Kenyon’s Senate Loss Seen as Harding Court Move
An Iowa opinion piece argues Senator Kenyon’s appointment to a federal judgeship benefits Cummins and Harding while harming Iowa farmers. It says Kenyon’s shift drains Iowa Senate strength, invites backroom pressure, and yields to political strategy over direct farmer needs. It calls for honest cooperation and emphasizes farm-led recovery over conferences and meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Kenyon
Harding
Cummins
Middle West
Congress
Washington
Senate
Farm Bureau Opposition Criticized by Iowa Papers
The Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune notes propaganda against the Farm Bureau in Washington and Iowa. It cites La Follette and Homestead allegations that Hunt and Cunningham sold out to Finance corporation tied to the Iowa Bankers association. The piece urges bureau members to ignore hostile press and support the organization.
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Farm Bureau
Washington
Iowa
Senator la Follette
Farm Bureau Movement
National Farm Bureau Federation
Homestead
Hunt
Cunningham
Finance Corporation
Iowa Banker’s Association
Bureau
The
Newberry Seat Vindicated By Republican Debt Paid
Davenport Democrat notes that Senator Truman H. Newberry of Michigan kept his seat thanks to 46 Republican votes, aided by a quarter of a million dollars spent to elect him. It cites dissenters like Senator Kenyon and Cummins and argues the party relied on Newberry to organize the Senate and support Lodge and the League of Nations policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman H. Newberry
Michigan
Newberry
Senate
Ford
Foreign Affairs Committee
Henry Cabot Lodge
League of Nations
Woodrow Wilson
League
Lodge
Davenport
Breeders Gazette Critiques Proliferation Of Investigations
The Breeders Gazette editorial laments constant investigations and conferences, saying they create costly jobs with little progress. It argues investigations fail to solve farmers' problems and strain national finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breeders’ Gazette
Gazette
Working It Out: Submarine S 48 Heroic Escape Tale
In Long Island Sound the submarine S 48 lay 80 feet down as 41 crewmen bailed water and used hoses while officers risked all. An air blow lifted the craft briefly, Peter Dunne crawled through a torpedo tube with a line, and escape opened. The piece lauds calm, workmanlike heroism and calls for resolve amid peril.
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Michael A. Fritz
Long Island Sound
Peter Dunne
Rockford
Charley Anderson the Fairfield shoe man and booster
Charles Edward Anderson, born in Washington and now a Fairfield shoe store owner, blends sales skill with community service. He once worked in a Washington railroad lunch counter and regularly helps city events, raising funds and recruiting members while remaining patient with farmers and critics alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Edward
Washington
Charley
Fairfield
Crawfordsville
Prisoner asks for longer sentence to avoid theft
A Missouri convict, after a year in prison for a small theft, tells the judge he wants two more years so he can work when Harding is not president. Other items joke about politics, phony cures, and local curiosities in a bustling courthouse read.
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Mistah Hadding
Burke Parrett
Burke
Wilson
Harding
Bill creates Bureau of Civil Aviation and licensing
The proposal by Senator Underwood and Representative Hicks would form a Bureau of Civil Aviation in the Department of Commerce. It sets up a Commissioner to license aircraft and aviators, designate routes, regulate operations, inspect designs, and study development, with penalties for violations and aims to boost safety and public confidence in civil air travel.
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Congress
Underwood
Hicks
Bureau of Civil Aviation
Department of Commerce
Civil Aviation
Weather Bureau
United States
Secretary of Commerce
Commissioner of Aviation
Big Cookie Sale At Fairfield By Federal Bakery
Dy Younes notes every Tribunette reader in Fairfield was cookie hungry last Saturday. His bakery offered 100 dozen cookies as a Saturday special, baked another 100 more by 3 30. This Saturday they plan 250 dozen to supply all. The Federal Bakery also sets up a big showcase at Maxwell's grocery with a full line of bread cake and pastry.
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Dy Younes
Tribunette
Fairfield
Federal Bakery
Maxwell’s Grocery
High heels and corsets banned in Scotts Bluff Neb
A local ordinance in Scotts Bluff Nebraska forbids wearing high heels and corsets in public spaces. Officials say the measure aims at modest attire and public decorum, with enforcement criteria pending. Residents react with mixed opinions on personal freedom versus community standards.
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Scotts Bluff, Neb
Girl Wins Odd Damage Case At West Hotel Sioux City
Miss Lena Kraft, employed at the West hotel, was required to appear in Sunday attire. She curled her hair with an alcohol lamp and a heated iron, starting a fire that burned her and led to months in hospital. Workmen’s compensation denied the claim. district court ruled for her, and the state supreme court upheld, saying hair styling was part of her required equipment to perform duties.
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Lena Kraft
West Hotel
Sioux City
Miss Kraft
District Court
State Supreme Court
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Corn Belt
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Kaiser
Federal Reserve Board
Board of Trade
Packers
America
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Ray Maxwell
Fred Jericho
Iowa State College
Georgia
Centerville
Montana
Washington Theatre
James
Fairfield Field
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