Refined Immorality and Punishment Debates Across States
A Chicago clergyman urges morals decline is due to stage vice and amateur acts, while discussions of capital punishment reform allege a year delay in Iowa hinders justice. Reports note Texas methods cited as effective, Colorado allows prescribed liquor amid flu, and liquor’s medicinal value acknowledged by law agents amid prohibition debates.
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Phillip Yarrow
Chicago
Police Gazette
Iowa
Colorado
Red Cross Reports February Activities and Health Work
Miss Merle Wright reports February activity for the county Red Cross. The office moved to the Fair Store area in February and hosted classes on home hygiene with Agnes Birtles instructing. Nine schools serve hot lunches. many rural schools lack roller towels, soap, and dippers.
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Merle Wrigh
Red Cross
Fair
Roland Marsh
Wiliss Calvert
American Red Cross
Agnes Birtles
Marjorie Roberts
Jiler
Anne Raymond
County Teachers Club Contest Day Program March 11
The Jeff organ County Teacher's club presents a Saturday program at 10 am featuring sixth grade arithmetic and third grade spelling contests, plus reading circle discussions of chapters 10,11. Contestants listed include Reading Wayne Carr and others, Spelling Lloyd Hagan and others, Arithmetic Charles Parsons and others. Attendees invited.
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Jeff Organ County Teacher’s Club
Northcut
Simmons
de Kalb
Thompson
Welday
Millane
Miss King
Fulton
McCreery Black
Mrs James heads Legion Auxiliary post election
Mrs L D James was elected president of the newly organized Riera Legion post auxiliary at the Friday meeting. Mrs F E Butler was elected vice president and Miss Nellie Peebler secretary with Mrs J W H Schantz treasurer and Mrs Charles McCampbell historian. About sixty members exist and local country women are urged to join.
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James
Van Buren Hampshire sale draws big crowd at Cantril
Van Buren County Hampshire Association held a well attended sale at Cantril despite bad roads. Heavy buyers included W Lynes of Columbia Missouri who purchased eight head and J F Teal of Memphis Missouri who bought the top price of 100 dollars. Edgar Miller consigned, youngest member and first Hampshire pig club organizer. Local support was strong with many mail order bids. average price 67 dollars, few under 50, high quality stock.
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van Buren County
Hampshire
Cantril
W. Lynes
Columbia
J. F. Teal
Memphis
Edgar Miller
First
Hampshire Pig Club
Bradshaw School Entertainment Delights Local Community
A Bradshaw area program last night featured a minstrel show by local women. The performance included jokes and talents from Mrs. J C Droz, Mrs. M J Blough, Mrs. Chris Blough, Mrs. H Rietvelt, Mrs. Ned Pequignot, Mrs. J I Danielson, Miss Beulah Grady, Miss Alice Glenn, Miss Margaret Droz and Roland Blough.
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Bradshaw School
J. C. Droz
M. J. Blough
Chris Blough
H. Rietvelt
Ned Pequignot
Potato crop to exceed last year says Fitch Iowa State expert
Professor C. L. Fitch of Iowa State College forecasts a larger potato crop as growers plan greater acreage. He notes Iowa normally yields about half of its consumption, with last year’s profits seen from small farms and cautions about scale. Seed source advice and edge-planting near cornfields are suggested practices.
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Iowa
C. L. Fitch
Iowa State College
Mill Brothers
Creston
Miller Brothers
L. J. Baxter
Galva
Ida County
Herring & Treadwell
Wall Lake
Sae County
Professor Fitch
United States
Fitch
Shorthorn Breeders Plan March Meeting in Jefferson County
The Shorthorn breeders of Jefferson county will meet at the Farm Bureau office on March 11, Saturday at 7 30 p.m. The gathering aims to organize a spring bull sale and all breeders are urged to attend. The bridal veil of Princess Mary was worn by Queen Victoria and Queen Alexandra.
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Jefferson County
Farm Bureau
Princess Mary
Queen Victoria
Queen Alexandra
Vesper Recital by Prof Allan Bacon at Barhydt Chapel
Prof Allan Bacon presents a Sunday afternoon vesper organ recital at Barhydt Chapel at 4 30. program features Sunset Meditation and March Nocturne arranged by Biggs, Scenes from the Life of Christ by Otto Malling, and other selections including Christ Demands the Storm be Still and Christ Entry into Jerusalem.
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Allan Bacon
Barhydt Chapel
Richard Keyes Biggs
MacMaster
Biggs
Christ
Otto Malling
Johannes Brahms
Richard Keys Biggs
Grazia
Geo. W. Anderson
Jerusalem
Arsenate Poisoned Dumplings Claims Mrs Taylor
In Birmingham Mrs Elvira Taylor died after eating dumplings laced with arsenate of lead. Several family members were affected but are improving after the Saturday evening meal. Taylor reached for flour from a sack that contained poison instead of flour. The death occurred Tuesday evening.
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Pat
Elvira Taylor
Birmingham
Taylor B
Center Township Farm Bureau Elects Officers
Center Township Farm Bureau members meet Saturday afternoon at the Farm Bureau office to elect township officers. The agenda includes deciding the group’s activities for the year.
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Center Township
Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Office
Movement for Underground Railway Crossing Gains Steam
A petition by the Forum club urges an underground Burling ton crossing between Second and Third streets to prevent grade crossing accidents. City officials and many residents oppose the plan due to prohibitive costs including paving, sewer work, and city obligations. no official action this year is planned.
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Forum Club
Junior Act Club
Burlington
Inside Dope on That Famous Tea Party at Boston
Dr. Samuel Eliot Morrison argues the Boston tea party was a deliberate political act orchestrated by Sam Adams to dramatize taxation issues and mobilize colonial liberty. He notes Hancock’s smuggling ties, clarifying it was his uncle who practiced smuggling, not his father.
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Boston
Samuel Eliot Morrison
Harvard
England
Morrison
Sam Adams
John Bull
Sam
Russia
John Hancock
Dr. Morrison
New England
John
Liberty
Thomas Hancock
Bruns Grocery Opens Linby Store Under W R Kime
Bruns Grocery Co of this city opened a new Linby store early this week under manager W R Kime. The outlet occupies the former Gooken and Mendenhall premises where their business was auctioned off.
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Bruns Grocery Co
Linby
W. R. Kime
Gooken & Mendenhall
Man Awarded 15075 in M and L Railroad Crash Suit
Joe Borough sued the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad for injuries from an August 1914 crossing collision at Martinsburg. The jury awarded 15075 after a long trial history with prior reversals and a previous verdict set aside.
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Sigourney Man
Joe Borough
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad Company
Borough
Martinsburg
Supreme Court
Sigourney Review
Turnipseed Announces Successful Twenty-Two Hog Sale
J. E. Turnipseed reports a brisk sale of twenty two Hamp shire hogs at his Fairfield area farm last Tuesday. Hogs sold for forty to sixty dollars each amid lively bidding led by auctioneer T. E. Smith of Packwood.
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J. E. Turnipseed
Hampshire
Fairfield
T. E. Smith
Packwood
Old Settlers Quartet to Sing at Princeton Farmers Union
Members of the Old Settlers quartet will perform for a large Farmers Union meeting in Princeton Missouri this Friday and Saturday. A national lecturer of the union will attend the event.
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Old Settlers Quartet
Farmers Union
Princeton
Fairfield Visitor Wins $20,000 Educational Award
Nine Iowa educators led by Prof. E. D. Starbuck win the National Institution of Moral Instruction prize for a 300 page report on character building for children. The report argues moral instruction comes from problem solving, not preaching, and includes a method to measure morals and citizenship progress.
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H. E. Blackmar
Ottumwa Public Schools
Fairfield
Chicago
Packwood
Blackmar
Iowa
E. D. Starbuck
University of Iowa
National Institution of Moral Instruction
Starbuck
Herbert Martin
Drake University
Des Moines
Ottumwa
C. P. Cosgrove
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
Fred D. Cram
A. C. Fuller
State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Martin
Van Buren County Breeders and Wick Field Farms Catalogs
The Tribune notes Van Buren county breeders publish catalogs reflecting the quality of their stock while Wick Field Farms also prints catalogs. The paper argues catalogs should match stock quality and promotes Tribune printing as beneficial to producers.
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the Tribune
van Buren County
Wickfield Farms
Early scramble for county offices gathers pace
The county political scene heats up as GOP contenders vie for state legislature seats and county posts. Homer Koch declares for legislature. Will Long seeks another term as representative. Clarence Turner and George Light enter clerkship and auditor races, with other filings expected and Democrats watching keenly.
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Homer Koch
Walnut Township
County Grain Growers Association
Koch
Will Long
Will
Clarence Turner
Clarence
George N. Light
Frank Light
Clyde Bell
Bud” Turner
Guy Kiger
Mac Randall
Mac
Dr. Stephenson
Libertyville
San Zeigler
Charles Ireland
Elmer Carlson
Walter Harris
Chuck McCampbell
Munro
Ralph
John Barwise
Louden Machinery Company
Lightning Fire Destroys Barn North of Winfield
A lightning strike yesterday around seven destroyed Chas. Enke's large barn four miles north of Winfield. The farm, occupied by Earnest Enke, lost hay, straw, oats and harness. Stock was in pasture and survived. Insurance covered part of the building loss. neighbors express sympathy.
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Chas
Enke
Winfield
Earnest
Winfield Beacon
French to Build Tahiti Oil Depot for Pacific Steamers
A French project plans an oil depot at Tahiti to fuel steamers plying routes from Vancouver and San Francisco to Australia and New Zealand, with a path via the Panama Canal. The plan aims to bolster Pacific maritime traffic and fuel supply.
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Tahiti
Vancouver
San Fra
Australia
New Zealand
Sapere
Panama Canal
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