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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1911
Page
6
A collage of humorous and oddities notes from 1920s America, including aviation safety claims, farm life appeals, legal satire, and peculiar local ordinances. Items touch on the cost of vacations, the idea of a soul hospital in Chicago, new metals for airships, patent humor, and eccentric zoning in a Texas town. The parade of anecdotes ends with a grand mispelling note about the plague in India and a cheeky remark on the world.
A Boston resident, overwhelmed by heat, attempted to distribute money but failed. Authorities suspect the currency was counterfeit and investigating the incident.
A prankster in Iowa faces a lawsuit after presenting a victim with a loaded cigar. The suit alleges harm from the hazardous joke and seeks damages.
A Missouri judge states a man may be at liberty to spank his wife. The remark also notes a man may feel free to strike a lioness on the nose, illustrating a controversial view on personal liberty.
Dentists assert a good brush and water suffice for dental care while noting that actress testimonials for powders will continue to exist.
The first woman to be officially licensed as an aviator in America marks a historic milestone. Although women have long been hailed for courage, this grants formal authorization to fly in the United States.
The article reflects on the early excitement of workers who hand-dug the initial earth for New York's new subway, noting that such enthusiasm did not endure through the tunnel's completion.
The British admiralty says a new armor plate makes defense 15 to 20 percent tougher. If confirmed, projectile makers must develop rounds capable of piercing the enhanced armor.
A Los Angeles company plans side mirrors placed at the rear to observe women stepping from a car, calling it a front face idea. Stakeholders worry about safety schedules and the impact on female passengers and appearance.
A noted crime analysis notes thieves adapt to science in jewel thefts. In a recent case, specialists observed suspects using meticulous methods and careful glove use to avoid fingerprint evidence at a jeweler’s safe.
A Connecticut town refused a donation for its town hall because the donor required no dancing or other amusement in the hall, reflecting a retreat from strict blue laws as the community reconsiders its use of the building.
A scientist argues snakes are more effective than cats for rodent control. He vows to convince the Chautauquas of this claim, though skepticism remains until proven.
An Ohio man removed his shirt to flag an oncoming train facing derailment caused by a broken rail. He joins the historic note of a woman who once flagged trains with her red petticoat.
Dr J H Gould of the Eleventh Cavalry hails Des Moines fair after a week there and two days at Toronto. He praises livestock and agricultural displays as exceptionally fine and calls Iowa's horse parades the finest seen, asserting Toronto and others can learn from the Iowa fair.
Iowa City recalls George D. Barth a grocer who once defeated Frank Gotch in wrestling during youth. Barth grew up near Humboldt County where he and Gotch trained together and Barth often won falls when Gotch could not fling him.
The 160 acre Cartwright farm bought from the government by R N Cartwright in 1858 and never transferred since, has just been sold. The well improved property brought 151 dollars per acre.
Capt Allen Brooks 85 Civil War veteran longtime Second Iowa Infantry member and former mayor. He also served as Van Buren County superintendent of schools and died at his Mount Pleasant home.
Within a month the last spike will be driven on the new North and South railroad between Kingston and Burlington. A steel bridge spanning the Yellow Springs branch will be 125 feet long, completing the project.
Karl Klinmeyer, farm hand, is captured after a two day chase across two townships by twelve men. He is suspected of robbing several farm houses south of Mason City.
New Sharon-Mont Powers a chauffeur at the Mare Boyd garage lies near death in an Oskaloosa hospital after a runaway machine down a steep hill threw him from the vehicle.
Henry Claussen dies at St. Luke's hospital after a pool room quarrel in Davenport. Charles Wegner is said to have struck Claussen on the head with a billiard cue, crushing his skull.
Following the death of Leo Johnson at his Cresco area home, Gordon Bowers a fellow farmer was arrested and charged with murder. The suspect is held without bail as the investigation continues.
A German Lutheran church one mile south of town marked its fiftieth founding anniversary with appropriate services and celebration.
Burglars on Fifth Avenue steal twelve hundred dollars worth of gloves and clothing from Mitzger and Cavanaugh clothing store in Clinton.
Governor Carroll and labor leaders met at the state house to discuss the Muscatine strike. State Labor Commissioner Van Duyn and Adjutant General Logan joined in hopes of drafting a plan to restore industrial peace amid growing tensions.
Sigourney hosts the sixteenth annual reunion of the Crocker’s Iowa Brigade Society to mark its fiftieth mustering anniversary. H. H. Rood of Mt. Vernon presided as president, with the annual address delivered by Fred J. White of Company I Thirteenth Town.
Five thousand organized labor representatives from Davenport Rock Island and Moline joined a Labor Day parade. Speaker Champ Clark of the United States House addressed a monster meeting at Suburban Island.
The body of Ed Schroeder was recovered a few miles below Davenport marking Labor Day by a double drowning. Schroeder and friend William Lawton went on the river in a canoe and have not been seen since.
John Mitchell former United Mine Workers chief and AF of L vice president spoke as labor unions in Ottumwa Oska loosa and Albia conducted an extensive Labor Day program.
Jacob M. Blatt, a well digger, died from injuries after a hog knocked an empty bucket into a 26 foot deep well on S. E. Easter’s farm. A heavy blow to Blatt’s head occurred when the bucket toppled into the well, and he died about three hours later.
Federal grand jury returns secret indictments against Nathan Allen, Kenosha leather magnate, and John R. Collins, Tennessee coal operator, charging three counts each of smuggling and conspiracy in jewels valued over 300000. Jewelry allegedly moved from Europe to Mrs. Helen Jenkins in Chicago around 1900 without duties. Testimony from Revenue officers and witnesses supported the case.
Centerville reports two inmates Centerville jail escaped using a dummy key. Centerville prisoner Bert Shepard faced horse stealing charge while Louis Bergan was accused of robbing a local store after fleeing in a waiting buggy.
The Iowa Equal Suffrage association will hold its fortieth annual state convention in Perry Dallas county Iowa on October 10 11 and 12 1911. The first session begins at 6 30 P M October 10.
The fall session of the Western Iowa LT Editorial association will convene in Red Oak library auditorium on Friday, Sept. 8, 1911. The program committee and Red Oak Commercial Club officers have arranged a strong agenda.
Davenport-Ed Schroeder and William Lawton both aged 18 are likely drowned after their boat was found overturned at Nehaut four miles downstream in the Mississippi. Search efforts continue to recover the youths and determine the exact cause of the incident.
The case of state versus John Warner for manslaughter has been called in Keosauqua. The trial is expected to draw attention due to the prominence of the families involved. The fatal shooting occurred on Sunday May 6.
Mrs. Bernard Wessle, 40, and her 12 year old son drowned one mile from their home at New Vienna Dubuque County while picking wild grapes along a small stream.
Eleven year old Charles Polk in Jefferson Town Louisville was injured when a mule trampled him in his father's garden. The accident ripped skin from his head requiring fifteen stitches to reattach the scalp.
Sioux City Captain Jack Newell of the police department drops his appeal and will remain suspended for all time after a trial for accepting money from law offenders for protection.
Frank A. Novak, convicted of the 1897 murder of Edward Murray in Benton county, was released from the penitentiary after serving almost fourteen years, becoming a free man in Fort Madison.
Several hundred dollars worth of clothing was stolen from the Leader store in Grinnell after thieves forced an entrance through the rear. Police investigate the burglary and review security footage for leads.
Mrs Samuel J Kirkwood widow of Iowa's famous war governor marks her ninetieth birthday with many pioneers calling on her. No formal observance is held.
Police Chief Arthur Wall of Oskaloosa, off duty in civilian clothes, was confronted by two men he was attempting to arrest. The pair disarmed him and walked away with the officer’s weapon.
Cedar Rapids reports the death of Caldwell Fordyce a longtime Iowa Pythian worker aged 82. He served for years as grand trustee of the grand domain of Iowa Pythians and was a prominent figure in Pythian circles.
Forty five residents of Clear Lake, all over seventy, gathered to establish the Three Score and Ten club, an organization named to reflect their age.
Centerville business figure and longtime Odd Fellow E. Allen died suddenly at age 62 or 63 after a lengthy career in town. He spent many years as a local businessman and was active in fraternal circles for 58 years.
Mrs. Catherine Johanssen was jostled in a crowd at a Chicago and Northwestern crossing and was pushed under a switch engine. Amputation of her right limb was necessary.
Elvin Brown, a Black man from Aurora Illinois, shot and killed Otto Brown at a Clinton picnic over a $1.56 debt. The suspect fled the scene and remains at large.
More than 3000 attended the L D C camp gathering at Magnolia with over 100 tents in use. A large assembly tent measures 100 by 70 feet and all tents are lit by electric lights.
H O Rowland principal of the Jackson school and former Davis County superintendent of schools is dead in Muscatine. He was a well known educator with a long career in local education.
Senator Joseph W. Bailey announced in a signed statement from Houston that he will not seek re election to the United States Senate.
A $100000 contract to improve the Pan American building grounds was awarded to Norcross Bros. & Co. of Worcester, Massachusetts. Andrew Carnegie provided the funding for the beautification project.
The American Institute of Banking held its annual convention in Rochester New York with President Ralph H MacMichael of Seattle presiding. About 500 delegates attended the opening session.
London reports Mrs Catherine Katherine Cecil Thurston a noted Irish authoress was found dead at a Cork hotel. She was born in Cork and married in 1901 to Ernest Charles Thurston with whom she coauthored several popular novels.
Eddie Smith a renowned boxing referee died in an Oakland hospital following surgery for brain fever at the age of thirty four. He officiated many major fights and was highly regarded in San Francisco sports circles.
Vatican circles report Pope Pius X suffers another relapse combining gout with uraemic poisoning. Authorities say Professor Marchiafava resumes daily visits as the pontiff endures severe knee pain and swelling. His sisters and niece rush back from Frascati to Rome as concern grows.
Newport reporters note Col John Jacob Astor and Madeline Force cannot wed as Baptist and Methodist church ministers decline to perform the ceremony. Newport attorney William P Sheffield offered 1000 dollars to Rev Dr Edward A Johnson to marry them, but Johnson, ill and financially strapped, refused despite his need for money and eye trouble forcing retirement.
A telegram received by President Johnson of the chamber of commerce states President Taft will not have time for a golf foursome with Maj Archibald Butt and local bankers during his Denver stop on the swing around the circle.
New York reports John H. Cusack of Brooklyn, backer to John L. Sullivan in the 1892 New Orleans defeat to James J. Corbett, has died. He is said to have lost $68,000 on Sullivan in that fight.
Plans are drawn for a $3,000,000 municipal building in Brooklyn occupying the site of the old city hall. The project aims to replace the existing structure with a modern city hall.
Delilah Cook of Findlay Ohio aged eighty four files for divorce from her husband of sixty years, Stephen Cook a farmer living nearby. She claims he no longer provides for her and seeks a dissolution of the marriage.
Frank Champion of Long Beach piloted a mono plane from Oceanside to Long Beach in an estimated fifty five minutes covering about 55 miles marking a rapid coastal crossing by air.
Washington reports cabled orders to Admiral Murdock to deploy gunboats to protect American citizens amid a Szechuan crisis. An international naval presence gathers, Williams in Peking notes the situation is critical with public protests, shop closings, and tax refusals. Missionaries remain at posts, while some American and British women depart Chengtu for Chungking.
Anna Lemberger seven years old, daughter of Martin Lemberger, laborer, was kidnapped while asleep at 2 South Frances street Madison. Wide search yields no trace of child or kidnapper. Parents fear degenerate or insane captor may have murdered and sunk body in nearby lakes. Police have no theory. Family lives amid Italian and Russian Jewish communities. authorities see no ransom motive and neighbors are not suspected.
Juan Salgado, leader of a Guerrero revolt, was captured after a two hour battle near Aguaye by Federals led by Frederico Morales. Ninety nine were killed on both sides. Emilio Acosta, leader in Vera Cruz, was captured at Panuco in Tamaulipas. The seizures appear to dampen revolts in the region.
Full authority to declare a strike of the Illinois Central shop workers was delegated to the federation by the international union officers. No definite action is expected before Sunday as international officers meet with federation delegates to review the situation.
Oklahoma City attorneys for cotton firm members indicted in 1910 argue the state anti trust law violates the U S Constitution by exempting labor unions from its provisions and legalizing boycotts.
Oil operator Thomas Gil chrease along with Robert Wilson Ray Burt and Cassie Vowell of Tulsa were arrested in Newport Arkansas and charged with kidnaping. H M Walker stepfather of Buck Self of Mounds Oklahoma says they tried to keep Buck from gaining valuable oil lands.
Zurich Switzerland has been chosen as the site for the world's seventh Sunday school convention in 1913. The previous convention was held in Washington in May of last year.
Chicago reports the Illinois railroad and warehouse commission orders a rate cut of 238 percent across the state. The new express rates take effect on October 1.
Rome Pope Pius ratified Joseph M. Koudelka of Cleveland as auxiliary archbishop of Milwaukee and Mer J M Laval as auxiliary archbishop of New Orleans.
William Burgess of Yorkshire completed a solo swim of the English Channel from Dover to Cape Grisnez, landing at Cape Grisnez nearly 24 hours after departure.
President Taft assails the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for a narrow view of treaty power amid debates on world peace pacts. Col. Theodore Roosevelt publishes an Outlook article attacking the conventions as silly and impractical and hypocritical. Taft argues arbitration could bring benefits but warns against overly loose agreements that fail to define obligations.
Police investigate an alleged plot to destroy the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston by hiding three sticks of dynamite in a giant floating derrick. Officials fear the blast could have killed more than 200 ironworkers at the site.
In Detroit near Hearse three unidentified Hungarian men were killed and another seriously hurt when struck by an interurban trolley car as they stood on the track. The incident remains under investigation by local authorities.
Thomas F. Ramsay aged fifty three former Democratic assemblyman died suddenly after a coughing spell. He was among three Democrats absent when Senator Stephenson was elected.
In Williston North Dakota Alex Peters aged forty after attacking his wife and six children with a hatchet killed himself by shooting his head. Every family member sustained injuries in the assault as investigators describe a grisly domestic tragedy.
Louis Disbrow driving a Pope-Hartford set a new world automobile record at Old Orchard Beach Biddeford Maine covering 25 miles in 15 minutes 26 seconds on the beach.
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