16 Feb 1905
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1905
Page
1
A Tribune column catalogs sharp asides on national figures and policy. It mocks Governor Van Sant and Senator Mitchell while praising rail regulation efforts and the Kansas oil fight, highlighting the era’s political lite and media tone.
An accidental shooting near Mt. Ayr claims a young man during rabbit hunting becoming the county’s fourth fatal hunting accident in five months. Statewide report notes Iowa deaths by shotgun wounds may surpass the Spanish-American war toll.
W A Richards a former deputy United States marshal of Southern Town must serve eighteen years in the penitentiary for planning a burglary carried out by confederates. The supreme court affirmed the lower court's judgment. No clemency or extenuating circumstance. he knew the law and its penalties.
In a standout address last Thursday Hepburn closed debate on the railway rate bill. Despite malicious innuendo he remained composed and spoke to the country. He said the draft bearing his name had presidential approval and that the attorney general wrote all but two words. He confounded enemies and pleased friends with his confident statement.
An appreciation for periodical illustrations in Century Scribner's Harper's is expressed, noting the evolution from earlier to modern volumes as true works of art. The piece urges readers to savor but not skim without time for enjoyment.
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes the Iowa governor once argued before the Interstate Commerce Commission for packers seeking lower rates on diseased meat, while now advocating reforms. It questions past earnings and urges disclosure or burning of the remarks to end the political dodge.
Charles Elliott recalls Waterloo boosterism at a Waterloo editors banquet. A Methodist preacher famed for praising Waterloo impressed his congregation until a prayer asked God to grant him Paradise or, failing that, Waterloo. The anecdote notes Waterloo's excessive self-promotion and jokes it lost a faithful advertiser.
Cedar county grand jury indicts R J Ludlow for practicing medicine without license while Anton Westmark of Dubuque fatally shot his wife and killed himself. Changes in local papers, bank appointments, rail tax notes and Mason City revival are reported alongside real estate transfers and a Manchester Press obituary for Mrs. Hennessy.
discussion notes that 38 percent of inmates are illiterate and 50 percent attend night school. The piece argues literacy alone does not prevent crime and rejects blaming schools for forgers or educated criminals.
The Wyoming Journal quotes a portion of the January fee bills allowed by the board of supervisors with balance to follow. It notes Anamosa and Monticello justices and the Anamosa mayor are not living purely on their offices while a drunken tramp with no stable abode funds these officials. It urges state or county action to reduce this costly lodging method for vagrants.
An editorial argues corruption by corporations strangling railroads through rebates and finance schemes. It asserts blame lies with corporate favoritism rather than railroads themselves and calls for reforms to restore justice across industries.
The February Cornell College Bulletin edited by Prof. W B Ebersole urges high school students to complete their courses and prepare for life in college. It cites Who's Who in America statistics showing ten college bred men achieve conspicuous success for every one high school graduate.
A brief mention records a homemade product named Roval Daking Powder produced in New York. No further details on maker, date, or distribution are provided in the readable text.
A J Dalby has not been seen on the streets for days while confined at home with a severe grip. The report notes his condition as 6 not improving quickly and mentions his absence from the town scene.
The Maquoketa editors imitate Anamosa exchanges in a heated quarrel over which paper the rent of the meat money was taken. A mad dog attack leads to the killing of a hydrophobic dog by Frank Slouha after it threatened Mrs Slouha. W A Drury longtime Muscatine resident dies at his home.
Describes a tamegra stock farm with flowing water wind pump indoor waterworks two sets of improvements including a seven room house, barns for horses and cows, granaries, corn cribs, hog pen, smoke house, fruit and an orchard. RF T and telephone. Priced at 05 per acre with liberal terms. Also advertises Sumner County Kansas farms and high rent land in the region.
A fragment describes a cold Monday morning with thermometers showing 30 degrees below zero and a feeble sun that could still be seen. The passage uses a paradoxical, lightly poetic tone to convey harsh winter conditions.
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