Hard Times Hit Iowa Penitentiary And Fort Madison Plant
The text notes prison labor at Ft. Madison and a shift to road salesmen to meet orders amid a hard winter, highlighting economic strain on prisoners. It also mentions Senator Borah’s toll exemption bill for coast-wise ships, its passage, and a critique of treaty integrity regarding canal charges. The passage contrasts international treaty expectations with Borah’s stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Ft. Madison
Senator Borah
Congress
Great Britain
United States
Borah
Kaiser
Law, Nature, and the Role of Courts in Society
The text argues that courts mainly settle disputes where people ignore natural laws learned through experience. It warns against statutes that deny human rights or create artificial trade barriers and monopolize essentials like land. When such laws prevail, it sows seeds of destruction.
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Ture
Politicians lag on tariffs and trade reform
The piece argues that high tariffs are unnecessary at this time and warns that Congress may push another tariff law that would raise duties and hinder foreign trade. It criticizes Republican politicians for clinging to outdated McKinley era theories that foreigners pay the tariff and that international trade runs on cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Kansas miners clash with law and union leaders
An extreme form of unionism in Kansas sees coal miners defy state law and John L. Lewis. Alexander Howat, Kansas UMWA leader, is jailed for inciting disobedience and the Kansas organization is branded an outlaw by the union. The Chronicle frames the unrest as a test of whether labor can be paid fairly without overriding law.
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Kansas
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Alexander Howat
Republicans Break Pledges Cited Over Canal Toll Debate
The 1920 platform promised free passage and repeal of current law, but critics say the GOP aimed to conquer voters not by justice but by promises. President Harding approved the platform, yet opponents argue the party must betray pledges or break relations with Britain, labeling the party untrustworthy and misleading to voters.
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Harding
Republican Party
Great Britain
Panama Canal
Harding and Borah in partisan clashes over foreign policy
The piece accuses former senator Harding of Republican betrayal and notes Idaho's Borah pushes a Panama Canal bill against treaty terms to aid Harding. It argues Borah aims to block disarmament talks and align with England on shared aims, framing ongoing partisan tactics.
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Mr. Harding
United States Senate
President Wilson
Idaho
Borah
Mr. Wilson
Harding
Panama Canal
United States
Great Britain
England
Senate split over canal tolls pact tests international stance
The 1920 Republican platform backed free passage for coastwise ships through the Panama Canal, a treaty-violating position now scrutinized as Harding nears a global conference. Borah's bill drew 35 yeas to 17 nays with Lodge and McCormick among the reluctant. Some senators would scrap the treaty if delays aid the disarmament talks. Democratic Ireland fencers joined many to dismiss the treaty. The piece closes with a cautious hope for Senate improvement.
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Panama Canal
Harding
Great Britain
Senate
Lodge
McOrmick
Borah
McCormick
United States
Ireland
Reed
Missouri
United States Senate
South American nations seek closer ties on Columbus Day
The papers note South American countries show a tendency to unify and observe October 12 as a legal holiday, signaling a shift in regional relations. The move could loosen past US ties, yet the United States is urged to support the trend while maintaining balance and oversight.
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South America
America
Dea ‘Ag
United States
Anglo Saxon ties as a path to closer ties with Britain and Canada
The text argues that friendly relations exist between North and South America but notes a natural tendency for racial grouping. It suggests strengthening friendships with English speaking nations like Great Britain and Canada, proposing a closer Anglo-Saxon alliance in challenging times.
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North
South America
Great Britain
Canada
British Empire
United States
Great Scout Sam McCullough in Wheeling Siege Escape
A legendary frontier tale recounts Maj. Sam McCullough leading 40 men from Fort Pitt to lift a 1777 siege of Fort Wheeling on the Ohio near Wheel ing. Cornered at a cliff, he rode his horse off a 50 foot drop then rode the creek to safety before returning to Fort Pitt to organize another raid. He later fell in an ambush near Van Metre's fort.
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Henry
West Virginia
Ohio River
Wheeling
Sam McCullough
Fort Pitt
McCullough
Wheeling Creek
Fort Henry
van Metre
Sam
Observations on love, oats, and 1900s street norms
A cobbled blend of quips and anecdotes from the Crawfordsville Imprint and Le Sueur News. It lampoons courting costs with oats and gas, cites a Minnesota minister’s trick about Mark 17, mocks pedestrian rules, and relays Iowa talk of corn, potatoes, and local politics with portraited locals like Asbury Maddy and Case.
Mean Maisie and the seat offer discussed
Daisy explains offering her seat to an older person to acknowledge she knew she was older. The dialogue centers on age perception and courtesy in social situations.
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Maisie
Daisy
Smooth as Silk at Bercher Theatre Des Moines
Taylor Holmes stars in Smooth as Silk a mystery comedy drama after success at Cort Theatre Chicago. The show opens October 20 for eight days with a large cast including Jane Marbury Shirley Warde Joseph Sweeney and Mike Doulin and a Saturday matinee.
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Smooth As Silk
Taylor Holmes
Bercher Theatre
Des Moines
Cort Theatre
Chicago
Willard Mack
Taylor
Jane Marbury
Shirley Warde
Joseph Sweeney
Mike Doulin
New York
Giants
Mirrors In The Hen Yard Plan For Daily Eggs
A suburban reader reports a scheme to use a mirror in a hen yard to double egg production. The plan centers on placing a mirror opposite a hen’s coop so the bird cackles and lays more eggs. The writer hints at printing the idea for wider use.
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Biddy
Missouri Story of Our States origins and slavery debates
Jonathan Brace recounts Missouri history from De Soto’s visit to the French exploration, settlement of St. Louis, and the Missouri Compromise. It notes the state's 69,420 square miles, its eighteen electoral votes, and the role of slavery in its early statehood and Civil War era.
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Missouri
de Soto
Joliet
Father Marquette
St. Louis
Spain
France
Louisiana
Northwest Territory
Mississippi
United States
Congress
Maine
Rocky Mountains
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Pella People See Football Game in Iowa City
A large group from Pella traveled to Iowa City on Saturday to attend the football game between State University and the University of Illinois. Attendees included Henry Edmand Willis Bruyn Coach Cruse John Heerema Hajo Pals Fred Van Doorninck Ralph Ver Ploeg Mr and Mrs T H Klein Dr and Mrs J V Lankelma H B De Reus M J Harkness Louis Kuyper Misses Sterling Swanburn and Joy Dr and Mrs George Lankelma Drs Sybenga Carpenter and Aschenbrener and H J Rhynsburger and family.
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Pella
Iowa City
The
State University
University of Illinois
Henry Edmand
Willis Bruyn
Coach Cruse
John Heerema
Hajo Pals
Fred van Doorninck
Ralph Ver Ploeg
T. H. Klein
J. V. Lankelma
H. B. de Reus
M. J. Harkness
Louis Kuyper
Older Boys and Girls Conference Set Up In Knoxville
On Thursday October 13 M Van der Linden helped direct the initial set up meeting in Knoxville for the Older Boys and Girls Conference to be held November 7 8. planners expect about 250 delegates with a strong turnout of youth and adults at the High School assembly room. Del De Haan Gradus De Kock Harold Klein Ruth Sikkink and Frances Vander Linden joined to boost enthusiasm.
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M. Vander Linden
Knoxville
del de Haan
Gradus de Kock
Harold Klein
Ruth Sikkink
Frances Vander Linden
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Rinance
Jimny Caristhus
Western Newspaper Union
Leap
Crawfordsville
St. Peter, Minn
Lars
Mark
P. S
le Sueur News
Knoxville Journal
Asbury Maddy
Long Lane
Asbury
Maddy
Case
Cummins
Rex de Reus
van Synpost
Seth
C.S. Washburne
Jonathan Brace
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