Battle over mayoralty noted and tax debate continues
The News-Telegraph reports former mayor Joseph Burned may run if enough write-ins appear, while supporters press his candidacy. It discusses party tactics, Brookhart criticisms of Coolidge, and local tax implications, noting the six mill levy funds the city’s bank and moneys and credits tax effects on property.
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Brookhart Declares Republican Roots In Senate Seat Challenge
In a case brought by the Republican State Central Committee to remove Brookhart from the Senate, Senamy Smith W. Brookhart asserts his loyalty to the Republican party of Lincoln and Roosevelt and denies bolting the ticket.
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Remarkable City Question and Police Car Ownership
The report from police commissioners notes officers’ skill and discipline after two bootlegger deaths. It cites patrolmen capable of handling demanding duties, while detailing officer car ownership including sedans valued above $3,000 and a mix of vehicle prices among the force.
Washington Opens Bid to Be Convention Capital
Washington aims to host 300 conventions a year to boost business, with new auditorium and hotels. The convention bureau promotes the city as ideal between sessions for delegates to visit and learn about government, patriotism, and politics. Rhetoric notes Jardine’s Idaho to Kansas path, Dawes’ late timing, and Capitol Hill as Banker Hill, while post office furloughs follow Senate adjournment.
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Incomprehensible excerpt on policing and bootlegging
The fragment discusses Kansas City police and the bootlegging era. It suggests irony about attitudes toward automobiles and crime, but the text is fragmented and lacks clear facts or events to confirm.
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Simps Says Simms Says Patchwork of Spring Jokes
A column of lighthearted quips traces spring notions from fashion to manners and boisterous news. References include mothers purchasing rouge, church warnings of a booze ring, snow in Italy, and a Norfolk jailer’s bootlegging arrest. The piece showcases playful takes on romance, work, and local oddities with a 1925 NEA Service flavor.
Weather Washes Through Bleak Night in Vivid Rhyme
A fragmented verse captures a bleak city night with rain and wind. An angry aunt seeks errands despite the downpour while a fretful niece rants about wanting to join a gang. The poem obsesses over rain, mud, and harvest imagery in an urban whimsy tone.
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Rain and Weather Echoed in Thwarted Blessings
A fragment from a 1926 verse by George Matthew Adams notes rain blessings that fail to arrive, rain or sleet disturbing paint on Flossie’s noses and a request that the harsh weather be curbed until spring.
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Kenyon Backs Pardon for Ottumwa Man Gillespie
Judge William S. Kenyon approves a pardon for W R B Gillespie of Ottumwa a woolen goods salesman sentenced to twelve years at Fort Leavenworth in 1922 He has served three years and seeks clemency citing family and poor health The judge notified the U S Attorney General urging the pardon citing surrounding circumstances and Gillespie's condition
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Hart couples tour Floyd Cave region during long southern trip
Alfred Hart and Mrs Hart joined Mr and Mrs Marnie Hart on a 6000 mile motor journey through the south. They visited the Floyd Calling caves and noted roads were generally ideal but found the Shengadosh to their country route disappointing.
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Widows Abound in Sidney Nebraska News
Sidney reports a booming widow population exceeding 1200 in town records. Local officials note 88 widows per thousand residents amid a growing community distinction. The piece highlights demographic shifts impacting social services and local identity.
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Blind Fish in Silver Lake Near Adair
In Adair March 26 Speci ta News Telegraph reports blind fish found in Silver Lake, a small water body near town. Local lore describes it as mysterious and possibly bottomless, with tales of depth measurements and rumors of an underground river or cavern beneath the lake.
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Avoca Woman Injured by Power Wringer
Avoca Ia March 26 Mrs Anna Stearns a well known Avoca resident suffered painful injuries to her left hand when it was caught in the rollers of a power wringer She was alone when the accident occurred and with some difficulty extricated the hand No bones are thought to be broken She is past seventy years of age.
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