Means Trial and Cable Death Highlight Early 20th Century News
The piece notes President Coolidge backing aggressive anti graft actions with H F Stone directing the campaign, leading to the conviction of Gaston Means and associates as well as Forbes and a hospital contractor. It also honors novelist George W Cable and reports B J Palmer’s bust of a New York blackmailer, Broadway Brevities, with publishers receiving federal sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frome
Coolidge
Brookhart-Wheeler
H. F. Stone
Stone
Gaston Means
Wheeler Committee
Means
Forbes
Veterans’ Bureau
Supreme Court
Wheeler
B. J. Palmer
Chiropractic
New York City
Palmer
New York
Atlanta
Harvey Rampage as Colonel Opposes Coolidge
The piece portrays Colonel Harvey as routinely disruptive to presidents. Once a Wilson supporter, he soured on Wilson, opposed Harding, and was sent to England. Now back in Washington editing a paper, he has not advised Coolidge, hinting at another political clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Harding
White House
Court of St. James
United States
Washington
Coolidge
Harvey
Col. Harvey
Calvin Coolidge
Editorial warns Cedar Rapids over bush line trade shifts
The Cedar Rapids Republican laments how bush lines feeding Dubuque Davenport and Waterloo divert trade from small Cedar Rapids area towns. The piece blames intercity jealousy for attempts to steal or beg trade from merchants in smaller places and urges these towns to protect themselves from dominant city interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Davenport
Waterloo
Johnson to contest seat after loss on Minnesota prairie
Magnus Johnson and his wife vow to return to farming but announce they will challenge the man who defeated him in November. The winter on the prairie is blamed for the change in tone as he seeks a political comeback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnus Johnson
Minnesota
The Man Who Never Earned His Bread Enjoys Easy Times
A reflective remark contrasts a man’s easy life with those who must toil for daily bread, suggesting his good fortune blinds him to real labor and value.
Senate Round Robin Seeks Early Adjournment
Senate members push to adjourn by late February claiming little can be done beyond routine appropriations and statuary corrections. The economy bloc led by Buser and Brookhart may hinder major bills amid a tense, divided chamber as work progresses in the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
General Assembly
Buser
Brookhart
House
Gasoline tax bills split opinions in Iowa legislature
A Tuesday session saw debates over a five million dollar gasoline tax plan and other proposals. Senator Bergman backs the bill as efficient. critics seek revisions. A subcommittee led by W R Blake pitches a new motor license bill cutting annual vehicle taxes by about ten percent for five years. Brookhart’s seven percent interest bill advanced for indefinite postponement amid a 36 to 16 Senate vote.
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Bergman
Kendall
House
W. R. Blake
A. Bill
Geo -Geecl
State Automobile Department
Brookhart
Iowa
Senate
New bills introduced in the house outline financial audits and penalties
Legislation proposes H F 16 authorizing budget audits of the state council and H F 29 imposing a 1000 fine or up to five years in prison for aiding prisoners to escape. Other measures set polling hours in large districts, require bank and bond surety, cap administrator fees, fix probate attorney charges, and mandate railroad crossing stops with penalties.
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Judiciary No
State Council
Y H. F
ILFP
Diltz
Noble
Forsting
Reimers
Troup
Story County
Clarinda
Dickinson Representatives Propose State Income Tax Bill
Gov Hammill urged reform as Rep Patterson and Rep Johnson introduce a bill replacing property levies with an income tax. The proposed rates would tax 1000 dollars at ten, 3000 at sixty, 5000 at one hundred fifty, and 50000 at twenty eight hundred ninety.
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Hammill
Patterson
Johnson
Dickinson
State Tax Proposals And School Board Reforms Considered
The text outlines tax ideas raising five to six million for state revenue while cutting the property levy by over three mills. It compares corporate taxes at three percent to government taxes at 12 percent, notes the national government tax on Town incomes near nine million, and mentions proposals to compel railroads to provide proper sleeping cars for stock in transit. It also covers bills for two percent occupation taxes on express companies and railroads, and a proposal to switch county superintendent elections to district based and elect the board to set salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MD Campbell
Battle Creak
Buser
Muscatine
Rep
Smith
O’brien County
Blake
Fayette
Lawmakers Propose Changes to Primaries and Auto Plates
Senator Gunderson introduces a bill to abolish the 35 percent nominating rule and require the highest vote winner at primaries, ending conventions. Slemmons and Ulsted push a scheme for permanent auto license plates to save state funds. Roberts seeks to limit county road revenue to 45 percent of next year's funds. Lovfein aims to curb bonding graft for public officials with secured funds. Dean proposes veterinarians hold liens on livestock for services.
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Gunderson
Forest City
Slemmons
Senate
Representative Ulsted
House
Guy Roberts
Lovfein
Humboldt County
Dean
Osceola County
Iowa and Texas lawmakers tour state property and weigh federal aid
Delegations from both chambers toured interurban lines and campus buildings in Des Moines to view state assets. A Texas resolution urging Congress to abolish federal aid circulated after Iowa officials heard the claim. The Iowa Child Welfare commission held a rally at the state house with J B Weaver praise, while new members faced hurdles turning ideas into law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euests
Sci Annaries
Towa
Ma Ferguson
General Assembly of
Texas
House
Congress
General Assemblies
Iowa
Senate
Towa Child Welfare Commission
WITU
State House
J. B. Weaver
Brookhart Contest Woven Through Senate Elections Battle
The Cedar Rapids Republican reports that three actions have reached the Senate privileges and elections committee over the Brookhart case. A Washington Star note calls the state committee move a "new town idea" with flaws. A committee member says Steck could win if he shows a legal majority. Brookhart may prevail if he has a plurality. The arc promises many chapters with uncertain precedents.
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Songresaman Cole
Cedar Rapids
Republican State Committee
Des Moines
Brookhart
Senate Committee On Privileges
Washington
The
Star
State Committee
Senate Committee
Steck
Mr. Brookhart
Senate
Houghton as Ambassador to Germany and London Ties
The Outlook notes Mr. Houghton combines business discipline with politics as a former two term Republican congressman who resigned to become ambassador to Germany. A Harvard graduate, he studied in German and French universities, shaping a view that may be influenced by Berlin tenure and affect judgment at London.
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New York
United States
Houghton
Germany
Harvard
London
Berlin
Neighborhood News Highlights and Local Incidents
Report covers a Cedar Rapids holdup by Harry Noble and his swiftly scheduled transfer to Fort Madison. Mentioned are postmaster candidates in Manchester, a Mason City woman jailed for counterfeit checks, a fatal Waterloo foundry accident, and the Cedar Rapids Gazette moving to a new $80,000 building. Also noted are Cascade church demolition, a Belle Vue banker case, a Maquoketa death from gas, Central City elder Shakespeare, a Jackson county marriage question, and a Linn county kitchen lamp explosion injuring Mrs. Stager and her son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Noble
William Cline
Cedar Rapids
Fort Madison
T. J. B. Robinson
Manchester
F. &. Dutton
Farmers and Merchants Style Savings Bank
Thomas F. Tracey
FF. A. Peet
Lucille Mcfadden
Mason City
Dubuque
Frank Hummel
Waterloo
Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company
Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette
Third Avenue
Fifth Street
Old Baptist
Cascade
John Bates
F. D. Letts
Joseph Kelso, Jr
Bellevue
Marian Reel
Maquoketa
Asa
Andrew Bennett Shakespeare
Central City
Mr. Shakespeare
Ohio
Michigan
Marion
Paris
Iowa
Alfred Moore
Catherine Hendricks
H. B. Reid
Jones County
Jackson County
Canton
Reid
Fendricks
Frank Stager
Frank
Collegeawnship
Linn County
Wopkintoh Leader Debates Modern Social Tone
A witty critique of press culture and public figures led by Abe Roosevelt Longworth. The piece mocks sensational reporting and shifting norms after the war, noting the erosion of privacy and modesty amid new freedom and intruding media. It hints at a future maternity column for social gossip and scoops from African hunting trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wopkintoh
Abe Roosevelt Longworth
Africa
Iowa lawmaker vision urged to push road program
Davenport Times argues state legislators should adopt a bold road building program to lift Iowa from stagnation. The piece warns that political posturing harms progress and urges immediate action, stating success would earn posterity’s praise.
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Davenport
Lowa
Iowa
Pajama Comfort Wins On Frosty Nights
The narrator fondly recalls old nightwear as best for cold evenings. He jokes about family teasing, prefers a fuzzy nightie over modern sleeping gadgets, and insists rest at night is paramount despite late bedtimes.
Give Her a Chance Ma Ferguson Faces Feminist Scrutiny
Sioux City Journal notes feminists in Washington doubt Texas Governor Ma Ferguson and fear she is a rubber stamp for her husband Jim Ferguson. They argue she lacks initiative and may be controlled by Jim, urging a test of her independence after a brief tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City Journal
Washington
Texas
Ma” Ferguson
Mergus
Ferguson
Jim
Tank Corps
Winter pruning guidance from Nichols on apple trees
Warn winter pruning tips emphasize balancing fruit and wood growth for older and bushy trees. Use heavy thinning on outer portions, moderate thinning at the bottom, minimal top pruning unless too dense, and removal of water sprouts to stimulate wood growth. Apply paint to cuts over one and a half inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceping
H. EB. Nichols
Apple
Town State College
Former Illinois Staats- Zeitung editor faces six months in prison
Arthur Lorens once edited Chicago German language paper the Illinois Staats- Zeitung. In wartime he criticized American troops calling them tramps and vagabonds, and now he faces a six month prison term as an alien in spirit who favored the fatherland over the United States.
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Sioux City Journal
Arthur Lorens
Illinois Staats- Zeitung
Chicago
Lorens
America
Germany
United States
Air Mail Pilot R G Page Sets Chicago Omaha Flight Record
Air mail pilot R G Page flew from Omaha to Chicago last Saturday morning in two hours forty seven minutes over a 426 mile route. Superintendent Carl I Flgee announced the record noting a 1438 mile per hour average with about 2000 letters carried despite a stop at Iowa City to drop mail.
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Air Mail
R. G. Page
Omaha
Chicago
Carl I F.lgee
Air Mail Service
Page
Air
Iowa City
Post Office Deficit Might Raise Paper Costs
The Spencer News Herald argues that reducing the post office deficit will raise costs for newspapers and magazines or lift advertising rates, shifting the burden to consumers. It notes readers would accept a small postage increase if necessary but dislike higher prices for reading matter.
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Spencer News Herald
Post Office
How to Protect Depositors
The Cedar Rapids Gazette argues state action should prioritize preventing bank failures over and above deposit protection. It deems a sound banking system the best safeguard for depositors, notes some regulations are weak, and comments on men owing more to their wives than their earnings.
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Cedar Rapids
Work of State Historical Society of Iowa
The State Historical Society of Iowa in Iowa City has for sixty eight years collected and preserved Iowa history. Under Benjamin F. Shambaugh researchers publish data from thousands of sources in periodicals and books. The society issues over 180 publications including The Iowa Journal and History of Politics and The Palimpsest. It also publishes the Iowa Biographical Series with biographies of notable figures. 160 libraries host free depository copies for wide public access.
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State Historical Society
State Historical Society of
Towa
Towa City
Lowa
Benjamin F. Shambaugh
Iowa
Iowa Journal and History of Politics
Robert Lucas
Olin Chambers
Henry Dodge
George W. Jones
Thomas Cox
Augustus Caesar Dodge
Samuel Freeman Miller
James Harlan
James B. Weaver
Samuel J. Kirkwood
William P. Hepburn
Wit and wisdom from a Sioux City column
A fragmentary humor column weighs in on luck, insurance, and marriage with quips about geniuses, future shocks, and the open road to success. It mocks divorce courts, self estimation, and social pretenses, concluding with a clipped streetwise aside on a male greeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Jove
Fa Oman
British Home Secretary condemns liquor and urges abolition
Des Moines Register notes a British speech accusing liquor consumption of fueling crimes, urging Christian communities to act. American religious groups complain exports of pro liquor reports abroad. The piece contrasts Europe’s view with America’s prohibition success and calls for a fuller, accurate portrayal of U.S. drug policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Register
World Service Commission
Methodist Church
Europe
America
Soybean Seed Certification Expands Growers Market
Several soybean growers have seed certified by the Town Agricultural Experiment association. With planting season near, certified growers find a larger market for their product. Applications should be made to Joe J. Robinson, secretary, Ames, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Agricultural Experiment Association
Joe J. Robinson
Ames
Lowa
Motor car tale from bygone era stirs small town wit
In a lighthearted reminiscence Marshalltown readers recall a farmer amazed by his first automobile. A motorist speeds along for miles with the farmer until steering failure leads to a tree crash. The car and mossy wreck are minor, and the farmer asks how to stop without trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Baptist
Judge’s Remark Replaced by Wives Insight
A judge recalled a church outing when his wife and other women discussed feminine topics after service. He angrily compared them to Balham’s ass, but she retorted that it was the angel blocking the way, not the fault of the women, in a Boston Transcript anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balham
Boston Transcript
Bankruptcy petition filed in Cedar Rapids by Kula brothers
A petition in bankruptcy was filed with Commissioner J. C. Stoddard at Cedar Rapids by Albert J. and George Kula of Cass township. Debts total 4,390,279 dollars with assets listed at 260 dollars belonging to Albertula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Stoddard
Cedar Rapids
Kula Brothers
Albert J. and
George
Cass Township
Albertula
Oils Reduce Noise in Mechanical Brake Bands
A report states that chittering from brake bands is halted by adding specific nodmel oils to standard motor cylinder oils, improving quiet operation of the mechanism.
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Britain
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