Connolly’s Poor Showing Echoes Curent Political Strife
The article notes Maurice Connolly’s strong performance in his own city but disappointing results elsewhere, blaming his alliance with President Wilson and his stance on tariffs. It also covers wartime events, quarantine actions on hoof and mouth disease, and local political notes including a nitroglycerine incident at Ex-Governor Carroll’s residence and recent Democratic gains in Iowa’s Eleventh District.
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Maurice Connolly
Senator Cummins
Mr. Cummins
Connolly
Mr. Wilson
Grant
Iowa
Des Moines
Carroll
Latin American republicans and European monarchies compared
In Louisville the Courier Journal notes a mild Phariseeism among Latin American republicans praising their own system versus European monarchies. The Springfield Republican questions if a plentiful supply of princes is an asset or a liability as issues remain unsettled.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Springfield
Mass
Multiple Iowa notices show farming sales and public life shifts
A Cedar Rapids effort funds meals for unemployed workers at the police station while nearby farms shift hands with Walter Davis selling an eighty acre tract at 312.50 per acre. Other items report births, deaths, elections, court actions, and college calls for simplicity and frugal living.
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A. A. Cooper
Dubuque
Williamsburg
Walter Davis
Cedar Rapids
David McMillan
State University
Peterson
Taxes Take Effect November First On Many Businesses
The new special taxes apply to banks, brokers, pawnbrokers, commercial brokers, and others. Beverages include theater proprietors, circuses, public exhibitions, billiard rooms, livery tobacco dealers, and tobacco sellers. Rates vary by entity and capacity, with stamp taxes starting December 1.
Trouble With the New Industry in Iowa Jails
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes federal prisoners in Anamosa complain of jail conditions and food in a letter to the Monticello Times. It labels many inmates as bootleggers or repeat offenders and urges focus on crimes such as bootlegging over comfort complaints.
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Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
Monticello Times
Anamosa Journal
Still Standing Back Mount Vernon Hawkeye Opinion
The piece recalls Mark Hanna pushing ship subsidies and cites a shift toward government aid to spur private steamship investment. It argues Uncle Sam lags behind Germany and Britain in naval policy and relies on press campaigns, calling the current approach a persistent chestnut.
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Mt Vernon Hawkeye
Mark Hanna
Ohiolan
Treasury
Marcus
Senate
Sam
Tightwad defined as money over friends in Omaha satire
An Omaha World-Herald piece jokes that a tightwad is a man who values wealth over social ties and takes pleasure in his financial edge. The quip frames frugality as a personal pride, highlighting social dynamics and humor about money and friendships.
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Omaha World-Herald
War talk and legal notices mix with college quips
A jumbled report blends war dispatches from Europe and Mexico with humor from campus quips. It lists prisoner claims, troop movements, and a Niger torpedoing, alongside jury pool notices for Anamosa Iowa dated December 7 1914 and various local names.
Tragedy Prompted by Drink in Illinois Family
Des Moines Capital remarks on a disciplined yet alarming case where an Illinois man, driven by intoxication, killed his three children, wounded his wife, and ended his life. The paper argues liquor has harmful effects, wrecking homes and lives, and notes public opinion shifting against the drink habit toward eventual victory.
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Des Moines
Frank proposal at garden party shocks Willie
Edna Ferber relates a scene where Percy Claude tells Willie he proposed to his beloved sister at a garden party and she consented. Willie replies that this was the party's purpose, revealing a playful family moment.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
Edna Ferber
Percy Claude
Willie
No Need of Alcohol
Dr. G. H. Sumner secretary of the state board of health earns commendation for urging the Iowa Medical society to adopt a resolution like North Carolina's declaring alcohol can be removed from the pharmacopeia without harming medical efficacy. Alcohol has no virtue as a medicine.
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Des Moines Tribune
G. H. Sumner
State Board of Health
Iowa Medical Society
North Carolina Medical Society
Frugal era drive prompts Treasury criticism
The Sioux City Journal notes public figures like Carnegie Rockefeller Wanamaker urge thrift while Secretary McAdoo complains about the public hoarding of loose change in street cars and daily life.
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Sioux City Journal
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
John Wanamaker
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
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