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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1913
Page
5
The piece argues Democratic leaders anticipate austerity from the tariff bill and possible financial panic. It cites a letter from the president to Senator Tillman, notes push for drastic measures against manufacturers who cut wages, and criticizes currency reform proposals to curb money in circulation during crises.
The month of May 1918 brought the hottest weather in Iowa since records began with temperatures reaching 90 to 96 degrees in many areas. Des Moines saw 98 degrees on May 29 causing fifty children to faint during Drake University events. no deaths occurred.
Testimony by Philip Roosevelt in the Roosevelt Newett libel suit reveals a boastful young witness who claimed Harvard study and described his cousin's cellar as a regular gentleman's cellar. The episode embarrassed the plaintiff and drew comment from the Chicago Tribune.
The passage notes that administration's grape juice is safer than a regular gentle man's cellar full of wines. It contrasts official drinking with private cellars associated with harvests of woe and humiliation.
Led by John W. Rowley, Keosauqua residents filed suit at Fairfield to block the executive council from buying more land for extending the state capitol grounds. Judge Hunter issued a temporary injunction amid constitutional questions, with concerns over potential millage debt limits and impacts on Capitol Hill property values.
The piece notes Polk county has the worst Iowa roads, contrasts Lafe Young of the Des Moines Capital as Iowa’s original good roads advocate touring Europe, and reports Polk supervisors refuse road-dragging funds. It also cites early investigation committee senators and President facing lobbyist accusations amid a Washington dispute.
A column surveys national and local events from June political speeches and hotel sales to university commencements. It notes Representative Pen Johnson’s controversial Decoration Day stance, a Lost Nation firemen tournament, rail and hotel business moves, and Kansas political figures. It also covers statewide education reforms including new minimum wages for teachers, certificate-based pay scales, and disestablishment of county institutes, with funding shifts for inspirational meetings and treasurers’ banking requirements.
In Cedar Rapids the Decoration Day address delivered by Rev. Joseph Fort Newton is praised for substance, while the imported orator’s speech is described as disconnected and choppy, with the city’s two pages of type indicating strong local interest.
Counsel for both sides held decoration day style conferences in Ishpeming libel suit. Denouement suggested a staged sequence where each party anticipated the next move, indicating prearranged progress.
The black pugilist Jack Johnson must serve a year in the penitentiary for violating the Mann Act. Retribution is described as slow but just in this legal outcome.
The Des Moines Register and Leader notes no mention of Walt Butler in a federal appointment. Why Butler has not publicized interest or been named by officials remains unclear.
The article suggests the judiciary committees of both branches of the last General Assembly should hire an expert due to ongoing issues. It highlights a need for professional guidance to navigate complex legal and legislative matters.
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes Wilson’s irritation at lobby obstruction and the tariff bill. It cites Senator Lewis as a potential associate majority leader and warns three Democratic senators Fletcher Hitchock Gore face stalled appointments if they travel Europe. The piece portrays a growing patronage influence over confirmations.
A brief quip notes that men tend to back initiatives that do not impose any expense on them, reflecting a common political sentiment about free benefits and self interest. The remark implies skepticism about public or collective costs.
Louisiana Senator Ramsdell denounced the free sugar plan in a prepared AP dispatch last Monday. He warned it would violate the Baltimore platform pledge not to destroy legitimate industry and threaten half a million Louisiana cane workers plus 150 000 beet sugar jobs and 200 000 Hawaii sugar workers. He said refiners employ about 10 000 and cited frauds and a government anti trust suit against the American Sugar Refining Co. He claimed the sugar campaign distracts from refiners and that consumer prices would rise after eliminating competition.
Carroll Herald reports Col George Harvey sold Harper's Weekly to a Chicago syndicate led by Crane. The paper, a money loser, is seen as likely to be pro Taft discrediting him. Since 1884 the Harpers favored Blaine. the magazine has fought financial ups and downs though Crane’s funds may stabilize it briefly.
A reflective column laments cinema crowds and the moral distance of movie cruelty. The piece ruminates on audience emotion from sorrow to laughter and questions the dignity of a filmmaker who exploits pain for entertainment.
The Chicago Tribune argues for government subsidies to build a merchant marine, noting nations like England France and Japan subsidize, while the U S resists and the fleet dwindles. It contends fear of subsidies blocks policy though foreign commerce relies on state aid.
A compact set of maxims about time as money and the value of wisdom. It notes youth changing opinions, old age hardening stance, and self-credit for success while lamenting borrowed trouble. It argues silence as the best wisdom and that praise should name faults to a person directly.
A Sioux City Journal note suggests Democrats fear a political misstep by President Wilson may arise from idealism. The piece frames anxiety over a flood of federal appointments and the timing of such moves as crucial to party strategy.
The Hon. Boise Penrose of Pennsylvania endorses direct election of United States senators by the people praising steady pace and measured approach.
A bank cashier steals funds and evades capture. The case includes a Sunday school superintendent who is missing, shocking readers and prompting local coverage in Atchison.
The Atchison Globe notes a white collar truism that most men understand what should be done but few know how to do it, reflecting on practical execution over mere knowledge. A call for better implementation, not just intent, echoes through local discourse.
Twenty years ago in Monticello during June, notable events include marriages of Fred Peck to Stella Fankill and W D Boswell to Mrs Ella Crogier, a new 8000 pound trell cylinder press, local attendance at Chicago’s Columbian Exposition, births and deaths, school graduations, and several local civic changes and accidents.
For sale the Kiburz building stock once core of Mrs Mary Howell to be sold in its entirety at public auction under court orders Saturday June 7 at 2 pm. Prime material available and bidders may secure a bargain.
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