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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1924
Page
6
The article notes rising barber advertising as women seek fashionable bob cuts. It also covers Senate investigations into Wheeler and Daugherty, heroin concerns, Iowa Democratic primary maneuverings, and political shifts in Illinois Michigan and Nebraska with Coolidge gaining support.
National Republican notes Senate debate as Senator Moses of New Hampshire and chairman over land fraud probes in the Texas Rio Grande valley clash with Senator Heflin of Alabama. Heflin seeks aggressive inquiry, but critics say his methods mirror biased probes and threaten impartial testimony. The piece portrays Moses as resisting Alabama leadership while urging a measured, fair process amid partisan excess.
The Arkansas senator Caraway moves from sharp critic of Harry Daugherty to faulting President Coolidge for how he handled the attorney general. Among a small group of senators including Heflin, southern lawmakers have lately appeared as politicians of small caliber, according to dispatches.
The piece argues the Washington scandal coverage is partisan gossip. It criticizes Attorney General Daugherty, notes no witness proved government losses during his tenure, and accuses Wheeler and Wheeler allies of venom and pro Russian sentiment. It mentions Senator Brookhart and Coolidge press tone.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger reports that McKellar’s bid to oust Secretary Mellon failed after Senator Reed proved Mellon had severed all stock ties. Mellon had resigned directorships and stock holdings across relevant sectors, quelling the head-hunter challenge and rallying Republicans.
Lincoln Journal analyzes Senator Johnson s sharp attacks on President Coolidge and the administration. It traces his tactics to political origins with California s reform battles against entrenched powers and Hammer and tongs rhetoric shaping his campaigns.
The piece claims Josephus Daniels once opposed navy oil and later supported leasing naval reserves to private oil companies with Interior Secretary Payne. It asserts politicians mislead the public about the facts and that Daniels initiated the leasing policy.
A fragment notes debate in the British Parliament about the succession and protection of the Prince of Wales. The piece mentions intentions to keep the heir from harm and refers to horses being present or involved in the scene.
Fire swept the opera house city hall and Cramer's harness shop in Lost Nation last week destroying the structures. In other news Dalgleish celebrate 65th anniversary in Grundy county and Dubuque's community chest aims to fund eleven agencies.
The State Historical Society library preserves John B. Newhall's A Glimpse of Iowa in 1846 showing his praise for frontier progress. He chronicles fertility soil fruit abundance and a 400 dollar entry to an eighty acre farm with oxen horses cattle sheep pigs poultry and tools needed to settle a home.
The Dearborn Independent argues Harvard should curb enrollment to maintain personal instruction and national traditions. It supports selective admission based on character and ability while noting criticism over alumni privilege and potential loss of American thinking and tradition.
History text recalls God making Iowa and the land formed by ice and rivers. It praises pioneers from north and south who built towns and life in a free land. The speaker stresses teaching Iowa's history to all children to preserve pride and future growth.
National Republican highlights Senator Lodge reading a Senate parody on “Brothers and Sisters Have I None” to mock Democratic accusations against public officials. The lines trace a chain of vague rumors from a washerwoman’s relative to a Teapot Dome reference.
The piece condemns mob pressure in Washington over the past month, warns of harm to Congress and impeachment deliberations, and questions campaign finance schemes raised by William Jennings Bryan. It recalls comments about who should bear election costs and hints at Bryan running again.
The Davenport Times criticizes Attorney General Daugherty enacting limits on a national investigation. It argues his retirement might have spared the country an unsavory denouement and laments weakened public trust in high offices and the possibility the president delayed crucial changes.
Kansas City elected a Republican mayor last Tuesday the first time in 14 years. The text praises merchants serving the public by allowing inspection of goods and argues the value of local commerce without cost, while noting a grievance motif among residents.
A collage of 20th century quips and anecdotes from London Mail Boston Transcript and Kansas City Star. Jokes about diaries quarrels signs and misheard lines. A Chicago judge heckled by a coatless spectator adds a gentle courtroom twist.
Special and regular meetings of the Monticello Board of Education discuss purchasing equipment for the new school building. Contracts include American Seating Co for 612 chairs at 4.17 each and Bailey-Reynolda fighting fixtures for 1725.00. The board funds a 8500 bond issue by issuing 600 denomination funding bonds at 6 percent, and reelects F L Mahannah as superintendent at 3000.00 annually. The board adjourns after approving bills and accepting Mary Cascaden’s resignation.
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