Legacy of Joe Swinburne and 1900s Iowa headlines
The column recalls Joe Swinburne once a Delhi Monitor publisher fighting the Delhi to Manchester county seat move and later a Washington printing official now back in Fort Madison. It notes public policy stances on speeding laws, rodeo cruelty, and modest dress campaigns, plus a North Dakota auto race tragedy and Kendall’s senate bid doubt amid Brookhart Steck ballot recounts.
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Joe Swinburne
Fort Madison
Glacier Park
Delaware County
Delhi
Manchester
Joe
Washington
Nihilism and change echo in Tur genev and American debates
A. Monger discusses 1829 Russia and Turgenev s Fathers and Sons as a lens on modern teen disillusionment. He traces nihilism as a scientific negation and notes American clashes between old sentimentalism and new realism, citing Tennessee evolution debates as an example.
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A. Monger
Dubuque
Telgraph Herald
America
Russia
Lvan S. Turgenev
Fathers and Sons
Turgenev
Bazarov
Nietzsche
Legion
Tennessee
Golf And Age In Lincoln Journal On Sousa
John Philip Sousa claims at seventy he is too young for golf. The Wandmaster mocks the idea that golf must be started young, noting many older players perform poorly and scores rarely appear. Samuel Blythe argues golf becomes too strenuous for the aged after sixty and moderation is advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Journal
John Philip Sousa
Samuel Blythe
Our Blugneial Troubles
The Jefferson Bee criticizes a junior Iowa senator, arguing Iowa’s financial woes stem from domestic excess and speculation, not eastern interests. It urges responsibility at home while noting shared national forces and calls for federal action to remedy the troubles.
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Sioux City Journal
Jefferson Bee
Iowa
Bee
Lowa
The
Bees
Greene County
the Bee
Ufe
Journal
Czechoslovakia in Europe Heart of New Europe
A reporter assesses Czechoslovakia under Masaryk in Prague, noting strong land reform, rising savings, and orderly governance. Banks hold large deposits as workers gain wages, contrasting with Russia. Masaryk is praised for guiding a disciplined, frugal republic embraced by its people. Lloyd George called Masaryk wise.
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Stavie Bohemia
Congressman Cole
Cedar Rapids
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Europe
Maseryk
President Maseryk
Lloyd George
Mr. Maseryk
Berlin
Political questions cannot be removed from public life
The Sioux City Journal quotes Senator Watson arguing that prohibition and other major issues, including religion, cannot be separated from politics. He says public undertakings in the United States remain political matters and cannot be easily solved by exclusion from political discourse.
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Sioux City
McAdoo Suggested for California Senate Bid
The article opines McAdoo should test a California senatorial race to boost a future presidential bid. It cautions that a successful senatorial run could improve his nomination chances, while a failure might derail the presidential prospects.
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Council Bluffs
McAdoo
California
Shot Down In Lane Over Private Lane Dispute
Ottumwa dispatch reports Harry Overturf was killed July 16 after confronting occupants of a car in a private lane near Ottumwa. A man from the car shot Overturf twice. the assailants fled. Overturf died at 3 a.m. The killing sparks a local debate on roadside necking in parked cars and prompts calls for swift justice.
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Ottumwa
Harry Overturf
Spooners
Overturf
L. R. Ferguson
Wapello County
Iman
Lyoman
R. H. Thorp
Baptist Church
James
Des Moines Register
Tharp
Dartmouth College 166th commencement honors listed
Among 333 seniors receiving degrees at Dartmouth College’s 166th commencement Don Wynkoop Moore of Miami Florida son of Mr and Mrs B R Moore ranked among Summa Cum Laude and Salutatory students Lucen Hejinian entertained friends Euphrates Pashgian and Alce Gertmanian of Pasadena California Cardinals Passing and wife released on bonds after bootlegging arrest Godfrey Gmehle Anamosa resident dies in Iowa City two lawsuits filed in district court seeking 11000 in damages against former Anamosa officials for alleged wrongful jail detention
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Dartmouth College
Don Wynkoop Moore
Miami
Florida
B. R. Moore
Don
Lucen Hejinian
Euphrates Pashgian
Alce Gertmanian
Pasadena
California
Pashgian
Hejinian
New York
Anamosa
Carl F. Passing
Sherif Bodenhofer
Wyoming
Passing
Clinton
Godfrey Gmehle
Anagmosa
University Hospital
Towa City
Gmehle
Frank Ireland
Harris Johnson
Anderson
Grand Opera House
Justice Morey
Jones County
Citizens Military Training Camps draw eager applicants
The seventh corps area reports strong early enrollments in Citizens Military Training Camps. Camps at Fort Des Moines Iowa Fort Leavenworth Kansas and Fort Snelling Minnesota run August first to thirty first with all expenses covered including transport food clothing and medical care. Applications and details are available from the Seventh Corps Area Army Building Omaha Nebraska.
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Seventh Corps
Fort Des Maines
Iowa
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Iowa to Manufacture Auto Plates at Anamosa Reformatory
A. M. McColl announces Iowa will profit from producing 1926 automobile license plates at Anamosa Reformatory. He refutes rumors of a $20 000 to $30 000 loss, noting 277 083 plates completed to date and overtime speeding up output from 8000 to 9000 plates daily. Delivery to the public begins December 1 with a target completion by October 15.
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Iowa
Anamosa Reformatory
A. M. McColl
State Board of Control
Anamosa
McColl
The Helpful Gunman in Kansas City Star
The note argues motor cars kill fewer people in Chicago than in several cities, but gunmen close the gap. It suggests gun violence is the main cause of urban deaths despite lower auto fatalities.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Pinchot Mellon clash clouds Waterloo politics
The Waterloo Tribune questions Pinchot as a political challenger to Andrew Mellon arguing his only apparent asset is enmity with the secretary of the treasury. The piece probes whether Pinchot can gain traction without broader qualifications beyond opposition. The column adopts a critical tone about Pinchot's electability.
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Waterloo Tribune
Pinchot
Andrew Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Leader Marks 25 Years of Service as It Enters New Year
The Leader reflects on thirty seven years chronicling local events and the end of twenty five years under current ownership. F. and Williamson report a fine business trip to Versailles Missouri with crops looking good but rainfall gaps noted.
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Dorothy Buess
Coggon
Chicago
E. J. Buess
Independence
Joseph Fangmann
Dyersville
Dubuque County
Mr. Fangmann
Germany
Belle Beck
Dubuque
Treeport
Illinois
Joliet
Robert Crampton
F. &. Williamson
Versailles
Missouri
Iowa
W. J. Kurth
Entries Close Soon for Iowa State Fair Exposition
Towans who wish to exhibit at the Towa State fair and National Livestock Show must act fast as entry closes for eight major departments on Saturday, August 1. Other deadlines include August 12 for Baby Health, August 17 for Agriculture Textile and China Graphic Arts and Plastic Arts, August 19 for Poultry and Pigeons, and August 25 for Culinary Honey Bees Dairy Horticulture and Floriculture. Write to Secretary A. R. Corey, Des Moines, for premium lists and entry blanks.
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Ite
A. R. Corey
Des Moines
Gas Price Hike prompts ire in Marshalltown readers
Readers express frustration over rising gas prices linked to a new tax and accuse lawmakers like McMasters of pursuing what they call extortion. The piece notes growing questions about causes and protests against policy.
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Marshalltown Times - Republican
McMasters
Monkey and Bottle of Beer Ditty Cited by Telegraph
A Macon Telegraph excerpt notes a Dayton trial opening with a brief ballad about a monkey and a bottle of beer. The item catalogs the lyric as a beautful touching and pathetic line used to illustrate the trial’s mood.
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Dayton
Macon | Telegraph
Bishop Brown Pays Bryan Highest Compliment
Bishop Brown says Bryan has quit thinking, calling his approach the greatest compliment of his life. The remark in Washington reflects Bryant’s reception by church leaders and public figures while noting Brown’s respect for Bryan’s views.
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Washington Post
Bishop Brown
William J. Bryan
Lfe
Jones County Farm Bureau hosts cooperative shipping briefing
Jones County Farm Bureau and H Thompson of Ames extension service meet with officers and managers of the cooperative shipping associations at Anamosa to review six months of 1925 shipments and to discuss problems. Oxford Junction Firemen plan August field day with talks, a junior judging contest, a swine show, and prizes.
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H. Thompson
Extension Service of
Ames
Co-Operative Shipping Associations
Farm Bureau
Anamosa
Mr. Thompson
Jones County
Scotch Grove
Center Junction
Co-Operative Shipping Association
Oxford Junction
RU Daly
Flola
Killian Co
Bhp Daly
The
Paul Smith
Market Pig Club
Anamosia
Quist
Florence Packham
Iowa
United States
Great Fireworks Display For National Legion In Omaha
Next October 100000 American Legionnaires visit Omaha for the national convention. A massive fireworks show, designed for the Coolidge inauguration and expanded with military units, planes, and smoke screens, will light Ak-Sar-Ben field after military tests and horse races. A French train replica and a fake German village with attacks, burning, and heavy explosions precede the finale with a 40 foot bugler piece and 1000 taps. Finally drum corps, Woman’s Auxiliary drill teams, and band finals determine winners.
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Omaha
America
Ak-Sar- Ben Field
France
Kreneh
Iroquois Chief on Ford’s billion dollars
The Iroquois Chief questions what a billion dollars buys, noting limits on food clothing and enjoyment and arguing that even a fraction of that wealth cannot expand basic needs for many people. He suggests wealth has diminishing value beyond basic sustenance.
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Henry Ford
Mr. Bryans Movement Not Clear Yet
The report notes Mr. Bryan seems unsure of his destination but believes he is moving forward. No specific location or plan is provided, leaving his exact path uncertain.
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Boone News-Republican
Bryan
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