Prosperity views conflict with crime tale from Iowa
Recent Washington reports praise record prosperity from January through June with high rail traffic and strong auto output. In Iowa, cashier Robert Barber was arrested for forgery after fleeing a closed Burlington Junction bank, while voters reacted to ex senator Brookhart's radical socialistic speech in Mason City, signaling weaker support in the fall election.
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Robert Barber
Burlington Junction
Missouri
Shdnandoah
Barber
May Day Address and Rural Bond Debate Stir Indiana and Iowa
Secretary James J. Davis led the May Day address at Ellswood Indiana praising progress and flag symbolism. Iowa farmers welcomed rain easing a drought while bond advocates press for a statewide road issue. A Drake professor calls professors gullible as a stock purchase scandal surfaces. A Hungarian fasting marathoner’s bride hopes six month pace. a New York teen evangelist Aldine Utley seeks to move thousands with sermons despite a film past.
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James J. Davis
Ellswood
Indiana
Davis
President Coolidge
Wales
United, States
Treasure Cache Found Near Demopolis During Boundary Dig
A Civil War era cache believed hidden from armies was found by a group digging for a boundary stake near Demopolis Alabama. A powdery can unearthed during the dig contained gold valued at over 200000 dollars.
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Demopolis
Alabama
Holstein breeders fetch high prices at Des Moines sale
In Des Moines a Holstein breeders sale drew averages above 500 dollars per animal. Some bulls sold for 1000 dollars each, and local farmers face the need to raise more livestock. High grade stock costs no more to raise than scrubs, helping breeding animals to bring fair prices again.
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Carroll Herald
Des Moines
Lincolniana Collector Surrenders Lincoln Relics to U S
Osborn Oldroyd, aged 84, has placed his lifelong Lincolniana collection in the custody of the United States government after President Coolidge signed the purchase grant. Born in 1842 in Mount Vernon Ohio, Oldroyd began collecting after reading a Lincoln booklet in 1866 and later leased the Lincoln home at Springfield before his work was chosen for national display.
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Boston Transcript
Washington
Charlies A. Hamilton
Washington Post
Oldroyd
Mount Vernon
Ohio
Abraham
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Fort Sumter
Robert T. Lincoln
Springfield
Altgeld
Iminety
United States
Melville W. Fuller
Congress
Span of Life Increasing Hygeia sees longer lifespans
Hygeia notes life expectancy rising from nineteen in the Dark Ages to about fifty eight today. The article contrasts historical trends with the idea of a revised three score and ten. It compares human longevity to other mammals which live about five times their maturation period.
Man and Mortality in a Buy-By Time View
The writer argues age 25 as maturity and life spans of about 125 years, noting youth prefer sport pages to thoughts of death and urging a personal boycott of funerals. He claims better temper, digestion, and sleep come from living well and delaying death, concluding the best prep for the next world is living properly now.
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Lfe
Remarks on drunk driving sentences in Minneapolis and St Paul
The Sioux City Journal notes 17 injuries from drunken drivers in Minneapolis and St Paul. Six drivers were convicted and sentenced to 190 days in the workhouse, ranging 20 to 90 days. It argues longer punishments and stricter laws are needed to deter future offenses and protect victims.
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Sioux City Journal
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Government Scholarship for Vet Students in the Philippines
The Philippine government offers a monthly scholarship of 36 pesos to veterinary science students. Recipients also receive exemption from matriculation and laboratory fees to boost trained veterinarians and protect livestock amid epidemic threats.
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Phillippines
Journey Through Cairo and the Pyramids in 1926
The writer travels from Port Said to Cairo, notes Cairo's bustling streets and diverse population, and describes visits to mosques, the Citadel, and the pyramids at Gizeh. He explains British influence, Egypt’s war-era wealth, and the Nile’s irrigation, while detailing encounters with guides, bazaars, and the university at Al Azhar.
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Cairo
Africa
Syra
Egypt
al Azhar
Fraser
Syracuse
Sicily
J. W. Coxsee
Local and County Notes From Delaware and Surrounding Towns
Obituaries address Mrs. Fred Van Buskirk and Emma Antons. Anniversaries mark J. B. Jones and Manchester residents. Public school janitor retires after 39 years. Independence hosts Nak Walton league convention. Strawberry Point fair dates set. Plans for Manchester viaduct. Rose obituary in Des Moines. County farm bureau picnic at Farley with Prof. Holden speaker. Butter scoring contest at Strawberry Point. state bar meets in Des Moines. Summer school in Iowa City attracts thousands. Delaware farmers set July 1 2 tour to Ames. Car crash near Vinton injures Frank and George Whipple. Bell from Anamosa church recast in St Louis. Manchester chautauqua ends deficits. Johnson of Jackson county dies. Dittmer marries Sioux Rapids nurse. Vet-erans news includes Iowa officers and Dubuque schools head. Republican nominees listed for Delaware county offices. Hog cholera outbreak feared in eastern Iowa. Baz Jones shot in Dysart. no charges. Martha Schlumbahn injured by gasoline explosion. Olin auto crash injuries minor. Masons elect officers. Rector killed by electric pool. Various livestock diseases reported in eastern Town farms.
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Fred van Buskirk
Oxford Junction
Emma Antons
Delaware County
Iowa
Strawberry Point
Nols Central Railroad
Manchester
William A. Rose
Des Moines
Dubuque
Iowa State College
Ames
Frank
George Whipple
Shellsburg
Cedar Rapids
Vinton
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Anamosa
St. Louis
Motor Car Fatalities Reveal Safety Urgency
The Sioux City Journal notes 22 500 deaths from motor car accidents in 1925, arguing most could be prevented. It emphasizes the broader toll includes thousands injured, maimed, or disabled, with communities suffering loss of workers, businesses, and services.
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Sioux City Journal
Ornamental feather firm in Berlin collapses over fashion shifts
Berlin's ornamental feather manufacturer declares bankruptcy as bobbed hair drives smaller hats and feathers out of fashion. Court inquiries about receivership note the bobbed hair craze is just starting, while German demand fades. Meanwhile, fashion changes in the United States spur more dress purchases per person. Wayne Nebraska Herald links youth gas temptation to funeral trade expansion.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Berlin
Theatrical Decadence in New York Plays
Kansas City Star comments on rising theater indecencies in New York. Producers and defenders of tradition shift toward commercial aims, with some protesting external interference. The piece questions whether New York authorities can restore decency in playhouses.
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Kansas City
New York
Ita
Nobel prize counts by nation and a note on Russia
An American professor classifies Nobel prizes in chemistry physics and medicine by nation noting Germany leads with 24 France 12 Britain 11 and other countries shown. Russia has only one winner amid other nations and is described as preoccupied outside science. The page also mentions Pinchot's Senate campaign expenses of 154000 in Omaha World Herald.
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Cage
Egypt
Port Said
Side
Suez Canal
Cairo
Hegypt
Texas
Arizona
Red Sea
Sahara
Nile River
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Napoleon
Mohammed Ali
Hhe
England
France
Great Britain
India
Britain
Holland
United States
Denmark
Sweden
Switzerland
Canada
Belgium
Spain
Italy
Russia
O.nly
Omaha World-Herald
Pinchot
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Saginaw
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Co. P. Flower
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L. M. Buffington
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Dysart
Clifford Herrington
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Olin
Harry M. Bell
John W. Gannaway
Grinnell
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