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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1925
Page
2
A story notes how Frank Herbert Sweet urged a public building as a gift to youth, with donations pouring in during Christmas. Silas Vaughan, a wealthy grocer, initially resisted and was urged by neighbors to give. On Christmas he returned to his desk, arranging funds to contribute, amid a town facing hard times.
A brief meditation on Christmas joy urging not to let cynicism dull generosity. The author recalls how small acts of politeness and thoughtful gifts uplift both giver and receiver, emphasizing that true Christmas spirit thrives in sharing with others. Mary Graham Bonaner, 1925, Western Newspaper Union.
In a church community gathering for a Christma s tree event, donors praised themselves yet silenced Silas with frigid glares. A poorly dressed man rose, declaring he had nothing to say and arguing the new building is too costly amid hard times for workers.
In Western New 1925 a newspaper boy delivered papers with pride shouting I got First. Silas Vaughan claimed the top prize as crowds cheered wildly though the noise blocked the words. A merry Christmas mood marked the event and a sizable payout was noted.
In a sunlit Yuletide scene from 1925, Abe Swinton, famed for stinginess, embraces generosity. Warmth spreads as he donates shining gold to the Provident Association, while First Church bells and children’s cheers frame a village Christmas of sunshine and goodwill.
A recipe describes taking a cupful of bread dough and working it into a tablespoonful spoonfuls, letting it rise again. It instructs adding a cupful of sugar with butter to form moist balls the size of a filbert, layering the dough, and baking to serve with coffee.
Washington The House approved the tax bill by a large vote after hours of heated debate. A proposed 25 percent maximum estate tax failed on a roll call 267 to 147. The bill retains the admission tax and lowers surtax while preserving corporate tax provisions and a three thousand five hundred dollar family tax threshold.
Winterway system shows results as White House states President Coolidge supports expending an additional 10 million dollars next fiscal year for the Mississippi river development including lake linking guns between Chicago and New Orleans. The army engineers say another 10 million could speed completion, on top of a 10 million already budgeted for maintenance and development.
Dows Iowa agents and officers hunted seven or eight bandits who looted the Dows Savings Bank vault, fleeing with about $10,000 in cash and $20,000 in bonds. Residents at windows during blasting were fired at as lookouts fired nearly 100 shots. Night Marshal August Welzine and Rock Island agent Harry Little were captured and held in the bank.
Tom Murray county commissioner known for the slogan meet me face to face died in University hospital after operations. He rose to local prominence via a clothing business before entering politics and was widely known in Chicago.
Five children of John J. Hoey perished in a deadly Holden fire that consumed the two story dwelling. Fire officials reported the blaze started in the Hoey home leaving the family devastated and neighbors aiding the investigation into the cause.
In Indianapolis the jury found culpability in a distillery plot case. Defendants Gehrum John Gehrim and August Watter were cleared on other charges, while key figures faced guilty verdicts in the criminal scheme.
Unclear fragment reports General Chang expressing anger over his expulsion from the capital amid the Yangtze and Manchuria theater. The record mentions 2000 Chinese killed or wounded and references armies, refugees, and seaborne or coastal forces in a disrupted transport context.
Elaine Harris Barris lost her appeal to annul the marriage to Beverly Harris, former vice president of National City Bank. The appellate division affirmed the June 1925 Supreme Court decree granting an annulment after a jury found misrepresentation of social status and moral character before the marriage. Harris filed the suit in 1922.
Wells Fargo express train bound for Chicago was held up between Hackensack bridge and HL B Junction New Jersey. The robbers boarded just before departure and fled with manufacturers silks and expensive women’s wear valued at about $100,000. Passengers unnamed.
Washington informed Magnus Johnson's counsel that charges were filed in the contest against Senator Schall a Minnesota Republican. The investigation of Johnson against Schall would not be carried further.
New Jersey's Washington-Ogden area figure Hammond H. Hammond was nominated by President Coulidyn to serve as ambassador to Spain, marking a diplomatic appointment.
Washington reports Col William Mitchell found guilty on eight specifications of insubordination by a nine general court martial. He is suspended from rank and command for five years with forfeiture of pay and allowances. The court said leniency due to World War I service. verdict likened to civil slander if tried in civil court. The nine generals and one colonel deliberated two hours and fifty-one minutes.
A petition for rehearing will be dated in the course asking the court to reconsider its decision. The record concerns a public official and a governor, with ongoing expectations from observers of the official performance.
Mrs Valentino seeks a divorce from Rudolph Valentino in Paris. Papers reveal they wed in Crown Point Indiana in 1923 and later legalized a Mexican marriage. Also noted is Natacha Tambhaya’s comment on her own divorce filing, citing incompatibility as the motive.
Lieutenant Commander Charles A. Lockwood testifies at the naval board inquiry into the sinking incident aboard the City of Rome. He charges Captain Jona Diehl with providing a false account that jammed the submarine mechanism.
The naval fleet will conduct battle maneuvers in 1926 and 1927 featuring attacks on major cities including Los Angeles and Cal attacks on San Francisco and New York. The drills aim to test fleet tactics and readiness.
Jacksonville dispatch reports Americ Express ordered an embargo on all express shipments into Florida except foodstuffs and all outbound citrus fruits and ash originat ing south of here. The action affects interstate commerce and regional trade, signaling tighter controls on perishables and cargo moving through the state.
General Alberto Herrera, chief of staff of the Cuban army, ordered military posts across the island to protect sugar cane field workers where a guard is requested.
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