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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1898
Page
1
Prof Herron proclaims all men fools except himself and hints at Towa Day as the expo’s highlight. Porto Ricans are praised as shrewd political players. Senator Allison was summoned from Dubuque to Washington last Sunday for a conference with President McKinley.
Writer links the 1873 crime to a sharp drop in lending rates and imagines borrowers' anger at the effect.
Senator Allison declines a seat on the peace commission due to pressing duties elsewhere.
The Republican county convention to nominate county officers is called for Center Junction on September 7. Analysts estimate delegates backing will spend more than the total salaries of the officers they seek to elect at the Dubuque convention.
The article notes Daniel Kerr may be nominated for Congress as part of postwar political realignment. It references Democratic colleagues who could elevate him into the public political arena and suggests discussions shift toward new leadership after the war.
The sneers of country lawyer once aimed at Secretary Day have faded as he demonstrates that brains and sound judgment are not confined to city environments, echoing Lincoln and others who argued the same years ago.
Admiral Dewey and General Merritt announce the surrender and orders to treat insurgents and Spanish alike under American authority. Five American soldiers killed and forty five wounded in the action near Manila.
The state’s prior liquor package decision, once blamed for overnourishing vendors, is now used to assist cigarette sellers. If unrestricted cigarette sales become the norm, paper rolls may replace the fool killer in much of his work.
President McKinley appoints commissions to oversee evacuation efforts in Cuba and Porto Rico. Cuba members are Major General J F Ware Rear Admiral W T Sampson and Major General M C Butler. Porto Rico members are Major General J R Brooke Rear Admiral W S Schley and Brigadier General W W Gordon.
The Charles City Citizen notes G Sloane has moved from democracy toward republicanism after years of opposing free silver. It lauds McKinley era war leadership in the Spanish American conflict, praising U S bravery, naval strength, and a strengthened republic unlikely to be despised by Europe.
Last Monday's bulletin noted the week was cooler than normal by 2 to 4 degrees. Dry conditions prevailed for most of the period, aiding threshing and stacking, with good progress reported in securing grain crops.
F J Atwater a prominent druggist of Manchester aged 42 died early in the week.
The Marshalltown Statesman notes Democrats in the district struggle to find a challenger to Congressman Cousins. John Redmond and Cato Sells declined, and bankers Hilton of Tama is urged but unlikely to run. If no candidate is named, Cousins may face no opposition, while Republicans express strong endorsement of him.
The Des Moines Democratic paper argues against including Bryanite stances in the 1898 state convention. It asserts about 2000 Scott County Democrats are excluded by the call limiting participation to those in sympathy with the 1896 national and last year’s state platforms. It stresses loyalty to a gold basis and republican currency values while opposing silver.
The Des Moines Leader lauds President McKinley as commander in chief and praises his wartime leadership. It notes public gratitude, compares his patience to Lincoln, and acknowledges the soldiers and unknown ranks for their service to the nation.
The Cedar county nominee Hon W N Treichler aged forty two, born in Pennsylvania, moved to this county in 1844, graduated from the state university law department in 1876, studied with Wolf and Landt, then started his own practice. Known for integrity, culture, and judicial temperament, he is deemed an ideal judge.
A Pretty Girl recalls a man’s gaze being insulting as he ran his eyes over her, then shifted attention to someone else, implying she wasn’t worth a second thought, in a brief New York Weekly reflection.
A round trip fare to Dubuque for the Republican state convention on September 1 is announced Tickets go on sale August 30 and are valid for return through September 2 including the journey home.
In a satirical tone the Wyoming Journal claims the state will purge the county fair of gambling and vice. It mocks millennial reform zeal and envisions a cleaned fair with pious spectators and restrained amusements.
Editorially credits Sheriff Arnold and Deputy Sheriff P O Babcock for rapid response to petty larceny, praising their superb work at the Yousse place. Reports deathbed at Bowens Prairie and honors to the local force resolving crime. Farmers and Merchants Bank annual meeting notes 10 percent earnings, 6 percent dividend, 4 percent to surplus. officers elected include Dixson Beatty president and J W Beatty cashier.
Misses Bertha and Jennie Gilroy visit Miss Maggie Milroy as a new building contract for the old Livingston and Williamson corner is awarded to E M Loop. The 42 by 70 foot brick structure will house a doctor's office and a bright front showroom. McConnell Place Wilson plan to move the brick hotel to the rear and convert the upper floor into hotel rooms. G W Phettyplace is expected to occupy the new quarters.
Capt A C Stickle of Cass relies on crutches due to a fall on the ice in Cedar Rapids last winter. He visits town by carriage now and shows hopeful improvement. Milwaukee Bay officials remodel the passenger station rearranging the old ticket office and enlarging a waiting room to better serve the public and Agent Van Camp.
The Chicago Record notes farmers must clear weeds along highways or the road supervisor may cut them and bill the cost to the landowner via their taxes. A fortune teller offers a five dollar reveal of why wealth eludes a person, and the reply confirms a weakness for wasting money.
Lenox College will open on September six with many new students. Rev W J Bollman Ph D returns to teach mathematics and gains strong public recognition. Nellie B Turner will head music for instrumental and vocal offerings. Prof IF Baldwin joins to bolster the normal department while the four year program leads to a diploma and state certificate.
Mr Call of Algona Iowa promotes many Kossuth county farms for sale and offers rail fare for buyers. He touts strong yields in oats and wheat from 1897 plus local creameries and fair improvements. A reader note from Germania Standard cites yields and prices to argue county land compares with the best.
The Dubuque Times reports that Bob Cousins appears poised for a likely walkover this fall as Democrats in the Fifth District recall the Maine issue and Cousins' past clash on the topic.
A satirical item condemns women who wander the streets courting attention from young men. It argues that a girl who stays home reads aims to win respect, contribute to family, and attract a worthy husband, while the flirty flaneur loses standing and respect.
A reflective piece contrasts pious striving with hard work and notes, citing acts of effort over ease. It recounts centrifugal pumps dredging varied relics from wrecks and harbors, including 36 pound pig iron, 80 pound anchors, 5 foot shark remains, and 76 pound shaft ends observed by the New York Sun.
George Du Maurier in Harper's Magazine lauds Charles Keene for minimal, precise line work. He notes Keene’s economy and certainty, saying one line too many would ruin the composition. A French painter calls Keene great for framing a gust of wind with pen and ink.
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