News-Telegraph editorial on current campaign and policy views
The News-Telegraph urges calm civic discourse during the campaign. It argues for respecting opposing views on the Volstead Act while defending the right to vote and casts doubt on modifying prohibition. It endorses Hoover, notes Governor Smith as a rival, and stresses broad American citizenship over bitterness.
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United States
Washington
the News-Telegraph
Rome
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Herbert Hoover
New York
Case of Mr Lewis Faces Show Cause Hearing
The Town State Federation of Labor president J Lewis must appear before Judge Tester L Thompson in Polk County to show cause why he should not be cited for contempt for refusing to obey a subpoena from the State Board of Control. He charged the board violated laws in a contract with Dearborn Furniture Co involving Fort Madison state penitentiary furniture. The matter, disputed by Lewis and a published version of the contract, centers on labor and public records. The judge set the hearing for Aug 7 at 10 a.m.
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J. Lewis
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Ageis
Tester L. Thompson
Polk County
State Bus of Control
Dearborn Furniture Company
Fort Mada
Federation Challenges Dearborn Contract Over Prison Labor
The federation claims the Dec 15 1927 Dearborn Chicago contract for the Fort Madison furniture plant sale violated Iowa prison labor laws by extending to 1932. The Board of Control says attorney general approval confirms validity. The labor paper editor retracts a $10,000 bonus claim as unfounded after clarification from Lewis.
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Dearborn Company
Chicago
Fort Madison
Board of Control
Iowa
Gelo
Lewis
The New South in President Coolidge's Gettysburg Address
President Coolidge in Cannon Falls argues the nation is united and lauds growing South progress. He notes highway and school spending rise from 1904 to 1925, factory growth, shifting cotton mills, tariff attitudes, and the South’s move from provincial views to commercial potential, declaring the South more than a name but a fact.
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Gettysburg
Cannon Falls
Minn
William Colvill
Coolidge
New England
South
Houston
Smith
Peek proposes farm relief meeting on Hoover support
Mr. Peek, a paid farm relief advocate from Moline, asks Governor Hammill to convene the farm relief committee of twenty two to discuss relief policy and the committee’s choice of president. He questions Hoover support, while Hammill believes Hoover offers a solution and will push stronger relief measures. The article notes the committee’s diverse views and that no firm policy outline is yet possible.
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George N. Peek
Moline
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Hoover
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Peek
Smith
Herbert Hoover
Des’ Moines
R Lely
Resolutions Committee
Editorial on league at Geneva and 1920 campaign rhetoric
The Gloucester Citizen outlines the logical outcome of the pact leading to league membership as a model for peaceable dispute resolution. It critiques campaign imagery and candidates, including a Montello incident, calling the pictures a boloney tactic and urging sincere public service beyond theatrics.
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Americta
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Geneva
Teague
Chicago Tribune Campaign Photo Refusal Headlines Democrat
A Chicago Tribune item notes a Democratic candidate for the highest office refused pose for a publicity photograph, signaling a strategic stance on media engagement and campaign transparency. The brief underlines a controversial moment in the ongoing campaign coverage.
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Chicago
Tribung
Neandida
Fragmented OCR: unclear British avenues in testimony
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions British paths and testimony but lacks clear names, dates, or events. It reads as incomplete notes about open British networks and described secrecy, with no verifiable subjects or outcomes.
Page describes Hoover offered British post and title
Walter Hines Page recounts Hoover resisting British offers after Belgian relief work. Hoover refused to renounce American citizenship, noting he would serve America. Two financial firms and an industrial company allegedly offered $100,000 yearly to join their ranks, all declined. Page calls Hoover suitable for an American cabinet role.
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Grant
Britain
Wilson
Herbert Hoover
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Life and Letters
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Mr. Hoover
Dreaming aloud at big banquets sees alarm clock wakeup
The Iowa press and various papers discuss a proposed tax or fee on corn and its enforcement. Debates touch on who pays whether the grower seller or buyer and the feasibility of collecting fees. Governor McMullen and the McNary-Haugen bill are invoked in the discussion.
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Borgh
McMullen
Nebraska
McNary
Missives From a Missionary On Ape Ancestry Proofs
Communicated from Shanghai dated June 28, 1228 recounts reader letters noting sensational articles claiming evidence of human evolution from apes. The writer mocks the modern proofs including a photo of an ape’s foot and a tail-bearing islander, calling them plagiarisms and questions the authors’ credibility and logic.
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Lear
Japan
M Odern
Monkey in Heaven and Buddhist Trial Foiled by Buddhas Pillar
A narrative fragment recounts the Monkey King defying heaven and Buddha. The monkey boasts vast powers, is challenged by Buddha, and is punished by confinement under a mountain. Prophecy foretells a redeemer named Dang Sen who will release him, leading to worship among people. The text shifts to moralizing about Christian truth versus Chinese myth and ends with a 1928 copyright notice.
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Yoh Wang
Monkey
Heaven
Lao Chun
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Tri
Dang
Sen
Ché
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Christ
Lyrics of Life by Douglas Malloch
Poem fragment reflecting on faith and bereavement. It ponders how love persists beyond death, arguing that love continues in memory and that sorrow waters the roses of tomorrow as years pass. The speaker questions the meaning of earthly mourning and asserts enduring love until reunion.
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Malloch
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