Senator Norris in Muscle Shoals hearing exposed by a kiss
In Washington during Muscle Shoals investigations Senator Norris is ridiculed after a confidant witness recounts a kiss and his denial. Mrs. Edmondson’s testimony exposes how the senator’s bluster and vanity cracked under questioning and Shakespearean wit.
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Senator Norris
Nebraska
Senate
Norris
Ruffie
Washington
E. A. Edmondson
Decatur
Alabama
Ford
Adam
Southland
Shakespeare
Brookhart questions railroad spending on political ads
Senator Brookhart urges railroad investigations over alleged spending to sway public opinion. He cited a Cedar Rapids paper to claim a $5,000 four page political ad funded by rail interests, a claim editors rebut as bank rhetoric. Cedar Rapids newspapers deny receipt and affirm regular rates of $1.60 per inch for ads.
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Brookhart
Senate
Cedar Rapids
Van Buren Pursues Republican Primary Mission in Monticello
George J. Van Buren, a Republican primary candidate, spent the previous Monday in Monticello on missionary work. A college graduate and former county farm bureau president, he emphasizes broad sympathies and responsibility to all lawful interests beyond party lines.
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George J. van Buren
Monticello
van Buren
County Farm Bureau
Congressmen and presidential politics in Cedar Rapids
The editor comments on the 1920 race noting Coolidge’s nomination, Democrats with forty six aspirants, McAdoo’s fight, Al Smith’s possible ruse, and Iowa hopefuls Kenyon and Dickinson. It discusses the McNary Haugen bill, filibuster tactics, Voight’s role, and La Follette followers amid a party split over farm price policy.
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Congressman Cole
Cedar Rapids
Hiram Johnson
Coolidge
White House
Congress
Calvin Coolidge
Bryan
McAdoo
al Smith
Iowa
Kenyon
Dickinson
Sofia
Maryland
Baltimore
Wisconsin
Voight
LaFollette
National Republican calls Iowa to defeat Brookhart in June primary
The National Republican urges Iowa Republicans to beat Senator Brookhart in the June primary over his opposition to Burton W. Sweet. The attack accuses Brookhart of not being a true Republican and aligning with radical groups led by Willam H. Johnson, claiming he manipulated his office for personal gain despite party ties. Town Republicans, however, may view the indictment as warranted.
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Sioux City Journal
National Republican
Iowa
Brookhart
Burton W. Sweet
Congress
Conference of Progressive Political Action
Willam H. Johnson
Rhode Island
O. E. Carr
Dubuque
Carr
Kennedy
Gamage
F. W. Gessner
Dysart
Simeon Fisher
District Court
Tama County
Toledo
Fisher
Gessner
Line of cleavages between Democracy and Klan grows
The Manchester Democrat argues the party and the Ku Klux Klan are splitting as religious belief birth or accident should not be political. It predicts Republicans will demand an anti-Klan platform at Cleveland and Democrats may oppose the Klan at their New York convention. It notes Southern news that Al Smith might be unhappy about a dry south and a possible Washington trip.
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Manchester Democrat
Democratic Party
Cleveland
New York
Sioux City Journal
al Smith
Washington
Sleep the Brave Resting in Honor's Shade
Poem excerpt celebrates fallen soldiers as Sleep the Brave who rest with the nation’s blessing. Spring touches their graves and dresses the sod while Honor and Freedom mourn beside their silent, hallowed earth.
Identifying Burbank and Price in Iowa Governor Race
Cedar Rapids Republican criticizes both candidates for governor signaling warnings about propaganda. It highlights two lieutenant governor contenders, praising one as constructive while condemning the other as embittered and divisive, arguing his election would be a calamity.
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Cedar Rapids
Vo Ne Aldates
United States
United States of America
Iowa
Senate
Non-resistance as doctrine in a frontier tale
The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald recounts a Kentucky frontier anecdote on non-resistance. A Methodist circuit rider, after being slapped for stern rebuke, turns the other cheek then delivers a thrashing, illustrating a blend of non-resistance and practical discernment.
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Dubuque
Telegraph-Herald
Conference Committee
Kentucky
Springfield Methodist conference pledges no war stance
The Springfield Massachusetts general conference of the Methodist church reportedly considers a resolution to vow never to participate in any war even in self defense or humanitarian aims. The piece argues such a stance would overstep church authority and erode citizen respect, preferring state affairs be kept separate.
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Attamosa Hureka
General Conference
The
Methodist Church
Springfield
Massachusetts
Wealthy oppose war says Nonpareil editorial
The Nonpareil argues that the rich who profit from war are rare and negligible. It asserts that most wealthy people oppose war because it destroys wealth and property. The piece claims wealth generally stands against war, refuting the idea that wealth favors conflict.
Senator Brookhart Says Newspapers Against Him
Senator Brookhart charges Iowa newspapers oppose him and notes a $26,000 subscription fund used to advertise the truth about Iowa. He claims coordinated press opposition and funding efforts behind his critics.
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Waterloo
Brookhart
Iowa
New Medical Buildings Assured at State University
A $2,250,000 Rockefeller foundation gift plus equal state funds fund a new medical complex on the Iowa river west of the campus. Plans call for a six story general and isolation hospital with 700 beds, a convalescent hospital, venereal disease unit, nurses’ home addition, and a medical school building with labs and classrooms. Dr. Christopher G. Parnall leads planning as medical director of a Rochester hospital and former University of Michigan hospital official.
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Rockefeller Foundation
Christopher G. Parnall
Medical College
State Board of Education
Iowa River
State University
Middle West
Parnall
Rochester, N. Y
University of Michigan Hospital
Sermon by Bishop Adna W Leonard on Upholding War Defenses
In Springfield Massachusetts a Methodist Episcopal bishop from San Francisco, Adna W Leonard, urged the church to defend the country while opposing war. He argued that if all peaceful efforts fail against aggressors, a united church will stand for defense of country and flag. The crowd responded with fervent amens and applause.
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Cedar’ Rapids
Methodist Episcopal Church
Springfield
Massachusetts
Adna W. Leonard
San Francisco
Society should punish killers to curb armed bandits
The Sioux City Journal argues that robbers who kill must face severe punishment to deter a deadly underworld threat. It notes bandits aim to escape identification and urges decisive action against murderous crime. The Davenport Times editorial criticizes Brookhart as a Republican in name only and opposes third party campaigning.
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Sioux City Journal
Ten Commandments of Citizenship Prize Story
A prize winning code titled Ten Commandments of Citizenship was submitted by Martin Calkins Briggs of Wyoming. The list, styled as ancient laws, was recognized by the St Paul Pioneer Press as the top entry among hundreds from the Americanization Conference contest.
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America
Martin Calkins Briggs
M. M. Calkins
Wyoming
St. Paul
Duluth
Briggs
Hst
Churches Oppose War Pledge Civil Liberties Defense
The Methodist church speaks against war and argues all churches and citizens must defend religious and civil liberties. It condemns pledges to refuse defense as uncivilized and unpatriotic, insisting those liberty protections were established as a sacred duty.
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Marshalltown
Methodist Church
Cornerstone laid for new Masonic Temple in DeWitt
Neighborhood notes report a cornerstone ceremony for a new Masonic Temple in DeWitt last Tuesday. Other items include Ann King’s 80th haircut, Davenport church plans costing 260000, Cedar Rapids firm building a 75000 store and warehouse, and various local obituaries, school and college news, and bond elections across several counties.
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DeWitt
Humboldt
Ann King
Edwards Congregational Church
Davenport
Killian Company of
Cedar Rapids
Manchester High School
Ruth Atwater
Evelyn A. Bartman
Decoration Day traffic rules at cemetery published
A public notice outlines traffic control for Decoration Day at the cemetery. Automobiles with grave decorations enter before 11 a.m. and must use cement drives. no parking on drives or off them. After decorating, vehicles should quickly depart or park only on the north side of the road east of the entrance. Pedestrians should stay off cement drives and all cars must be out by 11.
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Cara
Cnuece
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