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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1920
Page
4
Washington reports new Agriculture Secretary E T Meredith calls reducing middlemen to return to farms and lift food output. He argues high prices stem from distribution and nonproductive speculation, urging fair compensation for farmers and a shift of workers from retail to production.
Four young men were killed and several others hospitalized after a party at a barbershop grove where heavy drinking occurred. Authorities report multiple injuries and serious conditions among attendees.
Odessa wireless dispatch reports a great victory of the Russian volunteer army over Bolshevik forces driven back over the Don. The finest Red cavalry under Generals Budenny and Dumenko is in disorderly flight as volunteers capture 60 guns 150 machine guns and 8000 prisoners.
Secretary Houston reports a combined public debt reduction of about 930 million dollars and a floating debt decrease of around 730 million dollars over the last five months in comparative statements released from Washington on February 6.
Jackson February 6 The state senate passed two house resolutions proposing to amend the state constitution to confer the right of suffrage on women without a dissenting vote.
Albany Feb 5 six children two sets of triplets appear in the family of Mr and Mrs Posey Livingstone Albany The second trio was born Monday and all are well.
Maurice Moss Enright, longtime Chicago gunman and former murder convict known for labor feud violence, was shot and killed when his car halted in front of his residence on a February day in Chicago.
Eight University of Minnesota students died from influenza in Minneapolis. About 150 students are ill at the campus and the city reports 2000 confirmed influenza cases.
Pars Feb 3 The latest statistics report that 20000 Jewish children have been orphaned in eastern Galicia alone due to war casualties and pogroms.
Paris Feb 5 The council of ambassadors released a statement that the allies’ decision on German extradition for war crimes has been sent to Berlin. The list led by Crown Prince Frederick William includes Bethmann-Hollweg Ludendorff Hindenburg and 800 names in eight sections with crimes specified for each. Von Leisner resigns and leaves Paris by train after refusing to extradite Germans.
Washington February 5 both houses reached a virtual agreement on settling labor disputes. A compromise would eliminate the senate anti strike clause and set up wage boards with representatives of employees officials and the public to review wage disputes.
Former Maryland governor Frank Brown died at his Baltimore home after a lengthy illness. He served as governor from 1802 to 1806 as a Democrat, passing away at age seventy four.
The total assessed value of real estate and personal property in New York state stands at 13,155,677,813 dollars, per the state tax commission report delivered to the legislature in Albany on February 5.
Dispatches report a Sunday quake in Minas Gerais Brazil destroying several country houses and creating great panic among residents. Anticipated aftershocks were feared across the region, with relief efforts underway.
The census bureau reports 1918 as the peak mortality year with 1,471,367 deaths nationwide. The annual mortality statistics indicate the high rate reflects the influenza pandemic and related causes across the United States.
Rome authorities report Enrico Malatesta, the anarchist leader, has disappeared. Police are conducting a diligent search and hold a warrant for his arrest on charges of inciting class hatred.
One hundred eighty three ships the Admiralty seeks to dispose of lie at Devonport. Eighty four are to be sold and ninety to be disposed of in another manner.
James O Murfin outlines defense in US district court for the Michigan senatorial conspiracy case. He argues Tru man H Newberry entered the 1918 race amid wartime Americanism and patriotic excitement, with Ford and Newberry both seen as defenders of the state. He notes Newberrys military service and family involvement to support the defense.
National Chairman Will Hays met at the capitol with more than twenty senators and representatives to discuss preliminary work for the Republican platform. The meeting aimed to exchange views on practical committee operations with 171 members, but no definite decisions were reached.
Washington February 6 forced sale of former German passenger liners seized at war outbreak was compelled on the shipping board by the national prohibition law Chairman Payne told President Wilson.
The murder of three American relief workers in Syria was reported to the state department. The Americans were part of a convoy for relief supplies and were killed by brigands on February 1.
Charles Thurston, a Columbus detective for the Pennsylvania railroad and brother of famed magician Howard Thurston, was killed in East Columbus railroad yards on February 5. Local authorities investigated the slaying.
The War Department announced that beginning Memorial Day an American flag will fly over American graves in France and flags will be hoisted at the center of the large cemeteries in the area.
Paris report states Pasteur Institute doctors are perfecting a vaccine called type B to eradicate influenza epidemics. The vaccine is described as the only sure cure for the flu and is in final development.
Seattle, Feb. 4. The city reports 85.71 miles of double track and 41.38 miles of single track, totaling 127.09 miles, making the street railway system the largest municipally owned in the world.
New York February 3 Franklin D Roosevelt assistant secretary of the navy told a Brooklyn audience that he had committed enough legal acts to land in jail for 99 years for seeking an adequate program of action. He said he would have been impeached if his guesses were wrong and that two months after war was declared he saw the navy still unprepared and spent 40 million for guns before congress gave permission.
Percy H. Johnston of the Chemical National Bank predicts a fall in living costs due to lower British exchange. He says the exchange decline will reduce exports and push American goods onto foreign markets, likely driving prices down after a period of rapid export growth.
The New York foreign exchange market saw waves of selloffs with demand bills at 3.19 per pound. A brief rally to 3.81 followed by a drop to 3.21% left the pound down about 14% from yesterday’s low, as drafts on London flooded the market amid panic selling and widespread depreciation in French and Italian exchange.
Washington February 5 The army appropriation bill passed by the senate repeals the national defense act provision that fixed peace strength at about 170000. Secretary Baker said the repeal frees the War Department to recruit up to 800000 men but added that no one expects such an increase.
The War Department announced a January 27 withdrawal leaving 271 officers 4 010 enlisted men and 500 civilian welfare workers from the 8 000 American soldiers in Siberia.
Berlin reports Mathias Hraberger minister of finance shows improved condition after a recent shooting and plans to attend Thursday’s sitting of the tax committee of the national assembly.
London sources report the probate court fixed the net value of the Jacques Lebaudy estate at £1,570,000 after his death at the hands of his wife. The announcement notes the total estate value totals £5,600,000.
Three Sterling high school boys were arrested and bound over to the April grand jury on $1,000 bond each for an attack in which they overpowered five freshmen and sheared off their hair.
Berne February 3 The Swiss government sent a note to the League of Nations requesting that Swiss neutrality be the first issue considered by the league council.
Grand Rapids man Allen K. Moore testifies in the Newberry elections conspiracy trial detailing payments and salaries connected to the Newberry candidacy. He describes cash sums, letters of introduction, and travel across Michigan with Floyd and others, saying expenses were covered from his Newberry funds.
The Shipping Board reports ships sold through January 20 totaling 163 vessels and 610,684 deadweight tons. Proceeds reach 82,424,308 dollars from sales to over twenty companies.
Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer, during a Chicago layover, indicated he would permit active advocacy of his candidacy marking his first admission to seek the presidency.
Plans to have the Canadian government assume control of the Grand Trunk railway system will be presented to stockholders. The proposals include arrangements for lines it controls in the United States and other related assets.
Washington February 7 1919 the board of temperance prohibition and morals of the Methodist Episcopal church warned that tobacco use among women had increased to an appalling level during 1919 urging renewed moral campaign and reform efforts.
Storm hits Rockaway Beach New York washing into the sea two modern summer hotels eighty bungalows a forty suite apartment house bathhouses and numerous small structures leaving substantial property damage and displaced visitors.
Reports from Austria show 50,000 deaths and 18,000 births in the last year, with 1913 recording 86,000 births and 83,000 deaths.
K Karl Burgess a noted parachute jumper and aviator was killed in Los Angeles while performing airplane stunts for a motion picture company. He fell from the aircraft and died instantly.
Dubuqué voters approve City Manager Plan and municipal electric plant by large margins. Iowa factory output reaches 600 million in 1919 up 50 percent since 1914. Dysart farmers form a shipping association. Clay county hosts three new farmer co operatives. County short courses and pig club plans expand in Clay and Mahaska. Meredith named Agriculture Secretary. Franklin County farmer builds a substantial estate. Butler and Calhoun counties gain honors at Chicago show. local farm leaders noted for prize cattle and corn.
Elias Tieman, a 16 year old former messenger for U L Prince, confessed to stealing more than $38,000 in Liberty bonds. He says low pay and alleged employer misconduct pushed him to crime, and he criticizes women and moral standards while detailing the plan and escape. The bonds minus $4,000 spent were recovered.
Geary Imlay a city water department employee lassoed a coyote from a moving car on Majors Creek dam return trip. He improvised a rope lariat, captured the animal by the neck, and secured it in the truck rear. The coyote remains in captivity at the corporation yard.
Miss Fanny Harley, a guest at an exclusive hotel, urged women to wear trousers for health. She demonstrated by strolling down Fifth Avenue in white flannel trousers to promote the idea.
Joseph Boetcher calmly placed a revolver to his head and killed himself after learning the Supreme Court upheld the wartime prohibition law in Scranton Pennsylvania. Relatives were present during the incident.
The Rev. George W. Lutz, preacher, editor, and orator at a Pennsburg Pennsylvania farm, leaned over a pig pen and dropped his watch. A pig then swallowed the timepiece before recovery could occur.
Miss Anne Baker of Yellow Springs Ohio spoke again after five years of silence caused by a severe coughing spell. A cold during a neighbor visit damaged her vocal cords and she lost her speech.
A patent has been granted for a device featuring a three handed clock dial that indicates the day of the week the day of the month and the hour of a man’s expected return to his office.
A light exchange on beekeeping as a business features a pun about bees. The dialogue frames bee culture as a steady, ongoing enterprise with a playful tone.
Constipation and digestive issues are addressed by Green's August Flower, advertised as a gentle laxative that regulates stomach and intestinal function, cleanses the alimentary canal, and stimulates bile flow. Marketed as a sovereign remedy used for over fifty years in households worldwide, it targets indigestion nervous dyspepsia sluggish liver and related ailments. Sold by druggists and dealers everywhere. After a girl gets to be about 50, old she tries to forget that she once wanted to marry a poet.
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