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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1906
Page
5
A collection of quirky items from The Express Iowa includes sharp comment on New York chauffeurs strikes, clerical fare for ministers, English phonetic spelling, Cuban duels, and a spoof list of whisky names. It notes Miss Helen Gould as a bachelor girl example and reports on literary tastes across the British empire with Merriman and Tennyson prominent.
Post office receipts for the year ending June 30 1906 rose by over 15 million dollars from the previous year, marking the largest annual increase in service history. Expenditures exceeded receipts by about 10.5 million, a reduction of four million from 1905.
The American marine is praised for defending law and order in Cuba and for rescuing and saving life and property after a cyclone. Reports highlight the steadfast service of U.S. Marines in both military and disaster response roles.
The Kansas State Board of Health prohibits retail sale in the state of any domestic or wild fowl or game or fish kept in cold storage with entrails crops or other offensive parts undrawn. The serving of such food in state facilities is also banned. Each state bears responsibility for protecting its people from impure food.
Papa Zimmerman objects to further expenditure on the palace of the duke and duchess of Manchester citing the cost of lavish international marriages and splendiferous matches.
A Yale professor criticizes current spelling as not scholarly but a solecism. He warns the flaw is worse than expected and notes a phonograph capable of being heard a mile away. He advocates long range rifle protection as a response.
A New York paper questions Raisuli actions as he seizes a Moroccan port to collect duties. The text mocks refined trade methods and notes Consuelo’s costly marriages and separations, implying political or social costs.
President Roosevelt sailed for Porto Rico aboard the Louisiana and addressed canal workers at Cristobal praising progress while dismissing adverse criticism as unimportant. In Panama he observed the Culebra cut and dynamite blasts from a decorated steam shovel, insisting on witnessing operations in person despite guards.
The Seine tribunal dissolved the marriage of Countess De Castellane formerly Anna Gould of New York and granted her custody of the children. The father may see them at grandma’s home and hold holidays for a month yearly, with no alimony awarded. The court also barred taking the children out of France without the father’s consent. The chamber of notaries was named to settle the couple’s affairs.
Grand Rapids report says Harry Lewis, noted Philadelphia prize fighter, and officials Referee D G C Ryan of Detroit and Frank O'Brien of Philadelphia remain in custody after a Thursday night bout in which Mike Ward of Sarnia Ontario died at a local hospital. Prosecutor Brown said warrants will seek murder charges for Lewis and aiding and abetting for Ryan and O'Brien.
Bishop Charles B. Galloway of the Southern Methodist church will relinquish all labor until he is fully restored to health. He plans to depart for Florida in a few days for his recovery.
Louis V. W. Kirkland 33 employed in a Penn Avenue confectionery store died Friday night when his skull was ground off after his clothing or body was caught in the spokes of a fly wheel. The accident occurred in Pittsburg Pennsylvania.
A Thursday blaze at the T. B. Smart factory in Stemford, Connecticut caused about 300000 in losses. The Atlantic Insulated Wire and Cable company estimates 225000 loss to machinery and stock.
Bishop John J. Tigert of the Methodist Episcopal Church is gravely ill and his family has been summoned to his bedside at his Tulsa residence. The note mentions his Louisville home and health emergency.
The Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterways association is formed at its final session led by Congressman Lorimer. The plan proposes a 14 foot minimum depth from the Chicago drainage canal through Des Plaines and Illinois rivers to the Mississippi at Grafton and St Louis, with 21 feet in initial lock mitres. It estimates $31 million remains to complete the channel to St Louis and urges Congress to fund the project.
The grand jury in Findlay Ohio returned indictments against John D. Rockefeller and four others in a continuing oil price fixing case under the Valentine anti trust act. Prosecutor David offered few details while Sheriff Groves prepared to serve bench warrants in Cleveland.
D P Dyer Jr a paying teller at the U S subtreasury in St Louis faces an indictment for embezzlement totaling $61500. The federal grand jury began inquiry after a $61500 shortage surfaced with 33 witnesses examined. Dyer was arrested and released on $10000 bond.
The lakes to the gulf deep waterway convention in St. Louis adjourned after its elections. W. K. Cavanaugh of St. Louis was chosen president.
Ferreira who led the Boer raid from German Southwest Africa into northern Cape Colony and all his followers were captured by colonial patrols.
One hundred twenty contestants ran up the 730 stairs to the second level of the Eiffel Tower. Neveu won in three minutes and four seconds.
William R. Hearst, who passed through San Antonio en route to Monterey, announced he would not seek public office again.
Prominent attorney John F. Martin died instantly in a Friday auto accident in Birmingham. David J. Fox, president of a wholesale grocery company, was badly injured when the car overturned.
William Randolph Hearst independent nominee and Democratic candidate for governor filed a campaign expense report with New York officials showing a total outlay of 256 thousand 370 dollars for his gubernatorial canvass.
Flood waters drop across western Washington as rail lines wait for repairs. Northern Pacific reports 1500 feet of trestle washed out at Orequa while Portland Puget Sound steamers move passengers. About 2000 NP travelers stalled in Portland await resumption of east and Puget Sound service. King County losses estimated at 1 million with five drownings.
Chicago report says the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad lists 59 killed in the Woodville Indiana wreck, up from 47. Criticism targets railroad claim agents who settled two victims for 150 dollars each at Mercy hospital. Indiana railroad commission to investigate standards and air brakes on the wrecked cars.
Robbers dynamited the safe of the Bank of Lahoma in Lahoma Garfield county and escaped with 2700 dollars. The bank had just received 10000 dollars to pay farmers but the cash was overlooked.
The grand jury indicted Eugene Schmitz and Abraham Ruef on five counts of extortion. Bail set at $10,000 and bond at $5,000 on each charge.
Sir Thomas Lipton departed on the Carmania for England and indicated he will likely challenge again for the America's Cup, aiming for the 1908 competition. The move signals renewed pursuit after recent races and confirms Lipton's intent to pursue a second challenge.
Robbers in Walker Missouri started a blaze destroying six principal business buildings to cover a bank theft estimated between two thousand and three thousand dollars from the Bank of Walker. Local authorities pursue suspects and assess damages.
In Milledgeville Georgia Nims Devereaux a condemned Black inmate resisted the sheriff and deputy during a scaffold escort. The struggle left Devereaux overpowered and dead in the incident, prompting an official inquiry.
Rev Dr Raphael Ben jamin, rabbi of Temple Beth Elohim in Brooklyn and former rabbi of Mount Street Temple in Cincinnati, died in Brooklyn Thursday night at age 69.
Hearst declares personal campaign expenses of 256370.22 dollars, about 30 cents per vote, with total costs including managers and papers near 1 million. Gov-Elect Hughes shows 618.55 dollars spent, about eight cents per vote. Hearst gave 198,870.22 to the Independence League and 57,000 to the Democratic state committee, with 500 for travel.
A devastating gulf origin storm swept through Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee killing eight people injuring many and causing extensive property and crop damage. It felled buildings disrupted railroad traffic and cut telegraph service with widespread disruption centered in central and delta Mississippi.
A blast at St. Peter's in Rome during Sunday mass caused chaos but no fatalities. Crowds fled, several women fainted, yet the church sustained no injuries and no suspect was found. The pope was praying at noon and, reassured, asked for mercy for the misguided attacker.
The grand jury returned an indictment charging embezzlement against D. P. Dyer Jr paying teller at the U S subtreasury in St Louis and son of the U S District Attorney. The amount involved is 61500 dollars.
Fayetteville Arkansas Saturday night riot between University of Arkansas students and police left Henry Rough, a policeman, shot and seriously injured. The incident occurred during clashes near the campus as authorities attempted to disperse the disorder.
An earthquake shock struck the Mescalero Indian reservation at five o'clock Thursday morning waking residents and rattling items from shelves. A minor tremor was also felt in El Paso, Texas.
Goodland Ind. The Whitney country home five miles south burned Thursday. Two children and a farm laborer were burned to death. The blaze started from an exploding lamp.
Forty two people die when the Dix is struck by the Alaskan liner Jeanie off Duwamish head. Thirty seven passengers are rescued from 79 aboard the Dix, including Alice Simpson the only girl survivor from the main deck. The Jeanie backs clear then aids survivors as the Dix sinks stern first in about 100 fathoms of water.
Acting under Taft orders Maj. Gen. Ainsworth suspends further discharges of the three Negro companies of the Twenty-fifth Infantry tied to the Brownsville shooting. Washington awaits Taft’s return and Roosevelt’s guidance as protests sweep the War Department and a broader inquiry may call officers to explain the 1906 incident.
Elihu Root outlined a global peace built on closer commercial ties between nations. Five Latin American representatives followed with speeches promoting trade expansion to unite North and South American economies. The remarks capped the Kansas City Commercial Club’s twelfth annual banquet.
The board of directors of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit company voted to raise wages by five percent for 7,500 motormen and conductors.
C F Kimball son of a Topeka man killed himself in his room at the Selbach hotel Louisville Ky Monday afternoon after a long guest stay begun November 15 with no apparent external cause noted in the report.
The foreign office has taken no action onDurand’s successor. Names mentioned include Cecil Spring Rice Gerald A Lowther and Lord Curzon as potential appointees.
Governor Magoon cites military reports from 21 towns showing calm yet widespread unease sweeps Cuba over doubts about the United States future course.
Lucille McLeod Mein hard was acquitted Monday of the murder of William T. Wiemann in the Empire hotel in Chicago.
Congressman Richard Bartholdt travels to New York at the invitation of Andrew Carnegie to receive $1,000 for promoting international peace propaganda.
Antonio Tosca of Pittsburg was shot and killed at McKeesport by Joseph Sparatto. Tosca supposedly threatened Sparatto to extort $500 for the society.
A London Sketch account recalls how in Louis Philippe era Spain almost sold Cuba to France for 30 million francs. Negotiations also covered Porto Rico and the Philippines, but Spain asked 2 million while France offered 1.4 million, risking war with England over the Philippines.
A Columbia Missouri woman Mrs J B Johnson states after an operation two years ago she suffered dropsy swelling back pain gurgling heart and limited arm movement. After using two boxes of Deans Kidney Pills her symptoms disappeared and she reports no further trouble. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A Technical World piece highlights women like Mrs Fish in Monterey who keeps Point Pinas lighthouse lamps lit and Mrs Gordon in South Portland who dives for a living. It portrays numerous U S women in demanding roles from Utah sheriffs to Chicago street cleaner bosses as part of Kipling like Unaided Gentlemen’s auxiliary.
English author Dr Arthur Shadwell notes in a Massachusetts town parade of striking cotton operatives that the procession marshals diverse nationalities. He says the vivid contrast of French English Celtic Scandinavian Slav Portuguese and Greek shows the cosmopolitanism of American labor and prompts thoughts on the mythical average American workman.
Appletons Magazine asserts that in western Canada a large Americanprising population has grown to about 250 000 farmers and settlers who favor American institutions and enterprise. It notes that 52 000 persons immigrated from the U S to Canada last year and that in much of the northwest, outside Winnipeg, Americans outnumber native Canadians in many areas two to one.
An article discusses coffee importers promoting Postum Food Coffee and cites a chapter titled Coffee as a Medicine. It argues habitual stimulant coffee harms nerves and organs, claiming ten days off coffee with Postum shows relief from nervous trouble dyspepsia bowel issues heart weakness and other illnesses attributed to coffee. There’s an ad-like assertion There’s a reason for Postum.
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