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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1912
Page
6
The column catalogs a string of wry notices and quips from 1911, noting coal shortages, street lamps, kissing on trains in Bavaria, dirigible incidents, grafted fruit, and humorous asides about beehives and pocketbooks. It blends light social jests with local curiosities and global trivia.
The government plans an inquiry into a rat infestation causing extensive property damage and high feeding costs. A Geneva mechanic who saved a woman from drowning but discarded her to harm his mother in law is cited as an example of mean behavior.
Investigations suggest men began wearing trousers only in the last century and present styles indicate women may adopt the practice in a future century.
A muddled note on fashion notes that Parisians and Americans praise recent femi nine styles as nice yet naughty. The piece then cites a 210 pound fourteen year old boy deemed too young for work by a factory inspector in New Orleans.
Customs officials employ onion skin labels to prevent tampering by moving labels between bags. The practice aims to deter fraud, with a preference for preserving traceable identifiers despite attempts to alter or replace contents.
A cryptic note hints that an unnamed individual may gain lasting fame through etched inscriptions on Babylon bricks, referencing a love letter cure for toothache and a complaint about boarding house fare as part of the long ignored text.
The Creston, Winter set and Des Moines railway to connect Creston and Macksburg is under construction. The 22 mile line is financed by local township taxes totaling about 435000 with no outside money. Track laying has begun at Creston and grading is nearly finished as work rushes toward a Jan 1 completion.
Mrs. Elgie I Parsons of Sioux Falls S D formerly of Carroll Iowa won 250 damages from a $10 000 breach of promise case against the estate of Edward Oldfield of Carroll. Judge McPherson ruled no new trial will be granted in federal court here.
In Mason City, Mrs. Ethel Trevitt petitions for divorce from Clyde Trevitt citing his refusal to communicate, eat, answer civil questions, or accompany her in public. They were married in 1907.
Burlington police have in custody William Lloyd a Chicago newspaper solicitor accused by a Burlington woman of attempting to lure her away. She says Lloyd hypnotized her and threatened to kill her and her husband if she refused.
Henry Piper on a high power motorcycle collided with a touring car driven by Dr. Armitage two miles south of Shenandoah. Piper was hurled through the windshield and badly injured. the motorcycle was demolished and parts were scattered over a hedge.
Bandits cut Cedar Rapids lines and chased Miss Lillian Dunn from the exchange with a revolver. They blew a safe in the Alburnett bank with nitroglycerine but fled before stealing anything as villagers rallied. The bank is wrecked.
After days of trial, Mrs. Josephine Shuerman settled with defendants in the case over her share of H. R. Grape’s estate. She reportedly received about $5,000 in satisfaction of her claim.
Iowa State college and State University prepare for the annual football game on Saturday at State field. The contest is billed as the most important in the state with both teams urging strong support from fans.
Sioux City will be credited with a population of 56,828 based on the 1910 census or 70,222 under Polk’s own method in the forthcoming city directory from R L Polk Co. The differing counts reflect the firm’s dual population estimates for the city.
Fourteen year old Achison Sheean was riding a fast horse and collided with an automobile driven by Mr Friese of Laurel at a street crossing. He was thrown, suffering a broken left arm in two places.
Fred Lucht, 70, was struck and killed by a Rock Island passenger train Monday morning while en route to work in Davenport. The incident occurred as he walked along the tracks near his home, triggering a fatal accident investigation by local authorities.
Lloyd Hermann a 24 year old farmer recently married was struck by lightning while working in his field on Tuesday and died instantly. The bolt appeared to come from a nearly clear sky.
Mrs. Helen Jennings wife of Ben F Jennings died by drinking carbolic acid in Ottumwa after a cheerful chat with friends. The incident occurred shortly before her death with the young bride only three months married.
Mr and Mrs G E Griffin drove to Northboro when Henry Sundermans team frightened the buggy sending it over. Mrs Sunderman was hurt in the first overturn and later a failing brake caused a second spill as the car coasted downhill. Griffin parked in a hedge to stop the vehicle and Mrs Sunderman was thrown a second time. They reached town safely after the second collision.
Eugene L. Williams and Miss Alice Zurick of Tingley married in the street before the parsonage after the county clerk issued license papers when the courthouse was closed. The ceremony occurred on a sidewalk with a local clergyman officiating.
Garton of Gruver Iowa dies in Estherville after leaping from a moving car and slashing his throat with a pocket knife. He acted without warning while traveling with another man, and died before aid could reach him.
The secretary of the boys' work department of the state Y M C A seeks suitable entertainments for 400 boys aged 15 to 19 from nearby towns. They will attend the fifth annual conference of older boys from December 6 to 8 at the new Y M C A building.
Mrs. Jessie Glidden of Marshalltown spilled boiling water on her year old daughter Norma's head and shoulders. The child remains terribly burned and doctors fear for her recovery.
Cedar Rapids reports the First Lutheran church celebrates the fifteenth anniversary of Pastor C. W. Maggart who arrived from San Diego. The congregation grew from 43 members to 690 and the property is valued at $59,000.
Martin Renbow 25 of Knoxville Iowa died in Marshalltown after injuries from a fall from a Chicago Great Western passenger train four miles south of Melbourne. He sustained crushing injuries to his right leg and passed away at a local hospital.
Dow City-Frank Gordon, a farmer, was shot when his gun discharged while he was about to unload it at home. The incident occurred after a hunting trip and the bullet entered his abdomen, causing a severe wound.
The Iowa State Automobile association will hold its annual convention in Waterloo on November 19 and 20. The Town Criers club will arrange entertainment for visitors.
Ellsworth Rubens aged 15 attempted to clear dirt from a cartridge with a pin. The dynamite cap exploded burning his two forefingers and thumb severely, leading to amputation.
Mason City report that John Davidson aged 19 and Kenneth Davidson aged 17, sons of A. Davidson of Milford, near the city, died from ptomaine poisoning after eating minced ham bought at a local market.
William Craven son of Mr and Mrs Osccar Craven was found dead in timber after a tree fell killing him in Missouri Valley.
Martha Seeley, 91, mother of former State Senator W. B. Seeley, died at her Mount Pleasant home last week. Funeral services were held at Sharon.
Work on the Harrison County short course pavilion is pressed to be ready for the session set for January 13 to 18, 1913. The completed building is estimated to cost promoters six thousand dollars.
Cedar Rapids reports former Governor William Larabee remains in critical condition with the entire family at his bedside following a Clermont message.
Des Moines police search for a 26 year old man and a 14 year old girl after tips that they planned to come to Des Moines from De Soto Iowa. Authorities request information to locate the pair.
During a wild west play in Charles City Thomas Beardsmore accidentally shot Lee Schermerborn in the leg with a .22 revolver. The incident occurred when Beardsmore fired at a prop target, striking Schermerborn instead. Schermerborn received medical attention for the injury.
Ortie B McManigal testifies at the dynamite conspiracy trial detailing explosions in Cleveland Jersey City Pittsburg Omaha and Superior He names labor officials in multiple cities as knowing he was hired by the Iron Workers union to target open shop construction He cites a $500 alleged payoff from Hockin and plans to inform President Ryan while continuing the jobs
Indiana inspectors say the Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton crash at Irvington stemmed from not installing a required block system. The No 36 passenger train hit a freight train after a switch was left open, killing 15 and injuring 16. Brakeman Carl Gross accepts blame and is hospitalized with a broken leg.
Investigation into Premier Canalejas’s assassination reveals threats against King Alfonso and General Weyler, Catalonia’s captain general, amid talks Weyler may replace Canalejas. Pardinas, the assassin, survives in hospital and an accomplice is alleged to have fled.
On a Pennsylvania railroad train near Bristol and en route from Salem to New York, Gladys Myers shot and killed her mother Mrs. Eliza beth Myers of New York. Passenger W R Cuthbert of Lynchburg helped the wounded woman to Trenton Hospital but she died. Police concluded the incident was accidental, blamed on the daughter in a nervous state, and both were released after a three hour inquisition.
A fire in Hammond Indiana caused $250000 damage destroying the power house of the Western plant of the Standard Steel Car foundry on Tuesday afternoon. Associated details note the facility's importance to the plant's operations and the scope of the loss for the company and workers.
Wireless communication with Mare Island Navy Yard California over 3000 miles was established Tuesday by high power wireless at Fort Myer marking a long distance link for military communications.
Paris Kentucky November 12 James Lemon engineer killed James Hanley fireman fatally injured another trainman badly hurt when a Louisville and Nashville passenger train ran into an open switch near Paris on Sunday local authorities reported the crash details from the scene
Washington November 12 Unanimous recommendations from the commandants of the navy yards urge placing machinists under civil service.
The Sunday announcement confirms Henry Lane's victory as Oregon's Democratic senate candidate, giving the party control of the Senate and presidency. The addition raises Democrats to forty nine senators, creating a Senate majority for the first time in eighteen years.
Six workers were killed and about thirty injured when a dynamite blast at Aetna Powder Company plant No 3 near Gary Indiana demolished the pack house and damaged nearby buildings. The explosion covered a wide area scattering debris over more than a mile.
A wireless message from San Francisco reports the steamer Wasp from Aberdeen bound for San Francisco went down with all hands. No survivors are known. The disaster occurred before midweek, leaving inquiries into the incident and search efforts underway.
Miss Alma Broderick of Detroit won a $40,000 breach of promise case in common pleas court here. The defendant named is Jerome Probst, a Detroit lawyer.
Washington November 12 Mrs Woodrow Wilson has accepted the position as honorary president of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Southern Commercial congress. The announcement places Mrs Wilson in a leadership role within the organization amid ongoing civic efforts.
Rev. Marcy Broughton, missionary of the Anglian church among Eskimos, reached Sydney on Monday after hardships in Bazin land nearly cost him his life.
London reports the British cabinet plans to move for the recommittal of the home rule bill after a snap Monday vote 228 to 206 that defeated an amendment hostile to the measure. The government will not re sign and expects victory once back in town.
A thief crept through a temporary partition between a jewelry shop and a nearby building under construction and absconded with $60,000 in jewels on Wednesday, undetected.
Allison M. Mc Farland, acquitted of wife murder, pleaded guilty in federal court to counterfeiting and received a one and a half year sentence.
Mason City Ia Nov 14 John Davidson nineteen and Kenneth seventeen die after eating minced ham bought at a local shop Tuesday in Milford.
Five bandits dynamited the Bank of Ochelat a at Ochelata Oklahoma on Tuesday. They cut telegraph and phone lines, took 2500 dollars and fled.
Nov 13 dispatch says hostilities pause as transit chief orders ceasefire. Nazim Pasha and advisers urge direct talks with Bulgaria while Turkey offers to abandon Tchatalja if Bulgarian forces do not enter Constantinople. London notes cautious optimism and possible Russian noninvolvement.
Milwaukee on November 14 John Schrank admitted guilt for trying to kill Theodore Roosevelt distinguishing the act from an attack on the former president as a citizen Judge A C Backus said a sanity commission would be named and a Milwaukee attorney Joseph Flanders was appointed to defend Schrank Experts will begin mental examination after court instructions
Boise reports indicate Woodrow Wilson strengthens his lead over Taft in Idaho with remaining areas expected to favor Democrats. San Francisco notes revised returns show Wilson winning California narrowly as Roosevelt slips. with sixteen precincts outstanding, Roosevelt’s margin narrows and Democratic control is anticipated to widen.
Secretary of State Knox disclosed Charles Page Bryan resigns as ambassador to Japan due to ill health and injuries from a carriage accident. The resignation marks the first wave anticipated from the diplomatic corps before March 4, next.
London announces on November 15 that James Bryce resigns as British ambassador to the United States and Sir Cecil Spring-Rice is appointed his successor in an official notice.
Former Governor Richard Yates II III of Springfield Illinois was in very serious condition on Wednesday after an infection from a pin scratch in the right leg. Blood poisoning was feared.
A masked man robbed nine gamblers in a Staunton room used for gambling on Monday. He took nearly 1000 dollars from the gambling tables and from the pockets of the men.
El Paso Texas reports Col Pasqual Orozco father of the northern Mexican revolution leader was seized Monday by military authorities and held at the guard house Fort Bliss awaiting further action.
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