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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
6
Christmas message praises humane ideals and charity while a local editorial questions prison discipline at Ft. Madison. The piece cites alleged lax controls and criticizes warden Sanders for advocating wages for prisoners and dress for release, warning of potential uprisings if reforms continue.
Students at the State University urge faculty to lift the Friday Saturday social ban arguing attendance at literary society sessions has fallen since the rule began. They say college life now favors parties and dancing over debate and intellectual work, a trend seen in other colleges as well.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette endorses a Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Railway Co policy to refuse carriage to intoxicated persons on its cars saying they are nuisances and should be barred from all trains. The piece notes larger revival crowds increase free will offerings.
Jones County posts the largest year over year gain in Iowa butter making and shipping, adding 1,182,430 pounds to reach 5,812,705 pounds, while Woodbury tops the state with 6,061,460 pounds. Delaware, Fayette, Dubuque and others follow with multi million totals.
Iowa Supreme Court Justice Weaver writes the opinion rejecting the view that saloon and liquor laws are unconstitutional. He notes liquor has been treated as legitimate since the English bill of rights and that current regulation falls within constitutional bounds. The piece also critiques President Roosevelt for broad condemnation of lawmakers over incidents in the secret service and Brownsville.
Rumors say younger members push out older delegates in Congress with a plan to dose rivals as they did before. Garst may challenge Woods in Iowa's Tenth district in 1910 amid talk of reshaping power. A San Francisco millionaire’s wife receives a $4 million Christmas gift, a family transfer framed as charity.
The Supreme Court of Missouri ousted Standard Oil Co from the state, triggering a clash as independent firms prepare to fight for the former business rights and market access.
The State University and Ames plan to resume athletic ties including the annual football scrimmage, meeting interest from graduates of both institutions who want the contest restored.
The Sioux City Journal notes that Philander C. Knox will serve as a key adviser to President Taft, guiding broad policy and corporation regulation. It highlights his record as attorney general dissolving the Northern Securities merger and cites his public stance against being labeled a “corporation man.”
A column criticizes a fifteen year old girl on Mighth Street for seeking male attention and urges stricter parental control. The writer condemns lacking refinement and mocks social permissiveness while proposing a controversial idea of public discipline to curb perceived “boy fever.”
Judge S M Weaver led in votes after Taft with Hayward third and Morrow fourth. Evans Byers Ketchum Bosquet Ladd Riggs Bleakly followed in order, showing the race tallies for state officials and local offices.
The Sioux City Journal notes Representative Cousins is in training for a $10,000 annual role awaiting his term end. He is slated to lecture as preparations continue for his possible future in Congress.
The Manchester Press notes that among Rosebud reservation drawers in South Dakota and Nebraska, only about 5 to 50 percent will file on claims. Many winners visited land sites, found the sparse prairie housing distant from eastern homes, and returned home disillusioned. Real estate men in Dallas estimate turnout well under half of 4,000 lucky drawers. President Roosevelt targets practice and African lions are said to be training for foot races.
Allentown reports Steve Elkins has purchased a bank in a transaction seen as a favorable investment. The move is noted as a strategic acquisition within the local financial scene.
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