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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1905
Page
2
The Express reports varied items from England Ireland and Scotland with parliamentary ratios and a West Virginia prison guard escorting his former sweetheart to jail for murder. Sulphur Indian Territory to be moved bids solicited. A Spanish nobleman seeks hidden Mexican treasure as a Bavarian artisan faces murder charges involving his children.
For the year ending June 30 the United States spent 117 million dollars on the navy. Every dollar spent emphasizes the necessity of much more funding. The cost of maintaining existing ships will be enormous and men must be educated for officers on current and future vessels. A great navy is costly but perhaps cheaper than war.
Secretary Wilson of the Department of Agriculture notes vast losses of buttermilk yearly and cites medical experts who say it can treat kidney diseases like Bright's disease and diabetes. He urges an invention to condense and preserve buttermilk for medicinal use, promising great public benefit.
Maj William R Wetmore of Allenhurst New Jersey and a long time NYYC member has devised a car based wireless telegraph system. A instrument in his automobile and a second at Allenhurst station link with Wall Street brokers as he travels New Jersey roads. Station master Fred Gerner relays messages between New York and Wetmore.
The text notes Japan forced the fight and crushed Russia on land and sea, with a brief war lasting since February last year. It claims over six hundred thousand casualties and expenditure exceeding one billion dollars, asserting peace was hastened by the losses and influence of global bankers backing Roosevelt.
A 16-year-old Columbus girl, Esie Janis, tops her city and world for youth earnings as a mimic. She signed a three year contract with a New York company worth $150,000, a sum rivaling the US president’s pay in such a youth market.
The article notes Marie Curie’s early discovery of radium and reports that radium continuously emits heat without burning or chemical change, keeping its molecular structure spectroscopically identical for months.
Berlin reports the Kaiser will soon become a grandfather with an anticipated birth early next year. The crown princess captivates Berlin with charm and style while her influence over the emperor grows and he shows renewed happiness and interest in polo.
In a fireproof vault on the third floor of the Washington treasury, manuscript archives detail the Confederacy's diplomacy to gain recognition, raise an army, and seek foreign intervention. Another dark room stores seven large packing boxes of Confederate currency seized from Southern banks and soldiers.
Peoria city schools head Prof Newton C Dougherty also served as president of the Peoria National Bank and prominent capitalist. He was arrested on forgery and embezzlement charges after a grand jury found a $60,000 plus shortage in school funds tied to his bank accounts. The bank is to be liquidated following the indictment and ensuing runs.
New York reports reveal Mutual Life commissions totaling over 2.6 million dollars paid to Richard A. McCurdy relatives, including son Robert H. McCurdy and son-in-law Louis A. Thebaud. Testimony shows high salaries and campaign contributions tied to the insurer, with extraordinary grand jury action promised by District Attorney Jerome amid ongoing hearings.
Massachusetts Republicans at their state convention endorsed tariff revision to shield American markets from discrimination and grant the United States favored nation treatment in foreign markets. The ticket nominated includes Curtis Guild Jr. for governor and Dana Malona for attorney general among others.
Attorney General Moody announced after the cabinet meeting that the president has determined to begin appropriate action in the department of justice against the monopolization of the bridges and the ferry into St. Louis. The suit is expected to rest on alleged violations of the antitrust laws.
President Roosevelt has discussed railroad legislation with senators and representatives, including Senator Burkett of Nebraska. He reaffirmed support for correcting abuses and said he would present his views in his forthcoming annual message to Congress.
Six people perished in a cabin fire in Edgington two women and four children. Their husbands escaped as smoke and flames engulfed the home. The burned victims were identified as Mrs J Algo and three children and Mrs Joseph Cardelli and one child.
Butte Montana October 5 Pat Crowe denies the published confession claiming he and young Cudahy conspired with him to extort money from Mr Cudahy senior Crowe refutes the alleged tale reported Tuesday night and asserts no such plot occurred.
Dr. Joseph Huyett, reputed oldest Illinois physician, died Friday at his Milan home aged 85 after 57 years of practice in Rock Island. He served as surgeon with the Ninety third Illinois Regiment in the Civil War.
New York Oct 6 Joseph Ramsey Jr was removed from the presidency of the Wabash Railroad by a special board meeting. I A Delano was elected successor to Ramsey who had led a contest with Mr Gould for control of the road. eight directors attended.
Not Paralysis El Paso reports John Alexander Dowie travels to his Zion plantation near Tampico. Staff deny paralysis claims while noting the general overseer is not well.
William Stuckermolt was found guilty by a jury in Quincey Illinois on Friday for murdering his wife. He beat her to death with a hammer while she was tied to her bed with ropes. The judge imposed a life sentence.
Justice James Madison Barker of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court died Tuesday in Boston at the Union Club from heart disease. Born in Pittsfield in 1834 he had long served on the state's high court and resided in Pittsfield.
May Not Recover. Jerry Simpson former congressman, brought from Roswell New Mexico to St Francis hospital in Wichita Kansas, is in a critical condition and not expected to live.
George Clarence, wealthy Livingston county figure and former county judge, gridlocked in Bloomington office Tuesday. He also served as state senator in multiple terms and directed the Pontiac reformatory from 1897 to 1901, age 56.
An imperial decree published in St. Petersburg on October 4 directed immediate steps to conduct elections for members of the national assembly.
Washington reports the cabinet focused on the Chinese boycott of American goods and Chinese complaints about enforcement of exclusion laws. President's summer circular to China ministers failed to quell Chinese indignation and needed amendments to avoid injustice to Chinese and overburdening American consuls.
Chicago faces an ice famine with only seven days of supply if the recent weather persists. Dealers scour the country to avert shortages as southern Canada and St. Paul also report ice scarcity, affecting 35 Chicago dealers, of which only five can meet normal demand.
The October gale on the Gulf of Georgia is believed to have drowned at least 30 Japanese salmon fishermen. The tug Lorne saved 11 men near death from exposure after reaching Victoria. Captain Butler learned from Japanese survivors that about 65 boats were at sea when the storm struck, with as many as 50 men drowned or killed on rocks as boats were driven ashore.
A Wednesday fire in Rhinelander Wisconsin swept Brown Bros and Robbins lumber yards of the lumber district, destroyed 40 million feet of lumber, burned 75 small homes nearby, and left about 400 homeless with property losses around 600000 amid high winds.
Dr Albert Warren aged 36 of Youngstown Ohio killed himself in Buffalo on Friday afternoon by shooting himself in the head with a 32 caliber revolver. He was visiting friends on Masten Street and had been ill and confined to bed prior to the act.
Syracuse on October 5 reports that David Harum author Edward Noyes Westcott from this city left an estate netting about $126 000 from the famous novel.
President Roosevelt will travel through the south ending in New Orleans on October 26 to avoid state quarantine issues. After ceremonies there he will sail back to Washington by a Cleveland type cruiser arriving around October 30 or 31. The journey includes stops at St. Augustine Flat Mobile Tuskegee Birmingham and Little Rock.
Granville New York October seventh ten men died when a 100 foot west bank slid at the Vermont Slate company quarry. Five bodies were recovered with more expected after next week. Most victims were Hungarian except for John G Williams who was company president and treasurer. Williams stood at the edge signaling the engineer as the bank collapsed.
A four story flat in Reid Avenue Brooklyn burned late Wednesday night killing Charles Donnelly nine Hubert Donnelly five and Katherine Donnelly twelve. Parents died after rescue and five others plus two firemen were injured and taken to hospitals with burns.
Crown Point Indiana reports an explosion at the Aetna powder mills Miller Station Friday. William Grimmer of Lake Station and Louie Nicholson of Miller Station were killed when the packing house blew apart. Debris yielded only portions of the men. In a separate notice, President Roosevelt appointed Charles W. Russell to assistant attorney general, succeeding William D. Purdy.
Charles M. Hughes, principal counsel for the legislature's insurance investigation committee, was unanimously nominated for New York mayor by the Republican city convention at Carnegie Hall on Sunday night.
Horace T. Connett, age 74 and longtime resident of St. Joseph, Missouri, drowned after falling from a dam into a pond on Friday. He had been a prominent local figure for half a century.
Columbus Ohio October 6 after about two years idle ness the Carnegie Steel company plant on South High street resumed operations Thursday.
A devoted mother neglects her own health while serving duties and derangements of female organs lead to nervousness and irritability, affecting happiness and amiability.
A prompt side remark in a diner scene raises a question about accepting tainted money. The waiter answers he would not refuse tainted tips even if money had been laundered. Yonkers Statesman.
A wedding anecdote from Chicago Sur compares guests from Boston and Battle Creek. Instead of rice, beans were tossed as a playful tribute, followed by breakfast food.
A history into how core beliefs rarely constrain politicians when expediency or party goals push for alignment with supporters or rivals. The tension highlights practical over ideal agendas shaping policy choices and public messaging.
Dialogue from Stray Stories in which Porter confirms a picture pleased the audience though attendees offered only hearty laughter, and the artist notes the reaction with amusement. The exchange highlights lighthearted reception of art in a gallery setting.
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