Waterloo roads bill and state fund debate prompt Iowa assembly action
A merged item notes that Iowa counties may issue bonds for highway improvements under Senate Bill 266, with advocates urging passage before the assembly adjourns. The piece highlights the state fund use, the civic value of better roads, and Isabe and her sister state marching in solidarity, urging timely action.
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Isles of
Macadan
Isabe
Assembly
Psenitor Foster
Quick Punishment Sparks Capital Punishment Debate
Discussion returns in Iowa on abolishing the death penalty as criminologists argue deterrence is weak and confinement longer than execution. The piece cites a Cleveland case where a murderer received a life sentence after pleading guilty, arguing swift and certain punishment might deter more than severe but delayed penalties.
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General Assembly
Iowa
Cleveland
Ohio
Denominational Barriers Break Down in Easter Sermon
A Water loo pastor praised Easter sermons uniting city churches across denominations. He urged that denial of doctrinal walls frees believers to pursue shared life and the “Greater Church” where creed serves humanity and love replaces dogma. The speaker urged spiritual leaders to lead unity and end division.
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Waterloo
Lfe
Nazarene
Anord
FOWA HIGHWAYS AND STATE AID PROVISION
The Muniel pai Journal notes Fowa highways lack state or county aid for hard surface roads. Local efforts show little concrete work this season with about half a mile laid and wear concerns cited. State aid would enable permanent roads of gravel and dirt to be built under state guidance.
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Howe
Muniel Pai Journal
Ulnots
Stais
Gates urged at crude rail crossings in Waterloo streets
Editorial chews over dangerous rail crossings at Fourth and Fifth streets in Waterloo. It argues single flagmen are inadequate, urges gates or elevated tracks, and predicts a city council order with delay until a tragedy prompts action. Includes scattered notes on Prohibition, Lloyd George, and local notices.
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Waterloo
The American farmer as portrayed by European critics
A provocative critique contrasts the American farmer with European peers. It argues Americans overproduce with machinery and scale, while European farmers labor double hours and face taxes. The piece questions rewards for industry and intelligence, contrasting ambition with perceived restraint.
I Choose This A Study In Choice And Desire
Two youths discuss choosing music within a ten dollar limit. They debate whether effort makes pleasure and wonder if wealth erodes the spice of life. The essay argues selection is self expression and that both poverty and wealth can curb choice, urging contentment in making its own choices.
To the Heart of the Matter A Garden of the Heart
A fragmentary essay equates the human heart with a garden, comparing virtues and vices to cultivated and wild flowers. It traces civilization shaping instincts from lust to war, magic to medicine, asserting growth through restraint and reason in a modern, ironic tone.
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Manx
Laure
What Iowa Editors Are Saying Something to Remember
A collection of editorial snippets from Iowa papers discussing legislative accountability and the perils of factual error in journalism. It notes that readers spot grammar slips and bodily details, while editors weigh the tradeoffs between accuracy, cost, and scope.
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Towa City
Artar
Atame
The Tree Ghosts and the Wandering Woodman
A woodcutter trims a forest ignoring pleas from trees, animals, and children. He dreams of wealth, wakes to ghosts of the forest, and realizes beauty outweighs gold as night falls and mercy echoes in the wind. The tale ends with his renewed reverence for the woods.
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Mr. Woodman
Wei
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Capable Young People and Earnest Labor in Iowa
A Burlington Gazette piece lauds Iowa boys and girls who achieved notable success in corn, hogs, and tomatoes while highlighting many youth toiling in cities to support dependent families. It honors young wage earners aiding others and notes sympathy for editors facing harsh criticism. The Sioux City Tribune reports the United States protest over the sinking incident as Germany responds in court.
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Burlington Gazette
Iowa
Germany
Sioux City
Protest Seizure of Udenwald Detention Sparks Outcry
A report from Pasadena notes a protest against detention of Busch, a St. Louis millionaire brewer tied to the Udenwald case. The ill health of the detainee aged 36 is mentioned alongside ongoing legal counterclaims. The item references the Evening Courier and reports from Pasadena dated April 8.
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Busch
St. Lou
Udenwald
Inter
Gusch
Pasadena
Cal
Waterloo Busch
Adolphus
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Waterloo Reporte
Associated Press
Audit Bureau of Circulationn
W. H. Hartman Company
West Park Ave
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G Hartman
A.W. Peterson
Set
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Hastrock, Story & Brooks
Mars
Creed
Fowa
Prohibition
French
Chamber of Deputies
Paris Temps
Worl
England
Lloyd- George
Napoleon
Towson
Boneparle
Semmes
Alabama
Cherbourg
Chamber of Commerce
Italy
Balkan Countries
Newport Harbor
Alps
TE Thanspers
F Co. Abstract Co
Y A & Loanasson
Parc
Lot
Mannie J. Gras
Liz
Buckingham Mire
Witterlon
Edwin WL Randall
O John
Williams
Prospect
Hille
The
Jhursala
Europe
America
Brent
Land O' Nod
Royal Baking Powder
Cresp
Ie Nss
Dela Tan
Hamilton
EACON
M. Hoyt Shoe CO. Makers
Manchester
New Hampah
Stolt Bros
TMADE
Ff. H. Latier
Lafayette Street
Fourth Street
Evening Courier
Lafayette Building
4Th ST. E
Prescription Products Company
Dayton
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