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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1921
Page
1
The Marengo Democrat contrasts Democratic war finance with a Republican push for peace and reports a man in Oskaloosa District Court on a murder charge against his mother while intoxicated. Defense claims insanity from liquor, while critics attack liquor as medicine.
Wheat sold under two dollars in Chicago last week the first time in six years. The note recalls a year of presidential election expectations set by Harding supporters including farmers from major wheat states and Iowa selling corn at twenty cents a bushel. The text ends with a prompt asking if voters got the promised change.
The press dispatches report President Harding desires to make the armament parley a regular body with periodic meetings. He may want a forum rivaling the League of Nations, which he opposed as a senator from Ohio when proposed by a Democratic administration. He could change his view before the current session ends.
Knoxville mayor E R Gamble calls all Marion County residents to join an Armistice Day event in Knoxville while an Oskaloosa invitation offers a free publication ad for a separate celebration and football game. The diary columnist announces sticking to the home plan despite potential contempt fines for defying the Knoxville proclamation.
The American Legion plans its next convention in New Orleans to boost southern activity amid race-related tensions. Western and southern ex-soldiers are encouraged to attend, hoping posts of all races can collaborate without friction, with October 1922 cited as a target attendance period.
The discussion centers on ensuring that the northern ers can maintain religious freedom while addressing a broader political question. Proponents argue for protections tied to cultural rights, while critics warn of potential conflicts with national unity and legal frameworks.
At the national American Legion gathering in Kansas City the Boy Scouts performed varied duties around the convention. They worked early and late with efficiency and good spirit, gaining credit for their service and training the next generation of community leaders.
President Harding begins a conference on armament this week with little prospect of more than shaping public opinion. Senator Borah and colleagues stand ready to keep any binding agreement from being carried out, as Borah resents Harding and previously opposed Wilson. Democrats expect Harding to face strong partisan friction amid past Reconstruction battles.
Rock Island vice president Thomas H. Beacom argues for a back-to-farm movement to relieve labor and citizenship issues, contending idle land is held by speculators and should repay the public via state payment. He frames union loyalty, teachers’ roles, and class conflict in a broad pro American reform context with rural expansion as remedy.
The state teachers association notes sympathy for unionizing teachers though it may be hard. It recalls that 25 to 30 years ago only skilled trades organized, while now unions include carriers and ditch diggers. The main difficulty remains organizing teachers or any other class.
The Otley story notes school began twenty minutes early after Rock Island train time changed. The janitor timed his clock to the train and missed the adjustment, prompting the odd timing error in the morning. A woodpecker joke about building with a head ends with a note on literal effort.
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