Chronicle avoids campaign against old roosters this season
The Chronicle states it will not participate in political campaigning this year, urging a square deal and live and let live. It notes Harding has been president two months with American troops on the Rhine, Congress meeting a month with no peace declared with Germany, and a cyclone hit Los Angeles during a Republican administration.
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Political column on Mexico and tariff shifts in 1920s era
The piece rails at Republican blame for Mexican disorders and notes credit for settlements. It cites Brent Dow Allinson’s Germany move, criticizes tariff protection, and questions Newberry’s Senate seat legality. It references Iowa farmers, trade experts, and naval academy student dismissals amid GOP and postwar policy debates.
US Naval Academy should weed out soft cadets
The text argues that the Naval Academy selects by competitive exam and should not train parlor pets. It asserts graduates must be men of action and determin ation whose prompt decisions matter for the country. If many fail academically they have lived too softly and deserve reassessment.
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President Harding may appoint U S rep to Paris meetings
The piece weighs the possibility that President Harding will designate a U S representative to attend the Supreme Council meetings of the Allied Nations. It notes Wilson previously sent a representative, Senate opposition blocked League entry, and mentions Ambassador Harvey as a potential appointee cherished by Democrats for opposing Wilson. It wonders if a Republican move toward League membership could come.
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Congress Revolves Around Judge Landis Row
Senator Kenyon blocks opposition to Judge Landis over a bill barring federal judges from other payed work. The issue risks collapse if lawmakers reject the Kenyan amendment and keep the original form. Opponents push against Landis for enforcing Prohibition era penalties rather than judging baseball matters.
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Chronicle backs Johnson against Blair for internal revenue post
The Chronicle agrees with Senator Hiram Johnson of California in opposing David H. Blair of North Carolina, nominated by President Harding to head the Internal Revenue Service. Johnson cites Blair’s ties and possible conflicts, noting Blair’s relation to a suspected tax fraud case involving his own in laws and questioning suitability for the office.
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Obscure notes reveal odd academy musings and tax protest
A column fragments contain a coroner verdict joke about death by mistaking one’s pants for a bedpost. It discusses Zion City notes on fish and feathers with unnamed academy members. It mentions a poem by A. N. and a spinsters joke from President Charley Boland, plus a Montana bachelor poll tax protest and a planned council meeting for protections.
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Des Moines Meeting Sparks Teachers Invasion Quip
In a sharp editorial jab the piece notes the Great Army of School Teachers marching on Des Moines during the National Educational Association gathering. The mock invasion underscores tensions between educators and critics at the event.
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Rock Island Train Schedule and Freight Rules
Eastbound trains include passengerNos 470 472 474 and local freight 81 run in the morning. Westbound services list passengerNos 475 473 471 and local freight 8. Freight for locals must be at the station by 5:00 p m the evening before. Both local freights carry passengers.
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