Dickens and Irish laborers praised for American aid
The essay cites Dickens noting Irish immigrants as vital to American growth and improvement, praising their sacrifice and family migrations. It argues the US Senate echoed this sentiment and reflects on Irish freedom methods, urging humane treatment of the Kaiser court and the need to avoid martyrdom. It also discusses road funding debates, beef consumption prompts, and mixed views on the League of Nations.
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Charles Dickens
United States
Little Island
America
Dickens
Jerusalem
United States Senate
Ireland
Seven Die In Dubuque Storm Flood At Union Park And Bee Branch
A severe rainstorm in Dubuque left seven dead as two and a half inches fell in an hour and another inch and a half in twenty minutes. Victims included Mrs Christ Wagner and children Blanch and Ruth Bernice Brose, and Mrs George Kenniker and her child Sezar. Gertrude Wagner died from collapsing timbers as the family sheltered in Union Park. Worthington reports damage to a Wolf garage and a Kline Brothers shop roof, along with the Rose lumber yard and several homes.
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Dubuque
Union Park
Bee Branch
Christ Wagner
East Dubuque
Blanch
Wagner
Edward Wagner
Herbert Rickey
Wartburg Avenue
George Kenniker
Lemon and
Millville Road
Ruth Bernice Brose
Lemon Street
Sezar
Gertrude Wagner
Kenniker
Brose
Worthington
Wolf
Kline Brothers
Rose
Iowa Towns Record River Deaths and Tragic Fires
A string of local tragedies fills the news: a unidentified man’s body found in the Cedar River near Tipton. six year old Dean Ewing burned to death near Traer while playing with matches. Harold Minear, 15, drowned at Muscatine’s bathing beach after ignoring danger signs. Margaret Ann Rummel dies at 87 in Olin, a longtime Jones county resident. The Leander Clark college buildings in Toledo are accepted for a state orphans home, aiding Toledo’s public assets. Monroe Fullbright, 50, drowns at Manchester, with questions if murder or accident. Carl L. Smith sentenced to life at Ft. Madison for wife murder at Marion. Herman Young, 21, killed by high voltage line near Ryan. Frank Luckenbill bound for grand jury for murder after intoxicated shooting near Des Moines county. incident linked to Fourth of July revelry and a car shooting near Indianapolis.
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Lion County
Springville
Cedar River
Tipton
Dean Ewing
Traer
Harold Minear
Muscatine
Margaret Ann Rummel
John M. Rummel
Olin
Jones County
Toledo
Iowa ‘State Board of Control
Leander Clark College
Monroe Fullbright
Manchester
Illinois Central
Carl L. Smith
Marion
F. F. Dawley
Ft. Madison
Dawley
Smith
Herman Young
Lester Young
Mr. Young
Delaware Telephone Co
Ryan
Frank Luckenbill
Des Moines
Luckenhbill
Luckenbill
Illinois
David Gerat
Tonneau
Mediapolis
Luckeniyle
William Verling
Burlington
Baker says he is eager to retire
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader notes Baker’s claim of eagerness to retire and questions why he has not yet stepped down, arguing that a large majority of Americans would agree with retirement.
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Falls Argus
Baker
Lloyd George's Paris Victory and Its Global Impacts
The New York Sun lauds Lloyd George for shaping the League of Nations covenant to favor Britain and its empire. It notes gains in Egypt and German influence, and the pledge from Wilson that could bind the US to support Britain, while warning that US Senate approval remains needed for final parts of the program.
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New York Sun
Lloyd George
Paris
England
League of Nations
Empire
Canada
Australia
South Africa
New Zealand
India
United States
Great Britain
Egypt
Mr. Lloyd George
Wilson
London
Downing Street
Limehouse
United States Senate
Wilson biographers and Irish relations in the 1917-1916 debates
A Cedar Rapids letter questions whether Herron or Creel wrote a life of President Wilson. It notes Herron’s praise of Wilson in a 1917 work and Creel’s 1916 campaign articles. The Lincoln Journal comments on De Valera’s visit as a private traveler, Ireland’s aims, and American views on Irish grievances and Easter 1916 riots.
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Cedar Rapids
Herron
Creel
Wilson
America
Princes’ Island
Lincoln Journal
de Valera
Washington
State Department
United States
Paris
Ireland
Great Britain
Dublin
Weimar Documents Use Imperial Term Sparks Debate
The New York Times notes a peculiarity in Weimar era documents where the word imperial recurs despite declarations of a republic. The repetition shocks readers and fuels debate over whether Germany has truly shifted away from its imperial legacy or merely translates it differently.
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New York Times
Weimar
Lowden unrest blamed on weak policy officials
The Mt. Vernon Record accuses U. S. Marshal H. R. Moore of limited action over two years and warns that pro-German threats and failing local conditions in Lowden reflect national failures. It cautions officials bear responsibility for potential tragic outcomes if unrest escalates.
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Mt. Vernon
U. S
H. R. Moore
Lowden
United States
Move toward better roads faces farmer opposition
The Humboldt Republican remarks that hard surfaced roads will win out despite farmer resistance and notes a past Crawford county pledge against automobile merchants was proven foolish by time, arguing dirt road advocates are likewise misguided.
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Humboldt
Crawford County
North America’s Slow Realization of South America
A belated note from the Philadelphia Public Ledger Remarks on the long delay in recognizing South America’s significance to North America highlighting regional historical awareness.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
North America
South America
Ex-Congressman Sloan Warns on League of Nations at Anamosa
In an Independence Day speech at Anamosa Ex-Congressman Sloan criticized the League of Nations arguing it would undermine American independence and the Senate's powers. He traced U S history from independence to Monroe Doctrine warning against entangling alliances and urging study of the covenant on its merits.
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Anamosa
League of Nations
America
Oceans
Britain
Philadelphia
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives
Richard Henry Lee
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
Valley Forge
Saratoga
Monmouth
France
North Temperate Zone
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Hamilton
Burlington
George
Nivif
Lodge
Versailles
Holy Alliance
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Grover Cleveland
Richard Olney
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Spain
England
Mexico
Napoleon 111
Napoleon 11
Austria
Napoleon III
Wall
William H. Seward
Edwin M. Stanton
Mexican
Napoleon Til
Maximilian
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Union
League
Widt
Taft
Abraham Lincoln
American Peoplenstead
Richard Henry Leo
Americas
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Congress
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Critain
South Africa
Corm Bolt
Alsice
Lorainne
Suar
Ameran
Germany
Italy
Japan
Shantung
Smpire
Korea
Far East
League Off Nations
Shauntung
Shaoll
Armenia
Mihiel
Hindenburg Line
McCumber
North Dakota
Senate of the
Senate of the United States
Asragon
Temple
Eclipse Corner Promotes Clean Milk and Fly Control
The note urges keeping milk cool and clean to prevent souring and praises Eclipse milk-house plans and concrete floors for hygiene. It warns flies spread disease, advocates screening to stop them, and links proper sheds and feeding floors to lower machinery costs amid rising prices.
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Eclipse
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