Reclamation Debate Highlights Midwest Conservation Clash
Claire Dewey of the Conservation League of Iowa engages President Hoover over Farm Bureau and local league resolutions on government reclamation projects. Elwood Mead replies for the reclamation department, noting public opposition to land expansion amid flood control and forest restoration goals. Dewey pushes officials to heed rural sentiment toward conservation. It seems poorly timed.
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Claire Dewey
The
Conservation League of Iowa
Hoover
Farm Bureau Organization
Will H. Dily Conservation League
Mr. Dewey
Elwood Mead
Department of Reclamation
Farm Bureau
Conservation Leagues
Mississippi
From Worst to Best Governed City in Cincinnati Claim
The passage asserts Cincinnati has transformed from the worst governed city in the nation to the best within 25 years. It speculates this progress may offer hope for Chicago, though it suggests Chicago will not achieve such change until further conditions are met.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Chicago
Middle West
Embarrassing Moment in Central Park
Eight year old Charles Foster of Washington Iowa shares a humorous scene from Central Park. He mistook a man for his father and his parents corrected him before the crowd. The tale highlights a boy's playful misread of a parent in a public moment.
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Charles Foster
Chick
Political grafters and reform in Chicago and Milwaukee
The piece contrasts Chicago's alleged corruption with Cincinnati's prosperity and praises Milwaukee as well governed. It asserts corrupt city leadership uses votes for protection of vice, while Milwaukee swiftly removes criminals, and imagines Chicago following Cincinnati’s reform path.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Sir Henri Deterding Warns on World Low Mood and Russian Starvation
Sir Henri Deterding argues the world mood stems from under consumption not overproduction. He claims Soviet Russia relies on Western capital and expertise to fuel its growth and that without this aid its system could collapse in weeks. The piece notes Russia seeks brain power from capitalist nations while avoiding political import.
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Sir Henri Deterding
Dutch Shells Oil Company
Sir Henri
Soviet Russia
Moscow
Russia
After Christmas Joy and Hopes for 1931
A playful Yule note recalls gifts of socks from relatives in Colorado and Gary Indiana and a red tie from a boss at Montgomery Ward. The writer muses on post holiday mood, forecasts better times for 1931, and wishes readers continued cheer and payments smoothing into the new year.
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Colorado
Gary
Ind
Chicago
Iowa High Schools to Compete in Academic Contest Next Spring
About 55 000 pupils in roughly 400 Iowa schools will enter the every pupil interschool contest May 5, with state champions and place-winners in 12 subjects to be announced June 1 and 2 at the University of Iowa. Division into A B C D classes depends on enrollment.
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Iowa City
Utopia
Iowa
University of Iowa
E. F. Lindquist
Lindquist
Notice of Tax Sale Redemption for Lot in Iowa
Notice to L B Anderson heirs that tax sale of W S BE Lot No 6 Section 3 Township 74 Range 7 50 acres in Washington County Iowa occurred in December 1980 to Charles Anderson. Redemption right will expire and a Treasurer's Deed will follow.
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L. B. Anderson
Washington County
Iowa
S. BE
Charles Anderson
Notice Sentences and Date From 1930 Service
Notice dated December 11 1930 requires redemption from sale within ninety days after completion of service. Charles Anderson signs as official.
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Charles Anderson
Peace demands amid Hindu Muslim deadlock at Indian round table
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Ramsey MacDonald urged Hindus and Muslims to reach an agreement to avoid jeopardizing the India round table conference. He said Britain cannot resolve the dispute and warned delegates to settle essential conditions for an Indian constitution without outside authority.
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London
Ramsey MacDonald
Round Table
MacDonald
Shan Nawaz
Subbarayan
Florida Shipwreck Shenandoah Rescue Tales Reach Family
Parents of Mrs. Gertrude Hazlett aboard the ill fated vessel Wureka TI recount they were in the water for 50 minutes with only life belts, then aboard a rescue boat for four and a half hours before securing dry clothing after the explosion off the Florida coast.
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Shenandoah
Der
Gertrude Hazlett
Wureka, TI
Florida
Hazlett
George Jones
Los Angeles
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Ceristas
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Montgomery Ward & Co
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Phillips & Hebner
Herman Runeral Home
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Hudson Motor Car Company
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