Atlantic News-Telegraph item on clean news debate and rates
The Atlantic News Telegraph printer note and rate card introduce the paper and its owners B P Chase CHAS F CHASE ESTATE and editor E F CHASE. It reproduces an article from The Iowa Journal about clean news and responsible reporting, arguing for selective crime coverage and constructive reporting.
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Theiversity of Iowa
Edgar T. Cutter
Franklin, Hall of Fame Symbol of American Virtue
The article praises Benjamin Franklin as the quintessential American figure for thrift, common sense, and scientific curiosity. It notes his bust unveiled in a hall alongside Washington Farragut Channing Audubon and Mary Lyon, asserting Franklin’s primacy among national icons. It emphasizes Franklin’s lasting influence and the distinctive American virtues he embodied.
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Admiral Farragut
Channing
Audubon
Mary Lyon
Hia
Murderers oppose capital punishment says Chicago Tribune editorial
The Chicago Tribune editorial asserts murderers are unanimous in opposing capital punishment and prefer life imprisonment. It notes killers feel real penalties are not served by the death penalty and cites figures like Loeb and Leopold and Pistons Dario in illustrating the stance.
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Loeb
Leopold
Pistons
Dario
Call for Ban Johnson and Ty Cobb to be Reined In
The piece argues Ty Cobb ranks among baseball greats for twenty years and credits umpires with essential game roles. It condemns Ban Johnson as an unfit American League president and urges a broad minded, capable leader to win players and fans’ confidence through fair judgment.
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Tyrus Cobb
Ty Cobb
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Fana
Maxim dead at 74 inventor of concentrated destruction
The obituary notes Charles F. Maxim died at 74, cited as the inventor of a concentrated destruction device. It lauds his late but strong start in education, learning the alphabet at nine and shoes at sixteen, with a Wesleyan seminary graduation at 26 and a focus on chemistry. It argues self-motivation matters more than early schooling and condemns the idle assumption that learning is closed to late starters.
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Maxim
Wesleyan
America
Maxim and the path to opportunity in a free nation
The fragment reflects on Maxim’s view of freedom and widespread help available to students. It notes thousands in towns ready to aid, and questions how far one can go in this country with effort, contrasting Maxim’s childhood with potential future progress.
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Maxim
Ames Chooses Raymond Hughes as State College Head
The state educational board selected Raymond Hughes for the presidency of the state college at Ames. A fellow college president praised him as one of the nation's best, stressing careful, systematic administration. The article emphasizes Ames as a utilitarian institution with longstanding traditions and durable foundations.
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Raymond Hughes
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Towa
Iowa State College
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason Obliquely References Gangsters
A fragment from Walt Mason’s Rippling Rhymes lampoons gangsters, noting booze and dope plots, rival shootings, and cops’ pursuit. It mocks alibis, calls for harmony among criminals, and references a deadly alley gunfight and a dying murderer named Heck.
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Walt Mason
Quick Quiz Questions From an Old Reference Page
The page lists questions with answers: 1 Latin, 2 obstructing legislation by delay, 3 April June September November, 4 Roumania, 5 football eleven, basketball five, 6 James Madison as second president, 7 Horace Greeley’s warning “Go West, Young Man,” 8 the famous phrase unknown, 9 an American-born normal author in British Parliament, 10 a marine animal yielding pearls.
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Tammany Hall
Eporty
Rouminia
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Varia Ss
Allgate
Ta Saat Suppee
Fragmentary poem fragment and quoted lines from 1827 text
A damaged OCR excerpt presents archaic prose about a journey to the Hees pine, alibis, and toughs, with a weary officer muttering about an inability to act. The passage reflects a crime rumor or narrative tone from early 19th century prose.
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George Matthew: Adami
Winter wheat to exceed 1926 crop by seven percent
Des Moines May 12 The winter wheat crop will exceed last fall's acreage by about 7 percent. Leslie M Carl agricultural statistician for the U S department of agriculture says about 363 000 acres will be harvested next fall. Mild winter helps. some late-sown acreage was abandoned mainly on northern slope. Pastures show benefit from rainfall. May 1 condition at 83 percent of normal, 8.5 percent above ten year average. Day condition at 91 percent vs 78 percent in 1926.
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Leslie M.' Carl
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Carl
Missouri River Valley
Nickel Plate stock up 13 points to record high
New York May 12 The Nickel Plate stock jumped 13 points to a record price of 208 a share at the start of trading. The railroad is the center of a proposed trunk line system to be formed by consolidation with the Chesapeake and Ohio Hocking Valley Erie and Pere Marquette under the Van Sweringens of Cleveland.
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New York
Chicago
Walter League Meets at Boone Convention in May
Boone Iowa May 12 The Walter League of the Missouri Synod Lutheran church will convene in Boone for its Iowa district annual meeting May 29 to 31. The district includes 66 local societies with about 2500 members. Rev John Schiepuieck of Boone serves as president.
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John Schiepuieck
Eskimos Admired For Endurance And Dignity In Public Health Comment
A Michigan Public Health statement praises Eskimos as lawless yet governed by instinct to treat women, children, and animals with dignity. It lauds their physical manhood, endurance, good humor, and simple demeanor while noting no religion or creed.
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Doling
Michigan
Bone Has Two Names In Fowl Wishbone Merrythought
The piece explains the wishbone from a fowl breast and how two people pull it to grant a wish. It notes the bone is called the Merrythought in England and mentions the old custom of using the bone as a lucky charm.
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England
Poplar Bluff Buries Tornado Victims After Destructive Day
Poplar Bluff Mo May 12 102 dead and about 250 injured from Monday's tornado. Hearses move through tornado swept streets as funerals begin in homes and some whole families receive joint services. Debris cleared, rebuilding plans set for downtown wreckage as civilian guards restore normalcy.
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Titsleas
National Guard
Unclear Quote on Prices and Turkeys Causes Complaint
A farmer laments the difficulty of raising turkeys while a city official complains about high prices. The excerpt contrasts rural farming burdens with urban cost pressures, illustrating uneven economic impacts.
Nicaraguan Leader Agrees to Disarm Forces
In Managua May 12 a conference between Henry L. Stimson peace envoy and Gen Moncada led to Moncada agreeing to disarm his liberal army forces. United States Marines aided by nine aircraft will reinforce Admiral Latimer’s forces for nationwide policing. Naval and Marine units sail from Quantico Port-au-Prince and San Diego with hundreds of Marines and planes, bringing total U.S. marines in Nicaragua to about 8 000.
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Quantico
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
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