Iowa House and Senate debate women suffrage and highway bills
The Iowa House passed a concurrent resolution for woman suffrage to amend the state constitution, sending it to the Senate and on to the 1925 General Assembly for ratification by referendum. Lawmakers also consider highway reforms including right-of-way purchases, tax reallocations, and a gasoline tax to fund primary roads, plus a motion picture censorship bill overseen by a three member state board.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Frase
House
General Assembly
Iowa
Hauge
Polk County
Graham
Wayello County
Highway Commission
Stata
Gallagher
Iowa County
Des Moines
Highway ‘Commission
Commis Zion
Iowa Lawmakers Clash Over Federal Aid And Highway Control
A joint resolution by Representative Gallagher denounces federal aid in principle and urges Iowa’s U S Congress members to oppose further federal highway aid. The House debates a highway commission plan to gain total control of the primary road system, arguing federal funds hinge on Iowa laws. The article notes factions split between opposing federal aid and retaining local control, with broader budget items and proposed bills tied to motherhood and child welfare acts looming in the same session.
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Gallagher
Iowa County
Iowa
Congress
Ita
Ite
State Highway Commission
House
House Journal
Highway Commission
Federal Bureau of Ronda
Anll Sfebt
County Boards of Supervisors
General Assembly
Lasne
Atlil Paortias
Government Bureau of Goods
Washington
Sheppard-Towner Maternity Wadchi Welfare
Lyoad
Sysene Widerie
Town disputes fund highway expansion and school plan
A bill to widen state highway use by about 4700 miles across 1800 cities faces action in the House. The measure, backed by Blake, Harter brothers, and others, aims to favor public school needs and town infrastructure while other state issues progress, including a Burlington locomotive order and school building program.
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Blake
Fayette
Frank Harter
York
Neb
C. H. Harter
Diagonal
Associate Packing Company
J. E. Godwio
Associated Finance Company
Burlington Railroad
Board of Education
Tres Moines
Clarence Lenker
Wilton Junction
Howard
Slemmons
Buchanan County
Ames
Charlotte Coman
Iowa City
New York
Iowa
Diltz
Polk County
Henry Field
Shenandoah
Horse Thief
Anamosa
North America
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Ffty Yepra
David J. Vans
Linn Grove
Alden
Perth
Australia
Mr. Evans
Teavela
Fulton
Fairfield
Hammills
Portrait and Opinion of Gertrude Atherton on Ruhr Affair
A fragmentary portrait describes Gertrude Atherton as a famed novelist who voices harsh views on the Ruhr crisis. It cites Misa Atherton claiming Germany lacks power to resist France and warns Bolshevik risks if Soviet aid reaches Berlin. Predictions of hardship and potential revolution follow, blaming the government amid misery.
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Gertrude Atherton
Ruhr
Misa Atherton
Germany
France
Berlin
Witsery Audk
3 State Coal Truce Averts Mine Strike Across Regions
In a June 25 conference at Intilnols New York miners and representatives from Indiana Ohio and New York extended the current wage and labor contract to April 1 1924. The agreement preserves a $7.50 daily base and $1.08 tonnage rate with surface workers at $7.60. A standing Joint Senate committee of seventeen remains to reconvene in a year to renew negotiations and settle differences.
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New York
Stelke
Joint Sense Committee
Renewel
Wins
Indiana
Ohio
United Mine Workers of America
Living costs stay high in December 1922 report
Final figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show the national cost of living in December 1922 was 40.5 percent above December 1918, 28 percent below December 1921, and 19 percent higher than September 1922, highlighting persistent inflation since the war.
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Labor Bureau
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U. S. Vessel Fleet Linked To Shipping Board
The Shipping Board reports 964 U. S. vessels tied up at year start with 064 idle, totaling 415 in operation and 064 laid up. The fleet's deadweight tonnage reaches 0,846,011 tons as of January 27.
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Washington
The
Shipping Board
Conference of Governors to Meet on Eighteenth Amendment Issue
President Harding will summon the governors of the 48 states to Washington in April or May to discuss the wide spread concern over the eighteenth Amendment. London reports Chancellor Stanley Baldwin will not return to the talks, with Ambassador Cadden expected to carry on negotiations.
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Washington
Harding
States of the
Union
Senate Passes Two Supply Bills In Broad Budget Clash
Senate debates two supply measures with budget bureau allocations. Lenroot criticizes Capper rural credit bill and proposes a substitute extending 660 million dollars in farmer credit via a revolving fund. Senator Jones seeks limited cloture on the airpaid bill before Lenroot measure advances.
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Lenroot
Cappar Rural Credita Bil
Washington
Senate
Teghdadvee
District of
Coluneth
Chalemeyn Warren
Budget Bureau
Senator Jones
Commerce Committed
Brookhart
Iowa
Jones
Benito
Tto
French Troops Battle Mobs in German Towns
French troops clashed with mobs in Tuhr and the Rhineland. In Düsseldorf a French lieutenant was injured as crowds were driven back. a German was shot. In Messen French machine guns opened fire to disperse demonstrators before withdrawing as mounted police restored order.
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Essen
Tuhr
Rhineland
Duskeldorf
Weygand
Marshal Foch
Germany
Dusseldorf
Leutenant
Messen
Grand jury indicts Lundin and 20 others in Chicago
The special grand jury indicted Lundin, a former political ally of Mayor Thompson, and about twenty others on a conspiracy to defraud the actual board. Lundin and Virtag Rojim are noted as alleged conspirators in school insurance contracts involving the Robta agency and Southern Suretha company, where Lundin and Toby held stock.
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Chicago
Olved Tandin
Thompson
Actuul Board
Lumdin
Virtag Rojim
Robta
Southern Suretha Company
Lundin
Toby
Dry Law and Crime Warns Columbia President
Dr Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, told the State Bar Association annual meeting in Columbus that the eighteenth amendment cannot be enforced regardless of cost or effort. He compared enforcement methods to czarist Russia and Spanish tyrannical rule, saying crime rises as enforcement intensifies.
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Columbus
Oho
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia Univeralty
Tho Stute Bar Association
Russia
Executions in Birr County for Theft and Possession
Latelole Cunning han, William Conroy and Colin Kel Toy, all from Tullamore, were executed at Birr, Kinga county, for possessing urns and ammunition and for theft from residences.
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More Irlah
Dublin
Latelole Cunninghan
William Conroy
Colin Kel- Toy
Tullamore
Birr
Kinga County
Poland Can Stand Alone Says Aid Agency View
The American Relief Administration states Poland is able and willing to operate without outside aid, signaling independence amid wartime pressures.
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Poland
New York
Jno
Ayalsiance
Aderl ‘Ean Relief Administration
Teacher Pays It Blowing Tribute To Tanlac
Kezar Walla Maine teacher Terbert AdaptH. reports severe digestion failure chest pain and nervousness with appetite loss. after Tanlac she gained ten pounds sleeps well breathes freely and feels strong. ad promotes Tanlac as superior medicine and notes its sale by druggists nationwide.
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Tanlac
Terbert Adapth
Kezar Walla
Maine
There, Popular Quotation Expert There and Here
The fragment cites a quotation expert named Smitt and the saying there is tedium in men’s affairs. A New York Sun line hints at a village named Greene and a play on words about work and play in daily life.
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Smitt
Greene Wich Village
New York Sun
Diamond Dyes Guarantee Easy Home Dyeing For All Fabrics
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as safe for wool linen cotton and mixed fabrics. It promises no spotting fading streaking or running and claims clear directions for dyeing sweaters skirts and even a child's coat. The copy urges readers to tell their pharmacist the fabric type before dyeing.
Fragmented Thought Misapplied and Wasted in Gossip
A fragment reflects on misapplied thought, claiming power lies in disciplined focus while idle chatter wastes potential and harms those unknown, suggesting self awareness and restraint to avoid useless social noise.
Why Druggets Recommend Swamp-Root Advertisement
A long advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp-Root as a kidney liver and bladder medicine. It claims doctors endorse it and urges purchase or a sample bottle by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York. It asks readers to mention the paper.
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Kilmer
Mura
N. Y
Few Purebred Bison Remain Worldwide
Only about eleven hundred pure-blooded bison exist globally with roughly one hundred roaming wild in the United States. The text notes a dramatic decline and emphasizes the rarity of surviving purebreds in modern times.
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Chicago School Board
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Goshen
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Ag.evor
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Pierce
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