Cox Speech Hit Or Miss In National Field Analysis
The piece weighs Governor Cox acceptance speech versus platform promises and the realities of governing. It notes the risk of overpromising, compares Cox to La Follette and Johnson, and cites Republican and Democratic reactions. It argues presidential duties demand broader, impartial responsibilities beyond state politics.
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Cox
Mr. Harding
Mr. Cox
United States
Ohio
Jimmie
Bob” LaFollette
Wisconsin
Hiram Johnson
California
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Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason Vote for Cox and Harding
A poem urging readers to vote for Cox and Harding in the election. The speaker expresses enthusiastic support, praising their leadership and promising national improvements, with calls for broad voter turnout across regions and social groups.
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Walt Mason
Hens, travel costs, and Iowa advertising views
The column laments wasteful hens versus road fatalities, notes the Sioux City Journal critique of Wilson, and foresees birthplaces becoming hospitals. It questions rising travel costs and suggests advertising boosts local business, arguing for cooperative community ads across Iowa towns.
Chinese Typewriters Made by American Manufacturers
American manufacturers are now producing Chinese typewriters. The 1918 Chinese language reform simplified Chinese lettering, enabling printing with typewriters.
Iowa Capitol Building in Poor Condition
Des Moines reports state house officials estimate about 200000 dollars needed next year to repair and renovate the capitol. Floors walls and woodwork show extensive deterioration with aging lighting and dusty corridors. adjutant general cites lack of funds and urges immediate action.
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Des Moines
State House
Adj
Lewis G. Lasher
Central States
Lowa
Pythian Sisters Elect New Iowa Grand Officers
Cedar Rapids Aug 9 The semi centennial celebration of the grand lodge of Iowa Knights of Pythias ends with a grand temple session. Officers elected Wednesday afternoon include Past grand chief Miss Maude Cooper Newton Grand chief Miss Daisy Backerbaumer Sioux City Grand senior Mrs Mae Hickman Sheridan Grand junior Mrs Lara Hauser Eldora Grand manager Mrs Mary Knoblauch Emmetsburg Grand mistress of records and correspondence Miss Katherine Warner Dayton Grand mistress of finance Miss Lavina Forsythe Cedar Rapids Grand protector Mrs Harriet Lass Ocheydan Grand guard Mrs Laura Mathews Manchester.
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Cedar Rapids
Grand Lodge of Iowa
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Sisterhood
Maude Cooper
Newton
Daisy Backerbaumer
Sioux City
Mae Hickman
Sheridan
Lara Hauser
Eldora
Mary Knoblauch
Emmetsburg
Katherine Warner
Dayton
Lavina Forsythe
Grand Protector
Harriet Lass
Ocheydan
Grand Guard
Laura Mathews
Manchester
Actor boasts of cigar named after him
An actor bragged in the Buffalo Express that a cigar had been named after him and joked about why it would draw. A friend teased him, asking what was wrong with the cigar.
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Buffalo Express
Cox Sees Peace Treaty as Central Issue in 1920 Race
Governor Cox accepts the Democratic nomination in Dayton and declares wholehearted support for Wilson's league of nations with interpretations to safeguard good faith. He denounces Harding's separate peace idea, pledges ratification of the treaty, and frames the league as the decisive issue of the century. He criticizes Lodge reservations, emphasizes law enforcement, domestic policy, and farm and labor reforms as part of a broad program.
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Dayton
America
League of Nations
James M. Cox
Cox
Wilson
Harding
Germany
Friends of the League
League
Ihe
Ples
West Chester Visit Highlights Local Gossip and Rain Report
Miss Wilda Augustine of Des Moines is home visiting relatives. Mrs. W. S. Boyer and Teresa visit friends in Baxter Kaw. Carl Bort of Dodds Town visits the C. H. Davis home. he was once local agent. Rain fell two miles east but not two miles west. Antioch and Nash schoolhouses are moved here in preparation for school. Carl Harring returns home after visiting friends yesterday on the way back from Manalowa.
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West Chester
Wilda Augustine
Des Moines
W. S. Boyer
Teresa
Baxter
Kaw
Carl Bort
Dodds
Town
C. H. Davis
Carl
Antioch
Nash
Carl Harring
Manalowa
Governor Dares Not Leave Home to Push Suffrage
Hartford dispatch details Governor Marcus Holcomb, age 78, resisting call for a special session to ratify the Susan B Anthony amendment. Delegations of women petition him amid letters and telegrams, while Lt. Gov. Clifford B. Wilson urges immediate ratification as justice, fearing loss of ballot access in upcoming elections.
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Hartford
Conn
Marcus Mensey Holcomb
Connecticut
Holcomb
General Assembly
Susan B. Anthony
America
Chicago
Vermont
Massachusetts
Clifford B. Wilson
Bridgeport
Conecticut
Wilson
Havner Sues Company Over Stock Issuance in Osage Case
August 9 report from Nevada states H. M. Havner attorney general filed in Story county courts to cancel stock issued by Osage Electric Light Heat and Power Company officers and directors James Ferris Thomas Ferris W S Ferris and Albert F Tresener. Petition says blocks of stock were issued without cash or property. seeks cancellation and nullification. Defendants reply that company had a 3500 surplus and a 133 1 3 percent dividend declared payable in capital stock.
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Nevada
Osage Electric Light, Heat and Power Company
H. M. Havner
James Ferris
Thomas Ferris
W. S. Ferris
Albert F. Tresener
Story County
A Serious Subject in a Fisherman’s Calamity Joke
The Washington Star quotes a fisherman lamenting that with current food prices the fish that gets away is not a joke but a calamity. The remark frames rising costs and scarcity as a grim punchline in daily life.
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