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West Union mayor closes schools and amusements
West Union mayor H A Reiners proclaimed closures Tuesday as coal shortages worsen. Schools churches and amusements shut while food stores operate seven hours. other businesses limited to four hours. Families without fuel seek shelter in Fayette county courthouse. Exact number of occupants not known.
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Fayette County Court House
West Union
H. A. Reiners
Tuel
Telegraph-Herald
OBrien Sues Mrs DeLong For Unpaid Attorney Fee
E R OBrien Delwein attorney who defended Ellen DeLong of Maynard in a husband murder case filed suit at West Union for 1185 claiming unpaid balance of 1500. Defendants include Mrs DeLong serving in Rockwell City reformatory and her sons Howard Phillips of Ames and M J Phillips of Denver.
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E. R. O'Brien
Delwein
Ellen DeLong
Maynard
West Union
DeLong
Women's Reformatory
Rockwell City
Howard Phillips
Ames
M. J. Phillips
Denver
Colo
Tulips From Turkey Sparked European Tulip Craze
Tulips were introduced from Turkey about 1544 and within a century Dutch growers developed the famed tulip craze, shaping garden and market fashion across Europe.
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Turkey
Europe
How Antowa Country Editor Views Congress
A country editor criticizes federal spending on past and future wars, highlighting 1937 appropriations for Navy, Army, and veterans programs. He compares war debts to Farm Credit and Home Owners Loan Corporation loans, and ponders Civil War turning points tied to Lincoln and Lee.
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CCC Campa
United States
Navy
Department of Agriculture
Commerce
Interior, Justice
Labor
State and Treasury
Army
Department
The
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Veterans Administration
Farm Credit Administration
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
War spending party blame crosses lines
The text states that both Democrats and Republicans are to blame for excessive war spending. Chester Bolton, as chairman of the Republican National Congressional Committee, helped lead the fight for the army bill, and many prominent Democrats voted in its favor.
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Chester Bolton
Republican National Congressional
Farm Legislation Support Grows Across the Nation
The author notes widespread telegrams and letters favoring pending farm legislation in Congress focusing on soil conservation. Senate and House bills differ. final form unclear. Program likely run by land grant colleges and public agencies, nonpartisan aims to curb erosion, boost fertility, and reduce surpluses while preserving future food supply.
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House
Senate
Committees On Agriculture
Big Events and Prominent Names on Pennsylvania Avenue
A half block west of the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue a stately four story building with a high basement stands freshly painted in yellow with white trim. A bronze placard on its fence lists notable residents including Montgomery Blair who advised Dred Scott’s case, served as Postmaster General in Lincoln's cabinet, highlighting a link to history and the Missouri Compromise era.
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White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Montgomery Blair
Dred Scott
Supreme Court
Union
Blair
Lincoln
Hidden springs and vanished streams behind Decorah's streets
The author recalls buried Tiber like watercourses beneath cities and notes Decorah's Winneshiek hotel sprang from a large natural spring. Decades of debris have polluted the spring, yet it still bubbles forth, reminding of nature lost to progress.
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Capitol
Tiber
Potomac
Acacia Life Insurance Co
Decorah
A Monument Saver Saves an Elm Tree at Capitol Site
The ground south of the cap itol was graded and planners aimed to destroy a fine American white elm. Simon Gameron of Pennsylvania vigorously protested and saved the tree. A wall was built and driveways rearranged to preserve the tree, now a monument to Simon Cameron. Senator Brockhart, a former senator, notes the politics and hints at another Senate bid from Hyattsville, Maryland.
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Simon Gameron
Pennsylvania
Simon Cameron
Senator Brockhart
Smith W. Brockhart
Hyattsville
Maryland
Washington
Iowa
Senate
Brookhart
Bright Side and Snow Target Capitol News in 1925
In the 74th Congress more than 11,000 bills and resolutions have been introduced in the House and thousands more in the Senate, making it impossible for any man to track all. A street encounter reflects racial bias in the old House office building. Washington records a 15 inch snowstorm in 24 hours, disrupting traffic and daily life.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Prague Castle Dominates City Skyline
Prague showcases a great hilltop fortress with a grand castle and cathedral. The castle now hosts the White House of Czechoslovakia and houses most government offices. The complex comprises about 700 rooms, shaping the capital’s political heart.
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Prague
Republic
Czechoslovakia
Location of Cat Island in the Bahama group
Cat Island, one of the Bahama islands, lies just north of the Tropic of Cancer. It measures about 86 miles in length and 3 to 7 miles in width.
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Cat Island
Reducing Jud Tunking Seeks Lobbyist to Deliver Smoking Aid
A fragmented report notes Jud Tunking pressing a lobbyist to supply a large black cigar and four cigarettes, with Ron anticipating a favorable reception and a smile. The item suggests a informal exchange tied to political lobbying dynamics.
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Ron
Amusing Ohio to Texas letter about oil boom life
An anonymous letter from a Oklahoma man now in east Texas recalls selling a Arkansas farm and leasing it to an oil company that struck a big field. He describes a six room Alto mansion with humorous details about rooms for eating, sitting, sleeping, cooking, washing, and a dough board from a removed lid, plus a framed grandpa portrait.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
East Texas
Alto
Grandpa
Band program and dance fundraiser at opera house Friday
The event at the opera house offers quarter-priced tickets for the band program and dance Friday evening. Organizers urge community support to back the music program and youth performers while highlighting a low entry price.
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Opera House
Echo asks readers to send in town news items
The Echo calls for community reports and general happenings from residents. Readers are urged to cooperate by sending items or bringing them to the office to help publish local news for the town and surrounding area.
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Echo
Terest
Quaker Oats Plans Record Newspaper Ads in 1936
The Quaker Oats company will boost newspaper advertising in 1936, more than in any prior year, with Cedar Rapids and Omaha salesmen hearing from L. R. Hawley that ad spend to newspapers will rise and three major campaigns will run in spring and summer at the Cedar Rapids mill.
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Quaker Oats Company
Cedar Rapids
Omaha
L. R. Hawley
Chicago
Ancient Durazzo Founded by Corcyreans and Corinthians
Durazzo in ancient Albania began as Ipidamos a colony of Corcyreans and Corinthians in the seventh century BC. A quarrel between the two groups sparked a Peloponnesian era conflict.
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Durazzo
Young Kingdom of
Albania
Ipidamous
Corcyreans
Corinthians
1936 Building Outlook Promises Strong Growth
Authorities report a bright 1936 building outlook with a expected 100 percent rise over 1935. The note encourages inquiries on estimates with no obligation. The text also quotes campus jokes and remarks about pork supplies prompting farmers to consider hog raising amid scarce reserves.
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