Speck Collogan the Cedar Rapids cabbie with a life of service
Francis D. Collogan, known as Speck, is Cedar Rapids cab license holder No. 1 and a familiar figure on the street. A lifelong driver and onetime Seabee enlisted man, he recalls Armistice Day 1918, the starch works fire, and early Cedar Rapids life with a sharp memory for names and dates. He helps at accidents and assists police, earning trust across the city.
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Speck
Cedar Rapids
1918
Rose Corner
Rapids
Pampered $15,000 bull Inka under care in Illinois
Inka the $15,000 prize breeding bull lay in a Freeport stall as three veterinarians treated a liver infection and sought to remove a metal lump from his first stomach using detectors. Despite a 103 degree fever, doctors described his condition as satisfactory and considered penicillin with sulfa as needed.
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Freeport, Ill
Inka
Stephenson County
M. E. Boyer
Freeport
Arthur Kailans
Alva Kelman
Janesville
Wis
T. Rawleigh
J. R. Jackson
Supreme Court Failures Deepen Slavery Controversy Before Civil War
The passage notes the 7 to 2 split in the Scott decision, nine separate opinions, and public outcry over Taney’s misquoted opinion. It argues the court failed to resolve key issues, fueling sectional hostility and undermining trust in judicial integrity ahead of Lincoln’s era.
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Justice Catron
Tennessee
Scott
Supreme Court
Roger Taney
North
Lincoln
Landon Calls America Ready for Global Role with Big Stick
Alf M. Landon told the Junior Chamber banquet in Minneapolis that America has the big stick and must awaken to full strength in world affairs. He urged lasting peace in humanity and warned against speaking too softly while stressing readiness for decisive action.
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Minneapolis
Alf M. Landon
America
Kansan
G.O.P
Chamber of Faur
Landon
Court prestige, reconstruction, and Dred Scott’s fate
The passage argues the court lacked authority during Reconstruction, fueling sectional hatred that only faded after two world wars. It notes Dred Scott, linked to Taylor Blow, was freed within three months after the Supreme Court condemned him to slavery.
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Dred Scott
Taylor Blow
Supreme Court
Hick Group To Begin Probe of Two Elections
Senate rules subcommittee chair Bourke Hickenlooper said investigations will start in Maryland and West Virginia, prompted by petitions from defeated Republican candidates. A Virginia challenge based on poll tax law will be considered later.
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Washington
ULP
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
R-Ia
Senate Rules
Maryland
West Virginia
Harley M. Kilgore
Lester F. Parsons
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Hickenlooper
Government research group pursues cures for major diseases
A government research foundation aims to seek cures for cancer polio rheumatic fever arthritis and related illnesses through funded studies and collaborative efforts. The initiative highlights national science priorities and promises expanded medical breakthroughs in coming years.
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John Reynolds
Francis D. Collogans
Collogan
Pan American
Tait Cummins
Carter
Francis
Florida
Seabees
Dri
Taggart
62Nd Seabee Battalion
8Th Seabee Regiment
Speck Collogan
8Th Regiment
Associated Press
Joe Rosenthal
Prd
Mt. Suribachi
Francis D. Collogan
Ing
1St St. SE
P.O
Kool
Hick Group
Seeks Research Agency
American Woolen Company
Millinery Department
Auewn Stars
Fannie
Diana
Kay Dunhill
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