Hearst Papers Exposed In Freight Claims And Political Plots
A Washington critique accuses Hearst newspapers of publishing exaggerated freight comparisons to push railroad control of government. It cites Wilbur Marsh and W W Baldwin defending true rail charges and condemns political scaremongering. The piece also mocks scopolamine proposals for witnesses and comments on July Fourth boxing, electric rates, bootlegging crackdowns, and coal market volatility.
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Hearst
Wilbur. Marsh
Democratic National Committee
Waterloo
San Francisco
Panama Canal
Marsh
Margh
California
Baltimore
Panama
Baldwin
Cedar Rapids Republican
Messrs. Marsh
Elbert Hubbard
Bobbie Burns
New York Sun
San ‘Francisco
Olin Recorder Passed To Young Walther Carstens
A. A. Cole sells the Olin Record to Walther F. Carstens of Olin. The last issue promises an up to date readable newspaper under new proprietor. Cole retires after twenty seven years with many friends and steady support.
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A. A. Cole
Olin
Recorder
Walther F. Carstens
Mr. Carstells
Cole
President Harding praised for budget leadership by World opinion
The New York World commends President Harding for backing the budget system and crediting Mellon for sound finances and revenue control. The paper notes no tax cuts are imminent but credits the budget with progress and urges readers to consider the source when critics claim the administration has done nothing.
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Dubuque Times-Journal
New York World
Harding Tn
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Harding
Free Trader critique of New York Journal stance on tariffs
The Dubuque Times Journal notes how the New York Journal of Commerce repeatedly disputes rising imports and tariff debates. It mocks the editor as quick to outrage whenever protectionist laws are discussed, suggesting an innate pro tariff bias.
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Dubuque -Times-Journal
New York Journal of Commerce
New York Journal
Grauch
Long-time Iowa writers and officials in public life
Notable items include the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Jones of Independence, marriage news for Eva Eye and Lee Taylor near Onslow, deaths of J. P. Ford of Cedar Rapids and W. D. Eaton of Clinton, and a large summer enrollment at Iowa State College. Also reported are a dental and legal notices, weather observations from Dubuque, and a quotation from Luther Burbank on plant and human development.
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C. D. Jones
Independence
Eva Eye
Lee Taylor
Onslow
Maquoketa
J. P. Ford
Penick & Ford Starch Co
Cedar Rapids
New Orleans
Ford
W. D. Eaton
Clinton
Iowa
Eaton
Clinton Mirror
Des Moines
Edward I. Hodawal
Oxford Junction
Kier Rosenkrans
Manchester
Joe F. Korepa
S. D. Heide
Maquoketa Excelator Record
Mitchell
South Dakota
Iowa State College
Florence
Charles Buck
Springville
Central Opera House
H. Merrill Wills
Dubuque
Airina
Jung
Simeon Ballou
Olin
Ballou
Wartime prisoners freed amid patriotic homecoming joy
The Philadelphia Public Ledger reports clemency freeing 27 wartime prisoners. The returnees enter a nation that remembers the war and will honor their sacrifice as they rejoin millions of Americans who have not forgotten.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
European pessimists misread worsening conditions
In the San Francisco Chronicle a fragment argues that self-proclaimed prophets predicting Europe’s decline have vivid but faulty imaginations. The text suggests caution against assuming an inevitable downturn.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Europe
Rockefeller and Ford in public favor contrast and Rockefeller gift
The World notes Chauncey Depew’s remark on Ford versus Rockefeller, noting Ford’s popularity amid wealth and philanthropy. It observes shifting public sentiment toward Rockefeller from cool distrust to milder regard, but argues Rockefeller lacks Ford’s political appeal.
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Henry Ford
John D
New York World
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Chauncey Depew
John D. Rockefeller
Mr. Depew
Ford
John PD
Rockefeller
Mr. Ford
Henry
Gitt
Iconic Political Symbols Origins from Thomas Nast
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes that the donkey and elephant as symbols for the Democratic and Republican parties were created by cartoonist Thomas Nast. It traces the idea to a New York Herald article and a 1874 Harper's Weekly cartoon using the elephant for Republicans and later a donkey for Democrats.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Thomas Nast
New York Herald
Flarper
Weekly
Nast
Democrat Party
Bryan
Automobile Deaths Across Iowa Highways Rise in 1922 Report
Ames dispatch notes forthcoming Iowa Highway Commission figures showing 330 deaths on roads in 1922 plus 6,518 accidents and 28,800 seriously hurt over seven years. The report cites railroad crossing fatalities and open highway crashes, with months and types of accidents detailed.
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Ames
State Highway Commission
Iowa
Highway’ Commission
Miss Robinson Aids Crete Bandit In Militia Service
Margaret Robinson of Mount Holyoke College aided refugees in Crete by arranging the pardon and enlistment of Barbounis, the long-time bandit, into Greece's military. The essay comments on reform, crime, and the influence of economic crises on societal order.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Margaret Robinson
Mount Holyoke College
Crete
Near East
Barbounis
Miss Robinson
Sheridan
Greece
China
Automobile Demand Strains Banks Over Car Financing
A Manchester Press editorial questions booming auto sales and new body makers while Iowa bankers report many buyers finance cars with mortgages or liens. It warns that upkeep costs and debt raise doubts about sustainability and bank willingness to finance hopeful buyers.
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Manchester
America
Iowa
Russia Faces Three Year Caution Prediction
A Pittsburgh Gazette Times note predicts a caution in Russia within three years, while noting the country currently has several cautions. The Portland Oregonian questions responsibility for large cashier shortages, suggesting blame shifts to the college girl rather than the husband who quit school.
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David D. Barrett
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Dubuque
First Presbyterian Church
Williamsport
Pennsylvania
Burrell
Orange
New Jersey
Clokey
Europe
Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
Russia
Portland Oregonian
Humor Clippings Span Witty Observations Across Nations
A collage of jokes and quips from several papers recounts light funny scenes. A dentist paying for his patient’s future alimony, an artist’s tax talk, a foreman named Zeke supervising a new store build, and a palm reader’s misread give a snapshot of early 20th century humor. The piece also covers a London ice cream caper and domestic kitchen banter about pound and marble cakes, rounded with a World column arguing for guarded realism over mob justice and the dangers of lynching in the South.
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New ‘York
Merritt Dixon
Savannah
Georgia
Brookhart Visit Opens Moscow Rail Talk
Senator Brookhart travels to Russia to study Soviet railroad management and public utilities with ideas on rates and loss making operations. The piece notes potential courtesies for a visiting American expert and the value of comparing systems for mutual benefit.
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Keokuk Gate City
Brookhart
Bunkery
Russia
Moscow
Ford should heed Roosevelt on nomination refusals
The Washington Star critiques absolute refusals of a nomination and recalls Theodore Roosevelt’s regretful stance in 1904. It urges Mr Ford to follow a cautious formula that keeps the door open to a gracious bow to public demand if needed, avoiding a definitive denial.
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Washington Star
Simon
Theodore Roosevelt
Ford
Hmb
League Won't Seek Dry Plank by Parties This Year
The Anti Saloon League of America will not press either political party to adopt a dry plank or support the eighteenth amendment at upcoming conventions. The decision came from the executive committee after a recent conference.
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Anti-Saloon League of America
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Iowa Committee On Public Utility Information
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United States Circuit Court of Appeals
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Texas
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