Roosevelt as Assistant Secretary of the Navy in Wilson Era
The piece profiles Theodore Roosevelt’s rise to the assistant secretary of the navy under Wilson, noting his lack of prior administrative or naval experience. It describes his militarist enthusiasms, push for universal military training, postwar shipbuilding, and the costly wasteful programs under the cost-plus system, concluding with his 1920 vice presidential bid and Cox’s defeat.
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Senate
Wilson
Washington
Navy
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
America
Woodrow Wilson
New York
Annapolis
Germany
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Department
Brooklyn Academy of Music
James M. Cox
Ohio
League of Nations
Cox
Dangers of Wood Alcohol in Workplace and Safety Advisories
A reader reports using methanol in a shop, noting inhalation risks and eye and skin irritation. Health guidance urges better ventilation, prevents exposure, and suggests safer solvents and protective skin care. questions about hernia treatment and canned tomatoes elicited brief responses from a medical column.
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Heras
D. A HH
Mind explorations on peace and instinct in humans
An author’s note discusses happiness in a peaceful world and the clash between innate hunting drives and security under leadership. It also compares how men and women know each other differently, noting evolving instincts and brain development since early humans.
Reentry and Rising Hope After Roosevelts Setbacks
The excerpt notes losses by Tennessee and Oklahoma, Roosevelt exiting public life after defeats and returning in 1928 when nominated for New York governor. It references Tomorrow The New Era and credits Doubleday Doran 1940 publication.
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Tennessee
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
New York
Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc
Vitamin C in canning vs home methods for tomatoes
A reader notes commercial canning preserves more vitamin C in tomatoes and tomato juice than home canning. Also a personal ad asks about tooth extraction and dental crowns as a costly but worthwhile upgrade for longevity.
Cedar Rapids Girl Named In Hollywood Stardom Group
Ella Labes of Cedar Rapids named among 13 young women with best chances for stardom by a Hollywood committee. Born in Zurich, she studied in Europe before moving to America ten years ago and now lives in Hollywood where she attended El Capitan school and acted on stage.
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Ella Labes
Cedar Rapids
Ella Bryan
Miss Labes
Fred Labes
Country Club
Zurich
Switzerland
Raoul Walsh
Orson Welles
Mars
Tay Garnett
Edmund Goulding
Compensation Insurance Awarded To Iowa Mutual
The board of education awarded a one year contract for workers compensation insurance for all school employees to Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance Company at 89214 dollars. The bid undercuts last year by about 80 dollars and included eleven competitors such as Employers Mutual Casualty Des Moines and Casualty Reciprocal Exchange Kansas City with bids ranging up to 1167 68.
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Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance Company
Employers Mutual Casualty of
Des Moines
Casualty Reciprocal Exchange of
Kansas City
American Employers Insurance of
Boston
Bituminous Casualty of
Rock Island
American Casualty
Reading
Actua Casualty
Hartford
Masachusetts Bonding and Insurance
Travelers
Anchor Casualty
St Paul
Hawkeye
Resignations Of Two Teachers Are Accepted
The board of education accepted the resignations on Monday night. Mr Clara Bo Gi, listed as a teacher for 29 years, was placed on the rented Ist A grammar and spelling teach.
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Board of Education
Clara Bo Gi
Sears
Ist
Resignations At Local Schools Due To Health And Career Moves
Mrs Gray a 69 year old retiree at McKinley junior high sought retirement due to ill health while Harold Stull assistant coach and arithmetic teacher at Roosevelt high school submitted his resignation to pursue a different field.
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McKinley Junior High
Gray
Severtth Aenue
Harold To. Stull
Roosevelt High School
School Board Guarantees Jobs For Draft Time Guards
The Incal school system will keep the jobs of 34 men teachers who register for the draft if they are called for a year. By resolution, the board of education Monday evening voted to guarantee positions for those called up.
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Board of Education
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