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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1909
Page
1
A collage of brief items covers weather cheer, outdoor living, typography gaffes, wartime aviation talk, social codes, journalism quips, air travel legality, taxation debates, and accidents. Highlights include fears about airships in Europe, a New York typewriter record, a sea side lawsuit, and Key West storm remarks with focus on property loss and safety.
A Chicago minister comments on a deaf woman saying too often a ten-dollar hat sits on a ten-cent head. He argues this condition is universal not limited by sex age or status, comparing it to death and taxes.
A western college professor argues that after high school a two year gap is needed before college. He says youths should work at home to learn duty, value of money, and the power to say no, before entering higher education. This stance invites debate.
Rescuers pull 21 men from a back chamber in the St Paul mine near Cherry Illinois after a week trapped by a cave in. A new blaze delayed work as relief efforts continued and families on Death Row awaited updates amid mourning and hope. Walter Waite and George Eddy led the trapped men to safety and a priest administered last rites to a dying miner.
Mobile resident Lillie Sutton of Ocean Springs Mississippi surrendered to Sheriff McLeod and reported to the penitentiary after a seven year sentence for burglary and stealing butter and eggs.
Captain Albert Reynolds of the Montana was reassigned to command the receiving ship Franklin at Norfolk Virginia marking a routine fleet rotation documented in Washington dispatches.
Gov. Hughes accepts invitation from the Scandinavian society of New York to attend a memorial meeting for the late Gov. John A. Johnson of Minnesota in New York on November 28.
Napoleon D Ralph Hampton eighteen year old sustains a severe injury when a fellow hunter's gun accidentally discharges during a quail hunt. The load penetrates Hampton's leg, leading to its loss.
Representative W. W. Cocks of Oyster Bay departed Norfolk after attending the waterways convention to back Theodore Roosevelt as a New York governor candidate in 1910.
Effingham Illinois Dr W W St Clair a pioneer resident and oldest physician in Effingham county died here at age 1 years.
Owners of 22 000 acres between Lagrange and the South Fabius river met to organize a levee district. Building a levee strong enough to protect the land from overflow will cost 12 to 15 dollars per acre.
The bubonic plague increases in Guayaquil during early November with 94 reported cases and 28 deaths. The outbreak prompts health authorities to monitor the spread and implement controls in the port city of Ecuador.
List of rescued St. Paul mine workers including Thomas Bayliss postmaster and miner John Brown J Baranofski William Clelland George Eddy mine examiner John Lorimer John Larimer Fred Lanzi Antenore Quartarole Thomas Richards Bonfiglio Ruggerio Walter Waite mine examiner Thomas White Frank Waite George Semrich John Semrich George Subacus John Subacus Frank Zenderini Francisco Zannanni with other names in revised roster
Paris royalists issue a manifesto calling for unity with Catholics in the general election. They oppose candidates not aligned with the church on public school policy.
Hiram E. Coffman a Stratford farmer in Ogle County died in Dixon after suffering apoplexy. He was a prominent local figure in the Stratford area.
Thomas Lennon of Jersey City former treasurer of Manhattan Lighterage Company shot both eyes out in a Newark hotel over a shortage in his accounts. A warrant had been issued for his arrest.
Paris reports Justice Minister Barthou has appointed an extra parliamentary commission to revise procedure in French criminal courts, carrying out a plan he had previously announced to reform the system.
Washington reports drastic U S measures to obtain reparation from Nicaragua for the murder of LeRoy Cannon and Leonard Groce. President Taft approves a stern note to President Zelaya demanding apology and indemnity, with plans including recognizing insurgent belligerency, seizing Corinto's customs house, or declaring war if not satisfied. Zelaya admits ordering the shooting after a court martial amid protest from top military and civilian leaders.
Andrew Heil, 27, of 1810 South Wood street, died after he stepped in to stop an attack on an old man by Charles Benfield, 28, at the lake pier by Sixteenth Street. Benfield was arrested as a mob gathered. Krapp, an elderly hut resident, was kicked during the confrontation.
Dr Haldane Cleminson was found guilty of murdering his wife Nora Jane Cleminson in their Chicago home with a life term fixed by Judge Mc Surely after a quick deliberation of 12 jurors. The verdict followed a May 30 death and the doctor’s attempt to blame burglars to protect his family’s honor. Separately Chicago labor leaders urged Gov Deneen to order a full inquiry into the Cherry mine disaster.
Stillwater Minnesota charter commission endorses the commission form of government and names a subcommittee to draft features aligned with the plan.
Gov Charles N Haskell and five co defendants appeared before Federal Judge Marshall in Muskogee for conspiracy cases and pleaded not guilty on Saturday.
A $2,000 reward is posted for information leading to the arrest of the murderer of 14 year old Hattie Kinda. Her body was found in an abandoned building on the North side.
A patent style health tip claims catarrh can be treated through the blood. It prescribes a mixture of one ounce syrup of sarsaparilla, one ounce Toris compound, and half a pint of whiskey, shaken and given in tablespoon doses before meals and at night. Ingredients are said to be available at druggists or via wholesalers.
Minneapolis reader Mrs John G Moldan reports relief from female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says pains left and strength returned within three months and urges public sharing of testimonials to prove the remedy's value for women.
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