Fall road work urged by Hoover as favoring immediate repair
Hoover urges fall road work to avoid poor dirt roads until mid next summer. The column critiques fall surfaces and cites varied opinions on road seasons. It notes grand jury findings involving Illinois leaders and reflects on voter wisdom from the 1920 election. It comments on entertainment shows and U.S. plans to sell to Germany on credit, questioning payability and tariff implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Illinois
Mrs Hank Hawkins Eludes Des Moines Detectives
Mrs Hank Hawkins slipped away from Des Moines detectives last week. She was not wanted for offense, but a sheriff's watchman tailed her to spot Hank Hawkins. The guard relaxed, she vanished, and observers suspect she may have known little of his hiding place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hank Hawkins
Des Moines
Hank
Hawkshaws
Veterans confront bonus bill and political currents
A veteran audience faces discouraging signals as the adjusted compensation measure stalls. Critics claim Harding was not widely chosen, while soldiers and ex-soldiers back the bonus, opposing business interests and party echoes. Debates also touch consolidation of schools, dismissing objections as overstated amid rising taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Harding
Jim
Harding urges deferral of railroad compensation clash
The article notes President Harding urging Congress to delay collecting over half a million dollars from railroads for early federal management costs. He favors cash settlement of what the government owes but asks to defer counterclaims, suggesting a preference for corporate settings over wartime service in his view.
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Harding
Senate
Congress
Jone
Ku Klux Klan Regents Lawless Conduct Across States
An editorial condemns the Ku Klux Klan as an outside force governing communities. It argues the group undermines law, spurs extra legal actions, and invites lawless behavior by others, drawing a parallel to harmful college pranks and noting denied outrages in Texas and elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux
Texas
Harding Ford friendship shocks former Wilson allies
The piece notes humiliation felt by ex-Wilson associates as Harding forms an intimate alliance with Henry Ford. It recalls Ford’s wartime role and Wilson’s praise for his plant and inventors, suggesting motives are unclear and warning against assumptions about Harding's ideals or wealth influence.
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Harding
Henry Ford
Wilson
Ford
Michigan
Charles E. Hughes
U.S. Senate
Democratic Party
Idealism and the Ford Friendship among Critics
The remark notes a sudden friendship with Ford and questions how it sits with men who have belittled Ford for three years in an effort to nag Wilgon. It focuses on the social dynamics and reactions within the group rather than solving the underlying issue.
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Ford
Wilgon
Neversweat Club views and wedding prank notes
Observations note Breaklander’s No Parking signs pleasing Neversweat Club members who meet near the park and may back a mayoral bid. An item from the Traer Star Clipper mocks a bachelor writer over wedding rumors, offering playful bets and quirky charitable gestures from the paper.
Livestock at County Fair Sets Records in 58 Exhibitors
Marion County records a record swine entry with over 500 head entered by 58 exhibitors at the county fair. Judges from Iowa and Missouri will assess hogs and cattle, with show ring days set for August 20. Previous successes at Des Moines and Iowa State Fair highlight strong local livestock stock and rising quality for this year’s fair.
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Marion County Fair
C. W. Phillips
New Sharon
Iowa
Morrison
Adelphia
Towa
Hampshire
Willis Krizen
Eddyville
Carl Rosenfeld
Kelly
Henry Cook
Downing
Missouri
George Eggert
Hillsboro
Des Moines
Marion County
Poland
China
Pioneer Manuscripts in State Historical Society Library
The State Historical Society of Iowa at Iowa City collects original past life records of Iowa, including diaries, letters, and accounts by early residents and travelers. These manuscripts reveal daily life and conditions of the era, with growing, valuable holdings for history.
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State Historical Society of
Iowa
Iowa City
Middle West
State Fair Concessions Sold Out at Iowa Exhibition
Secretary Corey announced that all concession spaces at the Iowa State Fair were sold last week with many applicants waiting. Outdoor machinery exhibits and livestock pavilions are rapidly filling, signaling what he calls one of the greatest fairs Iowa has seen.
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Corey
Iowa
Mr. Corey
Truce in Ireland Faces Bishops at Peace Talks
A reader notes that church dignitaries dominate negotiations and warns that true Irish freedom requires stripping ecclesiastical political power. The comment frames church authority as the real oppressor alongside the English government and urges a settlement addressing clerical influence. Meanwhile W. W. De Bruyn, a Winnebago Indian missionary, visits relatives in Pella.
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Ireland
Ecclesiastics
W. W. de Bruyn
Winnebago
Nebr
Pella
Town Pests Borrower Jigs Off Eggs and More
A satirical notice catalogs a borrower who takes eggs, cents, a mower, a newspaper, and 857 other items, never returning them promptly. The tongue in cheek list mocks petty pilfering and chronic borrowing across seasons.
Daniel Boone Pioneer Scout of Kentucky and Missouri
Daniel Boone, son of Quaker parents from Pennsylvania, left their creed and became a famed Indian fighter and frontier scout. He founded Boonesborough in 1775, endured Shawnee captivity and escapes, and later moved to Missouri after losing Kentucky lands. Boone died in 1820 aged eighty six, with his body moved to Frankfort, Kentucky, in posterity’s honor.
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Daniel Boone
Pennsylvania
Daniel
Boone
North Carolina
Yadkin Valley
Appalachians
Kentucky
Blue Grass
Boonesborough
Black Fish
Big Turtte
Missouri
Simon Kenton the Scout of Kentucky's Savage Trials
Daniel Boone’s name is matched by Simon Kenton in Kentucky tales. A Virginian who joined Lord Dunmore's war, Kenton crossed into Kentucky where eight capturings and deaths threats marked his life. After escape attempts and gauntlet ordeals, Kenton was saved by Simon Girty and Chief Logan before finally being imprisoned at Detroit until 1779.
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Daniel Boone
Kentucky
Simon Kenton
Kenton
Lord Dunmore
Ohio
Ohio River
Zanesfield
Simon Girty
Logan
Detroit
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CA First
Istry Finance
Neversweat Club
Academy of Science
Tracr Star Clipper
Traer
Toledo
E. E. Taylor
Brother Taylor
A. J. Danker
B. B
W. J. ‘Fahlendorf
Fuhlendorf
W. J
Tracr
Shortess
J. W
Pioneer Manuscripts
Kin Borrey
Stories of
Time Great Scouts
Western Newspaper Union
The
Great Kentuckian
Great Scouts
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