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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1895
Page
8
The Tipton Advertiser reports Hon. J. W. Luke died in Hampton with Ben McCoy named his successor. It discusses Senate committee balance, Republican delegates to the national convention, immigration trends southward, land prices, and anticipated tariff policy amid congressional changes.
The country backs President Cleveland in upholding the Monroe doctrine but warns against counting on this sentiment to solve broader adminstration issues. It notes enduring partisan divisions on finance and tariff policy.
A correspondent praises our critique of War den Madden for his ill chosen remarks toward prisoners and in his governor report. He warns that morbid respect for the worst criminals could become chronic and contagious if not denounced, letting defaulters and bank wreckers go unpunished.
The Iowa congressmen gain seven chairmanships led by Cousins at foreign affairs and mines. Henderson receives judiciary and rules ranking, while Hager, Hull, Hepburn, Perkins, and Lacey head various panels. Additional Iowa spots cover Clark, Dolliver, Curtis, Updegraff, Perkins again, and Lacey on major district and transport committees.
Publisher reports December issue in high demand with several thousand surplus copies and a stream of large orders from dealers. January issue due about the 24th features two prize contributions and a strong fiction lineup including a lawyer's story by Frank W. Calkins and works by Rosa Hudspeth and Eugene Schaffter.
A letter from an Anamosa citizen challenges The Express on its critique of Warden Madden and penitentiary discipline. It defends cleanliness but condemns lax rules, prize fighting, social equality with convicts, and calls for a tougher, Punishment-focused system to prevent escapes and insubordination.
The Ames Intelligencer reports a Agricultural College graduate donated $20 to the conscience fund for grapes and apples he hooked. The remark implies the giver was a decent student and likely not a member of Class ’77.
Brief mentions list J. W. Hants, J. A. Wrrant & Co., 8. T. Hormes, D.D.S, B. F. Tuomas as names in a small business or professional directory style fragment. The fragment lacks context but preserves entity references and potential professional listings.
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