Eight Hour Law Unequal Fight Over Railroad Labor
A political critique denounces Congress for quickly backing an eight hour workday for interstate railroad workers while excluding others. It argues the action favors a unionized minority, ignores longer hours by local workers, and warns of future price and policy consequences amid partisan pressures and looming foreign competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Ita Demanda
Jackson
Brotherhood
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald
Dubuque
Democratic’party
Harding letter and press reaction spark campaign debate
The Des Moines Register declined publication of Mr Harding’s letter to Rev Day though five lines were quoted as campaign material. The paper notes it opposed Harding on the board of control and labels the piece as less than a newspaper item. It cites California publicity missteps with Hi Johnson and his shifting political pose to attract attention.
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Des Moines Register
Harding
Mr. Day
Register
Board of Control
Iowa
California
Hi Johnson
Johnson
Harding faces misleading wet opposition in campaign stance
The piece argues Harding can win despite charges he is a wet as critics misjudge him. It says his opponent, a champagne drinker, has personal habits that conflict with his promises. It claims Harding aligns with his party and accuses Meredith of pushing planks the Democrats never endorsed.
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Harding
Bia Party
Meredith
Democratic Party
Monticello Starts City Districts for Oiling Streets
Monticello begins dividing the city into districts to oil streets and levy a tax for oiling. Private oiling has shown the desirability, with enough work already done at private expense to prove practicality.
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Monticello
Iowa Senators Stand Firm Against Election Pressure
Iowa senators refuse to be stampeded by threats and stand distant from the race, waiting to let time prove the wisdom of their votes. Atchison Globe calls the claim a lie cloaked as imagination.
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Iowa
Atchison Globe
War is Ever the Same from Roosevelt Maine Address
Roosevelt assails Wilson and his backers for calling peace with Mexico true peace while noting far higher Mexican casualties and ongoing violence. He contrasts McKinley’s successful war with Spain, Manila’s fall, and Cuba’s turning point with Wilson’s costly, dishonorable peace in Mexico, demanding deeds over words.
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Roosevelt
Maine
Wilson
McKinley
Spain
Mexico
Cuba
Philippines
Mr. Wilson
Vera Cruz
Manila
Mr. McKinley
What the President Must Meet
The article analyzes the campaign rhetoric around President Wilson and Senator Hughes. It argues Democrats exaggerate Wilson's indispensability while Hughes challenges Wilsonian infallibility, urging Democrats to defend stewardship and present concrete policies. Hughes is portrayed as exposing flaws and pressuring a shift from lofty rhetoric to clear positions.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Wilson
America
Hughes
Labor reps Accept Pens Used by President in Eight Hour Bill
Four labor representatives chuckled as they accepted the pens the president used to sign the eight hour bill, while the Bowie knives they had shown earlier remained sheathed.
All Serene in This Office
In the Monticello Express office a misfiring machine caused confusion for the editor who drafted a learned essay on the use of the word Damn in justification of a momentary slip of the tongue.
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Cascade Pioneer
Monticello
July traffic deaths in Iowa total thirty six
The August Highway Commission bulletin records thirty six automobile accident fatalities in Iowa for July. Fifteen resulted from crossings collisions with trains, six from pedestrians struck, and four from rollovers or other causes. One crash at Jefferson went into the river and another light failure at Perry caused a fatality. Twenty years ago September events in Monticello and area included marriages deaths and political addresses with several locals listed.
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Iowa State Highway Commission Service
Jefferson
Perry
A. G. Giriggaby
Manchester Sweeper Co Moves Plant to Mason City
Neighborhood notes report the Manchester Sweeper Co relocating its plant from Manchester to Mason City. News items cover infantile paralysis cases in Iowa City, a Waterloo enlistment turnouts, a Dubuque cloudburst rescue, a Greeley-area child case, and other local incidents and plans across several towns.
Iowa House approves Adam son bill to avert strike
Iowa lawmakers mostly back the Adam son bill with one exception as the House passes the measure to prevent the strike. Congressman Wooda votes against it while several listed members are marked not present. In the Senate Cummins and Kenyon vote no.
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Iowa
House
Wooda
Kennedy
Hull
Haugen
Ramseyer
Dowell
Tower
Green
Sweet
Good
Senate
Cummins
Kenyon
End of Threat as Rail Strike Code Messages Cancelled
The country clears a looming railroad strike after the Adams eight hour day bill passes the Senate and House. About 600 railway workers’ leaders telephoned general chairmen to cancel the strike set to begin Monday at seven. The vote was 43 to 38 in the Senate amid heated debates and claims of coercion by some lawmakers.
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Senate
House
Congress
Senate passes emergency revenue bill after war end
The senate approved an emergency revenue bill by 42 to 16. It would raise 205 million annually from inheritances, war munitions, and income tax hikes, create a tariff commission, impose a tariff on dyestuffs, and allow the president to take retaliatory trade steps against allied interference. Senators Cummins Kenyon LaFollette Norris and Clapp voted for. no democrats supported it. Senator Underwood denounced the tariff commission as surrender to Republicans and a betrayal of democratic principles.
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Senate
Cummins
Kenyon
LaFolletts
Norris
Clapp
Underwood
Tariff Commission
Wilson's Latest Phrase Creates Historic Split
Qedar Rapids Republican notes that a new Wilsonian line, God help you I cannot, echoes his famous too proud to fight. The remark fuels debate about leadership style and political strategy.
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Qedar Rapids
Local Births Moves and Moves Toward Hopkinton
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Frank Bradle yesterday. Mrs John Lewis leaves for a weeks visit in Monticello starting Monday. CO S Barker of Monticello enjoyed meeting old friends at a picnic yesterday. Ermina Dunlap sold her home to W C Bradken of Delhi township who will move to Hopkinton after January. OU L Main and family spend the week in Hopkinton with relatives. Cliff takes his annual vacation from the Monticello Express. A boy in Hardscrabble near Fred Bronneman’s home was severely injured by a horse Tuesday needing several stitches. Prof and Mrs W J Taylor depart for Lansford North Dakota for teaching duties the coming year. They spent a pleasant summer with Mrs Taylor’s parents J E Stanger.
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William Sandhouse
Zepha Rodman
Phillip Schlatter
Fayette
Robert G. Cousin
Opera House
Harry Bricker
Clinton
John Larnisse
Jacob Schneider
Ike
Switzerland
William Allen
Monticelo
England
H. P. Kelton
Prairieburg
Center Junction
H. M. Carpenter
Indianapolis
Mamie Keenan
Monticello
Dubuque
George
Edward Lang
Evanston
Iinois
Garret Biblical Institute
State University
Town City
Henry Rogers
Olel McLaughlin
Herman Hildreth
Paul Kilera
Adolph Prader
Fred D. McLaughlin
Edward Moore
Castle Grove Township
Misa Fannie Stevenson
Kansas City
O. H. Stevenson
Manchester Sweeper Co
Manchester
Mason City
Springville
Duat
Carl Pieper
Iowa City
Waterloo
George Batley
David Fagle
Greeley
W. A. Jessup
University of Iowa
Thomas H. MacBride
Erminne
University
Cedar Rapids
Y. M
First Avenue
Fifth Street
Trene Stugies
Butler County
Iowa
Trene Hess
Mitchell County
George Lambertson
DeWitt
Ryan
Athena
Greece
Clarence Wiese
Anguat
Industrial School
Frank Bradle
John Lewis
CO. S. Barker
Ermina Dunlap
W. C. Bradken
Delhi Township
Hopkinton
Fred Bronneman
W. JT. Taylor
Lansford
North Dakota
Adam Rejects Bread Work Denies Society Sanction
A New York Sun excerpt notes Adam refuses to eat bread in toil and declares the idea lacks the sanction of society. The quote frames a philosophical stance on labor and social approval.
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New York Sun
Wanted and For. Sale. EYES TESTED and glasses fitted
Classified item list shows multiple short advertisements from Monticello Iowa. Includes sale of red male hog, domestic help request, 160 acre farm for sale near Monticello, second hand furniture, canning factory labor offer, sale of a ValleyLand car, scrap iron purchase, farm for sale near Onslow, and Rickles Gerdes farm sale near Monticello. Names: Dr L G Stabler O A Hutton Mrs M W Herrick Meta Kasper L Pell Gillan House Monticello Produce Co A K McMaster August R Gerden.
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Rickles Gerdes
Monticello
August R. Gerden
Iowa
A Rural Ad Clipping Highlights Bargains and Banter
A dated rural ad notes ladder sales from 12 to 20 feet for repairs and mentions an asbestos cement van for farm use to mend tanks and roofs. It also includes light dialogue about horseradish and newlyweds, plus Eclipse coal and Sunshine windows marketing. Empty cement mill sacks are sought for ten cents each.
Hogs and Pig Rearing Questions for Farmers
Farmers hear a reminder that pork pricing makes every pound valuable and ask producers whether piglets were raised in warm sunlit conditions or in damp cold housing, stressing breeding practices and welfare.
Weather boosts crop prospects and market notes
The rains improve crop outlook with hope for a good corn yield if pleasant weather continues and occasional showers persist. Builders offer materials at low prices as seasonal conditions improve.
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Jack Frost
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