Road rivalry shapes tourist traffic goals across state
Centerville Sowegian argues the reform school case mirrors the road debate over routing east-west tourist traffic. White Way versus River-to-River lines split Des Moines travelers, with eastern boosters highlighting through federal numbering while Pella loses cross-state flow to Missouri. Smaller towns fear tourism declines but general impact seems limited.
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Pella
Des Moines
Davenport
Council Bluffs
Missouri
Newton
Iowa City
Compulsory vaccination urged at Council Bluffs meeting
City health officer pressed mass meeting with school board for compulsory vaccination to halt a smallpox outbreak. Critics laughed and authorities did not act. The piece notes progress against superstition and cites a rabies epidemic in the state wiped out in weeks. It also discusses debt as master or servant and the need to distinguish productive financing from running expenses.
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Council Bluffs
I G R A Fights Hammill Road Bond Plan
The Iowa Good Roads Association clashes with Governor Hammill over an $85 million primary road bond issue. John F. Rue argues for paved roads, says graveled roads cost more to maintain, while Hammill favors funding as roads are built. He warns bond funds could be tied up by prior claims without timely availability.
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Iowa Good Roads Association
Hammill
John F. Rue
Main
Pella
Federal plan to curb Chicago gang violence and register aliens
The federal government advocates ending months of Chi cago gangster terror linked to liquor rackets. It calls for a registration system with a deadline for current aliens and annual checks, making registration a prerequisite for legal documents and licenses. Evading registration could lead to deportation.
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Chicago
Pella Loses in Federal Highway System Change
Readers question how Pella is affected by the latest federal highway system changes. The Chronicle notes that impacts depend on specific route classifications and funding allocations, with details to follow as transportation officials assess criteria and local projects.
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Chronicle
Pella
Government meddling and war era finances warned
The piece argues wealth can only be created by capital and labor on land not fiat money. It critiques deflation, warns against speculative finance, and urges paying back borrowed war debt with produced value. It discusses the anthracite strike, Coolidge, Roosevelt methods, and possible congressional authority to curb strikes via government action and cost investigations.
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Coolidge
Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Call for Federal Investigation Into Monopolies Urged
Editorial argues that congressional monopolies granting favors to coal and other industries should be revoked. It contends official investigations with real enforcement powers are needed, noting unions and industry agents oppose government authority. It warns emergency strikes do not exempt the issue.
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Congress
Twenty Years Ago Red Rock Bridge Plan and Local Notes
A 20 year old note recalls a planned bridge at Red Rock and local happenings. Reports mention Hubert Van der Lyde recovering from a horse kick, recent heavy snows costing city cleanup, outages, church bell policy by Rev. A Le Grand, a laundry business surge after an ad, land sale to The Paardekooper, an insurance ad by W W Cook, Newt Van Maren’s leg injury from shoeing, and civic efforts to relocate a library site with Miss Viersen declining access. Also mentions Sheriff Clark’s Pella visits, a lack of casualties, Cal Coolidge’s electric horse joke, and a blind horse damaging storefronts until stopped by Markert.
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Red Rock
Hubert van der Lyde
Baptist Church
A. le Grand
Chronicle
H. P. Neyenesch
M. Tilma
Paardekooper
W. W. Cook
Newt van Maren
Miss Viersen
Make-Believe Family Profile of Verploegh Nursery Leader
The article profiles James Verploegh and his son Andrew, longtime heads of Oak Grove Nursery in Pella. It notes the business, founded over sixty years ago by James Buis, and praises Verploegh’s quiet leadership, farming background, and township assessor service. It highlights their horticulture focus on fruit trees grapes berries and ornamental trees and credits Andrew with weekly horticulture articles.
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Pella
Oak Grove Nursery
Chronicle Office
James Buis
Verploegh
Verploeg
Andrew
Chronicle
Mr. Ver Ploegh
Lake Prairie Township
Stranger with toothache questions dentist. alarm sign deemed suspicious
Observations note a stranger in town seeking a dentist and expressing suspicion at a Burglar Alarm notice. Case Van Synpost jokes about Turtle Bates angry at the Chronicle over an Otley raid writeup. Turtle isn’t paying current bills but his wife does. Case claims to have nearly been involved.
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Case van Synpost
Turtle Bates
Chronicle
Case
Tildy
Turtle
Case Turtle
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Miocen Publishing Co
Centerville
Sowegian
Reform School
Mitchellville
Iowa
Benn
NED
Seth
Clark
Cal. Coolidge
Eddie Windsor
Prince of Wales
Cal
Senate
Finley Miller
S. .A. Ferguson
H. O. Smith Jewelry
Dickerson & Savage Plumbing Shop
Market
Mr. Markert
Young Miller
Make-Believe
Abram Verploegh
Wilcox-Garland Company
Oskaloosa, Iowa
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