Wheat Problem Report Seeks Improved Marketing System
A presidential study by Eugene Meyer Jr and Frank Mondell urges production adjustment to U S needs if world oversupply keeps prices low, and promotes cooperative marketing to reduce reliance on speculative markets. The report rejects tariff hikes, price fixing, and government wheat purchases. It notes uncertain profits by the U S Grain Corporation and broad immigration sentiment favoring more labor.
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Meyer
Mundell
German wheat credit plan discussed with White House visit
A Middle West delegation urged support for the Gould plan to loan 50 million dollars to Germany to buy 50 million bushels of American wheat. The group met with President Coolidge and Secretary Wallace, outlining how War Finance Corp advances would back German purchases and how 50 million bushels would be distributed nationwide.
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Germany
George
Marcy
Chicago
Armour Grain Company
W. E. Gould
Kewanee
Ill
Charles E. Lewis
Minneapolis
George A. Roberts
Omaha
Coolipce
P Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Congress
Eugene Meyer, Jr
War Finance Corporation
Meyer
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Shipping Board
Navy to Stage Large Peace Time War Games Off Panama
U S Navy will mount a three month winter maneuver off Panama and the Caribbean to test new war strategies and weapons since World War I. The exercise will involve land and sea combat with army units, undersea warfare, and a full marines corps. Admiral Coontz will command the winter maneuvers with Vice Admiral McCully directing the scouting fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panamana
Caribbean
United States
Naval Establishment
S. Robinson
United States Battle Fleet
Panama
Canal
East
Pacific
Los Angeles
N. A. McCully
Robert FE. Coontz
Attack on Budget System in Congress Threatens Central Control
Advocates of government economy push to restore prebudgets committee powers, risking decentralization. Critics fear reuniting appropriations under multiple committees would undo two years of businesslike financial management and erode efficiency.
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Congress
Appropriations Committee
House
Harding
Federal
Senate
German Liability in Lusitania Claims Upheld by Mixed Claims Panel
The Mixed Claims Commission announced main German liability for American losses from the Lusitania torpedoing and others. It upheld most American claims totaling about 345 million dollars, dismissed 30 million, and refused punitive damages as prohibited by the Treaty of Berlin. The panel set principles for calculating damages, noting compensation for mental anguish but not for vague suffering.
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Lusiania
Mixed Claims Commission
Dastranhos
Evrequilny
Lusitania
Edwin 2B. Parker
Chandler
P. Anderson
Wilhelm Klesselbach
Berlin
Germany
United States
Romance at Fort Crawford: Davis and Taylor Daughter Elopement Tale
The Palimpsestea article revisits Jefferson Davis and Sarah Taylor's romance at Fort Crawford Wisconsin. It debunks a Fort Crawford elopement while detailing Davis military service, Taylor family drama, and the couple's separation. The tale ends with Sarah Taylor's death in the Mississippi oil country.
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Zachary Taylor
Jefferson Davis
Wisconsin Post
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Fort Crawford
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Palimpsestea
Town Historical Society
Dorothy MacBride
Mississippi
West Point
Fort Snelling
Davis
Red Cedar River
Wisconsin
Chippewa River
Taylor
Lfe
Fort Winnebago
Portage
Saraah Taylor
Yellow River
Dubuque
Ilia
Black Hawk
Jown
Iinois
Haineis
Back Hawk
Jefferson Barracks
Tack Hawk
Kentucky
Miss Taylor
Hye
St. Louis
Fort Gibson
Davis Plantation
Brierfield
Armin
Milwaukee Sentinel
Sioux Indian Lands Restored After Forty Year Battle
Joseph War Bonnet son of Black War Bonnet wins title to 160 acres in Sheridan County Nebraska once homesteaded by his father. After dispossession in 1882 and withdrawal by executive order, he prevailed after Secretary Work halted the long litigation and reversed prior land office rulings.
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Washington
Joseph War Bonnet
Work
Joseph
Sheridan County
Nebraska
Black War Bonnet
Land Office
Exonerated Boston Pastor Keeps Post After Kiss Incident
Rev. George L. Paine, previously beaten by Lieut. Wesley McLaren Hague, is remained executive secretary of the Greater Boston Federation of Churches after the board, in a five hour session, voted 27 to 4 not to accept his resignation. The board called the kiss an offense against good manners but noted Hague and his wife believed there was no evil intent.
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Boston
George L. Paine
Wesley’ McLaren
Sion
Prize Fish Story From Alaska Captivates Long Beach
A tale from Skagway Alaska describes tame trout that respond to their master's call. C A Bachman a Long Beach realtor verifies the story noting Johnson a switchman, floods from the river fill his cellar, and the fish swarm as bread crumbs are offered from his kitchen trap.
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Long Beach
Cali
Skagway
Alaska
C. A. Bachman
Johnson
Bachman
U S Sends Three Bison to Mexico as Goodwill Gesture
The United States Department of Agriculture and the New York Zoological Society donated three bison to the Mexican government as a practical goodwill gesture. The animals from the Wichita National Forest herd will be housed in Mexico's zoological park under Prof. A L Herrera, with studies on their diet and habits in progress.
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America
United States Department of Agriculture
New York Zoological Society
Mexico
Department of Agriculture
Wichita National Forest
Oklahoma
Zoological Park
A. L. Herrera
Blow on Head Restores Sanity for Inmate Frank James
Doctors testified that a blow on the head during an escape from Matteawan restored Frank James twenty three to sanity. He had worn a straight jacket at arraignment in February and escaped the following month. The blow during the struggle made him normal again and he has since lived quietly at home.
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New York
Matteawan
Frank James
Men Lift Car to Save Girl in South Bend Incident
Fifteen year old Myrtle Laduke was struck and pinned beneath a street car in South Bend Indiana. Fifty men surrounded the vehicle and lifted it off her as fireman Stanley Dwordy crawled under the car to drag her to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Myrtle Laduke
Stanley Dwordy
Burglars Steal Doors and Windows in Wyoming Home
While Andrew Knudson was away in Prairie Dog Valley Wyoming burglars stole the doors and windows from his house leaving the porches intact.
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Prairie Dog Valley
Wyo
Andrew Knudson
Weapons Dumped Into Atlantic Off New York
A scow dumped a ton of scrap iron into the Atlantic off New York creating a loud clatter. The action implies two thousand gunmen will be forced to buy new weapons amid the disposal.
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New York
Atlantic Ocean
Husband sued for divorce after fish bowl assault
Joseph Elornie accuses his wife of striking him with a bowl filled with fish, leaving his back black and blue, as grounds for divorce.
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Husband
Titin
Joseph Elornie
Mother Dies at Sea as Babe Is Born Aboard Homeric
Mrs. George Coates of San Francisco died aboard the Steamship Homeric shortly after a baby was born to her. The infant is reported healthy and the ship reached New York.
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New York
George Coates
San Francisco
Six in Michigan City fall ill from poisoned biscuits
In Michigan City Indiana six people were seriously ill after eating biscuits in which poison was inadvertently used as a baking agent. Local authorities investigate the incident and urge caution with food preparation.
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Michigan City
Ind
Newlor
Railroads hire 500000 more men this year in July
Railroads employed 1,054,087 workers in July up from 454,087 a year earlier. Wages totaled 261,805,549 for July, higher than 1022 figures of 103,571,244. Trainmen earned 818 monthly, maintenance of way workers 3 more, professionals 178, and clericals 178 versus 172 prior year. The piano was invented in Italy.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Iowa State News Highlights Across Des Moines and Rural Iowa
Des Moines population up by about 10 000 in six months and 39 000 more telephone stations in use. Iowa hog feeding, corn and soybeans praised. Walter Strong yields 100 bushels of Sudan grass seed from eight acres. 180 delegates from 32 high schools attend Grinnell convention. Union Trust Bank opens in Dubuque with parade.
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Des Moines
Ames
Iowa
Walter Strong
Sac City
State High School Press Association
Grinnell
American Merchant Marine
American Farm Bureau Federation
Cassady & Son
Whiting
Kansas City
H. M. Nienhuis
Orange City
California
Wisconsin
Union Trust and Savings Bank
Dubuque
Muscatine County
West Liberty
Monticello
Grundy Center
Grundy County
S. P. McNaught
Iowa Anti-Saloon League
Salvation Army Rescue Home
Elizabeth Caldwell
Illinois
Mississippi
Iowa Commissioner of Labor
Iowa Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ray Lantz
van Wert
Robert Edge
Lowa
Liwoa State College
John M. Evward
America
Izaak Walton League
Chicago Athletic Club
State of
Iowa Fair Managers Association
Christmas Spirit Verse by Agnes Meyer Hucks
A reflective Christmas poem urging generosity to the poor and forgotten, inviting warmth to those less fortunate and those nearing life’s end. It emphasizes fellowship, forgiveness, and shared joy during the season.
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Agnes Meyer
Hucks
Snow Baby at the Tucker Door Christmas Eve Mystery
A lonely ARREN TUCKER couple find a abandoned baby at their door on Christmas Eve amid heavy snow. They feel the child joins their emptiness and decide to keep the infant, hoping the lost child fills their home with happiness that once belonged to their daughter.
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Warren
Ethel
Waatern Newspaper Union
Message From Santa Claus Reins Summon Santa’s Reindeer
A garbled excerpt presents Santa urging to harness his reindeer and drive quickly with gifts. The fragment mentions M. Stephenson and a caution about good girls and boys, reflecting a festive hodgepodge of Christmas imagery.
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Santa Claus
Frances Oven Giver of Nut Cake for Santa
A 1923 Western Newspaper Union tale recalls five year old Frances placing nut cake with orange icing in the ashes for Santa on Christmas Eve. Her father the minister discovers the scene as dawn reveals the empty cake crumbs, proving Santa appreciated the thoughtful gift.
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Bob
Grandma's
Frances
Breod
Father
Mother
Santa Claus
Santa
Western Newspaper Union
Old Yuletide Hymn Favorite Across Denominations
The piece notes the worldwide love for O come all ye faithful, tracing its origins to a 13th century Franciscan monk and its English translation by Canon Frederick Oakley. It highlights enduring appeal in many lands, even where Latin is still preferred by some, and credits Katherine Edelman via Western Newspaper Union.
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Yuletida
Frederick Oakley
Katherine Edelman
Western Newspaper Union
More Blessed to Give Than Receive Message
A short moral urges that giving is a wiser saving method than spending on gifts. It argues charitable giving is a permanent gain to the giver, stating it is more blessed to give than to receive and equating generosity with true financial wisdom.
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Western Newspaper
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Portland, Ore
Pocatello
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Sarah Knox Taylor
Colonel Taylor
Tom Smith
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McGregor
U. S
Babe
Italy
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Teachers’ College
Cédar Falls
Emerson
Wells
Chariton
Kendall
Second Judicial District of
Charles W. Vermillion
Centerville
Supreme Court
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M. Weaver
Iowa Falls
Lowa Tuberculosis ‘Association
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Snow Baby
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M. Stephenson
Ethel Cook Eliot
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