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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1902
Page
6
The Des Moines supreme court rules railways and the US government act as principal and agent in mail transport, so a sender cannot sue the railroad without implicating the government. The ruling aligns with the United States circuit court decision already in place.
E W T inn of Mount Pleasant introduced a resolution at the Missouri Valley Homeopathic association gathering in Lincoln Nebraska denouncing kissing as unsanitary and urging people to stop it. He faces praise and criticism from press nationwide.
In Le Mars district court Judge Gaenor issued injunctions against nine Remsen saloonkeepers. Nettie Areus sues for 10000 dollars claiming their conduct contributed to her husband’s August 31 death by his own hand.
A tall, handsome man calling himself Fred Evans or William Thompson or John Wilson or another alias collected feather bundles from about a hundred Sioux City women, promised cleaning and return, and vanished with the entire assortment.
The Iowa state conference of charities and corrections held its fifth annual session in Iowa City electing officers. President Judge Gifford S Robinson of Sioux City. vice presidents Elmer Park of Keokuk Dr Anne Burnett of Mount Pleasant I S Hollingsworth of Des Moines. general secretary John S Beardsley of Des Moines.
The board of control reports feeding officers and inmates at state institutions for about five cents per meal. Mt. Pleasant hospital for inebriates lists 98 inmates at October end. Mt. Pleasant insane hospital shows 870 patients. Cherokee inebriates treats 28 dispomaniacs. Insane patients total 581 at October end. Mitchellville 200 inmates, Glenwood 972, Clarinda 889, Eldora 511.
Dubuque County grand jury astonishes all by not indicting Miss Delia Liddy who admitted killing her three weeks old baby with carbolic acid. The judge freed her and reproached the jury for their action in court.
Town delegates named for the Fifty-eighth Congress are all Republican except in the Second district. First district Thomas Hedge. Second Martin J. Wade. Third Benjamin H. Birdsall. Fourth Gilbert N. Haugen. Mirth Robert G. Cousins. Sixth John F. Lacey. Seventh John A T Hull. Fifth William P. Hepburn. Ninth Walter I. Smith. Tenth James P. Conner. Eleventh Lot Thomas.
Five men were lowered to the surface from French Brothers mine when a cable broke at the top. Of the five, Andrew Fleming alone may recover while Hugh Smith John Snook Eugene Walsh and John Walsh are not expected to live. All have families.
Harris Levich and James Walker were indicted by the Polk county grand jury for the murder of Isaac Finkelstein in Des Moines on August 7. Walker is accused of striking the fatal blow with a buggy single tree and Levich is charged with hiring him to commit the crime with Walker being described as colored. The trial is set for this month.
Mrs. Harvey Hostettler wife of the Second Presbyterian church pastor in Council Bluffs dropped dead on a street en route to an entertainment. She was born in Kingston New York and her husband once moderated the Town synod and led Buena Vista College at Storm Lake Iowa.
Des Moines national Bank officers disclosed the disappearance of $2000 sent by American Express Czompany to the Bank of Erwin on October 20. The package arrived in Irwin the following day showing only brown paper upon opening.
A collage of incidents reports Miss Drury Nixon burned to death at Ash Grove while burning weeds. Dr. Holland of Dubuque dies of typhoid fever. Joseph Schreckengost killed by a train in Ottumwa yards. Ida Grove Era sold to Freeman and Frank Brown. Mrs Updegraff dies suddenly in McGregor. Judge Doane dies in Webster City. Primghar fire devastates business district with $50,000 loss and no protection. Co A Harris commits suicide near Pottsville. Smallpox quarantine hits 20 families in Dunlap. School officials plan inter county meeting at Ackley. Initials hk G tattooed man found in Davenport river. Patterson dies of morphine overdose in Marshalltown. Kidnapping suspect Welsh Lowrey arrested at Stanton. Dunning remarries soon after divorce from insane wife. Carl Underburg found dead near Humboldt slough. Des Moines elevator burns with 20 carloads of oats lost. Mrs Toll collapses dead at wedding near Sinsinawa Mound. Lizzie Rose finds her father in Milwaukee veterans home after 20 years.
A critique arguing that tariff protective policy raised wages and consumer purchasing power, increased home consumption, and did not broadly shift prices abroad. It cites wheat and beef consumption, export data for 1902, and studies showing most exporters did not undercut home prices, labeling free trade claims as fallacious.
A compilation of editorials from Detroit Free Press Cleveland Leader Indianapolis Journal Des Moines Register and Leader Chicago Inter Ocean Cleveland Leader and St Louis Globe Democrat commenting on William Jennings Bryan political stance campaigns party dynamics and economic issues including interest rates and Canadian colonization schemes. The opinions reference Bryan as a speaker in Durango and critique his influence plus the Democratic and Republican positions during the era.
The Indianapolis Journal argues tariff and trusts are blamed for high living costs but cites data showing clothing and bread prices rose less than meats and farm staples since 1894. It notes meat prices rose due to supply and demand, not tariffs, while acknowledging some indirect effects. The piece assigns responsibility to Republicans for overall price rises, citing drought and market factors.
The piece reports President Roosevelt's Thanksgiving Proclamation praising ongoing prosperity and moral uplift. It contrasts Republican support with Democratic leaders questions about prosperity, noting Republicans’ anti trust actions and a possible tougher law if current one fails, per St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Indianapolis Sentinel argues that trusts have joined to destroy competition and that the Dingley tariff law shields them from European rivals, leaving the people crushed by this combination and protection.
The Indianapolis Journal notes that advocates of a revenue tariff ignore public memory of the last effort, which chiefly fostered the construction and upkeep of soup houses, highlighting how policy shifts affect relief efforts and industry focus.
Elevations and floor plans show a neat up-to-date house with a 9 foot front piazza, large reception hall, five second-floor bedrooms, and comprehensive plumbing. Interiors feature cypress trim, oak stair, plastered walls, and bronze hardware. The house, with full cellar, gable roofs, and shingled exterior, can be erected in most places for about $3500 and is designed by Stanley A. Dennis of New York City.
Manhattan Eye and Ear infirmary reports rising eye trouble linked to soft coal soot. From 6 767 cases in September last year to 9 053 this September, with October projections over 10 000. Inflammations increase eye sensitivity to contagious issues like pink eye and trachoma.
A New York Tribune excerpt notes that crowded, poor housing environments breed epidemics, with children most at risk when air is stagnant or polluted by foreign matter. The piece stresses the need for ventilation and public health measures in dense urban areas.
Edward Segitz introduces a three winged semi round drill that appears rotary yet yields four straight edges. The device can cut square or triangular holes with regular speed and precision, solving a long regarded impossible task.
A humorous exchange mocks patient fear as a scientist disputes pain while the sufferer insists on having their imagination pulled out. The quip, from Tit-Bits, reflects playful wordplay on dental fears.
A clipped exchange notes a baby lighting up a house and a quip about a gas meter working overtime. The playful remark appears in a miscellaneous Philadelphia humor item.
A whimsical exchange features Spencer Spacer presenting a sonnet and editor Gradgrind grimly observing as the judge comments on the performance.
The source quotes a New York Times remark noting Piker’s financial embarrassment and deep debt yet observes it does not seem to embarrass him. The quotation highlights public perception of his finances and attitude toward debt.
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