26 Jun 1913
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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
1
A long local column of editorial notes and quotes discusses politics, tariffs, labor, and social issues. It weaves in humor and reflections on public life, with references to Washington diplomats, the Pullman company, and the state of Iowa's apple production alongside broader national debates. It also critiques rail rate regulation and penny postage considerations.
Henry T. Oxnard testifies before the senate lobby committee that free sugar would create a new sugar trust. He recalls aiding the old trust in 1888 and says his current company has capital exchanges. Oxnard earns about 10,000 dollars yearly but denies payment tied to legislative work.
Employed at a leading department store in Washington report a visit by the Wilson daughters who inspected gowns and offered to alter one dress at home saying they knew how to sew. The incident spread quickly among the shop girls, boosting their respect for the president's family and highlighting wholesome domestic virtue.
The Iowa state highway commission weighs using motion pictures to show road building to the public. They seek affordable prices from operators and may hire lecturers to accompany the films. The aim is to better inform citizens through visual media across the state.
The failure of any contractor to bid within the state appropriation of 875,00 means the new women’s building will not be erected this year. The executive committee decided not to attempt preparation for use this year.
The legislature empowered county boards of supervisors to provide hospital care or contract with existing institutions for treating indigent pulmonary tuberculosis patients. They may spend up to 15 dollars weekly per patient. Public demand and state law push for immediate action, with many boards already planning implementation and urging citizen groups to study TB control and relief.
The American Federation of Sex Hygiene reports striking figures on annual surplus expenditures across goods and pleasures. Intoxicating liquors lead at 2 billion dollars, followed by tobacco, jewelry, automobiles, confectionery, soft drinks, tea and coffee, millinery, patent medicines, and chewing gum. In contrast church contributions total 250 million locally and 12 million for foreign missions.
Senator and Mrs Cummins dine in a Washington restaurant with colored waiters. Both forget their glasses and ask the waiter to read the menu. The waiter replies that he can read the menu but jokes that he has no education.
A Washington Department of Agriculture directive requires every piece of meat in cargoes from Australia to be inspected locally. Previously shipments were judged by sample inspection, but the new rule extends inspection to all items, delaying unloading from about twelve hours to three to five days and increasing handling costs. Australian mutton and beef sell to retailers at one to three cents per pound below native beef.
The lake formed by the Keokuk dam on the Mississippi will be officially named Lake Cooper by the War Department and advertised under that name by steamboat lines. Many proposed names have circulated in river cities, but the designation honors the engineer who oversaw the dam’s construction.
Washington June 21 The First Assistant Postmaster General Daniel C Roper ordered postmasters to handle daily newspapers with utmost dispatch after first class matter. He said many papers carry market quotes and business data relied on by subscribers and delays cut value. sacks labeled daily papers should be promptly distributed on first carrier trip if first class mail delivery is not delayed.
Members of the conciliation committee of the Progressive Republicans, after Washington meetings, oppose any move by the national committee to push reforms without a party convention. Senator Cummins notes potential power of the committee but favors a convention for a salutary national impact. An address advocating an early convention is likely to be issued.
Seizure of seventy four cases of liquor at United States Express offices in Centerville Iowa follows a seizure action to test the Webb law. The agent and driver face charges tied to a suspected brewing company and shipments into a dry territory. Plaintiffs seek injunctions against United States Express Adams Wells Fargo and railroads Wabash and Milwaukee for shipping liquor.
In Vienna pretentious apartments levy a nightly protection fee. After 10 pm doors close and every entry or exit costs 20 cents until midnight and 40 cents until 6 am. The charge applies each time a person enters or leaves. Detroit Free Press notes the levy funds burglar protection.
Senator Works proposed a constitutional amendment to prohibit the sale manufacture and importation of distilled liquor with alcohol except for mechanical and scientific purposes. It would grant three years for adjournment of the liquor business before it becomes effective. He argued the traffic requires a prohibition to be effective.
A remarkable device labeled a wonder marks a leap in printing. It stacks pins in paper, aligns the paper, crimps it in two lines, and with a single push threads pins through and fixes them into place, creating a compact precision tool for securing pins in papers.
Extract discusses how people learn from beasts such as dogs for gratitude cranes for vigilance ants for foresight and frugality elephants for honesty and horses for loyalty. It also notes an Englishwoman's separation from her husband with substantial income and properties, quipping on the land of the free.
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