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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1921
Page
4
The Journal launches a new feature series titled story of our states. Beginning today it presents a brief history for each of the forty eight states with a plan to publish one state story at a time. Readers are encouraged to follow and cut out the histories for reference.
The piece urges Iowa’s legislature to pass a stringent Blue Sky law to criminalize false misrepresentations by stock salesmen. It argues promoters prey on the naïve, neglect truth, and would protect the public by heavy penalties for fraud in securities sales. The author calls for decisive action to curb unscrupulous speculation.
Abe Martin muses on a vanished scene of barroom evenings and red headed girls with white horses. He jokes that the old Saturday night rounder and lively crowd have faded, leaving a quiet, altered town memory.
Poet Walt Mason reflects on political delays and hopes for an appointment, noting postmen, debts, and moves among figures like Harding and Warren G. and that patience defines the wait for a future office.
A writer recalls failed stock schemes and the lure of quick profits, warning of blue sky law protection. The piece analyzes political appointments, praising talent over party lines, and notes plans for the Eighty-eighth division reunion in Des Moines with an expected 5,000 to 6,000 attendees from surrounding states.
Even if President Harding has seen fit to voice praise, the Iowa City Press Citizen notes the public deserves steady leadership and accountability in addressing domestic policy and economic challenges.
Delaware became the first of the original thirteen states by ratifying the Constitution on December 7, 1787, with the Union forming after nine states backed the document. The article traces Delaware’s 1638 Swedish settlement, Dutch and English control shifts, Penn’s proprietorship, and its later status as a small state with three presidential electors tied to its Congressional seats. It notes the name origin from the river, bay, and Lord Delaware.
Fairfield High School edged Muscatine 18 to 17 to begin a Little Six basketball title series. A second game is set for Muscatine on Friday with a possible neutral-site tiebreaker at Washington. Brown hit a late decisive shot as Muscatine led briefly in the second half.
San Francisco March 24 A jury of men was chosen to hear evidence in the murder case against Mrs. Margaret Clark after she refused female jurors and her lawyers moved to exclude all women from the jury box.
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