A Step Backward on Public Executions and Crime
The piece condemns Sheriff Peters of Cook County Illinois for forcing 200 prisoners to witness an execution. It argues capital punishment in public lacks civilizing effect, cites historical examples, and asserts public hangings do not deter crime. It ends with skepticism toward a proposed damages remedy for intoxicated driving and a skein of local cynicism about enforcement.
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Peters
Cook County
Llinois
Chicago
England
Henry Fauntleroy
London
John Hatfield
William Wynne Ryland
Tyburn
Bryan Attacks Presidential Overreach in Democratic Rift
Col Bryan challenges Wilson’s league stance and the president’s control over party policies. He defends majority rule and says Democrats should question a rule-or-ruin path. The interview signals a broader push against centralized leadership in the party.
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Col. Bryan
Senate
Democratic Party
Mr. Wilson
League of Nations
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
House ousts Berger for sedition related to wartime stance
The house rejects Berger by six votes citing sedition during the war and a 20 year federal sentence. He remains free on bond pending appeal as a former top foe of the government. J Adam Bede and Governor Harding later pushed a Lowden presidential boom in Chicago. Iowa leans toward an unpledged delegation.
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House
Berger
New York Assembly
J. Adam Bede
Minnesota
Lowden
Harding
Iowa
Chicago
Remember ladies census age prompt in Boston Globe
The Boston Globe humorously notes that the census man will expect women to be ten years older than a decade ago, turning on the idea of aging and census demands with a witty aside. The joke reflects social attitudes and census practices of the era.
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Boston Globe
Print the truth, Hearst chases truth with shown contradiction
The remark questions Mr. Hearst's integrity as owner of a newspaper chain who proclaims Print the truth, all the truth, but Nothing But The Truth. It notes the gap between his stated creed and his actions.
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Mr. Hearst
Purpose choosing in education alarms Cedar Rapids paper
The Cedar Rapids Republican criticizes a Columbia College professor for promoting "purpose choosing" in schooling. The piece warns such roaming freedom for children risks miseducation, urges some discipline, and argues education should include duties even if not personally liked.
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Cedar Rapids
Columbia College
Lfe
Purpose
Columbia
Nest egg defenders rally to curb radicals in Chicago
The Chicago Tribune argues that radical elements threaten prosperity and urges protecting property holders. It claims 400,000 savings depositors and other possessions bind citizens to the nest egg and that material stakes deter unrest, urging focus on substance and keeping wealth out of radical hands.
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Savings
Nest Egg League
Foch's pipe saying to define wartime strategy becomes historic
The New York Times notes Marshal Foch used a pipe metaphor to explain victory in World War I. It highlights his calm, decisive action under German pressure at Amiens Kemmelhill and Chateau Thierry and his focus on essentials. A farm practice in northeastern Iowa uses straw or hay to reduce spring erosion by retaining snow in gullied draws.
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New York Times
Marshal Foch
France
Amiens
Kemmelhill
Hasbrouck
Ypres
Chateau Thierry
Paris
Foch
Towa
Local Notes From Iowa Towns Include Debates And Elections
Miss Alice M Hall began du ties as short hand reporter for Judge Moffit on the 6th lnst. Tipton resident. Mrs Abigail Hamilton a Benton county pioneer died at her daughter’s in Waterloo last week. Edmund Monahon of Charlotte Clinton county shot a deer with a long range rifle in the north end of that county. Marion high school’s debating team lost to Independence by two to one with judges Supt F L Mahannah Cedar Falls Supt Hillard Manchester and Supt Myerholtz East Waterloo. Lamont voted to consolidate public schools including 44 sections. Delaware county treasurer reports 55000 in automobile licenses and licenses issued about one per seven residents. Dr J I Stout resigns from Cornell College Mt Vernon to teach educational administration at Northwestern University. Manchester area roads suffer severe winter conditions. Warlville party advances by auto after snow plowing. supervisors will send crews to improve roads. Ouster suit against Cascade mayor P J Kehoe dismissed in Dubuque district court. case had alleged malfeasance and a slacker parade and overstepping authority.
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Alice M. Hall
Judge Moffit
Hall
Tipton
Abigail Hamilton
Benton County
Waterloo
Edmund Monahon
Charlotte Clinton County
Marion High School
Independence
F. L. Mahannah
Cedar Falls
Hillard
Manchester
Myerholtz
East Waterloo
Lamont
Delaware County
J. I. Stout
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Northwestern University
Evanston
Illinois
Stout
Iowa
Cedar Rapids backs Moore for Iowa governor
A Cedar Rapids group discusses Ernest R. Moore's candidacy for governor. Moore, current lieutenant governor, would be nominated in the June Republican primaries. His supporters call him a public-spirited business leader with a clear record and urge Cedar Rapids to rally behind his bid.
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Cedar Rapida
Ernest R. Moore
Chamber of Commerce
Moore
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Moore
Anamosa
State Senate
Beating Losses and Expenditures in a Pennsylvanian Run
A Clarion county candidate filed a playful expense report detailing costs not to win office. It lists 1349 hours of sleep, lost teeth and hair, barbecues given, items donated, babies kissed, miles walked, and a tally of 10101 lies, ending with a loss by 353 votes.
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Clarion
Pennsylvania
The Unimaginative French
The Kansas City Times mocks French presidential elections as dull and undemocratic. It arguesFrance elects presidents by a rare, opaque process with no primaries or parties. The piece notes an annual or septennial selection, compares it to American conventions, and questions France’s political education and stability.
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Kansas City Times
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Caillaux
Versailles
the Elysee
Frank Hitchcocks
France
The Man Who Seeks Self Praise Is Its Own Bore
A Philadelphia Public Ledger reflective piece argues that a person who constantly extols himself becomes tiresome to others. It urges humility, noting reputation rests on others’ opinions, not on self-praise, and praises those who quietly do their work without claiming credit.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Chicago Wit and Observations on Life
A compact collection of whimsical proverbial gibes and musings on manners, work, marriage, and social norms. The snippets lampoon daily life with a dry, ironic Midwest tone and preoccupations with reputation, effort, and personal conduct.
Glorified mischief in mock newspaper quotes
A collage of humorous quotes from Blighty Washington Star and Kansas City Star episodes. Marion invokes Glasgow as capital in an exam joke while Senator Sorghum jokes about fuel policy. Widow Plumpley sits on a step as J Fuller Gloom comments on her figure. Lallie shows an engagement ring with a skeptical friend noting a finger mark.
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Marion
Glasgow
Scotland
Sorghum
Washington Star
Plumpley
J. Fuller Gloom
Kansas City Star
Lallie
Bobby
Judge Whistles Star Spangled Banner To Free Defendant
In a courtroom a police officer notes the prisoner refuses to rise during the band’s playing of the Star Spangled Banner. The judge whistles the tune to help him recognize it and the defendant is discharged after declaring he would not be there if the band had played it as the judge did.
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Christian Herald
Speech Dictated From Hospital During 1918 Maine Visit
While weakened in hospital with ears plugged, he dictated his keynote speech piece by piece. He delivered it in Maine on March 29, 1918. Even as a patient he worked tirelessly and joked the stay gave him time to finish ideas he had long planned.
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Boston Post
Maine
Need for a United Protestant Church, Cushman Argues
Rev. Cushman urges merging Protestant factions to end sectarian waste. He rails against overlapping small churches, scarce ministers, and misallocated funds, calling for a united approach to serve the Master’s kingdom and reduce denominational waste. The piece previews a follow-up on practical cures.
Untitled Soviet Ark Passage Noted in Pioneer Press
The Pioneer Press reflects on sailors from a Soviet ark noting their composure during calm seas and suggesting they would falter under a real crisis. The piece comments on human qualities seen aboard the ship and their steadfastness.
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St. Paul
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Cascade
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Roosevelt
Desire Union Church
Testant Church
Cushman
Congregational Church
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Lve
China
Ko Shaw
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Dr. L. G. Stabler
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Reed
Roosters
Rhode Island
Red Roosters
A. P. Donahue
Hopkinton
M. Hosford
Mma. Goes
FORD
Reardon Mfg. Co. Inc
Peoria
C. W. Balsiger
Cedar Street
Maquira
Dith S. Brazelton
Virgens
Vermont
Monticello State Bank
Monticello
Town
Scotth Grove
Center Junction
Feals
Jacobs
Thomas Shover
The
Monticello Express
Jones County
J. C. Murray
Maquoketa
Ralph Watkins
W. W. Stickford
Iowa of Iowa
Federal Reserve Bank Banking House
Timo Cortificntos of
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State of Iowa
HL. M. Carpenter
Win
Studter
H. S. Richardson
H. M. Carpenter
Win. Stuhlir
HS. Richardson
MH. M. Carpenter
Win. Stulley
Jones County Trust and Savings Bank
DR. A.M. Maurice D. D. S
Biomlicy
James Remley
Remley
Attorneys AT Law
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Genero
A. P. Lambert
McNeiil
Charles Willis Bosley
Chiropractic
Princess Theatre
Monticello, IA
Patrick
West Main Street
Marshalltown
M. Fr. Hogan
F. A. Hefner
Stickford Drug Store
Monticello Lowa
Osurging View
Hog Waterer
BIE
Harry
Rodman
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