Honest living stands against false alarms and dancing debates
The Jasper County Record’s W S Johnson critiques dance halls near Knoxville in Marigold Springs, noting a midnight start to dodge a Sunday ban and citing whiskey, fights, and the motive to evade law. He argues regulation is wiser, likening unregulated venues to liquor debates and urging lawful, orderly recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Johnson
Jasper County Record
Marigold Springs
Knoxville
Johnson
Friends of Liquor
Iowa Corn Belt Meeting Fails to Impress
A Des Moines conference with corn belt delegates and the Republican state convention drew the same week, yielding no clear policy. Iowa congressmen, present as delegates, endorsed the Coolidge administration and appeared to back the resolutions report, leaving farmers to wonder when free trade will win support.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Coolidge
Resolutions Committee
Brookhart
Knoxville Journal Debates Town Republicanism And Iowa Platform
The Knoxville Journal contrasts Dan Turner’s keynote speech at the Iowa Republican state convention with the convention platform. It argues Turner's views may reflect certain Iowa Republicans while the official platform endorses Coolidge, suggesting a split between individual rhetoric and party stance. The journal accuses editors of private interpretation and cites a clash between speech and platform.
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Knoxville Journal
Dan Turner
Dan
Brookhart
Iowa
Journal
Coolidge
East
State Central Committee
Brother Curtis
Bank Deposit Guarantee Law Debated At Iowa Democratic Convention
Debate at the recent Democratic state convention split over a bank deposit guarantee law. Proponents, citing Nebraska’s 15 year success and depositor protection after bank failures, faced strong opposition from bankers and a minority report that was tabled. The issue highlights the clash between protecting small community banks and funding through broader deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Iowa Democrats Back Nebraska Style Bank Guarantee Law
An editorial urges Iowa Democrats to support a Nebraska like bank guarantee law that would require state chartered banks to ensure safety and solvency. The piece argues the measure best serves the public and strengthens financial trust in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Iowa
Indianola Faces Water Shortage and $250,000 Solution
Indianola bleeds drought threatens water supply from South River. Plans include a nearby reservoir or piping Des Moines River water twelve to thirteen miles away, costing about $250,000 or $70 per person. Authors argue water is essential for health and comfort and compare with Pella’s system.
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Indianola
Pella
South River
Des Moines
French debt row spurs hostile mood against Americans
Article notes rising anti American sentiment in Paris linked to France's stalled repayment of war loans from the United States. It cites heavy borrowing, eight years of peace without payment, and a proposed settlement favorable to France but rejected so far. It warns of potential financial ruin and a threat to domestic credits if debts aren’t resolved.
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Paris
United States
France
France Credit Crisis Warns of Wider Fallout
The piece argues repudiation of debts by France would harm its credit and trigger global economic injury. It notes Americans will not resort to force to collect, but stresses the need for a government to educate citizens on accepting favorable American terms and avoiding revolution from debt evasion.
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America
France
United States
Y M C A Poll Picks Jesus Christ and Napoleon as Greatest
Geneva dispatch reports Y M C A members in fifty countries polled on history’s greatest figures. The vote names Jesus Christ and Napoleon Bonaparte as the greatest, while Mussolini and Henry Ford are cited as greatest living men. The piece criticizes mixing sacred figures with rulers and praises scientific and medical contributors as higher in lasting impact.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Jesus Christ
Napoleon Bonaparte
Mussolini
Italy
Henry Ford
Detroit
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus
Napoleon
Saul of
Tarsus
Paul
Confucius
Buddha
Edison
Steinmetz
Ford
Pella aims to curb Polk County drivers with old speed law
Local notes recount a 1863 Vicksburg relic copy held by Rev F N Byram and tell of chicken thieves near Clarinda. The column mocks Iowa road policing by Des Moines officials, urges Pella to enforce obsolete six mile per hour limits, and suggests using traffic fines to pressure Polk County drivers into curbside compliance. It also covers harvesters’ travels, a rat bite incident in Oskaloosa, and a nontypical Vermont anecdote.
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Vicksburg
Grant
F. N. Byram
Pella
Byram
Needham
Oskaloosa Herald
Pella Historical Society
Iowa
Polk County
Chicago
Des Moines
Illinois
No. 2
Newton area history obituary and local notices
Twenty years ago James S Jelsma and Lenora Hays wed in Newton. Pella hosts three saloons as bootlegging arrest noted. A man fined 100 dollars plus costs. K Verhey builds Central College president’s house. Buwalda Brothers trade electric plant for 3000 acres in Kansas. Tennis De Haan, 76, dies southeast of town. Dr McCarthy of Des Moines on Bonaparte trip. breakdown on hills. Fowler Auto Co fixes car. doctor returns by train. Reo orders and production limits noted. Samuel McAdoo, former resident, dies in Runnells.
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James S. Jelsma
Lenora Hays
Newton
Pella
Chronicle
K. Verhey
Central College
Buwalda Brothers
A. J. McCall
Des Moines
Kansas
Tennis de Haan
Dr. McCarthy
Bonaparte
W. H. Fowler
Fowler Auto Co
Reo
Samuel McAdoo
Runnells
Man from Dumont writes of 1800 mile India auto trip
Earl Minert of Dumont Butler county describes an 1800 mile journey across India in an automobile. He saw camels elephants water buffaloes cattle sheep goats ponies and many monkeys baboons and peacocks. Minert is selling Buicks there and met a Rajah with two cars seeking a third.
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Earl Minert
Dumont
Butler ‘County
India
Mr. Minert
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