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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1917
Page
3
The piece urges rapid mobilization as ten million enrollments yield a potential two million fighting force. It defends wartime sacrifice, praises doctors joining service, and warns against congressional abdication to executive power while Congress debates revenue measures.
The speaker accuses patriotic citizens of treason and disloyalty and hints that those helping enemies or withholding support will be monitored by secret service men. The directive ends with a caution to proceed carefully.
Webster City uses a $40,000 surplus in the electric light fund to buy liberty bonds with $10,000 of the amount. The move aims to earn a fair interest rate and aid the government in the war effort against Germany.
The Irish convention to advise Britain on home rule opens with 101 delegates from every Irish constituency. How many may remain when it closes is a matter of speculation.
The address praises democratic allies over Kaiser autocracy while noting a rain event's damage in eastern Iowa though not widespread. Des Moines will host the 18th Division training camp for drafted men from Iowa and surrounding states, with an estimated 30 000 soldiers. A closing prompt asks about liberty bonds.
Secretary Lane cites Belgium and Liege as triggers for war and compares them to Bunker Hill and Lexington. He denounces German aggression, spy networks, the Zimmerman note, and the use of poison gas and submarines, urging a worldwide fight for an honest, peacekeeping order.
About the year 1000 Europe faced pestilence and famine with widespread starvation and cannibalism reported by Michelet. Monasteries kept art alive as people headed to Jerusalem, where Crusaders vastly dwindled from 600000 to 10000 returning home.
Anamosa editorials dispute eastern praise for McAdoo and say western reaction to liberty bonds mirrors Wilson’s pre paid preparedness journey. They contend McAdoo did little beyond uniting bankers for early subscriptions and expect midwest people to respond without gimmicks or tours.
The Burlington Hawkeye quotes a harsh phrasing claiming an average Democratic statesman or lawmaker lacks understanding of tax law and finance, likening their knowledge to a native's ignorance of icebergs and blizzards in distant Africa.
A June twister ripped Hale Township with widespread destruction. Dozens of barns and houses were ruined, many farms lost buildings, and a few residents were injured. Bridges and railroad structures suffered severe damage amid high flood waters along the Wapsipinicon and Maquoketa rivers.
Local notes report Delhi setting August 1 as a daily observance while Vinton battles blue law enforcement. Other items include Grinnell professors joining military service, a Mechanicsville egg deal worth 60000 in 60 days, and college graduates from Iowa State College at Ames.
Wheatland Gazette reports Manilla Iowa a largely German town has 26 volunteers in U S service. The German Verein provided hall space and donated 100 dollars to the Red Cross. In one night the town raised 3500 dollars for the Red Cross aiming for 5000 in a week with ministers from multiple denominations speaking for the war effort.
Dr Newell Dwight Hillis told a Denver audience that Germany offered the Entente a 30 billion dollar indemnity to end the war and to collect it from the United States. He said Germany would keep its armed forces and freedom of seas, a plan aimed at sending troops to the U S to demand payment. The Allies allegedly refused, preventing a supposed conquest of the country.
W J Bryan, paid 500 for a lecture, buys a 1000 liberty bond. Perry workers earning three or four months for the same amount subscribe equally. Critics say he proves theory over practice in patriotism.
Cedar Rapids Gazette notes the public will learn how much of movie favorites income is paid as stage money versus standard wages, clarifying how earnings reach grocery and butcher shop purchases.
Cedar Rapids Gazette notes Congress weighs newspaper taxes and suggests accepting owner valuations starting with publications like The World's Greatest as a basis for assessment.
Ackley World Journal argues the war will be fought mainly by the poor, with limited exceptions. It contends the cost should be borne by rich men, framing a stark choice: fight or pay.
The south roared with anger in response to a proposed war tax on cotton, echoing from Webster City through Washington as debate intensified over the policy in the South.
Monticello council met with all members present. City treasurer showed a balance of 11860.90 and miscellaneous receipts 60.49 with water fund 878. Bills approved include OM StP RR freight 136.82 and many local contractors and service providers. curb and gutter contract signed with bond 700. street commissioner appointed. Also notes: Miss Mary Margarelt Mannwalt wed to Ernest Speedy. several locals attend lodge events and visits. Irving Frost recalls Hibberd Frost & Wood venture.
A roll of real estate deeds shows multiple transactions including Henry Hellberg administering the John Althen estate with 29 acres in section 4 84 4. Malyn Smith selling to M G Aleever for 130. J JH Miller conveying lots 7 8 block 2 Flannigan Moore add Oxford Junction for 1 and other considerations. Melissa Sackrider transferring to Addie F and John Armstrong parts of parcels in Ellison's add Martelle. Elizabeth Brown to R D Gordon 9 acres in section 15 83 2 for 1. W A Hogan to the State of Iowa 45 44 acres in section 3 844 for 8683. Joseph Kostewieck to Ingwer Winter 80 acres in section 1 88 1 and 60 acres in section 36 84 1 for 6000. Simon Neilly to Delia Neilly lots 319 and 8 5, lot 318 Railroad and Monticello for 1. Elmo Brown to Maude Brown 2 acres in section 13 83 3 for 1. W E Solte to W A Kent lots 6 7 8 9 10 in block 3 Edleman’s add Olin for 1050. W G Brock to H A Young lots in block 2 Martello for 250. Oriana Peet et al to Earl C Peet 64 acres in sections 22 and 14 83 4 for 81. A A Cole to Emma Hart lot 9 block 2 Walnut Fork add Olin for 1.
The column urges restful sleep with a sleeping porch and good air. It notes a shift from producer to consumer roles and stresses storage for preservation. A Canadian report says red cedar shingles last forty to fifty years and are a dependable natural roofing material.
The text argues against steel, felt or asbestos roofing for permanent buildings. It claims red cedar shingles, properly nailed, last much longer though they cost about twice as much.
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