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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1906
Page
3
A miscellany of observations, humor, and social notes. The piece cites Japan’s living costs, Kansas crops and banks, a mosquito fish hatchery idea, a barbed tale of a Bartholomew county girl with a revolver, and jokes about golf age limits and widows. It blends satire with brief references to current events and human quirks.
Census figures show Kansas has 44 of 105 counties losing population in five years while Iowa has most of its 99 counties with fewer residents than in 1900. Some loss stems from emigration to Canada as Pennsylvania sees faster city growth than rural areas.
Thirty pirates disguised as passengers attacked a British steamer near Canton and escaped. The incident shows that daring wickedness remains east of Suez despite modern shipping and gunfire.
An account notes a Vancouver delegation calling on King Edward I to seek redress for grievances alleged by local chiefs. The piece contrasts colonial era acts of tribute with modern Canadian administration of Indigenous affairs, suggesting some Indigenous leaders feel mistreated and seek remedies.
The notice declares a Siamese newspaper aims to publish the latest English news with swift, plain style. It vows coverage of murders and great deaths, claims trained staff, and invites readers to buy and spread the paper, promising Friday readiness and broad town coverage.
The fragment notes William Cailen Bryant wrote an ode to a mosquito starting with Fair insect. It suggests the poet knew the female mosquito seeks humans as hosts, highlighting a curious line about the insect.
An English inventor introduces a motor horse attachment for any vehicle priced at 1500 dollars, sparking mixed interest amid concerns about practicality and cost.
Coffee consumed in the country last year cost the people 810014000 dollars. The note adds that coffee's wakeful effect is well known and often discussed.
Havana reports a shift toward American intervention and possible annexation as liberals and insurgents form a mediating committee. Taft aims to give the republic another chance while Cubans urge constitutional revision and accountability in the cabinet. Insurgent camps near Ila Lisa attract large Havana crowds despite rain.
United States mediators led by Taft and Bacon engage Cuban liberals and moderates as Alfredo Zayas arranges talks with insurgents. Diplomats seek peace terms, while concerns grow that popular support and armed factions could complicate any settlement. Taft asserts no force will land without his order as Marines and blue jackets await further instructions.
Hartford reports from the tobacco raising region of Connecticut describe a banner crop with ideal growing conditions. Old growers say they cannot remember a year with as favorable a season as the present one.
Fire at the Gilmour hotel on Bank Street in Ottawa Ontario destroys the building. Several guests leaped from windows and sustained serious injuries in the late Friday night blaze.
Fire swept East St. Louis destroying James Bluff sales stables and killing 32 mules. Goldberg's furnishing store suffered heavy damage and the blaze spread to the St Clair hotel where 30 guests were affected.
A Lima festival honored Secretary Root as an honorary member of a local university. In the afternoon, Minister Dudley hosted a garden party at the American legation.
In Palermo and other parts of Sicily repeated slight earthquakes have shaken the area for several days. At Travia several houses were badly damaged and residents left in panic.
Michael Croughan of Fairfield Newfoundland and Labrador died aged 75 after weighing 400 pounds. He spent most of his life seated in a chair built for his size.
An agent of the Cuban government is in Fort Worth buying pony type horses for cavalry mounts. The stock is being shipped forward at about one carload per day and represents a cheap grade of horses.
New Orleans report shows the world's visible cotton at 1,751,661 bales, up from 1,741,249 last week. American cotton totals 919,661 bales, compared with 872,249 previously.
A historic typhoon wipes out 600 fishing junks in Hong Kong, raising deaths to about 10,000 and millions in losses. Dozens of ships sink or run aground, wharves and homes collapse, barracks ruin, and salvage operations proceed as troops and locals aid recovery.
Kingfisher Oklahoma authorities report the Rock Island wreck at Dover bridge left four dead: a boy from Payne Ohio and three others including mail clerk Gamble circus man Littlefield and porter Douglas. The smok er engine and cars lie buried under Cimarron river waters as workmen replace the destroyed bridge and rescue efforts pause.
In Excelsior Springs Missouri Jerome Curry 55 shot and killed his wife 53 then killed himself on a bridge to a spring. James Farley 40 drank carbolic acid at a local drug store amid sorrow over his wife’s recent death.
Charles Battersby of Wrentham Massachusetts built a white painted timber house among two pine trees on his farm. The 35 year old consumptive plans to spend the winter there. A rope ladder provides access and he will pull it up at night to keep out snow.
Washington reports a proposed convention would phase out U S as full fiscal agent for Santo Domingo. The plan, favorably viewed by the State Department, follows ideas from Santo Domingo Minister Velasquez and aims to guide negotiations for a new treaty.
The mint director bought 200,000 ounces of fine silver at 68.35 cents per ounce, allocating half to the Denver mint and half to the New Orleans mint.
Washington a Bates National Bank of Butler Missouri was closed Thursday by the board of directors to enter liquidation. W J Butler appointed receiver.
Stanberry Missouri fire razed the local normal school with losses pegged at 75000 dollars. About 200 students attended the college but only the president’s family resided in the building and they escaped unharmed.
A major blaze at Customs dock No 4 in Buenos Aires destroyed the facility. Estimated damage runs into several million paper dollars. The incident left shipping operations intact and notes the Argentina paper dollar at about 42 cents.
Elmer G. McClelland of Wood County won the thirty ninth ballot at the Ninth district Republican convention in Toledo Ohio to run against incumbent James H. Southard in the congressional race.
A work train on the Northwestern road struck a workmen's sleeper car in Pulaski Wisconsin killing Ed Ware and George Madden both of Pittsburg and wounding 14 other workers all on the scene authorities reported.
The body of a man believed to be the bishop of San Pablo of Brazil was found on the coast of Oran Algeria. He had been among passengers lost when the Italian steamer Sirio wrecked near Kormigos island Spain on August 4.
Henry Robinson of Akron, a widely known banker and manufacturer, died of heart disease. He leaves a fortune estimated at over a million dollars with interests in numerous business institutions.
Sedan Kansas. O. By Stollard, cashier of the People's State Bank of Sedan, disappears with deposits totaling about $75,000. He leaves a note declaring he is a defaulter and has fled. The bank safe was time locked and the exact amount missing is unknown.
The National Dental Association elected its officers for the coming year and set Minneapolis as the site for the next annual meeting on July 30, 1907 in Atlanta Ga.
Police uncovered a dismembered male body in a 24 foot deep hole at 604 West Thirty sixth street near a brewery addition. A second bundle with a skirt strip and burlap bearing the name Z K Mano was found under hay in a freight car at Thirty sixth street and Eleventh avenue as detectives broaden the search for two remaining body parts.
In Atlanta Georgia a race clash left ten dead nine Black and one White and many wounded. Police and the Fifth Georgia infantry with artillery in reserve controlled the downtown after a night of assaults against white women. The spate of attacks in Fulton County over nine weeks triggered the unrest.
David Kaltman a tailor was charged with stabbing Samuel Alexander to death with shears Thursday. He was found in a stable Sunday and arrested. Kaltman once worked in Chicago married Lillie Cohen in 1900 and later lived in Baltimore before moving here where the couple separated. Mrs Kaltman served as housekeeper in the victim's home.
Washington reports a decisive battle looming between government troops and rebel forces near Monte Christi. The engaged factions assemble in the area with victory expected to potentially end the rebellion.
Constantinople reports that Emperor Francis Joseph approves Baron von Calice's request to retire from the Turkish diplomatic service and elevates him to the rank of count. The ambassador served in the Ottoman capital and is honored with noble title in recognition of his tenure.
Washington officials say Secretary Root will leave Cartagena aboard the cruiser Columbia after departing Colon for Cartagena and then sail to New York.
Thomas Lewis a Welsh native and Boer War veteran miner died in a mine explosion in Pittsburg Kansas. He held several medals from the English government.
Hongkong Europeans and Americans contribute $2,000 while the Chinese add $25,000 to the relief fund for typhoon sufferers. The disaster’s aftermath hampers salvage work as boats face rough conditions.
Esther M. Milner of DeGraff Ohio writes that after suffering pelvic weakness and constant headaches she found relief from Peruna after four bottles. She praises the medicine and recommends it to friends while noting she is among a few women willing to publicly share their cures to help others.
In 1902 Japan boasted 1,328 newspapers with the largest daily reach about 250,000. Even the poor read in streets and groups while younger readers mostly learn to read. Public discourse flourishes with rail nationalization and broad rights to discuss assemble and publish.
Messrs Lucas and Goldfinch, two Nairobi hunters, encountered a lioness five miles from the town. Goldfinch shot the beast after it maimed him, then Lucas was attacked and injured before a second shot killed the lioness. Both men were carried back to Nairobi for medical aid.
Mrs. Thomas J. McGann of 17 Lincoln Place Plainfield New Jersey credits Williams Pink Pills with curing her anemia after two years of illness. She describes headaches irregular heartbeat swollen legs and months of weakness improving after twelve boxes. Pills sold by druggists or by mail for 50 cents per box six for 2 50 from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
The report notes a sharp increase in Colorado dry land values last year. It highlights 800 acre tracts and mentions monthly payments. Details reference F C Vickers, Denyke, Wolos and suggest financial terms.
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