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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1919
Page
6
The piece contrasts a nostalgic rural past with modern comforts, urging a return to green wood heating and family evenings by the stove. It notes presidential ages through history, hints at political maneuvering around Governor Harding, and reports Hopkinton voters rejecting a bond for a new school building amid high prices. Women voted with men in similar proportions on the measure.
The LaSalle hotel in Chicago cut its room rates a welcome change not matched by other loop hotels. Chicago clerks have long charged Newport prices for rooms, prompting Iowa to pass a law restraining convention surge pricing. Despite the law, rates rose by fifty cents to two dollars daily, and convention prices became permanent.
The article notes uncertainty over whether Berk man and Goldman may be used by the government if deported. It mentions Herron, the expatriated socialist who fled to a foreign land, being picked up for a diplomatic errand in the Far East.
Both parties in South Dakota back the League of Nations with varying caveats. Democrats approve as issued by its creator while Republicans favor modifications tied to senatorial reservations.
The article notes Old Boreas actively shaping fuel policy by voicing controversial positions. It highlights his outspoken stance and the resulting debate among officials and the public.
The article accuses President Wilson of overstepping constitutional powers by claiming authority over Mexico and warns he must act to protect American lives, despite illness. It criticizes his recognition of Carranza and portrays him as stubborn and unable to quit once committed to a risky policy.
The piece reports Iowa Democrats led by Wilbur Marsh J T Reynolds and Nic Reed meeting in Des Moines with Jerry Sullivan to pressure Senator Cummins votes against the League of Nations. It notes plans to boost a league friendly Republican candidate and predicts fallout for Des Moines newspapers and Democratic leaders if farms voice oppose.
The Pioneer Press relays General Leonard Wood’s statement to strike leader John Fitzpatrick promising equal right to work and to refrain without fear, a vow that suggests a decisive stance on labor unrest and boosts Wood’s presidential prospects.
In a letter to Senator Fall who proposed severing diplomatic ties with Mexico the president claims exclusive control of foreign relations and asks the senate to stay out. The Foreign Affairs Committee declines to present Fall’s resolution leaving the Mexican crisis to the president who desires that burden. Also noted are silk stockings priced from 12 to 15 dollars as part of a Chicago Tribune item.
Farmers in the Ryan area complain they cannot obtain cars to haul hogs to market. Other local items note a boy's death near Oxford Junction, college basketball practice woes, and fuel shortages affecting church services. Rail service Cedar Rapids to Manchester reduced to one train each way.
A congressional committee uncovered mismanagement at Ellis Island under F. W. Howe, a Baker confidant. Aliens ordered deported were paroled and stayed in the United States, including twelve Seattle reds who violated parole and vanished. Howe, in close touch with higher ups, chaired a Bolshevik sympathy meeting and left immigration to spearhead the Plumb plan campaign.
In a reflective column Birmingham citizens recall the nickel era when watermelons cost six cents and bananas fed three boys, a nickel cigar was demanded, bread and ice cream were affordable, and the jitney faded as streetcars and profitable transit followed.
A Missouri trapper reported theft of several thousand dollars in skunk pelts with only partial insurance. The loss highlights the risk of furs in transit and storage, as coverage fell short of full replacement value.
Sioux City Journal laments the coal crisis and national paralysis as miners strike. It urges strong leadership from Congress and the president, asking who will be the Moses to guide the nation out of the fuel shortage and looming hardship.
H W Butholot of Indianapolis told Chicago listeners that thin people live longer than fat people and underweight is less alarming than overweight. He cited higher mortality among gores and that the South is unhealthful, with the Middle West healthiest. One tenth of insured deaths come from accident suicide or murder. He noted war risk plans boosted private life insurers.
Wallaces' Farmer notes that I. W. W. supporters in the northwest now dominate some farmer groups. In Washington conservative farmers warn of a campaign to control the next state legislature to push socialistic and bolshevik ideas and urge farmers to organize to protect their interests as producers. They warn that government ownership would lead to price fixing and land ownership, and say farm groups tied to labor betray their members.
Wayne Herald reflects on men who built solid lives through early rising, long hours, and saving small earnings. It urges more pluck and perseverance and independence, warning that many want much for little and seek maximum reward with minimal effort.
The Ameri can reply to the Mexican note is a fine argument. The Wilson administration has argued with Mexico for years and achieved little in good relations or citizen safety. The time for argument has passed. an ultimatum and visible force are demanded.
The 40 day Coal Strike ends with a near unanimous approval of President Wilson’s settlement. Miners resume work immediately following a telegram from John L. Lewis and Willam Green directing 4 000 local unions to return to the pits. Production is projected to reach 75 to 80 percent by Friday and approach normal later in the week.
The Monticello area records mixed events from births and marriages to deaths and business losses. Notable items include Anna C. Davis and Cyrus Bort wed December 12, Johanna Reichart dies after childbirth, Henry Zantner jailed for nuisance, multiple marriages, a skunk farming plan, a large Christmas turkeys and gifts distribution, and a December 27 fire damaging several buildings. O. R. Ricker elected justice of the peace.
In a Carroll Herald excerpt, a speaker asks what Roosevelt might have done facing a modern national issue. The crowd credits him with practical action and uncanny foresight, noting no current public figure matches his prescience.
In a perfunctory convention, South Dakota Democrats endorsed Wilson for a third term if he seeks the nomination. The statement suggests Wilson will secure the nomination if he desires it, implying it rests in his control.
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