Peace treaty gains cautious support amid wary senators
The agreement by Great Britain United States France and Japan to maintain the Pacific status quo and avoid war aims to reassure world peace seekers. Critics like Reed Borah and possibly Johnson may oppose but a two thirds Senate vote is hoped to ratify. Secretary Hughes earns praise for diplomatic leadership and practical judgment. Sixty eight of every thousand in the British Isles bear Mary as clans rally for Princess Mary's wedding gift. There is something in a name.
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Great Britain
United States
France
Japan
Pacific
Reed
Borah
Johnson
Senate
Hughes
British Isles
Mary
Roxana
Seward
Alaska
Russia
Fall
Dairying Advantage Helps Jones County Farmers Adapt to Hard Times
Jones county farmers in dairy production fare better than grain dependent peers. Long term tenants with solid stock and stable leases may weather the downturn, while short term renters relying on corn face struggle. Alaska purchase and future royalties cited as lessons in foresight and government revenue.
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Jones County
Iowa Senators Deadlock Over U S Attorney Choice
Iowa's two U S senators remain split over the northern district of Iowa U S attorney nomination. Cummins backs George C. Scott of Sioux City while Kenyon backs E A Morling of Emmetsburg. Attorney General Dougherty must pick one, suggest another from either side, or consider other candidates. Boies reportedly backs his own candidacy and R N C chair Adams backs M J Tobin of Vinton.
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Iowa
Cummins
George C. Scott
Sioux City
Kenyon
E. A. Morling
Emmettsburg
Dougherty
Boiesla
Adams
Republican National Committee
M. J. Tobin
Vinton
Governor's arbitration talk amid Pittsburg coal strike clash
A Kansas governor lecturing in New York praised arbitration to avert strikes while a 2000 strong mob of miners' wives and relatives stormed a Pittsburg Kansas mine area preventing strikebreakers from returning to work. The governor’s telegraph connections with Kansas were urged to avoid such blunt declarations.
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Kansas
New York
Pittsburg
Kangap
Commonwealth
State Supreme Court Reversals Drop in 40 Appeals
The state supreme court issued opinions in 40 district court appeals last Tuesday and reversed five. Only one of eight appeals was found unfairly tried or with errors warranting a new trial, a notable drop from the former one third reversal ratio.
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State Supreme Court
High Court
LaFollette Resumes Opposition to Treaty Pact
Robert M. LaFollette reemerges from war scorn to threaten to oppose the big four pact and urge the Senate to reject ratification with strong influence. Some observers recall his recent influence having fallen to a low ebb amid wartime controversy.
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Robert M. LaFollette
Voorhees Denies Times Squib on Sewer Plan and Veto
J A Voorhees responds to a Jones County Times squib alleging he vetoed city action to extend sewer and water on Seventh Street. He confirms past approval of the project, defends truthfulness, and states taxes are high and debt avoided. He vows to serve the public good while treasury allows.
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the Express
Jones County Times
Tire Company
Voorhees
Seventh Street
Monticello
Tite Company
the Times
Tire
Council
J. A. Voorhees
New York Tribune on Four Power Pacific Agreement
The article explains the four power pact does not force unconditional aid or cede sovereignty. It allows differences with associates to be settled by four powers and obliges consultation if aggression occurs in the Pacific. Congress must decide on military aid, and the pact avoids the Covenant's vices while protecting U S interests and reducing friction with Pacific powers.
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New York Tribune
United States
Pacific
Congress
Senate to Fast Track Allied Debt Refund Bill
The Washington Post notes senate leaders promise prompt action on the bill to refund Allied loans to the United States. If advanced, the measure should pass quickly despite objections to delegating debt adjustment to an individual or commission. It remains favored by a substantial senate majority.
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Washington Post
Congress
Senate
Harding
United States
House
Stick to it motto leads to success in Civil War era view
Dr Frank Crane extols finishers and sticking to principles and friends in a Civil War era reflection. He cites Grant’s resolve and ends with a New York American quip about tailors and rent increases.
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Frank Crane
Grant
New York American
Morley School Dedication and Local News Clippings
Ames residents plan protest of rising taxes while Cedar Rapids forgery case ends with a ten year sentence. Oxford Junction seeks boxing match with Hiene Engel as Morley dedicates a new consolidated school costing about sixty thousand dollars.
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Ames
Story County
Stephen Kreiger
Cedar Rapids
J. Lambert
Anamosa Reformatory
Otto Vochoska
Oxford Junction
Iowa
Hiene
Engel
Cured by Dr Lorenz Loreanz helps Wyoming girl walk again
The Cedar Rapids Gazette recalls how Alice Kirkpatrick, daughter of Dr J W Kirkpatrick of Wyoming Jones County, was cured nineteen years ago by Dr Adolph Lorenz during his U S visit. Lorenz used bloodless surgery to realign her hip joint, ending her limp and crutches. The case followed Lolita Armour Mitchell and others helped by Lorenz in New York and Chicago, lifting hope for crippled children. The article notes Dr Kirkpatrick’s death and local ties to Capt A M Loomis. council proceedings follow.
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Jones County
United States
Vienna
Adolph Lorenz
J. Ogden Armour
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
J. W. Kirkpatrick
Wyoming
Iowa
Alice Kirkpatrick
Lorenz
William Chamberlain
Kirkpatrick
Lolita Armour
Dr. Kirkpatrick
Miss Kirkpatrick
A. M. Loomis
Lolita Armour Mitchell
Railroads Anticipate Prosperity as 1922 Opens
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader notes railroads expect their best year in history in 1922. The paper says rising railroad profits indicate strong general business conditions and hopes the forecast proves correct.
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Sioux Falls
December 1896 Monticello items recollect births and deaths
The Monticello Express notes a December 1896 snapshot: new births in Langworthy and Wayne township, a Deerc re creamery fire blamed on sleeping tramps, deaths including Thomas Kehoe at 87 in Castle Grove and Mrs. Batchelder at 33 with seven children, births in Monticello area, and local college attendance and holidays.
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Monticello Express
Gearhard
Langworthy
Abraham Ardusor
Otto
Ago Gryonra
Switzerland
Deer Creek
Castile Grove Township
Thomas Kehoe
Castle Grove Township
Dennis Kehoe
Ireland
William Helgens
Wayne Bone
Herman Stutt
Wayne Township
Adolph Prader
John Gearhart
Clell McLaughlin
State University
Iowa City
Abner Kimbal
Lulu Laude
Lenox College
Hopkinton
Howard Doischer
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Monticello
Toenjes
John Glese
D. Poppe Jr
Monticello Hopkinton Basketball Friday Night
A multi item page notes Hopkinton vs Monticello basketball Friday with a preliminary Monticello and Mop kinton girls game. Also recalls a lecture course from last Monday and a Julius Caesar screening for upper grades and outsiders Thursday at the opera house.
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Hopkinton
Monticello
Mopkinton
Opera House
Hans Rochi
Arthur Shelley
Miss Heisery
Santa Claus
Our Frontier Expanded to Asia and Pacific Stance
The piece notes US Pacific strategy shifts with Japanese propaganda urging restraint on fortifying Pacific holdings. It adds a frontier stretched from the Aleutians to the Philippines and cites a price anomaly story from the Des Moines Register about Marion Woodard of Leon profiting from corn and a $250 note.
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New York Tribune
Calfornia
Tokio
United States
Pacific
America
Asian
Hawaii
Guam
Philippines
Asia
Aleutian Islands
Philippine Islands
Japan
Golden Gate
Mes Moines Register
Marion Woodard
Leon
Unusual News Items From a Historic Scrapbook
A collage of bizarre notes recounts a Greenville man rebuilt from a broken backbone after a bone graft, twins born in Coronado and San Diego, a 40 year old whiskey discovery in Connecticut, and 17 824 US theaters. Other items include a Brooklyn dentist fined over an fatal windpipe injury, a Byron skull auction tale, and Manx oath quirks about a herring backbone.
Poultry Potential Highlighted by South Dakota Farms
Sioux City Journal notes the Home stake mine in the Black Hills yields 6 million dollars in gold annually, while South Dakota farms produce 30 million dollars in poultry value. The piece urges farmers to focus more on poultry as grain prices drop and farms seek diverse income sources.
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Sioux City Journal
Homestake
Black Hills
Sioux Falla Argus Leader
South Dakota
Moldy corn troubles Iowa farmers and storage
Reports to Iowa State College plant pathology describe moldy corn in open cribs as a fungus thriving with moisture. A single moldy ear can ruin many bushels, so moldy corn should not be picked or fed to livestock. Vernon Record notes Jones County investigates voting machines amid statewide questions on their practicality.
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Iowa
Plant Pathology Department
Iowa State College
Lowa
Vernon
Jones County
Towa
Inheritance Tax Appraisal Notice for Elizabeth King Estate
Notice from Jones County Iowa probate court appoints appraisers for the estate of Elizabeth King deceased. The appraisers will assess real and personal property at 1 pm January 21, 1922, at the Jones County Clerk of Court office. Creditors and heirs may attend and be heard on the appraisement.
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Jones County
Ilzabeth King
W. J. Burbank
B. King
Mary Jane Icing
Kev
Father Bourke
Stephen H. McDonnell
Thomas A. McDonnell
William J. McDonnell
Joseph Te Mogan
Mary Luelle McDonnell
Jones
A. Sones
J. W. Conmey
H. 8. Richardson
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