Pella weighs power options over Des Moines plant deal
The article argues against trading Pella’s municipal plant for Des Moines Power. It notes higher rates from Monroe and the risk to service quality and outage recovery. It suggests converting voltage and installing equipment, estimating costs near six thousand dollars, and warns service disruption across Pella if ties with Des Moines falter.
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Monroe
Des Moines Company
Pella
Des Moines
Voter Confession Targets Brookhart and Porter Choice
The speaker, an Iowa Democrat, recalls backing Brookhart for years due to a stronger showing and A Democratic candidate’s absence. This year Claude Porter is praised, yet the speaker warns that voting Brookhart would betray party principles, likening such a vote to becoming a Republican of a sort.
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Iowa
Brookhart
Claude Porter
Germans vote against expropriation of royal lands
The article notes fourteen million Germans rejected expropriating royal lands while about half a million supported it. It argues that twenty million would be needed to effect expropriation, leaving the Hohenzollerns to profit from land created by the public. It also questions State Auditor J. S. McClung's independent bid after a failed nomination and criticizes the notion of “deserving” public office.
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Germany
J. S. McClune
McClune
McClung
Chicago Catholics Find Broad Tolerance For Gathering
The letter argues that American society remains broadly tolerant of Catholic rites, noting visitors from Italy Spain and Austria felt welcomed in Chicago. It contrasts American non-Catholic civic culture with European intolerance and cautions against equating tolerance with weakness or enabling political power by clergy.
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Chicago
Rome
Italy
Spain
Austria
America
Pella debated plan to buy power from Des Moines firm
Pella residents weigh closing the municipal plant and buying electric current from Des Moines Electric Company as Wires route through the city. Supporters cite Oska loosa’s lower rates but question if Pella could secure similar terms. Oska loosa once planned its own dam and plant but accepted a low offer to deter competition.
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Pella
Des Moines Electric Company
Oskaloosa
Harvey
Des Moines Electric
Farmers Lose Faith as Republicans Split on Farm Relief
President Coolidge faces Republican senators and the House split over farm relief with Secretary Mellon opposing the Haugen plan to export surplus. Farmers, led by figures like Frank Lowden and Charles Dawes, argue for economic justice while Mellon warns the bill would raise domestic prices and ruin trade by underselling U.S. products abroad. The piece argues the tariff protects manufacturers but harms farmers, urging farmers to abandon tariff protections to gain economic justice.
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Coolidge
House of Congress
Middle West
Mellon
Congress
Andrew Mellon
Frank O. Lowden
Charles G. Dawes
United States
Dawes
Mr. Lowden
Illinois
Republican Party
Year Without a Summer Predicted by Weather Forecaster
A long distance forecaster warns 1927 may mirror 1816 with frost each month and snow in June across U S farm areas while lower Canada shows snow all summer. He cites sunspot cycles and cooling sea temperatures driven by polar ice, noting occasional milder climates due to warm currents.
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United States
Lower Canada
Japan
Europe
England
Labrador
Century storms and centennial memories in Marion County
The writer recalls 1876 Philadelphia centennial and a centennial storm that damaged fences and trees. A tornado-like wind earlier disrupted electricity and telephones. He recounts a Fourth of July trip to Marysville, riding in a grand carriage, and a missing boy episode ending with a Good Samaritan guiding him home. The piece reflects aging and time’s passage.
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England
Marion County
Alexander Graham
Marysville
Grandpa
Sam Sechler
Subtle Dunning Notes Echo Independence Day Salute
The piece juxtaposes a humorous debt reminder with a solemn 150th anniversary reflection on the Declaration of Independence. It notes the 1776 signing as a pivotal moment that bound the colonies into a lasting union, highlighting their evolving sense of national identity.
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Continental Congress
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