North migrates Negro population and economic concerns noted
A Monticello Express column surveys northern migration of African Americans since 1920, noting population surges in major cities, wage prospects, and rights. It critiques dole proposals and warns debtors about mortgage exemptions, urging cautious credit and temperate ambition amid cyclical economic trends.
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New York City
Chicago
Detroit
Los Angeles
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South
Prodigal Congress Faces Call to Cut Spending
The article argues Congress risks hobbling governance if it does not restrain appropriations. It notes cabinet leaders and budget officers considering economies but urges skepticism that lawmakers will reform.
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of Congress
Tne
OfSrers
Cameres
Willy
Contress
Iowa colleges face rough start in practice football games
Scrimmage results show Iowa teams slipping against stronger opponents. The early contests produced discouraging scores and left coaches and players seeking adjustments after a poor showing.
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Iowa
Univers
Lasers
Railroads Face Limited Hope for 15 Percent Freight Increase
Sioux Falls Argus Leader says railroads still push for a 15 percent freight rate hike but chances are dimmer as other industries also feel income depreciation. The data suggests raising rates would shift burdens onto already strained sectors rather than ease railroad finances.
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Sioux Falls
Buffalo Hunt Traced by Kearny Trip Across Iowa
In 1820 Captain Stephen Watts Kearny joined an expedition from Council Bluffs to locate a military route to Camp Coldwater. Journal notes describe topography, wildlife including a thousand pound buffalo and a herd of five thousand shaggy buffalo near Spencer, muskets firing on beaver and fox, mosquitoes, and limited timber.
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Council Blatt
Nebraska
Coldwater
Minnesota River
Stephen Watts Kearny
Towa
Willam J. Petersen
Willam J. Petersen In the August, 1931, Mumber
Spencer
Kearny
Baseball Still the Best Game
A nostalgic defense of baseball praising it as the most human democratic and surprising game. The passage extols baseball's blend of skill and chance and asserts its universal appeal across ages and abilities.
World Speed Record Smashed in Early Morning Flight
A historic speed record fell as pilot Stainforth raised his own mark to surpass 379 mph in the latest flight. The record chase continued with updated timings and new performance data from the test run.
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Stainforth
Drisings
Sixty Cent Corn Debate Warns Farmers Of Market Prices
A fragment discusses corn prices, noting 60 cent corn may leave farmers unable to sell as cattle price trends and feed demand hinge on whether buyers will pay or withhold for hogs and other livestock. It argues corn cannot fetch 60 cents if demand collapses and markets tilt toward low prices.
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Gleak Ada Ayasthon
Soux City
Hades
Wages and Commodity Prices Commentary
A New York Herald Tribune note discusses real wages vs the boom period and suggests a roughly 1% wage reduction mirrors declines in featured commodity prices. It references Workman’s podge and market terms, hinting at broader economic context without clear specifics.
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New York Herald Tribune
Courts Publish Criminal Proceedings to Curb Violations
Reformers advocate a law requiring all courts to publish proceedings of every criminal case docketed and pay for the publication from public funds. The move aims to curb violations of a long standing commandment by increasing transparency and accountability.
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Arroy Wren
Automatic Berlin Machine Trades Firewood for Food Refuse
Firewood may be obtained in exchange for potato peelings or other inedible food refuse via an automatic machine recently installed in Berlin.
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Berlin
Humorists Paddys and the Turtle in New York
A fragmented humor piece sketches an Irishman and a dog with a fire turtle, a countryman, and a cautious wag in New York. It parodies quick quips about last wills and a strolling menagerie with playful Irish caricatures and misadventures.
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New York
Emerald Isle
Pat
Municipal Court Seizes Driver Plates Over Court Judgment
The Des Moines gaily reports the first state case where a driver’s license plates were removed for failure to pay a court judgment. Carl Scheffeldein’s plates were taken by a deputy sheriff under Municipal Judge Russell Jordan until the $25 auto collision judgment is paid, preventing him from driving.
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Des Moines
Carl Scheffeldein
Russell Jordan
Scheffeldein
Trisman
Borah and moving along lines of reform debated
The Sioux City Journal comments on Senator Borah’s approach and a critique of his leadership style, likening him to a rebel and noting disagreements about how to push reforms. The piece argues that an act to regulate grain prices is flawed and unlikely to succeed due to farmers needing to sell corn.
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JC W
Sioux City Journal
Borah
Evert
Peuutife
Wong
Esrom
Business Conditions As They Appeared In 1857
Harper's Weekly reprint surveys 1857 crisis with global tremors and local unemployment. It urges moral conduct, charity, and faith as the nation faces commercial prostration and looming winter hardship. It links U.S. anxieties to European turmoil and the Indian insurrection in distant theaters.
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Harper's Weekly
France
Russia
Europe
China
Legion debate on prohibition misses broader policy questions
Mason City Globe-Gazette notes Dan Steck from Iowa spoke in Detroit asserting the Legion should not settle members' views on prohibition alone. The piece argues the Legion would face tariffs coinage ship subsidies farm relief and other debatable issues if it aims to dictate members opinions.
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Mason City Globe-Gazette
Legion
Iowa
Dan Steck
Detroit
Giese Addresses Wind Damage At National Insurance Meet
Henry Giese, agricultural engineering professor at Iowa State College, spoke at the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies convention in Chicago at the Stevens hotel on October 5. His talks covered windstorm damage and fire loss mitigation in Tennessee and related public spending debates.
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Henry Giese
Iowa State College
National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
Stevens Hotel
Chicago
Tene SS
Grasshopper Ravages Across Iowa in the Seventies
John Briggs details a historic grasshopper invasion in the 1860s and 1870s across Sioux City and western Iowa. The pest decimated crops, spurred relocation, and led farmers to adopt dairy farming and adjusted cropping to dodge future damage as they used burning, plowing, rolling, and trapping to curb the locusts.
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South Dakota
Nebraska
Sioux City
Iowa
John &. Briggs
Town Journal of History and Politics
Iowa State Dairy Team Wins Second at Congress
The Iowa State College student dairy cattle judging team secured second place at the Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo Kansas. Michigan finished third and Missouri fourth. Team members include Harold Carver Collins Martin Fabricius Audubon and Kenneth Walter Luana coached by E N Hansen.
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Iowa State College
Waterloo
Kansas
Michigan
Missouri
Iowa
Harold Carver
Collins
Martin Fabricius
Audubon
Kenneth Walter
Luana
E. N. Hansen
Executor's Notice for Harmon W Shipley Estate Iowa
Public notice from Jones county Iowa appoints Howard W Leech as executor of Harmon W Shipley deceased. Creditors must file claims with the clerk within legal time and debtors should pay promptly. Dated Anamosa October 3, 1931. Dware and D attorneys for the estate.
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District Court
Jones County
State of
Iowa
Harmon W. Shipley
Anamosa
Howard W. Leech
Dware & D
Unclear Fragment About Money and a Woman
The readable text hints at a quote about money and a woman, mentioning Cornelius Van derbilt Jr. but lacks coherent details or event context to form a factual summary.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Executor Named In Estate of Gerd Setmidl
Public notice from Anamosa Iowa states Henry Adin named as executor of the estate of Gerd Setmidl deceased. Creditors must file claims with the clerk under oath within the legal period or face costs. J J Locher attorney handles the estate. September 8 1914 is noted as the date.
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Wie
District Court
Jones County
Towa
Gerd Setmidl
Anid
Anamosa
A.D. Imr
Henry 1
Adin
J. J. Locher
Administratrix Notice in Jones County Iowa Estate Case
Administratrix Jessie H. McMaster seeks all creditors to present claims to the clerk of the district court in Anamosa Iowa within legal time. The notice, dated September 1 1931, names Doxsee Doxsee as attorneys for the estate and calls for sworn proof of claims.
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Jones Couuty
A. K. McMaster
Anamosa
Towa
A. D
Jessie H. McMaster
Doxsee
Notice of Appraisement for Inheritance Tax Estate
In the district court of Jones county Iowa estate of Ellen Carpenter Innes probate No. 4608. Appraisers R A Cartano J W Conmey A O Sones announce a time and place for appraisal at 1 pm October 0 1931 in Anamosa Iowa. Creditors and heirs may appear and be heard.
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Towa
Jones County
Ellen Carpenter Innes
R. E. Johnson
State of
Iowa
John W. Innes
John C. Innes
Josephine Innes
Nevin M. Innes
Donald R. Innes
Anna Noyes
Ellen Jean Moody
Harriet C. Coughlan
Henry M. Carpenter
Anamosa
Jones
Hugoenteata's Antidote to Democracy Cited by Opponents
Hortrand Rua nent cites Hugenteata as a pollutant aligned with scientists and politicians. The remark frames the figure as an antidote to democracy, reflecting partisan rhetoric.
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Hugenteata
Hortrand Ruanent
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