President Harding notes to Mexico stir Iowa readers
A fragment from a Pelle Iowa post office notice mocks President Hardings Mexico notes and cites Chicago Tribune Des Moines Capital and Knoxville Journal. It notes four Iowa murderers sentenced to death in a short span and comments on the public mood amid “carnival of murder and robbery.”
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Harding
Mexico
Chicago Tribune
Satelites
Des Moines Capital
Knoxville Journal
Iowa
Power outage hits Newton and Monroe from Des Moines plant
Newton and Monroe, towns fed by Des Moines electric service, experienced a power outage last week due to trouble at the Des Moines plant. The piece notes the concern that similar issues could arise at the Pella plant, but asserts the plant managers are motivated to remove the problem just as the consumers are, possibly more so than plants in other locations.
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Newton
Monroe
Des Moines
Pella
Pella notes low rat invasion yet invites statewide cleanup
The report says rat troubles are scarce in Pella this spring and few farms report seeing them. It notes the statewide campaign to eradicate rats is a good effort and urges participation if rats are found nearby.
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Pella
Sheriff Clarke Targets Moonshiners in Marion County
Sheriff Clarke continues weekly raids on illicit liquor operators in Marion County. He has repeatedly broken up moonshine gangs and jailed offenders, with Lake Prairie hoped to remain free from such activity.
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Clarke
Marion County
Lake Prairie
Gypsy band visits town with theft arrests in Iowa
A traveling band of Gypsies stopped in Pella last week causing disturbances and two theft arrests elsewhere. In Washington $60 vanished from a pocket and was recovered with a fine for the thief. In Oskaloosa a Rock Island lunch stop cash register was looted, the thief fined and money returned. In Pella the group entered several businesses including the Chronicle office but no robberies were reported. the marshal pursued them as they moved through town and they soon departed, leaving Pella uneasy but unrobbed.
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Great White Way
Pella
Washington
Iowa
Oskaloosa
Rock Island
Chronicle
Office
Death of White and Lane Removes Two American Leaders
Two notable Americans died within a week. Chief Justice Edward D. White, a world class jurist, kept intellectual vigor to the end and voiced dissent on the Michigan senatorial decree. Franklin K. Lane, seven years Wilson era interior secretary, helped steady the Wilson administration during wartime. Lane was comparatively young. The nation loses two great men and former officials.
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Edward D. White
U. S. Supreme Court
Michigan
Newberry
Franklin K. Lane
Interior
Wilson
Supreme Bench
Lane
Wilson Faces GOP Criticism Over Navy in Pacific
Republicans fault President Wilson for keeping part of the fleet in the Pacific but reports from Washington suggest the new administration plans to send the entire fleet there. The policy described as cautious appears unsettled with no clear consensus.
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Wilson
Pacific Ocean
Washington
Navy in Pacific should deter Japan and avert war
The writer argues that provoking war with Japan is unnecessary. A strong U S fleet in Pacific waters removes fear along the coast and may cause war-hungry Japanese factions to reconsider. There is little need for an Atlantic fleet, which could be useful mainly in the Pacific.
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United States
Japan
Pacific
Atlantic
New Hampshire Senator Opposes Tariff Bill
Senator Moses a Republican from New Hampshire votes against the tariff law now passed by Congress. He denounces it as a fraud against the people while noting New England’s ongoing benefit from tariffs. The piece argues the bill mainly aimed at midwestern farmers and that political winners will praise their votes for future elections.
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Moses
New Hampshire
Congress
New England
Middle West
Iowa
Accredited Marion County cattle herds listed against tuberculosis
The county agent releases a new list of accredited cattle herds in Marion County. The program, a joint effort of the federal Agriculture Department and state authorities with herd owners, targets eradication of bovine tuberculosis to improve market conditions and reduce human health risks from milk. County farmers who volunteered for testing are commended for their progress.
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Marion County
Federal Department of Agriculture
Landmark Wall Street Lot Sells For 960000 At $800 Per Sq Ft
A New York City land sale records a 1200 square foot lot at 28 Wall Street selling for 960000, or 800 per square foot, the highest price paid for land on the continent. The piece, bare of improvements, is contrasted with Iowa politics over a federal tax proposal on land holdings, urging Farm Bureau skepticism of speculators and support alignments.
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New York City
Wall Street
Iowa
Iowa Farm Bureau
Bible Instructor Miss What Do You Think of a Student
Chronicle Want Ads report a concise student inquiry tied to a Bible instructor. The brief item notes the exchange last week and underscores the effectiveness of Chronicle Want Ads in delivering results.
Bank lends five dollars over security bond gag
A stranger borrowed five dollars from a bank claiming strong security, paid 35 cents interest, and handed over ten thousand dollars in government bonds as collateral, noting other banks would charge for safekeeping. The tale ends with a dry note on banking humor and a poem excerpt.
Newspaper Office Anecdote About a Rat Trap Tale
A humorous note from The Democrat recounts a colorful morning scene where a reporter recalls a bucket rat trap. He claims forty or fifty rats tried to enter the bucket, though the reliability of newspaper office statements is questioned.
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Democrat
Hear You Are Daily Tribune Home Delivery Ad
A city newspaper offer details daily and Sunday home delivery rates in Chicago. It lists Fifteen cents per week for daily and ten cents for the Big Sunday edition, with Francis H. Dykstra contact by Blue 263.
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Chicago Tribune
Francis H. Dykstra
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