Iowa Railway and Light seeks power to trim trees along highways
The Iowa Railway and Light company asks the Iowa board of railway commissioners for permission to condemn a 25 foot strip of land along highways for an electric line. The request aims to clear trees and obstructions and permits eminent domain to secure rights, raising farmer opposition and concerns about landscape impact and safety at crossings. The piece critiques potential precedents, urges caution, and condemns violence in labor disputes while noting local health and barber shop practices.
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the Express
Iowa Railway and Light Company
Board of Railway Commissioners of Iowa
Railroad Commission
Lodge Wins Big in Massachusetts Primary Defeats Opponent
Senator Lodge defeats his primary foe by a two to one ratio, frustrating President Wilson who favored his rival. In Michigan Townsend fights renomination but fails, as supporters back his stance on sound republicanism. Ford opposition makes no dent in Townsend’s large lead.
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Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Wilson
Michigan
Townsend
Senate
Record corn and crop gains forecast by agriculture department
The year crops in the United States are projected to be worth about 1.25 billion dollars more than last year. Gains come across crops except wheat rye and peanuts with corn hay and cotton leading the big crop list. Acreage for corn is down but higher prices are expected to lift overall value.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Hanging at town last Friday ends murderer's life
A convicted murderer hanged last Friday declared the act “hard but fair” on the gallows. The piece notes other inmates under sentence awaiting similar fates and calls for swift punishment amid rising crime, especially among reckless youths.
First Lady Harding Surges Past Illness Crisis
The wife of President Harding has passed the crisis of her illness and is likely to recover. For several days the family and eminent doctors were seriously concerned over the illness.
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United States
Harding
Maine Republicans sweep all congressional and Senate seats
Maine gave a solid old time Republican majority last Monday. Every Republican candidate for Congress and Senator Hale were reelected, signaling no shift in the prevailing national trend that “as Maine goes, so goes the nation.”
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Maine
Congress
Hale
Passing of Judge F F Dawley in Cedar Rapids
Judge F F Dawley an Iowa jurist and longtime 18th district judge died at his Cedar Rapids home after a long illness. Born 1866 in Fort Dodge he studied at Michigan Law and practiced in Cedar Rapids forming several partnerships before serving on the bench from 1917. Survived by son Frederick J Dawley daughter Marion Dawley and Mrs Charles D McLain funeral held at Peoples church with cremation in Davenport.
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Iowa
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Dawley
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Jones County
Cedar County
Linn County
Judge Dawley
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A. M
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Frederick J. Dawley
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Platt
Chicago
Marion Dawley
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Charles D. Mc
Defective California Primary Shapes Senate Nomination
The Pioneer Press argues the new primary system lets Democrats boost Republican bets in California, nominating Johnson as a Republican candidate with Democratic votes. The piece notes California’s partisan registration skews the result, calling the primary system flawed and a tragedy for party sentiment. It concludes with a Detroit News remark on a falling stock market trend this year.
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California
Johnson
Southern Pacific
Moore
Hearst
Senate
Advertise to Sell Farm Products and Apples
A Iowa State College agricultural journalist urges farmers with surplus produce to advertise. Advertising links sellers with buyers, saving time and fuel while bringing customers to the farm. Local papers can tailor campaigns using small ads or display space to suit selling needs.
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Agricultural Journalism Department
Iowa State College
W. Beckman
Ames
Preparations for winter laying pullets advised by Iowa State College
Poultrymen at Iowa State College urge starting pullet preparation now to secure best egg prices next winter. Provide separate, warm quarters or partitioned space, frequent culling of unproductive hens, and fatten unwanted old layers before feeding ground dry mash to pullets.
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Iowa State College
Selecting and preparing ears of corn for Iowa shows
Farm crop men at Iowa State College advise selecting ears for seed and show while harvest continues. Ears gathered by October first yield uniform show corn. drying properly and good air circulation improve storage. The Iowa State Corn Show runs January 29 to February 2 during the short course week with many prizes and cash awards.
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Iowa State College
Iowa State Corn Show
J. L. Robinson
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers Association
Calf Growth Differences by Season in Iowa Study
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station data over years show winter dropped dairy calves gain more weight percentage from birth to first freshening and reach similar body dimensions, while summer calves excel in heart girth depth and hip width. Cost to raise winter calves averages $109.89 versus $102.43 for summer calves. winter calves weigh 1010 pounds on average, summer 941 pounds.
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Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
A Privileged Wage
The piece argues that living wage concepts miss budgets for essentials and notes that many Americans live on lower wages. It cites Mr. Lauck's push for a 1600 dollar annual wage versus 1000 dollars, and highlights tax data showing a small share earn high incomes while millions survive on less.
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New York Times
Lauck
Inspector of Golf Links Prompts State Regulation Satire
A Lincoln Star commentary lampoons inspectors who regulate markets and jokes about future titles such as golf links inspector or cemetery inspector. The piece mocks regulation as a staple for those in such jobs and hints at broader bureaucratic reach.
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Lincoln Star
Masonic Vote Backing New Cedar Rapids Temple
Shrine and consistory headquarters in Cedar Rapids vote in favor of erecting a fine new temple to be the finest building in the city. The report also highlights local notes on agriculture, aviation accidents at Central City fair, and political tariff discussions in Cedar Rapids.
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Jackson County
Clinton Mirror
Frank Neumann
W. D. Eaton
Iowa
Eaton
Anna Coppock
Marshalltown
Lockjaw
Chicago
Vinton
Dysart
Mirat National Bank
G. BE. Carson
Mt. Vernon
Carson
Colorado
Divorce as partnership reshapes modern marriage says pastor
In a World interview Rev Parcy Stickney Grant argues divorce stems from incompatible partners not grounds alone. He says equality in politics and money changed marriage into a partnership where both retain rights and can end unions, unlike in previous generations.
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New York World
World
Parcy Stickney Grant
Republican judicial convention scheduled in Cedar Rapids
The Republican Judicial Convention of the 18th District Iowa reconvenes in the Superior Court room Cedar Rapids September 26 at 1 pm to nominate a candidate for district judge to fill the Dawley vacancy. District representation includes Linn 51 Cedar 15 Jones 16 with listed Jones county delegates: Reed Van Buren Remley Gable Cole Smith Taylor Coxsee Caffee Dearborn Rhinehart Hutton Strawman Hicks Johnston Morse and others.
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18Th Judicial District
Iowa
Superior Court Room
Gédar Rapids
F. Dawley
Linn County
Cedar County
Jones County
J. @. Reed
Monticello
J. van Buren
Castle Grove
J. J. Remley
Anamosa
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Oxford Junction
A. A. Cole
Rome
J. N. Smith
Madison
Fred Taylor
Jackson
J. W. Coxsee
A. B. Caffee
Greenfield
H. T. Dearborn
Stone City
B. BE. Rhinehart
J. W. Hutton
Scotch Grove
D. M. Strawman
J. E. Hicks
C. Johnston
Onslow
J. W. Morse
Wyoming
Spectacle in Senate as a small man charges the aisle
The article contemplates the Senate scene if the health of a senator holds. It notes the unlikely image of a small man with pompadour hair charging up and down a deserted aisle while colleagues flee to committee rooms to escape the din.
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New York Tribune
Senate
Rolfe Arrow Opinion on Right to Quit Work
Rolfe Arrow comments on Gompers fear that a man’s right to quit work will be denied. He argues a person may quit if they can live without work but cannot rely on others’ labor or deny others the chance to work. He warns these controversies pose a dangerous trend.
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Herrin
Rolfe Arrow
Gompers
Self Reliant Americans
Opinion piece urges self reliance during crises and practical advice on preserving apples by storage in a ventilated cool place to prevent bruising and spoilage.
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Mason City
Globe Democrat
Europe
Roving Fragments Mix Jokes Odds and Oddities
A collage of brief quips and anecdotes from various sources includes a dry dock misdefinition, a deaf lawyer’s conundrum, a schoolgirl’s breakfast remark on eggs, a Scot aboard a ship, telepathy banter, wedding honeymoon chatter, and a bouquet of humorous verses and notices.
Communion and Evening Message At Mitchell Church
William Hayes Mitchell pastor announces morning service every Sunday at eleven with Sunday school at ten. Evening service at seven thirty. Communion to be observed Sunday morning September 17 with a sermon on that theme. Evening topic titled A New Relationship. Sunday school and young people meeting at usual hours.
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William Hayes Mitchell
Sunday Services and Midweek Meeting Schedule
Regular services each Sunday at 10 00 a m sermon at 11 00 a m and 7 30 p m Christian Endeavor at 6 46 p m Midweek gathering Thursday at 7 30 p m The sermon next Sunday morning September 17 titled The Duty and the Difficulty of the Christian Life Evening theme Prove and Hold Fast
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Christian Ndeavor
Sunday Church Services at Congregational Church
Regular Sunday morning services begin at 11 o clock with a special speaker each week. Sunday school runs at 10 o clock and all are invited. Rev Lloyd Morris vice president of Coe College Cedar Rapids conducted the service two weeks ago.
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Congregational Church
Lloyd Morris
Coe College
Cedar Rapida
Morris
Col House warns of critical European situation
Sioux City Journal chides Col. House for stating the European situation is critical and mocks the lack of new ideas from former statesmen, noting he need not travel to Europe to see the gravity of the matter.
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Sioux City Journal
Col. House
Europe
Wells Predicts U S Will Be a Nonentity in 30 Years
H C Wells argues the United States will be a nonentity in thirty years, upset that others ignore his advice. The piece also reports an interurban wreck near Cedar Falls involving Charles C Gould of Anamosa with fractured leg and scalp wounds. Twelve injured, four serious, in a head on collision between south Iowa City interurban and northbound freight. crash caused car to burn after ditch.
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Charles Baker
Cedar Rapids
Harry Liske
Central City
Liske
Baker
Fair Ground
Drs. Eckstein
Adams
Sioux
Falls
United States
H.C. Wells
Charles C. Gould
Anamosa
Iowa City
Gould
Iowa River
Chou Falls
What 8 Goon
A reflective verse fragment attributed to John Boyle O Reilly presents a series of voices naming virtues and concepts. The speaker concludes that true answers lie within the heart, with kindness appearing as the guiding word.
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John Boyle O'Reilly
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