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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1913
Page
7
President Wilson frames a democratic shift as a mandate to remake national life. He pledges to square government with early ideals, reform tariffs and banking, boost labor rights, conserve resources, and protect health and justice for all citizens. He calls for nonpartisan dedication and broad support to pursue humane reform.
James Montgomery Bailey humorously warns that wheelbarrows, though innocent in appearance, cause frequent spills and injuries. He notes their danger compared to locomotives and urges leaving them with handles toward the door. The piece blends satire with cautionary comedy.
The procedure claims rust can be removed by coating steel with sweet oil for a day then rubbing with fresh time and polishing in the usual manner.
The ceremony at the Capitol witnessed Woodrow Wilson take the presidential oath with Thomas Riley Marshall as vice president. Chief Justice White administers the oath as Taft watches, with a large crowd, military displays, and a procession to the East Portico.
Woodrow Wilson rode Pennsylvania Avenue as ex president and later as president to review soldiers and civilians in a vast parade. Grand Marshal Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood led divisions including West Point cadets, National Guard units, and veterans as crowds cheered through a night of lights and fireworks.
In Brooklyn a dozen boys at play in a vacant lot uncover a pasteboard box containing a four days old naked baby. They untie it and the infant appears dead. A policeman takes the baby to a hospital where it begins to cry again within half an hour. It is expected to survive.
Des Moines reporters note a rare unity among Iowa temperance groups as they endorse a common platform to push temperance laws. A cross organization committee will lead statewide education and campaign efforts, denouncing the Shankland bill which replaces saloon petitions with a ballot measure.
Mayor G. Tiller, noted for tackling drunks, rushed to quell a disturbance and found a steer gorging on silo juice in a cattle yard. The town official let the animal roam free until it sobered and then bound it to prevent further chaos.
Davenport debates a temperance fundraiser linked to Pat Crowe after he rented the Burtis Opera House for a Pat Crowe lecture. Opponents urge voters to oppose Dr Genevieve Tucker in a school director race, citing the event as a factor in her campaign. Crowe was later arrested for drunkenness.
At a State Center Presbyterian meeting the congregation unanimously called Rev. Edwin B. Whitney of Cookaville Wisconsin to succeed Rev. Henry Love who recently resigned as pastor.
Two local amateur wireless operators in Waterloo have set up receiving stations capable of copying messages sent from stations 1 180 miles away. The achievement highlights growing hobbyist radio activity in the area.
Charles Mulberry Rock Island employee who fell from a new Manley Street building is now described as violently insane after treatment at the Mason City hospital.
Ray Weatherhead reports a newly built hawk's nest in timber west of Tabor with a freshly laid egg found last week.
New block signals are to be installed on the Creston division of the Burlington road as soon as weather permits.
Carroll Lee Harris, recently convicted of burglary at Nockels & Sons clothing store, was sentenced to ten years in prison.
Coroner's jury blames the Rock Island railroad for the death of 10 year old Berdina Schroeder who was run over by a freight train while playing on tracks in front of her Davenport home.
In response to orders from Washington thirty five car loads of artillery supplies were shipped from the Rock Island arsenal to southwestern points within call of the Mexican border.
Burglars blew open the Magnolia post office safes taking 210 dollars in cash and 450 dollars in stamps. They also broke into the Frazier Harvey Johnson store, stole 10 dollars from the register and a revolver before escaping.
The Bryn Mawr college for women has informed the Ames president that one Ames student is eligible for a Bryn Mawr scholarship worth 525 dollars per year.
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