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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1912
Page
5
A montage of witticisms and social observations references aviation mishaps and meet risks. jokes about marriage, aging, fashion, Japan, and politics mix with notes on sparing children, a dog, and a barber. It also mentions a convict woman, a death at twenty six, and a boycott on fuller skirts.
Eastern society women labeled bad life insurance risks while Germany withholds coverage for aviators. Both groups are described as high flyers in a cautious insurance climate.
Boston introduces an articulated street car but the term used drops the final letter r, producing a curious spelling variant reflected in local notices and discussions. The confusion centers on engineering terminology and city transit branding.
A fragmented note claims Hubbard endorses baseball as a remedy for nerves while a female fly allegedly lays 120,900 eggs in a season, and jokes about Hibert not caring about pennant outcomes.
The street railway on New Tark Street may begin using stepless cars. If successful, strapless cars could follow, signaling a major modernization and a potential millennium of street car travel.
Reported thieves in Philadelphia chloroformed chickens to steal them, taking advantage of the owners during the act. Local authorities urge residents to secure coops and report suspicious activity promptly.
A Chicago woman asks courts to compel her husband to remain at home during nights. The claim highlights domestic disputes and legal remedies in family law.
In a local notice women report a ban on powdering faces, condemning oppression and cruelty in a free land as tyranny persists under restrictive rules.
A Chicago woman nearly suffocated by illuminating gas was saved by a pulmotor device. The report notes a new motor discovered not aimed at destruction, marking a positive advance.
A scatter of opinions on corn types and fashion among Chicago and New York residents. A judge frees a pretty miss with a light love remedy, while debates arise over baseball language and college English. An Ohio woman seeks divorce over nocturnal baby care, highlighting social quirks.
In Boston the crowd of 34,624 watched Rube Marquard beat Buck O'Brien 2 to 1 in game three. A brilliant Josh Devore catch sealed the victory as Forrest Cady’s line drive near right field failed to deliver.
Quincy HI October report states Ray Pfanschmidt was arrested on a murder charge connected to a quad fatality. Victims include Charles Pfanschmidt, his wife, Blanche Pfanschmidt age sixteen, and Emma Kaempen twenty, a district teacher who boarded at the home. The charge specifies Blanche as the slain sibling.
New York reports the jury for ex Police Lieutenant Charles A. Becker was completed on Thursday. The twelfth man filled the second panel, marking the final stage before the trial of Becker on charges of murdering gambler Herman Rosenthal.
Cagnani, an Irajan aviator, flew over the Tyrrhenian sea from Pisa to Bastia on Corsica's north coast on Thursday. The distance of 95 miles was covered in two hours and three minutes.
Former U S senator William A Peffer who helped launch Kansas Populist legislation died of apoplexy Monday in Grenola Kansas at age eighty one. He served as a senator after election by Kansas Populists.
Fred C Miller superintendent of the Borden Condensed Milk company was robbed by two men Monday. They attacked him and took a satchel containing $1,200 in currency and valuables.
New York report says Turkey sought a $50,000,000 loan from Morgan & Co. for war costs but was refused. The loan was petitioned through several banks, with conditions tied to deescalating the Balkan conflict. Turkey argues it is on the defensive and that aggressors should seek peace.
Post season standings show wins losses and series leads for the Cubs White Sox Athletics Phillies and Browns with teams listed and receipts totals. Thursday results include Athletics over Phillies in Philadelphia and Browns defeats in St Louis. attendance and receipts broken down for three games.
Wickliffe Rose of the Rockefeller commission for hookworm eradication and a state health officer announced 1750 cases found in Bell county over the past 28 days after an investigation into hookworm disease in the Pineville area.
Newark Ohio Mrs G F Rutherford was thrown from a runaway and her throat cut by barbed wire. Tampico Mexico dynamite in a warehouse exploded killing over 45 and injuring many. Wister Oklahoma train No 41 held up by four masked bandits near Howe.
In St. Louis on October 11 bandits in a car waylaid saloonkeeper Thomas J. O'Meara and seized a grip with $3,000 in cash. They repelled pursuing by revolvers and fled. Police recovered the vehicle's license number. O'Meara had withdrawn the money from a bank to cash workers' checks at his saloon.
Charleston on October 10 reports deputy sheriffs evicted numerous miners families from long occupied homes causing tense scenes as eviction actions moved through Cabin Creek community.
In Rome on October 10 the trial of Antonio Dalba began before the assize court on the charge of attempting to assassinate King Victor Emmanuel on March 14. A lawyer was appointed to defend him.
Eighteen survivors of the abandoned steamer Banes were saved off the Florida coast by the naval supply ship Arethusa, after a wireless report reached Key West on Tuesday.
A well developed yellow fever case was removed from the British steamer Chaucer after it arrived at the quarantine station at the mouth of the Mississippi River on Tuesday.
The Montenegrin army under Crown Prince Danilo besieges and routs Turkish forces on Detchitch mountain after a 30 hour clash. King Nicholas directs from hills and shifts momentum with artillery fire into the rear, with Turkish losses estimated at 1,000 and Montenegrins seizing field pieces and ammo. Additional Montenegrin divisions advance near Berana and near Tushi. Vienna dispatches report Albanian villages aflame and Russian mobilization as Europe edges toward broader Balkan war.
Jules Lumbard a renowned Civil War era singer died peacefully at his sister-in-law's home in Chicago with relatives present. He gained fame for his wartime songs and performances.
Fire from spontaneous combustion caused a total loss of 100000 dollars at the Metropolitan block located at the corner of Dubuque and Washington streets in Iowa City. The blaze occurred last Thursday and caused extensive damage to the block.
William Wilcox telegraph operator in a signal tower at Saybrook on the New Haven railroad was crushed to death when a freight train crashed into the tower Wednesday.
Walter Merritt Pond of Evanston former Chicago alderman and political figure collapsed at his hotel entrance in Florence on a Wednesday, dying minutes later.
John D. Archbold testified before a Senate inquiry that he authored all the letters and checks attributed to him in connection with campaign funds. He identified correspondents including former Senators Foraker Quay and Hanna and former Representatives Grosvenor and Sibley. He said deposits to Foraker covered payment for Standard Oil legal services and acknowledged destroying a receipt for a $100,000 Roosevelt fund contribution.
Edward Clark of Cincinnati pleaded guilty to government charges in a dynamite conspiracy. Clark was business agent and former president of the Cincinnati local of the Structural Iron Workers' union from 1908 to 1911. He changed his plea from not guilty to guilty when the court opened as District Attorney Charles W. Miller addressed Federal Judge A. B. Anderson.
Berlin New Jersey Oct 11 An angel o Stergios plans to send his American biplane to New York for shipment to Greece. He will sail on the next steamship to Athens to join the Greek army to which he previously belonged and offer his services.
James J Hill completes the purchase of the Second National bank of St Paul Minnesota for 1 240 000 paid by personal check on Thursday in a deal pending for several days.
George H. Pine twenty three years old treasurer of Yuba county jailed in Marysville California under five year prison term for embezzling eight thousand four hundred dollars of county funds.
In Lansford Pennsylvania Miss Jennie Thomas sixteen, daughter of a hotel man, shot and killed Night Patrolman Morgan, mistaking him for a burglar. The incident occurred Wednesday, Pottsville area reports say.
City of Brandon Manitoba was swarmed Wednesday by about 3000 Dukhobors arriving to press for the release of members held in the provincial insane asylum.
Des Moines reports negotiations may settle the transfer teamsters strike and secure a wage scale for coal haulers and dealers, postponing a general walkout. L. T. McArthur, union organizer, urged no immediate strike after peace talks at the Des Moines club and Trades and Labor Assembly hall.
A gasoline explosion on the third floor of the Hutchinson block in Iowa City sparked a massive blaze that lifted the roof and engulfed the building within ten seconds. Firefighters fought from an adjoining roof as walls collapsed. Seager’s grocery Taft’s women’s outfitting Stewart’s shoe store and Pioneer Knitting works were wiped out with losses over 100000 dollars.
Keokuk report says 29 year old Charles Cavanaugh was arrested after a brutal assault on Mrs. John Van Andall living two miles north of town leaving her in serious condition. Earlier he attacked two street girls but they repelled him. Farmers nearby threaten violence and guard Cavanaugh closely to prevent mob action. potential removal to another city is discussed.
Mrs John Potter and her two year old child leaped into a cistern in the back yard while her husband slept Police believe the act stemmed from claims of having nothing to live for and threats to kill all four members of the family
F W Hayes former cashier of the Rudd bank stands trial in Charles City charged with misappropriating 13000 dollars of bank money. The case began after he sued two directors for slander. Judge Kelly assigned two experts to review the bank's records as the proceedings began.
Developments in the September 24 telephone franchise election scandal reveal five deceased men on the Fifth ward voting list. The inquiry also shows a hospitalized man and a county jail detainee recorded as voters in the returns.
Henry Lindeman an old German peddler was placed under arrest charged with attempted assault upon the four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs William Mackaben a farmer in Nashua authorities reported.
Mason City reports a population of 20 760 in the newly issued Polk directory which lists 8 304 names. The directory estimates women and children not named add about 2 percent to the figure.
Fred Nelson, a Keokuk fireman, was killed and Harry Hughes, another fireman, fatally injured in a collision of two switch engines caused by a misunderstanding of orders.
Dr. Richards of Webster City, a state board member, meets with Fort Dodge city council to decide steps to combat an epidemic. Thirty two cases have developed in the last forty days.
Gilletts Grove bank twelve miles away was robbed by armed men. Tisy secured $1 041 and damaged the safe during the break in.
Boston fans saw Joe Wood dominate at the Polo Grounds as the Red Sox tied the championship series two games apiece by beating the Giants 3 to 1. Tesreau struggled early, Wood held New York to one run, and Gardner, Stahl, and Cady contributed key hits helping Boston secure the win and push the scene to Boston.
Fragmented dialogue points to a haunting claim about a house and a dispute over its value. Incoherent remarks reference a husband, a caller, and a blurred payment or period, with repeated questions about residence and ghost activity.
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