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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1899
Page
5
The Record notes Iowa has the most banks in the union, a claim stated on good authority. It also pays tribute to ex Postmaster Charles, praising his service as a top postal official. Lafe Young challenges Prof Herron the socialist to a joint debate on practical affairs.
The Dubuque Telegraph questions present prosperity and calls wage gains bribes to workers, but it cites no cases of workers rejecting such offers.
The board of control proposes establishing a factory in a town penitentiary to manufacture binding twine. It aims to provide work for idle prisoners without affecting the jobs of state workers.
The government names one new cruiser Des Moines and notes no impact on auditorium work unless the city is asked for a silver service gift. If that occurs Des Moines may seek legislative aid to supply a small contribution.
The supreme court affirmed a recent legislature act making it a misdemeanor for a man who marries to escape prosecution for seduction and deserts the wife without cause. The court ruled the law general in application. Cedar Rapids Daily Republican editor W. R. Boyd to continue daily editorial work after his appointment as Cedar Rapids postmaster.
The Anamosa Eureka commends the paper’s view on the contest for the U.S. Senate, urging local Republicans in Jones County to avoid infighting between Gear and Cummins factions. It warns party harmony matters over personal ambition and notes in Tama County a major petition before the board of supervisors was withdrawn for lacking signatures.
Theodore Roosevelt spoke at the Hamilton Club banquet in Chicago last Monday evening. He urged a life of toil and risk, warned against ignoble ease, and argued that America must pursue a great world role through disciplined effort and readiness to face moral and physical strife.
Dispatches report the killing of several American and British officers and sailors by Samoan natives near a German plantation. The plantation owner was arrested for allegedly inciting the ambush as tensions rise among the involved nations.
The Carroll Herald argues that a man who wants the average voter to wear a button showing senatorial preference should be turned down at once and emphatically, urging voters to reject such efforts.
The article denounces trust promotion as a false boom backed by financiers. It warns of a coming earthquake in financial circles, with stock below par and receivership likely as duped investors lose savings. It labels the scheme the old soap game and predicts heroic treatment as dividends fail.
The Cascade Pioneer argues that a first campaign loss teaches discipline and redirects energy to business. It warns that politics can ruin ambitious youths who seek instant fame and urges patience, urging young men to gain wisdom and reputation through prudent conduct.
The Dubuque ice dealers form a cold blooded trust while Cascade faces a marshal row. A Muscatine livery barn fire killed 20 horses, loss about 20000 dollars with 8000 insured. Easton jailed for fraudulent banking to serve five years. Multiple local incidents include burn injuries, theft scams, school appointments, and a bank liquor case.
Proceedings detail appointments of justices of the peace and constables in Wayne Greenfield Hale and Wyoming townships. They approve tax refunds, rail line valuations, and various county official reports. The board adjourns to the next morning.
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