American Dictators and the Danger They Pose
The piece argues that American leaders have acted as dictators in their communities, citing figures like Boss Tweed and Pendergast. It warns against condemning European dictators while acknowledging our own tendencies toward political intolerance and purges.
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Europe
Boss” Tweed
Tammany
Big Bill” Thompson
Chicago
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Long
Louisiana
Pendergast
Kansas City
Haig
Jersey City
Maestri
New Orleans
Shaw
Los Angeles
Hitler
Stalin
Street courtesy week and wartime cautions noted
Editorial briefs urge courtesy in Chicago driving and pedestrian behavior while warning of price shifts from potential war. Observations on Mussolini Hitler and Stalin mix with praise for advertising, crops like Creeping Jennie and Russian thistle, and calls for informed public to curb war.
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Chicago
Mussolini
Hitler
Stalin
Europe
Drouth
Foreign Cash Floods U S Stocks and India of War Rumor
Tens of millions of dollars in European buying power floods the U S stock exchanges as war crisis deepens. London Amsterdam Paris and Brussels push demand for utilities and industrials while the fate of market closures hangs on imminent price drops. State Department code cables burn nightly while ghostly balloons torment clerks. Rogge faces pressure over hot oil case as a Louisiana judge denounces graft. Edison dictation tech modernizes navy offices and records spark talk of sailor tales.
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U. S
State Department
Rogge
Hitler
Moscicki
Poland
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Pearsoa
SEC
London
Amsterdam
Paris
Brussels
Burford
Davidson
Roosevelt
Louisiana Grand Jury
Louisiana
Edicon
Navy Department
Charles Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
A light verse piece by Walt Mason exploring optimism and effort. It jokes about life’s rewards for diligent workers while playfully lampooning despair and vanity. The poem frames global judgment as tempered by perseverance and humor.
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Walt Mason
Today’s Common Error: Avoid Says at Auction
Editorial note highlights a style error advising reporters not to phrase sentences as his furniture was cold at auction. Prefer concise wording such as by auction to convey the action without extra attribution or sentiment.
Balboa Beheaded at 42 in Panama Darien
Balboa, who discovered the Pacific Ocean, was beheaded in Darien at age forty two after accusations of attempting to seize ships to reach Peruvian riches.
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Balboa
Pacific Ocean
Darien
Panama
Peru
Public cruelty to animals sparks indignant protests
A letter to the editor condemns police brutality against dogs in several cities. It recalls a southern officer who beat a dog to death, a New York case of a dog locked in a hot steel locker, and a man who tried to lure a dog in Times Square. The author urges humane treatment and criticizes those lacking compassion. The piece also discusses Partridge Lawyer and reflections on the Poole family, plus a dusty Sixth Avenue scene and Al Smith's daily attire, ending mid-thought.
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New York
Times Square
Union Square
Bellamy Partridge
Phelps
Partridge
Tidy up Before Afternoon Meetings Above the City
A businessman, tied to a high office eighty eight stories above street level, plans an afternoon appointment but must first shower and change clothes as river breezes drift through his workspace.
Knowledge Test Challenge on History and Language
Daily Knowledge Test presents ten questions covering U.S. presidents literature geography calendar terms and sports. Readers try to answer before turning to page seven for answers.
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The
U.S
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
New Orleans
Prominent Western Iowa stock at Audubon fair
Audubon Iowa August 29 special report lists breeders with reserved exhibit space for the Audubon county fair September 4 to 8. Exhibits cover Sheep Swine Cattle and Horses with names and hometowns including Earlham Woodward Coon Rapids Manning Audubon and others.
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Audubon
Western Iowa
Audubon County Fair
Earl R. Smith
Woodward
Earlham
Smith Bros
Paul Frederick
R. D. Johnson
Coon Rapids
Swine
Roy V. Copp
Glidden
Dick Powell
Harlan
P. J. Thielen
John Thompson
Lake City
Fred Bonnesen
Kimballton
Homer Minnick
Diagonal
George Struve
Manning
W. M. Railsback
Morton Mills
Andrew C. Nelson
Not So Hot Center Temperature Claim Debunked
The article states there is no evidence that Earth's center exceeds a few thousand degrees, perhaps 5 000 degrees Fahrenheit, a temperature reportedly commanded today in many laboratories.
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Earth
Lookin' Around by FD. 5 Lions and Rotary baseball recap ends
The column notes the Lions and Rotary teams finishing six innings as players showed strain. It mentions highway signs near Martinsdale on highway 92 and reflections of returning prosperity with schoolteachers resuming posts. A boy deposits coins at a bank, leaving a nickel with pennies. Ray Fauborg locked his car but left valuables on his wedding day, sparking a prank. The piece also covers La Vista street numbers, Atlantic’s chain drive truck, peaches on display, and a snake debate among readers.
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Ray Fauborg
Immoveable Force Defies Efforts to Move It
A puzzling incident describes a force so strong that it cannot move an immovable body despite repeated attempts. Observers weigh theories while authorities monitor the ongoing situation and potential implications.
School heads meet to plan teachers' parley
Cass Audubon and Adair county superintendents meet to outline the tri county teachers institute to be held in the new high school building on September 18. Attending were Miss Georgia Byrne Atlantic Miss Flora Rendleman Audubon Miss Edna Barnes Creenfield and several district superintendents and principal G G Knipfer Atlantic High School. A J Stoffey regional supervisor led the session in the courthouse office.
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Cass, Audubon and Adair County
Georgia Byrne
Atlantic
Missy Flora Rendleman
Audubon
Edna Barnes
Creenfield
S. T. Manuel
R. M. Slotter
Fontanelle
A. O
Robert E. Lee’s Eyes Described as Dark and Blackish
The article notes General Robert E. Lee possessed dark brown eyes that sometimes appeared nearly black.
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Robert E. Lee
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