Teachers rebel against superintendent dominance in Iowa association
In a district teachers association a clash occurred as teachers rejected a committee of superintendents chosen to delegate to the state federation meeting. They discharged the committee and chose rivals, arguing superintendents have long controlled meetings and benefited from autocratic methods. The dispute sparked a bold protest by teachers claiming to push back against enrichment of already powerful school jobs.
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Iowa
State Teachers’ Federation
Association
Wilson
Legislature Passes Hotel Regulation Bill to Curb Doubling Rates
The legislature approved a hotel regulation act applying to all hotel classes, requiring a license fee and 60 days notice before any rate change. Rooms must display fixed prices, addressing abuses where travelers faced inflated late hour charges, particularly for short occupancy. Lawmakers, likely affected by personal experiences, aim to enforce fair business practices.
Cameo urging sacrifice in victory loan drive
A vigorous pitch calls on citizens to support the victory loan by equal shares relative to property value. It personifies Uncle Sam urging manly sacrifice to fund the government debt and protect national interests.
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Uncle Sam
Insurance Rates Rise Over Influenza Mortality
The Modern Woodmen of America raises premiums as influenza ravages the pool of top risks. Excessive mortality has reduced the surplus of every old line company. The year has been unusually hard on insurance firms.
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Woodmen of
America
Chicago Mayor Thompson Becomes Reelect Amid Press Backlash
Chicago mayor Thompson defeats opposition as newspapers face backlash for overreach. The piece notes strong voter sympathy rising from perceived abuse of a candidate by the press.
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Thompson
Chicago
Secretary of State Allen Resigns Amid Investigation
A gubernatorial bid ends as Secretary of State Allen resigns yesterday. The legislative committee found neglect of duties but no misappropriation or dishonesty was alleged.
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Allen
All wooden shipyards to become strap yards
Local industry note states that all wooden shipyards are to be converted into strap yards, signaling a shift in shipbuilding materials and facility usage across the sector.
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Sioux City Journal
Senators Now Face Pressure to Amend Covenant
The piece recalls how 39 senators once backed the league of nations covenant as is and now face broad calls to amend it. It notes varying reactions from Taft and administration allies, with London and Paris pressuring change while supporters insist the charter was always meant to adapt to American interests.
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Philadelphia
League of Nations
Taft
London
Paris
New York
Wilson
Congress
Let us make peace Europe torn while we talk
The Kansas City Star argues Europe must first fix economics and stability before a league of nations can secure lasting peace. It cautions secrecy at Paris and delays over a world constitution, urging thorough debate and immediate peace measures.
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Kansas City Star
Europe
Paris
League of Nations
Germany
League
Kansas City
Returned Soldiers Mind Set Lies in Steady Readiness
The article argues that returning soldiers show no bizarre psychology or sea change. They are sturdier, more appreciative of home, and seek meaningful work. They feel solidarity with fellow servicemen and may form veterans groups, continuing the old wartime spirit into peace.
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Chicago Daily News
Europe
About an Even Break in Washington Post
The piece notes a paradox where the body remains active while allies offer little effort to sustain affection, highlighting a mismatch between effort and warmth in relationships. It emphasizes enduring tension and the need for balanced attention within allied partnerships.
Seattle doctors link sleeping sickness to spring fever
In a medical note from Seattle, health experts suggest what is called sleeping sickness may be an aggravated form of spring fever. They cite symptoms of fatigue, headaches, and irritability tied to seasonal changes, urging awareness as warmer weather arrives.
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Seattle Times
Investigators Aim to Trim Gubernatorial Starters
Legislative investigators seek to reduce the number of candidates two years hence, promising a cleaner field and quicker progress in the gubernatorial race. They argue the reform will streamline campaigns and focus on qualified contenders.
Iowa Farm Sales and Local News Digest
A roundup of early 20th century rural items including tire thefts in Dubuque, James T. Fleming selling 320 acres north of Reinbeck to James Saul for 260 per acre, and W Bowers selling 156 acres west of Conrad for 335 per acre. Obituaries note deaths of H A Jackson in Oxford Junction at ? and Mrs. Peter Martin in Maquoketa aged 96.
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Dubuque
James T. Fleming
Reinbeck
James Saul
H. A. Jackson
Iowa
Oxford Junction
W. Bowers
Conrad
Henry Groves
Maquoketa
Thomas W. Drumm
St. Patrick’s Church
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Pope Benedict
Fred Guhl
Olin
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Springville
G. W. Gearheart
R. C. Wilson
Guilford H. Sumner
Iowa State Board of Health
Hale
Soldier Boys
Wilson
Wyoming
A. E. Grimwood
Oxford Junction; Rev. Williams
Frank Ballou
Henry Kruse
Thomas H. McDonald
State Highway Department
Department of the Interior
Washington
McDonald
Montezuma
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Iowa State College
Ames
Mary Albright
Goose Lake
Clinton
Rate Increase Over Influenza Deaths Hits Woodmen Order
More than a million Modern Woodmen of America members inChicago faced a 50 percent hike in current rates after three days of debate at a head camp meeting. New members face higher rates up to 2 per 1000 by age 44. A 20 cent per 1000 patriotic assessment funds death claims for soldiers and sailors, about 3 million held, now moved to general fund during the emergency.
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Woodmen of America
Chicago
Iowa should lead in roads and schools for Iowa
The Knoxville Journal argues legislators should prioritize better roads and better schools over livestock projects. It questions a $150,000 cattle barn appropriation for the state fair and asks if rural education for 250,000 Iowa children deserves equal or greater funding, noting schools operate 36 weeks versus one week for the cattle barn.
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Knoxville Journal
Iowa
Wilson Faces Partisanship Critics Across The Ocean
The London Times laments American party strife and says Britain aligns with President Wilson as head of state rather than as a party figure. It comments the president should govern as state leader rather than strictly a Democrat.
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Kansas City
London Times
America
Wilson
Des Moines Papers and Harding Controversy Debate
The Cedar Rapids Republican argues Des Moines newspapers unfairly attack Governor Harding. It claims coverage misleads the public about the Rathbun case and poker losses, insisting Harding remains blameless in corruption questions while admitting cautious actions could have improved perception.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids Republican
Harding
Harvey Ingham
The
Register
Snell
Clark
Byers
Ida Grove
Rathbun
Iowa war history outline to span ten volumes of six hundred pages
The State Historical Society of Iowa released a plan for a comprehensive wartime history of Iowa. The outline claims ten volumes of 600 pages could cover the state’s role, requiring twenty five years of work by one researcher or four years by five experts with stenography. It urges counties to publish local war histories to preserve ephemeral sources before they are lost.
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Iowa
State Historical Society of
Proposal to rename Mississippi River at Des Moines fork
A February 17, 1847 Iowa General Assembly note records S B Olmstead introducing a joint resolution in the House to rename the Mississippi River at its Des Moines fork as the Opossum Fork of the Des Moines River. The House voted 17 to 15 and the Senate 8 to 7 in favor, but the resolution’s later fate is unclear and the Mississippi name remains in use.
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General Assembly of Iowa
State Historical Society of
Iowa
House of Representatives
S. B. Olmstead
Mississippi River
Des Moines River
Opossum Fork
House
Senate
Mississippi
Great River
Gulf of Mexico
Bolshevik Finance and the Paper Currency Plan
Springville Massachusetts Republican argues Bolsheviks push a theory to flood the country with greenbacks then tax them back to destroy currency, aiming to restore credit. The piece cites Russia’s reserve strength and criticizes the strategy as reckless and impractical for dampening monetary value.
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Springville
Mass
Russia
War Prices Still in Wartime Mindset in Eing Land
Cedar Rapids Republican notes shock at continuing war price levels under peace. It reports threats against Lloyd George to shift the country to a new basis. It mentions truck makers still producing war motor trucks months after war end, implying orders or instructions not yet halted.
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Cedar Rapids
Eingland
Lloyd George
Cheap at the Price
Bonar Law quips that every question in the house costs a guinea to answer while noting many questions in England and America are worth paying guineas to have answered correctly.
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New York World
Bonar Law
House of Commons
England
America
The Cause of Bolshevism
Opinion in St Paul Pioneer Press argues Bolshevism stems from ignorance and suffering and that a people must endure hardship before embracing soviet rule.
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St. Paul
World urged League of Nations vote by voters
Sioux City Journal reports the New York World calls for testing the League of Nations with public backing, reflecting a presidential push in the late election for a democratic Congress and voter involvement.
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Sioux City Journal
The
New York World
League of Nations
Blue Stars in Service Flag Prompts Church Welcome
An Overseas Signal Corps veteran urges churches to warmly reintegrate returning soldiers. Welcome them with gatherings, listen to their stories, involve them in service roles, and build ongoing fellowship to sustain faith beyond the front. He stresses personal friendship with Christ as the final goal.
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Overseas Signal Corps
Continent
Chicago
Sponer
France
Mong
Sedan
Metz
Army of
Christian Service
Jesus Christ
Hungary’s Revolt Praised by Washington Post
The Washington Post argues Hungary’s mobs pose little threat to civilization. It states Bolshevik armies lack sustained industrial backbone and would falter before allied forces. The piece contends any march on France England Italy or the United States is a fantasy.
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Washington Post
Hungary
France
England
Italy
United States
ECLIPSE CORNER WEEKLY SHAVINGS BUILD NOW ADVICE
The column notes a 700000 housing shortage after years of low or high prices and urges readers to build now. It argues favorable material prices and a hungry market, predicting effects on demand and prices and encouraging immediate home construction.
Hills and Home a Poem Prayer for Quiet Days
Poem excerpt celebrating simple comforts of hill paths ash sticks and turf beneath the feet. The speaker seeks a noontide shade under trees near a church and mill and asks for dew kissed meadow grass a moonlit glow and starry skies. A single friend to share the peaceful landscape is requested.
Boost for Better Roads Now in 1919
A call urges improvement of roads to support farming efficiency with better hog housing. It argues a good hog house saves feed, pays for itself in one season, and yields two pig litters annually. The message promotes upgraded roads to sustain better agricultural dividends in 1919.
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