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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1912
Page
4
A collage of humorous items and social notes spans travel boasts global crowds fashion trends and domestic anecdotes. It comments on bathers incomes a divorce case in Philadelphia a New York women club admitting men and a Montenegro king's single silk hat while the ghost walking stunt delights theatre folk.
Berlin scholar Professor Fuchs argues that flirting is a timeless human trait. He notes historical patterns while joking that Eve could not flirt with anyone but her husband in a solitary creation tale.
A Philadelphia physician asserts discovery of an elixir of life, suggesting a sleep brand from the city may carry unexpected restorative virtues. The claim blends medical intrigue with local reputations and raises questions about longevity remedies.
A Wyoming woman files for divorce claiming her husband struck her with a tomahawk. The case underscores domestic violence concerns and the failing of reconciliation attempts in the wake of the attack.
A Tacoma court halted a man from exchanging his wife for two city lots. The judge indicated the proposed transfer would constitute taking advantage of an in nocent victim and deemed the agreement void.
A Paris scientist argues that global nutrition could be powered by electricity within years, though he notes this need not mean people will eat currant pie.
A Chicago preacher proclaims that today’s women’s fashions are an abomination to the Lord drawing curiosity about the sermon’s sources and basis for his critique.
Experienced observers acknowledge risky fashion shifts as autumn hat styles threaten harsh trends for both men and women. The outlook notes cautious planning and readiness for adverse styling outcomes.
A humorous note claims a python at the New York zoo survives on a single annual meal, with a punchline that such a creature can easily make ends meet.
A report shows the fortune of a prominent candymaker surpassing two million dollars. The testamentary news highlights generous beneficiaries and the overall estate’s significant size.
Fashion authorities rule that women must wear long skirts again. Sidewalk sweeping may become unnecessary as streets see fewer short outfits and a shift in public dress norms.
A New York City borough proposes a funeral tax prompting residents to weigh the cost of living versus dying. The measure would add charges on funeral services, raising questions about affordability and burial options.
A Philadelphia father presented his daughter with a colossal 300-pound wedding cake as a celebratory gift. The unusual dessert choice surprised attendees, while requests for additional dishes like turned beef and cabbage were discussed as part of the reception planning.
A column argues the so called furore transitoria as a supposed legal excuse for violent acts. It warns the phrase could undermine accountability by allowing crimes to be excused under transient frenzy.
The city faces a cat surplus and seeks solutions, urging collaboration with agencies tackling bubonic rat problems. Authorities weigh options to curb nuisance while addressing public health concerns and urban pest control priorities.
A Chicago woman states that big men make better husbands, arguing they are easier to hear entering the house at night than smaller men.
Professor Berger warns a flood will destroy the earth in 3,500,000 years but says humanity need not watch for the event. The remark implies a distant, theoretical catastrophe without immediate concern.
A Cleveland girl laments living on only 200 dollars a month while the city offers three cent dance halls and lively entertainment. The remark highlights cost of living contrasts in the town.
From London word says side whiskers are returning to styles. The piece humorously notes no law compels United States citizens to wear them and thanks the Lord for no such mandate.
Des Moines reports a plan to form a clearing house of social welfare bills for the next Iowa General Assembly. Philanthropic and club representatives propose measures including tuberculosis hospitals, reform of the penal system, a state epileptic institution, a women’s reformatory, pensions for widows, juvenile court rural jurisdiction, suffrage amendment, separate detention for children, vital statistics bureau, poor farm inspections and county hospital projects.
Marshalltown society ladies led by Mrs. E. R. Lay and Mrs. Co. C. Trine donned kitchen aprons and "hired out" to the Western Grocer company as tomato peelers in a social stunt by prominent clubwomen.
George Ford was reported lost while walking through a cornfield in Hamburg. He climbed a nine foot stalk, stood on a projecting car to sight the field, found his way out, and returned with the stalks cut down for town.
The Cedar River yields notable pearls this year with a Nashua find worth 1600 dollars and a Waterloo discovery by H. C. Egbert last week of a pearl weighing sixteen grains valued at over 800 dollars.
H. F. Reddington aged 35 a hostler's helper at the Milwaukee railroad roundhouse is lying at the point of death in a Sioux City hospital after being struck by an engine. Both legs mangled there is little hope for recovery.
In Fort Dodge, typhoid fever spreads among attendees of the Chautauqua assembly. A majority of the twenty five ill residents remained at the Chautauqua during sessions, linked to the diseased water supply.
Coster of Knoxville reported to police he lost 2200 dollars in a poker game with a well known Des Moines citizen. Chief Jenney has begun an investigation after the information was filed.
Robbers blew open the state bank vault in Lake Park early Tuesday morning and took about $3,000 in cash. Authorities suspect the thieves fled in an automobile after the heist.
Excavation work begins on a 2,000,000 gallon reinforced concrete reservoir in Fort Dodge. The project costs $25,000 and features a tank designed 166 feet to 222 feet in diameter.
The twelfth annual Rebekah degree convention for Clinton and Johnson counties will be held this week at Grand Mount. About 300 delegates and visitors are expected to attend.
One of the city’s fall improvements is a new Methodist parsonage. The contract has been let and the dwelling is estimated to cost about $5,000 when finished.
In Charles City the ten year old son of Reverend Bliss of Rockford was run over by Archie Miller driving a car. The wheels passed over the boy's abdomen in the fatal incident.
A long cylinder sample in Iowa State College reveals a gypsum bed near Centerville. The deposit lies about 600 feet below the surface, 7 to 17 feet thick, and nearly pure. It could support a top gypsum mill for a century or more. a company has been organized to mine and process the material.
The Rev. Orrin OD. Moon a Congregational minister from Sioux Rapids Iowa faced a Reno Nevada divorce after twenty years of marriage. Testimony alleged indiscreet relationships with women from church workers to servants leading to the decree in Judge Orr's court.
Russel Blair 21 of Kansas City died after a show flight in Shenandoah. He landed then tried to rise as his plane hit a gust and toppled from about thirty feet, ending the display with a fatal accident.
The record price of 11 dollars per hundred was paid by buyers for Cudahy and Company for the first prize winning car lot of fat cattle exhibited at the interstate fair. The cattle were shown by M. G. Beers of Cushing Iowa. Second ribbon cattle owned by Frank Woodford of Glen Ellen Indiana brought 10.75 dollars.
William Breel, 30, a pressman at the Nonpareil, slipped while at work and jammed his left arm between two form cylinders, nearly crushing it to the elbow in the big newspaper press room.
A four year old boy on a farm belonging to Mr. Babb near this place suffered a severe injury when a knife used by his father in the field was not seen and the blade severed the child's left leg.
State Senator James A. Smith of Osage broke his left ankle while watching porch construction in his yard. He stepped back and fell from a stone pile, likely bed rest for about three weeks.
Frank C. Pellett, state bee inspector from Atlantic, reports foul brood disease is prevalent among local apian colonies as investigations continue in the county.
The Parsons Oldfield breach of promise suit ended with a jury awarding the plaintiff 250 dollars after an extended deliberation. The plaintiff had sued for 10,000 dollars in the Council Bluffs case.
In Mason City doctors fear Ned Netefee may not survive after injuries from the "Green Goblin" auto race on September 13. Complications have set in, diminishing hopes for recovery.
Roland-Joe H. Tweet, a leading local farmer, reports five valuable young cattle fatalized by blackleg over the past week, affecting his herd and livelihood.
The fifty seventh annual session of the Upper Iowa conference of the M. and church is in session here with a very large attendance.
Farmers report hog losses from a mysterious illness in the area not resembling Cholera. Local veterinarians and residents seek answers as hog numbers decline.
Iowa Falls reports the Rock Island will add an extra train to carry passengers and freight between Dows and Germania. The better service is welcomed along the Germania branch line.
Wesley Bryant, deputy U S marshal based in Creston, resigns after a series of recent arrests for alleged drunkenness, following his service in the Council Bluffs area.
A 400 acre farm from the John Patchin estate four miles southeast of town sold to D. D. Dykstra of Otley for 180 dollars per acre, totaling 72000 dollars.
Errest Rohner, 14, suffered a severe injury when his shotgun discharged during a Sunday duck hunt in Clinton. The left arm was badly mangled and nearly torn off.
Vienna reports Austria fears a wider Balkan crisis with Emperor Francis Joseph proposing a powers meeting to avert a violent solution. Greek Roumeli was fired on near Vathy by Turkish forces while the Greek consul was aboard. France orders the twenty fourth Colonial Infantry to Crete and Samos.
John Arbuckle who died last March left an estate of 29.6 million dollars according to a Transfer Tax Appraiser from Kings county. The Arbuckle Bros firm remained a partnership with Arbuckle holding one third of the assets, leaving nearly 100 million in property. His two sisters Christina Arbuckle and Mrs. Catherine A Jamison are heirs. The inheritance tax is about 1.16 million and appraisal costs run around 150 thousand.
Chicago Sept 27 Maj Gen Leonard Wood chief of the United States Army arrived to inspect Fort Sheridan and the army headquarters in Chicago as the first major stop in a nationwide tour.
Wilbur Glenn Voliva overseer of Zion City and 18 followers departed from White Cove City on a Friday for a tour of western states beginning September 28.
In Green Bay Wisconsin a jury verdict finds John Parmentier’s death not caused by his boxing match with Kid Lomax on December 26 1910. The ruling questions direct causation from the ring contest.
Leonard Nance deputy sheriff was shot and killed at Moat Lake ten miles north of Chattanooga by Wheeler Rickets at the latter's home following an old trouble.
Madrid reports Infanta Maria Teresa sister of King Alfonso and wife of Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria died after a long illness. A daughter was born to her on September 15, but she never regained her strength.
One hundred fifty aboard the steamer Obnoska were drowned after a collision with an unknown vessel in fog on the Dwina River near St. Petersburg. Only about 25 to 35 aboard survived, as lifeboats were damaged or lost and panic disabled orderly evacuation.
A severe typhoon struck southern Japan causing extensive destruction from Tokyo southward. At least 300 dead with estimates rising to 500, many ships wrecked or sunk, towns like Nagoya and Shikou damaged, thousands homeless, and $6 million in damages. Relief supplies are being dispatched.
J P Morgan Cornelius N Buss Jr Ormsby McHarg and W W Tegethoff received telegrams from Chairman Clapp informing them the senate committee on campaign contributions expects their presence at hearings resuming in Washington next Monday Subpoenas were served on these and other prominent New York financiers and politicians Morgan said he would testify but cannot go to Washington Monday due to prior engagements.
Three workmen were buried when the Walter Davis hotel under construction at Tenth and The Paseo collapsed. Contractor George Seidhoff and architect C B Sloan oversaw the project. The hotel, valued at about $200 000, was planned to be five stories tall. Officials attributed the tragedy to overloading of the floors.
Washington reports the Supreme Court will hear Porter Charlton's appeal on October 14 over his obligation to return to Italy for the murder of his wife. In Wisconsin, H L Dwyer was found dead in Janesville rail yards with a bullet wound, suspected murder amid previous fortunes made and lost.
Harry Thorne was executed by shooting for the two year old murder of George Fassell in a Salt Lake City hold-up. He was offered choice of shooting or hanging and chose to be shot.
New York Sept 28 The Democratic national committee requires 750000 dollars to cover campaign expenses. Henry Morgenthau, chairman of the finance committee, stated the figure.
Philadelphia September 26 With the new school year Dr Edwin Nesbit professor of pharmacy has organized a poison squad from the undergraduate body at Harnemann Medical College.
Acting Governor Wallace appoints Judge W. M Conley of Madera to preside over the second Darrow bribery trial. The proceedings are scheduled to begin October 21 in Sacramento California and will determine the next steps in the high profile case.
Richmond Indiana reports William S. Johnson and Mrs Roy C Wyman drank carbolic acid in front of Mrs Johnson and Wyman ending their lives in a shared suicide pact. The two families had been longtime friends.
New York September 28 Commissioner A L Jacobs ordered the withdrawal of Robert W Stewart counsel for Standard of interests in the Waters Pierce Standard Oil litigation due to objectionable conduct noted by the commissioner.
A bench warrant was sworn out for James R. Nugent, chairman of the Democratic county committee, following a dispute at the polls in Newark New Jersey. The warrant charges assault.
Milford mass September 27 tribute to Gen William F Draper memory as an imposing equestrian statue of the soldier statesman was unveiled in his hometown ceremony attended by locals and officials.
Cedar Falls police captured C J H Murphy in an alleged attempt to rob William Lawrence’s implement store. Murphy, a former Lawrence employee, fled onto the roof and jumped toward the Cedar River before being tackled on the street. Lawrence says four previous summer robberies went unreported. Forty dollars vanished from the late office.
Simon Krampe father of Leo Krampe, already serving a life term for the murder of recluse Matilda Hermsmeier near Baxter, is at liberty on 2500 bond after a suspected plot to free his son. He allegedly gave Jacob Krasno 10000 to mail a false confession to prison officials. Krasno completed his part but the plan was exposed.
I A Boggs of Waterloo indicted by Grundy county grand jury on embezzlement and obtaining money under false pretenses. Arrested in Kansas City, to be brought here for trial. Bank of Morrison tied to the $62,000 loan. Boggs said in a year he spent 190000 on a monument company, largely from borrowed funds.
Des Moines reports the fourth national conservation congress will convene in Indianapolis from October 1 to 4. Iowa delegates listed include Fred H. Klopping from Pottawattamie County W. J. Mooher of Clinton County A H Snyder of Polk County Fred McCulloch of Iowa County and A A Burger of Madison County.
The convention of the League of Iowa Municipalities elected officers with A. A. Smith of Sioux City as president, J. F. Ford of Ft. Dodge as vice president, Frank C. Pierce of Marshalltown as secretary, and R. C. Thompson of Waterloo as trustee.
Fort Dodger scored a 2:20 pace at Webbster County Fair with John Hale driving for Des Moines. Fred Crawford steered the winning horse in a 2:20 display across three heats, the fastest 2:24 due to a heavy track.
D B Helm suffered a severe scalp wound when he fell from the second story of a building under construction in Mason City into the basement. The incident raises concerns about site safety and immediate medical attention was sought.
Edward Jeffs a Monroe township farmer was found in his corn field with a bullet wound to the forehead and a revolver in hand. He leaves a large family.
Relatives here received word of the accidental death in Aurora Illinois of William Deal an employe in the railroad shops and for many years a resident of this city.
Nashua hosts the Cedar Valley Baptist section fifty sixth anniversary with ministers from all sections arriving by auto. The session includes a sermon by Dr J B Smith of Waterloo and recalls Dr Pitt writing The Little Brown Church in the Vale at Bradford.
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