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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1922
Page
7
The nominee for supreme judge on the democratic ticket voices concern over few democrats among Iowa judges. He notes cordial relations with district judges and argues bench impartiality matters more than party, while acknowledging Republicans hold plurality and elect Republican judges.
The piece notes modern people crave every convenience at home and react strongly to even small mail or electric service delays. It contrasts today’s impatience with past generations’ tolerance for slow railways, weather, and irregular schedules, highlighting a loss of Stoic steadiness.
Declining rates on municipal securities and higher liberty bond prices near par may direct capital to productive ventures. Rising investment could spur manufacturing output and building material supply, easing wartime losses and boosting legitimate enterprise. The forecast predicts clearer times in the coming year.
A Literary Digest ballot shows a small pro beer and wine majority but a broad majority against ending the prohibition amendment. It notes city patterns in New York Illinois California and Philadelphia’s different leanings, and ties labor strikes to the Adamson bill and Harding’s stance. Des Moines faces park department graft indictments with several conspirators named.
The big banks will lose about 5 million dollars from the International Fur Exchange failure. In 1919 the company owed St Louis and New York banks 82 million, and wartime income collapse ended high priced fur purchases, bursting the market. The piece notes possible overextension of credit and cites public opinion in Iowa favoring a limited bonus law recognizing soldiers' gallantry. It also reports Moline mayor jailed for contempt after tearing down strike injunction notices, arguing officers must uphold laws.
Discontented Missouri Democrats label Senator Reed a Republican amid a disputed primary renomination. They accuse party leaders of overstaffing with Reed supporters and resist pushing him onto the electorate.
Sioux City Journal reports the Iowa Republican state convention opposed Brookhart with deliberate snubbing. Anti Brookhart delegates outnumbered him, the senator nominee was not addressed, and the platform diverged from Brookhart’s writings. The piece cites internal party opposition and predicts possible loss of Republican votes in the general election.
Postmaster General Work denounces the coal industry in a Chicago Pageant of Progress address. He cites excess miners and mines, union rules delaying machinery use, and a system that keeps workers idle while consumers bear higher coal costs.
Norfolk Neb news notes soft coal prices never stay soft for consumers as prices endure.
The Iowa Department of Public Instruction compares urban and rural taxes, finding consolidated districts in Buena Vista County and 13 other areas levy lower or comparable rates. It notes rapid growth since 1920 with 93 buildings costing about 10 million dollars, 69 000 enrollments, and a trend toward expansion as community centers.
Springfield Mass reports a tight Missouri Democratic primary between Reed and Breckinridge Long. Reed won by a scant plurality amid factionalism and anti Wilson sentiment. The fight highlights personal rivalries, anti prohibitionist support, and potential party disunity ahead of the general election.
The Tribune surveys Senator La Follette's Republican nomination campaign in Wisconsin. It criticizes his antiwar stance and calls him a danger to the union for demagogic appeals to labor and plans to upend the Supreme Court and rewrite the Constitution. The piece frames him as a national menace rather than a true Republican.
William Allen White discusses a decline in youth apprenticeships in trades. He notes carpenters, blacksmiths, painters, stonemasons, bricklayers, shoemakers and plumbers are now middle aged or older. He warns future tradesmen depend on youth learning through apprenticeships and cites historic pay as context.
Springfield Mass. reports that France keeps divorce cases secret, a practice cited as driving Paris toward popularity as a European Reno. The piece notes U S readers may regret publicity in domestic divorces and contrasts it with Parisian discretion.
The New York Tribune argues the German crisis stems from flat money rather than reparations. It blames Berlin's printing for rampant wage readjustments and currency instability while urging a strong monetary reform and a fixed gold relation.
A montage of editorial quips from several papers mocks Prohibition and national behavior. The Los Angeles Record cites a professor on flappers, while the Warren Chronicle notes obedience to the Volstead law as citizen duty.
Congressman Cole in Cedar Rapids discusses a British note proposing mutual debt forgiveness. He argues such a plan would absolve Britain at the expense of the United States, leaving Americans to bear about twelve billion dollars in taxes.
Uriah Pleper and wife with a young son visited Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Tallman when their dog suddenly attacked the child in the yard. The dog bit the lip, required stitches, was killed, and the head sent to Iowa City for examination. The boy is recovering with no expected serious consequences.
At a St Louis AMA meeting a New York doctor cited Bellevue Hospital data showing 66 percent mortality in alcoholic pneumonia patients versus 23 percent in non-alcoholic cases. The observation notes a dramatic shift as access to alcohol changes the patient profile and pneumonia deaths.
Publishers in St. Sioux City Journal discuss censorship of manuscripts due to rising offensiveness. They argue publishers already judge literary merit and should reject nauseating offerings to protect readers and uphold responsibility to buyers.
A Journal of the American Medical Association contributor challenges the claim that John Snell of Kentucky lived to 132. Census records show ages 37 in 1860, 48 in 1870, and 78 in 1890, with close associates placing his age well under 100 at death.
The article contemplates a hypothetical without demagogues and asks how politics would unfold if the traditional demagogic approach were absent, noting the experiment has rarely been attempted.
County officers gather in Dubuque for a convention. Notable events include Anton Linder of Iowa City marking his 99th birthday on August 12, and William B. Knickerbocker, pioneer of Linn county, dying at 99. Bedford and Manchester bankers change roles as A B Dunlap becomes cashier. A 200000 school bond for Maquoketa and a Dundee district bond defeat are noted amid several local obituaries and incidents.
The editorial argues the public cannot excuse union abuses while tolerating organized capital excesses. It warns that if railroad managers and mine owners aim to destroy labor, public opinion should demand a halt to such proceedings.
The Eagle Grove report recalls Brookhart challenging the Wall Street accusation directed at Mr. Thorne. It asserts no collusion occurred and suggests Thorne faced consequences for past actions. The piece defends Thorne against period rumors and emphasizes accountability.
William Allen White in the Emporia Gazette argues Harding should be jailed. He criticizes the president for calling the labor strike unjust and suggests posting peace terms in the White House window could provoke arrest.
Puzzling Des Moines tale on alcohol extraction from corpse vats stirs bootlegging concerns, while some ignore the issue as long as profit remains. Another note claims operators and mixers clash over breached contracts, undermining any view on new agreements.
A report notes public interest in recruiting ploatosaurus hunters to join a broader search driven by demand for Henry Ford for president. The piece frames civic action and local activism around presidential prospects.
The Northwestern Underwriters Agency of Milwaukee announces mislaid missing or stolen insurance policies. Policy numbers include 1026, Tornado 126 to 160, and Combine Dwelling House 10001 to 10025. The office of W. C. Welch is involved and policies are declared void.
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