Iowa progress and events headline in 1925 state notes
Progress toward farm electrification spreads across Iowa while the Gideons plan a Mason City convention. June events include radio stations in Page County, a new fire truck in Wapello, and hemp mill destruction in Osage. Cedar Rapids votes 800000 bonds for city hall and coliseum.
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Iowa
The
Gideons
Mason City
Page County
Wapello
Mississippi River
Osage
Cedar Rapids
Weather Bureau
Graceland College
Lamont
Elk Horn
Harlan
Bedford Country Club
Sam Park
Paris
France
Muscatine
Charles City
Poweshiek County
Ringneck
Grinnell
Niagara Falls
Kiwanis Club of
Shenandoah
Salvation Army
Army
Triple Play Unassisted by Glenn Wright in Pittsburgh
Pirates shortstop Glenn Wright made an unassisted 3-2-5 triple play against St. Louis in the last inning at Pittsburgh. He fielded Bot tomley's line drive, touched second for Cooney and then ran to first to retire Hornsby.
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Glenn Wright
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Bottomley
Cooney
Hornsby
Good Sport Ends Tears With Foul Ball Rescue
A ball struck a boy in the Dunnfield press box as baseball thrilled a crowd. Mr Good Sport caught the ball from the boy's shoulder and tossed it into the violin, erasing tears with a quick act of sportsmanship.
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Dunnfield
Cleveland
Perritt’s Pickled Turkey Neck Story Tells of Frank Joe Cantillon
Joe Cantillon’s blunt humor frames Poll Perritt as having a neck like a pickled turkey. Sherry Magee recalls Perritt’s joining Minneapolis and later Milwaukee while teammate memories reveal his lack of help to Cantillon’s pitching staff despite expectations.
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Perritt
Joe Cantillon
Sherry Magee
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Poll Perritt
Poll
Joe
Littie
Vic Keen Making Grade With Chicago Cubs
Vic Keen, a quiet hard worker in his second Cubs season, has shown steady improvement since joining in 1922 and being sent to Wichita. He posted 12 wins in 1928 and 15 wins with 14 losses the following year, with Grover Alexander mentoring him and praising his curve and control. He is expected to receive more attention as his early potential becomes evident.
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Blue Valley Creamery Institute
Iowa State Association of Elks
M. C. Youngblood
Jefferson
Chicago
Red Cross
Council Bluffs
Iowa
United States
S. P. McNaught
Iowa Anti-Saloon League
John Hammill
Iowa Wesleyan College
Penn Township
Madison County
Louie Jorgenson
Grundy County
Jorgensen
Extension Service
Iowa State College
State University of Iowa
Mary Wright
Centerville
Lowa
Keen
Wichita
Cubs
Bill Killefer
Grover Alexander
Vic
Alexander
Alex ‘the Great
Killefer
McClusky Star Sharon Bowler Shines in Pittsburgh Debut
Al McClusky, a teen from Sharon, finished second in the Southern tournament in Pittsburgh. He rolled 452 in singles 41 in doubles and 565 in team for a total of 1418 in duck-pin.
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Sharon
Pennsylvania
al McClusky
Pittsburgh
McClusky
Two Big Cleveland Pitchers Dominate Beating Beets
Joe Shaute and Buckeye form a powerful pitching duo for Cleveland. Shaute thrives near 190 to 200 innings and remains above 200 pounds, while Buckeye stands around 240 pounds, giving the club a formidable “beet trust” on the mound.
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Joe Shaute
Indians
Buckeye
Cleveland Club
Shaute
John Bassler Career Timeline with Tigers and L A
John Bassler, star catcher for the Detroit Tigers, begins his fifth season with the club after four years as regular catcher. A former Cleveland Indian and Los Angeles athlete, he started as a York Tri-State catcher in 1912 and played for Pensacola before moving through Toledo and Cleveland again. He joined Detroit in 1921 in a trade involving Stanage and four others. Last season he hit .346 in 124 games.
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John Bassler
Tigers
Detroit
Cleveland Indians
Los Angeles Club
Bassler
York Club
Pensacola
Indians
Toledo
American Association
Cleveland
Ori
Los Angeles
Stanage
Circling the Diamond season moves roll through minor leagues
Bugs Young of Ardmore leads the circuit as top home run hitter while multiple teams announce roster changes. Rock Island releases Ed Smith and Sammy Carroll. Waterbury parts with Red Johnson and Lester Patterson. Okmulgee sends Burke back to the St. Louis Browns and releases Sowers. Ed Smith moves to Worcester from Boston. Okmulgee trades Larimore and Happy Campbell to Arkansas City in the Southwest League.
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Okmulgee
Larimore
Happy Campbell
Arkansas City
Sport and Baseball News Roundup From Various Leagues
Pittsfield releases Larry Mullen while Worchester’s Buster Hartnett and Gabby Hartnett’s brother headlined a wide note of player moves. Several pitchers, outfielders, and managers were traded or released across a broad slate including Portamouth Ardmore, Spartanburg, and Columbus. The report covers signings, releases, college connections, and minor league movements with occasional notes on records and forthcoming events.
Fake Kick Restored in Canadian Rugby Code
The Canadian rugby rules committee restores the famous fake kick in play. The ball-carrier must not pass forward once he starts through the tie and must be the furthest back from the scrum when he receives the ball. Players crossing the three-yard line must not interfere beyond that mark.
Demand More National Holidays
A columnist argues for adding public holidays in the United States, noting the current mix of legal and common holidays across states. It contrasts U S holiday practice with England France Italy and Germany, cites state counts of holidays, and suggests Americans have limited rest days amid a rapid pace of life.
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Washington
Mel Wilson
Hamilton
Roosevelt
America
England
France
Italy
Germany
United States
District of Columbia
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowan
Kansas
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Police officer shoots dog nine times over mistaken identity
Pittsburgh police officer John J. Joyce faced criticism after firing nine times at a poodle believed to be a cat at 217 Renova street Hazelwood. Humane society denounces his actions as cruel and wasteful of municipal resources.
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Pittsburgh
John J. Joyce
Humane Society
Joyce
Fanse Sirella
Renova Street
Hazelwood
Sirella
Seven Year Suit Over Hindu Idol Is Referred Back
A seven year guardianship dispute over the Hindu idol from Mutty Lall Mullick’s will was sent back to India by the Privy Council. The idol will appear via a disinterested next friend appointed by an Indian court, with costs split between the Indian court actions and Privy Council proceedings.
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London
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Supreme Court of Appeal
British Empire
India
Calcutta
Mutty Lall Mullick
Mutty
Sri Budha Shamsunderji
Sri Sri Radharant
Sri Raj Rajiswar
Pramatha Mullick
Court of Appeal
Judicial
the Privy Council
Lord Shaw
Dunfermline
Privy Council
High Court
Fort William
Bengal
Blame on Gourmands for Torture of Birds
T Glis bert Pearson head of the National Association of Audubon Societies said at Luxembourg that thousands of song birds are tortured yearly in France Italy and Belgium to satisfy gourmands. He described captive birds blinded with hot irons and later served in pies or broiled. Delegates vowed to oppose these practices.
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New York
France
Italy
Belgium
T. Glisbert Pearson
Luxembourg
National Association of Audubon Societies
Girl Fresh From School Runs Big Foreign Firm
Paula Greenberg, twenty four, fresh from high school, ran a major firm for Theodore Photiades in a New York bankruptcy case. She held power of attorney up to one million dollars and paid herself a modest salary. She testified against charges of bank manipulation and impressed eight attorneys with her poise.
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New York
Oscar W. Ehrhorn
American Foreign Products Company
Paula Greenberg
Theodore Photiades
Photiades
Piraeus
Greece
Greenberg
Paula
Photlades
Miss Greenberg
Eli
Washington Irving High School
A Working Faith A Verse by Rev John C Page
The essay argues that genuine faith must be active and impartial, yielding good works. It cites James 2 and examples like Abraham and Rahab, stressing faith expressed in love, charity, and obedience as the path to salvation and justification before God and men.
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John
Christ
James
Jamies
God
Abraham
Rahab
Ignace
Rahnab
Israel
Canaan
Joshua
Snake Bite Toll Tops 400 in United States
A three year survey by Raymond Ditmars of the New York Zoological Park estimates more than 400 people have died in the United States from snake bites. The majority of fatalities occurred in the Southern states where bites were more common.
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Washington
Lincoln
Lee
Jefferson Davis
South
North
Jefferson
New York
United States
New York Zoological Park
Bronx
Kindergarten Instruction Costs Less Per Pupil
Public school boards spend the least per pupil for kindergarten instruction compared with other types of instruction, based on city school systems statistics compiled by the Department of the Interior bureau of education.
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Washington
Department of Interior Bureau of Education
Taking His Revenge Example of Husband Getting the Last Word
A Duluth Herald item quotes a quarrel line about revenge as a husband vows to “beat the burned rug,” illustrating domestic dispute tone.
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Duluth Herald
Veterans on Pension List Drop 6464 in Six Months
Veterans on government pension rolls exclusive of World War decreased from 622007 to 615648 in six months, a drop of 6464. Civil War pensioners fell by 10081, Spanish American War veterans rose by 8804, Indian Wars veterans up by 3, Mexican War none remains, War of 1812 widows persist at 22. Regular army pensioners added 18 soldiers and 48 widows.
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Washington
Interior Department
Making People Happy and the Crown of Life
A reflective maxim on happiness as a personal virtue. The text suggests that increasing happiness in others lights the giver’s life, shaping a bright inner crown through kindness and social harmony.
Overtalk Harder on the Nervous System Than Overtime
The Western Christian Advocate notes that constant talking strains the nerves more than long work sessions. It argues speech pressure affects mental and physical well being and urges moderation in conversation.
A Garden Is a Beautiful Book Writ by God
A garden is described as a beautiful book where each flower and leaf serves as a letter, invoking a poetic view of nature as divine handwriting.
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Douglas Jerrold
The Most Powerful Idea Sets Its Hour
A quotation from the Western Christian Advocate declares the power of a timely idea as its hour arrives, framing thought as the world’s strongest force.
All Need Christ All Men Need Christ Quote
A fragment quotes J. it Mott affirming that all men need Christ and that Christ is owed to all people, reflecting a religious exhortation.
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Christ
J, It. Mott
The Word Home Attracts Melody In Detwiler Quote
The line notes that the word home carries a unique melody and appeal among English words, as observed by E. M. Detwiler.
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E. M. Detwiler
Madame de Stael quote on error and gender bias
A historical remark attributes human error to selfishness in men and weakness in women, reflecting gender stereotypes from Madame de Stael. The line contrasts perceived flaws across genders without presenting a factual event.
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Madame de Stael
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Tepper) Kane
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