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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1915
Page
5
A local editorial argues high school boys should study two hours daily after classes to avoid loafing in pool halls and late hours. It criticizes parents and teachers for transferring idle time elsewhere and notes implications from a bank loan fraud case tied to Ledowsky and a letter from Tom D. Lockman warning about loan repayment and suggesting liquor as a temptation.
Henry Ford argued that criminality is tied to idleness and that work builds self respect and morality. He claimed his program can transform ex convicts by placing them in productive labor with prospects beyond mere subsistence, noting favorable conditions that aid this effort and suggesting crime would diminish if all people loved their work.
Alabama moves to dry counties after 1911 repeal and local option enactment. Sixty seven counties vote dry except eight, governor vetoes then legislature overrides. Southern Democrats press toward tighter alcohol restrictions.
Hopkinton Iowa Lenox College receives a legacy from the late Fort Dodge philanthropist L S Coffin who died ten days ago The college gains a financial boost described as real and tactful by Dr B E Reed its president The notice praises Lenox despite its smaller size and credits its recent prosperity to Reed
It is believed Judge Martin J. Wade the Iowa Democratic national committeeman will be appointed to the southern Iowa district judgeship to replace the late Judge Smith McPherson. If true the president would bypass southern district candidates and name an outsider.
Medill McCormick enters the Illinois legislature Republican caucus after years with the Bull Moose party and publicly claims progressives are being drawn to the Republican side by the national Democratic administration. He notes Democrats also admit the shift.
The piece argues Senator Lodge warns the president’s ship buying law may provoke a serious rift with allies as German vessels interned in American ports could be seized. It criticizes Wilson’s neutrality stance and Democratic leadership, while Senator Cummins accuses the president of partisan over country. The tone likens Cummins to a jilted admirer resentful of Democratic ties.
The piece laments the media focus on Baby McKee once loved by the nation. It contrasts the neglected future of a child with prominent granddads and the enduring glare surrounding the infant’s brief celebrity.
A bill introduced by Representative R J Horthem proposes censorship of moving pictures by police authorities in every city in the state, but it does not specify how police authorities are to be censored.
The granger member who filed a bill to require dogs to stay on their owner's land and another to reduce wolf scalp bounties is suspected of blaming dogs for stealing his mutton.
The article notes that loud legislators in the legislature often do not become the ones who drive constructive action, as rattle brains typically have their measures dealt with early in the session.
Editors at post offices nationwide mobilize support for the president amid mounting party and policy tensions. Leaders urge timely action and unified messaging to bolster administration goals.
Last week in Des Moines and Ames college games featured Iowa schools with scores: Des Moines 35 Cornell 15 Ames 20 Grinnell 19 Drake 30 Iowa Wesleyan 18. Legal and civic items note slander suit in London, a Jones county death, injuries from icy sidewalks, a farmers institute arm injury, paving bids in Manchester, a Dubuque murder conviction reversal, and a $40,000 charity stock donation by Telegraph-Herald to local institutions including St. Vincent De Paul and Mercy hospital.
A paid advertisement argues against government ownership of railroads, comparing international valuations and arguing U S lines face higher wage and supply costs while keeping rates low. It cites Deutsche Bank and Lehigh Valley findings, details wage hikes 1900 1914 and lists rising expenses from coal to track work. It warns against political control and stresses railroads need space to expand under supply and demand.
A school girl from Trenton NJ proclaims a personal creed urging calm speech, avoidance of gossip, compassion for others, gratitude, honesty, and self-improvement. The piece ends with a question about who will carve the turkey when Wade becomes judge, offering a light concluding note.
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