Dulles Urges Wilsonian Peace Reconsideration at Princeton
John Foster Dulles argues the postwar peace plans fizzled because the Wilsonian vision was not tried. He says elastic borders and free movement of capital goods and people could have reduced war, with a league to deter aggression. He warns Europe faces renewed pressure from nationalist regimes and questions current willingness to accept peaceful change.
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Princeton University
John Foster Dulles
American Commission
Woodrow Wilson
Dulles
Wilson
League of Nations
Mr. Dulles
League
Europe
Political Nudge Warns Against Commenting on O Connor Run
The speaker prefers silence on whether O Connor will run again, suggesting any remark could provoke a reaction and alter his decision. The remark hints at caution in public discourse about candidacy.
Tax Exemption Details For Public Employes Explained
A reader asks if all government officials pay federal income tax. The Internal Revenue Bureau says federal officers and employees except judges appointed before 1932 pay taxes above thresholds. Presidents and congressmen paid taxes after 1932. prior to then the president was tax free and judges were exempt by constitutional protection.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Internal Revenue Bureau
WPA
Federal and State Tax Exemption Rules for Public Workers
The article explains how most state and local public servants are exempt from federal income tax under specific definitions of officers and employees. It notes exemptions for public school staff and certain department workers, with exceptions for receivers and water departments. A Des Moines dispute questions ERAs exempt status, highlighting reciprocal tax protections between federal and state governments.
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Revenue Office
Des Moines
Laughter May Cease When Men Become Civilized Says Brisbane
Arthur Brisbane quips that true civility could dampen laughter, stating when men become really civilized, laughter may cease. The remark reflects a satirical take on social progress and humor.
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Arthur Brisbane
Hoover Says He Writes His Own Speeches
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports former President Hoover claims he does not hire a ghost writer and writes his own material. He states it can take weeks to craft, then minutes to read aloud on radio, and his speeches now show more color and wit with periods and exclamations, reflecting on a lighter burden and improved times.
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St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Wade
Rudy Prepares to Host Ceremony After Injury
Pending recovery from a nose injury, Rudy is expected to continue his role as master of ceremonies, focusing on the event's orderly progress and formal duties.
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Rudy
Local businessman cites flood disasters in Republican states
A well informed local businessman argues most flood disasters occur in Republican states, noting climate events as a broader pattern and urging awareness of regional risk.
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Republican
Voices of War and Warnings from Historical Figures
A collection of quotations from wartime leaders and academics. Vezzio Orazi Josef Stalin Henry Morgenthau Thomas R Brown Carl W Ackerman Thomas L Blanton Franklin D Roosevelt Karl Radek Charles A Harnett J Hamilton Lewis Louis Adamic offer views on fascism, economy, media, marriage, and societal behavior amid global conflict.
Iowa social whirl swells in Washington during Washington visit
Iowa members of Congress and their wives host a string of events in Washington. Henry Wallace and wife opened with a Sunday buffet for delegation families, followed by dinners and an amaryllis show preview. Ames alumni plan a March 27 banquet and an April 2 reception is discussed.
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Washington
Iowa
National
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry Wallace
Congressional
B. M. Jacobsen
Clinton
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Roosevelt
John W. Gwynne
Waterloo
Congressional Club
Fred Biermann
Decorah
Ames
National Capital
Iowa State College Alumni Association
Iowa State Society
Mrs. Roosevelt
Diplomatic Corps
Miss Perkins
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Jacobsens
John M. Hammond
Tom Slowie
Jacobsen
Lester J
Des Moines
Margaret Welch
Grinnell
Gwynne
Gertrude Louis
Grundy Center
Biermanns
Morris Sheehy
Dubuque
Mason City
Catholic University
William Theophilus
Davenport
I. B. Raeder
Baltimore
O. M. Hustvedt
Navy Department
Henry S. Merrick
Ottumwa
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Ray Douglas
Postville
Douglas
Rep. Biermann
Edwin A. Merritt
Council Bluffs
Merritt
Catherine Ford
M. L. Wilson
C. W. Warburton
A. G. Black
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
R. A. Pearson
Rexford G. Tugwell
Resettlement Administration
Iowa Society
Willard
Bill
A. C. Dewey
Rep
Ed Eicher
Florida
Carl J. Jungbluth
Richard McCleery
Rep. Atterback
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Jungbluth
American Pearl Button Company
McCleery
New York
Skyscrapers and the City Life of New York
Frederick Simpich comments on how elevators shape daily life in New York City tall buildings. He notes elevator systems move thousands of workers daily, rivaling the speed of surface transit, and how one thirteen story tower sparked initial fear yet now defines the skyline.
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Charles A. Harnett
New York
Ashington
D. C
New York City
Metropolis
National Geographic Society
Frederick Simpich
Chicago
Long Island
Statue of Liberty
Staten Island
New Jersey
Central Park
Simprich
Grand Central District
Chanin
Chrysler
Graybar
Grand Central Palace
Washington Sideshow on Panama Pact and Liquor Blending
Fulton Lewis Jr surveys Washington backstage moves. Hull pressures for a Panama treaty to guard canal access amid rising anti American sentiment in Panama. Meanwhile liquor distillers push non grain alcohol use, aiming to ban non grain blends and shield grain producers from price pressure.
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Universal Service
Washington
State Department
Europe
Far East
Senate
Panama
Hull
Panama Canal
Teddy Roosevelt
Isthmus Republic
U. S
Navy
Canal
Atlantic
Pacific
Congress
Federal Alcohol Administration
Treasury Department
West Indies
Liquor Trust
Verishable treasure rots as ego plots undo ruin
The piece laments a man who hoards for himself Always seeking gain. His self serving plans leave his wealth to rot Hidden away until decay turns treasures to dust and detritus. The focus stays on the futility of selfish grasping over time.
Equinox Rains Herald Spring and Rebirth
Poetic verse celebrates equinox rains washing winter away and awakening earth. Mentions robins larks grackle birds Easter bells and resurrection imagery. Invokes blossoms waking, fields ready for plow and grain as spring arrives.
Weather and Health Conference in Frankfort on Main
Experts from natural science and medicine met in Frankfort on Main to discuss how weather affects human health. The conference opened a series to record current knowledge and spur further research in this interdisciplinary topic.
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Frankfort-On-Main
Ins
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Thomas A Kempis
Mussolini
Hitler
Stalin
O’connor
Africa
Vezzio Orazi
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Josef Stalin
Thomas R. Brown
Johns Hopkins University
Everett Huber
Bluffton College
Carl W. Ackerman
Columbia University of Journalism
Thomas L. Blanton
Texas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Karl Radek
J. Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Louis Adamic
Iowa -In
Biermanns’ Party
George Peek
Mrs. Davis
Havre
John Sennett, Jr
Senator Dickinson
Sennetts
Elizabeth Sennett
Iowa University
Carl F. Becker
Lloyd McCutcheon
Mount Vernon
J. R. Eyre
Thurston
White House
ED Hadley
Gazette
N.Y
Lower Broadway
Mr. Simpich
Fulton Lewis, JR
Edger A.guest
Edgar A. Guest
Jay G. Sigmund
Merchants Bank
Sahara
Cedar Rapids Fuel Co
Soboda
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