Paper money will be reduced to ease shortages
The article notes a plan to cut the size of paper money due to shortages. It lists U S figures like Secretary Hughes Elihu Root and Senators Lodge and Underwood as representatives in a disarmament conference called by President Harding. It contrasts Wilson and Harding appointments and questions party balance.
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Hughes
Elihu Root
Lodge
Underwood
United States
Harding
Root
Senate
Wilson
Canvass Reignites Fund Drive in Pella Area
A recent canvass in Pella aims to secure funds for county work with renewed support. Secretary O. E. B. Atkinson and Harris from the state office lead the effort, noting past aid withdrawals and Brown’s earlier partial contribution helped keep the project alive while he remained in the county.
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Pella
O. EB. Atkinson
Harris
State Office
Brown
Forum Faces Partisan Push Over Compensation Bill
A Republican Journal of Public Affairs, the Iowa forum, aligns with Harding supporters and quotes a Youth's Companion paragraph to belittle opponents of the compensation act. Critics argue the paper promotes partisan bias and uses Iowa Press branding to reach editors statewide.
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Iowa Forum
Republican Journal of Public Affairs
Harding
Iowa Press
Iowa
Forum
Republican Party
Pella to Host Thirty-Third Iowa Veterans Reunion
The city of Pella plans to entertain the veterans of the Thirty-Third Iowa Infantry at their reunion next week. The event marks a long-awaited gathering as the unit has not returned since 1997. Of the original company many are gone, with only a few survivors over eighty remaining in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Thirty-Third Iowa Infantry
Pela
Spirit Lake convention report misstates education secretary vote
The Town Legionaire notes a misstatement about a resolution endorsing a secretary of education for the residents cabinet. It claims unanimous defeat after Colonel Tinley opposition, but the real figure shows support from fifteen to twenty percent of delegates and no floor discussion of merits. The piece cites religious sect opposition to parochial schools and strong backing from public school advocates, with the convention largely composed of inexperienced young men influenced by Colonel Tipleys harsh remarks.
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Spirit Lake
Legionaire
Tinley
Fromi
Tipley
Prohibition letter mocks globe trotter against dry era
A daily paper letter writer ridicules a globe trotter for claiming prohibition spurs revolution. He argues drinkers can still think sober, cites I W W membership rise after dry era, contrasts Spain’s booze access with crime and drunkenness, and questions the man’s judgment.
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Globe Trotter
America
Spain
Chicago building wage deadlock eyed by judge Landis
The Chicago wage dispute between contractors and workers ended with a call for Judge Landis to arbitrate. The piece questions collective bargaining, citing idle half the year and meddling over material suppliers as factors in the deadlock. It notes class tension and doubts whether the decision will hold, reflecting concern for the economy.
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Judge Land
Chicago
Landis
Britain Faces Deep Strains and Economic Reckoning
The article argues the British empire is torn by Irish unrest and trouble in Egypt and India, while strikes and unemployment in Britain reveal government concessions. It warns against land speculation and the burden on tenant farmers, urging the United States to learn from imperial missteps and focus on home prosperity.
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Egypt
India
England
British Empire
United States
Philippines
Draw the line between farmer and land speculator
The passage argues that falling agricultural prices hurt farmers. landowners struggle to pay interest while land yields fail, and speculators have captured land income for decades. It praises the Farm Bureau for fighting speculation on the Board of Trade and urges a clear division between farmer interests and speculators, including clamping down on land speculation as a priority in 1919.
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Farm Bureau
Board of Trade
Bid Rejected in Mahaska County Drainage Project
Drainage work in District No 3 of Mahaska county halts as Lana Construction Company fails to meet terms after a stormy finance voyage. Only Acme Construction Company bid 15 cents per cubic yard, higher than Lana's 7 18-100. bid rejected. Next meeting aims to resolve the muddled situation with dredging contractors largely uninterested.
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Mahaska County
Lana Construction Company
Council Bluffs
Acme Construction Company
Acme
Lana Company
Oskaloosa Herald
Iowa fire loss likely to drop by one million
Des Moines reports Iowa's fire loss will be about 1,000,000 less than last year, says state fire marshal J. A. Tracy. He credits ongoing fire prevention work and cites daily reports from fire chiefs mayors and township clerks showing causes from a leaky oil stove to a child playing with matches and a smoker in bed.
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Des Moines
Iowa
J. A. Tracy
Marshal Tracy
Daly
Dig In Against Bandits In Chicago Banks
Tunnels linking downtown banks to the Federal Reserve Bank are planned to deter street holdups of bank messengers. The Illinois Trust and Savings, Merchants Loan and Trust, and Corn Exchange National banks will be the first connected.
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Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank
Illinois Trust and Savings
Merchants Loan ‘and Trust
Corn Exchange
Crowing Hen and Prairie City Victory Reflected in Local Banter
Observations note Nick Gesman jokes about a hen crowing to celebrate a baseball win over Prairie City at the Mile tournament. He contemplates a stint as sports writer for the Polla Booster. The piece also recalls weight-ism anecdotes and a dinner table encounter with a heavy guest, highlighting social discomfort over remarks about weight.
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Nick Gesman
Nick
Prairie City
P. C
Polla Booster
Town Pests and the Cut Across Path Debate
A local issue concerns residents constellating a path through yards as transgressors move along. The Cut Across pest argues yards are public thoroughfares and lawns become soft ground before others follow, leaving a neat path after the grass disappears.
Beekeetling Wedding Lost Garments Near Creston
A visiting couple near Creston Iowa faced a comic mishap when a swarm of bumblebees surrounded their clothes as they swam at a lakeside spot. After hours of waiting, a friend retrieved the garments with a long pole, while the bridegroom braved the insects and the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Creston
Notice of Will for John J. Bousquet in Marion Iowa
Legal notice records that the last will of John J. Bousquet deceased is on file in Marion County Iowa. A hearing is set for October 4 1921 in the District Court Knoxville Iowa with all interested parties invited to be heard. Walter Kester Clerk of District Court dated August 27 1921. Sept. 1 8 15.
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District Court of
Iowa
Marion County
John J. Bousquet
Walter Kester
Knoxville
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