17 Oct 1912
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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1912
Page
1
A long, satirical survey critiques politics, economics, and society. It lampoons politicians from Taft to Wilson, notes dairy and grain markets, cites labor demand, and mocks public manners, morality, and industry with sharp, era-typical humor. The piece weaves opinion on tariffs, trusts, and reciprocity with sketches of modern life.
The Iowa state board of education announces major changes across three institutions. The engineering department at Iowa City moves to the agricultural college at Ames. The liberal arts branches above sophomore year are cut at Cedar Falls teachers college. Ames domestic science shifts to the state university in Iowa City. One member dissents.
Jules Lumbard a famed Civil War era singer died in Chicago at eighty eight after months of illness and support from friends. He held a pension of 845 a month from the Pennsylvania Railroad. President Lincoln and General Grant praised his patriotic songs and he sang the requiem at Lincoln’s grave in Springfield. The piece notes the wireless as a major invention of the age.
Nebraskan William Jennings Bryan spoke in Decorah amid a Friday storm, denouncing Wall Street, Taft, and Roosevelt while offering little on concrete plans. Crowd estimates ranged from 1000 to 1500 as rain dampened turnout and dampened enthusiasm for his campaign.
Government reports show 200 million tons of farm products moved yearly at 23 to 25 cents per ton mile. Hauling nine miles costs 19 to 23 cents per mile, totaling over 8452 million annually. If roads were better, costs could drop to 10 to 12 cents per mile. Des Moines records Grenn Trapp, a 17 year old, earning 800 from two acres by selling onions and other produce to pay for college.
James H. Trewin, who had been offered the chief counsel post for the Town of the Rock Island with Des Moines offices, declined the position and will stay in Cedar Rapids.
Senator Lodge opened the Republican campaign in Ohio by attacking the Democratic record in Congress. He argued Democrats pursued votes over national interests, detailing supposed economy failures and extravagances, the weakening of the State Department and Navy, and tariff tinkering risking jobs amid global tensions and a looming Panama Canal opening.
W. B. Keeline, a leading Council Bluffs orchardist, sells his apples to a commission firm at a record 1.05 per bushel. Expected 6 000 to 7 000 bushels. Apples will be packed in fancy boxes at packing tables. Keeline orchard touted as one of Towa best with scientific cultivation and minimal culls.
The Chicago Tribune notes Towa voters may split on national issues but should unite behind William S. Kenyon of Fort Dodge for re election. Though progressive in Senate, he supports the regular ticket, seen as honest and capable. A combined Republican and Progressive effort with Cummins and Kenyon would keep Iowa on the forward side of public issues.
The article notes rising demand for American hog products in Canada and Great Britain, with Germany already boosting imports of lard and pork. It forecasts bright prospects for hog growers if mortality losses can be eliminated, and mentions a Japanese statesman’s remark on religion.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt was shot in the breast by John Schrank in Milwaukee while delivering a scheduled speech. The bullet was slowed by a manuscript, doctors later found the wound serious, and Roosevelt continued speaking before being taken to hospital. The assailant, tied to a prearranged plot, was subdued by Roosevelt's secretary Albert Martin and two Milwaukee officers amid a crowd outbreak.
A quip from Lippincott's contrasts seeking money with strangers advice from friends and nothing from relatives. The line implies practical cautions about trusted sources for different needs.
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