Iowa Bank Robbers Get Tough Penalties Across States
Iowa has seen twenty two bank robbers receive severe sentences in recent months with all but one getting life or long terms. William Clifton, tied to Strawberry Point and Garnaville robberies, drew 15 to 25 years in Wisconsin. Nebraska sentences include two Corning youths at eleven and eight years, and another from Auburn at ten years.
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William Clifton
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Garnaville
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Nebraska
Corning
Auburn
Quick on the trigger ends in tragedy for mistaken man
A detective, chasing a gunman, shot an innocent man after saying give up. The tragedy shows that rapid police force can backfire when the target is misidentified. The piece warns that shoot first may lead to fatal misjudgments and reviews policing approaches.
Rooster Crowing Curfew Turns Legal Puzzle
A New Jersey judge ordered John Webster to stop roosters from crowing between 10 p m and 7 30 a m raising questions about how such a ban can be enforced. The column notes roosters crow on instinct and suggests compliance may be impossible.
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New Jersey
John Webster
Mr. Webster
Confederate veterans urged free hospital care in south
The Veterans of Foreign Wars drafts a winter congressional program proposing free hospitalization in government hospitals in the South for Confederate veterans. The plan notes disabled veterans of all wars qualify, except Civil War veterans who wore blue.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Congress
South
Veterans Honored for Confederate Service Seen as Rights to Respect
A brief note urges adoption of a resolution praising aging Confederate soldiers. The VFW underscores they fought for a cause they believed in and deserve honor and respect as citizens today. The call appeals to fairness and gracious action.
Fraternity of Age Reflects on Growing Old Together
Poem notes that time affects all classes from Croesus to vagrant, clergy to sinner, as they age in shared journey. The speaker laments walking alone despite walking the same road, urging collective resilience and laughter to ease the burden of years. Copyright 1930 Douglas Malloch.
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Douglas Malloch
Redistricting and Davenport Iowa Notes
In January the Iowa legislature will redraw maps after losing two congressmen. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald proposes adding Delaware and Jones counties while removing Johnson and Boone counties to create a compact Second district benefiting river cities like Davenport Dubuque Clinton and Muscatine. Officials warn against pairing Davenport with Dubuque to avoid rural dominance and potential wetness influence.
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Cirys
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Washington
Yogi Ramakrishna Believer Weeps Forty One Years
The article explains a Hindu yogin Ramakrishna who cried incessantly for 41 years to reach a religious goal. It notes his pupil Haridas could suspend life for 40 days and references Prof. Max Muller Theosophy. It also mentions cast iron’s high carbon content and its reaction to intermittent heat. Tomorrow’s feature previews a long name.
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Yogi Ramakrishna
Yoghi Ramakrishna
Ramakrishna
Controversy at Manning Lindsey clashes with church order
The New York Evening Post condemns the Manning Lindsey dispute as a depressing spectacle. It notes a bishop attacking free speech and clergy, a clergy affidavit questioning the bishop, and a former judge rushing to court with threats of million dollar libel suits.
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George Creel
Manning
New York Evening Post
Prosperity Promise by Economic Leader Amid Optimism
A political and business message foresees a coming era of vast prosperity driven by big business fulfilling social duties. The speech blends faith quotes and moral reflections, urging humility, love, and national unity as guiding principles for a thriving economy.
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Walter S. Gifford
As You Were Fifty Years Ago Today Items
A collection of historical notes marking anniversaries: Adjutant General Drum handed the U S Army signal service to General Hazen. Muscatine bridge ice remained strong. P T Barnum ill in New York asks prayers. twenty five years ago a Red Lake Falls family perished in a house fire. American College and missionary in Scutari burned. George M Brown mapped Muscatine county rural routes. ten years ago Bulgaria Finland Costa Rica and Australia joined the League of Nations. road projects near Montpelier and Wyoming Hill completed by county engineer Halbfass.
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P. T. Barnum
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Peter Martell
Red Lake Falls
Minn
American College
Scutari
Turkey
George M. Brown
Iowa
Muscatine County
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Finland
Costa Rica
Australia
League of Nations
Schroeder
Life Under Soviet Rule: Stalin's Grip Deepens
Dr. Thomas S. McWilliams reports from Western Reserve University on Soviet governance. He describes Stalin as the decisive one man ruler, the G P U as police, judge and executioner, and a rubber-stamp congress. He notes loyalty of the army, pervasive propaganda, and questions long term success without religion or individual initiative.
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Mussolini
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Dr. McWilliams
Denver Wife Wins Crualty Divorce After Spare-Living Claim
Otto C. Baumbach faced divorce proceedings in Denver after his wife accused him of enforcing frugal living to fund personal luxuries. She alleged he cut her expenses, had her cut her hair, and pulled her own teeth to save money for his pleasures. A preliminary divorce was granted on cruelty grounds.
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Denver
Otto C. Baumbach
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