Cannon eludes grand jury probe in Danville
The text reports a federal grand jury visited Joseph G Cannon at his Danville home amid a dismissed fraud inquiry tied to his election. It notes earlier rumors of election fraud against Democrats and that Cannon kept silent while Congress members protected him with favorable regard and office space.
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Joseph G. Cannon
Danville
Ill
Congress
Washington
Republican Party
Cannon
Joe Cannon
Iowa House Rejects Teachers Pension Bill
The Iowa House voted down a pension measure for teachers arguing wages have never kept pace with cost of living. The writer urges recognizing teachers' worth and providing decent support in old age rather than expelling them from schools. The critique contrasts pensions with allocations to other state needs and treats teachers as deserving veterans.
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Iowa
Allied Fleets Challenge Dardanelles Forts for Constantinople
The piece notes the Allied aim to force the Dardanelles to reach Constantinople a distance of 160 miles away. It highlights the sea bombardment across the Gallipoli peninsula and compares events to Homeric Troy while remarking on Turkey's wartime choices.
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Dardanelles
Aegean Sea
Sea of
Marmora
Constantinople
Gallipoli
Troy
Alexander
Europe
Asia
Bills Flood the General Assembly With Ill-Advised Measures
The General Assembly has introduced 1 094 bills over two months of session. Many will not reach a vote and numerous authors show poor judgment. The writer credits a dozen capable members per chamber for dismissing silly proposals to prevent poor laws from passing.
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General Assembly
Cedar Rapids Split Over Saloon Policy and Proposals
Cedar Rapids remains the sole saloon town in the Fifth district as a portion of the city opposes proposed state officers to enforce saloon closures. Not all residents share that view, reflecting division within Cedar Rapids on how to manage its law defying element.
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Cedar Rapids
Fifth Congressional District
Lafe Young in London hotel and Chicago dry crusade
Col Lafe Young leaves Belgium for London hotel life and a dinner hour social ritual. Dispatches note his interest in whether clergymen should quit drinking. George F Rinehart, ex Iowa Democrat, heads to Chicago to push for a dry Windy City as a superhuman undertaking.
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Col
Lafe Young
Belgium
Cecil
London
Dispatches
Lafe
Iowa
George F. Rinehart
Chicago
Windy City
George
Sioux City Post Office Contest Spurs Graft Debates
A new congressman from Sioux City district and referees of patronage were rejected in the Sioux City post office contest. The administration backed Kerberg a new man in Sioux City as a candidate and the president issued a recess appointment. The move stirs as much trouble as graft exposures in the city.
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Sioux City
Kerberg
Senator Sheean Opposes Red Light Bill in Immorality Case
State Senator Sheean was one of five of eight voting against the red light bill that enjoins keepers of houses used for immoral purposes. He and Kimball may have believed property owners received scant consideration, though no reasons were given for the vote.
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Sheean
Kimball
Jury Acquits Thaw Of Conspiracy To Escape Asylum
The jury finds Thaw and his aides not guilty of conspiring to escape the insane asylum. It rejects New York State’s inconsistent stance of branding Thaw as insane on some occasions while deeming him sane enough to plot a crime.
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Thaw
State of
New York
State of Iowa
B. E. Rhinehart
August Gerdes
Lewis Brinker
Senator from Ohio Impresses British Kindred Spirits
Col. Lafe Young has impressed British observers who quote him and discuss him, though they persist in calling him the senator from Ohio. Ohio might do worse.
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Col
Lafe Young
Cable
Ohio
Thorne Seen Better Suited as Prosecutor Than Judge
The Dubuque Times Journal weighs Clifford Thorne and suggests Iowa press opinion favors him as a prosecutor rather than a judge. The remark highlights a belief he would perform better in a prosecuting role.
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Dubuque
Prohibition Shift in Iowa Politics Highlighted
The Independence Bulletin-Journal notes Senator Clarkson leads the Iowa senate for strict temperance measures while a Democratic majority supports statewide prohibition. It recalls Horace Boies as governor and reflects on liquor control as a nonpartisan issue, signaling a transforming Democratic Party.
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Independence Bulletin - Journal
Clarkson
Iowa Senate
Horace Boies
Iowa
Waterloo
Democratic Party
A Child Labor Law Should Be Corrective Not Prohibitive
A Vinton Eagle letter argues against prohibiting work by boys aged 10 to 14 and favors regulative means to prevent abuse while allowing employment. The author contrasts town and country boys and urges encouraging work with safeguards.
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Vinton Eagle
Don't Return to Old Road Rules, Wallace's Farmer Says
Wallace's Farmer argues for preserving and improving the current road law rather than reverting to previous methods. The column contends Iowa farmers deserve road funds spent effectively and that current spending is better than ever.
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Wallace
Iowa
No Call for Old System
Those not for prohibition for logical and practical reasons are generally agreed that if we must have it we should have it airtight. They do not want near prohibition but prefer the real thing with a state constabulary attachment if necessary to accomplish the end. A return of bootleggers running the town is an uplift few want to see.
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Fort Dodge
Clifford Thorne as a Juror Questioned by Cedar Rapids Republican
The Cedar Rapids Republican says Clifford Thorne may be all right but has no place on a judicial commission where facts are heard and decisions are based on equity because he always has his mind made up beforehand.
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Clifford Thorne
Cedar Rapids
Chicago Herald on platform omits ship purchase act and suffrage
A careful examination shows the last democratic platform lacks the ship purchase act and does not include woman suffrage, highlighting gaps in the party's stated agenda.
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Chicago Herald
Local notes reflect population shifts and events
DeWitt reports 1850 residents up 200 since 1910 while Oxford Junction gains 89. D. F. Grove of Manchester dies at 57. Olin women fund a town drinking fountain for next January. West Liberty principal R A Bell resigns to farm near Oelwein.
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Oxford Junction
D. F. Grove
Manchester
Olin
R. A. Bell
West Liberty High School
Oelwein
Muscatine
A. J. Fuller
Letts
Theresa McAreavy
J. J. McAreavy
Coggan
Cedar Rapids
E. M. Carr
Robinson Herald
O.E. Stone
Quasqueton
Dr. Cook
North Pole
Dubuque
Maquoketa
Chicago
The
Minois Central Railroad Co
Two of a Kind Editorial on Drunk Driving Punishments
The Marshalltown Times-Republican questions jail policy for drunken drivers versus speed maniacs. It argues punishment should be consistent regardless of drunkenness and suggests combining offenses in a single, heavy response, noting hospital outcomes measure no real difference.
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Marshalltown
Free Lunches and Auction Bills Stir Greene County Iowa
An eastern Iowa paper argues that newspaper ads beat hand bills for farm sales and condemns the free lunch scheme. It cites Story county lunch wagons charging up to 14 cents, and says buyers should pay for their own meals while sellers avoid bloated crowds and empty bids.
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Jeffarson
Iowa
Bill Beels
Hopkinton Leader
William
Greene County
Story
County
Iowa Insights Highlight Wide State Produce Facts
Des Moines Register notes Iowa's strong agricultural value showing horses worth more than cotton, wool worth more than California fruit, cattle surpassing U S tobacco, eggs exceeding all U S oranges, and honey rivaling California figs. It adds sixty counties exceed western forage crops and hogs outvalue many state crops.
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Des Moines Register and Leader
Iowa
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Caution on Cooperative Packing Promoters
Wallace's Farmer warns readers about cooperative packing plants amid foot and mouth disease and livestock market fluctuations. Promoters push stock schemes mainly for commissions, often delivering little benefit to promoters and investors alike.
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Wallace
Good Words For Wyoming
Mt. Vernon Hawkeye notes Wyoming divides into districts and the town council leads dust management. Farmers join the effort spreading oil along highways, showing initiative and cooperation and progress in rural modern comforts.
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Mt. Vernon Hawkeye
Wyoming
District Court Proceedings Chronicle Jury Trials and Probate Actions
The district court enters calendar orders with probate matters for estates D B Bills C Christian Bronemann Bridget Foote Rosa Burda John McDonald L J Fisher A V Scott L J Rose and guardianship for Ralph Graft. Civil, state, and criminal cases proceed with trials, motions, and pleas noted for Kness vs Kness Lucey Gavin v Gavin, Martinson, Starry v Jones County, and others.
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Peter Wolf
Christian Bronemann
Bridget Foote
John T. Lamey
Rosa Burda
John Burda
John McDonald
L. J. Fisher
E. A. Fisher
A. V. Scott
L. J. Rose
Walston
Ralph Graft
Firet
Kness
Lucey Gavin
Catherine Gavin
Lucy Gavin
E. D. Hogan
Wella
Chamberlain
Mallicoat
Bramer
Zimmerman
Tyler & Downing Et al
Western
Card & Onl. Co
Martinson
Southwick
Missouri House Bills Farm Regulation and Worker Protections
A bill introduced in the Missouri House proposes farm regulation affecting hired labor. Provisions ban work on Sundays and legal holidays, limit daily hours to eight, require 16 hours rest between shifts, mandate shade over fields, and require bulls to wear bells, a steam whistle, and electric headlights of at least 1110 candle power when on highways or unfenced areas.
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Missouri House
Why Does She Bowdle Dinner Party Exchange
Washington Star recalls Rep Bowdle of Ohio who opposed suffrage and shared a dinner with a suffragist. She asks why a wife takes her husband’s name and he replies that she already takes everything else he has in a witty retort.
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Iowa
Red Cross
Alice Miner McDonald
Fayette
Kaiser’s Army
Kaiser
Washington
Bowdle
Ohio
Mr. Bowdle
What Paullina Reads
Paullina Times notes readers can explore the public library shelves and finds Robert W. Chambers style volumes showing wear while praised works remain untouched. It warns that the modern sex novel is a dangerous wolf in sheep's clothing and lures nine of ten readers with salacious content, harming good reading.
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Paullina Times
Paullina
Robert W. Chambers
What has become of the old fashioned father figure
A Charles City Press column questions the fate of the traditional father who disciplines disobedient sons, reflecting on changing social norms regarding parenting and authority. The piece weighs historical expectations against modern attitudes toward corporal punishment and parental role.
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Charles’ City Press
Eclipse Corner: Home Improvements and Local Goods
In the weekly Eclipse Corner edited by Shingles, readers are urged to fix roofs with Dollar Roofing and Everlasting Roof Paint and install Sunshine Windows in the roof. Promotions for Peerless Fence, Cedar Posts, and porch building suggest home improvement emphasis, while local remodeling plans for Dr Maurice's home and Eclipse Materials are noted as ensuring quality.
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Seb Henderson
Dr. Maurice
Eclipse
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