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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
2
A miscellany of notes covers fashion bans on trailing skirts to curb dust, markets linking East and West Indian fruit, longer nights and growing fascination, heart physiology, a new women’s aero club, balloon safety, and a range of curiosities from dance roots to pay-as-you-enter transit quirks, Wrights and aviation chatter, diamond booms, Japan’s civilization, a Brooklyn minister’s taxonomic sermon, and a pulping rope pump method.
Weather observers in rural districts signal a harsh winter may lie ahead as squirrels stockpile unusually large nut supplies this fall. Optimists counter that this could merely indicate a bountiful crop and not necessarily severe conditions.
An Irish MP Tim Healy is quick with wit when a voter warns he would vote for the devil before Healy. Healy retorts with gentle sarcasm asking if the voter would support him if the friend does not attend.
A Chicago experiment used a pneumatic carrier to send an 18-year-old boy through a short tube at 16 miles per hour. He emerged unharmed and the trial reportedly showed the concept's practicability.
New York's board of equalization lists the state real estate and personal property at 8,553,298,178 with total including personal property at 9,173,566,245. The figure underscores New York's wealth level, compared with its wealthiest citizens.
When W. W. Astor learned English law upheld the Hever public footpath across the park at Hever Castle, he erected tall brick walls along both sides of the path, prompting the nickname William Walled-Off Astor.
Wizard Burbank of California states it is within reach that Massachusetts farmers will plant banana groves as he nears a hardy lustrous plantain variety. He claims it will mature to fruit in New England soils and climates.
Pa Elkins states there has never been an engagement between his daughter and the Italian duke. He urges Pa Elkins to ask the duke after ten o'clock if he intends to pursue a serious match or not.
London Times dispatch from Tan jeler notes Abd el Aziz has inherited a throne and left his successor a footstool with the stuffing taken out, signaling a weakened succession and troubled state of affairs.
A pensioner returned 1172 dollars to the U S treasury citing conscience as the reason. The act is described as without precedent in pension system history. The piece notes that unworthy pensioners exist but are rare and not indicative of the overall system.
The Republicans secure the presidency with 321 electoral votes to Bryan’s 162, a 159 margin, as Taft wins in 29 states while Bryan carries 16. Republicans also gain a solid House majority, with 216 Republicans to 176 Democrats, and the Senate remains Republican dominated. Illinois and New York delivers strong wins for Taft. Pennsylvania shows a major Republican slump yet Taft holds a broad national lead.
Prediction that President Taft will command a solid Republican majority in the House, currently estimated at 43 seats. Analysts suggest the margin may grow modestly unless unforeseen shifts occur in forthcoming elections.
A bachelor proclaims a man’s coffee superior noting that women are too imprecise to watch for the exact boiling point. He describes a ritual of heating to the boiling point three times and emphasizes constant attention to the pot and replacing the utensil monthly.
A brief excerpt from Harper's Weekly features Howell asking if money transmits disease and Powell replying he would have a fit if Jones paid the five dollars owed, illustrating attitudes toward money and debt.
Massachusetts has spent about $400,000 yearly for 18 years removing grade crossings, reflecting a lengthy program of railroad safety and urban infrastructure upgrades.
Six elephants from a menagerie escaped a railway truck after a locomotive shriek. Four were captured quickly while the remaining two led a 20 hour chase through the countryside. Herr Hagenbeck calmed and recaptured them with familiar calls and oatcakes.
The Houston Post quotes a casual exchange about a county fair winner who allegedly took top prizes for lard head cheese bacon and pickled pigs feet. The playful remark suggests a person who hogged the honors.
A Birmingham Age Herald quote defines a pessimist as a man who spends more time finding fault than seeking a remedy. It contrasts fault finding with remedy seeking, emphasizing emphasis on blame over constructive action.
A New York Evening World critique contrasts suffragette actions in New York and London. In New York women try to address the mayor and speak briefly, only to be shouted down by hoodlums with police escort. In London the same day MPs disperse a disturbance at the house of commons with a large police presence, galleries closing.
The Maoris of New Zealand number 42 000 as counts show a declining population trend in indigenous communities. Officials warn of cultural erosion if current birth rates continue and urge preservation efforts.
Reporters say President Roosevelt hinted he would consider the New York senate seat after his Africa hunting trip if Taft becomes president. Supporters argue his alignment with Taft could ease lingering concerns about criticizing a successor. No firm statement has been made and conditions are uncertain.
Union Telephone and Telegraph Company with operations in Rock Island and Moline Illinois and Davenport Illinois, capitalized at 550000, was placed in receivership Thursday upon a filing by American Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago. H H Bratt and Leroy J Wolfe of Davenport named joint receivers. bond interest on 400000 bonds and other obligations alleged to be unpaid. Chief officers are from Harrisburg Pennsylvania with George B Stoker as president.
Robert Taylor surrendered at Detroit Police Headquarters saying he was wanted in Tahlequah Oklahoma for the killing of Robert Ivens. He gave up to detectives in Detroit on Thursday.
The Methodist Episcopal church general committee on foreign missions at its St Louis session Friday voted to appropriate a total of $1,060,578 for 1909 and began itemizing the year’s appropriations.
Flames race along miles of creek bottom land near Boaz north of here threatening Mayfield Kentucky as a large citizen posse fights to keep the fire from entering town.
President Edmund J. James of the University of Illinois told students hazing will not be tolerated and any student found guilty will be dismissed from the university. He spoke Wednesday in Urbana Illinois about enforcing penalties and ending hazing practices on campus.
Prince Louis d Or leans Braganza and Princess Maria Pig of Bourbon Sicily wed in Cannes on Wednesday.
Washington. Costa Rican student Rubena Herrera became a hero in a blaze at Bliss Electric School in North Takoma. The fire destroyed the dormitory, injuring Prof. S. T. Cole and leaving over 150 students to evacuate in nightwear and from a six story cupola rope descent. Herrera, aided by Evan Mickle of Reading Michigan, led rescues and warned others as flames spread. The loss neared 130000 dollars and was partially insured.
The freight steamer B. M. Whitney of the Metropolitan line was sunk Thursday night in the East River while en route to Boston. Valued at $500,000 with $300,000 cargo, it foundered after a collision with Steep Rock while avoiding a tow. Nine stokers fled the engine room as water rushed in. the crew escaped in lifeboats and the vessel disappeared in ten fathoms.
James T. Mulhall received 15 months at Leavenworth, Edgar McConkey one year and one day, and Felix Nathanson six months in county jail after a six hour jury deliberation found them guilty of conspiracy to defraud via mails. The case centered on alleged Nicollet Creamery Company fraud in Minneapolis last fall, with farmers across the Northwest losing shipments without payment.
The state railroad commission, advised by the attorney general, voted to issue an order halting the three-cent passenger rate. All railroads currently charge this rate and heavy penalty suits will be pursued by the state.
It was stated that the Mount Vernon and Woodbury cotton duck syndicate mills in New Hartford Conn would restart once new machinery is installed. The mills have been closed for a decade.
Scores of women across New York State have filed applications for hunting licenses, reports to the state forest and game commission show.
Oscar Mohr of Milwaukee a well known commission merchant and former Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce president died Thursday afternoon after a lingering kidney illness. He had long been prominent in local business circles and civic affairs.
The U S army transport Sheridan departed Thursday from San Francisco bound for Manila carrying Filipino currency valued at 6 million dollars and a cargo of supplies including a large Christmas delicacies consign ment.
Mrs Lenora Bodenhamer of Kernersville North Carolina reports years of stomach trouble and indigestion with no relief from doctors medicine or nerves. After following Dr Hartman’s advice and taking Peruna along with Manalin she says she now feels as well as she ever did. She urges others with similar symptoms to try Peruna and notes many similar letters in their files.
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