Ex Governor Boies and political shifts noted in obituary
Ex Governor Boies died in Long Beach California at an advanced age. The piece traces his career as Iowa governor and his stance on prohibition while noting Democratic backing and Republican reactions. It also discusses U S political tensions including labor radicalism and British politics under Bonar Law.
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Boies
Long Beach
California
Republican Party
Democratic
Democratic ‘Party of
Iowa
Repubicans
Httle
Board of Control
England
House of Commons
Bonar Law
Lloyd George
Gov. Kendall
Larrabee
Cummins
Iowa’ Traffic League
Towa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Horace Boies
Governor Boies
Waterloo
H. B. Boies
Fred J. Clark
First Congregational Church
Aurora
New York
Grover Cleveland
Grundy County
H. B. Alten
Thirteen Qualifications for Political Leadership Cited
Mrs May M Gooderson head of the Republican women of the Eleventh Assembly district in Brooklyn declares that a woman must possess thirteen qualities to lead. She lists traits from biblical wisdom to modern politics including Solomon judgment and the humor of George Ade as essential for effective leadership.
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May M. Gooderson
Eleventh
Brooklyn
Mrs. Gooderson
Solomon
Sheba
Helen of Troy
Job
William Jennings Pryan
George Ade
Stop sobbing for the criminal says New York police chief
Chicago Tribune reports Police Commissioner Enright urges public to sob for victims and not criminals, a stance echoed as a recurring response to major crimes. The piece argues sentimentalism sustains victims’ memory while focusing on criminals, and calls for attention to reduce future harm.
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Chicago Tribune
Enright
New York
State Capitol Acts Move Fast As Lawmakers Prep to Adjourn
Senate creates a sifting committee to review all noncalendar bills by April 8 amid 800+ measures. Gov Kendall vetoes rail rate bill, arguing longer lines threaten small towns while the Bowman road assessment bill passes the Senate and aims to cut farmer levies. The Meads five year license plates pass 41 to 1, parole board changes stall, and other measures on taxes land titles and widows pensions move through.
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J. W. Jarnagin
Senate
Hammill
Perkins
Sac
White
Benton
Hale
Jones
Campbell
Ida
Baird
Pottawattamie
Shane
Wapello
Bergman
Jasper
House
State Board of Control
Board of Parole
Board of Control
Parole Board
Mead
Brookhart
Washington County
Executive Council
Burbank
Judiciary Committee
Holson
Buena Vista County
Brady
O’brien County
Iowa
Senate Committee On Land Titles
Patterson
Kossuth
Ways and Means Committee
Charleston Reflections on History and harbor life
A 1923 Charleston reminiscence surveys the city’s aristocratic past, its churches and civic power, piracy echoes, and notable figures like Calhoun and Pinckney. It notes the harbor, secession, Fort Sumter, diverse communities, and current cordiality with visitors.
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Charleston
South Carolina
United States
South
Savannah
John’ C. Calhoun
Robert Y. Hayne
Hayne
England
Washington
St. Philip's Church
John C. Calhoun
Carolina
Virginia
St. Michael's
Aire
America
St. Michael’s
Andy Gump
Fort Sumpter
Sumpter
Magnolia Gardens
High Seas
Old Blackbeard
Stede Bonnet
Richard Worley
Red Rovers
Buttery Park
Worley
Robert Johnson
Aaron Burr
Theodosia
Joseph Alston
New York
Gamaliel Bradford
Press Agents In Mourning
The Minneapolis Tribune quotes a critic decrying press representatives for theatr ical and film stars as they fail to promote their employers. A young woman from Escanaba Michigan presents a publicity scheme that exposes their inexperience, described with sharp sarcasm and a vivid image of a hot water bottle and a temperature of 114.
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Minneapolis, Tribune
Escanaba
Michigan
Government pays 41 pensions to War of 1812 widows
The Interior Department announced that 41 widows from the War of 1812 receive government pensions, the last veteran dying in 1906. About 36,000 widows have been granted service pensions since the war, with a peak of 18,177 in 1879. The rolls now include 67 veterans and 1,717 widows from the Mexican War.
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Department of the Interior
Hiram Cronk
New York
Daniel Bakeman
Freedom
Esther §. Damon
Noah Damon
Plymouth Union
Vermont
British budget talks spark surprise in Washington capitals
A group of conservative British MPs foresee a 60 million pound budget in 1929 4 and push for tax cuts. Chancellor Baldwin notes current taxation per person at 78.87 dollars Britain and 26.80 in the United States, highlighting a heavy European solvency burden amid wartime recovery.
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New York World
Washington
Stanley Baldwin
Exchaquer
Great Britain
France
United States
Europe
Auto deaths in Iowa reach 6.2 percent of total in 1922
Dr. Rodney P. Pagan, secretary of the state board of health, reports 187 deaths from automotives in 1922, up 1.3 percent from 1921. Autos remain the leading single cause of accidental deaths, while Iowa’s rural population keeps the toll lower than the national rate, Dr. Fagen notes.
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Iowa
Rodney P. Pagan
Astute Board of Health
Toroasa
Fagen
Woman’s Travel Wardrobe Cites Two Hats Rule
Quotation states a traveler must have two hats for journeys one worn and one carried in a band-box. The remark attributes practicality or fashion sense to the traveler’s habit in transit.
FOR SALI Ravio OBER five for $1Henry Eden
WANTED used cars in any condition Matthiessen Auto Supply Co advertises offers and contact details in a compact 1920s style notice seeking trade-ins or purchases of vehicles.
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Sali
Ravio Ober
Henry Eden
Matthiessen Auto & Supply Co
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College of Applied Science
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W. J Cochrane
Butek
Frank Page
Rhode Island
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Martha Williamson
Iola George
James F. Lahey
Monticello
Thomas Stimpson
C.K. Greer
Opera House
J. D. Terwilliger
J. N. Smith & Sons
Walter Hall
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H. H. Sechusen
Center Junction
M. J. MeiNeilly & Son
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