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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1911
Page
1
A collage of wry observations on sports travel love and weather including baseball as pure sport flying hazards aging and marriage jokes in a breezy regional column. The piece ribbedly notes Wyoming hail California climate and local quirks with light mock commentary.
A speaker imagines a future world of lasting peace advising armor plates be melted into plowshares while swords are repurposed as cheese knives to symbolize disarmament and practical conversion of weapons.
A Kansas citizen seeks a wife who can provide music services. The notice does not specify whether he wants instrumental or vocal music, leaving the type of performance unspecified.
Paris designers issue winter jackets in three lengths to boost individual style for women. The move expands choices beyond a single standard, allowing greater personal expression.
The text contrasts concerns in Boston and Newport with Fifth Avenue asking how often dogs should be manicured. It frames domestic routine as public agitation.
An Omaha society woman was blown over by an ocean breeze and lost her false teeth. The incident gives new meaning to the phrase "teeth of a gale."
A 117 foot shark was hauled from waters near the Delaware breakwater and the report notes an umbrella within its stomach but provides no detail on whether it was folded or spread.
A Philadelphian previously under guardianship has buried his pet cat in a lined mahogany casket. The note implies Pennsylvania’s rich are not all in Pittsburgh.
A Chicago detective obliged to sample the bottle in court testified he found it contained beer, and the judge appeared to accept his authority on the matter.
A description likens an airborne aviator at two and a quarter miles up to a slender bacillus seen without a microscope, illustrating a curious visual comparison from a distant vantage point.
Georgia clergymen propose a limit of two feet for women's hat brims while noting that most husbands focus on price rather than size. The item reflects a social debate on fashion norms and male concerns over cost.
A remark claims Chicago consumes 40 million pigs feet annually, suggesting the figure could explain some of the citys quirks and peculiarities.
A fire damaged Paderewski’s poultry yard though the musician’s hair remained unharmed. Local observers note the blaze could affect livestock and livelihood, while Paderewski continues to perform and focus on recovery efforts.
A Paris suffragette vows she will not rest until she has dueled a man. She proposes a French duel as a courteous solution that would avoid impoliteness to a lady.
A discarded memory notes a girl who used a typewriter to pen her true name and faced early objections that the device would reveal spelling errors. The fragment hints at identity, secrecy, and the typewriter’s social reception.
Judge Lawrence De Graff of the equity division proposes empowering Polk county to appoint a special commissioner to uncover true grounds for separation and prevent unwarranted divorces. He warns many default divorces are granted and aims to spare Des Moines from a city known for easy divorce.
The sale of an 80 acre farm near Gilman shows rising central Iowa land values. Three years ago J. H. Smith bought eighty acres from C. H. Seager at $150 per acre totaling $12,000. He recently sold the land to Ole Hill for $18,000 equal to $225 per acre.
Albert Hegerla of Green Bay township Lee county has filed in Hancock county circuit court at Carthage for an injunction to stop further work by the Mississippi River Power company on its $25 000 000 dam spanning the Mississippi river.
Zbyszko manager Herman met Frank Gotch in Humboldt this week to discuss a title bout for the coming season. He offered Gotch ten thousand dollars for his share regardless of the match outcome.
Farmers petition county supervisors and city council to remove Canadian thistle from the Iowa Central right of way entering Marshalltown Iowa. The weed is feared to gain a foothold in the area and actions are sought to eradicate it.
Prof. E W Hamilton of Iowa State College’s agricultural engineering department will depart to become head of the same department at the University of Idaho in Moscow. He has done excellent work in Ames and will be missed.
Monticello L. Taylor, alias blackhander, indicted for extortion threats by grand jury, has been bound over to the federal grand jury on a charge of using the United States mails to defraud.
A robber smashed the plate glass window at Hillman hardware in Grand Junction and stole a large quantity of revolvers shotguns knives and other goods of like nature.
Carl O. Clancy of Unionville Iowa was elected captain of the freshmen football squad. He previously captained the Des Moines college team last season.
Magdalene Kemp, 17, shot Monday night by Erskin Walter, dies at Rock Island Hospital. The Davenport incident ends in a fatal city case pending investigation.
Ed Wirtz a pioneer retired farmer and wealthy Boone resident died of heart failure at his Boone home while reading. The long time local figure and former agrarian leader passed quietly in his residence.
A. W. Casady former City Clerk of Council Bluffs appeared in court and pleaded guilty to embezzlement. He asked for ten days to settle business affairs before sentencing.
In Coburg six miles south of Red Oak robbers blew the bank safe but could not take any money. The outer door was blown open and about $1,500 was inside the vault awaiting retrieval.
Des Moines reports Senator A B Cummins and his wife will tour the Panama Canal on October 14. He accompanies a congressional investigating committee to inspect ongoing work and study project details.
Safeblowers entered the Clarion post office and attempted to blow the safe. The blast failed to move the door and no injuries were reported.
The Iowa Equal Suffrage association schedules its fortieth state convention in Perry October 10 11 12 with meetings beginning 6 30 P M October 10. Harriet Belvel Evans Corydon issues the official call as state president and delegates allotment allows three delegates per ten members plus one for each additional ten or fraction.
Ed Ellis and Walter Nolan pleaded guilty in federal court to involvement with the Mabrgy gang of swindlers. They were fined 300 each and sentenced to three months in Polk County jail at Des Moines. The case ties Bilis to arranging a scheme that defrauded John Cavanaugh of Davenport of 37500 in New Orleans years ago.
Maj. S H M Byers of Des Moines to deliver an original poem at the likely last gathering of the Army of the Tennessee and the Loyal Legion in Council Bluffs on October 10 and 11. Gen Granville M Dodge will preside with speakers including Archbishop Ireland Gen Frederick Dent Grant and Bishop Fallows.
A Des Moines jury in Judge Brennan's division found J M Pierce owner of the Homestead civilly liable for $3000 to Leonard T Albrecht, a boy injured when struck by an automobile owned by Pierce. The incident occurred in Des Moines as the personal injury suit proceeded.
Coroner's jury investigating the death of Jared Ham the wealthy Iowa City merchant found floating in the Iowa River failed to reach a verdict. The missing $2000 in cash and certificates of deposit fuel murder suspicions.
Five hundred Muscatine business men held a mass meeting to endorse the button manufacturers in their conflict with a local union. They also supported Sheriff Vannatta for employing imported deputies to maintain peace and order.
Charles O. Berry of Walker Iowa seeks the presidency of the National Association of Postmasters of the Third and Fourth Class The Iowa delegation to the convention in Indianapolis pledges to support Berry in the race for the top post.
Des Moines real estate man D. J. Netherow remains jailed without bonds after a forgery arrest. Police found a one million dollar check in his pocket at the time of the arrest, though the intended use of the check is unclear.
Investigators in Rock Rapids say Lyon County treasurer's office is being audited by an expert accountant to verify a large fraud. The exact amount remains undetermined.
Albert B. Cox a former Des Moines Iowa school principal was arrested in Chicago on a charge brought by his son Erwin Cox that the father was hypnotized and victimized by a woman Mrs Melissa Mayer was arrested with Cox
Federal grand jury charges four wall paper manufacturers and four jobbers with conspiring to restrain trade by agreeing not to sell to five and ten cent stores. Indictees include W A Huppuch a noted Democrat figure and nine other executives across Ohio New York Illinois and New Jersey. The Pittsburg firm involved later failed and was refused credit.
Hillery Beachey twenty, the youngest aviator in the Aero club of St. Louis meet, was seriously injured when his biplane fell 150 feet He was taken to St Louis Munalphy hospital where his condition was listed as serious The accident likely resulted from improper balance before flight
The second annual Iowa Cost Congress convened in Cedar Rapids with more than 100 delegates in attendance. President S. W. Mercer of Iowa City addressed the opening session.
Mechanics in the local Illinois Central shops, thirty in number, walked out in compliance with the strike order. Twelve stayed at work and two went back later.
Frank Gotch a world champion wrestler from Humboldt Iowa is listed as an incorporator of a health farm to be established near Chicago illustrating his post ring business plans after Muldoon.
J. C. McCabe editor of the Logan Observer and civil engineer and pioneer settler died at his home. He arrived in the area in the early 1860s and began as a schoolteacher before purchasing the Logan Observer in 1889.
Fort Dodge Lloyd Buxton a 14 year old boy will be crippled for life after boarding a freight train for a short ride and slipping under the wheels when he jumped off. The accident occurred as he rode the train for fun.
Between 110 and 150 conductors and ticket sellers on the Chicago and Milwaukee railroad from Chicago to Kansas City have been dismissed for pocketing cash taken from passengers.
The Cedar Valley Baptist Association, the state's largest, held its fifty-ninth annual convention during the past week at Northwood. The gathering featured ministers and members from numerous churches in the region.
Former Interior Secretary Ballinger, amid the Alaska coal land controversy, had urged by friends to sue Gif ford Pinchot upon Pinchot’s Seattle arrival but after long deliberation he announces he will not pursue a legal action.
The emperor of Austria plans to revive the buffalo population. The Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm carries two full grown buffalo to Schoenbrunn for the royal deer park as part of the cargo.
A Dalmatian workman fired four shots at the minister of justice from the gallery of the Vienna Reichsrat lower house. No injuries were reported. The assailant was arrested.
Engineers overseeing the Maine recovery say the battleship can be floated by building a bulkhead to lift the vessel from the cofferdam.
In Columbus Ohio Mrs John Paulus unintentionally shot and killed her husband during a neighborhood party at their home. The incident occurred in front of many guests and is under investigation.
Milwaukee report shows United States Senator Isaac Stephenson testifying before a senatorial investigating committee that he spent 107 793 in his campaign and twice that amount in the primary. He claimed the funds went to legitimate campaign advertising and did not fund corruption. E A Edmonds, campaign committee head, testified he could not detail specific expenditures and left accounting to others.
Meta Fuller Sinclair, wife of Upton Sinclair, filed in the New York supreme court a formal answer to his suit for absolute divorce. She denies misconduct with Harry Kemp or anyone else and says she will defend the case by every legal means.
Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson will attend the International Brewers Congress in Chicago but will not preside or take a prominent part in proceedings. He has been irritated by criticisms after his election as honorary president of the congress.
Dr Henry E Webster pleaded not guilty to murdering his wife Bessie Kent Webster in Oregon Illinois. Judge O KE Heard denied a motion to quash and the state demanded an immediate trial. A late October trial date likely.
The fifteenth victim of the September 24 grade crossing crash in Neenah is Anna Sucholdolsky of Menasha. She died of lockjaw at a local hospital.
Williamstown Massachusetts report lists John Bascom professor emeritus of political economy at Williams College and former president of the University of Wisconsin. He died at his home aged eighty four after a long career in academia. Bascom was born in Genoa New York.
A sheriff's posse clashed with relatives of a young woman to be a murder trial witness at Gibson's Station Virginia. Two possemen were killed and an officer seriously wounded before the posse was beaten back.
Illinois Central officials plan legal action under the Sherman Act against nine crafts following traffic disruption on the Minnesota Central line, the McComb City riot, and the destruction of records before the strike. Six strike-breakers injured, one fatally, as gunfire and an explosion occurred near car shops. Julius Kruttschpitt says many strikers returned to Harriman lines, while 40 percent of the usual workforce remains at work.
San Antonio followers of ex rulers Reyes and Diaz form a junta in Mexico City and expect Reyes arrival. A Juarez dispatch says a revolt may begin before December. General Madero discounts these reports.
Nathan Allen a Milwaukee leather maker from Kenosha Wisconsin pleaded guilty in the United States circuit court to all counts of a jewelry smuggling indictment. He was fined twelve thousand dollars. John R Collins of Memphis organizer of the Southern Coal Company pleaded guilty to the last count and was fined four thousand dollars.
James J. Hill drove a golden spike signaling the formal completion of the Oregon Trunk railroad to Bend Oregon. The road builder hinted Bend would not be the line’s final terminal, suggesting future extension plans.
New York reports the first game of the world championship series between the Giants and Athletics will be played at the Polo Grounds on Saturday October 14.
Fredonia New York town board passes ordinance requiring strict Sabbath observance by musicians banning any Sunday band music even during religious service. The measure aims to prohibit concerts and performances on Sundays within the town.
Platinum has advanced rapidly and is quoted at 47.50 an ounce in Maiden Lane marking the highest price on record.
Six large balloons start from Kansas City to set distance records in a global event. The United States holds the international trophy after Alan Hawley's 1,171 mile flight last year. Entries include Lahm cup contenders American Altitude record seekers and teams from France Germany and the US with pilots named Hawley Du Bonnet Du Ponte Assmann Hulbert Vogt Schoeller Berry McCullough and Hunnewell.
Rear Admiral Schley, noted for the Santiago battle, died of apoplexy on Fifth Avenue near Forty-fourth Street. The death followed the publication of Chadwick's Spanish-American War history evaluating his famed maneuver the loop as a decisive tactic. He apparently was in good health moments before collapsing.
The world championship series between the Giants and Athletics will be played at the Polo Grounds on Saturday October 14 after a National Baseball Commission meeting with club representatives at the Hotel Rector. Games alternate between New York and Philadelphia.
Washington reports an abrupt reorganization of the department of agriculture. Solicitor George P. McCabe retires from the pure food and drug board while Associate Chemist F. L. Dunlap is granted leave of absence. Harvey W. Wiley remains in command as Dr. R. H. Doolittle of New York is temporarily added to the board.
Attorney General Wickersham renews efforts to bust the coal trust by filing a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court. He seeks to have the principal coal carrying railroads and coal owning companies in the anthracite regions ruled in violation of the Sherman anti trust law.
Delegates at the American Fisheries society convention in St Louis were advised by president W E Meehan of Harrisburg to bathe a sick fish to cure it. He also endorsed a salt water bath for a fresh water fish.
James Colton was killed and two companions fatally injured when his car collided head on with a trolley car in Jamaica New York leaving a deadly wreck and prompting police investigation.
Captain Howard L Landers of the coast artillery corps at Fort Caswell North Carolina was acquitted by court martial of wrongfully locking up a civilian who sold watermelons on the reservation.
Mrs. Mary Ecken of Bakersfield died when an automobile veered off a mountain road near here. Her daughter Alice was injured and Harry Briscow the chauffeur was fatally hurt in the crash.
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