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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1910
Page
5
Christmas brings universal joy and generosity across classes and creeds as the season brightens towns and hearts. The piece then critiques Illinois politics coverage, defending Lorimer based on legal evidence and urging restraint from mobs and newspapers.
The Iowa Bankers Association executive committee backs moving to remove taxes on moneys and credits. Critics say exempting notes harms fairness, as current assessments undervalue real estate while money and notes are taxed far less. They warn abolition could shift burden to other property, worsening injustice.
Senator Lafe Young delivered a breezy maiden speech in the upper house last Thursday about tariffs. He drew a fine audience on floor and gallery, earned praise from press columns, and Washington sees him as a personable Iowa Republican unlikely to seek office.
Regular and progressive Republicans consider backing the Oregon plan to elect the U S senator as a way to influence the civil contest. Democrats warn against trading principle for votes while noting the Cummins machine faces mutiny and a potential crack in its ranks.
The verdict will be a scotch decision due to failure of direct evidence. The result will not wash stains from his political escutcheon.
The Des Moines Register warns that free trade benefits the nation with the strongest industry and capital. Blaine supported free interchange with South America, but the current plan from New England favors free importation of foods. Western farmers risk market impact if they rely on Canadian and Argentine foods.
Sioux City Journal reports Senator Young not only delivered a speech but was slated for top committee appointments and named president pro tem of the Senate. This marks a major milestone in a first six-year term for a typical senator.
Denver Republican notes champion wrestler Gotch declares he is through with wrestling and will focus on farming. The piece contrasts wrestling risks with farming profits, suggesting the latter is more lucrative and safer.
In a light moment on the bench, new appointees note a likeness between President Taft and Santa Claus, reflecting a festive mood amid justice department reshuffles.
A roundup of local items reports J J Hoover injured in a runaway at Martelle. Other notes recall a souphouse in Des Moines, a Hopkinton short course canceled, a North McGregor depot and hotel fire, and regional deaths and illnesses.
The Mt Vernon Hawkeye discusses the shift from bill posters to newspaper ads for farm sales. Farmer Geo W Riley planned a closing out sale and, using newspaper advertising, drew one of the largest crowds with about 400 bidders attending successful recent sales.
The Kansas City piece argues the party holds its best opportunity in twenty years to regain popular confidence and also faces its most visible chance to misstep. It frames the choice as a critical test of leadership and direction.
The Denver Republican notes an estimated 19 million dollar cost to fortify the Panama canal, arguing the price is reasonable as protection and financial risk coverage. It frames the expenditure as prudent insurance for strategic global maritime routes.
A lengthy list of rural teachers by township in Jones County is recorded, naming schools and several teachers such as Ida Lake Jennie Hale Mary Baum Marie Fleming Olive Cramer Hazel Hubbard Florence Hubbard and many others across Cass Castle Grove Clay Sutton South Temple Hill Victory White Oak Grove Hale Jackson Lovell Madison Niles Oxford Richland Scotch Grove Rome and Washington townships with numerous reported and unreported entries.
A devastating blaze at the Morris plant near Chicago stockyards this morning claimed the lives of Chief Heron and at least thirty firefighters. Firemen were trapped and cremated in the flames of the burning building.
A fragmented OCR list names students by township and grade, including Dixon 3, Sister M Cassidy 4, Mary Morrison 5, Alice Finn 6, and others. Also shows no direct or boarding place, no teacher, some towns with no school, and several surnames such as Gavin Monroe Sion ek a Wilds Liddy and Berkey.
The Leader notes F D Joseph’s upcoming move to editorial and business roles at the News and reflects on pressures from politicians and patrons. Rev J W Innes of Monticello argues against the wet petition, citing Hopkinton letters showing dry town sentiment and promising to publish more. He believes Jones county may vote wet again and credits the sermon with valuable public input.
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