Public boosters overrun papers and pulpits with self interest
Editors and preachers are overwhelmed by numerous societies pushing campaigns from Greater Iowa clubs to suffrage bands. They accuse boosters of using newspapers and sermons for self serving promotion. The piece notes editors discard the excess material while reformers demand universal attention and criticizes government policy on Mexico and Vera Cruz for missteps and fading sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Lincoln Highway
Poly Rollers
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Fuuer
Chicago Warns Women Away From City Jobs
The Chicago papers warn educated young women to avoid the city as thousands seek situations and find themselves stranded. Charitable women form a society to secure work or send them home, urging those with homes or steady positions to stay put while the city is overrun with job seekers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Censored Reformatory Press Omits Local News
The Anamosa Reformatory Press publishes little beyond a dentist visit schedule, with the last issue offering no local significance. The paper appears heavily censored, more than typical wartime restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa Reformatory
Reformatory Press
No Fool Like an Old One Says Croker Story
Richard Croker, ex Tammany chieftain aged 73, recently married a 23 year old Indian girl. He recalls the old saying and notes he is not more foolish than the girl, who may realize it much later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Croker
Wilson to Focus on Appropriations This Year
President Wilson plans to give more attention to appropriations hereafter than last year. The election appears to have jolted him into this resolve as department heads seek larger sums than ever before attempted or imagined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Persistent remnants of bull moose party vote to endure
A ragged remnant of the bull moose party votes to continue the organization hoping to influence 1916 events. If the party dissolves further this year there may be barely enough left to guard Hiram Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bull Modose Party
Hiram Johnson
First December Says Much to Reveal Winter’s Character
The old saying about December foretelling winter’s tone is cited though cautions are offered. The text notes Villa entering Mexico City and portrays an illiterate but powerful bandit guiding events in a chaos ridden republic. Captain Decker gains two days of notoriety from the Constantinople affair but lacks fame as a concise dispatch writer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villa
Mexico City
Republic
Decker
Constantinople
War Taxes Persist to Fund Government
The piece notes that war boosted business from large orders for supplies yet questions linger about a continuing war tax. It argues a tax is still necessary to keep the government functioning amid ongoing hostilities.
Preston City Council Sells Saloon Rights For 83700
A roundup of local happenings notes the Preston council sold saloon rights for 83700. Other items include notable deaths, civic appointments, and local incidents across Iowa towns such as Dubuque Maquoketa and Dysart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Charles A. Rogers
Eldora
Iowa
Christian Scientists
Hopkinton
Lewis Starry
Olin
Clarice Starry
John Pool
Monmouth
Maquoketa
A Last Tribute Poem Excerpt From Ainslee’s Magazine
A verse by Arthur Ketchum praises a person who brings sunshine and laughter, lifting heavy loads and brightening any day. The poem invokes a heart of gold and a honeyed voice guiding a blessed soul on their journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Ketchum
Ainslee
Senseless Quarantine Restrictions Criticized by Hopkinton Leader
A Hopkinton leader denounces Iowa quarantine orders as costly and unnecessary. He notes foot and mouth cases traced to Chicago shipments justify limited measures and urges Iowa packers to better support farmers to sustain state prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
Iowa
Chicago
Jones County
Oxford Junction
Democratic platform calls for one term for president
The piece notes Thomas Marshall predicting Wilson’s renomination while Roosevelt backs it. It cites the Democratic platform demanding a constitutional amendment to restrict presidents to a single term and pledging the party to that principle. It argues presidents rarely resist the lure of a second term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas R. Marshall
Roosevelt
United States
Wilson
Marshall
Democratic National Platform
Jetter
Baltimore
Return of Bull Moose to Republican fold in 1916 talk
Des Moines Capital notes four Massa chu setts congress candidates on the Bull Moose ticket announce their return to the GOP echoing Lincoln Garfield and McKinley. An Emporia Gazette editorial predicts a chastened Republican party in 1916 with new, young leaders who pursue a more honest economical government and stronger patriotism.
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Des Moines
Massachusetts
Congress
Lincoln
McKinley
Kansas
Emporia Gazette
Republican Party
What Thrift Is Doing at Ford
A Ford profit sharing program now sees every employee saving an average of 48.76 dollars monthly in banks or investments. Workers are buying homes on contract worth nearly 5 million dollars, with about 1.2 million paid so far. Bank deposits, life insurance, and home ownership show strong gains as 1000 to 1100 foreign workers also learn English from fellow Ford staff teaching in their own time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Hart
Anna Ommen
H. Tiarks
Earl Thomas
J. J. Locher
Dora Thomas
Carl Thomas
Harriet D. Bolem
Park Chamberlain
Give the Negro His Rights
Editorial argues citizenship decides eligibility for government jobs and opposes segregation in federal buildings. It asserts colored citizens are not to be treated as subjects of contempt and that constitutional rights should accompany employment, regardless of past political questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown Times- Republican
Trotter
Nine Year Old Flossie Reth In Critical Condition
Flossie Reth nine year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Reth of Oneida is in critical condition after injuries from a kick to the head by a young horse.
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Flossie
Henry Reth
Oneida
District Court Opens November Term With Judge Ellison
The November term of the district court began with Judge Ellison on the bench. The grand jury was empaneled. E. A. Osborne sworn as foreman. Numerous entries were recorded including dismissals, divorces, guardianships, probate hearings, and custody of estates. Jury trials begin next week as equity matters proceed this week.
Court Assignment List of Juryable Cases by Date
A schedule of jury trials lists cases by date. Monday December 7 includes Monroe versus O M St P Ry Co Connery versus O M St P Ry Co. Tuesday December 8 covers Snepp versus Meade Stevens versus Streite Klinkner versus English. Wednesday December 1 features Davies versus Jones County Tistute F B H Cook John Reilley claim Aldrich versus Topping. Thursday December 10 Inglis et al versus Quirk. Monday December 14 Wells versus Chamberlain Iac Montgomery versus Green Jr. Tuesday December 16 Hirst National Bank Wyoming versus Hoyer Finnegan Mfg Co versus Graven.
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Monroe
Connery
O. M
St. P. Ry
Snepp
Meade
Stevens Va
Streite
Klinkner
English
Davies Va
Jones County
Tistute F. BH. Cook
John Reilley
Aldrich
Topping
Inglis Et al
Quirk
Wells
Chamberlain
Iac
Montgomery
Green
A Sermon on True Christianity and Moral Decay
A speaker rails against churches lacking belief in Jesus divinity heaven or hell calling for Christians to act with soul focus. He mocks Christian Science holy rollers and church activities overemphasis, warns of family erosion by divided loyalties and temperance excess.
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Heaven
Hell
Rhody
Gen. Grant
War bulletins and assorted dispatches from the front
Front reports claim General Beerski attacked Lynch counter ski and seized Limburg strengthening his position. The text also jumbles declarations of peace with Turkey and a series of literary telegrams from public figures, ending with a local court decision on Anamosa tax levies upheld after a prior October trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beerski
Lynch Counter Ski
Limburg
United States
Turkey
John D. Rockefeller
William Jennings Bryan
Doc Cook
Russia
Germany
Pole
Charles Murphy
Joe Tinker
Henpeck
Berlin
Nat
Monroe
Anamosa
Smith
Admiral Mahan Death Reveals Global Naval Strategy Influence
The death of Admiral Mahan is reported as confirming that his writings on naval strategy set a standard worldwide and influenced national defense thought.
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Admiral Mahan
President Resists Suffrage Push Saying State Issue
The president shies away from suffragist demands and states that the issue belongs to the states rather than the nation, signaling limited national action.
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Neighborhood News
Mary Louise Quigley
P. J. Quigley
Dubuque
Isaac van Winkle
Dysart
Jackson County
Johnson County
William Dennis
Cedar Rapids
Clarke
A. C Gustafson
Ovan C. Laswell
Hannibal
Missouri
Marehalltown
Lillian Hast
Hardin County
Board of Supervisors
A. R. Fullerton
Dubuque County
J.J. McCaffery
Fullerton
Dubuque German College and Seminary
Amy Rann
Howard Rann
Manchester
Theodore D. Bradley
GC. A. Bradley
Beatrice
Nebraska
Hodgin
Campbell and Dunlap
Springville
Harry A. Stewart
Solon
Mary Tichy
Cedar County
Milton Helvin
Margaret Luka
Centerville
Davenport
Western Implement & Motor Co
J. HE. Burmeister
Lobtar Smith
District Court
Powshiek County
Reformatory
Wesley Elkins
Meta Moller
William Hurst
New York Herald
the District Court News
G. H. Monroe
W. K. Pearson
Margaret Clark
John H. Dirks
J. Newton Smith
Eliza Smith
Guardian
Mercantile Trust Co
Independent School District
American Radiator Company
Lavigne Mfg. Co
Eclipse Lumber Co
S. BE. Beam
Charles Manning
Frederick J. Kay
State of Iown
George Hail
George Hall
Knoxville
Kirkpatrick
Reynolds
Kimball
Reade
Haeussler
Murfield Vs. Davis Jr
Western Card & Cal. Co
Mortensen
St. P
Blair
Frank Shimanek
Tschantz
Williams
Lovell
Varvel
Shover Et al
Bullock
Streeter Va
Standring & Ade
Probate Matters
Ben Winglebarts
Wm. Eckler
M. P. Sigworth
F. J. Fish
John Waggy
Seth R. Coffin
John FB. W. Allen
Rena Coffin
Florence A. Davis
George Haines
Robert Johnson
W. F. Hellberg
Nat Wills
Monticello State Bank
The
Lowell State Bank
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