Fathers Day Bill Sparks Political Theater
Col J Ham Lewis of Illinois announces plans to introduce a bill setting July 29 as Fathers Day. He argues the father works hard for family and should be honored by law, while critics warn against forced church seating and sentimentality. The piece also notes political images from Governor Sulzer of New York and ongoing U S Mexico and drought news, including Huerta, Wilson, and crop concerns.
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J. Ham Lewis
Ilinois
Florida Water
Ummer Tims
Avernee
Father
Belief of Bank Conspiracy Behind Bond Slump Questioned
The piece argues that bond price declines reflect high interest rates rather than a conspiracy to discredit the currency bill. It notes 2 percent bonds lag due to market yields near six percent on prime securities and suggests the administration aims to stigmatize bankers over tariff enactment.
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McAddo
Uncle Joe Cannons Narrow Lake Rescue Becomes Talking Point
A dispatch reports Uncle Joe Cannon escaped from a lake after his car went over an embankment and he clung to his stogie without showing panic. The incident is cited in a broader critique of cowardice accusations from critics shouting down Cannon and similar actions by Champ Clark and allies.
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Joe Cannon
Champ Clark
Uncle Joe
Resignation sparks debate over Chicago school politics
Mrs. Young resigned as Chicago schools superintendent amid board discord and obstruction claims. The vote to reject the resignation signals a hopeful turn, contrasting with past fights led by contentious members. Voting machines remain under scrutiny for potential manipulation and lack of tamper-proofing.
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Young
Chicago
Cooley
Federal court blocks state fair excursion rate favoring Des Moines
Three federal judges enjoined the state law setting a 10 cent per mile excursion rate. They held the rates are confiscatory and discriminate in favor of Des Moines against other Iowa cities. The last legislature favored Des Moines.
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General Assembly
Des Moines
Hearst Papers Attacks and Public Reaction
The Hearst newspapers pursue President Wilson with vindictive zeal similar to their McKinley era campaigns. They allegedly embarrass the administration with fabrications, while intelligent citizens dismiss them though many readers among the ignorant and misinformed are swayed by their sensationalism.
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Hearst
Wilson
McKinley
Old-Time Orator Roasts Wilson as Humbug Prophet
Bourke Cochran derides President Woodrow Wilson calling this an age of humbug and labeling Wilson its prophet. The remark reflects persistent partisan critique of the president's leadership amid era tensions.
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Wilson
Bourke Cochran
Woodrow Wilson
Socialist party membership in decline questioned
The socialist papers note falling membership in the socialist party and question the need for its existence while the bull moose organization remains active.
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Socialist Party
Bull Moose
Bryan criticized for administrative ability on Mexican affairs
A report notes a growing sense that Mr. Bryan lacks administrative strength and fears over his handling of Mexican matters will erode national confidence in his leadership.
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Bryan
Paralysis reports and county events spark Iowa notices
Health officials log three infantile paralysis cases in Dubuque and Hopkinton while Linn county holds the Masonic and Eastern Star picnic at Marion. Reports of deaths include Cedar Rapids lumberman W F Jamison from apoplexy and Cedar Rapids native Captain J M Searles.
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Dubuque
Masonic and Eastern Star
Linn County
Marion
W. F. Jamison
Cedar Rapida
James Dozark
LaMont
Hama
Abraham Knapp
Davenport
State Board of Health
Hopkinton
Peter Miller
Clinton
St. Paula Methodist Biscopal Church
State University
Iowa City
Daniel Bickels
Nutwood Park
Jimmy Ward
Louis Gertson
George Rucker
Tennessee
Ired Martin
Bertha Junge
William Leutke
Northwestern
Johnson County Fair Ground
Ernest Dudkel
Manchester
Louis
William Stahr
Boy’s World Triumph: Spitting Teeth as Skill
In Fremont Tribune style, a quirky note highlights a boy’s pride in mastering a crude mouth trick seen as a real accomplishment. The item centers on local attitudes and playful personal milestones within a child’s social circle.
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Fremont Tribune
If Grandmother Came Back
A humorous reflection on how a modern era would appear to a grandmother from the past. It contrasts old and new fabrics and fashions, notes differences in dress codes and social norms, and imagines her candid judgments on contemporary trends and manners.
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Marshalltown
Poplin
Why Congressmen Endure the Heat and Hardships of Washington
The Times-Republican questions why men endure a tough, underpaid life in Congress. It mocks the salary of seven and a half thousand dollars, notes the strain on families, and jokes that summer in the capital is a furnace with hotels, baths, and travel costs taxing even the stoutest lawmakers. It contrasts farm prosperity with federal duties and imagines a summer capital hardships scene.
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Marshalltown
Soandio
Capitol
Shadrach
City of
Washington
New Parcels Post Regulation Announced by Burleson
Postmaster General Burleson announced plans to raise parcel weight to twenty pounds after August 15 and cut transportation charges. A new banking by mail feature will be added to the postal savings system. Delivery zones will see lower first pound rates and reduced charges per additional pounds. The reform aims to extend postal savings benefits to remote districts.
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Burleson
Focal
Roosevelt to tour Australian music halls in monologue
London report says Col. Roosevelt has been hired by promoter Hugh MacIntosh to tour Australian music halls. He would deliver a monologue on social and industrial justice rather than perform athletic, musical, or dramatic stunts. The story may be denied upon further confirmation.
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Sioux City Journal
Col. Roosevelt
Hugh MacIntosh
Colorado
Anamosa to get new central energy telephone system
The Anamosa Journal reports the Jones County Telephone Co switch over to Iowa Telephone Co will centralize service for Town Telephone patrons. A future rebuild will install modern equipment, remove open wires, and place poles in alleys. Anamosa will have one of the few Iowa towns under 6000 with such an expensive system. The Cedar Rapids to Dubuque long distance line is also being rebuilt with new copper lines.
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Willard King
Iowa City
Rocky Island Railroad
Montezuma Republican
J. M. Grimes
Boonville
Missouri
Charles K. Needham
Grimes
Hugh Pierce
Sand Springs
Anamosa
Delhi
Bellevue
City Board of Health
Ed Steffan
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island Railroad
Steffan
J. M. Searles
Anamosa Journal
Jones County Telephone Co
Iowa Telephone Co
Towa Telephone Co
Iowa
Onca
Dubuque
Advertising Pays: Wrigley Builds a Gum Empire
The piece argues advertising drives demand. It cites Wrigley’s annual 1,250,000 dollar street car space spend plus other media as key to stocking and selling spearmint gum. It contrasts with Beemans and Frog in Your Throat, noting sales decline when ads end. It concludes merchants grow trade through persistent promotion rather than reliance on store reputation alone.
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Manchester
Wrigley
Beeman
Chisago News Reflects on Public Morals and Motives
A column of aphorisms on charity at home, gossip, truth stretching, and political loyalties. It muses that many men fail to meet early hopes, while a driver’s uplifting job is tempered by gossip and contempt.
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Chisago
Pepper For Mr Pepper
Congress man Pepper of the Second Town district keeps quiet on the consolidation of town revenue districts. He presents an alibi to Democrats seeking the collector ship in the southern district and faces a tough attorneyship situation in southern Iowa.
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Dubuque
Absurd Proposal on Meat Slaughter Ages
A Washington correspondent reports economists hint at regulating cattle slaughter ages. Proposed bill would bar slaughter of male cattle under three years and females under six, a notion deemed unlikely by critics.
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Wallace Farmer
Washington
United States
Supposition on Cummins Nomination and Party Desertion
The Colfax Clipper speculates that if Cummins becomes the Republican U S senator nominee a staunch party supporter might desert by voting for the Democrat while backing the rest of the Republican ticket. The piece notes current indications point to this behavior if Cummins is nominated.
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Colfax Clipper
Cummins
United States
Reward Offered for Man Who Mocked Dollar Diplomacy
A liberal reward is offered for the identity of a stout middle aged man with slight baldness who recently made unkind remarks about dollar diplomacy. Address P OC Knox.
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New York Herald
OC. Knox
Modern Juliet Seeks Auto Ride Over Soulful Stares
In Atchison Globe style, a playful note finds a modern Juliet preferring an automobile outing to lingering stares under her window. The city’s voice captures a quirky dating wish amid light local color.
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Atchison Globe
Juliet
Mutiny by Swiss Guards Disrupts Pope's World Peace Plan
Springfield Mass Republican notes a Swiss guards mutiny disrupts the pope's efforts toward a world peace plan, calling the incident especially frustrating as it interrupted diplomatic work.
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Springfield
Mass
Mr Bryant's stance on principle over office noted
The New York Tribune highlights William Jennings Bryan's claim that the man should be valued over the dollar and the dollar over political office, illustrating a critique of monetary influence in public roles.
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New York ‘Tribune
Bryan
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Pepper
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