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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1909
Page
5
The piece critiques how red tape ensnares claimants seeking relief in Washington. Committees on claims are mired, preventing progress as mills run overtime to meet demand while bureaucratic knots hinder movement.
A veteran recounts how inventors face ridicule and delays from American department officials while continental governments pursue new schemes. He cites cases of Major Fuller and Capt. Conrad seeking overdue pay and a Philippine claim, and warns that persistence often wins only after long battles.
The piece contrasts a Wil l o wville shoemaker proud of his son’s college path with a Push for constant cheer. A columnist mocks universal smiling and questions a mandate to smile, citing a Cleveland Plain Dealer note on voluntary emotion versus social pressure.
Secretary Knox demanded Charles R. Crane’s resignation as minister to China after allegations of indiscretion and a press leak. Crane denied the charge and criticized State Department officials. President Taft instructed acceptance of Crane’s resignation in a Prescott telegram dated October 18.
The C P St L Railroad sues in federal court challenging the Illinois two-cent passenger rate act. Judge Humphrey issued a preliminary injunction stopping the state attorney generals and county prosecutors from enforcing the act against John P. Ramsey and H M Merriam receivers of the Chicago Peoria St Paul line.
Detroit remains tied with Pittsburg at three games each after a thrilling 5 to 4 victory. The deciding game is set for Saturday in Detroit as the world baseball championship pivots on the outcome.
Jacob Herrey aged 36 killed his wife and probably fatally wounded his sister in law after a domestic quarrel in Cleveland. He then shot himself and is dying. The tragedy followed a heated dispute at home.
Brig. Gen. Richard C. Drum U.S.A. retired and long time adjutant general of the army died at Drummond Maryland. His death was attributed to ailments of old age.
A Beloit Wisconsin report says the last of several Rockton Illinois paper mills burned down. Loss estimated at 80000 dollars with 20000 dollars insured. Cause of the fire is undetermined.
Twelve Spanish soldiers from the commissariat water squad were waylaid by a supposed friendly Moor in Melilla. Eight were killed and four wounded in the attack.
Two policemen risked themselves Wednesday to rescue many people trapped by a blaze at 1147 49 West Madison street in Chicago. Their actions halted a dangerous inferno and secured multiple evacuations, reflecting swift police courage during a residential fire emergency.
A fugitive lawyer using the name Lamar Harris robbed a Highland Park bank and died by suicide after a failed escape attempt. Marshal John H. Sheahan was wounded in the exchange. A borrowed car and chauffeur aided the escape effort as the robber, linked to a Los Angeles family, had recently forged checks in Southern California.
Dr Frederick A Cook of Brooklyn received the freedom of the city from New York's board of aldermen and the Arctic Club of America. He branded the guide Edward Barrill's Mount McKinley affidavit as false and said he would sue for perjury, while pledging to substantiate his polar ascent with proof. Cook will stay in New York until Sunday before heading west for a lecture tour and possible further affidavits.
The balters' faction of the Ohio Federation of Labor adopts a resolution charging a socialist movement aims to injure the American Federation of Labor. The text names Max Hayes of Cleveland as a leader of opposition to the national council and potential head of a rival union organization.
A wireless dispatch from Bluefields Nicaragua reports Gen Chamorro leading rebels to attack and defeat government troops at Greytown with 19 killed. Gen Juan Estrada advances toward Cape Gracias where 2000 government troops are massed to oppose him. The revolution seems well planned and erupts on both Pacific and Atlantic coasts.
The Roosevelt expedition arrived from the north of Guaso Nyiro in Nairobi. Col Roosevelt reports three more elephants killed, completing the group intended for the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.
A street bombing near Barcelona's bishop's palace injures three policemen and a citizen. Shrapnel from the blast causes serious injuries and alarms the area as authorities investigate the incident.
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