Spiritualism tops English talks stir in church and press
A wave of spiritualism sweeps England with scientists like Sir Oliver Lodge and Sir William Crookes cited as evidence for communication with the dead. Clergy and laity debate immortality, frauds by mediums, and the church’s role in life after death amid postwar grief and renewed faith.
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England
Oliver Lodge
William Crookes
Sir Conan Doyle
W. T. Sted
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Tennyson
Conference Fallout Marks Angry Partisans Dictating Policy
The editorial stresses that a strike settlement was unlikely in a clash of furious partisans. It predicts Berger’s removal from Congress for wartime disloyalty and argues for decisive action against organized labor and entrenched capital. Congress backing the president would reflect broad American sentiment.
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House Committee
Berger
Congress
Tragedy at grade crossing and showman family notes
At Lewis Iowa six members of the Kinnensley family die when a Colorado bound car collides with a train at a Nebraska grade crossing. Alfred Ringling’s death halves the brothers in that famed show family. William Z Foster claims he is framed by enemies after his steel strike book.
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Lewis
Iowa
Kinnensley
Colorado
Nebraska
Alfred T. Ringling
Barnum
William Z. Foster
National Committee For Organizing
Congress Overrides Presidential Veto on Prohibition Enforcement
The article reports Congress voting to pass over a veto a bill enforcing the Prohibition Act before January 16 1920 when constitutional prohibition begins. It notes the president’s threat to suspend wartime prohibition after treaty ratification and discusses league treaty reservations and economic tensions from underproduction and labor actions.
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American Congress
Texas lumberman Loses Suit for Breach of Promise
A Texas lumberman who sued a young woman for damages over a breach of promise to marry was defeated. The report notes Shakespeare’s line about love and mortality as a moral parallel to the outcome.
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Texas
Four Men Arrested in Ford Kidnap Plot Case
Four men were arrested in connection with a conspiracy to kidnap Henry Ford's son. Authorities say the motive was not military service, and the Ford family had reportedly secured arrangements with the government earlier in the war.
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Henry Ford
Ultimatum Sent to Mexico Over Flag Salute Demand
The article notes another ultimatum issued to Mexico and hopes it will succeed where a prior demand failed, to have Mexico salute the U S flag.
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Mexico
U. S
11 000 Autos At Holabird In Maryland Decline
Cedar Rapids Republican condemns the government for letting 11 000 automobiles and trucks bought during the war rot in an open field at Holabird Maryland. The paper questions why not sell them to veterans or to soldiers at cost and deems the situation a possible loss of national wealth and depreciation of markets.
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Cedar Rapids
Holabird
Maryland
France
What Mr Gompers ought to do for honest work revival
The author argues Mr Gompers should urge a return to honest daily labor as a cure for economic trouble. He blames higher shoe costs on wage rises and reduced output and condemns collective bargaining as part of an overall “collective insanity” fueling radical agitation and a looming revolution in Russia.
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Cedar Rapids
Russia
Enrollments Rise as Iowa City State University Grows
Iowa State University enrollment nears six thousand as Dubuque faces a $30,000 bill for storm damages to streets and sewers. Scores from recent college games include Iowa defeating Minnesota 9 to 6, and Coe beating Carleton 24 to 0. Local notices report waterworks gaps, council blue laws, and a variety of civic incidents across cities such as Manchester and Dubuque.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Washington
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Ames
Kansas
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Parsons
Minnesota
Coe
Carleton
Central City
Cedar Rapids
Daniels
Town
William Hoag
Manchester
Heinie” Engel
Bernard
Johnny Meyers
Chicago
Dubuque
Meyers
Rock Island Arsenal
Davenport
J. M. Peck
American Legion
Haywood
Sioux City
Harry J. McFarland
Knights of Columbus
Matt Tinley
Council Bluffs
Iowa Legion
Mr. McFarland
Tinley
Flying parson wins aerial derby again in Springfield
The sky pilot Lieut Maynard scores a major victory in the aviation derby, praised by the Republican as a strong ad for the Baptists of Springfield Massachusetts. The piece notes the feat as more significant than the first derby, suggesting aviation exploits serve as church promotion though the flyer himself may not be invited to endorse.
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Springfield
Mass
Lieut
Maynard
Baptist Church
Road Surfacing Showdown Gravel versus Concrete Costs
Cerro Gordo county supervisors report gravel roads cost about 1,232.60 per mile to maintain over 1917 and 1918, while a concrete road near Mason City cost 31.50 per mile for six miles over the five years after 1913. Concrete remains in better condition with minimal wear, suggesting higher upfront cost may save maintenance in the long run.
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Wallaces
Iowa
Cerro Gordo County
Mason City
Hospitals as community lifesavers in distant Manitoba tale
A Manitoba tale stresses hospital proximity as life saving. A Canadian couple faces a 160 mile delay to Winnipeg’s hospital, six hours elapse before care, diminishing survival chances. The piece argues hospitals are essential neighborhood assets, deserving strong community support alongside water and schools. Humorists once ridiculed beans and prunes, now contrite.
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Dubuque
Winnipeg
Be Good to Your Wife and Your Horse at Minnesota Fair
A Minnesota state fair scene features a preacher urging men to treat wives as their best pals sharing holiday and learning at the fair. A laundry wagon sign mocks the idea, noting careful care of horses reflects a man’s character and prompting a musing about spousal regard and public judgment.
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Minnesota
St Paul
Real estate gimmicks warned as farmers face risky sales
The piece cautions farmers about land boom manipulation in eastern Iowa where fake sales profit a broker through large commissions. It warns that high listing prices and low down payments mask true proceeds and urges careful contract review before selling to avoid large losses.
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Wallacas
Iowa
Flu cautions and preventable complications urged
Wallaces describe doctors warnings of a possible flu recurrence this spring in less virulent form. Early cases appear in cities and towns with country cases expected. The article advises bed rest during severe colds and to maintain good physical condition to cut complication risk.
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Wallaces
Soft coal miners seek pay rise and five day week
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader notes that miners demand higher pay and a five day work week. If granted, coal prices could rise by two to two and a half dollars per ton, funded by the public, raising costs through the production chain from miners to meat and farm products, undermining any hope to lower living costs.
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Sioux Falls
Harvey's Weekly critiques two steel strike leaders with blunt portraits
The weekly portrays a horseshoer turned protest leader ignorant of steel labor realities and a revolutionary figure calling for confiscation and abolition of government. It argues this duo seeks to steer American labor against lawful order. St. Paul Pioneer Press notes seven deaths in the air derby as casualties in service to country.
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Harvey's Weekly
Russia
St. Paul
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