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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
4
A Chicago express official told Washington last week that Cummins will be defeated next year. The piece ponders how past campaigns might differ now and questions whether free wool and free sugar would lower costs for a Sunday School suit.
A provocative query asks if a woman's intellect justifies handling ballots. It asserts broad support for women in voting roles, claiming all men with a sliver of sense acknowledge her qualification. The text uses bold, period voice to defend female suffrage.
The author condemns how Iowa teachers have been treated, arguing they merit top priority in legislation. They claim teachers received nothing and a fair share of what is rightfully theirs, and that the legislature should be ashamed for neglecting the school system across city, town, and rural districts.
The Newton Journal argues the current legislature neglected key issues from the hog industry to Iowa advertising at the San Francisco exposition. It warns about wage impacts as American industry slows, urges farmers to face facts, and criticizes political attempts to mislead the public.
The bill, described as a Democratic attack on American interests, is said to directly hit the workingman and other interests just as it did during Grover Cleveland's era, warning of broad economic harm if enacted.
The piece argues that many supporters of the Democratic tariff proposal face a metaphorical breakdown while warning that harming thousands or millions would result from passing what it deems extremely unwise legislation despite Democratic control of Congress.
A bill passed the Iowa legislature near session end to add an extra judge in the district. The new judge will not take seat until January 1915, prompting a scramble in the district during the next primary and election as counties compete for the post. Pottawattamie County is expected to push to secure the extra seat.
The piece argues that despite his GOP label Roosevelt cannot regain party favor due to persistent harsh remarks about the party that aided his rise and helped him escape oblivion. It notes he is not alone in this public censure.
The writer argues over use of the term Progressive Democracy and claims Progressive Republicanism equals the Republican party drifting toward Democratic ideology for personal gain. The piece predicts history will prove Progressive Democracy a major current fake.
Iowa teachers gain minimum wages under the Thomas Bliss act based on state certificate grades. Third grade earn 32.50 to 38.00 dollars monthly, second grade 41.25 to 45.40, first grade 51.00 to 60.00. It becomes a misdemeanor to hire below these rates.
The piece blasts opponents of spelling reform and defends Progressive Republicans linking to McKinley era. It notes the Masonic Grand Lodge of Iowa annual meeting in Council Bluffs in early June with Obedience Lodge No. 3880 sending officers Wm H Armstrong, Geo W Marsh, and S W Metheny to represent the city in a year of informative sessions.
The piece argues that Democratic tariff measures will harm Iowa farmers and ruin the Republican party. It mocks GOP influence in the recent legislature and cites voter shifts last November toward the Democratic president, urging farmers to accept consequences of the new policy.
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