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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1909
Page
1
A column of satirical observations covers immigration, swindles, aviation jokes, and international politics. It notes New York crowd growth, Spanish frauds, Belgian libel suits, Moroccan diplomacy, and compares per capita fire losses US versus Europe with tongue in cheek.
Washington postal authorities rule mail carriers need not deliver where vicious dogs are kept and require owners to fetch their mail at the post office. The decision is described as equitable, arguing Uncle Sam should not provide carriers as tidbits for savage canines.
An western university official argues that excessive prosperity tempts students to buy motor cars and neglect studies. He favors work and hardship to curb youthful mischief, while noting a speeding car fuels rapid living. Forty seven Chinese students begin arrival from Peking to study in U S institutions, selected by tests for strong scholarship potential.
The piece notes that the modern Enoch Arden disrupted norms by having his estranged spouse arrested for bigamy, contrasting him with the traditional prototype. It comments that while originality is praiseworthy, the overall class remains undesirable.
German financiers back multiple aerial travel line operators creating opportunities to invest in airline stock. The surge in new entrants broadens the investment field for cautious investors and seasoned traders alike.
Official statistics show Americans bought toys totaling $100,000,000 over ten years. The toy industry is described as large and flourishing, signaling a strong market and a cheerful outlook for young consumers.
An expert asserts New York soil is superior for farming. The remark offers comfort to farmers who have invested heavily in fertilizers and faced high costs.
The article portrays Prince Nicholas of Montenegro as the most capable native ruler in Eastern Europe. With a real king as a son in law and a czar as a close friend, he would likely face little obstacle if he pursued the title of king of the Serbs.
District Attorney Sims and John Miller argued in the circuit court of appeals over Walsh's $50,000 bond. Sims seeks a mandate to send Walsh to federal prison at once, while Miller asks to hold current bonds until the Supreme Court appeal is decided. Final arguments expected soon. Miller indicated the case would go to the Supreme Court on a writ of certiorari.
In the Mojave Desert a man wife and three children are found missing and presumed dead or dying. Rancher T H Kellogg discovers tracks showing two teams lost a camp wagon and a buggy a dying horse and a family struggling for water. Search parties are launched in a race against death as authorities chase the elusive trail.
Richmond area report states six killed in a head on collision between the flyer No. 18 from Chicago to Cincinnati and freight No. 75 near Collinsville Ohio. Names include E G Webb of Richmond fireman with arm torn off and several mail clerks among the victims.
Madrid and Paris react to Premier Maura's fall as a relief and a shift toward social order under Senor Moret y Prendergast. Liberals vow to reverse Maura policies while republicans warn of anti clerical moves. Radical deputies cite potential monarchist tendencies amid hopes of calmer governance.
Reports say King Manuel of Portugal is not ill but in hiding after a plot to blow up the royal palace was uncovered. Police doubled palace guards and investigated alarming tips. In Lisbon, a bomb exploded before the Church of St Louis injuring nearby homes.
George Brehm a New York customs inspector testified at the trial of Antonio and Philip Musica Italian importers charged with conspiring to defraud the United States by shipping cheese from Italy under false weight entries. Brehm admitted receiving about half of the alleged ill gained gains in a scheme that defrauded the government of 300 dollars or more at a time over two years or more.
F. E. Hanscome 55 cashier of the First National bank in Mineral Point Wisconsin killed himself by shooting and was found deceased atop his mother's grave at the local cemetery. His death follows heavy losses and worries after the bank failed leaving a widow and two daughters. Mrs. John Gray, his mother in law, collapsed and died upon the arrival of his body. Hanscome had served with the bank since 1884 and was known for honesty and long tenure.
George Scheibstein of Chicago was found exhausted in a disabled 25 foot boat about 40 miles from Holland Michigan by the steamer Puritan after drifting more than 12 hours. He said he left Chicago for Whitehall as engine failed and gas ran out. He left for Chicago last night.
Gen Elwell S Otis U S A retired dies at his Gates residence after about two weeks illness. His wife daughters brother and sister were at his side. The house had long been his home. Lovett elected president of Union Pacific succeeding Harriman. Mapleton Pa suffers major fire destroying nearly a dozen buildings valued at 200000 including Clarendon hotel and Mapleton Item office.
Chicago police announce fifty arrests aimed at solving the Salvatore Pinello shooting. Pinello, shot by alleged Black Hand agents near Milton Avenue and Oak Street, regained care at Passavant hospital after three months in Streator. Attida brothers, accused by Pinello, are sought as suspects.
New York state Senator Patrick Henry McCarren a longtime leader of Brooklyn Democrats and a power in politics died shortly after 1 AM at St Elizabeth's hospital Brooklyn after failing to recover from an appendicitis operation performed October 12. He anticipated his end through the afternoon and night.
The judge teased Mr. Choate who, aging and unable to read his notes, held his manuscript farther away. The judge finally quips that Choate should get either spectacles or tongs to read his papers.
A dialogic exchange recalls a lord using multiple servants to ease loneliness for his wife cook and waitress, while another quip notes a woman turning thirty and a man quipping it took forty years to reach it. The fragment reflects stylized Victorian era humor on social life and aging.
Dispatches from Calcutta report a terrific storm sweeping the Ganges and Brahmaputra delta in Bengal. Ten thousand people perished as towns and villages collapsed and river wrecks contributed to the high death toll over 187,877 square miles with about 400 people per square mile.
The will of Mrs. Mary H. Robinson, author of children stories who died by her own hand bequeaths $20,000 for support of disabled persons of good character who do not attend theatrical performances.
Two distinct earth tremors shook an Illinois town Friday afternoon with intervals of four and ten seconds. The shaking rattled windows but caused no damage.
Andrew Carnegie offers 450 acres of land on the Allegheny crest near Cresson to the state health department under Samuel G. Dixon for tuberculosis fight efforts. The donation supports expansion of hospital and public health initiatives in Harrisburg.
A powerful bomb exploded in a Munich street on Thursday tearing up pavement and damaging nearby buildings. No injuries were reported.
The army and navy joint board met in Admiral Dewey’s office to discuss fortifying the Panama Canal entrances. The panel plans to visit the Isthmus to review defenses and will raise the issue in its forthcoming deliberations.
John Halloran, longtime Inter Ocean staffer and former night editor, died in Chicago after a brief illness. He served the paper for over forty years and was a prominent figure in the Chicago journalism scene.
Gen Alfred Orendorff prominent Illinois lawyer and Democrat died at his Springfield home Friday at age 63. His long career spanned politics, law and public service in the state capital.
Theodore Rizzo was found guilty of murder in the first degree for the September killings of two children on Eagle Street gulf in Utica. Justice Rogers sentenced him to die in the electric chair at Auburn prison in the week starting November 21.
News reports Constantinople that twenty five persons drowned when the dam at Lake Derkos burst. The tragedy occurred Thursday about thirty miles southwest of the city, as rescuers search the waters and shore for victims and survivors.
Frank B S Ryan named the Democratic candidate to contest the congress seat once held by William Lorimer in a race expected to be the party's most active campaign in years. The selection signals the party's focus on restoring Lorimer era representation in Chicago.
Frank Ranese remains silent about his shooter after a bullet wound in the abdomen endangers his life. Police may press for details as investigators seek the assailant in New York.
Mrs Henrietta Morgan Duke wife of Gen Basil W Duke and famed as Morgans right hand man was found dead in her Louisville home on Wednesday. heart disease is listed as the cause.
The inquest into the death of American diplomat William S. Buchanan returned a verdict that death was due to natural causes. Authorities reported his body was found in the street.
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