Taft Letter on Wilson Pact Reveals Reservations and Debate
Public excerpts from a Taft letter to Mr Hayes show a private stance on the League of Nations with six proposed changes. The piece contrasts Taft’s caution with Democratic pressure led by Mr Cummings and notes tariff and immigration as domestic issues, plus the Monroe Doctrine and U.S. withdrawal terms. The column ends with reflections on New York cabarets, Prohibition, and regional differences in law.
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Taft
Hayes
National Republican Central Committee
Tatt
Swift
League of Nations
oMhat
Wilson
United States
League
Congress
Tart
Great Britain
Cummings
New York Sun
Hoe
Cnaos
Bryan on press censorship and Goodyear blimp payout stance
The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald quotes Mr. Bryan arguing against government or boss censorship of news and condemns such control as undemocratic. It notes Goodyear Rubber Co. plans to compensate victims of the Chicago blimp disaster, reflecting a moral responsibility to repair losses beyond legal liability.
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Dubuque
Goodyear Rubber Co
Chicago
Goodyear
Greene County approves million dollar highway bond in county seat county
The paved highways election in Greene County with Jefferson as the county seat passed last Monday by a three to one margin. Voters in the country backed hard surfaced roads two to one, and the city favored both propositions. Pierce’s anti hard surface campaign via Iowa Homestead was noted as discredited.
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Greene County
Jefferson
Pierce
Iowa Homestead
Chicago philanthropist LaVerne W. Noyes dies at age 93
Chicago manufacturer and donor LaVerne W. Noyes, born 1849 in Genoa New York, died last Thursday. A graduate of Iowa State College in 1872 he built a windmill business in Springville and became wealthy from windmill manufacture. He founded the 2.5 million LaVerne W. Noyes Foundation for education of American soldiers sailors and marines and their descendants and established Ida Noyes hall at the University of Chicago a memorial to his wife Ida Noyes a writer and artist who died in 1912. He served as a fellow of the AAAS and led the Chicago Academy of Science board of trustees.
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LaVerne W. Noyes
Chicago
Iowa
Iowa State College
Ames
Springville
Noyes
Ida Noyes
University of Chicago
Genoa
New York
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Chicago Academy of Science
Air service disbanded by Baker as Congress funds dwindle
Secretary Baker, citing Congress refusal to fund the army air service, prepares to disband the force. Of 4229 officers, only 284 regular army officers can be kept after September 30, leaving capacity for at most three squadrons if all officers serve, or one squadron with reduced staff. The action, criticized as a foolish economy, ends a costly, carefully built organization.
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New York World
Congress
Air Service of
Army
Baker
Regular Army
Air Service
Neighborhood News Highlights Iowa Events And Tragedies
A wide Iowa roundup covers school consolidation failed in Goggon, a Marion wedding, farm sale near Robins, a Taubman building collapse at Maquoketa, an Oxford Junction death and Bellevue homecoming. Also reported are a Cedar Rapids tractor accident delaying rail service, a decline in Douglas Starch loss, and multiple local fatalities and criminal acts including a deputy shooting and a prison escape.
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Goggon
Alvin B
Barber
Anamosa
Mabel Gratt
Martelle
Marion
John Ives
Robina
Linn County
Tipton
Anere
Winterset News Cat Predation on Birds Spark Debate
A local tale describes a housecat preying on a jaybird flicker and fledgling robins, followed by more birds found dead. The piece argues the dilemma of eradicating rats and mice in town versus protecting songbirds, noting urban birds rarely mature due to cat predation.
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Winterset
Chinese View on Shantung Question and Its Global Impact
Chinese scholar Linh Chi-Chao discusses the Shantung settlement as shaped by the Council of Three and warns that Japan gaining control would threaten Chinese sovereignty and alter Asian history. He argues that China must resist a Japanese foothold, as the Paris Conference decisions grant Japan iron ore and coal access, risking regional power.
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America
Linh Chi-Chao
China
Europe
Council of Three
Japan
Shantung
Kiaochans
Germany
Great Britain
France
Wilson
League of Nations
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Shantung Peninsula
Tsingtai
Kiaochau
Tsinan
Alsace-Lorraine
Manchuria
Tsingtao
Peking
Yangtze Valley
Anshan
Possases
Yangtze
Pesca
India
Chungchatung
Delinquent Iowa Auto Owners Face State Action
Iowa faces a record 70 000 delinquent motor vehicle taxpayers as the Mobile department completes lists. About 8000 will be pursued by state agents with county officers enforcing collection. Governor Harding Plans a dozen special agents to operate statewide for two months. The effort follows a backlog after the department was moved from the secretary of state. 80 000 applications remained unfilled earlier.
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Iowa
State
Auto- Mobile Department
Secretary of State
Roy Williams
Automobile Department
Ramsey
Harding
Auto Department
Allen
Clarified stance amid historic Canada annexation talk
The report outlines Clark’s firm vow regarding a new ky and his insistence that the explanatory explanation remains the best available. It references a notorious period years ago tied to Canada’s annexation, noting persistent scrutiny and political rhetoric surrounding the issue.
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St. Paul
Clark
Canada
Contrasting Views of a Young at Heart Neighbor
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt contrasts a pessimistic elder clinging to past glories with a vigorous optimist who engages with youth and believes in progress. The piece praises the latter for humor, empathy, and belief in a better future, noting wartime sacrifice yielding unselfishness and renewed benevolence. It then advertises a Monticello Iowa property for sale, detailing rich soil, outbuildings, fruit trees, garden space, and a Rev. A P Walton contact.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Monticello
Timothy
Alarke
A. P. Walton
Towa
Daylight Saving Debate Sparks Rural Tensions in Chicago Tribune
Fragmentary notes show a resident’s stance on daylight saving provoking dispute among farmers and neighbors. The text hints at conflict within a community camp and calls for unity against perceived enemies.
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Chicago Tribune
Mies
Brethern
The Eclipse Corner Bevery Woman Has Much To Do
The article discusses how constant housework causes nervous disorders among women and promotes hardwood floors and organized cabinetry as ways to ease chores. It notes kitchen cupboards spice drawers flour bins and moulding boards as practical aids to make work simpler and keep order in the home.
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United States
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