16 Mar 1905
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1905
Page
1
The piece notes Cassie Chadwick's case as a warning on excessive borrowing from a national bank despite a cooperative president. It blames Missouri Republicans for an ill-timed victory amid party factionalism and patriotism concerns. It hints at brewing distrust over alleged sulfuric acid in Massachusetts beer.
Lafe Young writes from Washington urging young men to avoid $1,200 clerkships. He asserts that similar effort in professional or commercial work yields higher rewards and greater contentment.
A policy holder sues the Equitable Life Assurance Association alleging mismanagement and calling out a $100,000 annual salary for the youthful president. The suit claims most directors are dummies without stock and act under the president's will, with agitation seen as beneficial to policy holders.
The president extols motherhood and condemns women who choose not to be mothers. He argues childless elders will regret forsaking children’s love for companionship in old age, urging society to value parental care for a peaceful decline.
The national editorial association backs Fairbanks and at an Armtrong banquet ex Senator Thurst on backs Secretary Shaw. Speaker Cannon supporters claim he will figure prominently in the race that starts three years hence. The piece notes political currents may shift and new men may emerge.
A historical reflection argues that Russia suffers a crushing defeat at Mukden and Japan claims a decisive victory, prompting calls for peace. The piece laments civilian suffering, the high cost of war, and questions commercial ambitions driving conflict while urging restraint and patience.
The Minneapolis Tribune argues big life insurers rely on a vast, largely unregulated surplus. It warns that if funds are misused or inaccessible, death claims could go unpaid. The piece calls for complete government inspection and tighter oversight of affiliated trust companies.
The Burlington Mawkeye reports Olin banker I. Snyder vanished after an December assignment and left creditors short about 145000. The piece argues many business partners suspect he aimed to defraud and that legislatures might evolve safeguards to protect prudent lenders from crooked bankers, regardless of motive.
The piece denounces a figure named Joe Trigg as a ruinous rural loafer. It portrays him as a corrupting influence off the farm, leering at women, frequenting races and fairs, and living off graft and vulgar habits. It contrasts him with the hardworking farm boy who rises to leadership.
The Burlington Hawkeye reports the old kite shaped track at Independence will be plowed up and planted with corn. The city has learned that speed tracks offer little lasting profit beyond brief amusement and do not significantly contribute to healthy growth or permanent development.
A Texas constituent wrote to Representative Burgess asking for a bull pup from the Bureau of Animal Industry. He implied the agricultural bill discussion suggested the department had other items to pass around free besides garden seeds.
Seven women and two men petitioned the district court for marital relief. Voices of abuse and neglect are cited as grounds. Anna Macha and others receive relief including name changes and custody provisions.
New York report notes unclear health matter with scattered details and an itemized powder reference. The fragment hints at health and safety concerns but lacks coherent context or names.
A mother of three summering boys receives a letter from her eldest promising to be the first to write from Livingston. The note, written in haste, apologizes for the messy handwriting and asks the mother to excuse interruptions as he thanks her for the dime promised to the first letter writer.
The state board plans to double Anamosa prison capacity by completing a new four story steel cell house with 440 cells. Cost estimates place total new work around 56 000 dollars plus 16 000 for plumbing and 15 000 for galleries and equipment. When finished it will hold about 1 000 prisoners and may support a men's reformatory if authorized.
A satirical note on gender and social norms opens the piece, followed by a fatal train accident story. John Bureish, a 62 year old farmer from near Oxford Junction, was struck by a Davenport and Monticello train last Friday. He died in Wyoming Saturday morning from injuries. He is survived by a widow and five children, one of whom works in Oxford Junction’s hardware business.
A leading pharmacist extols Scott's Emulsion noting its benefit from infancy to old age. The ad claims the product restores flesh and vitality through nourishment not found in ordinary food and suits even weak or delicate systems.
F A Bort and A K Cramer have shipped a car of cattle and will actively operate hereafter boosting Hopkinton as a stock market. South Fork township elected directors for the year including Chris Ament Frank Lux and several others. Lenox College Home for the Friendless Dubuque and Finley Hospital receive bequests from the Finley estate. Ames touts a new armory amid looming tension over a potential treaty.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.