Suppressing the Facts on Mexican News Censorship Debated
The Chicago Tribune reports a letter from Mark S. Watson claiming censorship of Mexican news by the state department, with sealed letters and dire conditions in Mexico. The piece argues censorship harms public understanding and criticizes President Wilson's policy toward Mexico as experimental and risky.
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Mexico
Republic
Chicago Tribune
J Mark S. Watson
Chicago Daily
New
State Department
United States
Wilson
Carranza
America
Democratic Party
Alexico
Another Sacrifice: Teen Chicago Youth Dies in Modern School Life
Thurber Sweet, 17, a Chicago youth who recently enrolled in a Virginia college, is reported as the latest victim of the cruel pressures in modern schooling. He died several days ago, reflecting a troubling trend in student life.
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Thurber Sweet
Chicago
Virginia
Hazing Death Sparks Call for College Action
The piece condemns hazing as inhuman and dangerous. It argues the act, judged as manslaughter in court, results from schoolmate pranks with tragic outcomes. It urges colleges to adopt preventive measures to curb the Third Degree and demands accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaan
United States
A Pardoned Lifer Seeks Return to Fort Madison Prison
Gus Eisenberg, a 28 year pardoned lifer at Fort Madison, requests permission to reenter the state penitentiary. He says he is weary of roaming and prefers the associations he has known for decades. His appeal highlights reform challenges and questions about society’s handling of released inmates.
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Gus Lhisenberg
State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Iown
Sanders
Eisenberg
Hisenberg
Reminiscences of Long Ago Clippings From Journal
Clippings recount local memories across decades listing residents and events. Notes Moses Couch as oldest citizen planning Chicago winter, Gus Johnson visiting from Kansas City in cattle trade, marriages in Pasadena and West Liberty, town birthdays, and Order of Eastern Star officers election details.
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Moses Couch
Chicago
Mr C
Eastbound train sparks tale of Nellie and Britt
On a Chicago to Franklin journey an older couple met over shared family notes and love stories. Britt Hope and Nellie Marshall wed despite money worries, but misgivings about finances and living costs surface as their modest start leads toward trouble.
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Bryant C. Rogers
McClure
Chicago
Franklin
Marshall
Nellie
Jones
Dan
Lion's den
Jimmy
Britt Hope
Hope
Woodbine
Indin
Brucer
Cupid
John
West
Britt
Mr. Hope
Mrs. Hope
Uncle Johns
London Drinking Restrictions Spark Outcry Across City
London officials enforce new alcohol curbs restricting sales at licensed premises to 12:00–2:20 PM and 6:30–9:00 PM, prompting sharp criticism. American observers note higher overall consumption here than in the United States, while prosecutions for drunkenness fall slightly. The war economy funds many women, fueling pub visits and challenging prohibition norms, with resistance from licensed victuallers and fears of excessive enforcement.
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London
Associated Press
United States
Woolwich Arsenal
The Uncles Plot a Divorce and a Shocking Secret
A young couple spirals into debt over bills for butcher grocer and coal. Recriminations rise as the husband contemplates divorce. Two Uncle Johns scheme to profit from the split while pretending concern, exposing a tangled web of deceit and feigned mercy.
Margret Odde Visits Davenport Music Class Day
Wilton Louisiana reports Margaret Odde left Davenport Saturday forenoon to teach her music class. Mrs Addie Barclay hosted. Daughter Josephine accompanied and visited Davenport with friends through the day. Fred Feltmann returned to town Saturday evening after attending to affairs.
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Wilton
Margaret Odde
Davenport
Addie Barclay
Josephine
Fred Feltmann
Missionary Society Meeting and Social News
Davenport area notes cover visits by Miss Kate Friison, Mrs. Frank Abbott, Miss Lucy Protzman, Miss Sara Schoonover, Miss Mae McSwiggin, Dr. F. B. James, and Miss Bernice Nelson. The Women's Home Missionary Society of the M. W. church met at the parsonage with 16 members, added a new member, and heard Miss Stell Jassett discuss the Los Angeles convention and Missionary Training Schools. Refreshments followed. Margaret McSwiggin arrived from Davenport for a Sunday visit with her father.
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Davenport
Kate Friison
Durant
Frank Abbott
Audrey
Lucy Protzman
West Liberty
F. S. Abbott
Sara Schoonover
Mae McSwiggin
Iowa City
F. B. James
Muscatine
Bernice Nelson
Woman’s Home Missionary Society of the M. W
Caughlan
Kate Miller
D. C
Kansas City
Local notes from Columbus Junction column Dec 23 Twos, threes and travel updates
Miss Georgia Heald of Conesville joined her sister in Columbus Junction for Friday and Saturday. H A Banta traveled from Centerville Friday night returning to work there Saturday. Mr and Mrs Harry Wilson and daughter Alice spent Saturday in Muscatine. Mrs Joseph Reed traveled to Burlington to visit her daughter Mrs Frank Eperle. Grace Oakes, recent nurse trainee at Des Moines hospital, returns to Iowa City to resume university work.
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Columbus Junction
Georgia Heald
Conesville
Elton Allen
H. A. Banta
Cen
Terville
Harry Wilson
Alice
Muscatine
Joseph Reed
Burlington
Prank Eperle
Grace Oakes
Methodist Episcopal Hospital
Des Mafoines
Iowa City
Old poet’s son grows up amid phonograph stacks
A colorful regional note recalls the bardic elder with patience, and his son now shuffles through four stacks of phonograph discs reaching ceiling height. The piece also reflects on women who are both good wives and fair fathers, a nod to evolving roles in the community.
In Poor Health And Visits Across Iowa Gatherings
The notice lists residents in Iowa towns visiting relatives in Wapello Columbus City Muscatine and Des Moines. It names Abs Willmering Grace, Mrs T Miner Ruth, G J Ligher, Ed Paschal Lewis Roberts and others visiting families. It also notes jurors from Columbus City Township for the January district court in Wapello and Miss Frances Ross spending Saturday in Muscatine.
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Des Moines
Abs
G. EB
Willmering
Grace
Wate Hesser
Muscatine
Ed Davis
C.jp. Beadle
Conesville
W. PF
Union
George Solomon
Concord
George Jarrard
Oakland
Wm. Kauffman
Herman Sheridan
HH. L. McRoberts
Jonas Wall
Arthur Williams
Hi. Meeker
Frank A. Moore
Herman Rahmiller
George NX. Duncan
D Anili Frank Deford
Columbus City
Frances Ross
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