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Two Kinds of Towns Shape Prosperity and Decay
A speech contrasts thrifty, productive citizens who back private enterprise with a self serving minority bent on gain. It questions town destinies when either group dominates and notes Governor Shaw permits volunteers while wary pardons loom in Des Moines. Rockefeller’s vast wealth is examined with humorous life-details, and a small town incident at a depot ends with a domestic misadventure in Lamont.
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Republican
Bng
Hare
Towa
Shaw
P.A. Smith
Beranton
P. A. ‘Smith
M. Siaw
Indianala
Spain
Lamont
CG W
St. Paul
Perhesswa
St.Paul