Progressives versus Standpatters in 1912 Political Debate
A historical reflection on Taft Roosevelt and Wilson, contrasting progressives and standpatters and warning against third party movements. The article stresses credal faith, measured belief, and the need for a new political philosophy focused on proven principles rather than names or factions. It cautions against aligning with “strange bedfellows” and urges discernment in choosing policies over rhetoric.
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United States
Taft
Teddy Roosevelt
Wilson
Progressive Party
LaFollete
Roosevelt
Hoover
Feller Emerges as Ceremonial Ace for Indians
Bob Feller, young mound ace of the Cleveland Indians in the American League, has six wins and one loss as he begins to trust his own judgment over science in pitching. His early form hints at one of baseball historys greatest pitchers, with speed and delivery frustrating the leagues top hitters and likely earning an All Star berth if this pace continues.
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Bob Feller
Clevland Indians
Feller
Germany Czech relations talk by Prof Williams at Rotary
Prof Henry Williams of Oskaloosa high school spoke to the Rotary club two weeks ago on Germany and Czechoslovakia. He discussed Germanys financial and economic state and Czechoslovak military readiness. He noted potential Allied aid from France and Russia if war occurred, with England's position unresolved. He assessed German caution in provoking a crisis and criticized German leadership as slow to act, recalling World War I experiences.
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Rotary Club
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Henry Williams
Oskaloosa High School
France
Russia
England
Education Takes A Vacation At Central College And Schools
Central college and the public schools close for the summer, offering teachers and students a rest. Some faculty will teach in summer programs for six to eight weeks, while many receive nine month salaries but work twelve months. Younger students welcome extended rest and play, while older ones may seek summer employment for extra cash.
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Central College
Financial Powers Refuse German Loan Over US Debt
In Mexico the financial powers decline to loan Germany money citing Germany’s nonpayment to the United States. The author questions why nations fail to meet obligations and wonders how US finances would differ if wartime loans had not been extended abroad.
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Mexico
Germany
United States
Lessons From a Tragic Swim in New Sharon
The Drowning of the Van Gorp lad in the Skunk river near New Sharon drew sympathy in Pella due to family connections and local ties. The piece urges supervision of all waterways and recalls Pella’s solution of building a supervised pool to reduce danger and protect young lives.
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van Gorp
Skunk
New Sharon
Pella
Truckers Fined Heavily As Overloading Complaints Grow
A Mahaska group of truckers faced fines. about two dozen drivers were charged with overloading. The writer argues state laws burden truckers and roads, noting fees and wear on the trucking industry and infrastructure.
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Mahaska
Rising shoe prices push owners to replace worn pairs
The text notes shoes once cost about 3.50 for patent leather while now few can be bought for under 5.00. Many shoes are half soled or reheeled to extend life, but eventual replacement remains. Shoes last longer today as people walk less.
Winter recreational center proposed by Pella club
Mrs. Matt Kempkes, president of the local Women’s Federated club, says the group has pursued a winter recreational center in Pella, citing school-year time constraints for children as a key obstacle to outdoor recreation and noting recognition of the issue by the newspaper.
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Chronicle
Matt Kempkes
Women’s Federated Club
Pella
Express Calls for Tax Reform Proposals and Prohibition
An editorial from Knoxville Express criticizes the president for opposing tax-free bonds and endorsing income tax on official salaries. It notes critics who supported reforms now face conflict, fearing losing votes if they side with Roosevelt. The piece warns in favor of fiscal restraint and centralized tax measures.
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Knoxville Express
Franklin
Roosevelt
the Express
Bow Ties Triumph Over Four-In-Hand in Rockford Satire
In Rockford the Mason City Globe Gazette editor Earl Hall wears a bow necktie. The piece blasts four-in-hand neckties, imagines a dictator’s fashion control, and praises bow ties as stylish while lampooning outdated dress. The tone is humorous and editorial.
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Rockford Register
Rockford
Earl Hall
Mason City Globe Gazette
Pacific Ocean
Globe-Gazette
Economic forecasters warn of worsening before improvement
The Knoxville Journal notes that so called business prognosticators expect an upturn late this year but from a lower base, suggesting conditions may deteriorate before recovery. It argues forecasters are no more reliable than weather prophets.
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Knoxville Journal
Excursionists Return to Pella amid Welcoming Festivities
Fifty two years earlier a Sioux County train arrival drew about a thousand locals to greet the excursionists in Pella. A morning march to the college campus featured welcome speeches, Otley band music, glee club singing and a campus basket dinner. G S Baron opened a Leighton store, and several youths joined the First Reformed Church.
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Pella
Sioux County
Cox
Aten
E. Market Square
Otley
Glee Club
G. S. Baron
Leighton
J. Walton
First Reformed Church
Clara
Henrietta van Maren
Griette Vanderzyl
Dina Thomassen
Marie Vanden Oever
Agnes Kuyper
Anna de Booy
40 Years Ago News From A Dutch Iowa Towns
Obituary notes Mrs J De Boer widow of 53. A wedding of Lizzie Renaud and Jan LeCocq at the Renaud home near Sully. Willie Waechter’s runaway with his father’s lumber team ends in a crash but no serious injury. A false rumor of a deadly cyclone near Oskaloosa misleads New Sharon visitors. Memorial Day observances in Webster with a large student procession to Park building and prayers led by Rev J Osenaarde, followed by addresses from several young speakers and songs.
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Lizzie Renaud
Jan LeCocq
Charles Renaud
Sully
Willie Waechter
Wm. Vander Linden
Vandermeulen
Brinkhoff
Young Waechter
Oskaloosa
New Sharon
Pella
Webster Building
Cox
Rev. J. Ossenaarde
Lottie Dykstra
Marie Lautenbach
Annie Wormhoudt
Henry Wormhoudt
W. H. Lyons
The Mouse Trap leads College Commencement Week fun
Thirty years ago on June 11 1908 a one act comedy farce titled The Mouse Trap starred C H Mc Dowell and Miss Elsie Hamilton as the leads. The Menace of Anarchy was another feature noted during commencement week.
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C. H. McDowell
Elsie Hamilton
Change of Party Affiliation Since 1936 Noted
A clip reports party affiliation changes since the 1936 election. It notes shifts from Democratic to Republican or labor aligned groups and discusses filings to revert to a party in the county.
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Thurove
Local items note births injuries and matches near Pella
Reports from Pella area list a birth in Peoria, an injured finger from a baseball, and a fall causing a sprain to Leona Berg. Visitors include Dr. A J Nossaman and C F Dykstra touring west. Mrs Payne and Mrs Koen Van der Leest reside near Keckuk. The Pella Independents defeated the Oskaloosa Brownies 12 to 0 in baseball.
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Payne
Keckuk
Koen van der Leest
Pella
Will Ashton
Peoria
Ross Schakel
C. F. Dykstra
Rock Island
California
Oregon
Washington
A. J. Nossaman
Pagosa Springs
Colo
Charles Croll
Johnson and Veroughtaurant
Leona Berg
Edith Warren
C. W. Catlin
Albert McDonald
Clarinda
G.tysseling
Pella Independents
Oskaloosa Brownies
Local notes from 20 years ago June 18 1918
June 18 1918 items include Prof Bosch in the pulpit amid an anonymous red white and blue badge threat. Bank officers elected at Citizens National. Rivers spill over with thousands of acres flooded. Roelofsen injured in a Ford crash near Martin Klein farm. Travel visits from Rev Perry and family. Miss Freda Carpenter hosts ten friends. Garden City Feeder Co seeking workers. Davis aids Des Moines dispatch center. Mrs Van Buren ill with erysipelas. Ralph Grundman treated at Camp Dodge for inflammatory rheumatism. Van Spankeren family return from Mesa. Langstraat heads to Sioux county before army. A baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Liter. De Haan undergoes second surgical operation. Gail Beyer ill with scarlet fever at Camp Dodge.
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Bosch
Baptist Church
Bert Roelofsen
Martin Klein
Citizens National Bank
G. H. Wormhoudt
L. H. van Spanckeren
W. H. Vander Ploeg
J. C. Rhynsburger
Des Moines
Skunk
J. H. Perry
Renwick
R. R. Sadler
Ohio
West Virginia
Freda Carpenter
Retta
Rena McIntire
Garden City Feeder Co
G. O. Davis
Rock Island
Skunk River
Ed Liter
Dick de Haan
Jacob de Haan
Andlers
Gail Beyer
Camp Dodge
The Challenge of God's Will in Sunday Lesson
Sunday School lesson reflects Mark 14 32 46 on watchfulness prayer and suffering. It emphasizes staying awake to guard the kingdom of God praying for alignment with God's will and following Jesus through suffering. It poses questions about sleep watchfulness and the nature of Christ's suffering.
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Jesus
Judas
County Boys Land For New Repair Shop
County officials recently bought 18 acres at the northwest edge of Tawny to build a repair shop. The site, known as the old Young Variety Meeting Grounds, lies south of Renan Wine and near public ramp access. Merle Tein noted a shop is planned with inspections and frontage improvements in the coming weeks.
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Board of Supervisors
Tawny
Friends
M. N. Tyneke
Merle
Too Many Fish Lines Are Used Near Harvey
Conservation Officer Dan Nichols filed charges after observing two men using bottle lines on a gravel pit near Harvey. Fifty-seven lines were recovered from the pit surface, under two acres in size. Beav er paid a fine. Bryan served ten days in jail for failure to pay.
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Beaver
Harveys
Te Roy Mustine
Penee
Paesiay
Dan Nichols
Harvey
Bryan
Knoxville Express
House Advances 3 Percent Federal Farm Loan Rate
The House approved a bill to extend a 3 percent interest rate on Federal Land Bank Loans, a move backed by the American Farm Bureau and Town Farm Bureau. The measure aims to save Iowa farmers about 35,000 by reducing their borrowing costs, with Senate action awaited.
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House
American Farm Bureau
Town Farm Bureau
Senate
Iowa
Iowa Buren
Iowa Patrol Cars Now Red Cross Units
Patrol Chief John Hattery announced that Towa highway patrol cars have become a unit of the American Red Cross. Patrol crews will be equipped with emergency first aid materials and display the inscription Emergency First Aid American Red Cross on front and rear bumper plates.
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Towa
American Red Cross
John Hattery
Iowa Recorder
Complete Surveying of Highway No 6 Promised Next Week
The surveying of No 6 through Newton's business district will be completed the latter part of next week. Field work is finished and six men are busy with office tasks connected with the survey.
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Newton
Jasper County Mirror
Financier mocked for lavish gifts and poultry holdings drop
A financier is described as buying his wife a $9 ball bearing washing machine while her demand for an automobile is dismissed. In economic notes, total frozen poultry holdings show a shortfall of 41,603,000 pounds from last year and 4,277,000 pounds below the five year April 1 average (1933-37).
Corn in Northeast Town Off to Ten Day Delay
Iowa State College corn yield tester Joe L. Robinson reports corn planting in northeast Iowa is about ten days late this spring. He warns a cool short season with early frost could yield poor quality corn in the northeast quadrant, with other regions affected but delays greatest there.
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Iowa
Joe L. Robinson
Iowa State College
Robinson
Mr. Robinson
New Sharon Star
Dykstra Hitchhikes to Grinnell Iowa Commencement
Dr G A Dykstra president of the University of Wisconsin rodeen back to Iowa City after his car went off a mud path. He and nine classmates from the 1903 Iowa class recalled pranks and the naughty 03s nickname while laughing about hitchhiking to the reunion.
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Inter
G. A. Dysiya
Second Reformed Church
University of Wicowam
Dykstra
Cincinnati
Ohio
Towa City
Grinnell College
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Clarence A. Dykstra
University of Wisconsin
County Home May Be Enlarged Soon
The Mahaska county home may gain a one story north wing addition funded via WPA aid. Board of Supervisors received Blueprints by Ottumwa architect George M Kern. Chairman Harry Hanna believes cost under 5000 dollars, avoiding a bond issue, as the project aims to relieve congestion.
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Mahaska County
Board of Supervisors
WPA
George M. Kern
Ottumway
Harry Hanna
Oskaloosa ‘Tribune
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