Peace Treaty Delays and Wilsons League Clash
Public opinion laments five months after the armistice with no peace treaty ready for defeated nations. Critics warn that delays and questions over the league of nations threaten the treaty while Bolshevik advances in Hungary and Germany alarm the Allies. Senators demand reservations to protect the Monroe Doctrine and fear the document may provoke war.
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League of Nations
Wilson
Bolshevists
Hungary
Germany
Paris
America
Lodge
Lowell
Harvard
Senator Lodge
United States Senate
Knox
Europe
Jones County Boosters Promote Victory Bond Drive
The Victory loan boosters of Jones county plan a bond sale as in past drives. Taxpayers and all buyers are urged to meet at precinct polling places on a fixed day to subscribe. Banks covered a shortfall in the last loan. if everyone buys a fair share, the county can avoid deficiency and support Uncle Sam.
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Jones County
Uncle Sam
Iown
Iowa
Michigan votes to bond 50 million for permanent roads
The state shows progress toward better roads with voter support for a 50 million dollar road bond. In Michigan the proposal carried by about three to one at last Monday's election, signaling willingness to fund improvements.
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Michigan
Iowa
Government Allows Six Months to Complete Victory Liberty Loans
The government offers six months to complete payments on Victory Liberty Loan subscriptions with a 10 percent down payment followed by scheduled installments of 10 percent on July 16 and 20 percent on August 12 September 9 October 7 and November 11 totaling the remaining balance.
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Victory Liberty
Palmer voices firm stance on Debs clemency plea
The U S attorney general A Mitchell Palmer declares respect for law and institutions as the basis for executive clemency in Eugene Debs case. He calls for full enforcement of justice despite Debs threats of a nationwide strike and criticizes political intimidation.
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A. Mitchell Palmer
United States
Eugene Debs
Mercy
Palmer
Debs
Supreme Court
Tumulty
Regular Jap scare lingers on Pacific slope
The article notes lingering worry over a Japan related scare while comparing regional attitudes toward ethnic workers, suggesting communities could not function well without Chinese and Japanese laborers just as they struggle with colored labor in the South.
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Pacific
South
State Considers Psycopathic Hospital at Town City
Proposal calls for a large state hospital at Town City to house the mildly insane. Officials say it must be sizeable to operate impartially, as many citizens may eventually require care.
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Town City
Investigation of Woodworth Clum by Iowa Senate panel
The Iowa Senate moves to probe Woodworth Clum, secretary of the Panama exposition commission, with a five member committee chaired by Milton B. Pitt to review all expenditures and charges, amid political maneuvering surrounding the road bill and a non partisan league split. Clum welcomes inquiry and defends the commission, labeling attacks as partisan maneuvers.
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Woodworth Clum
Iowa Commission
James M. Pierce
Clum
Senate
KE. R. Moore
Milton B. Pitt
Logan
H. I. Foskett
Shenandoah
F. BE. Thompson
Burlington
J. L. Brookhart
Washington
J. D. Buser
Conesville
Pierce
M. B. Pitt
Pitt
Greater Iowa Association
Iowa
Commission
Good Roads Bill Advances From House To Senate
The joint house and senate committee recommended measure for enabling road building passed the Des Moines house on schedule time. It allows counties to use auto tax funds for dirt gravel macadam or paving with local option and imposes no mandatory requirements. The bill’s fate in the senate is expected to be favorable and pass with a substantial majority.
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Council Bluffs
House
Senate
Des Moines
Playing With Fire in Cedar Rapids Opinion Page
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes Lincoln Steffens return from a mission to Russia and positions him among American international socialists. It contrasts his views with Prof Herron and mentions Creel and Raymond Robbins as part of a bloc whose publicity aligns with Bolshevik perspectives.
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Cedar Rapids
Lincoln Steffens
Russia
Steffens
Prof. Herron
Creel
Raymond Robbins
Local Notables and Obituaries Across Delaware County
Dr John Montgomery relocates veterinary practice to Olin while Abel Milnes dies at 96 in Cedar county leaving a 100000 estate with a will aimed to bar heirs. Other notices report Thomas Simons Civil War veteran death in Delhi England born 1839, J L Cramer former Independence resident dies in Long Beach, Mae Hurley Strawberry Point high school alumna dies after appendicitis, and Mrs Le Beauy of Anamosa injured in a fall. Clarence school board reelects most teachers with set salaries. W H Crain of Olin dies suddenly. Meier's espionage case sentence commuted by Wilson. two suits seek damages from Cedar county war workers in Linn county court over postwar clashes.
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Thomas Simons
Delaware County
Delhi
England
America
J. L. Cramer
Independence
Long Beach
California
Mae Hurley
Strawberry Point
le Beauy
Anamosa
Charles Zimmers
Joseph Milner
Jane A. Brayton
Manchester
New York
Clarence
H. H. Irons
Elizabeth Burchell
Jessie Kent
Orly Glendenning
Lulu B. Ramsey
Victoria Aylesworth
Mr. Trons
W. H. Crain
Olin
Recorder
Marjorie
Leavenworth
Kan
Ernest Meier
Reed
Cedar Rapids
Wilson
Meiers
London
United War Workers
Cedar County
Linn
F. C. Klipp
Henry Heineman
J. A. Trotter
Trotter
Klipp
United War Campaign
Heineman
Public mood at end of armistice delays peace hopes
The New York Tribune laments that 134 days after the armistice no clear policy exists on Russia Bolsheviks Germany or peace guarantees. It accuses officials and advisors of bias and hypocrisy, arguing delay benefits Germany and Bolshevism as leaders deny robust war faith and push for compromised peace.
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New York Tribune
Russia
Germany
Lansing
Italy
Canada’s Princess Pats Return With Eight Men and Officer
The Princess Pats regiment has returned to Minneapolis with eight enlisted men and one officer from the original unit. The homecoming underscores lasting tribute to their wartime service and valor recognized by both Canada and global observers.
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Minneapolis
Canada
Princess Pat Regiment
Deport dangerous aliens promptly through new law
The Kansas City Star urges Congress to pass swift deportation legislation for dangerous enemy aliens after World War I. Attorney General Palmer cites nearly 600 such aliens to be released unless deportation machinery is enacted. About 4,000 internees remain, with 500 considered most dangerous and unwilling to return to their homeland.
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Kansas City
Palmer
United States
America
Victory Loan drive set in Chicago for April to May
Liberty Loan headquarters in the Seventh Federal Reserve district Chicago announces the Victory Loan campaign running April 21 through May 10. The fundraiser aims to repay war debts and fund servicemen while stressing that it must be a peoples loan, with individuals bearing the burden rather than wealthier entities.
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Liberty Loan
Federal Reserve District
Chicago
United States
Whisky Gift Highlights Racial Tension in Prohibition South
A New Yorker reports a native colonel in a dry state district received a whiskey bottle and gave it to a faithful negro servant. The servant approves, calling it just right, implying the bottle’s quality contrasts with the dry laws and mocks prohibition era prudery.
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Cincinnati Times-Star
South
Express
Kunnel
Increase in County Attorney Salaries in Iowa
The Scott bill to raise county attorney salaries passed the Iowa senate 35 to 10 after earlier House approval and moves to the governor. Debates centered on whether the current pay, with fees and private practice, suffices. supporters cited higher pay, with Polk county set at 3000 dollars and the minimum at 1400 dollars.
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Scott
Iowa Senate
House
Thompson
Des Moines County
Price
Monroe
Evans
Butler
Taylor
Buchanan
Polk County
A Mighty Poor Patriot
A Mighty Poor Patriot argues that criticizing wartime loans during crisis shows poor citizenship. The piece compares dissent to seeking to destroy the sun, asserting funding saved lives and prevented defeat.
The Cat and the Fish
The Kansas City Star argues the United States must guard the Panama Canal from European or Asian powers. It rejects reliance on the League of Nations and asserts US safety takes precedence over international mediation.
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Kansas City Star
America
Panama Canal
League of Nations
Former Kaiser Threatens Death Before International Trial
A former Kaiser threatens to kill himself rather than face trial in an international court for crimes. The ominous statement appears as authorities prepare for possible legal action and continued proceedings abroad.
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Sioux Falls
Kaiser
Washington Post on Senate Bottling Up League of Nations Issue
The piece argues the Senate's paralysis hampers ratification of the League of Nations, framing it as a major political challenge. It discusses the tension between Congressional restraint and international commitments, highlighting the strategic stakes for U.S. diplomacy and party positions.
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Washington Post
Senate
League of Nations
Hughes Proposes Seven Changes to League Covenant
Judge Hughes outlines seven amendments to the League of Nations Covenant at the Union League Club New York March 26 arguing for unanimity limits field of inquiries exclusion of territorial guarantees withdrawal option and removal of Article X He brands Article X a potential peace breaker and urges future decisions by conference rather than permanent guarantees.
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Union League Club of
New York
Charles Evans Hughes
United States Supreme Court
League of Nations
League
Hughes
Executive Council
Chinese proverbs quoted by Boston banker in Detroit talk
Banker Hart C. Dodge of Boston, long residence in China, cites Chinese wisdom after dinner. He says a book of 10 000 proverbs exists and notes the first proverb in the volume: It is safer to pull a tiger's tail than to call a woman's attention to her first gray hair.
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Detroit Free Press
Hart C. Dodge
Boston
China
Legislature Making Good Cedar Rapids Republican
Des Moines remnants of dirty linen to be settled. lawmakers have made a good record and should push further beneficial legislation. The legislature has generally performed well and members are urged to maintain zeal in enacting more good laws.
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Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Mencken Quips On Time And Ten Commandments
A Springfield Mass newspaper item notes H L Mencken quips that farmers clinging to old ways would add hour hands to clocks to measure strain and trolley time. He counters with a remark that there are only ten commandments.
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Springfield
Mass
H. L. Mencken
No Man's Land and the Call to Peace
A World War I poetry homage contrasts no man’s land with renewal. Helen Combes writes in the New York Herald tone praising courage, urging action to end destruction and allies’ sacrifice for peace and national unity.
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No Man's Land
Helen Combes
New York Herald
The Eclipse Corner Builds by Edison Advice
The Eclipse urges building now citing Edison’s demand for action over waiting. It touts practical plans and material bills, notes rising costs and labor’s role, and promotes Eclipse Self Feeders and cedar posts as cost savers over imported rivals. It closes with a call to buy hot bed sash now.
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Omaha World-Herald
Cat and the Fish
Sioux City Journal
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Call of the State Superintendent of Banking
United States War Savings
Federal Reserve Bank
The
Monticello State Bank
Jones County Trust and Savings Bank
Eplinters
Wall Street
Thomas A. Edison
Cedar Post
Harry I. Rodman
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