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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1910
Page
1
A collage of oddities and social notes touches on reckless driving, aviation hopes, wireless telegraphy, lunar eclipses, car crowds, and a judge ruling a pretzel harmless as a weapon. It also jokes about weather, the Kaiser’s palace, and wealthy travel ambitions.
A man holed up in self denial and starvation believes the world will end. He cites precocious courage in cowardice as his motive, reflecting a paradoxical stance on doom. Authorities note the risk to health and urge humane intervention.
A New York woman asserts that income is like a reputation and must be lived up to. She notes that the way one earns and uses money reflects who they are, shaping public perception and personal conduct.
A New Jersey college graduate turns 100, reflecting on a quirky origin tale about an early college prank involving a cow lifted to a dormitory top floor. He recalls the event as part of campus lore.
A London paper mocks Swiftian wit and hints Shakespeare may have lacked knowledge of playwriting. The remark suggests a broader cultural challenge to established literary notions and prompts a fresh take on classic authors.
A man who wed three women in as many months asserts insanity to justify his actions, a claim some married men consider plausible or hypocritical given their own attitudes.
A Chicago lawyer claims the Fourth of July falls on August 4 and moves day arrives on February 30, challenging conventional calendars with playful legal satire about date reform.
Firefighters in New Hampshire stopped a man from cutting his throat by dousing him with water. The incident highlights how cooling actions can defuse volatile emotional states and avert tragedy.
In Bonneville near St Eitienne a postman riding in a blouse with an umbrella was swept by a gale for about half a mile. He landed safely but lost all his letters, a mistaken fate that may end his umbrella habit.
Report notes Edison has created an automatic talking machine to accompany moving pictures. The editor jokes about needing a silencing device for campaign orators and others.
In California some people begin a six week fast hoping to reach heaven. Even if they fail to go to heaven they may save enough to make earth seem heavenly.
A Canadian chemist claims a method to transmute copper into iron, a discovery that underscores how many money making schemes could function in reverse.
The state suggests Thomas A. Edison shift from other inventions to combat the extermination of the mosquito. Officials note Edison’s advancing age and imply the task could last a lifetime, but the proposal remains under consideration.
Mary Mott outlines a global effort to value childhood, stressing education health and juvenile justice. Speakers include Mrs Schoff and Mrs Hafferan as Iowa hosts the Fifth Biennial Des Moines gathering with delegates invited from Mothers' Clubs and Parent Teacher groups.
The program for the annual Bible school conference and the Iowa State Synod meeting in Iowa City runs October 17 to 20. Over 400 delegates from across the state will attend with readers in Presbyterian church work among those serving on the program.
Dr. J. J. Sanders of Keokuk told the Keokuk Baptist association that churches must enter politics. He said the church should preach practical righteousness and that no other body can perform this work.
Ex state senator H. Wi. Brighton died of heart trouble at his sister Mrs. J. H. Frush’s home in Fairfield. He was 59 years old.
Waterloo Dr. McNanee, eighty, departed for Albany Oregon to pursue a larger life. He remains as active and healthy as a man half his age despite sixty years of tobacco use and habit of drinking liquor when desired.
Oskaloosa Home Telephone company announced the purchase of a controlling interest in the Albia Telephone company's property. The move expands regional service and consolidates telephone assets in the area.
Grieving Akron farmer Frank Mc Cusker says his three youngest children were taken by an Iowa Children's home agent after his wife died in December 1898. He claims the superintendent refuses information and warns of possible legal action.
At the nineteenth annual Iowa State Building and Loan Association meeting in Marshalltown F D Denlinger of Cedar Rapids was reelected president J B Dowell of Missouri Valley became vice president and C H Reynolds of Dubuque was named secretary and treasurer Waterloo selected as the next meeting site A committee will draft a building and loan law for submission to the next legislature.
Henry Stelling of Iowa City completes a two year aeroplane project. The monoplane features two broad wings fore and aft and two small front canvas flaps for up-push control. It accommodates two passengers and rests on a practical design.
Fort Dodge Y M C A secretary Harry L Curtis resigns to work on finances for Redfield College in Redfield South Carolina. He previously helped raise funds in Council Bluffs for a new Y M C A building and similar efforts locally brought in over 65000 dollars. The Fort Dodge building is near completion.
Allerton suffered a destructive fire destroying the newly completed electric light plant. The electrical equipment was wiped out while the gas producing plant suffered partial damage. Estimated loss is $8,000 with no insurance.
Seven hundred members of the Improved Order of Red Men from Iowa attended memorial services for departed members at the First Baptist church. The twenty seventh great council of the order opened and a class of eighty was initiated afterward.
The Daughters of the American Revolution will hold their eleventh state conference in Cedar Rapids on October 19 and 20 with Miss Harrett Lake of Independence as state regent in charge. About 100 delegates are expected and a two day program is planned.
Harlan John Watson died at his home in the city at about 95 years old, likely the county’s oldest man. Born in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, he recalled seeing many famous presidents and public figures of earlier days in history.
The largest land deal in Warren county history was completed when G. G. Amos of Indianola sold a 320 acre farm three miles west of Milo to J. M. Graham for 46000 dollars. Amos also received 75 head of Poled Angus cattle in the transaction.
Three Albia youths Dan Steele Everett Miller and Albert Kinder are hospitalized in serious condition after consuming allegedly opium mixed with alcohol. The two latter boys are more dangerously ill.
Cedar Rapids Park Theatre at the Alamo Amusement Park burned with an estimated loss of 4500 dollars and 2000 dollars insured. Incendiarism is suspected as the park was not open this summer.
Many attended the Waterloo dairy show opening featuring Ayrshires Jerseys Holsteins and Guernseys. About 400 cattle were entered across four breeds showcasing the event.
Keokuk report says L. F. Martin, a Chicago commercial traveler, was robbed of a diamond ring and money during the night after becoming intoxicated and sleeping in an alley. The incident occurred in Keokuk and authorities investigate the theft.
Reports from Rainy River Ontario describe a vast fire zone with hundreds of homes lost and an uncertain death toll. U.S. towns like Baudette and Warroad face emergency measures as Minnesota mobilizes firefighters and patrols. Rescue efforts slow amid heat and toxic gases.
H. Brooks, manager of the Redeemable Investment company of Boston, with $10 million in capital stock, was arrested on a charge of using the mails in a scheme to defraud. The action centers on fraudulent mailings connected to the investment firm.
Grant Richard son, a Black man, was lynched by a white mob near Centreville while being transported to Bibb county jail on a charge of attacking a white woman. The incident occurred Wednesday as authorities sought to impound him.
The body of Captain Maclevich the Russian aviator killed by a fall on October 7 was buried Tuesday with admiral's honors. Emperor Nicholas granted the aviator's widow an admiral's pension.
Gen Daniel 8 Sickles was elected president of the Military Medal of Honor region at the annual convention held in Memorial Hall in Pittsburg Pennsylvania Tuesday.
Postmaster General Hitchcock announced the U S post office department will soon be self supporting and that penny postage for first class letters is a near certainty He said the service will not be curtailed or reduced in efficiency as it becomes self sustaining and that estimates for the next fiscal year have been submitted early He also suggested plans to place the postal service on a paying basis within a year or two with no loss of service
ill health and deaths among justices shrink the court but a heavy docket awaits. Major matters include tobacco trust, Standard Oil, railroad and corporation tax cases, plus Virginia West Virginia debt dispute and several peonage, railroad, and pure foods cases. Some rearguings set for November.
The fishing steamer Senator Holthosen collided with the Swedish bark Diana off Cuxhaven Germany sinking the Diana. Seven crew members drowned while survivors were brought to shore by the steamer.
Farmington Connecticut Rear Admiral W S Cowles retired and brother in law of former President Roosevelt was nominated Thursday by the Republicans for representative from this town in the general assembly.
Thomas H. Watkins of Scranton Pennsylvania, and of New York City, a leading coal operator, filed in the United States district court a voluntary petition in bankruptcy listing liabilities of 1 275 549 and assets of 585 341 83.
James B. Wood, an inventor, was killed when he was caught in the shafting at the Aurora Automatic Machinery Company factory on Wednesday in Aurora Illinois. The accident occurred during work at the plant. Wood was employed as an inventor and the incident is under investigation by local authorities.
Paris faces a grave crisis as railway strikes paralyze Northern Eastern Western State and Paris Lyons and Mediterranean lines. leaders threaten a general industrial strike. Food stocks are tight with flour at seven hundred sixty five thousand quintals and limited bakers reserves.
A New Orleans boomers party led by Governor Sanders and Mayor Behrman toured Chicago to advocate Crescents City's claim to the Panama Canal expo slated for 1915. The group met with the Press and Southern clubs and spoke at regional gatherings including the National Grain Dealers conference.
Fort Dodge physicians report Senator Jonathan P Doliver is confined to bed with stomach trouble affecting the heart. The condition is serious but not critical, and rest is prescribed to prevent a general physical collapse after his strenuous congressional session. Intimate friends are excluded from the sick room.
Lee Wilson a wealthy farmer south of Des Moines shot five times at Claude Masters a dairyman wounding him seriously before fatally shooting himself Wednesday night Jealousy is blamed for the tragedy Masters dies after admission to hospital provided he survives the wounds.
Knoxville Tennessee hosts the Appalachian exposition after a month long run drawing about 300000 visitors. The sizable crowd capped the event as vendors and organizers noted strong attendance and regional interest in the fair.
Palmer, Massachusetts, water company issues order prohibiting tub bathing to conserve dwindling supply while awaiting artesian wells and other emergency measures.
The Greek cabinet led by Dragoumis resigned on Wednesday after forming the ministry on January 8. The development ends a brief government era as political alignment shifts.
Federal officers arrest Benjamin J. Duveen of Duveen Brothers on a bench warrant for allegedly profiting from a long running scheme that cheated the United States out of millions in duties. The raid seized hundreds of thousands in artworks and involved other family members and top clients.
Theodore Roosevelt toured Indiana urging votes for Albert J. Beveridge and the Republican ticket. He praised Beveridge for leading beef trust reform and the resulting pure food law, addressing a 50 000 strong crowd from the Hotel English balcony in Indianapolis.
At Lexington three world records were smashed. Ed Geers steered Harvest to a two mile mark of 4 15 4, beating Crescens 4 17. Aileen Wilson clocked 2 04 4 for pacing mares to wagon. Walnut Hall Farm Cup's Joan, a four year old, won heats with 2 05 14 and 2 04 35, setting a world record for a four year old of any sex.
A Thursday blaze destroyed the Hotel Longfellow and the Schneider business block, causing property losses estimated at $40,000. Several guests barely escaped, with many injured in the fire.
Former Kansas governor W E Stanley dies at his Wichita home from arterial hardening after a four year illness. Funeral plans were not disclosed. Stanley served as governor in the early 20th century and was a prominent state figure.
The University of Berlin, marking its centenary, conferred the doctor of laws degree on Emperor William. The emperor was absent from the ceremony.
Charles T. Steingerwalt, a famed American numismatist, has made an assignment in Lancaster with liabilities around 40000 dollars and assets about the same amount.
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