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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1913
Page
1
Published at 111 Winnebago Street weekly. Subscription price $1.50 yearly. Addresses and hours listed for specialists including JEWELL & JEWELL and others. Various offices, phones, and services noted for medical and legal professionals in Decorah Iowa.
An editorial essay mocks political figures and policies, noting Wilson era choices, tariff debates, and party reorganizations. It satirizes statements on suffrage, prohibition, sugar imports, and cabinet dynamics, while touching on wages, urban life, and media commentary. The piece blends humor with critique of Democratic and Republican shifts and public policy.
Des Moines Iowa March 25 high road legislation to establish a state highway commission with advisory powers faces a slow path. The senate passed a bill setting pay and bridge standards, with separate tax measures to come later. Other items include a pension fund for teachers and workmen compensation prospects, while reform probes and primary election notice changes stir the legislature. Governor Clarke has signed the Oregon plan for U S senators, but its fate hinges on other states ratifying the constitutional amendment. The legislature also honors ex governor Larrabee and advances hog cholera serum funding at Ames. Secretary Bryan urged initiative refer endum and public utilities law during a joint session.
The Chicago Record Herald lauds Iowa's progressive stance and the scientific baby show as a modern seed of culture. It explains how farmers and townspeople embrace measuring infant health like livestock, with mothers educated in feeding and care, noting a 1911 sore loss followed by a 1912 prize due to better health practices.
Senator Robert Quigley led a clash over quail status by seeking to place quail in the songbird class. His bid was postponed by committee but later passed by a substantial majority, while another Clayton county senator advanced a rattlesnake bill with a pointed speech. The piece also notes farm life observations from a Kansas newspaper about rural leadership dynamics.
Wilson Aggie Professor. Tama Jim Wilson has been made professor of agriculture by the state board of education. He resigned in 107 to enter McKinley's cabinet, but the resignation was never accepted. Christiania, now with population over 244 400, remains Norway's commercial center with exports of wood pulp paper matches hides. Its merchant marine includes 328 steamships 6 motor ships and 50 sailing vessels.
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