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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1906
Page
6
The piece blends jokes on education and language with notes on a California professor marrying a Russian princess and Bishop Fallows’ food ethics. It cites divers in Scotland and reports Turkey crop optimism while detailing Indiana tuberculosis deaths at 4,492 and state costs over a million dollars, highlighting the crusade’s value.
A New York motor car enthusiast has had an armored car built to avoid injury when colliding with other vehicles. The idea may lead to automobiles like battleships, while a separate thought suggests armor plates for pedestrians to protect them from motorist accidents.
Grangers and other farm groups propose an annual Apple Day to celebrate apples. Housewives would provide apples in various forms and industry estimates suggest a surge in apple consumption and related sales, though officials emphasize the idea's pleasant social value.
Marquis Ito and Field Marshals Yamagata and Oyama were named princes by the Japanese emperor for their service in the war with Russia, and Vice Admiral Togo was made a marshal for the same reason. In America no higher reward than advancement in rank is available, and promotions over longer-serving officers draw fierce criticism.
Savannah reports show the new policy of separating races on street cars has mortally offended the colored community. They are seated in the rear but must use same cars, with anger stemming from color distinction rather than seating position.
The statement notes eight million trade unionists in Europe and America with one fourth in America. It compares Great Britain and Germany, each said to have about as many unionists as the United States, despite possessing smaller populations.
The Moosejaw man who was cured of rheumatism by a stroke of lightning is not unique. Many men struck by lightning have suffered no rheumatic symptoms afterward, according to the reader’s account.
The Philadelphia Record notes Bertha Krupp’s husband is described as a poor man and urges accuracy in identifying his status. The item suggests corrections are needed in the newspaper’s dense reporting.
An American millionaire reportedly paid $40,000 for a Titian, as the story notes a thriving art scene though the masters are deceased. The eye catching sum highlights market appetite for classic works and the enduring value of old masters despite their era ending.
A New York waiter retires after decades in service with a $100,000 bank balance. He says the money will support him in retirement, but he admits he will miss the daily tips and interactions with patrons.
New York leaders report returns showing a Republican takeover in both chambers. Senate gains put Republicans at 58 to 32 Democrats, House around 217 Republicans to Democrats, with Gov. Cummins reelected by about 15 000 votes. Lacey in the Sixth district loses.
Prolonged recounts loom as Republicans aim to produce 15000 void ballots in adjoining counties. Democratic Chairman Connors vows full committee action to protect the state ticket while Hearst declares he will fight on, insisting opposition to trusts and crooked corporations. Brooklyn support for Hearst narrows the gap as Hughes trails and Grady is reelected over Rock.
Governor Cummins arrives safely in Des Moines Iowa as political visits proceed with continued statewide stops and remarks. Officials confirm security details and schedule for the regional tour during November events.
The Columbia university committee reports 581 applicants for summer positions, 313 earned $140,240. Most men were tutors, others secretaries clerks and salesmen. Average earnings were $113.43. Law students averaged $334.59 and medical students $202.19. Barnard women worked as clerks stenographers companions and governesses.
Mme Ristori, the renowned actress who died recently, said she could not portray vice. She believed she could express hatred jealousy remorse and revenge but lovemaking, except in farce, was a failure. She preferred being a great murderess to the morbid heroines of modern drama.
Detroit reports Gov. Fred M. Warner and the full Republican slate in Michigan reelected by likely record pluralities. 100,000 plus for Warner. In Wisconsin, Gov. Davidson and the Republican ticket win by 50,000 plus, with ten Republicans likely to Congress and a solid legislature. Kansas result shows Gov Hoch with a narrow lead.
The report notes a lighter statewide vote with Indianapolis casting less than two thirds of the full vote. Democratic gains included the prosecuting attorney and likely the auditor in Marion county. Republican majorities were trimmed compared with two years ago.
Indianapolis reports Republicans carry the entire state ticket by an estimated 40 000 to 50 000 majority. The GOP wins six of seven congress seats in districts one six seven nine ten and thirteen while Democrats win only in the third and fourth. Frederick Landis loses in the eleventh to J A M Adair by about 1800 and George W Cromer’s defeat in the eighth is conceded with Watson’s win in the sixth in doubt. Cromer trails by 3000 in his home county. The GOP carries some Democratic strongholds and lawmakers in key counties and districts.
Exclusive data shows 7,190 living Princeton alumni excluding the class of 1906. Of 6,522 listed by occupation, 2,285 are in business, 1,498 in law, 924 in the ministry, 699 practicing medicine, 438 teachers, 290 engineers, 104 journalists, and smaller numbers in ranching, leisure, student status, army, civil service, architecture, chemistry, art, authors, navy, librarians, music, and dentistry.
The term etiquette began as a French label for price and quality and carried a military sense in old French. It later shifted to describe court ceremonies and formal observances and finally signified formal methods in state transactions, shaping modern manners.
Illinois Republican ticket elected with Smulski leading by 120000 votes. Cook County contributes 50000. Blair tops Smulski for superintendent by 130000. State total votes 825000 the smallest in 14 years. Republicans gain 89 House seats 23 of 27 senators and 21 of 24 holdovers, with Cullom set to win re election on joint ballot.
A distant trio of small rocky islands off Newfoundland forms France's remaining North American colony. They host French cod fisheries with economic value and symbolic appeal as a remnant of France's empire. Administered by a governor with a deputy in the French chamber.
The London central criminal courts will feature a ventilation system delivering 20,000,000 cubic feet of fresh air per hour. Officials promise no flies in the building and an exceptionally clean precinct.
The 78 year old father of Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor, is totally blind and has lived in Roxbury Massachusetts for nine years.
A federal grand jury returned eleven indictments in Minneapolis charging railroads with giving rebates and grain firms and individuals with receiving them. The Great Northern led with four indictments and about 75 counts, followed by Chicago St Paul Minneapolis & Omaha with one indictment and 50 counts, Wisconsin Central with one and 17 counts, and Minneapolis & St. Louis with one and five counts. Named receivers include W P Devereaux Co McCaull Dinsmore Co Ames Brooke Co of Duluth and Duluth Milling Co.
A 110 pound youth robbed the rear Pullman of the Golden State Limited near Slater Missouri, collecting about 70 dollars from passengers and sparing the women. He claimed Missouri origin and fled when the conductor barred him from advancing, shouting a final farewell as he disappeared.
In a Missouri oyster suit hearing, C. L. Ackert, Waters-Pierce general manager, testified that Standard Oil of Indiana controls Waters-Pierce, Republic, and St. Louis International Oil. He described intercompany territorial agreements and price fixing by Standard.
Two men robbed the Farmers and Miners bank at Ladd Illinois Monday afternoon shocking assistant cashier J J Hurley. They bound him and escaped with about 7000 dollars in cash and coins after leaving 130 dollars in gold and silver on the counter.
In Spring Green Wisconsin an enraged mob tried to lynch Thomas Ball after his assault arrest. Police and officers protected Ball and escorted him to a Madison bound train where the prisoner and officers escaped the mob at the platform. A companion, Balf, was moved from Madison to the scene for the hearing.
Madison attorney general Sturdevant said he will sue Burlington Illinois Central and Green Bay and Western railroads to recover back license fees dating as far as twenty years, following actions against other lines.
Theodore Mochell a 65 year old farmer near Monticello Minnesota went out into the Mississippi River Thursday morning beyond his depth and was drowned.
Democratic Congressman elect Judge George R. Favrot shot and killed his longtime associate and former schoolmate Dr. H. H. Aldrich in Baton Rouge. Police and witnesses reported a private quarrel as the motive while bystanders remained near the scene.
Henry W. Hering former cashier of the Milwaukee Avenue State bank pleaded guilty to forgery and embezzlement in Judge Pinckney's court and was sentenced to the penitentiary.
A massive blaze on the riverfront opposite the European quarter on the island suburb of Shameon Friday leveled more than 500 houses. The fire engulfed all the restaurants brothels and gambling houses in the area, with extensive damage reported.
A court martial in Odessa convicted agitators Leade and Politsevsky of instigating a garrison revolt and sentenced them to transportation to Siberia.
George Horner a local butcher in Appleton Wisconsin suffered a sudden mental break on Friday and attacked his mother with a butcher knife after she tried to stop him. He also killed a number of chickens in the yard prompting swift police and medical response.
A $50,000 blaze hit the Columbus Pottery company plant in Chaseland, destroying the front half of the building. The fire started in a new kiln on the exterior of the structure.
By the election Wednesday of J. T. Harahan as president of the Illinois Central Railroad to succeed Stuyvesant Fish, it is believed E. H. Harriman has realized his plan to control a rail line from Atlantic to Pacific.
John Colvin Welling, vice president of Illinois Central and director of its accounting department since 1890, died Friday in Chicago. He had long served as a key company executive and administrator.
The Leinsic fair shows 9,886 buyer firms up from 9,105 in 1905 and 7,534 in 1908, a rise of over 31 percent in three years. Sellers tally 3,275 firms versus 3,101 in 1903, with representation from the United States Canada and many nations including Germany Austria-Hungary France Great Britain Netherlands Sweden Denmark Italy Belgium and Switzerland.
English novelists earn far more than their French counterparts. Besant estimated 50 English writers earned over a thousand in two years, now around 150, while France likely has fewer than 50 making a living. English authors get about ninepence per book, some receive two shillings, Zola earned about a franc, and typical pay ranges from sevenpence halfpenny to fourpence/S fivepence.
A stock dealer buying horses in Colorado questions Old Bill Sands ranching methods. A nearby rancher describes Bob Sands as someone who tests edges for profit, but would not go to hell for a nickel, implying cautious, opportunistic business practices.
A man credits dietary change with relief from severe dyspepsia and nervous symptoms. After switching to Grape-Nuts and stopping coffee, he reports weight gain and improved appetite, attributing his recovery to better eating. The ad cites Postum Co. and the book The Road to Wellville as context.
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