President Coolidge backs Leonard Wood for Philippines post
Atlantic News-Telegraph notes President Coolidge wants General Leonard Wood to return as governor general of the Philippines. Article lauds Wood’s past service in Cuba and the Philippines, praising his intelligence, integrity, and steady handling of difficult political issues.
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Coolidge
Leonard Wood
Philippines
United States
Cuba
Wood
Siete Republic
Harding
Gas Tax Battle Shifts To Illinois Legislature
After opposition led by the Chicago Tribune and a Senate reversal, Illinois lawmakers passed a gas tax measure sponsored by Governor Small. The plan, tied to a 2 percent rate, follows prior bond issues totaling 160 million dollars for road paving, amid contrasts with Iowa’s road funding and taxes.
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Illinois
Chicago Tribune
State Senate
Small
Willo Tito
Cran Tie
Illnois
Iowa
Copeland Critics St Lawrence Great Lakes Waterway Plan
Senator Copeland of New York attacked the New England committee report endorsing the waterway claiming it would elevate Montreal ahead of the United States. He notes New York as North America’s leading port and cites winter ice objections. The piece highlights New York opposition to the project and its implications for the middle west.
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Senator Copeland
New York
New England Committee
St. Lawrence- Great Lakes
Montreal
North American
United States
Copeland
St. Lawrence
North America
Middle West
Hammill Sees Débat Over Delegation Lineup
A Towa press commentary on Gov. Haranil and the Towa delegation to the upcoming national convention flags disagreement. It notes Hammill’s cautious approach and questions how he could have veered from expected positions. The piece hints at internal disputes over who will be the state’s convention representatives.
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Hammill
Towa
John Haranil
Lowdon
Coolidge
Covers the Field in Cass County Newspapers Ad Saturation
The News Telegraph touts its greater coverage of the ity field through advertising columns than any other country daily in this region. It claims Cass County circulation exceeds all local papers combined and outpaces outside dailies, offering merchants a unique local advertising advantage.
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News-Telegraph
United States
Cass
Cass County
Editorial on U S foreign affairs neglect and global relations
Frank R. Kent argues in the Baltimore Sun that Americans show scant concern for international affairs and the world beyond, urging greater attention to foreign relations amid global developments. He critiques domestic focus and calls for a more informed public stance toward international issues.
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Frank R. Kent
Baltimore Sun
Foreign policy dominating yet sidelined in party platforms
In a vivid assessment a Washington observer argues that only a tiny fraction of Americans stay engaged with foreign affairs, yet those policies are more vital than domestic issues. The piece notes public indifference at home despite distant global stakes and warns a foolish foreign policy could threaten the nation.
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Washington
United States
Interurban Road For Council Bluffs Promises Big Growth
A circa twenty five year old interurban rail plan is revived with bold promises. The piece explains past enthusiasm in Council Bluffs for stock subscriptions and tax support to fund lines to Missouri Valley Avoca Underwood and beyond. It recalls city growth tied to earlier interurbans and imagines a future with frequent efficient service boosting commerce and property values without local taxes or bond demands.
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Council Bluffs
Missouri Valley
Avoca
Underwood
Orl City
Hous
Imud
Atlantic Ocean
Des Moines
Under- Watod
Mills County
Audgeribe
Pottawattamle County
Answers to Wednesday's Questions
The page lists quiz answers from 1927 including names like Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Al Smith of New York, with items on topics from geology to literature and public figures. It notes the lone star state, a line from a poem, and asks about origins of the phrase Texas as well as a famous director, plus a debate on veto power and brass composition.
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Qysteel
Percy Haughton
Lone Star
United States
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Boston
American League
Sherlock Holmes
BP. Debl
al. Smith
New York
Vo Orence Publishing
Town pledges road bonds sale July eleventh
Vague remnant of a public notice urges county voters to back road bonds to fund private car use and interstate interurban roads. Promoters tout economic gains and no new tax, hoping business from distant buyers will flood Council Bluffs.
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason on Jones and his meals
The poem contrasts Jones who eats with a knife and a paring spade with social scorn yet defends his frugal acts. It praises his generosity, noting his help to neighbors, sharing kraut, wienerwurst, fish, and olive oil. Copyright 1927 George Matthew Adams.
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Jones
Jimpson Jones
George Matthew" Adams
Search for body of drowned aviator off Newport Beach
A squadron of eight planes and two destroyers hunted for Lieutenant Commander William S. Hector of the San Diego naval base after a Boeing seaplane crashed three miles off shore. Civilian Charles Robbins was found dead ashore, while Lieutenant Thomas Fisher survived a nine hour swim to the mainland after fog blinded the pilot.
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Newport Beach
Cal
William S. Hector
San Diego Naval Base
Charles Robbins
San Diego
Thomas Fisher
Fisher
Woman to undergo first Polk county sterilization operation
Des Moines June 23 A 42 year old woman Mrs Agnes Neely will voluntarily submit to a sterilization operation at a hospital in Des Moines later today This marks the first such procedure in Polk County under these circumstances The decision ends a pending trial in the case in which she was involved.
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Des Moines
Agnes Neely
Polk County
Neely
Feeble mindedness charges arise in Neely case
In district court a couple, Mrs. Neely and Henry Neely, faced charges of feeble mindedness. Testimony revealed three of Mrs. Neely's nine children had been committed to institutions for feeble mindedness.
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Henry Neely
Fatal gun battle leaves two officers dead in Chicago
Three women held by police after a pistol duel that killed two officers, Sergeant Thomas Kehoe and Patrolman James Kavley, as they questioned auto thief John Leathers. Jessie Schultz admits being in the car but claims no knowledge of Leathers’ crimes. In Iowa, Keokuk County voters will decide July 7 on issuing $1.8 million in road improvement bonds.
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Chicago
N. S
John RK
Dan" Leathers
Sigourney
Keokuk County
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