Muscatine Eyes Cautious Link Between Plant and Cedar River Project
City leaders urge haste by taxpayers but proceed slowly on tying Muscatine electric plant to Cedar River hydro electric development. Debates center on a potential $550,000 federal loan and the lake project’s viability with federal funding, requiring clearer assurances of revenue and contractual guarantees before moving ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Cedar River
C. H. Young
National Resources Board
Jim Farley
Upton Sinclair
California
Democratic Committee
Ickes
Wagner
Congress
Perils in Prejudice and the Dreyfus Case
The essay condemns the Dreyfus affair as a prime example of race prejudice corrupting justice. It chronicles his wrongful conviction and exile, recalled trials, and ultimate pardon while warning nations against surrender to bigotry. It portrays Dreyfus as living proof of irrational anti Semitic zeal and calls for memory of the episode to deter future prejudice.
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Dreyfus
The
Republic
Hull
United States
Italy
Baldwin
Wilson
City Council Faces Major Project With Federal Grant
The council weighs a large plan backed by a $450000 federal grant and a substantial loan. City liability could reach about $500000, prompting careful local deliberation to satisfy government standards and Muscatine residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
War material trades hint at global arms flow
The piece notes U S shipments of war materiel prompt or reveal rising purchases by Japan Germany and others while the Johnson act pins loans and credit bans. It highlights lawmakers watching munitions exports and the odd career moves of ex G men amid publicity driven investigations and political maneuvering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ray Tucker
United States
Army
Japan
Germany
France
Italy
Nippon
China
Ethiopia
Turkey
Asia
New York
Hull
Nye
Clark
Melvin Purvis
John Dillinger
hCicago
Indiana
Kelly
Weyerhaeuser
Neverthelss
Purvis
Capitol Hill
G-men
The Tragic Tale of Thomas Chatterton
The piece outlines how Thomas Chatterton, a Bristol born prodigy, produced antique style verse as a teen, faced criticism over his age and authenticity, and died at 18 by arsenic poisoning after destroying his manuscripts. It notes his early schooling, inspiration from medieval poetry, Walpole’s initial praise then rebuke, and his untimely death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Chatterton
Chatterton
Bristol
England
Colston
Walpole
Policy shifts loom in overseas wards and federal credit
An opinion piece questions civilian rule in U S possessions like Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands, hinting that military governance may return. It also surveys a broad push to expand federal credit programs, forecasting larger government investment and debt to fund public works and economic stabilization.
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Virgin Islands
Porto Rico
Philippines
Alaska
Guam
Hawaii
Roosevelt
Interior Department
Ernest Gruening
Dominions
Muscatine Notes From Past Anniversaries
Fifty years ago Col Hugh J Campbell visited Muscatine with friends. Twenty five years ago painter Garret Langedyk died after a fall at the Washington School building. An elderly county resident Mrs Rebecca Fessler died at her daughter’s home in Muscatine. Ten years ago Ray Morgan of New Boston was badly wounded in a shooting incident. The Rev W H Rogers of Muscatine resigned as pastor of the First Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh J. Campbell
Muscatine
Garret Langedyk
Washington School
Rebecca Fessler
Ray Morgan
New Boston
W. H. Rogers
First Baptist Church
Roosevelt Era Economic Debates and Tax Suits Highlight 1930s concerns
Government capital as a supplement to private funding may limit total credit expansion, with inflation unlikely as government finance deepens. Amid processing tax suits over amended laws, collectors face varied actions while revenue falls due to exemptions. Opinion splits show conservative confidence in a quick revival if political uncertainty eases.
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Internal Revenue Department
Congress
New York Observer
Roosevelt
Fdr
Envoy puzzle yields clues for a wide word network
A cryptic grid lists European envoy hints and scattered clues across horizontal and vertical entries. With references to inns, metals, and animals, the puzzle maps terms like inlet queer born and other crosswise connections guiding wordplay.
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Alfred Dreyfus
War College
Army High Command
Devil’s Island
Louis Glavis
Patman
St. Louis
John J. Cochran
Texas
John Hix
U. S
Pat
Cout
Hubert Awen
Covina
Caly
Boma Waile
M.lenfant
M. Meltant
Maisonfort
Boni
Glafkos Papanthaodorokomolindoronicollicopolilos
Tontiac, Mich
Dan Roper
Austin
Tex
Fargo
N. C
Portland
League of Nations
James McMullin
New York Bank
Federal Reserve Banks
RFC
Electric Farm and Home Authority
Forest Control Administration
Federal Housing Administration
Bankhead
Uncle Sam
Guffey
Bastille
Croix de Feu
Wall Street
Max Lowenthal
Wheeler Committee
Leo Wolman
New National Labor Relations Board
Federation of Labor
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Supreme Court
Hauptmann Jury
George Clarke
Harry
Europe
Ca” Tate
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