Citizens weigh risks of abolishing checks on government power
An editorial urges not to end all restraints on legislative action, arguing abolishing the Supreme Court and Senate risks leaving power to popular whim. It cautions against replacing checks with direct referendum and notes caution from history about pure democracy and rushed, detrimental decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Decorah
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
Senate
Fragmented OCR Silhouettes a Sardine Parade Mention
Fragmented text mentions a tribunal and references to sardine items and parade scenes. Key names and places are unreadable, but the piece appears to note a public event or trial context with scattered references to personnel and dates. The overall sense is garbled OCR of a historical page segment.
The King and the Crown in a Modern Britain
The text discusses the king and government structure, noting the crown’s limited powers since 1688. It describes the cabinet's control, the monarch's ceremonial duties, and the royal grant system as a parliamentary democracy defining royal prerogatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
Werner
Pete
Progle
Bevant Homent
Great Britain
Labor, rights, and abundance echo in a nation’s debate
A fragmented note discusses natural rights to labor produced wealth, arguing individuals gain far more than their own toil through wage exchange. It questions fair share amid machine abundance, then shifts to social charges, education, and critiques of wealth, politics, and culture with varied anecdotes.
The British Crown and Its Constitutional Bounds Through History
The text explains the Act of Settlement 1701 securing Protestant succession to Electress of Hanover heirs, banning Catholic rulers and spouses. It notes the 1910 act requiring a Protestant oath, the Union with Scotland pledging church support, and that cabinet power grew under George I and II with the king often guiding policy, reinforced by Victoria’s influence. It also mentions dominion voices in potential succession changes.
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Anne
William
Hanover
James I
Scotland
Church of England
Presbyterian Church of Scotland
British Labor Party
Great Britain
Empire
George I
George II
England
Victoria
Side Glances on Lardner Ross Lyman and the Lindbergh Scoop
The piece recalls Lardner's kindness, Harold Ross asking about the piece, and Deac Lyman's Lindbergh exile scoop. It notes the ethics of a trusted reporter gaining Lindbergh's confidence, and reflects on the era when a scoop mattered despite a mechanical age. It mentions a Midwest murder confession used as an example.
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Lardner
Harold Ross
Times
Park Row
Mid-West
New Yorks Nightlife Lore and Memorial Museum Pieces
A 1936 reflection on New Yorks bars and celebrities from Cripple Creek shooters to the Stork Club and El Moroco. It recalls Abe Lyman, Jack Dempsey, Sherman Billingsley, George and Elizabeth Wilson, Clarence Day and Ring Lardner, with a Saks window touch of a mink display and the era s social swirl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cripple Creek
Stork Club
el Morocco
Donahue
Alfred Vanderbilt
Abe Lyman
Jack Dempsey
Poor Pa by Claude Callan
A short humor piece, quoting Claude Callan, centers on a man’s view of family marriage and the odd relief found in a widow’s life. The speaker voices indifference to Joe marrying the widow and muses that his mother might have fared better if spared the burden of his birth.
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Joe
Appointment of Executors for Heneks Estate in Linn County
Notice declares Byron Heneks Sr Merrill Heneks Ralph Heneks Sr named executors of William C Heneks of Linn County Iowa dated January 14 1936. Creditors must file claims with Linn County District Court clerk and payment is required. Attorney A G Keyes listed.
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Tai
State of
Iowa
Linn County
William C. Heneks
Byron Heneks
Merrill E. Heneks
Ralph G. Heneks
Wayne M. Coykendall
Said County
District Court
Ate Ke
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Military Officer Promoted and Local News
On January 22 1926 Frank Krejci sergeant of Headquarters Company Cedar Rapids was promoted to second lieutenant. Mr and Mrs F K Parmeter departed for Colorado Springs Colorado. Mrs Keith Vawter fractured her right foot after a fall near the YWCA building. The morning temperature stood ten degrees below zero marking the coldest spell of the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Krejci
Cedar Rapids
F. K. Parmeter
Colorado Springs
Colo
Keith Vawter
Burns of the Mountains Delivers Lecture at Coe College
Burns of the Mountains gave a lecture in the Coe College chapel today. The speaker addressed campus audiences about regional topics and shared insights on local culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns of the
Coe College Chapel
Polly and Her Pals At Greene's Opera House
Greene's opera house showcased Polly and Her Pals as the main attraction. The river dam was completed yesterday afternoon after the final pour of concrete. W H Dutton family plans a lengthy San Diego visit while Rev E Hamad moves to Fort Dodge for a Syrian church pastorate. J M Dinwiddie couple travels to Los Angeles for the rest of winter.
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Polly
Greene's Opera House
W. H. Dutton
George B. Dutton
San Diego
Calif
E. Hamad
Cedar Rapids
Fort Dodge
Local Notes: Travel and Visits from the Week
On January 22 1906 Mrs W Merrill leaves for Los Angeles for several months. Rev J P Huggett to Tracr for evangelistic services this week. Misses Jennie and Bessie Spaulding depart for Havana Cuba. Louis J Willner of Chicago visits his brother Otto Willner. I M Lobenstein Mr and Mrs R T Forbes Mr and Mrs E E Rothrock and G L Rothrock return from Excelsior Springs Mo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Rothrock
G. L. Rothrock
Excelsior Springs, Mo
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Elizabeth Wilson
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