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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1907
Page
2
A collage of satirical notes on world affairs technology travel and society. Jokes touch on sun myths smuggling women naval power luxury liners and a 60 day Peking to Paris automobile feat. Remarks also poke at Lipton Panama governance cuisine and Russian/Japanese warfare.
A southern professor’s claim that Irish potatoes breed malaria is unlikely to dampen a reader’s appetite for baked potatoes split open with a large dollop of butter.
In Denver fifty widows plan to marry an ex convict who proclaims reform. They allow him to pursue change in his own way, implying a self driven path to marriage rather than formal reform efforts.
A Brooklyn burglary ends with thieves entering a home at night and making off with a safe while residents slept. Police advise residents to lock valuables in a secure safe before bedtime to prevent similar incidents.
A Urbana tramp cites the Illinois statutes and dictionary to claim he is not a vagrant. The piece notes the benefit of a college education for a would be professional tramp and suggests such training might prove useful.
Nature shows its force as a pristine volcano appears on a remote Aleutian island, marking a new American possession, while a massive meteor strike in New Mexico produces a dull thud felt for miles, likened to an earthquake.
The writer questions Mr. Wellman’s airship plan to reach the pole noting the wind blows opposite the chosen start point. He asks why Wellman does not move to the other side of the pole to be carried across easily.
The New Haven railroad tested a smoke consumer that draws smoke and cinders from the firebox into a consuming compartment. Passengers report open windows are dust free, similar to electric cars. The Indianapolis Star notes the device is an Austrian invention.
If those Swedish explorers heading to the south pole imagine a warmer climate along the way as in their home region they may encounter surprises during their progress toward the goal.
Reports from Germany describe Major Parseval piloting a balloon with apparent ease while winds pose only a mild obstacle. The note hints a modest qualifier affecting the flight but its exact impact seems minor.
Destruction follows seven blasts at Dupont Powder mills in Fontanet Indiana. About 38 dead and 600 injured with 500 seriously hurt. vast property loss estimated at 750000. Martial law imposed as Indiana National Guard Forests the town and relief funds rise.
Turmoil in New York financial district follows the collapse of the United Copper corner and the suspension of Otto Heinze & Co. The Heinze family faces major bank resignations and a broker firm suspension, while dividends shift at Amalgamated Copper and Boston & Montana.
One of Texas oldest banking houses, T. W. House bank, filed a general assignment under state law. Assignees named are W. W. B. Chew, W. D. Cleveland and J. S. Rice. Resources are said sufficient to pay creditors 100 cents on the dollar. The failure stems from inability to realize on securities not readily cash convertible. The bank was established in 1838 by the father of the present banker. Mr House owns extensive land and investments across the state.
Minot editor J. T. Neal of the Columbus Reporter was shot dead by Mrs. R. C. Rasmussen who mistook him for a burglar. Neal, at his office, witnessed a nearby fire and moved toward it but was later killed when Rasmussen, impoverished by fear, fired through her door as he tried to enter.
An American man at a Paris dress shop on Rue de la Paix conversed with two women he believed were dressmakers. When the shop bell rang they fled indoors with his pocketbook containing 1200 dollars. Police found the women were unknown to local dress shops.
Snow fell over the upper lakes Friday with high winds creating the heaviest sea of the year. All boats are tied up in Sault Ste. Marie waiting for better weather.
In Glace Bay Nova Scotia on Thursday William Marconi and his assistants inaugurated a regular transatlantic wireless service. He announced that over 5000 words were transmitted between Port Morien six miles away and the Irish station. The messages included a note from Sir Hiram Maxim and a telegram from the London Daily Mail to President Roosevelt.
The Commercial Cable Company completed the New York Havana direct cable on Thursday night with the final splice made 120 miles from Coney Island. The milestone connects New York and Havana, marking a major undersea telegraph achievement.
A Burling ton man Moertz killed his brother in a poolroom late Wednesday night. The pair operated the poolroom and had reportedly quarreled. Moertz claims the shooting was accidental.
A bandit group led by Gil Calder surrendered on Thursday to Capt. Wittemayer after a period of extensive depredations around Cienfuegos Havana reports the surrender details and the commander’s name.
Charles M. Shortridge former state senator editor of the Daily Times and ex Mercury owner was arrested in San Jose on a criminal libel charge. Congressman EH A Hayes claimed Shortridge accused him of burning his Edenvale mansion for insurance in a public speech and in a published report.
New York report notes Miss Rose L. Fritz leading the national business show preliminary trial with 1,133 words correctly written in 15 minutes. The result highlights a standout performance among competitors in the typewriter speed contest at the Madison Square Garden event.
In St. Mary parish near Franklin on Tuesday night, burglars broke into the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Selfred and killed the elderly pair with an ax. Police investigate leads as neighbors report the long-standing couple lived at the rural residence.
In Clinton Illinois a jury, under Judge Cochran, acquitted Frederick Magill and his wife Faye Graham Magill of murdering Mrs Pet Magill. The state failed to prove corpus delicti and the crowd cheered as defendants were congratulated.
President E Benjamin Andrews of the University of Nebraska denounces press misrepresentation of public figures and calls for hanging as punishment for proven libelers. He condemns libelous campaigns and caricature as more atrocious than common business villainies.
Walter Stock received a life term from Judge Brown in Boston Superior Court after pleading guilty to murder in the second degree for killing his sweetheart Mary Agnes Bates at the Roxbury Crossing street railway waiting room on April 30 last. The case was originally charged as first degree murder.
W of Ward mayor of Fairmount Minnesota is missing. He went to St Paul four or five weeks ago then left three weeks ago saying he would return to Fairmount. His wife searched St Paul Chicago and Peoria but found no trace of him.
John Antrobus, a widely known American artist and father of novelist Suzanne Antrobus, died Friday at his Detroit residence. He previously lived in Chicago and Washington before moving to Detroit.
President Howard Elliott of the Northern Pacific railway announced Friday the resignation of Harry J. Horn as general manager and named George T. Slade, J. J. Hill's son in law, to succeed him in St Paul Minnesota.
President Roosevelt bagged a female black bear of notable size in a late Thursday hunt near Stamboul Louisiana. He tracked the animal into the thicket and brought it down after a brief pursuit.
The Gilchrist fleet wooden steam er Case was sunk Wednesday afternoon near Detroit in a collision with the Pittsburg Steamship Company's steel steamer Mariska at Lime Kilns Crossing.
Christie Strang, nephew of Walter Christie, lowered the world mile automobile record for a circular track in Birmingham Louisiana on Wednesday with a 51 35 seconds clocking.
Aeronauts J. C. McCoy and Capt. Charles DeF. Chandler piloted balloon No. 10 from American soil, traveling about 500 miles through Illinois Indiana and Ohio. The voyage earned the Lahm cup for exceeding 402 miles with a potential landfall near Point Pleasant West Virginia. Provisions and testing instruments accompanied the ascent as plans called for an overnight flight.
Lewis M. Wilson a Eureka College Theological Seminary student shot classmate John Walsh during assembly in Eureka Illinois. The bullet struck near Walsh's neck after a prior challenge and Wilson had bought a revolver and practiced on campus. Walsh hails from Sydney Australia while Wilson is from a Missouri town.
The latest report from the scene of Tuesday's railway wreck near Shrewsbury states 19 killed and 39 wounded. Authorities still seek the cause with speculation that vacuum brakes failed. The engine supposedly sped uncontrollably before derailing.
Bay City Michigan sawmill owned by Kern Manufacturing destroyed by fire on Friday afternoon. Lumber inspector William B. Lapham perished in the blaze. Loss estimated at 75000 dollars with 20000 dollars covered by insurance.
The Danish steamer Al fred Erlandsen ran ashore on rocks near Castle Point by St Abb's Head Scotland during a gale Friday night. Twenty crew members were drowned in the disaster.
In Philadelphia Chinatown on Friday afternoon a clash between two Tong factions erupted into a riot with pistols and knives. Three participants were killed as rivals took sides in the street violence.
Naples reports a brief panic after Vesuvius eruptions stop emitting smoke from all craters and loud detonations accompany the quiet, signaling possible renewed volcanic activity.
A clairvoyant in Beloit Wis Wednesday stole diamonds valued at $1 000 from Mrs George Williams He asked to perform charms on the gems and both diamonds and man disappeared.
William English Walling of Indianapolis and his wife Miss Rose Strunsky, with another American, were arrested Sunday night in St. Petersburg for links to Finnish progression figures. Walling, 30, a wealthy socialist, son of Dr. Willoughby Walling, is connected to Chicago and New York social work and the University settlement at Rivington and Eldridge. Mrs Walling, Anna Strunsky, a Stanford graduate, is among the detained.
The Republican National Committee will convene in this city on December 6 and 7 to decide where and when the next national convention will be held. Acting chairman Harry S. New said several cities have applied, including Chicago Kansas City St Louis Denver Seattle Atlantic City and Pittsburg.
A Saturday night fire in Colchester Illinois seven miles west of Macomb caused about $50,000 in damage to the business district. Flames were found in the rear of Car son’s hardware at around 11 pm and quickly spread, consuming a hardware store a book shop an undertaking establishment a furniture firm a feed store and two homes before containment.
A Cincinnati train, No. 38 of the Cin cinnati Indianapolis and Springfield division, crashed into a crowded John street car at Harrison and State avenues on Sunday afternoon, killing Mrs. J. W. Story instantly and injuring three others, one likely to die.
Paris reports a new heavier-than-air craft using gyroscopic rotary planes instead of vertical propellers. Louis Breguet builds the first machine on this gyroscopic principle, marking a shift from Santos-Dumont style aeroplanes toward a gyroplane.
The New York clearing house committee declares the Heinze Morse and Thomas interests eliminated from city banking and offers aid to banks previously suspected. The clearing house investigation has established solvency and officials believe this prevents a crisis in New York banking circles.
All city theaters operated on Sunday against Judge Wallace's closing order and the acting participants face indictment by the grand jury.
A cablegram reports Presbyterian missionary Rev Chauncey Murch died in Egypt on October 16. He was 48 years old.
The article argues Peruna is both a tonic and a catarrh remedy due to its action on mucous membranes and general nervous-tonic effects. It cites HYDRASTIS CANADENSIS and other tonics like COLLINSONIA CANADENSIS and CEDRON SEED, claiming testimonials support Peruna’s broad, ideal efficacy against catarrh.
Philanthropists seek novel aid by sending reciters to hospitals. Marshall P. Wilder, famed entertainer, visits convalescent patients in New York hospitals where his merry stories delight and comfort them during recovery.
In London a pair of riding boots once worn by Oliver Cromwell sold for 43 dollars. The boots were unearthed about 30 years ago during excavations at Canonbury Tower in Islington.
A simple method to keep the milk pail clean uses Borax and water mixed at one tablespoon per quart. Rinse the pail thoroughly after washing to prevent residue and ensure cleanliness.
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