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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1916
Page
1
A long column of editorial comments and clipped notes covers Europe’s 30 year war memory, U S political fights, war stocks, postmasters convention, and the rise of munitions. It cites figures on cattle prices, car ownership in Iowa, and posts about Woodrow Wilson, suffrage, and national policy, with mixed opinion on prosperity confidence and blame.
Congress aims to adjourn next Friday after passage of the deficiency appropriation bill. A joint resolution to adjourn will be submitted to both houses, with Democratic leaders predicting adoption to curb a Senate fight over the Owen corrupt practices bill. If adjournment slips, Congress may stay until the following week for President Wilson’s New Jersey nominating events.
A fluent speaker can deliver between seven thousand and eight thousand words in a single hour of continuous talk. The rate reflects high articulation, fluency, and cognitive planning, illustrating how rapid speech patterns support persuasive presentations.
The Republican Publicity association led by Jonathan Bourne Jr releases a Washington statement asserting Hughes wins in 21 states totaling 286 electoral votes. It cites 1914 Republican congressional plurality and argues Progressive shifts could favor Hughes, with analyses for Indiana Kansas Maine Nebraska Ohio and others.
A publican ticket plans to win Kansas Maine and Ohio without question and secure 326 of 531 electoral votes. They seek to add 23 from Indiana and Nebraska, totaling 349 votes and a majority of 167, arguing Hughes cannot be a minority president.
Des Moines reports the 1915 Iowa census shows only 1 percent illiterate among ages 10 and up, with 18 780 illiterates versus 28 979 ten years earlier. About 1.8 million over ten can write or are in school. 289 109 attended high school and 140 000 college.
Fiscal year ending June 30 shows total collections of 512,723,288, a rise of 897,142,264 from 1915. Ordinary receipts 387,786,035 and income tax 124,937,253. emergency tax 84,278,302. stamps and alcohol taxes boost revenue. Compromise offers accepted total 183,159.
Dr. Edgarton H. Hart, a returned medical missionary from Central China, stated that agents of brewers and distillers were distributing liquor samples to cultivate a habit and build a market, intending to follow the opium trade as China bans it among its people.
The New York Sun asks readers pointed questions about war policy inflation and preparedness. It probes views on Carrizal, Veracruz, Carranza, tariff policy, free trade, the Philippines, and four more years of governance and patriotism.
The Iowa State Dairy association with local creamery managers announces a dairy week across all 467 creameries. Each site will host a community picnic with education, live discussions, and children's contests. The aim is closer cooperation between dairy farmers, patrons, and managers to strengthen the state dairy industry.
A cubic mile of river water weighs about 4.21 billion tons and carries roughly 420 thousand tons of dissolved matter. Overall about 2.735 billion tons of solid substances are transported annually to the ocean.
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