Our Mr Welles Endorses Limiting Ocean Zone Policy
The article reports Sumner Welles returning from the Pan American conference in Panama and arguing the proposed neutral ocean zone should entail only information gathering. He says the policy avoids new entanglements and relies on belligerents to cooperate, urging careful, nonprovocative enforcement to avoid war incidents.
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Sumner Welles
United States
Panama City
United Sates
Neutral
J. Welles
Panama
Orea
State Department
Inert Grass Seed The Grim Commentary On Education
A Baltimore Sun piece recounts a store clerk touting inert materials in shady lawn seed, claiming high inert content makes the mix superior. The observer sees a grim lesson on gullibility and consumer credulity, reflecting on education and critical thinking.
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Baltiore Sun
Baltimore
Education to curb public misreading of political talk
The piece argues public opinion can be swayed by misinterpretation of terms in debates on the European war and American neutrality. It notes readers often misunderstand what they read and hear and calls for better education to prevent being misled by ignorance.
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Burke
Great Britain
France
Hitler
America
Britain
HK. M. Warner
H. M. Warner
Hollywood
Warner
Jack
Edward L. Weeks
KABR
Congress
Modern war is always the same at its core
A 1695 reflection by Charles d Avenant argues war shifts in method but remains a simple exchange of power driven by money. The piece notes modern generals may chase funds rather than valor, and warns that war’s essence endures despite evolving tactics. It speculates an optimistic absurd future year 9516.
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Charles d’Avenant
London
Paris
Athleen
Charles Norris
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Fatima
Columbus Circle
Hitler
Uptown
New York
Madison Square Garden
Burel Mulkey
la Conga
Hollywood
Fisher
Dana Dale
Pottsville
Tom Brooks
Brooks
Halloween Reform Proposal From the President
A satirical editorial urges the President to switch calendars to solve Halloween chaos by moving dates and mixing months. It argues the problem is complex and mocks officials for inaction while proposing a drastic calendar reform as a cure.
Statements on democracy and society from wartime leaders and thinkers
A collage of quotes from figures like Admiral Rodgers, Stanley P. Davies, Rev. Raymond Knox, Dr. Karl T. Compton, Dixon Ryan Fox, Senator La Follette, William Green, Alexander Kerensky, Lord Tobin, James J. Walker, and Dr. Victor Lascano. The remarks span anti crime theory, social class, democracy, labor unity, and Pan Americanism.
Iowa Senators Stand Pat On Neutrality Debate
Two Iowa senators say their neutrality vote remains unchanged after two weeks of debate. Herring and Gillette warn their positions may shift only with significant new considerations, discuss amendments on short term credits and securities, and plan to vote on the final bill form next week as they argue for stronger peace terms.
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Washington
Iowa
Senate
Clyde Herring
Guy Gillette
Herring
Gillette
Edward Burke
Nebraska
Garner
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Tobey
Cedar Rapids lore and local schemes of the era unfold
Compiled notes from The Gazette Files detail Cedar Rapids events including Marshal Kozlovsky seeking emergency funds for police train fare, a swindler in town, a painter linked to a Mansfield block burglary, labor actions by Local 206, wage disputes at American Cereal, a new elevator plan, and various cultural notices. The piece also highlights local market figures, theater ads, and social anecdotes from the era.
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Iowa
Tllinois
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Ian
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Allen-Klapp-Frazier
Fifth Ave
Media Records
A.N.P.A. Bureau of Advertising
Associated Press
International News Service
United Press
Latterate
NTN
Cricago
Allen-Blapp Pra E CO
Michigan Ave
Marshal Kozlovsky
Frost
the Gazette
Ed Frost
Clemens
Frank Connell
Mansfield Block
Second Avenue
Second Street
Retail Clerks’ Protective Association
Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor
Crankmire in War by Edgar A Guest
The speaker Crankmire muses on war and proposes using the aged first to dull the tragedy of battle. He imagines rheumatic soldiers hobbling up walls and trading disease lists by campfires as the grim spectacle unfolds. The piece ends with a nod to sending the old to fight.
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Gillette
United States
Old Crankmire
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Mr. Welles
Admiral Rodgers
U.S. Asiatic Fleet
Stanley P. Davies
Community Service Society
Raymond Knox
Columbia University
Karl T. Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dixon Ryan Fox
Union College
Robert M. la Follette
Wis
William Green
A. F. of S. President
Stalin
Alexander F. Kerensky
Lord Soon
Labor
Parliamen
Daniel J. Tobin
James J. Walker
New York City
Victor Lascano
Cuba
Ed Hadley
Woodrow Wilson
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Roosevelt
Postmen’s Convention
Frank Baldwin
Joe
W. S. Jacobsen
Clinton
Bill
Frank
Reva White
Olin
Jacobsen
Charles Cash
Anamosa
John Hammond
Glen Bowdish
Springville
Elmer Hollingsworth
Marley Clark
Gazette
Bob Estabrook
William King
American Cereal Company
B Avenue
Third Street
King
Cereal Company
Hi Aldrich
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad
Waterloo
Bohemian Church
F. J. Zavodsky
St. Paul’s
W. F. Pitner
Trinity
E. J. Lockwood
Dewey
Continental Biscuit Company
First Street
Fourth Avenue SE
Francis Murphy
Burkhalter
Pan-Presbyterian Congress
Admiral Dewey
Excelsior Smoking Tobacco
F. F. Adams and Company
Milwaukee
Greene
David Higgins
Piney Ridge
Roys
Holden
Comedy Company
New Yorker
Jack White
N. Y. Giants
McCarthy
Club
Stork Club
Martha Douglas
Swanky River Club
Joe Kennedy
Ason Welles
Reis
Archibald MacLeish
Welles
MacLeish
Arthur Hale
WOR
Arthur
Parents Magazine
Mrs. Roosevelt
Mark Heilinger
Advance
Hellinger
Texas Guinan
Helen Morgan
Palace Theater
Mark
Zorina
Lou Grant
Dietrich
Destry
Marlene
Signs of the Times
al Wager
England
Edgar A. Guest
Walter Winchell
Daily Mirror, Inc
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Lederle’s
Natola
Upjohn
Lederle
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