Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune History Note
The Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune merged on September 2 1918 with Associated Press and Lee Newspaper Syndicate affiliations. Advertising represented in major cities. Subscriptions require advance payment with tiered rates for daily routes and mail. Town private exchange numbers 26 and 27 listed for department requests.
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Associates Press
Associated Press
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Chicago
New York
Kansas City
Detroit
Atlanta
CONE
Rothenberg & Noeff
Daily Journal
N Y
Ity
Post
Iowa
Political Snags Highlight Fiscal Reform Debates in Congress
Washington reports show Senate filibuster blocks Carter Glass banking bill amid calls for intelligent debate on branch banking. The piece notes the Glass measure,Wall Street opposition, and the broader impact of political maneuvering on economic proposals. It also covers farm relief plans facing House and Senate delays and Roosevelt’s stance on commodity coverage.
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Washington
Carter Glass
Huey Long
Louisiana
United States
England
Canada
Wall Street
Glass
Bill
Louisiana Minnow
Senate
New York
Long
Huey
Keane
Metcalf
Main Street
Philippines independence bill faces Filipino acceptance test
Congress overrode Hoover veto to pass a bill granting gradual independence. It imposes ten years of tariff transition with no protection for Filipino markets and maintains U S military and political control. Analysts doubt Filipinos will accept the terms and weigh American interests against Filipino aspirations.
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Congress
Hoover
Philippines
Washington
United States
Occidental
Islands
American Congress
Food relief plan sparks partisan gridlock in Congress
The piece notes that a senate vote on a farmers relief bill faces likely house rejection and a possible Hoover veto. Once seen as a means to restore buying power and stabilize business, the allotment plan now appears a badly booted political football amid calls for further drastic government action. The public mood ranges from cautious support to cynicism about economic recovery.
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Senate
House
Hoover
Congress
Chess Champion 1935 Plays 21 Opponents Blindfolded
The 1935 chess champion played 21 opponents simultaneously while blindfolded. The next day he recalled each move with no errors. A cartoon shows a gigantic arrowhead described as guiding Mormon settlers to healing springs discovered in 1851.
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King Features Syndicate
Great Britain
Utah
California
Great American Desert
Captain Hunt
London
Brighton
Arm embargo debate and Senate actions summarized
The piece reviews Senate Foreign Relations Committee maneuvers on the arms embargo, noting Stimson's stance for unilateral action, Hoover's press and Castle's intervention, and Borah's resolution that aligned with Stimson. It also covers Huey Long’s filibuster, Glass's banking influence, and the Kreuger Toll inquiry signaling possible stock exchange reforms.
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Stimson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hoover
Mr. Roosevelt
Afghanistan
Nicaragua
Mr. Hoover
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
Rock Creek Park
United States
France
Czecho-Slovakia
Poland
America
Commerce Department
Roosevelt
Insull case probe faces banking committee resistance
A circulated letter by a Chicago banker urged senators to drop renewed discussion of the Insull case, warning bad effects on certain banks. Senators considered the appeal. In a separate note, Ambassador Debuchi reported Japan’s diplomacy near Jehol City and clarified Japan’s treaty with Manchoukou.
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Insull
Senate Banking Committee
Chicago
Japan
Debuchi
State Department
Jehol
Manchoukou
Jehol pacification and debt politics in Roosevelt era era notes
Japan moves to pacify Jehol under a treaty framework as debates on war debts continue. Remarks on Huey Long split in the Democratic party surface amid discussions on bankruptcy law revisions and creditor treatment. Wall Street activity centers on Kreuger Toll, Cotton Belt, and bondholder maneuvers.
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Melton
Roosevelt
Rehel
Huey Long
Senator Glass
Glass
Long
Louisiana
Chicago
James McMullin
New York Stock Exchange
Hoover
Allan Lindley
Frank Altschul
Washington
Kreuger and Toll
Wall Street
Baltimore and Ohio
New York
Kreuger
Donald Durant
Lee Higginson
Toll
Fifty years ago today notes and retirements in Muscatine
Entries recall S. W. Sedgewick resigning as bookkeeper at Hershey Lumber Muscatine and planning to move to Dakota. C. W. Hall to retire from Letts cooperative store and relocate to Colfax Ia.
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S. W. Sedgewick
Hershey Lumber Company
Muscatine
Dakota
C. W. Hall
Lettsville
Colfax
William Jewell College
Liberty
Knights of Columbus Council
Commercial Hotel
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Mexico
Hubert C. Herring
Glen Scobey
Pop
Warner
Stanford University
By Williams
Trvaass
Ripley
Edward Mickool
FaLl River
Mas
Beslow
Seattle, Wash
Ste National Whirligig
Paul Mallon
State Castle
Mr. Castle
Stock Exchange
Curb Market Commission
John Kingston Fineran
Casimir D. Zdanowicz
University of Wisconsin
Wallace Reid
Hollywood
James Watts
Mulberry Avenue
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