Iowa Farmers' Union vs Farm Bureau sparks at Des Moines convention
The Iowa Farmers' Union adopts radical positions at a Des Moines convention, including a farmer‑run currency and credit agency, while denouncing Farm Bureau favored county agents. The piece criticizes impractical demands and notes public discredit to farming communities amid national politics and a Dempsey Tunney boxing reference.
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Iowa
Iowa Farmers’ Union
Farm’ Bureau
Farmers’ Unions
Farm Bureau
North Dakota
Farmers’ Union
Des Moines
Congress
Agriculture
Federal Reserve System
Football bids turn Army Navy game into lavish spectacle
Chicago bid for the Army Navy game signals a shift to commercialization. West Point and Annapolis agreed to relocate from the East, with 500 auctioned boxes expected to fetch about $2,000 each, totaling around a million dollars for premium seating before cheaper seats go to the general public.
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Chicago
West Point
Annapolis
Veterans of Civil War hold state encampment in Des Moines
Veteran soldiers gather in Des Moines for the state encampment amid speculation the Grand Army of the Republic may dissolve due to falling membership. The article defends the GAR’s survival while two or more veterans remain to recount the war.
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Des Moines
Union
Grand Army of the Republic
Dry Resolution at California Democratic Convention Defies Al Smith Wets
At the Sacramento state convention a bone dry resolution joined the state platform amid denunciations of Al Smith and the wets of New York City. The move signals a march toward the next national convention and potential campaign warning times ahead.
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Sacramento
al Smith
New York City
Porter Attacks Brookhart Over Misrepresentation In Iowa Senate Race
Des Moines Democrat Claude Porter accused Col. Smith W. Brookhart of misrepresenting figures in a Labor Day speech. Porter cited Hoover and government data disputing Brookhart’s claim of 8,000 New York millionaires fleecing Iowa farmers by 4 billion dollars annually and questioned the broader assertions about Iowa farm value. Brookhart denied making the figures. he blamed a reporter for misquoting and said Porter should verify quotes.
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Des Moines Register
Claude R. Porter
United States
Col
Smith W. Brookhart
Council of the Members
Chamber of Commerce
Porter
Evening Tribune
Brookhart
Register
Des Moines
New York
Iowa
The
Hoover
New York Millonaires
Senate
Supreme Court
Partic
Harlan
Allison
Dolliver
Cumming
Creston
Parole Law Repeal Urged to End Iowa Board
Sioux City Journal argues the Iowa general assembly should repeal the parole law and abolish the state board of parole. It cites post release violations by two of seven desperadoes who tried a Jewett market safe robbery and wounded a merchant policeman, warning the board undermines law enforcement.
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Sioux City Journal
Iowa General Assembly
State Board of Parole
Iowa
Jewett
Des Moines
Board of Parole
Board of
Reed Declines Presidency Speculation Amid Democratic Strife
Sioux City Journal notes Senator Reed of Missouri said he was not responsible for any presidential candidacy in 1928 and did not know the situation. The piece argues Reed’s name being mentioned shows Democratic weakness and scarce candidate material two years before the convention.
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Sioux City Journal
Democratic Party
Jim” Reed
Missouri
Reed
Woodrow Wilson
Burglary and public notices across Iowa townships
Burglars struck two Manchester businesses stealing little still took a camera and a watch valued by the Hyde studio and a small sum from Miller Vulcanizing. A Tama County petition to fund the fair grounds drew nearly 700 signatures. Marion county school chief H W Chehock lost reinstatement appeal. Mardi Gras queen crowned at Anamosa Fair with prizes. Knights of Columbus gather in Dubuque to honor J H Devaney. Cascade man John Rafferty faces DUI in Dubuque court. 92 year old Hartville pioneer Mrs Flora Hersey dies. Davenport siblings die in apparent double suicide near DeWitt. Cedar Rapids funeral of Mrs Fannie Mann. Cedar Rapids hospital expansion opens. Waterloo drownings after river dam incident. State superintendent vote tally shows Agnes Samuelson ahead of May Francis with county totals and deviations.
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Miller Vulcanizing
Tama County
Tama County Fair Grounds
Board of Supervisors
H. W. Chehock
Marion County
Missay Francis
Marion
Lili Secrist
Linn County
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Order
Dubuque
J. H. Devaney
Cascade
Knights
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Julien Dubuque
John Rafferty
Rafferty
Flora Hersey
Hartville
Hersey
Mora O. Bolster
Maine
Barlville
Fannie Mann
Reuben M. Mann
Cedar Rapids
Fred Mann
Castle Grove
Jones County
Randall
Joshua Mann
Anamosa
Methodist
Methodist Episcopal Church
United States
Cedar River
Waterloo
Lillian Jensen
Carl Meier
Florence Bentroth
Carl Ehrke
Alfreda Kammeyer
Wartburg League of the First Lutheran Church
Col Brookhart’s Arguments Stir Council Bluffs Talk
The piece notes Col Brookhart travels among the public to share his views though they are long refuted by informed citizens. A majority accept his statements without verification, raising questions about how long this banking stance will remain as sound political doctrine.
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Council
Brookhart
Want ads in The MW Monticello Express bring results
Classified notices in The MW Monticello Express highlight available jobs, services, and items for sale. Readable lines show local listings and contact details, inviting readers to respond directly to advertised opportunities and offerings.
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Monticello
Express
Temporary Cascade Bridge Work Underway in Dubuque Area
Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports county supervisors say a temporary bridge is being built to handle traffic during the Maquoketa river crossing project at Cascade. Fisherson Construction bids $3,000 for removing the old stone arch bridge. bids were rejected for being too high and a letting will occur once state plans arrive.
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Cascade
Dubuque
Iowa State Highway
Irregular Iowa Senatorial Row Folds Brookhart Into GOP Fold
The Republican Senate Campaign Committee backs Smith W Brookhart of Iowa alongside Senator Curtis of Kansas. Brookhart, an Iowa rival to the party regulars, is seen as a thorn by insiders. The piece calls party strategies and sworn-enemy dynamics a mild form of insanity driven by the primaries.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Republican
Senate Campaign
Smith W. Brookhart
Towa
Curtis
Kansas
Gol’ Brookhart
Repubican-Banks
Senate
Iowa
Col. Brookhart
Senate Campaign Committee
Rotary talk on sportsmanship and character
A Humboldt Republican note recalls a Rotary club speaker who said you never know a man fully until you work with him. The point is that daily collaboration reveals true character beyond rules and sportsmanship.
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Humboldt
Rotary Club
Mud roads and politicians cloud Iowa’s image
An Iowa opinion from Carroll Herald laments bad roads and evasive politicians marring the state’s reputation. The piece argues improved infrastructure and genuine public service would restore local pride and position Iowa favorably nationally.
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Carroll Herald
Iowa
Venga Pramhuna
Eutrers i Roms
Hiram Johnson Called Overrated in Public Life
The Des Moines Register argues that Hiram Johnson was overrated as a reformer of the Southern Pacific and aligned with Theodore Roosevelt, claiming his appeal faded once in politics and that Borah was similarly overpraised for Roosevelt association.
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Des Moines Register
Hiram Johnson
Southern Pacific Railroad
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Johnson
Borah
Debt and duty in national finances to France and taxpayers
The piece argues the United States must honor its debts and fulfill duties to France and its own citizens. It states debt must be paid, either by debtor nations or American taxpayers, and dismisses calls for cancellation as hypocrisy.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
France
Pinchot Faces Blame for Ware Senate Nomination
Sioux City Journal notes Gov. Pinchot of Pennsylvania refuses to back "Boss" Ware for the senate, yet stops short of admitting his role in Ware’s primary victory. It argues Pepper’s split vote helped Ware win the Republican nomination.
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Sioux City Journal
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Boss” Ware
Senate
Pepper
Gov. Pinchot
Boss" Ware
Brookhart Unchanged amid Iowa GOP debates
Davenport Democrat notes that Brookhart remains the same figure as in the June primary and years past. The piece complains about inconsistency among Iowa Republican leaders in recognizing Brookhart, calling it amazing and distasteful to many voters with sober judgment.
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Brookhart
Davenport
Smith Wildman
Iowa
Reckless speeders on smooth highways alarm cautious drivers
Troquois Chief warns that speeding on smooth highways endangers all drivers. He notes reckless behavior threatens even careful motorists, urging safer speeds to prevent harm to themselves and others.
Stranger rides end badly in South Dakota crime tale
A Lincoln Journal summary notes a Sunday South Dakota crime where a motorist aided a man who then pointed a revolver at him. The piece highlights the common warning to frisk strangers before giving rides and warns readers about dangers of helping unknown men.
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Lincoln Journal
South Dakota
The Linotype Machine as Silent Emperor
The poem salvo likens the linotype to a living machine with whirring wheels, cams, and keys. It portrays electric, tireless activity shaping society, transforming humanity through its rapid typing and the rapid production of words and stories. The passage frames the linotype as essential to civilization, its absence signifying chaos.
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Linotype
Florida hurricane toll and Iowa flood losses reported
The hurricane and tidal surge devastated Florida with fevered rainfall and winds up to 120 mph. Miami and surrounding towns suffered high death and injury tolls, while state relief efforts and Red Cross aid mounted. Meanwhile Iowa faced severe floods along the Floyd and Big Sioux rivers damaging railroads and homes with multiple deaths and extensive property losses.
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West Indies
Associated Press
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Coral Gables
Miami Shores
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Atlantic
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Milam Gtana
John EB. Taylor
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Clewiston
Iowa
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Skunk
Sioux City Journal
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Sioux City
Finwarden
Akron
Orange City
Hawarden
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Damage from Flood Halts Coffer Dam Construction
Frames prepared for cementing the coffer dam were torn out by the flood. Labor damage is estimated at thirty men for 100 days. High water was observed at Manchester.
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Manchesetr
Among the Churches Reformed Church Service Schedule
R P Kuentzel serves as pastor at the Reformed Church with Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. and evening services at 1:00 p.m. Christian Endeavor meets at 7:45 p.m. Local worship and youth activities outlined.
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R. P. Kuentzel
Presbyterian Church Leonard Duckett Services Next Sunday
Pastor Leonard Duckett announces church services for September 26. Sunday school at 10 a.m. Morning worship at 11 with the sermon The Conquest of Fear. Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p.m. Evening worship at 7 30 with the sermon What is Your Life.
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Christian Endeavor
Pastor George W. McNary Services This Sunday
Pastor George W. McNary will lead morning worship and a sermon on Discipleship at 11 o'clock Sunday. Sunday school meets at 10. Mid week service is Thursday at 7 30. Fellowship offered. Paul T. Gutknecht pastor. English communion at Trinity 10 30 a m. Sunday school at 2 p m at St John s.
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Paul T. Gutknecht
Trinity
St. John’s
St Matthew’s Ey Lutheran Church Announces Sunday Schedule
St Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church led by Pastor S M Ide invites parishioners to Sunday School at 9 30 and German services at 10 30. Religious instruction for children starts September 25 at 9 am in Luther hall with parental participation urged. statewide rule allows summer library access for WV libraries with 50 or more volumes and appointing librarians to serve local readers.
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Richman & Beam
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