Critique of Century Magazine and Public Affairs
The article denounces Bessie Beatty’s Near East Turko praising piece as misleading and notes the Century Magazine’s decline. It criticizes radical shifts, rail lobby tactics, and sensationalism in Debs and Griffiths works, while contrasting French resistance to Birth of a Nation and public tastes in violence and sport. It questions League of Nations expectations and American volunteerism versus compulsory global policing.
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Bessie’ Beatty
Associated Press
Smyrna
Eugene Debs
Hamilton
Holt
I. W. Ws
Hogs Cattle Prices May Lift Pork Outlook for Region
The report says prices for hogs and cattle will keep levels that prevent a drop in overall prices. Farmers expect better returns if current prices hold, while corn sales remain limited as corn feeds more profitable livestock feeding.
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Iawa
Constantinople Neutral Zone Sparks Uproar Over League War Fears
A furious reaction rises among American League of Nations advocates as the dispute over keeping Constantinople in a neutral zone delays engagement in a fresh war. The debate highlights strong international tensions and partisan divisions at home.
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League of Nations
Constantinople
World bankers face looming money problem after war
Sioux City Journal notes upheavals after World War I span economic and political realms. It reports American bankers including J P Morgan prepare for a New York convention to tackle domestic and international finance, debt, exchange rates, and credit issues shaping global commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Europe
J. P. Morgan
New York
United States
Plea for Calm and Reconciliation Amid Industrial Tensions
In a measured call from Hagle Grove the speaker urges none inflammatory speech but counsel for peace and cooperation. He warns labor and business face dire ills and urges miners shopcrafts and operators toward getting together to close differences and restore industrial harmony. Wisdom’s paths are said to be peaceful.
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Hagle Grove
Hagle
The Savage Turks and Smyrna Massacre Debate
A Chicago News commentary denounces Turkish nationalist violence and the Smyrna massacre as savagery aimed at driving Christians from their lands. It links Western greed and disunity to ongoing Near East tensions and criticizes Turkish pledges and behavior. The piece closes with a metaphor about greed and marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Smyrna
Near East
Europe
Colonel Brookhart explains his presence at notorious convention
The columnist discusses Colonel Brookhart and Dante Pierce at a controversial convention and questions how a socialist paper miscredited them as delegates. It uses satirical anecdotes about motives and misperceptions in politics and public life.
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Marshalltown
Brookhart
Dante Pierce
Dante
Iowa
Pete Kenner
Walliker
Bill Partington
Chicago
Bill
Berger
Townley
American Rifle Association
Military
Fourth Estate
Stoddard
Business revival grows amid strikes and building boom
The Cleveland Trust midmonth bulletin for September says the tide of business will continue rising for months with no near term reversal. It cites five factors driving the recovery: stock liquidation, abundant funds after price drops, a booming construction sector, automobile industry activity, and bumper crops boosting agriculture nationwide.
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Cleveland Trust Company
Garden Frost Storage for Parsnips and Other Roots
Iowa State college truck crop men advise parsnips need frost for best flavor and may stay in ground until harvest. Store parsnips in outdoor pits or sand in cellar. late root crops like carrots beets radishes and turnips should be dug by early October and stored cool and moist. Cover with sand to avoid shrivelling and odor transfer. Potatoes in dark open bins. cabbages heads down in cellar. squash pumpkins and sweet potatoes near a furnace. onions in crates in a cool dry area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Cedar Falls college enrollment climbs as area schools report gains
Scott county roads to be paved with concrete from Tipton to the Cedar county line. The State Teachers College Cedar Falls shows a 30 percent rise in enrollment this year. Maquoketa, Manchester, and Tipton schools report steady or expanding student and staff figures amid local civic updates.
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Scott County
Tipton
Cedar County
A. J. House
Maquoketa
Manchester
State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Henry W. Lawrence
Prairie Township
Delaware County
J. H. Trewin
Cedar Rapids
Lions Club
J. C. France
CG. R. Basley
J. N. Nims
O. A. Blathrope
Jane McIntosh
Isabel Jones
George M. Bechtel Company
Davenport
Iowa State Supreme Court
Ames
Cornell College
Drake University
Des Moines
Phi Beta Kappa
Cleveland
Ohio
Iowa
Grinnell
State University
Iowa City
Lincoln High School
Vinton
K. D. Miller
Monticello
F. C. Wilbur
John Cordes
Illinois Central
Waterloo
M. O. Brown
Cordes
Mr. Brown
Harry Lisk
Central City
Wapsie Valley Fair
Lisk
Charles R. Baker
C. H. Smith
Cornell
Mt. Vernon
China
Rockefeller Foundation
L. G. Morall
Coal Men Weather Sharks Forecast Summer Heat
Chicago reports that the coal sellers forecast a hot spell not lasting until Christmas. Iowa tops sweet corn canning with about 2,500,000 cases packed annually.
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Chicago News
Iowa
Crowder Ultimatum on Cuba Faces Mixed Review
Chicago dispatch questions General Crowder's ultimatum to Cuba as a forceful call for reforms. While some moderates back his push for financial and administrative changes, political pushback and potential fears of U S intervention under the Platt Amendment loom. He may be compelled to report back if no progress is seen within ten days.
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Cuba
Crowder
Chicago
Gen. Crowder
Zayas
United States
Harding
Seed corn selection tips from Iowa expert
F G Churchill of Iowa State College extension advises fall seed corn selection to ensure next year’s crop. Pick ears before October first to avoid frost. choose seed from strong stalks with healthy ears, proper height and water shedding angles, and avoid diseased ears. Gather extra seed, hang promptly to dry, and store properly.
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F. G. Churchill
Iowa State College Farm Crops Extension Service
Lawn Seeding and Soil Health Tips for Iowa Lawns
Iowa State College experts advise seeding lawns in early spring and testing soil acidity if poor growth appears. Apply lime and manure in fall, ensure manure is decomposed and weed-free, and use black soil with organic matter on hard soils. Improve drainage with soil coatings to boost grass growth.
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P. B. Brown
Soils Department
Iowa State College
Iowa Experiment Station
Ames
Citizenship of Married Women Independent of Husbands Passed
Congress has approved a bill granting married women full citizenship independent of their husbands. A woman does not lose citizenship by marrying an alien unless she renounces it. The measure excludes women marrying ineligible aliens and clarifies that alien wives of naturalized men must naturalize by the standard process.
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Sioux City Journal
Congress
Trade Storm Lake Pilot Tribune View on Skilled Labor
The piece argues big contractors struggle to find skilled labor as few young people enter trades. Immigration laws curb the steady flow of skilled workers from abroad, leaving a shrinking future pool as older artisans near retirement. It calls for incentives to attract youth to trades.
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Storm Lake
New District Court Cases Begin in Jones County
The September term of the Jones county district court opens in Anamosa next Monday, September 25. The docket lists numerous civil actions including guardianships, foreclosures, attachments, divorces, quieting titles, and promissory notes with parties such as D. J. Dirks, William Markle, Michael McAleer, St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran church, and Builders Material Co. among others, with cases spanning the county and various entities.
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Jones County
Anamosa
D. J. Dirks
Towa
William McCammant
Milo B. Phelps
Olaf Anderson
James Anderson
Henry Kruse
M. C. Peck
Hubert H. Hoeltje
Cedar County
Caraway
J. Paul
Eee Markle
Milo .Phelps
William Markle
Fred Lovett
Center Junction Savings Bank
Stingley
B. L. Singley
Milo Dodge
Stalkora Mercantile Co
A. Miller
Warfield Pratt Howell Gova
A. L. Huggins
Leonard Wilhelm
David Wilhelm
Guardian
James Inglis
Vallie Behnke
Builders Material Co
Diamond Lumber Co
W. L. Harnett
Mary Rickola
John Rickels
New Equity
Carrie BE
Schoonover
France
Relipse Lumber Co
Maurice Ginsburg
Mary J. Heery
John Beaty
J. Rogers Guardian
A. Kettlesen
Wattersos
Mary A. Stevenson
the Schoonover Trust Co
Jophet Ingrahams
Wil lam Tills Promotes Reform Critique in Delaware Chester District
Wil lam Tills a Democratic candidate in the Delaware Chester district cites voting figures to claim that the wealthiest areas produce the worst slackers. He provides detailed data to support the point, aligning with a long standing view in American politics.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Willam Tills
Congress
Delaware-Chester
Omnaha Bee Profiles Hitchcock in Democratic Stand
In Omnaha Bee the piece notes Hitchcock aligning with Var duman Underwood Reed and the southern bloc against Republican positions. It argues he is not a progressive or unconventional but an old line Democrat, and that Republicans will not be confused by these stances.
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League of Nations
United States
Europe
England
America
Omnaha Bee
Hitchcock
Varduman
Underwood
Reed
Kipling Charge on US War Debt Sparks Investment Debate
The writer argues Kipling claimed the United States fought World War for gold and warns the nation faces generational debt. If Europe pays its dues, repayment may take a generation. if not, two generations. The piece labels the Kipling view as suggesting poor business judgment.
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Sioux Walla
Kipling
United States
Europe
Pound nudges toward par as Britain trims demand pressures
The British pound moves closer to par as domestic spending is cut and taxes are raised to meet treasury needs. The piece notes that German Russian and Austrian money printing has repeatedly failed to sustain economies.
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Sioux Falls
He Must Be Coming Back
A Detroit burglar stole the burglar alarm from a large Sioux Falls store, highlighting a striking example of efficient preparedness.
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Sioux Falls
Detroit
Portrait of a Lady Braithwayte Braithwayte in New York Sun
Portrait discusses the famed figure Braithwayte in New York City presenting her as a mysterious and silent relative to the natural world. It contrasts her verbose presence with a later quiet inevitable fate and frames her as a literary subject of deep reflection.
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Tabibtopher
Braithwayte
New York Sun
Winds at Night Mischief and Memory in the Hearth
A meditation on winds as spirits that speak and carry tales from the past. The speaker imagines voices riding on the night breeze to haunt the hearth and foretell revenge, invoking Catherine i. Hanson as the attributed author.
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D. W. Griffith
Kansas City
Episcopal
Col. Brookhart
Neighborhood News
Alberta Hillary
Dubuque
Raymond E. Cooper
Cooper
Miss Hillary
Jacob Loes
Cascade
Manda Gearhart
Reuben I. Gearhart
Anastacia Nolan
Thomas Nolan
Frank P. McNamara
George
Christie
Toenjes
C. F. Tonkey
W. A. Simons
Charles C. Brock
D. J. Hogan
Joseph T. Curtin
Mae C. Cheek
Preston
Cheel
Edward Ledvina
Frank Ledvina
J. W. Mills
Vera Ireland
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Walter Wegeoner
W. A. Stockwell
P. Nailly
Mechanic's Hen
Old Line Democrat
Catherine i. Hanson
Monticello State Bank
Monticello, Iowa
Jones County Trust & Savings Bank
Monarch
Martin Seymour
Farmers’ Mutual Creamery Company
Eclipse
By “Go Re
Harry L Rodman
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