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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 22, 1917

Page

1

Conservation award contrast with legislative row over kin employment

The Iowa game warden E Henshaw wins a national certificate of merit from the American Game Protective Association amid a legislature attack on state officers employing relatives. The piece criticizes reforms and calls for democracy to rise, while linking war fears, pacifists, and presidential actions to national unity.

American Automobile Association Senate Iowa Ulatad Wright County

House Rejects Bill Repealing Anti-Tipping Law

The House refuses to pass the repeal amid recalls of paying a porter a quarter for shoe cleaning, indicating a lingering sentiment on tipping practices among lawmakers.

Houce of Representatives House

Legislature mulls ballot reform with trim at edges

A remark likens the legislature to trimming a primary ballot to its head and tail, suggesting a better job would discard the paunch as well. The perceptive comment critiques the scope of recent electoral changes and hints at broader reform needs.

Tariff Board Appointed Faces Criticism and Doubts

The new tariff board, described as nonpartisan, is seen as having limited revenue impact. Its chairman is a free trade theorist ill-suited for practical tariffs, while only one member is viewed as a practical protectionist. The Cedar Rapids Republican questions Senator Kenyon’s judgment, likening it to bad company and suggesting weakness and devilry in the affair.

Cedar Rapids Kenyon Dog Tray

Morley seeks consolidated school amid town debate

Morley residents push a consolidated school plan while Waterloo country club eyes 256 members and a $25 000 clubhouse. Dyersville builds a wagon factory with Goetzinger Bros Luxemburg. Marshalltown bar dean Thaddeus Binford dies. Cedar Rapids streetcar accident kills a child and injures his mother. John Black barn fire near Iowa City destroys stock valued at about 5000 including horses and cows.

Dyersville Goetzinger Bros Luxemburg Thaddeus Binford Marshalltown Barney Sealls Rome Township Martin Skinner, Jr Hopkinton Hogan John Yeager Joe Miller James Hogan Prairieburg Charley Bacon Postmaster Street Canter Point Des Moines Willard Lee Street North Chicago Charles W. McMaster Onslow Express Jones County Connecticut New England McMaster B. B. Sells RK. G. Swan Independence

Local Elections Name East and West Cascade Directors

Thomas Kingsley L W Will and Dr J P Lane elected directors in East Cascade. H J Pinnel and J B Dominy elected in West Cascade. Light voting across precincts. Surprise anniversary party honors Mr and Mrs Stewart Martin in Cascade township with over seventy guests. John Polter dies at John Koppes home in Richland township Jones county. Porter born in Luxemburg about 70 years ago and immigrated here as a laborer. Mrs Rose McClain dies at 64 after a week long pneumonia in Dubuque county home of her sister in Peosia.

Thomas Kingsley L. W. Will J. P. Lane East Cascades H. J. Pinnel J. B. Dominy West Cascade Stewart Martin Cascade Township John Polter John Koppes Richland Township Jones County Porter Luxemburg Europe Rose McClain George McClain Henry A. Dougherty Peosia McClain Dubuque County Ireand

Webb Kenyon law workaround joke about liquor transport

A Charleston anecdote jokes that circumvent the Webb Kenyon liquor law by carrying alcohol internally, reflecting humorous views on Prohibition era enforcement.

Charleston

Court term progresses with diverse Iowa cases and trials

District court proceedings feature jury verdicts and continued cases. Olive Hosford versus Fritz Yoasi resulted in $153.70 to the defendant. several Iowa indictments and civil matters progress, with trials, continuances, and settlements noted. The docket includes quiet title actions, divorces, and a rape case with sentencing under juvenile guidelines. Des Moines reporting covers legislative activity and highway, tax, and public-safety measures in Iowa.

District Court Olive C. Hosford Platte South Dakota Fritz Yoasi Monticello Thomas Clark H. P. Barber Wyoming Wells Fargo Express Co Express Garford Mig. Co F. M. Huyck State of Iowa Godfrey Bader State of Iowa Robert Shaw Olin Roscos Coleman Grand Seach William Walton Irvin Hart Ray Bemrose Charles Ray Bemrose State of Iown George Davis J. E. Remley Earl W. Ham Howard Green OC. J. Cash State Reformatory C. A. Beems Christ Tschantz Paul Berlin D. Boyd Charles A. Walworth Phillip Williams Samuel Streets Samuel Streets Han E. M. Lawrence F. W. Rhines Equity Katie Weston Miles Weston Coats

Frightful Protest Over Submarine Policy

The Burlington Hawkeye railing against claims that Americans on passenger ships could be torpedoed and argues that such lives must be defended as a matter of honor. The piece invokes the Revolution and War of 1812 to affirm the right to safety at sea and warns against subjugation through fear or "cruel methods."

Woodworth Dlum Davenport Greater Iowa Association Pitt Sargeant At Arms House Scott Appanoossa Kingsland Senate Rogers Carroll Burlington Theodore Roosevelt

Submarine Commanders Condemned for Destructive Warfare

The Cedar Rapids Republican denounces submarine leaders for lack of conscience and discretion, condemning their pursuit of destruction. It notes the sinking of women and children as unprecedented in civil warfare since ancient piracy, remarking on a world after two millennia of Christianity and civilization.

Cedar Rapids

Age and the Open Mind

Davenport Times asserts that a lively mind stays young by studying, seeking knowledge, learning from mistakes, and keeping an open view rather than clinging to a single answer or rigid stance in any perplexing situation.

Davenport Times Times

The Eclipse Corner Says Mix Wit With Practical Farm Sense

A jumble of observations blends farm tips with literary musings. It notes corn prices, feeding room ideas, and pigs in sunlit yards, then shifts to the value of human faces and nearby Shakespearean inspiration before promoting a plan book of modern homes with photos and floor plans.

Your Library of People Worth Keeping

A concise reflection on building a personal library of valued relationships. It emphasizes choosing people who enrich growth, trust, and lifelong learning. The piece suggests treating social networks as a curated collection, honoring those who contribute meaningfully to one’s life journey.

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