Water power potential urged for middle states from Mississippi
In Washington on Jan 19 and 26 a committee will press Congress to pass measures developing waterway resources across twenty seven middle state tributaries feeding the Mississippi. Advocates say river power can ease freight congestion, save coal use, and boost national transport while reducing artificial power reliance.
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Washington
DD. C
Congress
Middle States
Mississippi River
Middle West
Otre
United States
Germany
England
France
Belgium
Holland
Japan
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
Peptimist shows upbeat toil and constant pep in work, keeping morale up as layoffs loom. The poem extols workers who stay productive and valuable, while bosses cling to the most useful staff despite economic slumps.
Dream of a greater middle west hinges on water power
States worry that national decisions may harm regional interests as the water power resources of the middle west face opposition from groups benefiting from artificial power. The text urges overcoming opposition to advance economic aims and open the Mississippi and its tributaries to navigation, hoping Washington will make progress toward this regional dream.
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Middle West
Washington
Mississippi
Police probe after attack discussed on train to Omaha
Witnesses heard a group talk about bomb jobs in a local restaurant Saturday evening before a train to Omaha. Police pursue several clues and consider more suspects. Officials are puzzled by a possible motive. Chief Flattery reported no threatening letters.
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Omaha
Lost
Flattery
Global goods show a Californian's varied supply chain
A San Francisco Chronicle clipping humorously lists a cascade of products from many states that a Californian uses daily. The mock inventory includes clocks from Connecticut and soap from Cincinnati, with items from Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, Rhode Island, Grand Rapids, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Idaho, Indiana, St. Louis, New York, Colorado, Omaha, Ohio, Chattanooga, Boston, Jerusalem, New Jersey, and fleas noted as a home product. The piece satirically underscores national interconnectedness and regional origins of everyday items.
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W. al White
San Francisco Chronicle
Journal
White
Indiana
St. Louis
New York
Colorado
Kansas undertakers trim funeral costs amid living cost drop
The Marshalltown Times-Republican notes a decline in funeral prices in Kansas as a response to cheaper living costs. It analogizes newspapers to the dying market, suggesting editors may have influenced costs by shaping public sentiment about burial expenses.
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Kansas
Kansas Undertaking
Marshalltown Times- Republican
Monster Legion Rally Planned in Des Moines With Landis
A mid January Iowa American Legion meeting in Des Moines will feature Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis Major General Wood and Legion National Commander F J Galbraith as speakers. Gov Iowa and prominent citizens will attend along with state adjutants posts and legislators. Hanford MacNider reports progress coordinating with Argonne Post to energize the Legion for its ambitious program and broader national role.
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Monster
Des Moines
Landis
Monster Legion
Iowa Legion
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Wood
Chicago
National Legion
F. J. Gailbraith
Iowa
Legion
Mason City
Hanford MacNider
American Legion
MacNider
Argonne Post
Irvin Femrite
Bomb Plot At Fort Dodge Damages Chief Flattery Home
An unsuccessful attempt to explode the residence of Fort Dodge Police Chief E M Flattery occurred at 7 30 am Sunday. The blast shattered windows and blew off the porch but left the family unharmed. Two men named L C Rice and W M Akidge were arrested and held for investigation while neighbors saw two men flee shortly before the explosion.
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Flattery
Fort Dodge
E. M. Flattery
L. C. Rice
W. M. Akidge
More Firms Fail In 1920 New York Report
Preliminary returns from R G Dun show 8831 commercial failures in 1920 in the United States, up from 6451 in 1919, as total liabilities rise to 287,772,471 dollars versus just over 1138 million dollars.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
United States
Bill to Put Teeth In Iowa Blue Sky Law Outlined
Des Moines Jan 3 Farmers and others warned against fraudulent stock sales as Secretary of State Walter C Ramsay sketches a blue sky bill. It would require semiannual statements, make violations a felony, expose previously exempt corporations, and impose bonding on all agents. The measure aims for ongoing state supervision and limits on commissions and organization costs to curb abuse.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Associated Packing Company
Walter CG. Ramsay
Ramsay
State Department
Secretary of State
Col
Lloyd D. Ross
Securities Department
Hawkeye Company Overseer Foresees Hard Times
The new Hawkeye Company president delivered a bleak forecast from Tama on January 4 19XX. He warned investors of deteriorating market conditions and potential losses, signaling a challenging period ahead for the firm's shareholders.
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Hawkeye Company
Tama
Morrell predicts end of business low mood at Ottumwa banquet
John Morrell & Co. executive John Morrell told salesmen and guests at Ottumwa Hotel Ottumwa that an early end to the current business downturn is likely. He cited large railway orders, easing money markets, and signs of renewed optimism as evidence.
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John Morrell
Ottumwa
John Morrell & Co
Morrell
Mr. Morrell
Wealth and Happiness Quote Sparks Street Quarter Tale
Judy Tonkins notes happiness comes in small joys as a boy finds a street quarter near a candy store, contrasting wealth with simple pleasures. The remark underscores how a single coin can light up a child's day.
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Judy Tonkins
Chinese Students Rally Across Peking Against Japanese Aggression
Chinese students from twenty nine institutions marched through Central Park to the presidential palace and foreign office in a peaceful protest over Japanese actions in Hung chun and Chientao. Dr W W Yen told crowds from a foreign office balcony that Chang Tso lon had not allied with Japan, and no Chinese right to deploy troops into Manchuria was recognized. Street orators have continued urging demonstrations amid Japanese troop movements along the frontier.
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Peking
Hungchun
Chientao
Central Park
Foreign Office
W. W. Yen
Manchuria
Chang Tso-lin
Japan
Foreign Ministry of
China
E. Lenox Simpson
Putnam Weale
China Russia border note on Hung Chun near Sea of Japan
The President of China said Hung Chun is the nearest important point on Chinese territory to the Sea of Japan with Japan holding the keys. Mr. Simpson warned that bandit attacks like those at Hungshun occurred where Japan seeks to install garrisons. Hunan lies about 60 miles south of Vladivostok near the triple border and near Possiet bay on the Sea of Japan.
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China
Hungchun
Sea of Japan
Japan
Simpson
Hungshun
Hunan
Vladvostok
Korea
Ciberia
Possiet Bay
Judge Rules Big Sugar Contract Valid
Federal Judge B F Bledsoe declares a May contract valid requiring Continental Candy of Chicago to buy 1 250 tons Java sugar at 19 86 a hundred pounds, about 300 000 over market, with court noting the company must fulfill the deal like a sport even if it leads to bankruptcy.
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B. H. Lundy
Hawkeye Producing and Refining Company
Wylie
Lundy
Federal Court
Mr. Lundy
San Francisco
Continental Candy Company of
Chicago
B. F. Bledsoe
Bledsoe
Fear kills more than the knife in London man’s death
An article notes that David Carey of London died of anxiety after a doctor warned of heart disease yet his heart was healthier than many. The piece suggests fear, not disease, felled him and implies he might have lived decades longer if not for panic.
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David Carey
London
Eng
Railway time table corrected for November 24 1920
Rail line schedule shows arrival and departure times for Golden State and Washington Branch services with numbers for No 4 12 30 80 88 3 29 49 11 87 89 and local freights. Agent H W Russel notes daily operation with listed exceptions and local passenger notes.
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Golden State Limited
Lo Passesham
Ssienceeur
P. A. Washington
Sundev
H. W Russel
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