Literacy bill and Morris plan bank aid immigration debate
The piece discusses immigration literacy measures and the Morris Plan Bank concept. It notes how literacy tests could improve immigrant quality, prevent discrimination, and extend benefits overseas. It also describes Morris’s Norfolk bank model aiding workers with small loans repaid weekly, and Waterloo’s interest in establishing such an Industrial Finance Bank to foster thrift and credit without charity.
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New World
Europe
Lewrer
Morris
Norfolk
Racture
Faire
Morris Plan
Waterloo
Industrial Finance Corporation
Conner and Reporter
Social Welfare League
Acec
A Yankee's Pluck and Street Car Controversy Flash
Red blooded Allencans admire Fred Hartman the sole American driver in the Winnipeg to St Paul dog race despite bad luck losing a dog a lame knee and a frozen finish his grit makes him a hero of endurance Then a street car controversy report notes plans for out of court compromise with unions and the traction firm urging action by assemblymen and calls for birds protection bills and a national mobilization scare
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Fred Hartman
Dag
Winnipeg
St. Paul
Hartman
Martman
Canada
Traction Corporation
Swiss Rejection of Neutral Break With Germany
The piece argues Switzerland would not join a wave of neutral states breaking diplomatic ties with Germany over submarine warfare. It notes Switzerland's desire for peace and fear of German invasion, which could threaten France and the Entente’s neutrality. The author suggests the president did not expect Swiss adoption of the suggestion and aimed at other belligerent powers instead.
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America
Switzerland
Germany
France
Lorraine
Immigration bill ends long fight with literacy test
Congress overrides presidential veto to enact a literacy test for foreigners seeking entry, ending a twenty year struggle. Despite repeated vetoes on grounds of America's tradition as a refuge, the bill passes by overwhelming majorities, reflecting the public will to confront the real economic situation.
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Congress
America
Press Comment on Billy Sunday and Related Protests
A collection of editorial excerpts discusses Billy Sunday’s influence and modern evangelism, a Berkshire critic’s view, and calls to teach American youths citizenship and military obligation. It includes Carrie Nation’s hatchet anecdote in Memphis and a New York World note on wartime trade impacts on food exports to warring nations.
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Billy Sunday
Berkshire
Billy
Literacy Test Hardened by Law Passes Over Wilson Veto
Fort Dodge Messenger reports that after two decades of debate and four presidential vetoes the immigration literacy test became law. The measure, debated in Congress amid political maneuvering, overrides the president and draws harsh criticism for its oath and deemed moral impact. Keokuk Gate City notes Congressman Kitchin’s revenue plan takes money from the pockets, while insisting the people are lucky to have pockets.
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Fort Dodge Messenger
jRas
House
Wilson
Senate
Congress
Nyone
Canada
United States
Keokuk Gate City
Kitchin
Just In Jest Revised Version and Odds on Friday Jests
A quirky collage of captions and quips from a humor page. Includes Biblical mockery about nations and sin, a line about war never returning, and snippets on fashion, Friday weddings, and finance. The piece weaves playful phrases and cartoons with light social satire.
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Puck
How to Tell a Lady by Ruth Cameron Side Talks
A reader recounts an anecdote about spotting true courtesy in shoppers. A casually encountered woman appears refined but loses charm with clerks, interrupting conversations and rarely saying thank you, illustrating how treatment of service staff reveals genuine character.
Drowned four year old in Cedar Falls tragedy on ice
Fifty years ago The Crurier reports on Thursday Web 7 1867 the drowning of 4 year old Charles son of Dr S W Pierce Cedar Falls who fell through thin ice while on an errand with another boy. Body not found until Wednesday morning. market prices and local advertisements follow including Capwell moving store location and new 1867 skirt advertisement describing steel spring hoops. The Orphans Home at Glenwood has just been opened.
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Charles
S. W. Pierce
Cedar Falls
B. J. Capwell
Commercial
Fifth Streets
Sherman
the Courier
Hotel War Serves Meals At 15 Cents In Greene
Local item notes a Greene hotel war attracting patrons with square or round meals for fifteen cents. Also records marriages in January at Rev. Baker's and Rev. Nemmers officiants, Waterloo markets price lists for flour wheat oats corn and beef, and weather notes on river ice and road conditions. Night postal service expands Chicago to town line mail routes. Lent begins February 14 and Easter on April 1. Licenses issued in January include Johan Kascht i and Lena Girsch.
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Greene
Twenty Years Ago February 10 1807 City News
Mercury readings plunged to 24 degrees below zero with January reach. Cedar Falls street car ordinance defeated, sparking city political row. Rapid Transit promises Cedar Falls service by June 1. Mason family moving to Cedar Falls. Dora Henderson injured by stepping on a nail. W B McMurray laid to rest in Fairview. age 72, long local ties.
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M. L. Newton
J. W. Rafferty
J. S. Cass
Rapid Transit Company
Cedar Falls
W. B. McMurray
Washburn
Fairview
Afr. McMurray
Washburn F
The Gentleman From Texas is Humble a Bit
A Texan visiting Davenport confronts Iowa officials with state statistics about 1916 crop values. He boasts Texas leads in crop production, while Iowa counters with land area and farm acreage figures. The secretary compares farm land under cultivation and notes Iowa’s farm property value on 34 million acres exceeds Texas in wealth.
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Davenport
Texas
Greater Iowa Association
Towa
Greater
Iowa
Illinois
Nebraska
Missouri
Rhode Island
Pasteurization Proves Safe Milk From Tubercular Cows
An 1916 California study by Dr. Traum and Dr. Hart shows pasteurization at 140 to 145 degrees for 25 minutes destroys bovine tuberculosis in milk. Raw tubercular milk killed guinea pigs, while pasteurized milk did not. The piece argues for ongoing dairy cleaning and strict herd health alongside pasteurization.
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L. L. de Bra
California
Jacob ‘Traum
G W W. Hart
We Are With You to a Man Woodrow Wilson Poem
A poem by Frank M. Sheeley shifts from harsh critique to support for Woodrow Wilson. It praises his international plan and sea rights stance, notes earlier doubt, and ends urging defense of Old Glory amid world events and neutrality concerns. The piece chronicles evolving public sentiment as the war unfolds and Wilson’s ideals confront real-world pressures.
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Woodrow Wilson
Frank M. Sheeley
To & Man
Salé
Woodrow Whitson
Battles Gore
Tom the Brave Prince Wins Princess from the Brothers
In a distant land a poor peasant and wife have three sons. The elder two, John and Henry, are handsome and favored, while Tom is overlooked. A princess falls for brave Tom after he saves her on a runaway horse, transforming him into a prince who later provides for his family while his brothers marry locally.
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John
Henry
Tom
Handsome
McClurs
Mr. Fox
Freedom of the Seas in American History
The Springfield Republican notes the term freedom of the seas has echoed from Benjamin Franklin to the Hague Conference of 1907 and argues Americans misjudge Wilson for pro Germanism while ignoring their own history with the phrase.
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Springfield Republican
Benjamin Prenklin
Wilson
Groundhog Prophecy Says Weather Remains Cold
New York World notes the groundhog saw his shadow there is doubt about the length of cold weather. It suggests the period of cold remains long and severe even if the shadow is seen or not, reflecting traditional superstition about early spring.
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New York World
Keeping Mexico for Mexicans and War Casualties
A New York World note questions whether birth rates will outpace bandit warfare casualties in shaping Mexico’s long run policy and demographic balance. The piece hints at nationalist fears and the impact of violence on population trends.
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New York World
Mexico
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Lena Girsch
M. Gc. Wootratt
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Courier
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Dora Henderson
Postal Telegraph Company
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