Debt bond push looms amid high prices and tax fears
Anamosa public debate centers on financing a new county court house as opponents warn of higher taxes and debt costs. The piece cites rising interest, bond yields, and freight rate hikes while defending prudent spending and noting political maneuvering around prohibition and reapportionment.
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Oxford Mirror
Anamosa
Court House
Jones County
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Democrats Push League Endorsement Amid Campaign Chaos
Iowa Democratic leaders press for swift passage of the League of Nations covenant without reservations. Cedar Rapids platform endorses the treaty championed by the president. National committee welcomes large campaign donations from millionaires. Villa offers a year’s pay back to his troops and pension. Cox’s Ohio bid and Wilson’s broader chances hinge on votes and alliances.
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Iowa
Wilson League of Nations
Cedar Rapids
League of Nations
Subscriptions buy high political favors in Congressional Record list
The Sioux City Journal cites a Congressional Record list showing donors receive government posts. Highlights include M. De Saulies five thousand for minister to Uruguay, James W. Gerard thirteen thousand five hundred for ambassador to Germany, Morgenthau thirty thousand for ambassador to Turkey, and Penfield twenty two thousand for Austria Hungary. Several others are named with promised posts or declined ambassadorships.
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Congressional Record
Republican Committee
M. de Saulies
New York
Uruguay
James W. Gerard
Germany
George W. Guthrie
Pittsburgh
Japan
Thomas PD. Jones
Chicago
Federal Reserve Board
W. G. McAdoo
the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Turkey
Frederick C. Penfield
Austria-Hungary
Walter W. Wicks
Santo Domingo
Samuel Untermyer
Hugh C. Wallace
France
Joseph B. Willard
Spain
Charles R. Crane
Russia
China
Hard ing address signals clear stance and calm leadership
Chicago Daily News notes Warren G Harding’s nomination address as frank and dignified. The piece argues the speech accurately states his positions and outlines a constructive peacekeeping American ism worthy of study as voters await further clarifications.
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Chicago Daily News
Warren G. Harding
National Republican Party
Iowa Democrats Back Primary Law With Amendments
Des Moines Capital reports the Iowa Democratic state convention endorses continuing the primary system with changes and opposes abolishing it. The paper notes Democrats have never used the primary consistently and could vote in Republican primaries. Washington Post column comments on editors and Daniels.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Riots and Robberies Plague Local Counties of Iowa
Citizens report chicken thefts in Ryan and nearby towns while 300 chickens vanish from Alf Rissler. Streetcar accident kills Mrs. Helen Blood in Dubuque. Miss Amy Boggs dies in Florida, daughter of late Jerry Boggs. Bonds and stamps stolen from Granger Savings Bank during a safe blow. Anamosa Gas Co raises rates to 8.86 per thousand. Cedar Rapids and Iowa City bond deals spark losses for buyers. Various crimes include murder indictments in Clutter, accidental deputy shooting in Tama County, and a large Chicago jewel theft traced to P J Golden in Independence. Multiple auto accidents injure riders. courthouse needs and house valuations noted.
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Mechanicsville
Chautauqua
Tipton
Helen Blood
Dubuque
Amy Boggs
Manchester
Florida
Jerry Boggs
Delaware County
Granger Savings Bank
Anamoga
Anamosa Gas Co
Ruth Elizabeth Chandler
Cedar Rapids
John B. McKay
C. H. Chandler
Monticello
Chandler Pump Co
Anamosa
Jones County
John A. Reed
Iowa Railway & Light Company
Sabra B&b. Clark
P.C. Clark
District Court
Linn County
Marion
James A. Reed
Frank Linhart
Linhart
Wisner
Clutter
Nat Martin
Toledo
Tama County
Gilman
Henry Grant
Robinson
J. Cosgrove
Watertown
South Dakota
Grant
Grant Farm
Miller Hotel Company
Des Moines
Davenport
Tiffin
Stelk
Frank Murphy
Selk
P. J. Golden
State Hospital
Independence
Auditorium Hotel
Chicago
Helen Crone
Golden
Unique Novelty Company
Otto Ludwig
J. H. Martin
Joseph J. Clark
Mason City
Ludwig
Martin
J. I. Arnold
Thirty-eighth
General Assembly
Coxs Ohio Campaign Spin Reexamines 1912 14 Votes
The Cedar Rapids Republican weighs Ohio race history, noting Harding and Cox never faced each other for the same post. It reviews Harding’s 1914 Senate win by 102,000 and Cox’s 1914 governor loss, plus Garfield’s third-party vote. It explains Cox’s 1912 surge amid party splits and Cox’s 1916 strategy using the phrase kept us out of war to appeal to German voters in Ohio.
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Cedar Rapids
Ohio
Cox
Harding
James R. Garfield
Roosevelt
Mr. Harding
Europe
United States
Senate
Heo
Wilson
Dayton
Cincinnati
Ohio Voting in 1912 and War Slogan Impact
The text analyzes how the 1912 Ohio vote favored Wilson over Cox by about 89 000 while Cox carried the state ticket by 6 600. It credits the wartime slogan he kept us out of war with influencing voters including Germans in Cincinnati and Kansas women. It notes Cox’s 1912 loss and references Willis, and claims Harding’s defeats and Taft-era GOP splits.
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Cox
Ohio
Mr. Wilson
Kansas
Cincinnati
Willis
Roosevelt
Harding
Taft
Anc
Marion Star Ethical Reporting Principles Cited by Editor
A 1920s Marion Ohio editorial echoes standards for truthful, fair reporting. It urges balance for political coverage, reverence for religion, protection of victims, and prohibition of objectionable language to keep news suitable for all homes.
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Marion
Warren G. Harding
The Restaurant Duffer and His Ordeal
Dr. Frank Crane condemns the beleaguered diner who must endure slow service and high bills. He argues the patron faces overcharging snubs and forced orders, leading to digestion troubles and a grave last state.
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Frank Crane
A Poor Road To The Governorship In Iowa History
Carroll Herald argues Horace M. Havner shows the path to the governorship via attorney general is impractical. It notes H. W. Byers, once a top public figure, harmed his career by serving as attorney general, using the post as a handicap in a 9th district congressional bid.
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Carroll Herald
Horace M. Havner
H. W. Byers
Iowa
Congress
Ninth District
Nominations Strengthen Iowa Court With New Blood
In Des Moines a Republican convention of lawyers retained veteran Judge Weaver and elevated two younger jurists. The process was businesslike with a goal to refresh the bench, and observers praised the nominations as strengthening the state's courts.
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Des Moines
Weaver
Rolfe Arrow Attacks Cox Supporters as Falsifiers
Rolfe Arrow criticizes women who told Candidate Cox that ratifying state would win their vote. He says they are poor politicians and deceitful, arguing women nationwide will vote across parties regardless of any single state's action. He asserts Cox and others know this reality.
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Dubuque
Davenport
Czizek
Germany
Wilson
United States
Hughes
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Rolfe Arrow
Cox
Nomination of Jim Good to succeed Kenyon in Senate
Mechanicsville Press endorses Jim Good as successor to Kenyon for the United States Senate. It cites Good’s congressional record and long public service as his fit for the senatorial job.
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Mechanicsville Press
Jim Good
Kenyon
United States Senate
Good
Congress
Governor Coolidge Named Plain Gentlemen in Carrol Herald
Carroll Herald claims Governor Coolidge does not own an automobile and may avoid expensive apparel while the St. Louis Globe-Democrat contrasts Debs as a candidate running to gain exposure, not power.
Late Bits of News From The Country And World
Rail rate changes shift August effective dates for passenger and freight tariffs. U S Olympic shooters win seven firsts and high medals in Belgium. Former Indiana Governor I Frank Hanly and Dr C M Baker killed in Ohio car crash. Charlie Chaplin divorce suit notes his alleged neglect. France pledges Bolshevik recognition with debts and treaties. Iowa Supreme Court Justice Frank R Gaynor dies at 68. Moline bank robbery nets about 20000 with a barber shot.
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Frank Hanly
Indiana
C. M. Baker
Kilgore
Ohio
Dennison
Pennsylvania
Hanly
Baler
Baker
Tranly
Commercial Savings Bank
Moline
Ilinois
Charles Miller
Emil Kieve
Kansas Woman Disfranchises Self Over Age Disclosure
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter of Kansas walked home after a Chicago convention speech and chose self disfranchisement rather than reveal her age to an election clerk. The remark reflects a broader assertion that a woman’s refusal stands firm in politics.
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St. Paul
Dad and Me Trollin Pickrel In Flat Boat
Stuart N. Lake reflects on summers with his father spent fishing at the old mill pond. The poem recalls dusk, bullfrogs, and a silver spoon lure, with quiet rowing and shared meals, and the promise of returning to the river this summer.
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