Public sentiment on congressional pay equity
A public voice suggests support for paying congressmen ten thousand dollars annually if the value to taxpayers is evident. The remark frames the idea as contingent on accountability and value for money.
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1925
Page
1
Iowa Legislature Entertains Recess Expectation
Iowa has endured a week of recess and lawmakers increasingly fear an end of session. The pause fosters concern that adjournment for the season could hinder progress and stall pending measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Gaass Announces Candidacy for School Board
George G. Gaass has consented to run for member of the school board, signaling a commitment to guiding the district as a capable official and improving its administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George G. Gaass
Democrats Poised for Congress After 1926 Vote
The Manchester Democrat predicts Democratic control of Congress after the 1926 elections. It warns Iowa’s best chance lies in running on the Republican ticket as Brookhart did, noting that such a tactic could elect anyone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Congress
Iowa
Brookhart
Rock Island Railway 1924 Purchases in Iowa Report
The Rock Island railroad spent 8 657 360 dollars in Iowa in 1924 with patrol costs of 11 922 164 dollars in the state. The combined total exceeds 15 1/2 million. Iowa ranks second in the system’s outlays, Illinois leads with 27 million and Kansas is third with over 10 million. Across fourteen states, total expenditures for supplies and wages reach 79 294 058 dollars, a sizable portion of the system’s costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Railroad
Iowa
Towa
Rock Island
Ilinois
Kansas
March settlement ends anxious farming debt era
The first of March marks settlement for rural communities amid years of extended credit from 1919 boom days. Farmers faced loss of earnings to pay bills, while speculators are left behind. Hope rises for gradual revival, though years remain before fields regain profitability.
Senators who blocked world peace era pass away
A group of wartime senators who opposed joining postwar world leaders has dwindled. Medill McCormick died alone in a hotel from natural causes, following Woodrow Wilson, Henry Cabot Lodge, and BranDagee in death within a similar span. Their bitter politics are noted as hastening the nation’s wartime losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Henry Cabot Lodge
Brandagee
Medill McCormick
McCormick
Wilson
Lodge
Gambling harms youth and society prompt stern crackdown
An exchange notes a group of boys arrested for gambling and fined ten dollars each. The piece argues gambling is a social issue, especially with underage participants, calling gamblers drudges who live off others and urging suppression of gambling wherever found to protect families and community welfare.
Sculptor discharged over Stone Mountain memorial models
The sculptor carving the Confederate Memorial on Stone Mountain Georgia was discharged by the employing association. He destroyed the group model in protest claiming the designs are his copyright and asserting his right to do so.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone Mountain
Georgia
Monument to Confederates on Stone Mountain Urged Left Unfinished
The memorial association denies loss of value and plans a grand sculptural tribute to soldiers and sailors of the Confederacy. Critics argue such a vast monument glorifies rebellion and disunion, suggesting leaving it unfinished would better signify the failure of secession and the valor of its fighters as Southern loyalty endures. They urge debris of Stone Mountain as a reminder of futility.
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Memorial Association
South
Stone Mountain
Vaccination as a defense against infectious disease
The piece argues that disease resistance grows with age and that vaccines stimulate immunity without causing illness. It notes vaccines are not foolproof and that some failures occur from poor prep or administration. It warns against charlatans and predicts compulsory vaccination for schoolchildren as a public health advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Ereas
Coolidge as president by people's vote and press power
The Chronicle critiques Coolidge's presidency and argues he owes his election to major newspaper owners opposed to McAdoo, asserting he is as responsible as during the Harding era and unlikely to differ in his term, with the press shaping his rise and western skepticism. It notes past misreadings of his capabilities and reflects on press influence in 1923 politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Coolidge
Harding
Coolidge
Chronicle
Massachusetts
Congress
Atlantic Coast
Wm. C. McAdoo
Democratic Party
Press Power and Campaign Bias in Early 20th Century
The piece contrasts the insularity and frugality of the president with Coolidge’s political advantages. It notes newspapers shifted support to Coolidge after Davis’s nomination and questions whether future campaigns will see different outcomes. It warns the press serves owners’ interests while the public hopes not to be misled again.
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Coolidge
Davis
City church to hold annual Holland language service
A city church held a Sunday afternoon service in the Holland language at the request of older members. The report suggests this may become an annual event if interest remains strong, noting leisure time allowed for the ball in the evening.
President Coolidge Endorses Life Insurance Policy
A historical note quotes President Coolidge praising life insurance as independence and protection for families. The ad identifies E Hollebrands as Dist. Mgr and presents the Federal Life Insurance Company of Chicago as the provider offering a new Optional Limited pay plan and coverage for all insurance needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Life Insurance Company
Chicago
E. Hollebrands
Dist. Mgr
Study Finds Falls Cause Most Accident Deaths
A state health board report shows deaths from falls outweigh all other accidents. Initially blamed on autos, the data reveal automobiles are not the leading cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
P. E. O. Meeting Elects Officers at Payne Home
The monthly P. E. O. gathering convened Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. H. C. Payne’s home. New term officers were elected during the session.
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H. C. Payne
Pella Chronicle Highlights From 1905 Items
Twenty years ago from the Chronicle dated 1905 reports Ed Thomassen, 16, recovering from pneumonia, efforts to lure W. J. Bryan to Pella for a talk, yet delay until after April 1. Other items note a fall injuring Pete Lankelma, Mrs. A. Vander Pol turning 88, visits by J. H. Walters, illness of G. Middelkoop, Y. T. Van Niewall buying in Chicago, the death of Mrs. D. Van Weelden, a Rock Island bridge flood, and the two month old son of R. L. Sadler dying of pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Thomassen
Mrs
G. G. Thomassen
George Stout
W. J. Bryan
Pella
George
Pete Lankelma
Stubenrauch
A. Vander Pol
J. H. Walters
H. P. Neuenesch
G. Middelkoop
Hig
South Pella
la Grippe
Y. T. van Niewall
Chicago
D. van Weelden
Rock Island
Harvey
R. L. Sadler
Pella Club Des Moines Luncheon Honors Pioneer Member
An item from Des Moines notes Mrs J B Davis and Miss Carlie Sexton hosted a Pella Club luncheon on February 27 honoring their mother Mrs W C Raney. The gathering recalled the club's first meeting at her home in 1904 and a short history of the Pella Club accompanies the item for future Chronicle printing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
J. B. Davis
Carlie Sexton
Pella Club
W. C. Raney
Chronicle
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Aew
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Pella National Bank
Jean Cook
H. P. Scholte
Scholte
Hawaii
Honolulu
American Legion
Oakwood Cemetery
Legion Auxiliary
Phillip Sybenga
Fairfield
Fremont
Doc
Simon Douwstra
Douwstra
Henry Boyert
the Chronicle
Philadelphia
National Publishers’ Association
Washington
National Soldiers Home
Knoxville
Abraham Lincoln
General Grant
General Logan
Fourth Ward
al Clark
Clark
Jake Sterrenberg
Home For
Diabetes
Sybenga
Pella, Iowa
Pella Club OF
woodsTock
Woodstock Typewriter CO
W. Monroe St
Chicago, Illinois
Reliable Department Store
Oskaloosa
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