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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1923
Page
5
The speaker urges abolition of the saloon and demands state government action under the Eighteenth Amendment and Volstead Act. He criticizes delays and calls for unwavering obedience to prohibition laws while warning of political and social consequences if enforcement falters.
A joint code revision committee tackles 260 bills, planning Senate and House procedures to speed passage. Amendments tighten lobbyist registration, road funding, and tax rules while targeting efficient grouping of statutes and strengthened oversight on school expenditures and county finances.
The Monticello Board of Education awarded contracts for a new school building. Lauritzen Construction Co. of Waterloo won general construction at 149,918 dollars, Wilson Heating Co. of Washington for plumbing and heating at 27,486 dollars, and Robins Electric Co. of Moline for electrical work at 3,780 dollars. Other bids ranged across twelve bidders for general construction and seven for electrical work, with duties including humidity control by Johnson Service Co. of Milwaukee. Construction is to be ready by February 1, 1924, with ground breaking planned after frost ends.
Rev. John Thompson of Chicago’s First Methodist Episcopal Church denounces Mr. Bryan for denying biblical and scientific evidence in favor of literalism. He contrasts Darwinism with evolution, argues Christianity centers on Jesus not creeds, and defends God as immanent in nature rather than a carpenter of the world.
An analysis outlines France’s Ruhr occupation plan as a gamble to secure reparations and gold. It argues Paris must sell its course to its people and then reassess if it fails, while Britain and the United States distance themselves and await outcomes.
The Omaha Bee criticizes Versailles for extending war and hates, damaging markets and delaying Allied debt payments. It calls for treaty revision as the first step to peace. The Des Moines Register warns a new Napoleon could overrun Europe, risking a fate similar to Napoleon I on the frozen plains of Russia.
Davenport dispatch reports 1500 bushels of corn sold for 7844 cents a bushel with lively bidding from 300 farmers. The item notes cigarette tax receipts of about 921,603 dollars for the state and mentions a major smoke tax contribution.
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