Casey of Knoxville Seeks Expanded Postal Work Load
Casey of Knoxville advocates for the post office department to assume all current express business. The piece questions if his push is to align with the Republican administration and notes Illinois Governor Small’s embezzlement case as a parallel to Republican misconduct in Iowa last year. It mentions a suitcase of American banknotes seized in Mexico from Chicago banker Spurgin and the Chihuahua police charging $200 to bring him to the border.
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Casey
Knoxville
Post Office
Hts
Small
Illinois
Whch
Iowa
Mexico
Chicago
Spurgin
Chihuahua
Republicans Pass Relief Law For World War Veterans
After two years and five months in power the Republican party has finally passed a law meant to aid helpless and abled soldiers and sailors of World War I. Defenders of President Harding point to this as defense of his appeal to the Senate to sidestep the adjusted compensation bill.
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Republican Party
Harding
Senate
Waukon Plans Milk Powder Plant
Waukon is to have a milk powder plant to powder whole milk, improving handling compared with condensed milk. The plant aims to supply powdered milk for ice cream makers and other buyers, expanding options by providing a convenient form for storage and use.
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Waukon
Republicans Backlash Over Grant Veterans' Bonus Clash
The piece critiques Republican papers for revisiting General Grant's opposition to a soldiers' bonus ten years after the Civil War. It argues the party once acted as soldiers' friend but now touts the earlier stance of Grant and Harding against adjusted compensation. It notes Grant’s long-dead status and urges the party to align with Harding’s repudiation of veteran relief.
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Grant
Harding
Knoxville paving case extended stay sparks local council praise
Judge Applegate postponed the Knoxville paving injunction after a two day hearing. The dispute mirrors the Pella south Main reconstruction, highlighting the council’s decision to yield to property owners. Knoxville’s case resumes in October, allowing Pella residents time to decide, while broader tax news signals shifts favoring the rich with tax reductions and new levies on others.
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Applegate
Knoxville
South Main Street
Pella
Tax relief for six thousand rich prompts fiscal shift
The passage argues that a bank check will relieve about six thousand of the country’s wealthiest individuals from taxes, shifting tax burden to sixty million. It notes these plutocrats profited under the Wilson era and supported change, while the common people also voted for change, seeking a new tax alignment.
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Congressional Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Wilson
Poland Army Atrocities Claim Reverberates Across Europe
An editorial rebuts German wartime atrocity allegations in Poland, arguing Germany bears responsibility for the Polish people’s suffering under long rule and the brutal tactics taught to troops. It asserts Germany’s crime against civilization will echo for generations, with atrocities as a consequence of war.
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Poland
Germany
Bread for the starving in Russia according to Christian duty
An editorial argues Americans should help the Russian people by feeding them despite political judgments. It condemns the anarchistic dictatorship, calls for freeing Americans held by Soviet rulers, and urges continued opposition to the regime while offering humanitarian aid to the starving with the simple remedy of bread.
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Society of Nations
Russia
Russ
Russa
America
President Harding faces pressure from critics over disarmament talks
The piece criticizes President Harding for yielding to strategists and allowing a conference on disarmament that dangerous figures like Borah and Johnson may exploit. It argues the president is easygoing and unprepared for the political risks of inviting confrontation with strong supporters of restraint.
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Harding
Borah
Johnson
Anticipations of Borah and Johnson Forecast Conference Trouble
The passage argues Borah and Johnson crave spotlight and predict a world conference with nations on the map for over three years to discuss many topics from Japanese race questions to Haiti evac, likely causing trouble for Harding and challenging his bid for a second term.
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Borah
Johnson
Haiti
Mr. Harding
Rabies Guidance Amid Summer Dog Examinations
Health officials at the University of Town report more dogs sent for rabies testing in hot weather. Director Griswold urges calm, notes no seasonal rise, explains safe handling of biting dogs, a ten day observation period, and at home Pasteur treatment availability for exposed people.
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State Board of Health
University of Town
Don M. Griswold
Express
Iowa City
Pasteur
Ford oil mixup tale and small-town quips
A Fort Scott man pours molasses into a Ford crankcase by mistake, making candy oil and ending in a dramatic failure. A local raconteur recalls past mishaps with cars, jail time, and a Bryan scandal. The column also notes a job seeker turned down at $100 weekly, a man amused by bargains, and a Detroit weight study linked to a farm bulletin on parsnip cubes.
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Case van Synpost
Fort Scott
Ford
Case
Minnesota
Tildy
Wm. J. Bryan
Bryan
Fresh batch of communications spurs grim wartime motto
The Chicago Tribune quotes a bleak sentiment from wartime communications, expressing a resolve that when faced with certain peril the demand for immortality seems to yield to the choice of death. The reflection underscores the gravity and fatigue of the era.
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The
Chicago Tribune
The Faults With Me Optimism vs Pessimism Poem
A reflective piece tracing a speaker's burdened life and inner conflict. The speaker laments heaviness and reluctance to work, then seeks optimism, vowing to shift from gloom to action. It contrasts darkness with light and ends urging personal responsibility to help others.
Town Pests Gloom Spreader Warns Against Sob Stories
A terse curbside diatribe urges residents to ignore a gossipy complainer nicknamed the Gloom Spreader. The speaker says people have troubles of their own and should avoid his despondent chatter, echoing a call to silence the loud talker.
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Peat
Sacagawea the Bird Woman guides Lewis and Clark
In Portland a statue honors Sacagawea, the sixteen year old Shoshone guide who aided Lewis and Clark. She was captured, married Charbonneau, bore Baptiste, and repeatedly aided the expedition. She died April 9, 1804, on Wind River reservation, Wyoming.
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Portland
Ore
Pati
Pacific Ocean
Sacagawea
Lewis and Clark
Shining Mountains
North Dakota
Toussaint Charbonneau
Charbonneau
Baptiste
Papoose
Bird
Lewis
Pacife
Wind River Reservation
Wyoming
Davy Crockett Hero of Alamo Remembered in Legend
A brief portrait recalls Davy Crockett born 1786 Tennessee, famed bear hunter with Old Betsy, who fought at the Alamo alongside Travis. It notes his political rise, service with Andrew Jackson, and legendary last stand as Santa Anna’s forces overwhelmed the mission in 1836.
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Davy Crockett
Alamo
Crockett
Tennessee
Betsy
Andrew Jackson
Tohopeka
Weatherford
Davy
Dear Hunter
Congress
Mission del Alamo
William ‘Travis
Santa Anna
Travis
Bis
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Mr. Paardekooper
Matt
Detroit
Academy of Sciences
Iowa Agricultural, College
Sacagawea, “the Bird Woman” Scout
Western Newspaper Union
Davy Crockett, the Hero
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