Ex Justice Hughes on suffrage and spiritualist views
Ex Justice Hughes defends suffrage expansion as self executing once ratified, arguing it invalidates state limits based on sex. He rebuts fears of partisan advantage and notes the amendment applies to all elections. The piece also defends spiritualists against scorn, asserting belief in immortality is central to religion and science alike.
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Justice Hughes
Harding
Code Commissioners
Charles HE. Hughes
Catt
National American
House of Representatives
Sir Oliver Lodge
President’s forthcoming statement on defeated treaty
The president plans another statement about the defeated treaty. His past messages have been so persistent that nothing he says will surprise. He failed to deprive the senate of responsibility or independent opinion as half his party broke from his dictates.
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Senate
Iowa narrowly escapes deadly tornado outbreak
A historical report notes a severe tornado sequence last Sunday that caused heavy casualties across multiple states. It cites Iowa’s lucky escape with fatalities and injuries in Illinois Indiana Michigan Missouri Wisconsin Ohio Alabama and Georgia, and reflects on the recurring danger of tornadoes.
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Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Missouri
Wisconsin
Ohio
Alabama
Georgia
Atrocity Charges Fly in German Revolutionary Clash
Amid Germanys revolution both Reds and government troops exchange charges of atrocities. Observers warn that ex-German soldiers and officers are experienced in such conflicts, foreshadowing further brutal incidents.
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Germany
Military evac sails hoped by April in Siberia
The notice states American troops plan to depart Siberia by April 1. Critics question why U S soldiers have remained in the region for the past eighteen months and seek explanations for the prolonged deployment.
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Siberia
The Primary in Practice in South Dakota
The Alexandria Herald condemns the primary system after twenty years of experience. It argues primaries empower party machines, depress voter voice, and produce skewed results compared to caucus and convention methods.
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Alexandria Herald
South Dakota
Voter
Mr Bryan At Sixty
The Kansas City Star reflects on William Jennings Bryan at age sixty noting he remains an influential Democratic leader who commands attention at national conventions without major breaks for twenty four years. It compares Bryan to Henry Clay and William Blaine, praising his enduring appeal and leadership style.
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Bryan
Kansas City Star
Henry Clay
Blaine
Mr. Bryan
Where Economy Might Begin
Chicago Daily News questions why federal employment in Washington nearly triples after the war. Chairman Good says at least one fourth of district workers could be dropped without harming service. A New York Chamber report suggests a third or more could be spared amid wartime bureaucratic waste concerns.
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Chicago Daily News
Washington
Good
Appropriations Committee
National House of Representatives
New York Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Strong Stand Against the Treaty Faces SD Voters
Sioux City Journal notes Senator Johnson campaigns against ratifying the peace treaty under any condition. The debate pits absolute rejection versus ratification with reservations backed by Gen. Wood and Gov. Lowden. Thirty percent favor repudiation. Johnson draws support from those voters and a few swayed by his bold stance.
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Sioux City Journal
Johnson
South Dakota
Gen. Wood
Gov. Lowden
Government payroll growth shows high costs of war impact
The report notes Washington federal employment rising from 37,908 clerks to 100,110, illustrating that government costs surged during the wartime period and did not leave dust in any budget.
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Kansas City
Washington
Indispensable. Ed wards plank needs a brass rail and towels
A Minneapolis Journal note mocks Gov Ed wards inclusion in the Democratic platform. It suggests the plank requires a brass rail and attached towels as a humorous metaphor.
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Minneapolis Journal
Edwards
Washington Admin Faces High Cost War Net in 1919 Era
Congress debate cites 200000 more federal employees than prewar levels and only 17000 fewer in Washington since the Armistice. Critics say the peace era plan keeps large staffs idle with time for reading papers and gossip during business hours.
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Washington
Peace Commission
Congress
Food problem hinges on profitable farming in labor market
A Grand Rapids Press letter notes farm output falls 75 percent when farm labor leaves for city jobs and cites an Ionia farmer with two sons taking $7 daily factory work. The writer argues national policy favors city industry, driving labor from farms, creating food shortages and potential starvation unless agriculture becomes profitable enough to compete for workers.
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New Yorker
Michigan
Grand Rapids Press
Post Office Department
Grand Rapids
Ionia
Liberty bonds best investment say former Wisconsin banker
Henry A. Moehlenpach, ex president of the Wisconsin State Bankers Association and a current Federal Reserve Board member, touts Liberty bonds as the top market buy. He notes potential 5 percent gains, eventual par value, and later premiums, urging earners and insurers to invest as corporations already are. He recalls Civil War era greenbacks and bonds’ later premium recovery, warning against selling at a discount.
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Washington, D. C
Henry A. Moehlenpach
Wisconsin State Bankers’ Association
Federal Reserve Board
United States
Defeat of the treaty viewed as tragedy and political failure
The piece laments the treaty defeat as a sorrowful end driven by President and Senate narrowness. It condemns the covenant as hypocritical yet noble in aim, and criticizes the negotiator's inefficiency that doomed the peace effort.
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New York Tribune
Mediocrity as Social Comfort in Watchman-Examiner
A critical meditation on social life praising dull steadiness over constant sparkle. The author extols bread and water, steady people, and notes society favors creole manners and unremarkable charm.
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Emerson
de Staels
Titus
Balance Wheel Aims in Iowa Senate Candidacy
Jefferson Bee notes Smith Brookhart of Washington Iowa announces to succeed Senator Cummins. The paper doubts Brookhart can mount a strong challenge, calling him erratic and extremist and suggesting he needs a balance wheel to gain public recognition in Iowa.
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Jefferson Bee
Smith Brookhart
Washington
Iowa
Cummins
Brookhart
Wood Button Contest Heads Toward November Finish
The Beresford Republic notes the contest will run longer, with the outcome not decided until next November. The phrase It’s just commenced signals the early stage of the campaign and ongoing public interest in the Wood Button matter.
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Beresford Republic
Bellevue opens new button factory and local news roundup
Bellevue starts a new button factory last week while Cedar Rapids voted Mayor Ball to a 204 vote majority over Louis Roth yesterday. Major events include the death of W H Todd near Manchester on the 24th ult and the Mt Vernon Burge short horn sale totaling 18000 dollars with an average animal price of 367 dollars.
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Bellevue
Ball
Louis Roth
Cedar Rapids
W. H. Todd
Manchester
Delaware County
Mt. Vernon
Alice French
Davenport
Manchester School Board
Millard
Commercial Club of
Iowa State College
Ames
Town State College
Charles O. Barry
Walker News
Cherokee Times
Walker
Barry
Jones County
Philip J. Hnright
Tama
John F. Whalen
Eastern
Iowa
Odd Fellows’ District Association
Iowa City
Englert Theater
W. S. Kight
Des Moines
Harriette Stevenson
Council Bluffs
Rebekahs
Iowa State Association
H. T. Elson
Wilson
Lowden Drops From Race After Farm State Support Fades
The Kansas City Star notes that the vote in South Dakota, following Minnesota, appears to have removed Gov. Lowden from contention. His strength outside Iowa was believed to lie in farm states, particularly Minnesota and South Dakota, where his appeal targeted Republican voters.
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Kansas City Star
South Dakota
Minnesota
Lowden
April 1900 Monticello items recorded in The Monticello Express
Monticello residents migrate and marry as John Fitzsimmons moves in during the first week. Mrs. James Kirkpatrick dies at 73 on the 8th. Charles R Adams wed Hoa A Cass near Worthington. A robbery at J C Wills yields sixty bolts of silk valued at 400 dollars. Burial for David Brown held at Oakwood. Clell McLaughlin departs for Chicago to study voice. August Hudson weds Sophia Mettler. Rev. W M Gay dies in Dallas, Oregon. Zimmerman family returns from Germany. J W Ferguson sells 82 acres to Gerd Rickels for 80 dollars an acre. Belle Berry committed to the asylum. Buol couple celebrates 50th anniversary in Dubuque. Odd Fellows state convention held in Monticello with over 600 delegates. Dr M H Teeter starts practice post graduation. Aikens and Rose Samels wed at Sacred Heart. Mrs Sarah Perley funeral. Mrs Victor Brazelton undergoes operation in Chicago. A twelve pound daughter born to Chauncey Bates. a son born to A F M Caspers. Rev Bateman resigns and moves to Wapello county. Forest Matson visits from Chicago. G E Bishop returns with family after trip with Shephard’s Minstrels. Fannie Hicks dies at 20 in Hazel Green Township.
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Monticello
John Fitzsimmons
James Kirkpatrick
Onslow
Charles R. Adams
Hoa A. Cass
Worthington
Adams
Felter Smith
J. C. Wills
David Brown
C. W. Brown
Oakwood Cemetery
Rev. C. S. Staubler
Clell McLaughlin
Chicago
National College of Music
August Hudson
Sophia Mettler
Henry Boner
SK. . Gruestein
The
Reformed Church
W. M. Gay
Presbyterian
Scotch Grove
Center Junction
Dallas
Oregon
Jones County
Mino Zimmerman
Germany
Gearhard Zimmerman
J. W. Ferguson
Wayne Township
Gerd Rickels
Belle Berry
Independence
Buol
Dubuque
Bowen's Prairie
State Convention of Odd Fellows
M. H. Teeter
Dental
Northwestern University
Charles Aikens
Rose Samels
Sacred Heart Church
Father McCormick
Sarah Perley
Congregational Church
C. C. Warner
Victor Brazelton
Chauncey Bates
A. F. M. Caspers
Castle Grove Township
Bateman
Christian Church of
Wapello County
Forest Matson
Marshall Field & Company
G. E. Bishop
Shepherd’s Minstrels
Fannie Hicks
Harry Hicks
Hazel Green Township
Women suffrage through the ages and Delaware’s bold moment
The piece recalls how suffrage advocates faced polite dismissal in earlier conventions and legislatures, highlighting key figures like Mrs. Whitney and Susan B. Anthony. It notes a shift to serious political influence, recalling George William Curtis and Keppler cartoons, and reports rising suffrage lobbies in Delaware while urging remembrance of pioneers.
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New York Times
J. Wllen Foster
George William Curtis
New York
Delaware
Richardson
Carrie Chapman Catt
Alice Paul
Republicans to Convene in Monticello for County Convention
Jones county Republicans plan a county convention in Monticello on Saturday April 17 at 11 am to choose 11 delegates for the state convention and handle other business. Precinct caucuses to select delegates will meet April 14 at locations and times set by precinct members. Women voters are urged to attend caucuses to gain voice in forthcoming conventions and presidential candidate selection. The list of county convention districts includes Cass Castle Gre Fatirview Stone City Anamosa Second Third Fourth Greenfield Jackson Hale Lavell Monticello Third.
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Jones County
Monticello
Cass Castle Gre Fatirview
Stone City
Anamosa
Greenfield Jackson Hale
Lavell
Sentor
Madison Onslow
Oxford
Richland
Rome
Washington Wayne
Wyoming
Legion Welcomes Red Veterans as Citizenship Prospects
Springfield Republic reports no alarm at reds seeking American Legion membership. If eligible, they are war veterans and the Legion aims to convert such material into good citizens.
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Springfield
Mungs
American Legion
Legion
Notable Figures Share Spotlight Beyond Campaigns
Lincoln Journal notes that candidates for president and leaders in business politics and film seek attention but suggests the public focus lies elsewhere as Georges Carpenter is mentioned as a point of contrast or interest.
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Lincoln Journal
Commerce
America
Georges Carpenter
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Liberty Bonds
Best Buy
Neighborhood News
Donald Hadsall
Wilbur Chase
Majestic Theatre
Farm Bureau Association of
A. B. White
Jackson Township
J. W. Livingston
W. H. Buckner
Cass County
Ernest Rohwedder
Madison
William Hiller
Castle Grove
W. I. Hintz
Lovell
C. G. Sehweiter
J.B. Skahn
Cass
CG. R. Weir
Central National Insurance Company
Republican County Convention
Louis Gardnar
China
Wheanor Strachman
Iowa Highway Commission
Lowa
Dubuque County
Cascade
Twitehd
L. G. Stabler
I. W. Hein
W. T. Kehoe
Hopkinton
S. M. Hosford
Jack Studer
Auto Painter
Xpress
Plymouth Rock
Ernest Wahl
W. P. Ferguson
A. G. Bolken
Bonnie Brae
G. Hutton
Fritz Yosal
William Brawand
Joe H. DeBoest
J. M. Lange Jr
Town
George Specht
Alfred Anderson
Live Stock Bank
Draper
W. C. Wilkinson
Sycamore Street
Newton Wilkinson
North Sycamore Street
Monticello State Bank
Jones
Federal Reserve Bank Banking House
Federal Reserve Bank
Essen
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Japical
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State of
H. M. Carpentar
Wm. Stuhler
H. S. Richardson
Nomad
H. M. Carpentor
Wm. Stahlor
H. 8. Richardson
Cashler
H. M. Carpenter
Wim. Stuhler
Jones County Trust and Davings Bank
DR. A. M. Maurice
D. D.S
H. M. Remley
James Remley
Remley & Remley, Tivorneys AT Law
Laws
Main Street
A. P. Lambert
Charles Willis Bosley
Princess Theatre
Monticello, IA
Patrick
Weat Main Street
Marshalltown
M. F. Hogan
F. A. Hefner
Stickford Drug Store
Eclipse
Eclipse Yard
Jin
Harry L Rodman
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