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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
1
A miscellany notes Yellowstone’s growing danger likened to a city, a Wis infant of 20 pounds born at Shewano, and remarks on uniform respect. It mentions a chorus girl shortage in New York, 1200 teachers in Oklahoma, Maxim’s rifle device, a Panama bond issue near 25 million, and Texas rail woes with mosquitoes. Also cites Wu life extension claim and a St. Louis woman’s 16 hour play.
An observing coin collector notes superstition around the number 13 on quarters. A British peer recently married a chorus girl in London, suggesting the peerage may seek wives who can support husbands by working.
The British consul at Tamsui reports Formosa camphor exports totaled 4,121,566 pounds in 1907. Of this, 2,452,933 pounds went to Havre London and Hamburg, 1,635,300 pounds to America, and 33,333 pounds to Madras. The New York health board again accuses the fly of bearing typhoid microbes on its feet and spreading them on foods. The claim is controversial, but the fly is deemed a malefactor and should be eliminated.
The French Panama Canal Company, bankrupt in 1889, finally ceased to exist last month as receivers were discharged. The wind up took longer than the time needed for the American government to build the canal.
The will of the late Sir Lionel Sackville Sackville-West faces a contested fight reflecting his extensive and complicated domestic relations. The tale includes a sea voyage bet about marrying the first woman he met upon landing, a claim that he reportedly fulfilled in a manner.
The duke of the Abruzzi struggles to persuade the queen of Italy to consent to his marriage to Miss Elkins. The queen, famed for beauty, fears a rival who would attract all eyes at court, a concern echoed by a Chicago observer.
Report notes mixed reactions in Genoa to a father who killed the driver and a woman marchioness after witnessing his child crushed. Critics say his vengeance overshadows the chauffeur's neglect as the more condemnable fault.
An American woman travels Europe with only one gown and a lone suitcase, prioritizing comfort over fashion and being seen. She has bought no fine gowns abroad to smuggle past customs, and the improbable has occurred.
A World's Work writer praises Toledo Ohio for fewer bad boys, crediting a wise philanthropist who organized boys into drum corps and athletic teams with uniforms and equipment. Membership requires rejection of bad talk alcohol tobacco and gambling, showing appeal of positive activities.
Elections in Cuba were orderly, compared to past upheavals. The non-partisan electoral boards were tested for the first time and deemed effective, with the main reason being the temper of the Cuban people who are learning to govern themselves and avoid riot.
Austrian warships anchor near Antivari amid Turkish-Bulgarian tensions. Britain Russia and France unveil eight proposals for a European conference detailing Bulgaria Crete and Armenian provinces settlements, with compensation plans for Servia and Montenegro and Danube traffic revisions.
Vancouver reports J B Harkin states the Hindu colony of over 2000 people in British Columbia will be relocated to British Honduras with imperial government aid for transport. Many colonists face unemployment and starvation as the move is arranged.
Robert F. Palmer president of the City Letter Carriers association of Illinois was arrested on a charge of robbing the mail. He confessed to Postmaster Inspectors Elston and Llewellyn that he had pilfered letters for 16 years, stealing a large amount of money while keeping no account. Palmer is a Joliet letter carrier.
The report that James Oliver Curwood a famous Detroit writer had been killed by Indians in Hudson Bay is false Curwood is alive and well
In Champaign Illinois John Cook 78 killed himself by hanging in the county jail on Thursday. A month earlier he murdered Mrs Edna McLennan.
Detroit baseball writers from leading daily papers across major league cities except Brooklyn met to form the Baseball Writers' Association of America, aiming to organize professional standards and activities for the press covering the sport.
The twelfth annual session of the National Grain Dealers association began in St Louis with about one thousand delegates attending. The three day meeting features industry talks and industry developments.
Chicago wins the five game World Series 3 wins to 1 with a 2–0 victory over Detroit on Wednesday. Detroit struggles with runners in scoring position as Schmidt heals his throwing arm and Chicago hitters deliver timely hits. Attendance and receipts fall short of last year while players and clubs share in modest purses.
Dr Frederick E Cook reports from Polar Sea north of Cape Hubbard that the final leg toward the pole is proceeding with a straight course and ample dogs. He expects return to base by late May and urges readiness to join whalers to Acponie if delayed. Rudolph Franke delivered the March 17 message from the field.
Rev Dr Alexander Mann of Trinity Church Boston declines becoming bishop of Washington to succeed Bishop Satterlee, citing unfinished work in Boston as the reason for his refusal.
Miss Florence Morgan daughter of G L Morgan an American resident of Florence eloped from that city with an American named Craig arriving here Friday.
In Oskaloosa Iowa 15 year old Clara Watland of New Sharon died Friday by her own action after her mother reportedly scolded her for returning home late from school. The girl is said to have taken arsenic.
Mrs. George C. Howard once the actress known as Topsy in the stage version of Uncle Tom's Cabin died Thursday night at her Cambridge home. She was prominent in the theater and remembered for her role as Topsy.
Calumet Mich February 14 Captain William Tretheway aged 50 was killed in a mine accident at the Calumet and Hecla mine when struck by a flying piece of ore He had been identified with lake copper mining for many years.
The Christian Science Publishing Society announces a new daily newspaper to be titled the Christian Science Monitor, launching as a Boston based daily paper.
The American battleship fleet arrived Yokohama nine AM October 18 after a storm off Luzon. The hurricane like gale from October 12 13 washed one man overboard with minor ship damage. Vice Admiral Saito received thanks from Rear Admiral Sperry via wireless.
Henry Standing Bear a Carlisle Indian School graduate and former Carlisle football fullback faced arraignment in New York City Wednesday on bigamy charges. Hazel Moran of St Louis alleged she married Bear in May and learned he already had a Sioux wife and three children at Pine Tree South Dakota. Bear was held in bail for a hearing next Monday.
The German balloon Plauen, leaving Berlin Monday, was picked up Wednesday night in the North Sea by a trawler. Aeronauts Hackstetter and Schreider clung to the balloon in exhausted condition. Schreider is in a infirmary in serious condition. Rescue occurred about 240 miles from Spurn Head.
A fire in Rock Island Illinois on Friday night caused about 500000 dollars in damage to the yards of Rock Island Lumber Company and Rock Island Sash and Door works. Fueled by a southeast wind the blaze swept north of the river destroying ten acres in two hours. Twenty million feet of lumber and two sawmills were destroyed.
J. W. Scriber, cashier of Farmers' & Traders' National Bank in La Grande Oregon, was arrested Friday on embezzlement charges. Reported defalcation could reach about 24000 dollars.
Rev Francis J McConnell pastor of New York Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church Brooklyn New York has accepted the presidency of DePauw University Green Castle Indiana
The Rev Father Carl Schneuckle longtime rector of St Nicholas German Catholic church in Aurora was found dead in bed Wednesday morning at age 62. Authorities reported no immediate cause of death and declined further comment.
James S. Kennedy, a New York banker and president of the Presbyterian Hospital, has donated $1,000,000 for the construction of hospital buildings in New York City. The gift supports expansion and facilities for patient care and medical services.
The Times reports President Roosevelt will travel to England early in 1910 after his African tour. He will deliver the Romanes lecture at Oxford and receive the D C L honorary degree. Plans include a Paris stop with an address at the Sorbonne and Mrs Roosevelt joining at Khartoum.
The American battleship fleet, ahead of schedule, is observed by Japanese vessels off Kiushū. Admiral Sperry and crew witness maneuvers as the Connecticut, flagship, positions for a view. The warships are described in splendid condition. The gunboat Yankton enters Yokohama harbor at ten.
New York Comptroller Metz reviews a ten pound note issued February 16 1771 presented for payment. Experts say redeeming the antique note with compound interest to date could obligate the city to pay about $39000.
A spectacular fire struck the Canton plant of Standard Oil Company near Baltimore Wednesday afternoon. Originating in the pump house from a spark that set oily pipes ablaze, the blaze spread to nearby tanks and three were destroyed before control was regained nearly four hours later.
A stranger entered Edward A. Cudahy's Omaha home on Tuesday night and escaped from an open second floor window after a servant girl screamed. The intruder was well dressed, wore a silk hat, and appeared in Edward Cudahy Jr. room, the son who was kidnapped seven years ago.
Dr. Daniel Coit Gilman of Baltimore former president of Johns Hopkins University died suddenly in Norwich after dinner Tuesday. Born July 6, 1831, in Norwich, he was found on the floor by his wife while preparing for a drive. Burial will be in Norwich.
Oscar Hazard Perry grandson of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry dies at his Jersey City home from apoplexy He was born in Clarkson New York in 1840 and was a descendant of the famous Battle of Lake Erie hero.
One man drowned and 75 passengers were panicked after the steamer New York of the Albany Day line was rammed in the North River by the tug William H Flannery.
Washington reports the recall of Dr An gel Ugarte Honduran minister to the United States after a call on Secretary Root He said he would return to Mexico to represent his country there Dr Lazo Arriaga, brother of a former Guatemalan minister to the United States, will succeed him Arrangements are under way for an audience with the president where Ugarte will present his recall letter and his successor credentials
Reports from Constantinople London and Paris say mobilization orders were halted and both Turkey and Bulgaria moved toward peace. Diplomats note Bulgaria and Turkey reached an understanding and that France helped avert war by securing Bulgarian assurances in Sofia before the Turkish grand vizier.
Turin reports the king has given consent to the marriage between the duke of the Abruzzi and Miss Katherine Elkins. The duke plans to travel to the United States likely via Havre, and newspapers expect Miss Elkins to become an Italian royal princess with the honors of royalty after marriage.
St Louis marked a new church building era with the corner stone laid for a Catholic cathedral to cost over 2 million dollars While also dedicating the Second Baptist church at Kings Highway and McPherson Avenue completed at a cost of 250000 dollars and set to serve as a local religious landmark
Two trainmen died and many passengers sustained minor injuries when a Detroit Toledo and Ironton passenger train crashed into an accommodation car left on a Bainbridge siding overnight. Engineer Sharp and Fireman Siles of Springfield were trapped in the wreckage.
The Norwegian bark Majorca reports the death by suicide of its master Captain Ellersen at sea. The Majorca arrived from Buenos Ayres and docked in Pensacola Florida.
Pensacola, Florida engineer Eugene Wood of a logging railroad owned by a mill was shot and killed by Jack Gilbert a naval stores operator near Panama City. The motive cited is Wood passing Gilbert’s place without stopping to load freight.
Amarillo Texas fire destroyed the Santa Fe roundhouse and shops early Sunday morning causing an estimated loss of about 200000 dollars.
Cincinnati financier Hiram Harper Peck, 59, died at his home from paralysis linked to illnesses after he was in Jamaica during the recent earthquake. A leading local capitalist, Peck’s death closes a prominent career in the city.
Three slight shocks were felt in Salinas California on Sunday with the first at 12 22 a.m. and the last at 4 39 p.m. No damage occurred. The tremors were also reported in Helister.
Dialogue shows The Boss asking about work past and a boy replying with a pun about a fly paper. The exchange references a newspaper called the Daily Balloon as part of the joke.
A Fresno man recalls a feud where a neighbor killed a dog over bee noise and planted wild mustard to spite him. The beekeeper sought damages but was advised the mustard grower had rights. The feud escalated until the mustard planter attacked the crop, ending after a scythe incident and leaving both parties reconciled.
A Philadelphia man recounts how a Yonkers girl who had long claimed only respect confessed she loves him. The tale, quoted from Lippincott's, highlights a humorous turn in romance and luck.
A columnist notes that a bride to be shows anxiety and careworn expressions as she frets over attire and late nights with her fiancé. The piece compares this anxiety to the look of a woman who has already married and warns readers to observe the next bride-to-be for signs of rapid aging.
A husband tries to buy dress material matching his wife’s request but finds the last remnant sold. The salesman suggests inviting a friend to dinner, hoping to ease the dilemma and avoid facing his wife empty handed.
A Postum advertisement presents a letter from a 70 year old coffee drinker who credits stopping coffee with improved health. The witness details unconscious spells from coffee and relief after eight months on Postum, noting better sleep and overall well being. The ad promotes Postum by The Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and references The Road to Wellville.
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