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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1913
Page
6
The Welch factory in Anamosa formerly housed school furniture and printing, now to be sold at sheriff’s sale. Investors who put 860,000 into the concern risk losing their entire stake as a newer Monticello plant failed amid misjudged profit expectations and aggressive cheap printers.
The dairy and food commissioner of Iowa gains expanded duties as new laws start July 4. A uniform weights and measures standard, cold storage regulation, misbranding penalties, and strict sanitary requirements for food makers and sellers will go into effect. Inspectors led by Mr. Barney will enforce the new rules, prompting many restaurants and cheap hotels to clean up.
The report on Lieutenant Governor O Hara of Illinois avoids strong conclusions. The vice commission chief admits a late poker game and associating with undesirable elements to protect his reputation. It notes the unusually cautious examination of Vredenburg and saloonkeeper Davis.
A past furor over denatured alcohol saw Congress rush to modify law to allow small makers to use waste materials. Predicted price drops and widespread use by the arts were not realized. The internal revenue service imposed many rules that blocked the law's intent.
The self appointed organizers push for reform in convention representation from the South. The proposal includes a reform in Congress representation where disfranchised Negroes are part of the basis. Uncle Joe Cannon approves and recalls backing it at the 1908 national convention, opposed then by Mr. Cummings who now supports it.
A Dubuque County man described as the keeper of a blind pig was indicted in court. He pleaded guilty and received a fine, reflecting on the era’s progressive times.
Remaining Iowa federal appointments linger with nervous nominees and referees anxious about looming pressure from a hurry-up pace. The mood among interested parties reflects concern over potential rushed confirmations and uncertain futures.
Grim humor frames Hiram Johnson's reply to President Wilson. The piece argues the governor sides with personal satisfaction over larger issues, deeming the exchange a football match. It laments politics shaping foreign policy in shallow terms.
Senator LaFollette skipped the Chicago gathering saying the moment is not ripe and a year hence will be more favorable. Senator Cummins plans his own business next year and may seek to erase his 1912 political stance if it succeeds.
The Manchester Press has installed a $4 000 No 8 linotype machine amid prosperous advertising columns. Colonel Harvey, a noted Wilson supporter, predicts William E Borah will win the next U S presidency.
The Chicago conference question asks whether Senator Cummins who backed Roosevelt aligned with the Republicans or the Bull Moose faction. The inquiry remains common, reflecting the political split and Cummins’ stance amid party realignment during Roosevelt’s progressive campaign.
A remark notes that if the six hundred and some odd Japanese who own farm land in California were voters, they would have friends in Hiram Johnsons legislature.
Reforming a party often implies shifting power to a new group of leaders. The idea centers on changes in the top offices and decision makers, rather than altering policy fundamentals or party direction.
The Siena City Journal reviews Gen James S Clarkson's Annals of Iowa account of 1875 GOP nominating fight for Iowa governor. It recounts Weaver's expected nomination, Ballard's dramatic Kirkwood nomination, Dubuque delegation plans, and Trumbull's forceful objection to Kirkwood’s candidacy.
The Iowa Farmer discusses the farm sector amid tariff and price debates. It notes congress debates between Representative Hardy and Judge Towner on price reductions affecting farmers and cautions that free trade in wool meat sugar and grain duties could shift costs onto farmers while manufactured goods retain revenue tariffs.
In the Chicago Inter Ucan Mr. Bryan questions the 1900s party strategy as a “get together” movement for progressives and Republicans. He asks if Roosevelt should step aside to win, but Bryant does not answer.
Local items report a new hotel planned for Warlville, a church debt free at Garrison, and resignations at Leander Clarke College. Marshall county districts consider consolidation. Iowa college graduates. rail fare proposal for Gettysburg veterans. several local incidents and athletic meet results highlight community life.
Governor Hadley is described as a seeker for the 1916 presidential nomination. The article notes his prior attempts in several places yielded little but trouble and hints at continued pursuit.
The passage extols grass as nature’s enduring benediction. It describes grass reclaiming battlefields and streets, protecting soil, and shaping climates and nations. Despite war and winter, grass endures, returning with spring and sustaining life even without bloom or fruit. It cites John J. Ingalls’s reflection on its quiet power.
The Cedar Ranada Republican recalls Joe Cannon praising changing fronts among Republicans including Senator Cummins of Iowa. He notes 1908 vs 1912 shifts on southern representation, arguing party rivals varied with who held the southern delegation and that politics favors allies, not ideals.
A fragmented editorial style piece muses on leadership dynamics between a boss and followers. It contrasts worth in individuals with the ease of harming weak targets and notes social reactions to domestic and neighborhood behavior, ending with a cynical take on humor and family reception.
Manchester Press notes the Monticello Express complains about delays in second class mail and newspaper single wraps. It cites parcel post growth as a cause, with millions of packages shifting from express to mail and mail clerks buried under an avalanche. The piece predicts a severe future problem handling business without many railway mail clerks as the system expands.
Vernon Hawkeye argues that cards of thanks are unnecessary and improper. He calls the custom an insult to personal matters and believes it should be abolished.
Springfield report notes new charge linked to Japanese residents in California claiming they prosper by drinking tea made with boiled water rather than raw water, a detail tied to local health claims affecting white settlers.
A clipped anecdote recalls a browbeating lawyer who demands a witness answer yes or no. The witness replies with a sharp example about a man beating his wife, highlighting a dilemma in legal questioning.
A Charleston Bar member, Colonel H, tries to bully a female witness by misusing the word irony. She answers with a sharp example saying she would call him a gentleman to prove irony. The audience, jurors, and judge react with laughter while the colonel loses his case.
A lawyer questions a man about jury service and the man admits he has avoided juries by claiming not to be ignorant enough. The judge presses, and the man clarifies he was excused because lawyers thought he was too smart to be ignorant.
In a courtroom scene a wife testifies about her husband the burglar. The prosecutor presses, asking if she knew he was a burglar when they married. The witness retorts she chose him because she was getting old and needed a lawyer rather than a burglar, ending the cross-exam.
A German juror in a trial pleads to go home to his wife and protests his English while the judge insists he must sit in the box. The exchange ends with the judge exasperated and everyone told to sit down.
In a rural justice court the defendant was sentenced to thirty days in jail. He addressed the judge as Bill, old boy, asking if he would jail him. The judge replied and the man warned God help you when I get out.
An Englishman injured by a hole in a Maine town sidewalk sues for one thousand dollars with Hannibal Hamlin as counsel. Hamlin wins at trial and on appeal, then sends the client one dollar after deducting fees and costs. The client questions if the damages are bad.
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