What Governor Coolidge Said
The piece recalls Coolidge’s 1919 Boston police strike stance and his defense of Massachusetts sovereignty. It notes his refusal to remove the Boston Police Commissioner and his call for lawful action, framing him as principled and decisive amid political pressure. It also covers Democratic split pressures and Senate debates on prohibition and elections, highlighting figures like Samuel Gompers and Arthur B. Robinson.
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Coolidge
Federation of Labor
Massachusetts
Boston
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
New York City
N. Y
Wilson
Washington
Massachu
Nineafra Oved
Tcan
Calvin Coolidge
Burton Sweet Discusses Eden Vision in Lecture
Hoy. Burton Sweet cautions to avoid the exclusive corn belt while town life is framed as an Eden. A recent disappointment dampens Eden fantasies as Dr Edwin A Kirkpatrick, a Massachusetts educator, is paraded as an endorser of modern petting parties and their dark lane practices draw notable support.
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Hoy
Burton Sweet
Town
Garden of Eden
Edwin A. Kirkpatrick
Massachusetts
Brazil’s Author Foresees a Black U.S. President
The quoted Brazilian writer predicts that in time a Negro will be elected to the office of President of the United States. The speaker notes that persuasion can move people to believe almost anything.
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United States
Crisis of campus life ends in bleak rhetoric
A student essay laments rising campus suicides and argues universities fail to teach life’s value. The writer contends the system fuels despair, noting youth take such rhetoric as truth and warning that even philosophers feared life’s fragility.
U S Auto Output Rises in 1926 Led by GM and Ford
Wall Street Journal reports 4.4 million motor vehicles produced in the United States in 1926 up from 4,336,262 in 1925. GM and Ford together produced about 2.7 million, GM expanding from 821,056 to 1,250,000 while Ford declined to about 1,447,000. End-year registrations reach about 21.6 million, with roughly 2.644 million replacements or exports. About 300,000 cars were exported, near 1925’s 304,432.
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Wall Street Journal
United States
Ford
General Motors
Butler’s friendly critique of Coolidge stirs GOP dispute
The New York Times notes Dr. Butler, an intimate admirer of President Calvin Coolidge, privately questions Coolidge on prohibition, farm policies, and foreign affairs. The piece contrasts Butler’s cordial stance with harsher public rivals who would cast more accusatory charges.
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New York Times
Dr. Butler
Calvin Coolidge
Columbia University
Mr. Coolidge
Coolidge
Law That Never Varies and Hated Adversaries
The Duluth Herald quotes a maxim about hate and growth to emphasize that no person is bigger than the bonds of enmity. It argues that hatred diminishes as one matures and moves beyond provocative foes.
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Duluth
Local Leaders Form Intermat Frak Johnson Firm
Mayor R D Fillnigan joins W H Prentice in a new business venture named Intermat of Frak Johnson in the Johnson Land company. Deputy Sheriff Ray Purcell will depart for Atlanta to escort a habeas corpus prisoner misnamed Heim, wanted as Austin for forgery.
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Frak Johnson
Johnson Land Company
Heim
Austin
WY. L. Hanssen
Monticello
R. O. Bullock
Onslow
Board of Supervisors
Hanssen
Wyoming
Bullock
Standard Bridge Company of
Omaha
California
Friends
Cass
A. C. Strickle
Bert Massey
Horton Strickle
Buffalo
New York
Cleaner ground increases profits for Mrs Stark poultry flock
Mrs J L Stark of Corydon Iowa reports higher egg yields and profits when raising chicks on clean ground rather than old poultry yards. Her 1924-25 flock averaged 133 eggs per hen and 211 hens. 1925-26 flock, 151 eggs per hen with 241 hens. Net profit rose from 489 to 740 dollars, while feed costs rose modestly. Extension service notes disease reductions linked to sanitation and cleaner ground.
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J. L. Stark
Corydon
Stark
Pruning Advice Says Do It Now For Best Apple Crop
An old saying highlights pruning when the knife is sharp, yet experts and J. B. Ward of Iowa State College urge spring pruning. They recommend pruning hardier varieties first to avoid winter damage, destroying crowded growth to spur new growth, and continuing until orchards are properly pruned. For apples amateurs should not remove all small twigs as fruit is borne on fruit spurs.
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Cole
Sioux City Journal
James A. Reed
Missouri
Boratt
Borah
Reed
Senate
Bob
Mr. Reed
Artie
Mr. Heflin
David
Goliath
France
American Legionaire
Treasury
Webster
Hayne
J. B. Ward
Iowa State College
Ward
Barrack takes over William Bradle farm west of town
Henry Barrack arrived this week from the Castle Grove neighborhood and has taken possession of the William Bradle farm west of town which he bought a few months ago. Mrs. Mary A. Britt died suddenly at her home southwest of Ryan on Tuesday after a stroke. R. J. Guthrie reports his January milk check totaling 323.64 from 18 cows at 17.83 each, not including home consumption. The herd feeds 30 pounds ensilage, 3 oats, 3 corn, and 0.5 cottonseed meal daily.
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Henry Barrack
Castle Grove
William Bradle
Mary A. Britt
Ryan
Guthrie
Quotations from a Sioux City Journal reader
A collection of pointed aphorisms about marriage money fashion and judgment. The speaker skewers gullibility and hypocrisy regarding fortune tellers justice and wealth while noting changes after marriage and the social gaze on couples. The tone is satirical and cautionary.
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Sioux City Journal
Down With the Flu Or Jail Keeps Man From Thinking
A rural saying notes men rarely pause in normal life to think except when sick with the flu or behind bars. The observation pairs illness or confinement with rare moments of contemplation.
Mount Vernon new public school building project noted
A $150000 public school building is planned in Mount Vernon. Other items include arrests in bootlegging raids near the University area, a new Hopkinton community club led by Dr Statler, and a completed rivet job on the Cascade bridge.
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Mount Vernon
Howard Shimanek
Christine Zak
Oxford Junction
Maquoketa
Grand
Hopkinton
Statler
Monticello
Maquoketa River
Cascade
Charles H. Weller
School of Journalism
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Weller
Cedar Rapids
Yeggs
Mullin gets ten years in Fort Madison for embezzlement
Former Dubuque county treasurer Mullin pled guilty to embezzling county and school funds totaling 28,159.30 dollars. He received a ten year state penitentiary sentence and a 28,159.30 dollar fine after being moved to Fort Madison to begin serving.
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Arthur Moore
Ventura
California
Curtis Lamb
Anamosa
Towa
Lamb
Anatole College
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Greece
Moore
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China
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Dubuque County
Mullin
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Richard W. Barker
Cornell College
Emma Albrook
Cornell
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Trevelyan
Cedar: Rapids
Carmelita King
Marion
Harley Shannon
Aflamosga
Reautt
Win Phaswiets Tomgg
Dubuque
Fort Madison
P. J Nelson
District Court Opens with Indictments and Probate Actions
The March term convened with Judge F L Anderson. A grand jury reported and was discharged. Probate matters include estates of Stebels Norris Magee Altman Folkers Tucker and others with multiple reports and discharges. Guardianships and real estate sales were approved or ordered certified for record. Civil cases show several dismissals and judgments on notes.
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F. L.anderson
Reformatory
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W. H. Norris
Barney Magee
Frank J. Altman
Mary Folkers
Alfred B. Tucker
American Rationalist Association of Chicago
Fred P. McNamara
Elizabeth Heminway
Firat
Eleanor Dawson Et al
Minerg
Renk Hilers
Edward Wenger
Elizabeth Hennessey
Mary J. Glenn
Olive Glenn
Rozina Broneman
John McQuillen
Ernest White
Martha
K. Bestman
Carl
A. Bestman
Ruth G. Storts
Phillip L. Storts
Oxford Junction Savings Bank
Louis E. Bisinger
John D. Hinrichs
Wilhelmina Hinrichs
Manchester Merchants Demand End to Returned Checks
Merchants in Manchester complain about checks returned for insufficient funds causing widespread trouble. They urge banks and authorities to curb the practice, calling it a serious offense and urging action to stop it.
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Manchester Democrat
Manchester
Farmer Relief Debate Echoes Across Regions
The west and middle west urge action on farm relief while the east resists. Editors note enduring sectionalism as easterners acknowledge a farm problem and oppose relief legislation.
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Cedar Rapids
West
Middle West
Alfalfa Seed May Be Cheapest This Year
Alfalfa seed is cheaper than clover this year making it favorable to sow alfalfa now. The note highlights low seed costs and suggests planting while prices favor the crop.
Monticello births and obits lead March 1907 roundup
March 1907 records note births to Koop Reed Parrott Bebb McKeever Slauson Dress Hungerford Hicks and others. Deaths include Harms Rohn Sandhouse Conway. Hawkeye Reunion in Los Angeles features Monticello residents and Sherm Myers and the Lytton quotation on past achievements.
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Alfreda
Ervin EB. Reed
Newton Parrott
Morris Bebb
Winona Lake
Indiana
Michael McKeever
Meta Weers
William Bohlken
Gerke Bohlken
John Vernimont
W. G. Hungerford
Monticello
Bertha Moe
Monticello High School
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Meta Harms
Henry Harms
Wayne Township
Louisa Rohn
August Rohn
William
Herman Sandhouse
Lovell Township
Reuben Dress
Elmer Hicks
Mason City
Fannie Allen
Charles Stockwell
William Conway
Manchester
Closet hooks scarce as wives trim wardrobe
A Louisville Times note observes women now wear only about one fifth of their ten year prior wardrobe while husbands still face a shortage of closet hooks.
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Louisville
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