15 Feb 1923
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1923
Page
1
A long passage covers a failed bid in the legislature amid accusations and quarreling on stymying town plans. It notes shifts in real estate values, March transfers, and a looming recovery tied to farm prices while Governor Pinchot drills law enforcement and judges mold bootlegging penalties.
The report notes dormant construction during the war and for a year after, with January output in large cities higher than a year ago. Officials anticipate a peak in summer, signaling broader prosperity for the building trades and labor.
The Sioux City Journal reports calls to raise the state levy from 1.6 to 10 mills and to distribute the 10 mill levy by enrollment. Critics warn rural districts would contribute more than they receive, risking rural schools and shifting funds to larger districts.
The article reflects on America's World War I involvement noting 1918 mobilization, the 1921 return of troops from Coblenz and the Rhineland, and the transition from wartime action to peacetime memory. It praises the American effort, laments European aid limits, and marks the end of a long conflict era.
Rep John C. Ketcham notes 40 percent of owned homes nationwide are mortgaged and will feel rate cuts. Readouts show Akron 12 376 mortgaged and 6 703 free debt free. Boston 19 609 mortgaged. Chicago 102 719. Detroit 45 382. Grand Rapids 8 239. Milwaukee 22 031. New York 123 865. Philadelphia 107 974. Seattle 18 010. Springfield 6 442. Des Moines leads at 51.1 percent, Grand Rapids 50.2, New York City 12.7.
The Ot tumwa Courier quotes Wapello county sheriff about 40 of 78 Fort Madison penitentiary paroles returning to prison in a year. The report labels the figures an indictment of Iowa’s parole system and urges abolishing parole if oversight fails.
National Republican notes a 99 vote win for Sol Bloom over Walter M Chandler in the 19th New York district special election held Tuesday. Chandler had narrowly lost in November by 3,200. Tammany focused on liquor, citing 32 of 50 voters wet, and Chandler’s stance on the bonus as campaign angles.
The National Aeronautic Association awards the Collier trophy to air mail personnel for 1 727 166 miles on 7 887 trips with 2 483 in rain or snow and 94.38 percent on schedule. Mail carried reached 1 224 723 pounds including 48 988 920 letters.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger cites a recent pure food hearing where butter was found with excess water and coal tar while cake contained sulphides and candied fruits carried sulphides. The magistrate imposed fines totaling several hundred dollars and warned of jail for future offenses.
A Duluth Herald snippet contemplates domestic life noting wives wonder if the davenport would suit the opposite wall, reflecting a light domestic aside from the era's tone.
The article surveys weekly legislative action in Iowa, noting bills on electing county superintendents, constitutional changes to allow women in the assembly, gasoline taxes for road funds, corporate taxation, and creation of new normal schools. It also covers gun control proposals, sled and sleigh rules, alimony, and efforts to curb liquor transport.
A noisy fragment echoes anti Wilson sentiment and calls to mind Washingtons policy of avoiding entanglements. The speaker urges focus on American business and coastal defense while rejecting foreign entanglements and urging national resolve.
Louis Kila bought the Oxford Junction Cement Brick plant and surrounding land. Mrs. John Rees Sr. suffered a painful fall injuring wrist and back but is improving. News arrives of Mrs. M. J. Rorick’s death in Canton Illinois with services pending in this city. Illness remains widespread as flu cases decline from prior surges.
An OCR styled collage of jokes, quotes, and lite verse from various periodicals. It references neighbors, funerals, a wildcat intrusion, and light domestic humor plus a poem about death and consolation. Names and places are fragmentary and not fully legible.
Dr Henry Morrow overseas major and former Iowa University faculty member dies in Iowa City pneumonia age 46 wife and son survive. J W Olmstead of Waterloo killed when his car struck by Milwaukee train west of Cedar Rapids. Del Higgins Buchanan county farmer injured in auto wreck with broken arm and facial wounds. I M Fort longtime Maquoketa attorney dies Clinton Sunday pneumonia age 74. Joanna French Wilson dies Maquoketa February 9 aged 84 8 months 18 days native of Ohio came to Jones county in 1847 survived by two children. Clara Landis vs J B Huntington verdict error corrected from 5000 to 500 after night jury deliberation.
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