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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1920
Page
4
Miss Estrid Ott nineteen year old Danish girl scout now in New York on her first lap of a world circling trip. From here she will go to China and beyond then through southern Europe before returning home. She says she wants to prove that no girl can travel safely and cheaply over the world. During the influenza epidemic she organized girls to work in hospitals and do home service.
A jumbled survey notes varied topics from English history legal punishments to future telecom growth and novel inventions. It mentions women in Colombia wearing flowers by region and ferry guards at San Diego using compressed air. It hints at inventions in workshops and lighting, and international gold and jewelry demand in China Japan.
A white leghorn named Babe Ruth lays 826 eggs in a year, beating the previous 814 mark. Hatch date March 31 1919, first egg August 20, weight three and a half pounds, eyes noted at ten times this weight. Poultrymen deem the 326 perfect eggs the era’s most remarkable achievement.
Eight year old Potish boy Samuel Ravehowshki mesmerizes European chess circuits with prodigious skill. His rapid development prompts attention from coaches and fans across venues, as local analysts compare him to top junior players.
Washington reports allied governments owe the United States nearly 12 billion by 1922 when interest resumes. Negotiations seek a new basis with interest due but unpaid, with principal totals and a schedule for semi annual interest payments. The funds would retire about half of the wartime debt.
Two naval flyers died when a seaplane overturned in a sudden storm off the Pensacola naval station. The men were Percy McDonald Fuller, chief quartermaster, and Charles Bradford Arthur, chief machinist's mate.
A mail bearing airphone reportedly set speed records by flying 427 aerial miles from Cleveland to Mineola in about eight hours. Officials estimate the time for the distance at four hours. The piece notes the U S population exceeding 105 million in unofficial estimates.
A brief excerpt extols early rising as virtue. The speaker praises the habit as waking to daily freshness and vitality. A Bulwer-Lytton quote about nature’s youth and contagious happiness frames the meditation.
The smallest known hogs are the pigmy swine of Australia. They resemble their larger relatives in all respects save size, not larger than a good-sized house rat.
The text states average human life is about thirty-three years with one quarter dying before age six and half before sixteen. only one in a hundred reaching sixty-five, reflecting early demographic estimates and mortality patterns.
The Occasional Philosopher muses on the idle crowd in the streets. He admits his own status among the ininteresting figures he observes, noting self awareness within a casual urban vignette.
Burglars strike the Hotel Actien in Berlin on September 2 targeting guests and relief workers. Among the victims were Walter Deawn and General Olekima, with an alleged group of attackers connected to the American relief mission.
The international meet scheduled to begin in October has been postponed due to wet conditions and damage at several large venues. Organizers announced new dates will be set after restoration work completes.
General John J. Nicholson, former commander of the 147th Infantry Division, was elected president of the Army and Navy Club of America in New York. The ceremony highlighted his service with the Ninth Division and his leadership in military history circles.
The mutilated bodies of three young men wearing American Legion buttons and carrying employment cards from a civilian employer were found along the Union Pacific railroad near Salina Kansas on September 17. Police investigated as a possible crime.
Florence Weiskoupf sixteen daughter of Mr and Mrs Maurice Weiskoupf of 4772 Malden avenue was notified that by her aunt s death she has been left a legacy of five hundred thousand dollars a.
Paris reports General Payelle of the French army lauds American troops as bravest and finest. He recalls the Cantigny baptism of fire and the July 18 offensive between Soissons and Chateau-Thierry, calling the Americans magnificent and sometimes rash. He travels to the United States to study forming a French legion-style organization to unify veterans.
New York reports: 36 dead, 5 missing presumed dead, and over 800 wounded after a huge bomb detonates between the United States subtreasury and J. P. Morgan & Co. offices at Broad and Wall. Investigators cite a 100- pound to 200- pound bomb loaded with TNT and wreckage points to deliberate attack. Morgan family member Junius Spencer Morgan injured. Joyce Morgan clerk killed.
Six Alabama National Guard companies were drafted by Gov. Kilby to quell a coal strike in Walker and Jefferson counties. Brig. Gen. Robert B. Steiner planned temporary HQs at Birmingham with a possible move to Jasper. Corona Coat Co. manager L M Adler was shot dead near Patton. deputies Sullivan and Coker were wounded.
A federal grand jury indictment charged conspiracy to defraud oil stock investors of 120000 against the Pennsylvania Kentucky Oil and Gasoline Refining corporation and nine individuals led by L M Stephens J M DuBois GC M Watson and M B Tallman The indictment was unsealed in court by Judge William B Sheppard upon request of U S Attorney Simmons.
Cincinnati Yardmen's Association votes to end the strike that began in April. Leaders say continuing the walkout would be futile if workers in Chicago refuse to return to work.
Secretary Houston of the Treasury seeks government purchases of up to 200,000,000 in Liberty bonds during the current fiscal year which ends next June 4.
William de Flynn chief of the biuret at investigation department of Justley dewtred he on his positive thref ligands had caused the explosion in Wall street which took a tall at 37 lives. Steamer Burned in Dry Dock Baltimore. The Atahition Kershaw of the Merchants and Mit 'ers f Transporgtlon company was destroyer ed by ity in the yards of the Baltimore Dry Docks war company.
Budapest says Hungary's deficit, presented to the national assembly by Finance Minister Larany, totals 10 billion kroner about 2 billion dollars in normal value. Separately, pilot John L. Eaton, missing since last Tuesday after leaving Reno, Nevada, is alive and safe in Shafter, California, according to received advices.
Reported to the state department an attempt to insult the U S consulate in Genoa during a funeral as workers displayed red flags. A separate Chicago note calls the New York Wall Street explosion a signal to the Internationale. Tokyo reports Japan’s census preparations stir perturbation and authorities issue tranquil notes.
Fragmentary report indicates a plane failed into the Geneva region during a test week in the Alps. Authorities say the pilot is missing and believed to have fallen into a ravine.
Abraham Lincoln Lawshe former third assistant postmaster general under Roosevelt and Taft and auditor for the Philippine Islands died at his Monrovia home. Also report of Al Alvarez a 22 year old boxer who died after a bout with Frank Quigley in Los Angeles.
Veterans of Foreign Wars at their Washington encampment urged excluding all Japanese immigrants and abrogating the gentlemen’s agreement. They proposed constitutional amendments to limit citizenship to children with eligible parents. The proceedings drew Big attendance with President Wilson, General Pershing, and Secretary Daniels observing and speaking.
Secretary Meredith cites national debt at 24 billion and crop value at 26.5 billion while Harry Merrick of Great Lakes Trust argues debt overestimate by 10 billion. He predicts foreign debt repayment, supports reform of income and excess profits taxes, and notes business conditions improving since September.
Nearly 3 000 000 acres in Wyoming California and Montana were classified in August by the interior department under the stock-raising homestead law. The report notes the large land allotment and the program’s reach across western states.
W. G. Lee announced that eighty six lodges of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen have been expelled for taking part in the un authorized strike of switchmen last spring in Cleveland Ohio on September 18.
Hartford Sept 17 Governor Holcomb doubts the legality of the ratification of the nineteenth amendment by the legislature on Monday and has withheld certification of the action.
King Alfonso's racer Brabant won the grand prize at the San Sebastian race track, defeating thirteen rivals in a roughly mile and a half contest.
Mrs M Theall Bessey of 186 Appleton Street Lowell Massachusetts recounts three years of pain and constipation before Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound improved her health allowing her to work twice as much. She urges others to try the remedy and notes confidential advice from the company.
A patient describes ten months in bed due to stomach trouble and credits Entonic with restoring health. The ad claims Entonic neutralizes excess acidity and gas and relieves indigestion sourness heartburn belching and repeating foods after meals with a low price and druggist guarantee.
Three men recount their lucky day at the races and the wishes their wives laid on them for breaking household items. The third man claims he broke nothing but is “paying” for the loss as his wife sought his neck, revealing a humorous wager gone wrong.
A ruffled telephone screen of rose silk and lace adds ornament in a pretty room. Phones are often concealed by decorative screens to fit a refined setting. The text suggests education as a remedy for many human troubles.
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