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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1913
Page
4
The Dubuque Times Journal urges city editors to visit the country to learn farming methods and encourages Iowa farmers to raise hogs for higher returns. It cites rising meat demand, high prices, and census data showing many swine in Iowa, urging farmers to convert corn into hog meat and avoid cholera risks.
Mrs Pankhurst denied entry for a crime of moral turpitude faced a deportation board. Immigration Commissioner Caminetti overruled, allowing her to land on recognizance and address suffrage crowds. The piece argues the ruling reflects selective enforcement and political influence.
The piece casts Sulzer’s impeachment dismissal as morally certain while noting many would not withhold testimony. It labels Sulzer a demagogue and reports Roosevelt’s letter urging defense, which Sulzer lacks. It also extols Marconi as a world benefactor for wireless telegraphy saving lives at sea including the Carpathia Titan incident and Volturno relief efforts.
Democratic papers declare cattle are scarce since the tariff bill passage and promise a future drop in living costs though the outlook remains uncertain.
Wealthy Chicago women including Mrs Medill MecCormick journeyed to Peoria last week to misrepresent the Republican Supreme Court candidate Judge Puterbaugh. Senator Dailey defended the counterattack saying women entering politics should face the same scrutiny as men for deception and character attacks.
The Des Moines Capital notes Gardner and Bye paid for the Anamosa Eureka plant in under three years after its $10,000 purchase. It says the door of opportunity remains wide for sober, industrious young men who apply themselves in any chosen line of work.
Secretary Bryan spoke at Waterloo last Thursday defending the currency bill now before Congress. He acknowledged that opponents claim Bryan socialist ideas are in the bill and said he would not deny parentage of his proposal.
Indications show the president will yield to amend the currency bill as opposition from country bankers grew too strong to ignore. Senators closer to this financial element recognize the unjust features that could turn many national banks into state banks if enacted.
In New York a planned 12000 attendance for Mrs. Pankhurst was trimmed to about 3000. Dispatches describe a bleak mood around the platform and little sign of the expected sympathy or curiosity from the city. Hysterical revolutionist shows no intention of setting fires on this shore.
William Sulzer already disgraced ex governor is nominated and accepts by a New York City district Bull Moose faction. Democrats will likely shed any interest in him with eagerness and without regret.
Jane Addams argues about brute force in man, provoking Cyrenus Cole of the Cedar Rapids Republican to retort that she scratches and that the cat also belongs to brute creation. He urges restraint and notes the unmarried should discuss better topics.
The quote contrasts Bryan with historical world divisions by classifying people as democrats and aristocrats while noting a universal split into fools and fools. The remark frames Bryan criticizing political division as mirroring broader human categorization.
A troubling report notes multiple stabbing incidents targeting candidates seeking Democratic party advancement. Authorities investigate possible motives and associations as the political scene reacts to the violence.
The Cascade Pioneer reports Supervisors T J Finn and John Thomson of Jones County in town last week to set a contract to cut down Banghart hill. Matt Noyes, ex supervisor, also present. Hoffman vs Harmon verdict aids Miss Hoff man in Cedar Rapids case over unauthorised ad use of her image. A Dubuque US court suit targets bankruptcy for Peter Kiens Son firm led by OC W Berg named receiver. Creditors seek recovery as senior member died last December and funds are in doubt.
The column reports a wide mix of local and state news. Notes include prison counts at Anamosa, a major Ames area fire, farm sales near Mechanicsville, marriages in Cedar Rapids and Anamosa, a droughty Grundy County potato crop, fatal accidents and injuries, sports results, grand jury activity in Dubuque, and obituaries and clergy appointments across Iowa towns such as Toledo Peterville Nora Springs and Dubuque.
The Cedar Rapids Republican frames Mrs. Pankhurst’s ban from landing as a legal matter. It notes her admission of support for property destruction but denies it as acceptable political action. Officials in New York offered courtesy, contrasting with her followers' behavior toward their own government.
Eagle Grove Eagle warns many township trustees nationwide risk fines and imprisonment for neglecting road dragging duties. The Polk County actions seek to set an example, pressing trustees to fulfill legal road maintenance obligations or face court action. County attorneys will pursue noncompliant officials statewide.
Hopkinton Leader accuses Manchester carnival organizers of using special licenses to permit illegal gambling and tent shows of questionable merit. The piece condemns the three day event as unbecoming for the town and questions public officials' tolerance of the activities.
A Baltimore Sun report examines customers who take seats during business hours without awaiting service. It discusses potential factors such as staffing, service flow, and expectations shaping customer behavior in busy storefronts.
Poem praising a dog as a faithful friend, contrasting human kindness with the speaker’s view of men. The speaker, J. P. W., notes a sense of higher life in the dog and expresses love for the animal despite doubts about humanity.
The Express files recount October 1873 events: births for Langworthy on the 14th and Gurney on the 22nd. marriages of P. H. Babcock to Mya Phosbe Sargent on the 5th and Count Price to Amy Jennings on the 2nd. Rev. F X Miller’s third-year pastorate. tax-sale delays amid hard times. Major Charles Taylor’s death near Monticello from typhoid. H D Sherman and R P Smith at Des Moines for Masons Grand Lodge. Simon A Morse and Frances J Lake wed. Joseph Bernhardt injured by a gun discharge near Monticello. Election year anti monopoly ticket wins in Jones County. Monticello debates abolition of capital punishment. participants named from local families.
The Des Moines Register and Leader condemns Sulzer for apparent obliviousness to the testimony against him. It notes he allowed the testimony to stand unrefuted, describing him as infamous and contented in the face of the charges.
The Washington Post notes that the difference between Harry and haste hinges on who speaks, highlighting how rhetoric shapes perception in Congress.
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