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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1911
Page
1
The article honors the First Iowa Regiment for its Civil War bravery at Wilson's Creek where General Lyon fell. It notes 165 dead or wounded, five future colonels, and five brigadier generals. It also mentions a Keokuk veterans reunion and broader Des Moines strike and political clashes involving Underwood and Bryan.
A source accuses Warden Sanders of Fort Madison penitentiary amid calls for investigation. Dave Brant of the Iowa City Republican pressures for charged accountability, while bribe-taker testimony and public maligned motives complicate the questioning.
The Hopkinton Leader, now 23 years old, is praised for its prudent management under Mr Beels over eleven years. An outsider acknowledges the publication's beneficial impact on the town. Attorney General Cosson selects Judge W M Roberts of Ottumwa and Parley Sheldon of Ames to examine charges about the Fort Madison penitentiary.
A Missouri man forced his wife to follow his mules over a plowed field with her hands bound behind her, tying her to a harrow in an extreme act of coercion and control. The report characterizes the act as severe domestic abuse and reflects ongoing concerns about wife entrapment and safety.
The government honors Admiral Togo, praising him as the greatest sea fighter of the decade and recognizing his valor in naval service.
Some participants in the Lorimer inquiry admitted falsehoods while others remained silent. The probe continues to unfold as authorities weigh new statements and reconcile discrepancies in testimony.
The Chicago Tribune questions the farmers free list bill claiming it mainly serves politicians and may not significantly lessen costs for farmers. It notes possible gains from duty removals on burlap and iron bale ties but doubts on boots, shoes, wagons, and barbed wire. It also says free Canadian meats and flour would mainly please Canada and only modestly affect prices. The bill’s true gains would only reveal themselves after a year.
The Des Moines Register criticizes city leadership for failures to maintain order as mobs roamed Des Moines streets over two nights amid a streetcar dispute. It condemns the police for not preventing property damage and calls laboring men and streetcar workers to protest the authorities’ actions.
A Cedar Rapids Republican discusses the junior senator from Iowa and his stance on reciprocity. The speaker notes disbelief at his support for tariff bills aimed at constraining the president, contrasting farmer sentiment with the elected official’s alignment with critics.
Cascade Pioneer notes residents speculate few townsfolk have tasted the water from the big spring that supplies the city while thousands were spent on the waterworks plant. The remark suggests a gap between investment and everyday use by the community.
The article notes plans for moving picture shows on transcontinental trains and mentions 2,000,000 horsepower needed to drive textile mills, with 600,000 HP from electric motors. It describes electric ceiling fans in Mobile stores keeping flies out, abolishing screen doors, and cites Edison tungsten lamps with filaments half the diameter of a hair. It highlights electric dredges on New York State’s barge canal doing the work of 700 men daily.
The Sioux City Journal remarks that the Democratic Party appears as an opposition force lacking clear usefulness and responsibility, raising questions about its parliamentary function and accountability.
The 58th regiment camps at Vinton while Gollmar Brothers Circus schedules Maquoketa shows on the 24th. A Cedar Rapids man fined for selling a revolver to a minor. Manchester to host a postal savings bank. Dyersville harvest picnic marred by rain. drowning deaths in the Mississippi near Clinton. 89th birthday for Mrs Mary E. Grant of Maquoketa. Keokuk dam accident claims life. water meters save Manchester. Libel suit hits Marshalltown Times-Republican. widow of Rev. Barclay mourned in Cedar Rapids.
A Denver Republican opines that congressional probes are tools for politicians to secure re election by avoiding scrutiny of their own records. The piece argues investigations are contrived to shield incumbents while pressuring opponents. It frames inquiries as strategic political maneuvering rather than continuous accountability.
A note in the St Paul Pioneer Press mentions a Wickersham likely qualifying for membership in the Ananias club. The brief item signals a local social or fraternal note about membership eligibility.
In agri cultural regions this season the scari est feature is a farmer who favors reciprocity. Dr. Wiley is now going after some of the head ache remedies. He might also attack some of the headache causes.
A series of land transfers listed include Alice Loomis to Thomas Thomsen for undivided 14 in sec 30 84 1 with $1, Mable Kirkpatrick to Thomsen for undiv 1 8 in same sec and other land, $1, and guardian transfer for 2 6 undiv in sec 30 84 1 for $875. Alma Starry and husband to L O Fundingsland for part of self geo 11 83 2 near Wapsipinicon river for $1. Hemingway Forsyth to Nellie Cornell for 150 acres in 6 83 2 and 16 and 1 83 38 for $1 and other considerations. Tirzah Perfect et al to Maria Byerly for property in blk 19 Scott and Skinner's add to Anamosa for $1 and other considerations. William Keating to Fannie Keating for multiple parcels in sections 20 86 % neig 19 85 1 and nearby tracts for $1. Mable Kirkpatrick to William Wilker undig 1 3 jotg 3 and 4 in block 3 Green's add Wyoming for $1. Kirkpatrick to Wilker same as above 1666 66. J H Miller and wife to O M Bundy in part lots in Bowman's subdiv and surrounding sections for $4 000.
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