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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1924
Page
4
Des Moines report says improved farmer finances reduce La Follette appeal in Iowa. Third party hopes fade as grain prices, wool, and land gains aid farmers while rail freight remains a campaign issue and old party leaders doubt a third party victory.
Democrats plan to push tariff as a major issue in the campaign. They aim to tag Coolidge as aligned with New England tariff orthodoxy while portraying Butler as a beneficiary of tariff burdens. Republicans welcome the tariff as an issue and may force Democrats to raise it.
In Waterloo Theatres the Palace hosts Peaceful Peters starring William Fairbanks under Arrow contract with producer Hew Wilson. Crystal presents The Goldfish featuring Constance Talmadge, plus casts including Jean Harlow and Edward Conklin. Plaza shows Norsewoman and Rialto advertises How to Educate a Wife with Marie Prevost and Monte Blue. Strand opens Boy of Mine with Ben Alexander.
Twenty colored boys completed a four day encampment sponsored by the Mf. GC. AL. Willie Reed won top honors while the Black Hawk tribe led by Walton A. Lewis claimed tribal honors. Names of all eight who earned honor emblems include Willie Lee Reed Remus Owens Edgar Cunningham George Cole Henry Clay Owens and Chariss Henry Yale. The two tribes competed through woodcraft swimming boating and hikes with a shore course and a watermelon hunt. Morning sessions included Bible study under Rev. P. M. Lewis and a business education class.
An analysis contrasts Coolidge and Davis speeches, noting Coolidge’s radio friendly, jerky flow and Davis’s book like architecture. It discusses how La Follette’s candidacy could push the election into Congress and the voter strategies to prevent a deadlock, including regional electoral dynamics and October shifts. The piece cites campaign publicity and the press role as campaigns gear up for autumn contests.
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Burk and Mrs. Ida Kuehnle returned from Madison South Dakota where they attended the funeral or obituary events for a former Waterloo resident.
Omaha Neb will become head quarters of the air mail service after Oct 1. It was announced at the post office department today.
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