Prison conditions and wealth gaps amid criminal justice views
The piece discusses prison life at Sing Sing, noting meal choices and commissary effects on prisoners, contrasting wealthy inmates who can buy more with those who rely on state provisions. It quotes Judge Kavanaugh on punishment versus entertainment and cites Chauncey Capew on liberalization and worker-shareholding, then shifts to English royalty gossip, publishers, and Iowa Democratic politics, ending with GM insurance for employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arena
Kavanaugh
Chi
United States
Sing Sing
Mente
Comissary
Monticello
Iowa a Diversified Farming State Cited by Census
A New York Times writer calls Iowa a one crop corn state citing a lull of calamity bowling. The piece urges checking census data to note butter oats pork and beef production proving Iowa's farms are diversified beyond corn. The writer also notes Illinois' recent Joliet murder verdicts and comments on capital punishment while mentioning the Army Navy game disappointing bettors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Iowa
Senator Stewart and Iowa ties in national tour
In a Sioux City Journal column, Congressmany Cyrenus Cole recounts Senator David W. Stewart's Washington trip, car crash near Massachusetts Avenue, and reflections on Mrs. Stewart and Iowa figures. The piece notes Stewart's tight March deadline, comments on night clubs in DC, and social contrasts with Mrs. Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrenus Cole
Sioux City Journal
Iowa
Stewart
Sioux City
Massachusetts Avenue
Washington
Stewarts
Roosevelt
H. M. Havner
Mrs. Stewart
Mrs. Coolidge
Senator Stewart
Struble
Tama
Plymouth
Town records show travel plans and elderly notices
Johannes Hansen and Jens Hansen depart for New York City then Germany for a Berlin visit. Mrs. Easterly died this morning in Oxford Junction aged 91 or 92, daughter of McConkie. John Peter Hansen celebrated his 85th birthday in Langschwager home with family and friends. he was born in 1841 in Schleswig Holstein and has nine children, seven living in Iowa and Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannes Hansen
Jens
Hansen
New York City
Germany
Berlin
J. Easterly
Sarah Jane Hasterly
Olin
VU .G. Wasterly
Oxford Junction
Elia M. Tarbox
Wasterly
John
Margaret McConkie
Newville
Richmond County
Ohio
Dalbey
Arthur Blore
Mr. Hansen
Schleswig- Holstein
Sophia Hansen
Philip Langschwager
Claus
Julah Hansen
Jake
Peter
Hans
Iowa
Johannes
Florida
Driving safety urged with regulation not insurance
Northfield Minn argues that while few drivers are careless their numbers create highway hazard. The piece calls for affirmative legislation to improve driving practices, asserts compulsory auto insurance is not the answer, and cites a company with hundreds of trucks showing careful operation over many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northfield
Minn
Redan Fe
Lene Orenaing
Ford Mod el Rumors Stir High Priced Car Market
New York financial commentary notes repeated rumors that Ford will launch a six cylinder model after year end and an eight cylinder next summer. If true, entry into higher priced fields could disrupt smaller producers as retail demand edges up from October to November while major firms pull back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BH. Mockler
New York
Wall Street
Ford
Ma Ferguson’s Pardons Break Records in Texas
The Boston Post notes Governor-elect “Ma” Ferguson’s record 2,595 clemencies, including freeing a Dallas lawyer blamed for killing another man, without the offender serving prison time. The piece questions motive and rationale behind such broad mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
Ma" Ferguson
Texas
Lone Star
Dallas
Coolidge Praised as Wisest President Since Lincoln
A writer in the Outlook calls Calvin Coolidge the wisest White House occupant since Lincoln. The piece lauds his focus on his own duties and mastery of the situation, while commenting on a London opinion about a modern girl's hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Herald
Outlook
Calvin Coolidge
White House
Lincoln
Alondon
Farm Debate Material Ready for Distribution
The first set of reference material for the 1926 27 state wide farmers debate on income versus property tax questions is ready. Obtain from W H Stacy Secretary Iowa Farmers Debate Council Extension Service Ames Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.H. Stacy
Iowa Farmers
Towa
Mount Vernon bond interest and local news from Manchester
The Mount Vernon school will receive four percent interest on school bonds issued for George M Bechtel Co. Mrs. Rodney W. Terrill, 90, widow of late Senator Terrill of Manchester, died after a lingering illness. Leslie Howard of Manchester survived a radiator explosion with burns. Football results from Iowa colleges include Grinnell over Drake and Ames routing the California Southern Branch. Col William G. Dows of Cedar Rapids died at 62 after heart trouble. he led the 49th Iowa during the SpanishAmerican War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
George M
Iowa
Grinnell
Drake
St. Ambrose
Buena Vista
Simpson
Penn
Morningside
South Dakota U
Luther
Columbia
Parsons
Wesleyan
Ames
University of California Southern Branch
Colorado
William’ G. Dows
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Railway and Light Corporation
University Hospital
Iowa City
Col. Dows
49Th
Iowa Regiment
Sutherland C. Dows
Miss Margaret
Cedar. Rapids
Warren Gooden
Volga City
William
Great Western
Manchester
William So Jan
Lee Tompkins
Gooden
Goodens
Olson Construction Company
Cascade
Here
Monticello
Hopkinton
Elberon
Mediapolis
National League of District Postmasters
League
Utah
Miss Mullan
Local births bless Hopkinton families and clinic plans
The week saw four baby girls born to the Billmeyer Schuster Guetzke and Haigh couples. Esther Wick organized a preschool dental clinic in Lenox college facilities on December 3 and 4 with Dr George Wandel and dental hygienist Ethel Reuben assisting. Sheriff Utley oversaw a sale of Isaac Littlefield stock and pool hall equipment, Col Fierstine auctioneered. Farmers warned of hog cholera outbreaks and flu. vets urged to visit promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Billmeyer
Emil Schuster
Gus Guetzke
Walter Haigh
Esther Wick
Hopkinton
Lenox College
George H. Wandels
State University
Misa Ethel Reuben
Wandel
Isaac Littlefield
Sheriff Ut
Young inmates dominate state penitentiary population
In the state penitentiary over half the prisoners are under 24. The majority are young men who chose a shortcut to wealth rather than lawful work, and now all know that it did not pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey Capew
England
Democratic Party
Iowa
Meredith
Iowa Democrate
Smith
Herring
Wad. Meredith
Files
State Central Committee
Mussolini
Sioux Falls
State Penitentiary
Hedrick
Olloped
The Chariot Race Fixed Claim Sparks Debate
Detroit News notes a claim that Ben Hur's famed chariot race was fixed as part of broader myth debunking. Fairview Montana paper warns that modern outlawry surpasses historic bands like the James boys and the Youngers in ruthlessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit News
Washington
Captain Kidd
Ben Hur
Fairview
Mont
James Boys
Youngers
Seventeen Years in South America Lecture by Dr Ray
Dr G Field Ray, noted explorer and author, will lecture at the public school auditorium next Tuesday December 7 on Seventeen Years of Thrills In South America. He discusses his travels for 17 years, his discovery of the Caingwa Indians, and experiences with Inca descendants, witchcraft, and native rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.tfield Ray
F.R.G.S
Pubiic
South America
Royal Geographical Society of England
England
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
Honolulu
Austria
New Zealand
Canada
Alaska
Mexico
United States
America
Ray
Witch Doctor
Central America
Mount
Republic of Brazil
Dr. Ray
Paraguay
Optimist and the road humor across jokes and vignettes
A collage of quips and anecdotes from various papers. It surveys optimism in a lottery purchase joke notes a street smart traveler boasting road fame and a hotel mix up about honey. The tone is light and comic with social observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Central Hotel
Walter
Local News Briefs and Power Plant Upgrade
Little Lyle Lathrop was taken to St Luke’s hospital in Cedar Rapids for an appendectomy. Grace Henak and Dillon Babcock were married at Anamosa with two local attendees. Work has begun at the power house costing about 55,000 dollars to install a 400 cubic feet per second turbine and 350 horsepower generator, plus a new brick building over the dam with walls sunk 14 feet below tail water level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Lyle Lathrop
Tom Lathrop
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Grace Henak
William Henak
Dillon Babcock
al Babcock
Onslow
Anamosa
Anna Lasack
Leslie Babcock
Smith movement threatens McAdoo nomination in party fight
The Des Moines Register notes the Smith movement aims to block McAdoo via the two thirds rule and suggests it may lead to nominating a new candidate amid shifting political alliances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Register
Smith
Adoo
Where Santa Goes After Christmas
A humorous profile of Santa Claus being questioned by a reporter in his office. The piece portrays Santa as legitimate in fund raising for tuberculosis and notes he directs most funds locally. It claims he funds seals and sanatograms and highlights a public image inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Dwight
Anderson
Santa Claus
Ganial
United States
Monticello Health Drive Support and Iowa Highway Hope
A Monticello reporter notes Santa’s remark about the P B E D organization funding a health drive in town. A Marshalltown Times-Republican column urged Iowa to prioritize highway beautification with roadside parks and rest stops planned for later phases. The Sioux City Journal referenced anticipated filibusters by Radical Republicans and Democrats and suggested evaluating Dawes's push for senate rule changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Monticello
Iowa
P. BE. D. Organization
Marshalltown
Sioux City Journal
Dawes
Senate
Tourist Exchange Prompts Lingering Face Confusion
A visitor insists a local resident resembles someone he has seen before while the response from another tourist confirms the look has always been the same. The exchange emphasizes a humorous moment of mistaken identity and familiar recognition.
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General Motors Corporation
Thinois
Joliet
Reliet
Chicago
Recorder News
M.F. Miles
Neighborhood News
Hopkinton Leader News
Fliegende Blaetter
Munich
Frank
Indianapolis News
Oxford
WU Ae
NLS
Monticello State Bank
Monticello, Iowa
Rite-Fine
F. G
J. Matthiessen
Matthieasen Auto and Supply Company
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
New Hampshire
Grand Rapids
Minneapolis
Vermont
Kansas City
Louis
California
Rhode Island
Philadelphia
Detroit
New England
New Jersey
Matthiessen Auto & Supply Co
Chevrolet
Essex, Hudson, and Packard
Goodyear
Miller
Pennsylvania
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