Roosevelt Attacks Smith as Tammany Candidate
Theodore Roosevelt Jr sharpened a speech last week to denounce Governor Smith of New York as a Tammany candidate and backer of a vice ring in Albany. The Chronicle opposes Smith as a presidential candidate and mocks a Harding cabinet figure calling the New York kettle black. Roosevelt had previously claimed ignorance of crooked deals exposed by congressional investigations.
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Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Smith
New York
Albany
The
Chronicle
Harding
Roosevelt
Congressional
Diversified farming yields and local potato trade noted
A farmer reports 350 bushels of potatoes from two acres in 1926 earning about 500 dollars at last year’s prices. The piece notes ongoing potato shipments to Pella and argues diversification benefits while contrasting Iowa coal mining disputes resolved by unions and the cautious posturing of mine operators and union officials in prior months.
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Pella
Iowa
Radio reports endanger crowds. protest prompts reversal
An Iowa broadcast fiasco sparked by the university’s plan to stop radio game reports. Protests statewide led the athletic board to recall the ban and broadcast the Ohio State game last week. Editorials praised radio as a public education tool and urged no restraint for cultural access. Northwood Anchor notes soft drink advertising spends exceed 30 million annually and compares milk producers’ lack of organized promotion to fruit growers’ success. The piece ends with faith in advertising as a path to profits.
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Iowa City
University Athletic Board
Ohio State
Northwood
Candidates face temperance pledges in election battles
The Anti-Saloon League, W C T U, and temperance groups push candidates to pledge enforcement of prohibition laws. Proponents say voters deserve clear positions on liquor questions. Critics fear weakening of the law would discredit it, as temperance groups press for accountability.
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Saloon League
Decorah Journal criticizes school-area streets as unsafe
Fred Biermann argues in the Decorah Journal that two street stretches near the public schools should not be improved. He condemns drivers who fail to slow for children and suggests keeping rough, hole-pocked roads around the school grounds to deter speeding.
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Fred Biermann
Decorah
Speed Imbeciles and Street Safety in Pella
The piece argues that speeding endangers pedestrians, especially children crossing streets near schools in Pella. It notes fatalities among children and the elderly from automobile accidents and suggests locating schools away from automobile access, while recognizing that danger persists during noon hours when street use spikes.
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Pella
License Drivers Not Cars To Improve Road Safety
The author argues for licensing motorists rather than cars, requiring strict exams and proving ground tests before driving. Licenses could be revoked and cars impounded to cover damages, with liens on the offender’s vehicle to deter lending and reduce careless driving.
Great financial interests and the tariff debate
The excerpt argues that rich financiers claim to serve the common people by supporting tariffs that protect great industries. It warns that such industries provide jobs only to those who serve them, enabling exploitation of the weak by powerful interests. It questions voters’ loyalty to party over genuine justice.
Baltimore Sun faulted for leniency in Lyle Messner case
The Baltimore Sun urged greater leniency for the Cedar Rapids 14 year old Lyle Messner, while the Baltimore paper’s stance drew criticism from editorial observers who argued for a stern punishment to deter crime. The debate framed sentencing as corrective rather than punitive and questioned the value of protecting a youth at the expense of society.
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Baltimore Sun
Iowa
Lyle Messner
Cedar Rapids
the Sun
Baltimore
Lyle Meisner
Vermont Viewpoints On Coolidge 1928 Run Rumor
A Vermonter asserts President Coolidge plans to seek renomination in 1928 despite his vacation remark that he would not run. The debate centers on whether a president’s public statements should be taken at face value. The discussion highlights regional perspectives and local views on national politics.
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Coolidge
United States
Chronicle
J. Anderson
National Bee Society
London
Mr. Anderson
Ambiguity in Coolidge stance fuels third term debate
The piece questions President Coolidge amid charges of hidden motives for renomination and stockholder ties to United States Steel. It notes uncertainty among party leaders, urges a clear public stand, and criticizes reliance on “weasel words” while calling for explicit clarity to restore trust from Boston to the Golden Gate.
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Harding
Cool
Cooldge
Chronicle
Boston
Golden Gate
The Chronicle Letters and Local Tales This Week
The Chronicle comments on a San Diego letter urging Hoover and a peasant class cycle, treats it as satire, and notes satire still has merit. It shares a South Carolina pastor lambs tale, praises fountain care, reports on a hen with sunstroke eggs, bee sting cures, editorials by ministers, and Fire Prevention Week aims in Iowa with safety reminders.
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Chronicle
Marcus W. Robbins
San Diego
Calif
Robbins
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Mr. Robbins
California
Hiram Johnson
F. Parker
England
Parker
Making Life Beautiful in a Busy Day
A busy merchant keeps life’s beauty in view amid a crowded schedule. After lunch he visits galleries or shops to refresh his spirit, arguing that daily exposure to beauty prevents him from becoming a mere machine and sharpens his work.
Two kinds of inheritance legacy from a tearful tale
An aged schoolmaster recounts a son ruined by money left by his mother. The tale stresses that wealth alone harms less than a living example and influence. A fine spiritual inheritance outshines a fortune in shaping memories of a beloved parent.
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W. E. Blackburn
Forts versus battleships argued by a former senator
Former State Senator G. L. Finn of Bedford, Iowa, argues forts are the true defense, not battleships. He cites Spain, Germany, Turkey, and Britain to claim forts defend coast towns, deter invasions, and provide employment, urging citizens and chambers of commerce to petition Congress and the War Department for a coastal fort line from Mexico to British possessions.
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England
Japan
Germany
America
Turkey
Constantinople
Havana
Long Beach
Calif
Moro Castle
Mantazas
San Juan
Porto Rico
Mexico
Spain
Latin America
Orient
Chambers of Commerce
Congress
War Department
G. L. Finn
Bedford
Towa
What is Education For and Why It Matters Now
Central Ray argues President Coolidge’s plea for spiritual development in schooling. Education should arm students to think straight and talk straight, linking knowledge to right action. Without conscience, schooling risks mass thinking and social harm, as educators face trial for failing to mold character.
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Coolidge
Easy Caramel Flavor From Sugar and Water
Caramel flavor is easy to make and may be kept on hand. Put half a cup of granulated sugar over the fire and allow it to melt and become brown without scorching. Add half a cup of hot water and cook about five minutes. Use according to taste in flavoring puddings, cake icing and ice cream.
Celerine as Summer Celery Alternative in Cooking
Celerine or knob celery appears in summer and serves as a substitute when stalk celery is scarce. It is pared sliced and cooked with a small amount of water, then seasoned with butter or cream. It also makes an excellent addition to potato salad.
Monroe depot destroyed by fire in 1907
Twenty years ago a fire destroyed the Monroe depot on a Saturday night. T Kaldenberg, moving from Monroe to Pella, had loaded part of his goods in a freight car beside the depot when it toppled. The railroad settled the loss. Deaths: Delis Van Zante Jr in El Paso Texas and John Van Wernkem drowned in the Skunk River. A special election is set for October 21 to vote on a tax for the Waterloo Pella and Southwestern Railway company. Alonzo Wormhoudt is recovering from appendicitis.
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Monroe
T. Kaldenberg
Pella
Delis van Zante, Jr
el Paso
Tex
John van Wernkem
Skunk River
Waterloo
Intelligence Without Wisdom Fragment on Alcohol
A writer reflects that high intelligence does not guarantee wisdom and cites a gifted engineer with every opportunity who ends up a slave to alcohol, despite ample training and promise. The piece notes that intelligence exists without wisdom, illustrating with a personal example.
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W. EL Blackburn
Miss Grace Pals Spends Sunday in Nearby visit
Miss Grace Pals, a Bennett Iowa public school teacher, spent Sunday with friends in the area, sharing time away from the classroom and visiting locally.
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Grace Pals
Bennett
Iowa
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