beneficiaries share a final estate plan
President Taft and party spend a full day in Birmingham Alabama. Breakfast at the Country club with no speeches starts a schedule that includes a large parade of civic groups students and 300 autos, followed by luncheon at the Southern club and a capital park address. The return train rests beside a circus sleeping car in Jackson before departure.
Chicago police seek B. J. Goshorn a Charleston West Virginia businessman who vanished October 20 with about $30,000. He left letters to his wife and friends saying he would not return, postmarked Kansas City and asking correspondence to E. J. West general delivery. In Youngstown Ohio two men near death from shock after bribery indictment over county contracts. another says he would rather serve life than plead guilty.
The Friday proceedings in New York show federal investigators pressing the case toward the men “higher up” as they pursue leads in the sugar underweighing frauds.
Los Angeles officials endorse holding a series of international aviation contests in December with a $100,000 prize funded by selling $1 shares of stock.
Reverend Frank K. Lewis of Los Angeles becomes national secretary of the American Missionary Society after five years as state secretary of the Christian Church of Southern California.
The lakes-to-the-gulf waterway convention ends with President Kavanagh named chairman of a 500 member delegation that will travel to Washington December 8 to press for funds for the 14 foot channel. The body vows immediate action and pledges support for candidates committed to the project.
In Spring Fork precinct Breathitt county tensions spilled into violence as Demosthenes Noble shot and killed challenger Tilden Blanton after Blanton wounded Noble's arm. Noble, linked to a feudist family and ex-employee of Judge Haigh, faces potential complications. Blanton’s father, a Democratic candidate for county attorney, aided by Republicans, had led Blanton to the polling place before the shooting. Blanton was carried to his father’s Jackson home and arrested.
Government troops crushed the revolutionists at Paso Las Lajas with heavy casualties and captures. Gen Estrada’s followers suffered many deaths while Gen Castillo Cham meron died. Zelaya’s forces also reported attack on rebel Gen Fornos Diaz. The German liner Gouverneur ran aground near Laurence Marques, southeast Africa, with hull damage feared total loss.
Reading reports the Three-Mile house at Shillington burned on Friday. Guests and staff were roused by smoke and had trouble escaping. In New York, Ernest Cotterill, a real estate broker, died of heart failure from excitement during a Halloween party when his wife’s dress caught fire. she was not seriously hurt.
John M. Smyth a leading Chicago merchant and influential figure in politics and commerce died Thursday from bronchial pneumonia at age 66. His death marks a loss to the city’s business and public life.
A curt dialogue implies a sovereign authority dismissing a creditor and opting for release over payment. The terse exchange highlights power dynamics and debt in a regal or legal context.
The article reports Sing Sing prison to be removed across the Hudson about eight miles south of West Point, with a large land purchase and hundreds of convicts working for two years. The current prison, built by convicts in 1826, is enlarged periodically and is among the world's largest penitentiaries but deemed inadequately sized.
A political cartoon depicts citizens reacting to proposed tax hikes on beer spirits wine and inheritances. The dialogue mocks policymakers who claim tax increases will curb drinking and wealth transfers, ending with a call to spend before taxes rise.
Readers are urged to believe a testimonial about coffee causing heart weakness and nervous prostration. The letter claims Postum cured the woman after eleven weeks in bed, with weight rising from 92 to 165 pounds and no headaches. It ends by inviting further letters and noting packages include The Road to Wellville.
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