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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1916
Page
2
A clashing survey notes President Wilson’s re election delays and Harding’s campaign feast at Sioux City while Franz Joseph’s death signals a shift in European power. It questions campaign expense integrity, urges restraint, and highlights Iowa press scrutiny of liquor debates and river city lawfulness.
President Wilson proclaims November 30 as Thanksgiving day urging national prayer and aid for war stricken peoples. He calls for gratitude for peace and abundance while directing Americans to support relief efforts for those harmed by global conflict.
The text argues for a hard spending cap in campaigns, proposing that exceeding it should lead to prosecution and imprisonment. It contends even honorable men cannot compete against moneyed candidates who rely on the power of the Almighty American dollar.
In Parkersburg and neighboring towns residents criticize officials over road enforcement. The piece argues many capable citizens avoid public office without pay, while politicians promise better highways during melting snows and soft weather. It warns that roads often end up paved with good intentions.
The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald backs a short course for all election officials with competent instructors, to be held one or two days before elections. The Rolfe Arrow accuses western women of aiding the cause they supported in gratitude. Webster City Freeman Tribune laments Harding and Wilson supporters’ mixed feelings. Waterloo Times-Republican questions church involvement in politics. Cedar Rapids Gazette suggests Cato Sells could join the cabinet if Texas lacks two members, while Caro is seen as an improvement on Baker and Daniels.
Notes and Opinion brief notes a Booneville incident where the postmaster’s son confessed to staging a robbery, injuring himself to appear robbed, then claiming two men did the act. He was jailed. The fragment mentions unrelated items about films, romance plots, and a wedding cancellation.
Terre Haute reports unprecedented demand for municipal coal at the limit of two and one half tons per order. On opening day three thousand orders arrived and hundreds more follow. Municipal coal remains at $2.75 to the public while dealers charge higher.
Nov 15 report notes rapid price increases in wheat flour and bread over October with wheat up 20 percent and flour about 10 percent. Authors cite world crop shortage, government monopolies in Europe, and rising consumer costs driven by bakers and housewives dynamics.
Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary dies aged in the 80s after years of ill health worsened by war pressures. The aging monarch withstood decades of strain, and the war will continue with a younger branch of the Hapsburgs ready to take his place.
The passage argues seven to twelve months of supply remain at current or reduced rates, notes meat losses at the front affecting Allied consumption, credits European-wide austerity for cutting waste by about 10 percent, and observes American food companies raising prices despite higher wheat costs.
Nov 22 report links typhoid fever outbreak to Fort Madison Iowa area with a migrant worker from Princeville Illinois. Telegraph wires cut south of Chihuahua City causing unrest. Villa fears rise in Juarez. Standard Milling and National Biscuit shares rise reflecting profits in a volatile market.
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