Railroads seek higher profits amid 5.75 percent cap debate
The Atlantic Mews Telegraph outlines railroads earning power under a 5.75 percent capitalization limit. It contrasts railroad groups, noting American Telegraph and Telegraph Co. seeks eight percent, while Brookhart criticizes perceived guarantees. The piece argues government ownership of communications as a peace-time measure and condemns rail interests’ push for higher rates.
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Atlantic
News and Telegraph
Chase
P. Chase
Fiditora
Publishera Ee
Postoffice
Towa
Congress
Brookhart
American Telegraph and Telephone Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Farmers meet at Everson farm near Griswold next Thursday
The Cass County farmers and Pleasant and Casa townships business leaders, through the Cass County Farm Bureau, invite all to a pivotal meeting at the Everson farm on the Griswold side next Thursday night. They seek to back railroads over trucks and pledge to ship goods by rail to aid regional development.
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Everson Farm
Griswold
Pleasant
Casa Townships
Cass County Farm, Bureau
Cass County
Tig
Rail line meeting may influence farm product flow
Report highlights a large turnout of farmers and business leaders at a rail transportation forum involving Rock Tekland railroad and the Q road. Atlantic city businessmen are urged to attend to protect freight efficiency and market access for farm goods. A separate editorial condemns recent appeals for Chicago murderer Russell Scott, labeling the pleas as misguided sympathy and urging accountability for victims’ families.
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Rock Tec Land Railroad
Atlantic
Scntt
Chicago
de Moines
Leopold
Soth
Russell Scott
The National Democratic Week Ends in Washington Debacle
The national Democratic week begun in Washington six weeks ago ends amid cynicism and debate over its political nature. Former congressman Janigson, linked to the publication, may have influenced its demise as prominent figures in the state press sue Wickham over alleged government contracts during the war and the postwar period.
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Washington
Janigsn
Shenandoah
National Committee
Jowikon
el. Wickham
City repairs Chestnut street paving urged for safety
The paper lauds city officials for repairing most Chestnut street paving after a complaint. Some spots remain where vehicles may be injured and accidents could occur, and the editorial urges ongoing maintenance to keep roads in repair with paved, gravelled, and dirt sections.
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Chestnut Street
The drift to the cities in Iowa farming areas
The Des Moines Capital reports preliminary state census estimates showing about 25 000 people leaving farms for cities in the past five years across 38 counties. The shift signals genuine farm dissatisfaction with conditions, though less acute than in prior years, despite on farm conveniences and farmer advantages.
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Des Moines
Farma
Bogus paper money fears and Soviet counterfeits worldwide
Foreign observers warn about a spread of counterfeit currency as Russia's regime allegedly tries to flood markets with fake bills. Washington reports doubt the claim while European officials say no credible evidence supports a large scale operation.
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Charles PV
Stewart
NEA
Allington
Russia
Zovint
Europe
Ruslan Information Bureau
Washington
The Iowa Farmer and the City Life Appeal
A reflective piece contrasts farm life with urban living, noting automobiles, schools, power, and communication shrinking rural isolation. It laments farm youth leaving for cities despite farmers’ comfort, urging analysis of why towns fail to retain rural residents and stressing America’s need for the Iowa farmer alongside urban dwellers.
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Lyceum
Marsong
Des Moines
Tura
America
Iowa
Be Patient Note on a Modern Wedding Woes
Fragmentary verse recounts a recent wedding in a village church. A new wife suffers visible cheek blemishes and yearning while her husband travels for work. An older speaker offers folk wisdom and counsel to the distressed matron amid whispered heartache and cautions about meddling gossip.
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Willim James Augustus Snide
Vilage
Mattie
Patience and decay in a 1925 George Matthew Adams note
A reflective 1925 piece by George Matthew Adams laments neglect and emotional strain. It contrasts radio madness with patient endurance. The text cautions that patience nurtures love and peace, warning of fragile mood and social tension.
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George Matthew Adams
Sims Says on Frying and Fads in 1925
A wry union of humorous quips about food habits and flirtations from a 1925 column. The piece pokes at frying preferences and a girl who admitted not hugging due to lack of practice, reflecting light social chatter of the era.
Des Moines and Town Law Beats Boot Legger in Iowa News
Iowa items report Judge J D Cooney of West Union sentencing A A Gaitzke of Oelwein to a year in jail and $900 fine for liquor law violations. Cedar Rapids hosts regional supervisor meeting August 12 to 14 with state officials speaking on key topics. Des Moines notes Governor Hammill’s first airplane ride and his quip about speed cops after speeding incident. Des Moines also cites Guy L McMorris of Leon in a tongue in cheek letter praising equal rights, proposing an edit to county marriage license wording. Nevada farmer yields 86 bushels per acre, with an apparent oversize crop scare in the region.
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Des Moinnes
J. D. Cooney
West Union
A. A. Gaitzke
Oelwein
Des Moines
John Tammill
Clear Lake,a
Oday
Hammillen
Guy L. McMorris
Leon
Decatur County District Court
G. N. ‘Getty
State Auditor's Office
Getty
Decatur County
Igh
McMorris
Peter Stuyvesant And Followers Would Be Amazed At The Light
A New-York telegraph column from July 26 1925 reflects on New York Citys transformation since the days of Henrik Hudson and Peter Stuyvesant. The writer tours Times Square the subway and ferries noting 5 620 000 residents two million Jewish many bridges and the vast subway system while recalling West Point Newburgh Storm King and Stony Point. The piece muses on urban growth and the shift from old paths to modern skyline, rail and road networks and the enduring contrasts of past and present in Greater New York.
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New York
Newe-Telegraph
Henrik Hudson
Hastings
Peter Stuyvesant
Times Square
Greater
Manhattan
Fourteenth Street
Battery Park
Queerty
Bronx
Brooklyn
Queens
Long Island
Coney Island
New York Harbor
New York Bay
New Jersey
Manhattan Island
East River
Manhattan Bridge
Williamsburgh Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge
Harlem
Manhatten Deland
Atgatic
Albany
Pepple
Atlantic
Fifth Street
Hudson ‘River
West Point Military Academy
Newburgh
Yonker
Washington
Mary Philipsa
Thance
Dobbs Ferry
Tarrytown
Storm King Highway
Storm King Mountain
Hudson
Italy
Switzerland
John L. Haye
Yonkers
Ewburg
Yorktown
Wicota
Point
U. S. Military Academy
Stony Point
Anthony’ Wayne
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Calinder
Richtaden
Secret Service
Walt Mason
Sims
Deta
NEA Service, Inc
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State Association of County Supervisors
Brownfield
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Toon
WWE
Brent
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