12 Dec 1912
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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1912
Page
1
An assortment of small notices lists a bookbinding firm, a Uatetean Publishing on Iowa, fire and tornado insurance, steamship agency, and various shops. Prices, addresses, and contact details appear across Main Street and Water Street locations, signaling a bustling local commerce page.
A reflective column surveys war talk, franking costs, political shifts, and social tensions. It references Andrew Carnegie, President Wilson, tariff debates, and currency plans while weighing public opinion, railway influence on farming, and the bravery of journalists.
Australia’s Northern Territory stands as the globe’s largest habitable but sparsely settled expanse. It covers six times Victoria’s area, offering a fertile landscape nourished by many rivers and ample water.
Chicago Evening Post reports Woodrow Wilson dropped his first name Thomas to craft a name with strong meter. The Hartford Courant notes he chose Woodrow as a two-spondee name, likening it to Daniel Webster, arguing public success favors distinctive names.
A federal appropriation bill to fund a 1 000 000 state fair building in each state would likely launch Iowa as the first to receive a structure. The plan, backed by Iowa’s delegation, would allow larger exhibits by federal agencies at the Iowa State Fair and beyond.
Dairy Commissioner Barney questions butter prices in Des Moines arguing there is no clear reason for 40 to 50 cents per pound this winter. He notes good pastures and cheaper feed but says cream prices sustain high butter costs despite favorable conditions.
Secretary of the Treasury Franklin MacVeagh warns Congress in his annual report that the current banking system causes panics and social disasters. He proposes organized bank cooperation and a central agency to coordinate reform plus flexible currency and reserves. He cites a projected 1914 deficit of about 22.6 million dollars not including canal costs, with canal expenditures potentially funded by bond sales.
The Treasury Secretary MacVeagh outlines a 1913 federal budget of 88 415 405 14 dollars to Congress for government expenses starting July 1 1913. The proposal includes a large increase over last year mainly for army navy pensions rivers harbors and new battleships. It earmarks nearly fifty million for rivers and harbors and specifies 12 million for Ohio river work six million for the Mississippi with 2 100 000 north of Lebeau Louisiana.
Public notice from the post office bans sending tinsel cards through mail unless enclosed in an envelope with a two cent stamp. The mica in the tinsel is poisonous and envelopes prevent airborne mica. Unenclosed cards are to be sent to the dead letter office to prevent delivery.
Post master general Frank H. Hitchcock warns Christmas gift senders and parcel post patrons about a Dec 15 dead letter office auction sale of 8 566 articles totaling 15 000 in value. He notes over 4 000 items escaped from wrappers this year, about 500 of them pieces of valuable jewelry.
The piece extols the American sailor as a clean and thorough athlete who takes deep personal interest in all he tackles. It lauds his commitment to fair play, modesty in victory, and graciousness in defeat.
The Edison Monthly reports India’s first steel and iron power plant at Kalimati, 150 miles from Calcutta. It was funded by a wealthy Parsi, designed by a U S engineer from Pittsburgh, and built by another Pittsburgh man with native labor.
Local merchants in The Republican urge readers to consider their ads before Christmas purchases. The column promotes the merchants’ enterprise and invites shopper support during the holiday season.
The Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce reports total world trade will hit 35 billion dollars this year based on official export and import figures from major countries. Seventy nations contributed. Argentina and Russia declined, while the United States shows an 18 million monthly rise over 1911 and a balance of roughly 16 million in favor of American producers.
State university authorities react with alarm to W C McElroy's statement urging continued engineering at Ames and opposing abolition of the home economics department. Alumni are accused of not pressing Iowa's cause enough before lawmakers as Ames organizes to retain both programs.
Roosevelt carried thirty nine counties in Iowa with district tallies. First district none. Second Muscatine. Third Black Hawk Butler Franklin Hardin Wright. Fourth Cerro Gordo Floyd Winne shiek Mitchell Worth. Fifth Irandy Marshall. Sixth Poweshiek. Seventh Polk Story. Eighth Page. Ninth Audubon Montgomery. Tenth Boone Calhoun Emmet Hamilton Hancock Humboldt Kossuth Pocahontas Winnebago. Eleventh Buena Vista Clay Cherokee Dickinson Ida Lyon O'Brien Sac Sioux Woodbury.
The Swedish Life Saving society will teach swimming and life saving to rural school teachers and pupils in normal schools. The government pays a subsidy to support the program with a plan to make swimming compulsory in all schools. The piece ends with a remark about entrepreneurship and the need for caution.
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