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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1925
Page
2
Fragmentary notes mention a $50 060 memorial armory to be opened in Shenandoah, touted as the finest in the state, with references to municipal light and power plants, a Mapleton industry ban, medicine shows, carnivals, and a condemning regular session.
A proposed revision outlines a general program for road improvements in Iowa. It splits primary road construction and maintenance to the highway commission, while secondary roads would stay with county boards and township trustees. Contracts under 35,000 avoid commission approval, and special assessments on primary roads are abolished with a plan to refund prior levies within ten years. The bill aims to rapidly upgrade both systems, prioritizing drainage, grading, paving and graveling of the 6800 miles of primary roads, with annual funding estimates and projected construction capacity.
The state general assembly debates a proposed three cent gas tax with votes in both houses. Governor Mammill's recommendations influence the shift from a two cent levy. Senator Bergman’s bill and Representative Blake push for the amendment, with Crawford county and several cities affected as the measure advances.
Washington. By 09 to 12 the senate adopted the conference report on the postal pay and mail rate increase bill. The report has already been adopted and the bill now goes to the President. Leaders expect the President to sign it despite not providing the full 68 million dollars in increased revenue. Senators Borah Brookhart Howell Norbeck voted again for adoption. others like Bruce Din George Crass Harrison Pittman Swanson Underwood supported it. Norbeck protested parcel post rate rises and debated with Frazier over farmer impacts in North Dakota. The Dickinson co operative marketing bill, replacing Haugen, passed the House 284 to 95 and heads to the senate. The Haugen measure follows the President's agricultural conference recommendations.
Indiana Democratic senators who fled to Ohio in protest against a gerrymander bill returned to Indianapolis. Lieut. Gov. Harold Van Orman and Republican leaders welcomed them and discussed the bill they bolted over. A Dayton conference clarified the stand and the political impasse ahead.
Senator elect Charles S Deneen was appointed by Governor Small to fill the remaining days of Senator Medill McCormick of Illinois in Washington. McCormick died on Wednesday and the appointment was requested by Senator Curtis of Kansas. Deneen becomes Illinois junior senator just days earlier than expected.
Stockholm report announces the death of former Swedish prime minister Hjalmar Branting at sixty four. He suffered severe lung inflammation in mid December and resigned on January 24, with M. Sandler succeeding him but Branting remained in the cabinet without portfolio briefly.
Bandits robbed nine Pullman passengers and two train crew members in a locked car on the New York Central Western Express between Chesterton and Gary Indiana. The two bandits, armed with a pistol, relieved passengers of valuables including jewels.
Humphrey O K received approval for ULS8 related Tirade Commission matters amid a sharp debate. Afton Wanningtone and Aesglon were noted in the discussion, with unclear context and a tense exchange surrounding the decision.
Atlanta reports a long running Stone Mountain dispute erupts as the Stone Mountain Memorial Association dismisses sculptor Gutzon Borglum for alleged delays and extravagance. Borglum allegedly destroys models and plans prompting warrants for malicious mischief and a $50,000 suit by the association.
New York reports the engagement of Abby Rockefeller to David Merriwether Milton Jr., a young New York attorney. Milton, twenty five, is a Williams and Columbia graduate, Yale naval reserve veteran, and partner at Satterlee & Canfield. Abby, heiress to a vast fortune, is Rockefeller’s eldest child and will be the first to marry.
John H. Edwards former speaker of the Indiana house of representatives was nominated by President Coolidge as assistant secretary of the interior. The post will succeed Iranela M. Goodwin of Washington state who has resigned effective March 4.
Allen F Moore was elected by acclamation as Republican committeeman for Illinois Nineteenth District, succeeding the late Pied Upham. The Decatur Champaign area of the district in Chicago was noted in the announcement.
Berlin mourns Friedrich Ebert first president of the German republic after an appendicitis operation led to peritonitis. Born 1871 in Seidelsberg, he moved from a tailor’s son to a socialist editor and Bremen city council member. Ebert led the relchstag from Bremen, became chancellor, and on February 11, 1919, was elected president. His era crushed Bolshevism and sought peace, while balancing a People’s government amid Spartacist and independent socialist pressures. His family included a wife Frau Ebert and several sons, one a newspaper man.
Washington representative Longworth of Ohio was chosen as speaker at a Republican caucus in the Sixty-ninth Congress. He led Madden of Chicago by 141 to 19 in a decisive vote, signaling a Republican majority. Madden will keep chairmanship of the Appropriations Committee.
A partial excerpt notes a presidential proclamation affecting Glacier National Monument and Glacier Bay area designations. The fragment references official action or designation steps, with limited readable details on dates or scope.
A promotional ad touts Joint-Ease as a quick lasting remedy for rheumatism in joints. It asserts relief regardless of chronicity and urges use for joint trouble with a penetrating preparation and universal recommendation.
Fragmentary OCR yields a cryptic line about staying or running away to avoid hanging, mentioning a mayor and personal peril. The readable portion presents a dramatic confrontation and implied coercion. No clear names, dates, or places are established in the text.
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