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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1921
Page
4
President Harding tells Congress that the United States will aid in restoring global stability. He urges tariff reform and foreign debt funding, emphasizes restrained executive power, budget reform, and the need for a flexible, cooperative approach to labor and capital relations.
Secretary Fall reports in his annual Interior Department analysis that over 400 million acres remain in public ownership containing coal, oil, and shale with vast potential. Estimated 110 billion tons of coal and 1.825 billion barrels of oil plus 50 billion shale oil, could yield about 12.3875 billion in royalties and rentals. Indian reservations hold around 600 million barrels of oil valued at 1.8 billion. The note urges prudent development to ease future tax burdens.
In Lisbon dramatic incidents followed the funerals of three republican leaders killed in a recent uprising. Relatives refused official honors and paid for burials themselves. The widow of Vice Admiral Santos opposed troops at the procession, threatening self harm to stop the coffin from leaving. Despite tensions, ex-Premier Granjo's funeral drew President Almeida and other leaders. City commerce and theaters were closed in mourning.
Washington reports seventy five million dollars in federal aid for road construction under the new highway act signed by President Harding. The funds require dollar for dollar state matching except where one fifth of an area is public land. One quarter of the total is available immediately, with forest road funds also allotted for 1922 and 1923.
Postmaster General Hays presents an eased but cautious view of the postal service. He details arming staff to replace Marines, reduces robberies, cites a $157 million deficit, and urges parcel post expansion with new charges and reforms to delivery, rents, and advertising postage.
Cologne reports unemployment at 189,107 on October 1, the lowest in 14 years. Vacancies outnumber job seekers in mining, building, and chemical sectors. Export trade is thriving partly due to favorable exchange rates, with many factories operating overtime.
Two hundred and twenty two American merchant ships totaling 122 397 tons were lost in the year ending June 30. Lives lost numbered 206. In Los Angeles William S Hart wed Miss Winifred Westover at an Episcopal church after a ceremony attended by the actor’s supporting company.
A wide array of historical curiosities and trivia from 19th to early 20th century notes. Topics include population gender ratios in Quebec, radium pricing, 1884 missionary arrivals in Japan, dietary quirks in Cochin China, shifts in Italian language use, seaweed gelatin quality, rising English women's football clubs, and dramatic bet on diamond values. Also covered are seismic dates like August 1914 wars, anatomy trivia, x ray findings on rings, Caesar’s stumble myth, notable inheritances, banknote counting speeds, coal substitute patents, and battlefield tactics at Agincourt.
Spokane leads all American cities in literacy according to the census bureau. The report notes eight per thousand residents are unable to read and write English, with Salt Lake City listed next in the ranking.
Representative Henry D. Flood a Democrat from Virginia dies at his Washington home after weeks of illness Heart trouble is cited as the cause Flood was serving his eleventh term in Congress and was a veteran lawmaker from Virginia
The Lake submarine S-48 sank off Bridgeport Connecticut and stayed submerged for 12 hours before the crew trimmed ballast and lifted the craft to surface, escaping unharmed.
Gun battle began in Grand Rapids between bank robbers and citizens ends at Pine Lake Mich. with one dead and two more killed a score wounded. Robbers arrested.
Dublin dispatch says the Dail Eireann orders the immediate demobilization of the Irish Republican Army as Irish civil authorities move toward changes in wartime leadership and militarization.
A clever French contrivance converts walks and boulevards into billboards. Water sprayed through a perforated belt leaves a lasting wet ad as the machine is wheeled along, with near zero operating cost until dried by sun.
At Farnborough England tests show a bombing plane carrying a scout aircraft on its upper wing. The smaller plane stays ready with its engine running so it can detach at a moment's notice. An expert pilot sits in the scout and releases it by trigger when needed.
Senator Sorghum shows sympathy for rivals seeking jobs. He argues enemies deserve no special malice, calling many pursing office misguided rather than malevolent. The exchange questions political tactics and fairness in public life.
A fragmented dialogue questions where Harsh go after death and suggests many Ilving Hes persist. The exchange hints at belief, disbelief, and lingering identities within a humorous frame.
A fragment shows a humorous exchange with a clubman urging Driggs to take a breakfast, while Driggs declines. The line contains playful social banter and a nod to the Legion of Honor as a describing flourish.
A light quip from a prominent actress about sharing a recipe for fresh huckleberry pie. The jest hints that the pie will be unavailable for months, leaving rivals unable to test the dish soon.
Centerville mayor cites bogus money. Dubuque man Frank Klonys found murdered after three months. Waterloo council considers ousting streetcar firm for contract default. Several local deaths and trials reported along with census figures, bank data, and corporate filings across Des Moines, Ottumwa, and other cities.
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