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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1903
Page
2
The Buxton town boom is noted as the Dawson City of Iowa. In about a year it has become a full fledged city with roughly two thousand residents. Two newspapers are planned: the Buxton Eagle led by Rev Williamson and others, and the Buxton Gazette with Rev Mendenhall as editor.
The piece critiques profit sharing promoters urging workers to invest in the steel trust at a bargain price. It notes the stock has fallen from a promised 80-cent on the dollar deal to 23 cents, attributing the plunge to labor strikes in Chicago.
A historical budget breakdown shows 753 million appropriated by the last congress with 307.7 million for wars past or prospective, 2 million for consular service, and 6 million for agriculture. The speaker laments spending that praises peace yet reveals a lingering bias toward militarized and protective policy over genuine peaceful aims.
In an Iowa State Bar Association address on the 17th Justice Brewer of the U S Supreme Court praised government by injunction as a accomplished fact and urged prevention of wrong over cure. He said public protest against this judiciary power will fade and that there has never been a time when injunction power meant more to the nation.
A speaker advocates replacing a per person poll tax with a defined portion of taxes paid by individuals six months before elections. The plan aims to curb corruption by preventing bribery, ensure government funding, and tie voting rights to civic contribution, arguing it protects public funds and integrity at the polls.
Marion County News notes Knoxville profits from five day carnival with Snake Eater and Ferris Wheel Man relocating their operations as the city becomes home base. The piece critiques trade, tariffs, and a corrupt public land system tied to cattle companies, accusing Congress members of protectionism and monopolistic land seizure.
Am spRED and thir ight deaths from lockjaw caused by the use of toy pistols on the Fourth of Ju And the worst of it is the victims are not always the boys who use the toy pistol, or their parents, but innocent people, who have done nothing to de serve so oerach a death. Both the manufacturers of toy pistols and the dealers should be punished, and a boy found with one in his possession should be hustled off to jail His parents should be hunted up, and, responsible, heavily fined for per mitting the boy to have possession of the weapon which scatters his germs. We need a revolution in the manner of celebrating the Fourth of July, and next the time to be gin. It would be well to begin at least three months before hand and teach outlaws who use toy pistols put torpedoes on street- crs that this government was founded to preserve the liberty of the peaceable citizen to live within its borders.
Secretary Hay claims a diplomatic victory in the Manchurian struggle. Russia and China promised to open two Manchurian ports to all nations, with Maukelen and Ta-Tung-Kao likely choices, aligning with the open door principle and affirming equal trade access.
The piece attacks Congressmen allied with mining and timber interests for blocking needed laws. It asserts Desert Land and timber acts rarely benefit genuine settlers and claims repeal has been stalled by corrupt lawmakers, with land claimed under soldiers' title provision.
Visiting relatives and neighbors are noted across Monroe and surrounding areas. Highlights include Mr Shuey and family from Des Moines, a beef shipment by Mr Rankin, real estate talk with Mr Jelsma of Pella, and an upcoming ice cream social at the M E parsonage.
Monroe Jasper County Democrats met in convention at Newton last Tuesday the 21st and nominated the following ticket Representative O P Myers Newton Sheriff M B Maberly Kellogg Supt Carriearly Newton Ireas Ellis Gifford Monroe Member of Board Thomas Swallwell
A brief note records Mrs Holst traveling from Newton toward Chicago as part of a larger travel segment. The snippet implies a journey or movement between two locations with no additional context.
Mrs. Seligman of Chicago, visiting Knoxville relatives, went Monday to Bussey to visit at Julius Seligman’s home. W. G. Snodgrass drove to Pella last Friday and took the Rock Island for Enid, Oklahoma, where he will visit for a couple of weeks.
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