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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1924
Page
5
The article reflects on the death of Woodrow Wilson after years of illness and his troubled final years during his push for a wartime peace treaty and League of Nations. It notes his leadership, popularity, and setbacks in Congress, plus criticism of Democratic foes over Teapot Dome and post‑presidency finances, and mentions Coolidge’s renomination amid Iowa GOP support.
The sole bank in Lewis Town with about 6 000 residents shut its doors amid widespread bank stress. The closure reflects a common pattern as towns face runs from depositors and tightening credit conditions.
The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald reports on the Senate battle over chairmanship of the Interstate Commerce Committee. It notes opposition by La Follette bloc members including Ladd Frazier LaFollette and Brookhart, and questions Brookhart’s Republican loyalty. The piece cites Brookhart’s past endorsements and socialistic associations while defending his Lincoln era Republican stance.
The author credits President Coolidge with defusing Democratic plans for a prolonged Senate oil inquiry. He notes the swift action against civil and criminal measures, appointing top bipartisan attorneys to ensure justice without partisan advantage. The piece argues the White House has sterilized the controversy by including both parties.
Col Bryan mocks a Democratic presidential contender by digging up the University of Florida president as a candidate. He claims the choice is progressive and aligns with evolution skepticism. The piece lampoons a Bryan Chaplin ticket for a nationwide political round of merriment.
The piece defends welcoming honest industrious immigrants who intend to become citizens and uphold free government while opposing those who seek to exploit or undermine US institutions. It argues gates should close to those who come to make war on our system and profit from public turmoil.
In Springfield Masa rumors spread that the Bok peace plan might fall under the corrupt practice act though not a candidate. Some men feel the world misreads them as the discussion gains traction in senatorial circles.
G L Caswell reports that lawmakers doubt an April 1 adjournment, with discussions centering on June 1. The piece notes progress on compulsory education rules, a North Carolina style marriage exam amendment, and bills on county attorney fees, state college tuition, and a major code revision plan to replace costly frequent revisions with a periodic four year cycle.
A Davenport fire captain, Charles A. Mohr, died last Sunday while fighting a blaze that damaged the White lumber yard. In Dubuque arrests for traffic violations top other offenses, while over 1900 visitors attended Iowa State College’s farmers short course at Ames.
Bills mentioned earlier remain held back at this writing as committees delay due to needed public hearings and study. Many interests require careful consideration before advancing through the current session.
The New York Sun observes that three of the last eight presidents dropped their baptismal names to manhood, citing Cleveland Wilson and Coolidge. It notes a broader pattern with 20 of 29 presidents using shorter forms and lists the 20 presidents who did so.
The chief justice William Howard Taft impressed guests at a Phi Alpha Delta dinner with his humor and critique of judicial pace and constitutional rules. He joked about the idea of rushing a cage before the Supreme Court within a year and praised English courts while noting his own pedestrian strolls along Rock Creek.
The article contrasts Lenin’s solitary, doomed grandeur with the World War I era’s passing of Woodrow Wilson. It recalls Lenin’s rise to power and infamy, and details Wilson’s final illness, death on February 3, the official cause, and Coolidge’s proclamation. It also sketches Wilson’s lineage, Princeton years, and early life.
A historical lament imagines Lenin faced by vast ghosts from all strata of society. Victims of Red Wrath rise from graves while famine and pestilence ghosts surround, presenting a judgment scene to condemn the dictator. The piece contrasts apologists with a spectral tribunal of the living dead.
A Des Moines correspondent misstated Sweet's third district vote. In reality Sweet led Brookhart, carrying his district by a large plurality. Third district senator results: Sweet 15 793 Brookhart 9 327 Pickett 6 774 Thorne 2 538 Francis 2018 Stanley 412.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon states his proposals target the American people as a whole not the rich or poor. He argues the plan would reduce rents food costs clothing costs and transportation costs for the poor more than simple tax cuts. He notes wartime surtax revenue differed from prewar rates at 65 percent versus 10 percent.
The Brookhart and La Follette factions support a food natured democrat named Smith to replace Cumming as chairman of the Interstate Commerce Committee. The Democrats will not assist rebel Republicans to repeal the Esch Cummins Bill nor push railroad nationalization. No major railroad actions are expected this year.
Chief Secretary Mellon, a businessman, notes taxes should be cut to reduce them. He contrasts this with politicians who promise cuts before elections and forget them after, arguing for practical tax relief over rhetoric.
Tow Wilson rose from managing editor of the Princetonian to professor of jurisprudence at Princeton and later university president. He led athletic initiatives, sang in choirs, practiced law briefly in Atlanta, taught at Bryn Mawr, married Ellen Louise Axson, and after a Governors seat and presidential bid, won the presidency amid a deep party split. He faced paralysis late in his terms, his wife died in office, and he remarried a widow as he left leadership. His administration featured clashes with the Senate over the League of Nations and the Paris peace framework. He remained intellectually formidable yet standoffish and unforgiving toward enemies.
Missouri Governor Hyde and Kansas Governor Davis urge hiring of disabled ex servicemen who have completed or near completion of national training in their states. They stress the obligation to provide suitable employment rather than charity and condemn overlooking the war veterans' debt and competence.
The article quotes Secretary Mellon calling the democratic tax measure political arguing it benefits over 100 million with living costs and 7 million income taxpayers. It notes the Mellon plan addresses both groups, with a cultural aside from an old proverb about chickens.
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