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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1908
Page
3
A collage of quips on aviation and culture from The Express notes the Wright brothers in Paris and aviator drinks, mocks Zeppelins, mentions Japan's cuisine, a Georgia town name change, a mule accident in Georgia, and various whimsy about flying machines and public life.
A Philadelphia motorman who inherited $150,000 refuses to quit work, illustrating a stubborn resolve rather than mere slowness, in a city noted for its peculiar pace.
A vintage style remark questions granting asylum to Izzet Pasha due to multiple wives. The witty critique implies shifting privileges and wider meaning about escape and old social orders. The passage hints at a broader satire on asylum and entitlement.
The Ohio State Journal argues that a dislike of noise signals civilization while neglecting to shield a people from unnecessary noise reveals a crude, ignorant government.
The passage notes New Yorkers who prefer dispute to compromise have taken a legal case for a mere quarter of a dollar. It suggests lawyers pursued the matter not for a large share of any judgment.
A New York man reportedly consumed 50 ears of corn and a pound of butter in a single evening. Observers noted no apparent discomfort, a fact humorously described as suggesting a zoological classification.
A wealthy Lincoln resident tried to kill his wife because she would not speak to him enough. After the attack he attempted to take his own life, underscoring alleged insanity.
The exchange between the king and the Kaiser focused on planning leisure time with practical advantages. While navies, airships, radicalism, and Turkey were among listed topics, the main theme appeared to be how to spend vacations most profitably.
The Russian duma opposed the grand duke heading the council for national defense and informed the czar of the rebuke. The grand duke was removed from his post, though observers think the czar may simply have used a convenient pretext.
Reports from Auckland confirm the big fleet remains in better condition than at departure after many thousands of miles at sea and rough storms. The ships are praised for the able handling and steadfast discipline shown throughout the voyage.
A Mexican oil field fire started by a careless worker has burned over 90,000 barrels daily for weeks, tearing up the surface of a square mile as subterranean reservoirs ignited and exploded.
The death of Ainsworth R Spofford at Plymouth New Hampshire recalls a storied career. He was best known as Librarian of Congress from 1864 to 1897, shaping the library into a vast national institution and witnessing the completion of its grand building.
The Chicago case against Judge Kenesaw Landis cites an outside influence on his ruling after the Standard Oil fine. Attorneys label the government’s appeal for rehearing as malicious, arguing the court relied on improper considerations and lacking proper evidence.
George W. Fitzgerald was discharged by Judge Chetlain after evidence showed government officials in Chicago were instructed not to testify or disclose evidence in the $173,000 United States subtreasury theft case. Secret Service agents had gathered material since the robbery.
A 25 year old woman of refined appearance walked into the Niagara River above Prospect Point on Tuesday and was swept over the falls. Seventy five witnesses saw the act and the body was not identified.
Four men died and about twenty injured in a blaze that destroyed the Belmont hotel a three story building at 1723 Stout street in Denver Tuesday morning. Guests leaped from windows in panic as smoke thickened until firefighters and police arrived with ladders and nets. The blaze is suspected arson.
London faced a striking scene as 3,000 unemployed men surrounded a hospital that offered a porter job at 4.50 dollars a week with meals. The crowd demonstrated the desperate search for work in the city.
William Gardner a farmer and his wife who lived near Dimondale were drowned after their launch ran onto a sunken stump and capsized on Grand river near Lansing Michigan.
Orville Wright set a world time and distance record for a heavier than air craft with a 58 turn flight in 65 minutes 52 seconds at Fort Myer amid a ten mile wind. A second flight lasting 1 hour 10 minutes 26 seconds followed as changes to the aeroplane were planned.
A hurricane battered Grand Turk Thursday night into Friday morning causing extensive destruction. Loss of life is reported with uncertainty while Dr. T R Robertson, Caicos district commissioner, is missing. The Haitien sloop Telegraph foundered at Hawks Nest and the Dan Leon disappeared. salt lighters at Hawks Nest also gone.
Alfred E. Booth and Linen Thread Co. of New York moved to place A Booth & Co. into receivership in U S circuit court Judge S H Bethea named William J Chalmers to take charge of the general office Assets are about 8 million dollars exclusive of 4 million dollars goodwill Liabilities approximate 5.5 million dollars Bond posted for 50 thousand dollars The filing cites excessive expansion and a large amount of short time notes as the cause of the firm’s difficulties
Richmond Virginia arrest of Rev Leonard W Snyder of Norwood Quebec arraigned in police court Tuesday fined 15 dollars and sentenced to six months in jail for disorderly conduct.
In Paris the assize court acquitted Louis A. Gregori who fired on Maj. Dreyfus during the Zola Pantheon ceremony. The case, a 12 year rift in France, ends with celebratory hoots and jeers from the crowd reflecting political divides.
Berthe Claiche, a convict at Auburn prison, had her liberty application favorably acted upon by the prison parole board on Tuesday. She was tried for the June 6 1906 shooting of Emile Gendron in New York City and sentenced to an indeterminate term in Auburn. Her claim that Gendron forced her into prostitution was cited as a major part of her story.
The American Federation of Labor will cooperate with a world tuberculosis congress to curb consumption in factories homes and public spaces. A mass meeting is planned for Sunday October 4 with John Mitchell presiding and Samuel Gompers delivering the principal address.
Kaiser does not enter France as planned on a sight-seeing trip along the Vosges. Altenberg Alsace reports Emperor William arrived late in the afternoon and chose not to cross the frontier despite French invites and preparations. He had planned to ascend Hohneck for views of Remiremont and the Moselle valley.
Philadelphia dispatch reports the U S circuit court of the eastern district of Pennsylvania held the commodities clause of the Hepburn railroad act unconstitutional. Judges Gray and Dallas joined in a 75 page opinion affirming the ruling, Judge Buffington dissented without filing an opinion.
Bat Ling Nelson claimed the lightweight championship by defeating Joe Gans for the second time at Colma arena in San Francisco. The bout ended in the twenty first round when Gans could not rise within ten count after a series of blows.
Julius Lipps manager Abe Wolf secretary and treasurer of Central Glass Co New Orleans and John Eckert an employee were indicted by the grand jury on arson charges in connection with a fire that destroyed portions of three blocks in the business district about ten days ago causing an estimated loss of 1 500 000 The blaze began in the Central Glass building.
A Memphis report quotes ex Senator W V Sullivan from Oxford Miss praising his role in the lynching of Nelse Patton Tuesday night. He says he led the mob and did everything to ensure Patton was hanged after the accused cut a white woman and a black man. He dismisses investigations or consequences.
Washington legal action against President Samuel Gompers Secretary Frank Morrison and John Mitchell of the AFL for contempt of the DC Supreme Court over acts and utterances related to the Bucks Stove & Range list was postponed for two weeks after a brief hearing. Justice Gould presided. The store sought delay to examine witnesses. Each side given 30 days for testimony.
Rt. Rev. John Lancaster Spalding, bishop of Peoria, resigns after three and a half years of illness. The note states he longs for no return to active duty and has tendered his resignation to Pope Pius X while nearing his sixty-ninth year.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court upheld the validity of the depositors guaranty law. It denied Noble State banks request for an injunction to stop a one percent assessment on bank deposits. The bank argued the law unconstitutional for taking private property without compensation. Logan county judge Huston had denied the injunction on appeal.
Seattle woman Mrs John Davis 23 wife of a leading city real estate dealer took carbolic acid and died. Her husband, 38, and the couple married only since March 15 last.
One thousand two hundred Great Northern Paper Company workers in Millinocket and East Millinocket staged a Friday strike after a telegram from the union headquarters.
Dr. Cabell Whitehead head of the Seward Peninsula railroad in Alaska died in an accident near None when the car he rode in overturned and he fell into a shallow pool, drowning.
Philip Lilienthal manager of the Anglo California bank of San Francisco was killed Tuesday evening in an automobile accident.
Thirty four people were injured when Erie train No. 4 derailed near Geneva Pennsylvania after a switch was opened by suspected enemies of the company. Most victims were passengers. 23 hospitalized in Meadville with a $20000 property loss and no expected deaths.
Mrs. Thos. Dunn of 153 Vine St Columbus Ohio endured over ten years of backache with fatigue headaches and dizzy spells. Dean's Kidney Pills brought quick relief and a permanent cure after she learned of the remedy. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The remark notes soldiers must train to stand on one leg as a precaution since a single leg injury could occur in battle, reflecting wartime caution about injuries and resilience.
Jenor Zhoralski, 19, of Buffalo New York, detained at a Polish seminary in Detroit amid claims he planned to attack Rev Father Withold Buhaczkowski with a loaded revolver. He faces concealed weapons charges and may face a police justice.
Newton dispatch reports 19 year old Miss Willie Bullinger was stabbed to death by Lon Rader 21 Sunday morning at a Sunday school organ. Rader leaped benches and stabbed her once in the back and twice in the breast. He was arrested and jailed in Newton after recent hospital commitment for ravings. He claimed motive that she was a witch.
In Brookshire Texas a Black man named Dave Newton accused of involvement in the death of white man John Buchtrin was taken from jail by a mob and killed. Local order fights spill over with warnings for Black residents to leave town amid intense unrest.
Springfield man Fred Peterson aged 45 died Sunday by carbolic acid poisoning amid a crisis after a mad squirrel bite. Fearing hydrophobia he reportedly swallowed the acid in a personal crisis.
On September 6, David James aged 70 of Chicago was found dead in his cabin aboard the steamer Caledonia after arriving from Glasgow. The death is attributed to heart failure.
Melbourne reports Premier Alfred Deakin is pressing Britain to send a fleet to Australia at earliest convenient time. The move aims to bolster defense and project imperial reach amid regional tensions.
A gas explosion in a vault at Wahl Adding Machine Company 405 Ohio Street injures several and may have fatalities. The blast occurred Saturday morning in the third and fourth floors of the manufacturing building, with many workers affected.
Three men were killed and another was thrown high into the air when a rapidly moving engine struck in the Lake Shore railroad yards in Cleveland on Saturday morning.
Mrs H F Budke of LeSueur Minnesota recounts a two month treatment with Cutiura Remedies after a seven month old infant developed a severe facial rash. Despite early care and eczema diagnoses the child’s condition worsened until the remedy produced a complete clearance.
Thousands of pilgrims gathered at Jagannath temple in Hooghly as the bathing rite began when a bird perched on the top banner signaled the start. The bird is believed to travel from Puri for the festival, then vanishes after the bath.
Observers study a Venus of Melos reproduction and debate her pose at a toilet. One suggests a mirror and powder puff while another notes hair pins would be visible if she were mid toilette, reflecting humorous speculation at the exhibit.
A North Dakota woman recounts relief from headaches indigestion and nervousness after quitting coffee and switching to Postum and Grape-Nuts. She notes improved complexion more energy and no medicine needed while her children thrive on Postum. The letter is presented as a genuine testimonial from the Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
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