Peterson Wins Corn Show Cup at Muscatine High
Leroy Peterson won the eighth annual Future Farmer corn show at Thompson Hardware, scoring 384 points to claim the silver trophy. Fifteen boys exhibited 315 ears across three classes with judges Carl Rylander and secretary Harold Van Zandt, as ribbons were awarded in single ear ten ear and thirty ear divisions.
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Leroy Peterson
Future Farmer Corn
Thompson Hardware
Muscatine High Schoo Future Farmer
Carl Rylander
Harold van Zandt
Harold Ricketts
Dale Foster
Stewart Hitchcock
Edgar Hetzler
Leo Fix
Arnold Sauer
Frederick Krueger
Wayne Frye
Carl Beatty
Henry Peterson
William Henning
John Hoag
Peace Restored in Miners War Continues Struggle Over Wages
The article reports a renewed miner distress in Kincaid with a woman struck by a stray bullet and two workers wounded near the Peabody mine. Militia arrived after outbreaks as tensions stem from a wage dispute between the old United Mine Workers and a new progressive union. The old union had accepted a $5 daily wage, triggering splits and new contract qualifications.
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Peabody
Kincaid
Old United Mine Workers Union
The
Progressives
Unemployed Plea Presses County for Higher Wages and Jobs
A county board hears a plea from unemployed residents urging manufacturers to shorten hours and raise wages. Adams supports taxation to fund relief but argues workers should absorb into industry. Mundt and Sauer reassure efforts, while workers seek parity with road labor pay.
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Adams
Fritz Belter
Iht
J. Herman Mundt
George Sauer
Judge Pitts urged moratorium on farm mortgages
A report notes Judge Pitts explaining foreclosures in farm cases under receivership and recounting a confrontation with farmers demanding a moratorium. He defended actions as lawful and said he supported mortgage holders and farm relief measures.
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Iowa
Elect Herring
Kentucky
Herring
Des Moines
Clyde Herring
Iowa General Assembly
C. W. Pitts
LeMars
Pitts
Senate Panel Backs Repeal of Prohibition Amendment
Montana Senator Dill of Washington and others backed a repeal proposal after a brief executive session. The measure proposes amending the Eighteenth Amendment to abolish prohibition, give Congress power to regulate salg. The vote favored submitting the amendment to state legislatures and reserved the right to oppose Congress power over the saloon.
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Montana
Dill
Washington
House of Representatives
House of Representtatives
United States of America
Congress
United States
Senate
Blaine
Walsh
Judiciary Committee
Norris
Borah
Calvin Coolidge Dies Suddenly in Northampton Home
Former President Calvin Coolidge died after a brief illness in Northampton where he had lived quietly since March 1929 after Hoover’s inauguration. President Hoover informed Congress of the death, praising Coolidge’s lifelong devotion to the country.
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Ross
Northampton
Berbert Hoover
Hoover
Washington
Congress
Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Senate
House
McNary
Oregon
Watson
Representative Snell
New York
Garner
Robinson
Arkansas
Representative Summers
Republican
White House
Smith
Chicago
Charles Gates Dawes
Coolidge Era Leader’s Rise Highlighted by Boston Police Strike
The piece recalls Calvin Coolidge's handling of the 1919 Boston police strike and its impact on his national reputation, including his laconic vow to uphold government authority. It notes his 1921 election as vice president and subsequent ascent to the presidency after Harding's death, with reactions from contemporaries and family.
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Boston
Coolidge
Boston Police
Coolidge II
Robert A. Woods
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Wallace McCammon
Supreme Court of Oregon
Warren Harding
Plymouth VI
Massachusetts
Evi
Ex-President Rose From Humble Home
Ex-President Rose From Humble Home recounts Calvin Coolidge rising from Northampton Massachusetts to the White House. It describes his marriage to Grace Goodhue in 1905, his early service in city government, and his rise from Massachusetts State Senate to governor. The piece notes Coolidge as a lifelong reader of poetry and highlights Grace Coolidge as a key partner.
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Hammond and Field
Northampton
Massachusetts
White House
Scott
Milton
Field
Riley
Kipling
Burns and Whittier
New England
Grace A. Goodhue
Andrew I. Goodhue
Burlington
University of Vermont
Calvin Coolidge
The
Land
Washington Society
John and
Calvin, Jr
State Senate
Emerald Oil touted as instant relief for itching
A historical advertisement claims Emerald Oil relieves itching instantly and heals skin, marketed by Henderson drug store with a money back guarantee if not helped. The copy presents a famous doctor endorsement and simple home treatment steps.
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Henderson Drug Store
Inauguration of Calvin Coolidge by His Father
The text recounts Calvin Coolidge taking the oath of office administered by his father Colonel Coolidge in a unique family ceremony with witnesses including Mrs. Coolidge and several officials. It notes his quiet, methodical leadership, religious faith, and public stature as a concise portrait of his presidency.
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Calvin Coolidge
Porter H. Dale
L. L. Lane
Chester
Daniel R. Barney
Springfield
Herbert P. Thompson
Joseph H. Fountain
Colonel Coolidge
God
Monrovia Named for U S President Honroe
Monrovia in Africa was named in honor of U S President Honroe, reflecting historic naming by colonial authorities.
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Monrovia
Africa
U. S
Honroe
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