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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1907
Page
5
A crowded critique of Iowa legislatures over child labor laws and sympathy driven curbs. The piece notes factory abuse risks, challenges in canning plants, and a clash with dairy coop pressures and freight rates. It also lampoons party conventions, primary influence, and Senator Tillman’s rhetoric at Red Oak.
The passage discusses Iowa farmers opposing higher Chicago freight rates for cream to protect co operative creameries and warns of broader impacts on other markets. It then notes fraternal and social groups excluding saloon keepers from membership, with calls for changes in fraternal orders and insurance groups and skepticism toward the Eagles.
The piece notes a sharp but uneven drop in railway and industrial stock values from yearly highs. Milwaukee railway stock falls 35 points while Northwestern down 62 points. Erie halves in value as higher interest rates and money demand rise cited among possible causes.
Gen W A J Palmer of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania cavalry paid travel expenses for 300 regiment members to Colorado Springs for a reunion on the 20th inst. The old commander, now prosperous, says his wealth is held in trust for the boys.
A Rockefeller brother vows to expose alleged greed within Standard Oil amid family scandals. The public mood shifts against John D Rockefeller as airs of private misdeeds threaten to surface.
The telegraphers strike will hurt big city firms more than rural areas as residents seek a simpler life for weeks. The piece discusses Southren railway rate tensions, legal contempt, and a Davenport to Dubuque interurban proposal. Mrs. Butler proposes a survey fund raised by towns to bond and stock profits, but Dubuque resists promoter schemes and expects business input only with a clear profit path.
The Wyoming Journal notes editor Moore of the Anamosa Journal faced a critical health moment last week due to gopher colic and concern for gopher hunter finances. The item hints at his extended discussion of the distressing subject and asks after his recovery.
The column reports Barnum and Bailey’s show coming to Cedar Rapids tomorrow, a copper vein near Wilton, Cedar County marriages and divorces counts, a drowning in Dubuque, teacher exam pass rates in Marshall County, and various local incidents. It also notes political and legal change, a church fire scare, a significant funeral, and 1872 Monticello area items before listing election tickets and club officers.
A collection of wry remarks on reform, marriage, and political life. The quotes touch on fear of chefs, pride in marriage, political excuses for business failure, and a woman's delight in planning a new hat.
Mrs. Alice Butler promotes an interurban railroad from Dubuque to Davenport via Maquoketa. Agent Mr. Moore collected statistics to show the line would be financially viable despite skepticism about advancing beyond promotion.
Editor Lanigan of the Jones County Times guided a fishing outing on the Wapsie last Saturday with two anglers, reporting a good catch as they returned home with a solid string. The piece also notes hunting and licensing changes effective July 4 for non-residents and minors under 16 require parental consent to obtain a license.
Columbia State reports Mrs Corey formerly Mabelle Gilman declares retirement from acting with public consent implied. The statement signals a permanent exit from the stage and ends her public career.
The St Paul Dispatch reflects on how people once feared bicycles would run them down and recalls older attitudes toward cycling. This nostalgia piece contrasts past anxieties with present mobility trends.
The Charles City Herald notes the Charles City Daily Press praising Senator William B. Allison. It cites editor Wright’s long support and mentions ex Congressmen Lane of Davenport and others in the Iowa delegation who would back Allison. The piece lauds Allison as a grand old man and silent leader respected across the Senate.
Grinnell shows the largest percentage population gain among Iowa towns in the last census despite no saloon or liquor permits. The city reports more moneys and credits for taxation than Waterloo or Sioux City and has more homes valued above $3,000 than any town with twice its population. Reforms appear severe but prove profitable when public sentiment is united.
Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis honors western colleges for producing presidents and leaders. He notes lavish eastern campuses inflate costs while western institutions quietly educate and influence the republic through home missionary roots and educators.
Olin Recorder Mayor Voorhees of Monticello and B. Brayton of Davenport, in town for the Manchester Davenport interurban line, report a survey to begin soon. A corporation has been formed to conduct the survey and related business with officers Baker Davenport as president Bank Moline as secretary Halligan Davenport as treasurer and a board including Voorhees Manchester Cole Olin Miller Rank Vollmer Halligan Baker and others.
L K Pride of Monticello worked the real estate beat Monday seeking buyers for Dakota lands. A Cincinnati reader funded Lenox College jubilee efforts with 500 dollars via President Reed. The Leader marks eight years under current ownership. Win Porter survived a haystack accident last Monday when a load collapsed and struck his forehead.
Indianapolis Newa reports an ordinance forbidding automobiles from using searchlights could embarrass police if drivers ignore it as they do speed laws. The note suggests enforcement challenges and public compliance uncertainty.
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