Ironwood debates new charter and high school costs
The editor extols Ironwood’s new charter while urging a true majority vote next Monday. Marquette plans a smaller high school costing under half a million, contrasted with Ironwood’s million dollar project. The piece notes broadcasting plans for Calv in Coolidge’s inauguration and critiques local support for small industries and mines as drivers of city prosperity.
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If George Were Here Detroit Saturday Night
The poem riffs on George Washington as Father of the Country contrasting his era with modern life in Detroit. It notes changing manners and social vice with a humorous cadence, imagining Washington witnessing cars, nightlife, alcohol, and gambling, yet concludes we celebrate his birth to honor the nation’s roots.
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Towels and Town Politics Stir Old Newspapers
A periodical column rails at muckraking senators and La Follette press bureaus while noting absurd towel loss claims. It urges Ironwood voters to approve a new city charter adopting a city manager and commission form to modernize governance ahead of a pivotal Monday election.
Small industries urged as city’s economic engine
A Ironwood businessman argues small industries employing ten people each can surpass a single large plant for city growth. He urges prompt federal legislative action, noting Congress moved swiftly to raise its own salaries from 7500 to 10000 yearly with little opposition, illustrating possible efficiency when motivated. continued on Daye by
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