Making Men Self-Supporting in a Nation of Growth
The piece argues U S population dominance, national growth, and the push for vocational education to ensure self support. It highlights Iowa's resources and pride, urging Stay in Iowa to counter migration, noting Iowa leads in tillable land, farm implements, hogs, literacy, and crops with strong manufacturing potential.
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United States
China
India
Russia
Washington, D. C
Bunker Hill
America
Henry Gassaway Davis
Baltimore and Ohio
Chas. Carroll
Carrollton
American
Stay in Iowa Club Promises Word of Mouth Advertising
A historical piece extols Iowa’s agricultural wealth and industrial potential crowding in figures on rainfall, railroad mileage, apple production, and per capita wealth. It urges forming a Stay in Iowa Club to promote state pride, residence, and economic stability using persuasive, informal advocacy.
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Commonwealth
Iowa
Missouri
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nebraska
Jonathans
Oregon
Idaho
Colorado
Montana
Washington
United States
Alaska
Philippines
Porto Rico
California
Pennsylvania
Europe
Chicago Tribune
Chicago
New York
Illinois
Strike at Yonkers sugar works ends in fishing
In Yonkers New York workmen walk out at a sugar factory and the owner refuses concessions or arbitration, closes his desk and goes trout fishing. The column notes prayers for China to find wise solutions and mentions girls leaving home due to thin gruel and thin hose.
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Yonkers
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East and West on Asiatic Citizenship and Labor Wages
The piece argues Asians cannot be American citizens, citing Froude and Sumner, detailing historical exclusion and the belief that Asiatic governance and culture are incompatible with republican citizenship. It then discusses adjusting wages to needs, applying the concept to both women and men based on dependents and family responsibilities.
The Youth of the Land and Wages Debate
The passage argues against tying wages to family obligations rather than to service. It contrasts publishers and merchants who seek high wages with fathers of ambitious children who aim to work or pursue the arts, claiming wage adjustments to every obligation would force employers to treat the worker as a family unit rather than an individual.
Capital and labor are not enemies in society
The writer argues capital is born of labor and cannot exist without it. Workers own vast wealth through homes, stock, banks, and industries, making them the true capitalists. He contends no real conflict exists between capital and labor, only mutual dependence sustaining the economy.
Anti-Jap Legislation Scrutiny Shapes California Debate
The California anti alien land bill provokes analysis over its alignment with the treaty with Japan and the favored nation clause. Legal and diplomatic questions loom about land ownership rights for Japanese subjects and potential long legal disputes. The piece notes other items: a Greek waiter’s earnings, a Morgan Company hire, transatlantic flight plans, Panama Canal opening, and Iowa atlas ledgers.
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Chicago Record-Herald
California
Japan
Hoyle
Johnson
Ledger sale ad draws ten thousand readers in Hardin County
We offer on the spot printing of sale bills while you wait, assuring rapid fulfillment for local buyers. The Ledger note highlights the wide reach of the ad in Hardin County and the convenience of immediate bill printing services.
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Hardin County
Eldora Not Included In Glidden Tour Route For 1913
Iowa State Automobile Association plans the 1913 Glidden tour starting in late May and lasting six days in June. Nearly twenty cars pledged. more entries expected from outside Des Moines. Routes include Des Moines to Keokuk via Indianola Knoxville Oskaloosa Ottumwa Fairfield Mount Pleasant and night stop Keokuk. Final leg back to Ames Des Moines ends after a transcontinental-style path. We offer on-site sale bill printing if needed.
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Iowa’ State Automobile Association
Des Moines
Keokuk
Indianola
Knoxville
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Fairfield
Mount Pleasant
Davenport
Burlington
Fort Madison
Wapello
Muscatine
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Waterloo
Mason City
Charles City
Algona
Fort Dodge
Sioux City
Storm Lake
Rockwell City
Sac City
Derokee
LeMars
Denison
Carroll
Jefferson
Boone
Ames
Replevin Case Targets Ford Cars Sold Below List Price
Charles W. Bopp of Des Moines, Iowa, files seven replevin suits in Fayette county against owners and sellers who received Ford cars through unlicensed dealers at prices under 630 dollars. Ford says contracts on dashboard plates bind all subsequent owners to territory and price, seeking damages and seizure. The suit targets Hazleton Auto Co, J Cappel, Will Woods, Truman Jenney, and Will Hauffle with claims of patent infringement and losses to Ford and its agents.
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Hardin County
Fayette County
Charles W. Bopp
Des Moines
Hawkeye
Ford Motor Company
Ford
West Union Argo-Gazette
Will Woods
Oelwein
Truman Jenney
Will Hauffle
Putnam Township
Hazleton Auto Company
Ford Company
J. Cappel
Hazleton
Mr. Cappel
Mr. Woods
Fred Retz
Herring Motor Car Company
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Swartz
Os County
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Seeewe
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Siam
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Ecuador
Guiana
British
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Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Froude
England
Gen
Jacob
Hares
Charles Sumner
Senate Committee On Foreign Affairs
Pericles
Athens
Caesars
Rome
Western
Asia
Rhine
Erin
Lafayette
Emmet
Hampden
Tell
Birmingham
Ala
J. P. Morgan Company
Panama Canal
Huebinger
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Seyiep
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EB. R. Lay
Marshalltown
Burch Bros. CO
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