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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1912
Page
5
An editorial warns readers, especially modest earners, about frauds and get rich quick schemes in real estate and stocks. It cites banks, lawyers, and promoters as risks, urges licensing like Kansas, and advises consulting trustworthy friends before investing. It notes political maneuvering around a bull moose party ticket and district nominations.
Congressmen who touted parcels post as a local benefit may have noted Sears & Roebuck stock hitting 207 last Friday. Merchants have noticed the rise and will watch government aid to large mail order houses as January approaches.
The piece notes Suspender Jack McGee disrupts the New York bull moose convention with a flamboyant entrance and calls for nominating Straus. It also praises Miss Nettie Hazard for county superintendent candidacy and reports Maine returning to the Republican fold with Haines elected governor and gains in Congress and the state legislature.
The piece contrasts Roosevelt's informal "good vs bad" trust view with Taft’s enforcement of the Sherman act and Wilson's stance on supplementing it. It notes Perkins and McCormick backing Roosevelt, Taft's push for law enforcement, and Wilson's call for business-friendly reforms while avoiding disruption of trust capital.
Three fourths oppose the Des Moines bid for a state ticket until a Chicago boss arrives and forces support. Senator James A. Smith of Osage joins others who fear being sidelined, while McCormick, a loud booster with vested interests, pushes the anti-establishment line. Smith grows disgusted.
Senator Cummins endured a decade of effort to reverse his political stance, a situation described as awkward by observers accustomed to his prior maneuvering.
Ohio rejects female suffrage in its new constitution while adopting radical regulations with limited merit. Iowa Democrats back the ballot for women with a friendly platform reference and no critique of liquor laws, marking a shift in line with the state convention majority.
The text recalls that two years earlier Cummins backed the Republican Party and promised unity after nominations. In a 1910 Des Moines convention speech he pledged to support all Republican candidates on the ticket once nominations were set, urging Republicans statewide to vote for every candidate.
The text notes Senator Cummins will travel to Europe for the campaign respite. Lafe Young is already there and can guide him to spots offering surcease of sorrow. The piece teases a carefree Paris trip while supporters at home exchange insults and dodge vegetables.
Farmer Brayton spoke at a bull moose convention in Delaware County delivering a stark address about political thralldom and past election defeats. The crowd reacted with notable tension as he reflected on sales of hogs and corn and his failed attempts at office through the Republican party.
The Republican candidate David W. Russell is described as a unifying figure who serves the party and all citizens. He is portrayed as level headed with broad appeal and as dependable as his father, a longtime senator, in aiming to legislate for the greatest good to the greatest number.
Local notices list changes and events across Jones and neighboring towns. Highlights include new deputy appointments in county offices, a corn palace project by the Modern Woodmen in Olin, and remarks on bridge, land, and government actions affecting residents.
The proclamation designates September 20 as seed corn date urging farmers to gather seed ahead of frost. The note adds that fixing a harvest date is as impractical as setting milk cow milking hours.
The piece reports Edward G. Dunn urging a criminal statute to fine citizens who miss voting, a plan unlikely to be adopted. It notes no clear Bull Moose slate against Cosson and Devos and questions whether promises were made to moosers. It also mentions a bakers convention backing women's suffrage to gain more customers.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lease in Union Square lauds Roosevelt as knighthood’s fine flower while Dr. Lyman Abbott at the Orange County Progressive convention hails the third term and urges schools focused on life, virtue, patriotism, and self support. The dialogue probes Roosevelt’s stance on reform and its effect on high school curricula and the movement’s religious fervor.
A Lincoln Journal political column notes the rapid rise and fall of public fads and animals in political fame. It contrasts the hound dog with the bull moose, the elephant, and the donkey as symbols of parties and eras, suggesting the moose’s moment is yet to come and fame is fleeting.
The Department of Justice expands anti trust actions against the Standard Oil trust in Texas. The Journal notes continued enforcement across administrations, insisting the Taft era has steadily pushed anti trust laws into a growing statutory framework.
The Sepkinton Leader comments on campaign contributions and slush money. It notes Mr. Lorimer denying knowledge of a $100,000 fund for a jackpot while Vol Roosevelt presses guilt. It questions moral difference between Lorimer and Roosevelt.
The Cedar Rapids Republican derides John MacVicar Bert Keltz and Joe Dwyer as the three greatest men in the third party movement in Iowa. It notes MacVicar lost Des Moines office, Dwyer failed to obtain marshal posts, and Keltz was ousted by Gov. Carroll with a failed bid for marshal, questioning the party’s appeal and urging new party formation.
The Chicago Record-Herald argues Sunday work is unnecessary in many businesses and post offices. It urges reverting to a quieter Sunday with attention to personal correspondence and restoring peaceful traditions of the past.
The Sioux City Journal reports the senator has gathered hunting gear and an unusually abundant stock of ammunition including new cartridges not used before by big game hunters.
The Sioux City Journal characterizes the Nebraska political scene as chaotic, noting instability and rapid changes in leadership and policy amid ongoing disputes and shifting alliances. The report highlights local reactions and potential impacts on upcoming elections and governance.
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