Plow Pioneer John Deere Sparks Prairie Farming Revolution
A frontier blacksmith in Grand Detour transforms farming with a wood and iron plow after testing a crude model. The device wins farmer praise, leads to rapid production growth, a partnership with Leonard Andrus, and a move to Moline establishing a global farming enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Deere
Ilinois
Demarings
Deere
Grand Detour
Leonard Andrus
Lewis Crandall
Crandall
Filibusters, Ashurst, and the Roosevelt agenda in 1930s policy
The piece traces the historical use of filibusters to block legislation and frames current Senate battles over Supreme Court changes and government reorganization. It highlights Senator Henry F. Ashurst as a shrewd gauge of public opinion, notes his past positions on the League of Nations, and discusses tariff policy under Fordney McCumber, contrasting it with Smoot Hawley and the evolving approach to reciprocal trade treaties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Harding Davis
Senate
Federal
Squeedunk
House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Congress
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
White House
Henry F. Ashurst
Arizona
Judiciary Committee
Alfred M. Jansen
Arizonian
J. Hamilton Lewis
Lewis
Ashurst
Woodrow Wil
League of Nations
Marcus A. Smith
United States Senate
Achurechis
Tilie Sete
Europe
Fordney-McCumber
State Department
Smoot-Hawley
Hoover
Democratic Party
Thirteen Men at a Hollywood Dinner Dreamed of Murder
In November 1930 guests recount a famed glamorous gathering in Hollywood. Claude Malcolm reveals a ten year old murder motive tied to Dean Hanson and Larry Platt, hinting at hidden jealousy over a woman. The tale ends as Claude dies five days prior, leaving Madeline with the cabin next door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madeline Malcolm
Claude Malcolm
Madeline
Claude
Hollywood
Palar
Chamberlin
Larry Platt
Dean Hanson
Larry
Platt
Meredith
Reee
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Elmo Scott Watson
Ened
Poe
Illinois
Brother Jonathan
Charles Newbold
New Jersey
Wood
Black Hawk
Germany
Ireland
Scandinavia
Erie
Great Lakes
Ohio
Middle West
Gea
Jethro Wood
Benjamin Lawrence
Middlebury
Vermont
Demerius Lamb
Granville
Rock River
Eset
America
andAndrus
Andrus
Moline
Western Newspaper Union
Jane Ohrstrom
Pather
Carter
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