Hogan declines harmony papers in Iowa county race
The report details Billy Hogan's refusal to sign endorsements aimed at pressuring him to back Boss Moore in Jones County Iowa. It notes Henry Vollmer's election in the district, Hull's strong Republican gains, and warns the bull moose movement is fading as Republicans brace for fall wins. It also mentions Tom Gore defending a $50,000 suit and debates on the Wilson administration and agricultural college funding.
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Fiys
Anemora
W. A. Hogan
Jones County
Hogan
Boss Moore
Democratic Party
Iowa
Mareh
Billy Hogan
Hari-Kari
Billy Will
Henry Vollmer
Congress
Pepper
H. E. Hull
Hull
Hanley
Thomas P. Gore
Oklahoma
Wilson urged to repeal Panama tolls exemption clause
The piece argues President Wilson should repeal the exemption in the Adamson act for Panama tolls as it strains treaty faith. It notes Democratic ire at repudiating treaties and praises his stance for honest dealing with international obligations. It also questions sex hygiene teaching in public schools, warning against irreverent youth curiosity.
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Wilson
Panama
Congress
Jingoes
Chicago Inter Ocean
Boss Moore Questions Powers Rivalry in Eureka Clash
In Eure ka last week Shetitt Hogan accuses Father Powers J A Green J Cash and Maurice Fay of deceiving him into entering the Journal office. A signed Anamosa Eureka article quotes Father Powers denying shared political faith and rejecting conspiratorial attempts to trap him. The piece questions whether the Boss is trying to recruit Father Powers again.
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Boss Moore
Shetitt Hogan
Eureka
Father Powers
J. A. Grean
J. Cash
Maurice Fay
Roosevelt Umpires Snake Fight in South America
Dispatches report Theodore Roosevelt umpiring a staged snake fight in South America for his amusement. He reportedly enjoyed the sport, a choice some vegetarians might approve as humane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
South America
Dispatches
Cummins Praises Result of Second District Special Election
Senator A B Cummins expresses strong satisfaction with the special election outcome in the second district citing multiple reasons for his optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Cummins
County papers pursue correct spelling of marshal
A lighthearted note suggests the county newspapers may keep campaigning to settle the spelling of marshal as debates surface about proper usage in headlines and articles across the region.
Ed Knott Draws Marshal Salary in Iowa District
The text notes Ed Knott continues to receive the salary of the U.S. Marshal for the northern district of Iowa while awaiting further action.
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Ed Knott
Iowa
Endorsement for Col. J. T. Mottit as Cedar County judge
The Tipton Advertiser reports a non partisan Cedar County bar endorsement for Col. J. T. Mottit. All but one member attended the meeting. a ballot showed a majority for Mottit and he received a unanimous later vote. The bar cites his high rank and standing and urges a near unanimous June primary vote for home convenience and fairness across Linn Jones and home counties.
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Tipton
Col
J. T. Mottit
Cedar County
Col. Moilit
Colonel Moffit
Linn and
Jones
Competing With the Farmer in Tariff Debate
The article argues Senator McCumber highlights early tariff effects on farm trade. October 1912 saw 27 000 head of cattle imported, rising to 130 000 in 1913 under the new tariff. Fresh meats imports, 5 762 000 pounds, could be reduced to carcasses by Endicott. Corn imports explode. over 3 000 000 bushels in one month at New York harbor and 800 000 bushels landed January 8 from foreign ports.
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Cedar Rapids
McCumber
New York
Iowa
One Cent Per Acre Capital Extension Tax Plan
Jefferson Bee argues about the capitol extension project costs. The levy would be 1 cent per acre for two years on state farm lands and under 4 percent per acre for the next eight years. The piece urges fixing these facts in the public mind to counter claims that capital extension drives higher taxes.
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Jefferson Bee
Cascade area notes span many local events
Neighborhood items report Mrs. Lambert’s fall in Cascade, golden wedding in Oxford Junction, bans on dances in Iowa City venues, deaths of Mrs. Stout and Mrs. Bogas, and smallpox concerns statewide. Also listed are civic changes, marriages, school appointments, fire losses, ice crop spoilage, and rail disputes across Iowa communities.
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John Lambert
Cascade
J. Panuska
Oxford Junction
Iowa City
Sarah Stout
C. D. Stout
Anamosa
Vinton
J. O'Conner
Superior Court of
Oelwein
James H. Harris
Dubuque
Frank B. Wilson
Greeley
Gertrude Ithomag Holbert
Manchester
Cadar Rapids
J. B. Bogas
Delaware County
Qgied
Jacksonville
Florida
Bright
Iowa
State Board of Health
George Blaney
Chicago
Mra. K W. Miller
Olin
Masons
T. S. Cartwright
Marshall County
Mr. Cartwright
Fortuna
J. O. Ralph
Wilton
Tipton
Graham
Missouri Valley
EE. A. Johnson
Lisbon
Cottin’s Grove Township
Self Made Man and the I Word in Yankton Echoes
A reflective piece from the Yankton Press and Dakotan questions how a self made man would cope if key personal pronouns and family terms were removed from his speech. The writer muses on independence, identity, and the social voice shaping individual success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton Press
Dakotan
Missionary account of village shrine destruction and mass baptism
A missionary recounts visiting multiple Indian villages where parishioners destroyed local shrines to accept Christianity. A paralytic man aids in burning a shrine, many converts are baptized, and a woman questions linger as the authors note ongoing caste tensions and missionary effort. The expedition ends exhausted but hopeful after four days and about three hundred baptisms.
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Christian Church In
America
Tariff Effects Begin to Show in Iowa District
Clinton Herald reports that the Democratic tariff law shifts trade with Iowa's Second District toward a large deficit. W. K. Greene notes December exports dropped 17 million and imports rose 30 million, totaling about 47 million on the wrong side, with food and manufactured goods driving the rise. The Washington Post and Times analyses warn of broad hardship for farmers and workers as imports displace domestic products and jobs.
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Clinton Herald
Iowa
W. K K. Greene
Ways and Means Committee
Washington Post
Post
the Post
Washington Times
New York
Little Bits of Fun Across Newspapers and Jokes
A collage of light humor from various papers includes candy and soap lines from Country Grocer a lamb joke from Mary and her lamb, humorous exchanges from Harvard Lampoon and Dartmouth, a Mountain House quip, a Houston Post joke about a young wife and an aunt’s Sunday misstep, and a solemn child’s day question from the New York Times.
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Louis
New York Times
Raising Boys and Pups in the Louisville Brief
A Louisville Courier-Journal snippet contrasts raising a puppy with raising a boy. The piece jokes that a boy may attend college, gamble money, and seek annulment after drunken marriage to a chorus girl older than him. Advertisement: Upton Sale Buy now at Doutrick's.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Upton Sale
Doutrick’s
Senator Bluckslager Reports Hopeful Business Tone
Senator Willard O. Bluckslager returns to Lisbon from a trip to New York and eastern hubs. He says the business climate looks somewhat more hopeful though the souplines in major eastern manufacturing centers remain long.
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Vernon Hawkeye
Willard O. Bluckslager
Lisbon
New York
East
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