Traces of Algonkian Culture in Early Iowa History
The article outlines prehistory in Iowa with Algonkian roots, noting Joliet and Marquette's 1673 visit, the Peorias as Iowa’s Algonkians, and extensive mound sites along Cedar River. It details artifacts from Black Hawk County sites, including flint tools, pottery sherds, and a rare Algonquian burial urn.
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Marquette
Joliet
Iowa River
Iowa
Woods
Waters
Red Cedar
Minnesota
Towa
Cedar
Black Hawk County
Waterles Township
Spring Creek
Waterloo Township
Museum of State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Electric Park and
Dairy Cattle Congress
Castle Hill
Elmer Gipe
Teachers College
Charles R. Keyes
Blonde Des Moines Woman Warns About Mixers Before Divorce
Ruth Sharpe Fleck of Des Moines recounts a brief, stormy marriage to Walter Dell Fleck begun in Cheyenne on December 15 1927 and ended with a quick court decision. She warns blondes to know their men long before marriage and avoid men who mix in social circles. Her advice comes after a terse divorce petition filed in Black Hawk County and a swift separation.
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Ruth Sharpe Fleck
Des Moines
Everest
Black Hawk County
Walter Dell Fleck
Cheyenne
Wyo
Fleck Wrs
Ruth L. Sharpe
New York City
Why Children Covet the Unhealthful Foods at Home
Mrs. Johms, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Hunt, and Mrs. Sheldon discuss why children crave what is less healthful. They consider reward tactics, parental influence, and habit formation. Jeanne's restraint with candy and a child’s orderly bedtime illustrate how avoiding rewards for bad conduct can curb unhealthy desires. Moe R. M. Black, State Normal and Industrial School, North Dakota.
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Pauline Herr Thomas
Mrs. Johms
Mrs. Moore
Mrs. Sheldon
Mrs. Hunt
Moe R. M. Black
State Normal and Industrial School
North Dakota
Oil Scandals and Walsh Report Debate in 1920s Senate
A discussion of the 1924 oil lease investigations led by Senator Walsh, the contrasting majority and minority reports, and the political reception of the Teapot Dome affair. The piece notes public mood shifts, the Continental Trading Company’s role, and the evolving view of business versus political morality reflected in the era’s oil scandal coverage. It references Senator Spencer’s minority report and Walsh’s defense, with reflections on how moral authority and press attention shaped historical interpretation.
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Senator Walsh
Fall
Bmcadoo
Smith
John W. Davis
Bruce
Maryland
Mr. Davis
Davis
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Walsh
Senate
Walsh Committee
Spencer
Missouri
Marcel
Washington
Facl
Hela
Webster
Hoar
Massachusetts
Borah
Hiram Johnson
California
United States Supreme Court
Ofd
Sinclair
Republican National Committee
Nch
Theodore Roosevelt
Longworth
Weal
Virginia
Continental Trading Company
Teapot Dome
Supreme Court
Will Hays
Ts & RhAmefil
Iowa History Week Radiocast Programs Listed
The State Historical Society of Iowa and the State University announce a special radio program for Iowa History Week, April 16 to 21, broadcast from WSUE with varied topics on Iowa history. Programs include Indian Theches of Iowa, Indian Chiefs of Iowa, The Trading at Homes, Vignettes on Tractians Last Town, Indian Amusements, Prehistoric Red Men, and Tie West to Song and Story, featuring scholars and musicians from Iowa and New York City.
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State Historical Society of Iowa
The
State University of Iowa
Iowa History Week
WSUE
Jowa
John & Briggs
Palimorest
Jaws
J. A. Swishpr
Oax Society
Historical Society of
Inywa
Mth
A Galiahier
Mlitary
State Historical Society of Town
Bruce EF
Matar
State Mistorien Society of
Lowa
Bruce BE
Ma Dan
Anne Pierce
Frances Camp
Charlés Fe Keyes
Thre Phate Archeological Survey
Aco Op
Natura
Belence
Isabel Garland
Mardesty Juolnson
New York City
Duffy May Know His Fate Monday Night
In Cedar Rapids Iowa Joan Duffy faces perjury charges with fate to be decided Monday after this weekend adjournment. Judge Moffitt halted proceedings as defense rested and the state prepared to close its case.
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Duffy
Cedar Rapids
Joan Duffy
Invitation to Fossils Banquet Echoes Amateur Spy Founder’s Past
James A. Cook of 1011 Randolph Street receives an invitation to the twenty fifth annual Fossils banquet on April 28 at Hotel Pennsylvania New York. The Fossils group, with about 225 members, gathers amateur journalists from 1870 to 1890 who printed and shared their early papers. Notable members include James M. Beck Henry B Bryan and Thomas A Edison among others. Dr Charles W Richardson of Washington DC is Fossils president this year. More than 76 members are expected from across the United States.
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Oak Ridge
Cedar Heights
Waterloo Jersey Farm
Rainbow Drive
Charles Hackett
Lumry
W. R. Lumry
Hotel Pennsylvania
New York
James A. Cook
Randolph Street
Cook
Black Hair County
Raymond
John W. Cook
Brooklyn
Waterloo
Australia
James
John
United States
James M. Beck
Henry &. Bryan
Gyrus H. K. Gurtis
Josephus Daniels
Thomas A. Edison
Col
George Harvey
Joseph Dans Miller
John Moody
George H. Moses
Frank B. Noyes
H. Gordon Selfridge
Charles W. Richardson
Washington, D. C
The
Day Books Display Marks 46 Years of Lumber Firm History
A Waterloo Lumber Co display at 318 Fourth Street East showcases 42 day books from 1886 to 1927, illustrating 46 years of continuous operation begun in 1882. The display contrasts past and present lumber prices, notes changes in ownership and incorporation, and cites freight costs and origin shifts from Minnesota, Wisconsin to the Pacific coast.
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Waterloo Lumber Company
Fourth Street East
Warren Brown
Stephen D. Brown
Contenn
W. W. Miller
Alvin Jackson
Jackson Gwinder & Supply Co
Brown
Jackson & Brown Company
Martech
Matt Parrott & Sons Co
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Stephen Brown
Pacific Coast
Skyrocket device aims to smash speed records
Berlin April 14 WPi reports a car using a device based on the reaction principle like Goddard s skyrocket reached 82 miles per hour in eight seconds at Opel works. A company representative said the device is the first step toward sky rocket airplanes, with hopes an unmanned craft could pierce beyond Earth's atmosphere. Tests conducted this year suggest vehicles driven by the device could top all existing speed marks. The device was built from plans by German engineer Max Waller.
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Berlin
Simulr
Goddard
Testis
Opel
Max Waller
Sorority Goldfish Dies After Publicity At Beta Alpha House
Vermillion S D April four alpha is dead such was the sad announcement from the Beta Alpha house at the University of South Dakota. Alpha, the sorority’s sole pet, gained statewide attention after appearing revived from a block of ice and parading in a lemony bowl. The girls claim he died from pride or shame after publicity and taunts in a University News Writing course.
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Vermillion S
Anymite
Alpha
Beis Alpha
Beta
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