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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1912
Page
3
The Chicago Record Herald notes Roosevelt supporters doubt the White House statement on convention contests will sway Rooseveltians. It cites cabinet support and honest men as indicating the case is not fraudulent while urging proof over assertion to calm anxious Republicans and fair-minded observers.
The Omaha Bee argues city boys should spend part of their vacation in rural areas to gain first hand contact with nature. It contends urban youth lack practical knowledge of rural life, a problem that affects moral and economic dimensions as city lads drift away from the countryside.
A brief Life magazine style list echoes common fates from proposal to peril. It sketches rapid outcomes from falling overboard to dying, plus lighter deeds like kissing, speaking, or reading this line. The item compiles a cascade of chances and experiences.
The pope Pius is shown interest in moving pictures at the Vatican cinema. A priest bought a camera to learn operation and filmed the Holy Father in the Vatican garden. The pope, unaware of the secret, praised American film magic as life itself and wonders at the power of creating such works.
A series of real estate transfers recorded includes George L. Moore and others selling to Charles W. Metcalf in nelg swh sec 15 Fairview two for 3400. Margaret J. Schamel and husband to James H. Kegley partney nw 4 sec 30 Wyoming two for 4000. Alexis Foreman and wife to Wm. B. Mohr Morley property for 975. Wm. D. Shank and wife to Emer son Cave part lot 9 block 25 Carter & Flannigan addition Oxford Junction for 3500. Friedrich Hintrager et al to Stephen Walsworth ne quarter4 ney sw and wi sw ne sec 35 Clay township 20 acres for 1000. Lewis A. Andrus and wife to Morris E. Coxeg nw 4 sec 15 and part sw4 south of Maquoketa river 95 acres for 37500. Mary Stipe Byerly and husband to Andrew J. Byerly lot 4 block 2 Shaw's add to Anamosa and 3144 feet off lots 8 and 15 Shaw's sub-div of lot 26 Fisher's E Anamosa for 2200.
A Washington Post reflection notes that modern women abandon modest attire when at the beach and wear bathing suits, highlighting evolving social norms and trends in public dress.
A July Washington briefing outlines 238 Roosevelt contests against Taft, narrowed to 74, with Taft holding a clear majority after disqualification of 99 weak proxies. It details specific state cases Arizona Indiana Kentucky Michigan Texas Washington Alabama and Oklahoma, and argues Taft won the convention by rightful seating of delegates amid contested outcomes.
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