Local Paper in Tripoli Iowa Adopts 1894 Rates and Proclaims Faith
The paper notes subscription prices of 1.50 yearly in county and 2.00 outside, designate Bremer County as official, and credit editor Leed Peacock. It then recounts Merle Thorpe’s Indiana Bankers Association speech praising faith in America, noting the nation's vast share of global wealth, production, and resources.
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America
Merle Thorpe
Nation's Business
Indiana Bankers’ Association
Thorpe
United States
Europe
Governor Herring Seen Strong In Re election Bid
The piece argues Governor Herring appears favored for re election against Dan Turner. It cites Turner's waning support after mudslinging campaigns and praises Herring for sound governance including a growingly accepted sales tax and liquor control, urging patience for policy effects to emerge.
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Dan Turner
Herring
Turner
Iowa
Tax toll on cigarettes and tobacco taxes explained
The piece argues that federal taxation reaches all Americans through indirect taxes such as the six cent tax on every cigarette. It highlights an acre of tobacco producing $100 to growers, $500 to manufacturers, and $800 in taxes to the federal government, underscoring broad revenue from non income tax payers.
Picnic Season Opens as Families Embrace Outdoor Fun
The picnic and camping season is at hand with more time, affordable transport, and inviting destinations. Outdoor outings in woods and streams are rising in popularity, offering nature’s beauty, family bonding, mental refreshment, and physical recreation. Pack your picnic basket and go places for health and happiness.
Whiskey in the Car Proves a Dangerous Mix
Advert warns that alcohol and gasoline do not mix and urges drivers to keep whiskey out of their system while operating a vehicle. The advisory underscores safety and sober driving as essential to preventing accidents.
The Way They Look At It Editorial
Editorial criticizes government aid to the unemployed as fostering dependence and waste. It cites Humboldt County projects using hand labor and below CWA wage scales, noting threats from workers demanding cash differences. It urges returning to individual responsibility and punishment of idleness to protect the government.
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Humboldt
Humboldt County
CWA
Farm Adjustment Shows Drouth Gives Contractors Edge
The Reinbeck Courier discusses a drought strategy that would reduce surpluses and lift farm prices. It argues signed corn hog contracts benefit farmers by renting out land to the government and receiving payments for hog reductions, regardless of weather, leaving signers in a comparatively stronger position.
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Drouth
Secretary of Agriculture
Roosevelt
Department of Agriculture
Mercy for Proud Justice for Humble
A Des Moines pastor defends Governor Herring's suspension of Wheelock’s sentence for killing a woman and two children. The piece questions penitence and fairness, contrasting Wheelock’s wealth with a hypothetical humble driver and asking readers to draw their own moral conclusions. The column denounces apparent double standards and ponders mercy versus justice.
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Longley
Des Moines
Wheelock
Governor Herring
Seman
Jesus
Pastor Longley
Merre
Not Happy With Steady Work Across the Nation
The Lynn County Reporter notes many prefer unemployment to steady work and shows widespread strikes and labor discontent. It argues wage, condition issues fuel walkouts and protests, with skeptical take on solving unemployment and improving attitudes.
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Lynn County
Too Late Now in Tama News Herald
A letter lamenting misplaced investments in foreign loans and commissions to promoters, contrasting with backing local farm mortgages and state soil and business ventures. The author argues wealth was better spent supporting Tama region farms, property, and small towns than distant financial ventures.
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Tama News-Herald
Roosevelt signs National Securities Exchange bill ends long fight
President Roosevelt signs the Fletcher Reyburn act to regulate stock exchanges, aiming to curb abuses noted in Brandies and Untermyer reports. Western leaders split over Fletcher as RNC chairman. drought relief steps include $3.5 million increase for wheat farmers and freight-rate cuts. Congress halts a $10 million unemployment and agricultural census until voting rules allow a majority. Snell denounces payroll census as a bold party move.
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The
Helm News Service
Roosevelt
Fletcher-Reyburn National Securities Exchange
Louis D. Brandies
Other Peoples Money
Samuel Untermyer
Pujo “Money Trust
Treasury
Snell
Roosevelt Granted Wide Authority on Trade Pacts
Congress grants the President power to negotiate reciprocal tariff treaties as Germany and Argentina act to be among first to seek pacts. Quick acceptance of Senate amendments completes Congress action and sends the measure to the White House for swift signature.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Germany
Argentina
House of Senate
White House
Judge Farley Heads Patronage Court In Senate Room
Genial Jim Farley, Postmaster General and DNC chairman, may be known as Judge Farley. In the Senate secretary’s room he presided over a so called Patronage Court hearing claims from senators and representatives for spoils. Deserving democrats are said to be dissatisfied with job distribution.
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Jim Farley
Democratic National Committee
Judge Farley
Senate
Initiated
Party chairman selection creates split among leaders
The Republican national chairman selection failed to show congressional unity. Senator Meary of Oregon and Representative Snell of Newark disagreed on Henry P. Fletcher as chairman. McNary called Fletcher a good man but not a brilliant choice.
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Henry P. Fletcher
Republican National Committee
Borah
Nye
McNary
Senate
LaFollette
National Committee
Senator Meary
Oregon
Representative Snell
Newark
Fletcher
Statesman Fielding Views On Republican Shift
Tripoli markets report mixed opinions on a Pennsylvania man’s rise to head the party with geography shaping stance. Wisconsin Senator LaFollette criticizes the choice as preserving special interests. Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt tours West Virginia subsistence projects and mining camp families while a postal factory debate stalls a federal building. Ohio Rep Truax condemns crop reduction policy after quip about Canadian quintuplets.
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Pennsylvania
Snell
McNary
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Fletcher
Old Guard
Franklin D. Roosevelt
West Virginia
Beisner Family Christens Roxie Irene at Home
Sunday christening of Roxie Irene Beisner at the Beisner home officiated by Rev Hanff of St John’s Lutheran. Sponsors were Mrs Caroline Beisner Mrs Henry Steidtler Mrs William Krueger and Mrs John Beisner. Six o’clock dinner followed with guests including Rev and Mrs Hanff and local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Beisner
Roxie Irene
A. Hanff
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Caroline Beisner
Henry Steidtler
William Krueger
John Beisner
Hanff
W. Krueger
Spring Fountain News Highlights Local Visits and Events
Local families from Spring Fountain and nearby towns visited relatives across the area. Numerous dinners and gatherings marked Sunday visits, birthdays, baptisms, and a reunion at Frederika Park. The week included a kittenball game where Spring Fountain defeated Sumner 4 to 2 and a birthday celebration at the Meyer home.
Church Notes Congregational Service Schedule
Congregational notes list E F Byers pastor with Sunday school at 9 30 and morning worship at 10 45 a sermon by the pastor. Christian Endeavor at eight, choir practice Thursday evening at eight.
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E. F. Byers
Christian Endeavor
St. Peter's Evangelical Schedule Updates
The Sunday school meets at 9 in the church auditorium next Sunday. German services are at 10. A special congregation meeting is set for Monday at 8. Ladies' Aid Society gathers Wednesday at 2 o'clock.
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St. Peter’s Evangelical Church
Carl Drape
Rudolph Piegers
John Prestien
Ewald Kleis
H. L. Pries
Theo. A Thomas
Ladies’ Aid Society
Wartburg Choir to Sing at St John’s Lutheran
St John’s Lutheran pastor E A Hanff invites congregants to Sunday school at 9:00 a m and English services at 10:00 a m with no orchestra practice this week. Wartburg male quartet of Wartburg College Clinton Iowa will present sacred music Sunday evening June 17 at 8 o’clock with free will offering welcomed.
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ST. John’s Lutheran
E. A. Hanff
Wartburg
Wartburg College of
Clinton
Iowa
Our Church
Readlyn Tiedt family reunion and local visits
Buck Creek residents attended the Tiedt family reunion held in Readlyn. Mr and Mrs Herman Zell and daughters called at the Wm Knoploh home. Emma Meier and family visited Ed Wosker home northest of Sumner. Carl Moehlis made a Readlyn call on Monday evening. Miss Lorna Sell visited Gladys and Lucille Moehlis Tuesday.
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August Meyer
Leona
Art Kaker
Alvin Sommer
Will Meswarth
Louie Meyer
Verla
Chris Moehla
Mr. Moehla
August Kuker
Vada
Lorena
Albert Volker
Rob Ashbrenner
Will Struck, Jr
Doris
Readlyn
Dalton Meyer
Albert Rieck
John
E. L. Runge
Robert Ashbrenner
Lester Thompson
Delavan
Wis
Walter Thompson
Henry Meyer
Ford Meyer
Alberta
Clarence Bodermann
Fred Bodermann
Herbert Bodermann
Robert James
John Struck
Allen and
Marlowe
Rieck
Frederika Park
Spring Fountain
Sumner
Mr. Meyer
Tiedt
Herman Zell
Wm. Knoploh
Emma Meier
Ed Wosker
Carl Moehlis
Lorna Sell
Gladys
Lucille Moehlis
Locals Lose at Readlyn Sun
Readlyn Sun game summary shows Readlyn losing 4 to 1 at Tripoli with Gehrke and Krueger, Wittenberg, Matthies delivering RBIs. Krueger and Wittenberg struck out six and five times respectively. Belknap, Duecker, Krueger, and Matthies contributed RBIs in a tense baseball matchup.
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Readlyn Sun
Tripoli
Readlyn
Gehrke
Thran
Wittenberg
Diekman
Belknap
Duecker
Strumple
Krueger
Matthies
Johnson
Wittenburg
Meier
Spiers
Brunce
Schoemacher
Mattheis
Whittenberg
Waverly tops Nashua in Cedar Valley league scare
Waverly defeats Nashua 6 to 5 after five Nashua hits spark a seventh inning rally off Daily and Ramage. Wilson strikes out six for Waverly. Daily fanned six before Ramage in the seventh. The win ties Waverly with Tripoli for first place.
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Waverly
Nashua
Daily
Ramage
Bremer County
Tripoli
Wilson
Shell Rock 8 Sumner 2 in Cedar Valley clash
Shell Rock smashed Kasemeier for eight runs as Sumner's slump deepened after a 8 2 loss. Conrad opened with a fourth inning triple driving in two, Welcher replaced Williams in the fourth, and Schoephoerster closed for Shell Rock while Kasemeier and Schoephoerster teamed for Sumner.
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Sumner
Waverly
Conrad
Shell Rock
Savage
Williams
Welcher
Kasemeier
Schoephoerster
R. H. E. Shell Rock
Williams, Welcher
Gambiana
Schoephoester
Platte
Cemetery Association Meeting At Mrs Krueger Home
Fremont Cemetery association will hold its regular meeting at the home of Mrs. Wes Krueger Friday afternoon the 15th at 2 30. All members are urged to attend the meeting.
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Fremont
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Mercy For Proud, Justice For Humble
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Ohio
Canada
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Wallace
R.N.A
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P. A. Goodenbour
August Hesse
P. L. Crittenden
N. R. Ambrose
Nels Debel
J. A. Hale
A. L. Jacobson
Ed Rosenthal
F. D. Kimbal
Fred Schnurstein
Will Ambrose
H. H. Bull
Fred Ambrose
Clara Claus
C. Otterstetter
E. C. Johnson
H. H. Sorg
J. A. Nienhaus
Will Eichman
A. H. Panzer
Nora Gunsalus
A. F. Eichmann
E. J. Henning
Ella Kuker
Art Towne
Jones
Hale
Henning
Debel
Hampton Camp
John Fitz
Westgate
Albert Stahlhut
Waterloo
Revern Holm
Theo. Stahlhut
Blaine
Lavonne Stahlhut
Fred Stahlhut
Marion
Lavonne Hill
Pat Treloar
Leo Meyer
Gail Creager
Clarion
Elmer Knoedler
ST. Peter’s Evangelical
BUCK
Pet Waverly
Nashvare
R. H. E. Waverly
Rammage
Graham
Wilson and
Strike
Cedar Valley
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