Belmont paper wars drive secrecy from the franchise clash
Kerr seeks a profitable franchise with the Chicago packers and pressures editor Joe Wright in Belmont. Wright refuses to sell and vows to fight, asserting the need for a truthful paper to expose graft while Gilbert urges a cautious course amid threats and power plays from Kerr’s faction. Gloria grapples with social rejection as the town’s politics intensify.
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Kerr
Belmont
David
Axious
Kendall
Chicaro Packers
Gilbert
Joe Wright
Belmont Society
Gloria
Gilberts
Spe
Gloria Lo
Wright
Belmont New Kerr
Glenn
Inspaper
Burts
Bettween
Belmont News Exposes Belt Line Plot With Kerr Backing
In Belmont a heated library meeting ends as Gloria Kerr discovers a front page alleging a vast railway theft tied to her father David Kerr. Wright defends his editorship while Gloria demands justice, threatening a future romance with Joe Wright as fallout unfolds.
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Gloria
Mrs. Hayes
Wright
David Kerr
Father
St. Louis
Ageain
Belmont
Kerr
Kendall
Ayes
Lge
Hixtry
Combine
Jim Winthrow
Banner
Belmont News
Williams
Judge Gilbert
Leecast Lawn
Winthrow
Ma Kerr
Joe Wright
Fran Wright
Joe
Scorn
Joseph Wright
Jies
Lea
Old Servants and the Butlers of Old New York
Kate Douglas Wiggin spoke at a New York authors luncheon on how old fashioned servants, especially long serving butlers, embody responsibility. She cited an aristocratic Washington Square family whose butler has served in the house since the revolution, protecting the debutante’s reputation with tact during a dinner. The anecdote highlights loyalty and discreet service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Douglas Wiggin
New York
Washington Square
Flo
A Common Type Bil What Kind of a Fellow Is Dobkins
A curious portrait of Dobkins, a man adept at discussing a national currency system to reduce the national debt yet unable to adjust his own grocery bill. The piece contrasts public policy prowess with everyday price concerns.
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Dobkins
Will
Iowa Horticultural Society Convenes With Fruit Industry Plans
About 50 growers attend the 48th Iowa State Horticultural Society meeting in Des Moines capi tol rooms. Reports show wide variation in fruit yields from apples to berries, with talks urging cooperative selling to cut middlemen profits. The group forms the Midland Fruit Growers Association and discusses storage, marketing, and home production tactics.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Horticultural Society
Capitol
F. O. Harrington
Williamsburg
Iowa
J. H. Wiley
Mount Zion
F. P. Spencer
Randolph
Minnie Avery
Council Bluffs
Horticultural Society
Midland Fruit Growers’ Association
Homer M. Reeves
Waverly
Frank ©. Pellett
Atlantic
Iowa Experiment Station
Laurant Greene
Ames
L. Fitch
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Harry King Tootle
Tay QaUlfers
Gelimont
Dr. Hayes
Corn Belt
James S. ‘Brockway
Letts
Corn Belt Meat Producers’ Association
Brockway
Texas
Lowa
State Board of Education
State Medical College
Towa
Frank C. Pellett
Clarke
Ife
Salvyation Army
California
Colorado
A. R. Corey
Department of Agriculture
State Agricultural Society
Howard N. Whitney
Greater Town
Corey
Department
Treasury
the Society
George M. Chappel
Towa Weather and Crop Service
American Percheron Registry Association of
LaGrange
Ill
Fas
Gorey
W. J. Kennedy
Polk
Banner County
Frank
Pellett
Mr. Pellett
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