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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1902
Page
5
Reverend Earl, candidate for Congress in the Third District, conducted an active canvass and anticipated at least 3,000 votes but received 911.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes Birdsall’s election in the Third district and asserts that political places once tied to Boies will know him no more forever.
A letter from Ella Wheeler Wilcox to President Mitch Ell of the United Mine Workers commends his strength self control and courage amid the pressures facing the union.
The text notes a full Republican ticket victory in Kansas with a 35000 vote plurality and the disappearance of populist influence from the state’s congressional delegation. It frames the era as a return to older political dynamics.
The Chicago Tribune asked 95 Iowa editors to name a preferred Republican candidate to replace Henderson. Eighty two favored Congressman Cannon of Illinois, with the rest listing Cannon as their second choice.
In the latest Commoner issue Mr. Bryan acknowledges Republican gains in the West while noting Democratic advances in the South. He urges reform supporters to stay hopeful, arguing that even a cheerful Bryan sets a hopeful tone for Democrats nationwide.
A commentator studying European military life proposes reviving soldier singing and composing marches for the American army. He suggests chants during the march and wonders if reintroducing the canteen could provide the needed singing energy.
Republicans express satisfaction with Wisconsin results predicting Senator Spooner will be re elected for a six year term. He is described as one of the brightest and strongest figures in the United States Senate and a decisive impactful debater. The country will hear from him in coming years.
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes that Democratic candidates for county attorney fared well in Linn Jones and Jackson counties. Across the state Republican county attorney candidates were heavily scratched as pro galoons supporters shifted to Democrats to keep sympathizers in office.
The article notes the rural free delivery system is permanent, not a temporary experiment. Assistant Postmaster General Wynne states in his annual report that Congress should provide more funding to establish laid out routes and speed installation of routes under study, aiming to cover every highway in populated areas.
Mr. Morgan assisted the Trust Company of the Republic in New York last Sunday by taking up $4,000,000 worth of securities of the United States Ship Building Co. The deal spared the trust company from failure and warns banks about over capitalization in industrial stocks.
At the Dubuque County Teachers association in Cascade Professor Horchem urged replacing district schools with a central graded school with country pupils transported to it. He argued it would raise instructional efficiency and cut costs. The idea has state support and limited trials in some counties, viable where few children attend local schools.
President Elliott of Harvard criticized church influence in a Boston Methodist ministers’ address. He argued Sunday school is inefficient and the church overemphasizes emotion, sparking sharp criticism from a Methodist official who called him a crank. The Minneapolis Tribune echoed that evangelical response would defend religion’s enduring role.
The legislature overhauls rural roads. Township trustees gain control of all highways and must hire a superintendent. Road taxes move to cash only. Friction may arise as trustees select capable road superintendents. Disposition of tools from former road districts also debated.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports County Attorney Reed of Jones County, a Republican, became the target of a political prank. Local politicians spread a joke claiming he was John A. Reed's brother from Cedar Rapids, fueling voter anger and leading to swift political backlash.
The Henry Stutt place north of the fair grounds formerly owned by the late David Graham, a 119 acre property, sold to Michael Gorman for 90 dollars per acre. Gorman, longtime Hale township resident, sold his 200 acre Hale farm for 65 dollars per acre. The Dr Adair 160 acre farm east of town was bought by M Straw at 75 dollars per acre. Anamosa Eu reka.
Anamosa Journal and other papers dissect the Jones county victory as democracy at work. Cedar Rapids and Linn county Republicans face blame for convention maneuvers while Cedar and Jones counties pay political costs. The Eighteenth district saga emphasizes restraint against overreach and warns that party rank and file determine fate.
Miller, Democrats, and Wm G Thomson, Republicans, lose as Treichler and Rothrock Republicans are defeated after the judicial convention backs the chairman who motions nominations by acclamation despite other candidates. The reason for the chairman’s action and the convention’s support remains unexplained.
Max O Bell argues that Gambetta Napoleon Mirabeau and other tribunes lack humor while Abraham Lincoln and Chauncey Depew illustrate humor in leadership Garfield abandoned humor entering politics Depew remains entertaining yet may not appear earnest a speaker in the U S Senate draws careful scrutiny from senators and the gallery.
A skeptical voice warns readers about confidence schemes and con artists preying on gullible people. The piece argues swindlers thrive when crowds seek easy money and notes the public rarely learns, echoing Barnum and historic mountebanks. It urges vigilance against repeated scams.
Across newspapers nationwide, Mr Cannon is hailed as a formidable leader with fast decisive action. The chorus lauds his impact and effectiveness in driving rapid results.
Poem lines express longing for quiet and relief from constant laughter. The speaker imagines silence as a healing arms of grief, contrasted with merriment and weariness.
An outbreak of typhoid fever is spreading in Dubuque, attributed to contaminated water. Notices mention Monticello butcher Jake Widmer visiting Flangan and Boyle, a temple hill wedding of Charles Leonard and Misa Maggio English, and a $25 reward offered by Charles Cassidy of Whitewater for traitors who scrawled epithets on his residence. John Henny dies aged about 59 at his brother T W Henny's Richland Township home from consumption.
Frank Sutherland rents the Fuller farm near Ehler. Jake Schneider searches cattle nearby. Mrs. Alvah Miller fills Miss Anna Beatty’s schoolroom post this week. Miss Dora Young visits sister Mrs. Alvah Miller and husband in Monticello.
The Wyoming Journal notes several voting irregularities including three unmarked tickets found in the box and two folded tickets mistakenly handed to a voter. The voter believed he cast a double vote and marked both tickets before submitting them.
Old advertisements praise salt pork for consumption and present Scott's Emulsion as the modern fat remedy. It claims fat feeds the consumptive and that the cod liver oil and hypophosphites in Scott's Emulsion boost strength and lung health. A free sample is offered upon request.
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