Ford Sued Again In Libel Action Over Jewish Critique
Henry Ford faces a libel suit in Detroit brought by a lawyer seeking a million dollars, claiming Ford’s Dearborn Independent damaged his reputation. The case intersects with Ford’s prior Chicago suit and Ford’s stance on Jewish business methods, as defense attorney Jim Reed prepares to respond. The trial could offer a notable clash over press ethics and anti Semitic discourse in early 20th century America.
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Henry Ford
Chicago
Ford
Dearborn Independent
Jim Reed
Detroit
Chicago mayor race pits Thompson and Dever amid press clashes
In Chicago a municipal campaign intensifies as Thompson known as Big Bill seeks a comeback against incumbent Mayor Dever who seeks reelection. The Tribune praises Dever as the city’s best mayor, while the Herald-Examiner haunts Dever with sharp criticism reflecting its rival stance. Regardless of the winner, vice flourishes and gangsters kill those who oppose their aims.
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Judge Kenyon
Chicago
Thompson
Bill
Dever
the Tribune
Herald-Examiners
Moffit Tunnel Opens as Major Rocky Mountain Cutoff
The four year project completes the Moffit tunnel through the Rocky mountains creating a new cut‑off that shortens the Salt Lake City to Denver railway distance by about 175 miles and saves nearly a full day of travel. American civil engineers achieve a significant national milestone with this Alpine scale feat in U S expansion.
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Alps
Rocky Mountains
Salt Lake City
Denver
America
Wet congressman rebukes west over prohibition claims
A New York congressman cautions farmers that without prohibition breweries would use surplus grain. He notes that liquor sales remain unchanged and laments political inconsistency and lack of reconciliation between past speeches and current statements.
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New York
West
Blasphemy Conviction Stirs Toronto Papers
The article notes a Toronto blasphemy conviction drawing reproach from critics who wished Clarence Darrow could defend the defendant. It adds that few states forbid blasphemy, citing Iowa which fines up to 100 dollars or up to 30 days in jail for public use of blasphemous or obscene language to disturb public peace.
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Toronto
Canada
Clarence Darrow
Iowa
Legislative action heats up after spring recess in Iowa
After the spring recess the legislature wrestles with highway and banking reforms. Key reports critique Nebraska style banking laws while Shaff and Kline amendments reshape the primary road fund and highway commission. The senate and house pass and amend measures on road bonds, prison contract extensions, and a controversial diploma fraud bill.
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General Assembly
Senate
Fulton
Jefferson County
Darting
Mills
Cole
Delaware
Campbell
Ida
Wolfe
Linn
Hill
Floyd
Legislative Committee
State Bankers’ Association
George J. Schaller
Storm Lake
Hammill
Chicago
Banking Committee
State Highway Commission
Shaff
Clinton County
House
Kline
Davis
Highway Commission
Baird
Beatty
Benson
Bergman
Booth
Brush
Carden
Cavanaugh
Clark
Clearman
Ellis
Frailey
Haskell
Johnston
Kimberly
Lange
Lanefitt
McFarlane
Ramsey
Rigby
Roberts
Shane
Stanley
Stoddard
Topping
Wilson
Page
Polk
Brookins
Dean
Dotts
Fackler
Gilchrist
Gunderson
Hartman
Kern
Klemme
McLeland
Merritt
Shinn
Skromme
Slemmons
Ulstad
Breakenridge
Browne
Friends of the State Road
G. W. Patterson
Fred C. Lovrien
J. H. Knudson
Brede Wamstad
H. N. Hannon
J. Park Bair
Byron G. Allen
Charles W. Huff J. W. Roberts
C. A. Oatjes
Francis Johnson
C. G. Oliver
G. W. Smith
O. J. Reimers
John H. Aiken
Thore Thompson
C. C. R. Bush
M. F. Springer
T. L. Wolfe
Heike A. Quirk
James Heald
A. Barnes
J. A. King
R. B. Crone
H. 8. Berry
Marion R. McCaulley
George L. Venard
Theodore Krouse
State Board of Control Authority
41St General Assembly
State Board of Control
Fort Madison
Oskaloosa
J. W. MacLennan
Oskaloosa College
Committee On Educational Institutions
Wapello County
Boards of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors
Secretary of State
Clarence Knudson
Cerro Gordo County
Wagner
Scott
The
Conservation Commission
Ellsworth College
Iowa Falls
State Board of Education
Cedar Falls
Mississippi
Missouri
Iowa
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Onawa
Decatur
Nebraska
Sioux City
McGregor
Dubuque
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Sabula
Savanna
Ilinois
Milwaukee Railway
Illinois
Knudson
Hamilton
Bias Strip Cutting Hints for Sheer Fabrics
Instructions to ease bias strip cutting for georgette crepe romaine chiffon and similar materials. Mark lines on paper at the desired width, pin under the cloth so lines run on the true bias, and cut through both fabric and paper. Use color-matched paper and markings for light or dark fabrics.
Upper Berth Civility Pays Comfort And Courtesy
A veteran salesman recalls trading an upper berth with a stage farmer on a sleeper car. The farmer later turns out to be a wholesaler who rewards civility with a large order. The tale ends with a lesson that courtesy to the first person one meets can matter more than targeting a prized contact.
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Dearborn Independent
Dan's
Diversified farming urged to ease crop price complaints
The Carroll Herald notes that expanding diversified farming can reduce complaints about corn prices. Farmers feeding hogs can get good corn prices, and the region is suited for dairying with grass, water, shelter, and strong transport links. When farmers adopt diversification, exportable surplus concerns will fade.
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Carroll Herald
Iowa
Keeping Frost Off Auto Windows
Readers with frost on sedan windshields and side windows, especially with an exhaust heater, are advised to leave one window slightly open for ventilation. This helps reduce frost buildup and also improves safety by allowing engine exhaust to escape more readily.
Democratic senators say liquor not a party issue
The Sioux City Journal notes that Democratic senators declared liquor should not drive the next presidential campaign. It argues Gov. Al Smith could be harmed if liquor remains a defining issue and predicts parties will ignore wets at conventions, as prohibition is a foundational law.
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Sioux City Journal
United States
Washington
Albany
New York
Gov. Smith
al Smith
Democratic Party
Cultural contrasts in East and West marriage norms
A satirical compare and contrast of Chinese and American customs touching divorce, property, self-perception, religion, pay scales, clothing, salutations, footnotes, sewing, compass directions, and name order. The piece highlights how everyday practices differ in China and the United States.
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United States
Literary Digest
China
America
Portraits of Supreme Court Justices Asks Taft Remarks
The piece lists judges and biographical quirks as described by Time, naming Oliver Wendell Holmes at 85, Willis Van Devanter 67, James Clark McReynolds 64, Louis Brandeis 70, George Sutherland 64, Pierce Butler 60, Edward Terry Sanford 61, Harlan Fiske Stone 54, and comments by William Howard Taft and others on their personalities and views.
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U.S. Supreme Court
William Howard Taft
United States
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Massachusetts
Willis van Devanter
Wyoming
James Clark McReynolds
Tennessee
Louis Dembitz Brandeis
Supreme Court
George Sutherland
Utah
Senate
Pierce Butler
Minnesota
Edward ‘Terry Sanford
Sanford
Harlan Fiske Stone
New York
Attorney General's Office
Willam E. Borah
Keeping Him Humble and Poor
Manchester Press argues religious decline stems from Protestant youth not in Sunday school and many nominal Protestants unaffiliated with churches. It notes clergy pay lagging behind common labor and workers earning more than some clergymen on the Delhi dam project, quoting a lay prayer for humility and poverty.
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Manchester
Delhi
Spring Housecleaning and Local Ads Roundup
A light local column blends a comic exchange about a plane sale with a household spring cleaning pitch. It promotes Palmer's wallpaper patterns Moore's varnish and paint Hutchinson ice cream and fountain drinks. A joke about a Scotch golfer and an alligator adds whimsy.
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Dad
Weill
Palmer's
Moore
Hutchinson
Thrifty shoppers urged to try this drug store first
A compact urging to economize on pharmaceutical needs recommends starting at a local drug store. It emphasizes price awareness and accessible options for customers seeking savings on medications and health supplies.
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Fealing
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Alburnette Road
Cedar Rapids
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Maquoketa River
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Dyersville
Clarence Kuntz
Dubu
Myrle Waugh
Ed Waugh
Maquoketa
Davenport
Hazel. Green Creamery
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Spring Branch
Hazel Green Creamery
Charles W. Grey
University of Iowa
Hbva Fronty
Des Moines
Grey
Express
Anna Slemers
George Henry Clauson
Monticello
Marion
Gerke Bholken
Theodore Little
Spencer
Arthur Hanna
Cass Township
D. B. Pond
Roosevelt
Catherine Curtis
George W. Curtis
Juliette M. Thompson
Geo. Inglis
J. Brainard
Jones County
Louise Bebb
Hazel Butterfield
Cornell
Coe College
Carl Lee
Madison
Nellie Carpenter
Chicago University
Henry, Harms
Wayne Township
Henry Folkers
Mary Kromminga
John Brown
Castle Grove Township
J. W. Innes
Presbyterian Church
Monticello State Bank
Kinsella
John Crawford
Casawall
Los Angeles
California
Charles Lambert
Jones County Telephone Company
Monticello Mutual Telephone Company
Levi
Cohen
St. Patrick's
Dave
Florida
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve
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Electric Light and Power
Iowa Electric Co
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Chevrolet
Zoorteust
F.o.b. Flint
Mich
Matthiessen Auto & Supply Co
Monticello, Iowa
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