Cummins Answers Morgan on Defense Day and Peace
A feature article argues that Senator Cummins defended the U S policy of military readiness while opposing war profit motives. He asserts officers are loyal to peace, warns against dismantling defenses, and stresses mutual disarmament tied to international agreements to safeguard national independence.
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Cummins
Morgan
United States
Lloyd George
Actu
War Department
Pedée
Congress
Kansas Education Fight Over Little Red Hen Lesson
A Kansas debate over primer content pits modern science and practical lessons against traditional schooling. Critics, led by Lorraine Elizabeth Wooster, oppose the Little Red Hen example as inappropriate for young children, arguing Genesis and core values should guide early education instead.
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Kansas
Omaha Bee
Tennessee
Slattery Floors Buffalo Opponent in New York Fund Bout
Jimmy Slattery known as the Buffalo flash fought in New York for an Italian hospital fund. Dave Shade of California pitted him against hard hitters, and Slattery surged to the third round before delivering a decisive knockout that stunned Sid Sutherland and several others.
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Sullivans
Chicago Tribune
Jimmy Slattery
Buffalo Flash
New York
Italian Hospital Fund
Dave Shade
Canfornix
Jimmy
Buffalo
Sid Sutherland
Slattery
Harry Wills
the Black Cat
Charley Weinert
Wills
Dempsey
Mr. Weinert
Atlantic
Jack
Estelle
Paris
Mr. Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Mr. Tunney
Taxation Theory Versus Practice Amid War Debts
Charles P. Stewart argues that taxation should equalize burden by ability to pay, but in practice efficiency and economy trump equity. He critiques federal spending under Coolidge, notes indirect taxes like tariffs and sugar duties obscure tax incidence, and points to the poor bearing more load while the rich pass costs along.
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Coolidge
Ogeeudgel
Lord
Dempsey era boxing chat and rising hopefuls
A nocturnal boxing discussion surveys rising talents and past legends. It weighs weight classes, pacts, and the prospect of a Dempsey–Tunney clash while noting promoters, managers, and fan interest amid a shifting boxing era.
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason The Dead Village
Poem notes how Dampville-by-the-Mere decays with few residents and no new buildings as trains leave daily and town life wanes Abner Dinger, keeper of the village inn, is asked why he remains in a town too dead to skin while weather and cries of Lizzie loom nearby
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Dampville-by-the-Mere
Abner Dinger
Abner
Kaat
Old Abner Declines City Life to Rule Local One Horse Town
In a rustic exchange an aged resident dubbed Judge Squire Colonel vows to stay put, cherishing local status and a simple claim to fame. He compares fame in his county to anonymity in New York, recalling a preference for the quiet dignity of his dead-end hole.
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Old Abner
Squire
Coloonel
Caesar
New York
Green Goods
Parodied Aphorisms on Life and History
A quirky collage of old proverbs and lines comments on fault, time, vanity, and hardships. It muses that hot sun arrives in eight minutes and notes Indians endured hardship while lacking popular songs. A final line remarks on success and the missing key to its lock.
Warehousing Law Aimed at Farmers Not Speculation
Iowa agriculture secretary Im G Thornburg asserts the warehousing law serves farmers by letting them hold crops until prices justify sales. He notes a decade of price records show wide spreads that could cover expenses and yield profit in years of heavy supply and low prices with proper warehousing.
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Des Moines
Iowa
IM. G. Thornburg
Secretary of Agriculture
Birds of a Feather Implicated in Local Theft Case
Omer and Wesley Hubbs brothers pleaded guilty to chicken theft in front of Judge H. F. Wagner and were sent to Anamosa men's reformatory for up to two years. Perry Talley pleaded guilty to liquor nuisance, receiving four months in county jail and a $300 fine plus costs. The judge warned there would be no leniency for lawbreakers of these forts.
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Omer
Wesley Hubbs
Perry Talley
Wesley
H. F. Wagner
Anamosa
Real Estate Transfers Inhofes Sell Northwest Property
Annee A. R. Inhofe and wr transfer deed to Perry D. Inhofe a northwest parcel and adjacent quarters in sections 19 82 and 30 76 36 with nominal consideration of $1.00 et al. The record notes the wd and sw quadrants involved.
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A. R. Inhofe
Perry D. Inhofe
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Cartier
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News-Telegraph
Charles P- Stewart
Tariff Commission
Shade
John L. Sullivan
John L
White Mountains
Peter Rabbit
Walt Mason
AY Bea
America
Housekeeping
Ts Beyer Bote Are
Henry Andreasen
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