Farm bloc leader Capper pushes for new agricultural policy
Senator Capper of Kansas, new leader of the farm bloc in the Senate, outlines goals to lower freight rates, repeal the Esch-Cummins guarantee clause, return power to state railway commissioners, and revise ICC valuation. He also urges a new federal farm loan board credit system and reforms in agricultural marketing.
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Ashington
Senator Capper
Kansas
United States
Senate
Kenyon
Capper
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lennet
Joint Agricultural Commission
Federal Farm Loan Board
New Naturalization and Registration Bill Aims at Citizenship Reform
A bill introduced by Rep. Albert Johnson reorganizes the naturalization bureau as the bureau of citizenship. It requires annual registration for resident aliens, funds via a $5 fee, and directs a citizenship instruction fund to support school programs. The measure eliminates hearings witnesses, grants independent naturalization to married women, preserves citizenship for American women who marry foreigners, and extends veterans and allied forces exemptions.
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House
Albert Johnson
Washington
Immigration Committee
Naturalization Bureau
Department of Labor
Bureau of Citizenship
Secretary of Labor
Imeasure
America
Golden Shears for Secretary Hughes Presented in Capitol Ceremony
Newspaper correspondents in Washington presented Secretary of State Hughes with a pair of gold desk shears as thanks for his assistance since taking office. Matthew F. Tighe noted the gift signified personal esteem in addition to gratitude, and Hughes reflected on balancing public access with administrative needs.
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Hughes
Atropos
Matthew F. Tighe
State Department
Mr. Tigh
Alexander
Marines Recognized For Knickerbocker Rescue Service
Major General Lejeune orders peace and war credits for Marines who assisted at the Knickerbocker theater disaster. The policy awards commendation in service records for rescue work matching battlefield credit, underscoring the corps role in wartime and peaceful emergencies. Marines rushed to the scene with gear and tools, earning nationwide praise.
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John A. Lejewmmne
Marine Corps
Knickerbocker
Lejeune
Knickerbocker Theater
Camp Grant land returned to owners under act
Congress passed a bill returning 483 acres of Camp Grant Illinois to original owners. Owners claim utilities and pumping stations valued at about 2 million dollars were installed by the government and could be removed by court action. Key tracts include John A Johnson 282.87 acres Sara J Baldwin 162.04 acres Charles A Samuelson 108.09 acres.
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Vasual
Congress
Camp Grant
Rockford
Ill
John A. Johnson
Sara J.baldwin
Charles A. Samuelson
House
Odd Facts From Far and Near
A compilation of curious notes: Britain has one car per 110 people, women take up professional house hunting, rubber overshoes arrived ca. 1847, jaguars and black panthers are hard to handle in captivity, Johnstown and Gloversville supply over half of U S gloves, a wooden doll sits in the British Museum from a princess buried centuries before Christ, rubber-seed oil shows promise as a substitute in industry, oranges bear fruit into 150 years, haddocks lay up to 1 500 000 eggs in a season, a laryngophone uses throat placement for speech, 24 charwomen work at Doorn castle, U S government employment tops 40 000–50 000, a Dutch Maar ken holiday marks new horse mower and two horses, Dorges once unknown on the island.
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Great Britain
England
Johnstown
Gloversville
N. Y
United States
British Museum
Iecent
Ames
Dubuque
W. 8. Roberts
G. P. Ford
Marjorie Bruce
F. A. Bruce
Council Bluffs
Charles Pingle
Marcus
Cerro Gordo County
Towa
State Railroad Commission
Was Finance Corporaion
Iowa
Dallas County
Worth Weight in Gold Deyken Surprise Arrives From Europe
The dog Deyken Surprise, owned by Mr. Halle of New York, reportedly valued at $00,000, arrived from Europe aboard the S S Aquitania. The animal is described as nearly worth its weight in gold.
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Deyken
Thrice Cursed Boy Seeks Farmer’s Picture in London
A bystander in London asks an artist if a scene is a farm picture. The artist confirms and the boy presses for meaning, asking why. The exchange captures a quiet street moment between observer and creator.
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London
Public Figures Debate Credit and Constituents’ Mood
A satirical excerpt shows Senator Sorghum claiming to align with current sentiment while praising credit management. It contrasts political rhetoric with business virtue such as prudent borrowing. A note on seaweed as a nitrogen rich dried vegetable may be cited.
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Senator Sorghum
Storm passes April 26 bond vote for water works funding
Local voters face a $40,000 water works bonds issue on April 26 as related financial actions unfold. The article notes the Bank of Cherokes ordered to resume, a new $100,000 school at Blencoe dedicated, and various regional economic actions including farm mortgage liquidations and arson investigations in nearby farms.
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Delmar
Arthur Steen
Emmetsburg
Curlew Bank
Council Bluffs
H. K. Hawley
Ames
John
Elizabeth Keeler Hawley
Oberfin Mission
China
Hawley
Congregational Church
J. W. Hooper
Swan
Hooper
Sherifs
Marshall County
George Richardson & Son
Duroc Breeders
Gilman
Harold Bonta
Pearl Phillips
Fort Madison
Iowa
Mississippi River
Phillips
Montrose
George Burkhalter
Rock Island
Ottumwa
Eldon
Mr. Burkhalter
Thomas O'Hara
Grinnell
G. A. Taylor
A. A. Sifert
Reservey Schools
Theodore Wendel
Sifert
Wendel
Guthrie County
Des Moines
Anchors of Hope in the Storm The Bishop of London
A sermon reflects on Paul's shipwreck allegory the anchor of hope and the anchorage in Christ. It proclaims conversion and consecration as the twofold Christian content and describes the Spirit filled church becoming a living home and worldwide society.
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Jersey
Paul
Christ
Jesus
Divine Society
Heaven
London
Idleness, Work, and The Great Happiness in Life
A compact reflective note cites W E Newbolt on labor as blessed and godlike and contrasts it with Moses and cities of refuge in Deuteronomy. It adds Victor Hugo’s line on happiness as a sense of being loved despite ourselves.
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Adams
E. Newbolt
Moses
Jordan
Victor Hugo
Where Man Is True Man
A reflective quote collection emphasizes humility and service. It contrasts true character with public show and urges leading others to moral grounding and God. The piece cites G. MacDonald and Juan de Avila as sources for personal reform and steadfast faith.
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G. MacDonald
Juan de Avila
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Testimonial
A Hornell New York woman reports fatigue irritability and sleep trouble eased by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Kidney Medicine. She praises improved energy and daily work capacity and urges others to try the remedy.
A Boy Imagines a Board of Health and Free Meals
A playful remark imagines a board of health that grants food whenever a child is hungry, presenting a child's idea of civic aid as a simple wish for nourishment.
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Board of Health
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