Diplomatic Dilemmas in Lusitania Case and South American Trade
The article discusses US arbitration policy and the Lusitania incident, weighing Germany’s stance and the risks of an investigation. It explores impacts on neutrality, potential indemnities, and national honor. It also examines Pan American trade aims, proposing govt ships, subsidies, or private capital to establish South American liner service and reduce transportation bottlenecks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Germany
Lusitania
Berlin
Port Malone
Alabama
England
South America
Aleas
Washington
Scifinex
Pan American Trade Rise aimed at South American markets
The article argues for expanding Pan American trade with South American nations to build commercial ties and potential political alliances. It highlights South America as a vast, underdeveloped market with resources and demand for steel rails, boxcars, automobiles, farm implements, and textiles, noting postwar shifts in capital and investment opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ae En
America
Europe
England
Germany
South America
Elyswatere
Increased Rail Fares Prompt Hearings in Chicago
Reports from Interstate Commerce hearings in Chicago show Tawa railroads earning above average dividends and resisting lower rates. Local presses mock ongoing tariff debates, note obsolete war talk, and poke at public figures while lampooning recent political buzz and cleanup efforts around the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chivago
Tawa
Colors as the measure of a nation’s spirit
A patriotic allegory extols personal colors as the nation’s lifeline and the core of character. It argues that losing faith weakens duty, urging individuals to defend their colors with dedication, lest they betray their country and themselves.
Sioux City a booming Iowa city with western town charm
Sioux City Iowa has grown to about 60 000 people. The city sits in the bluffs between the Sioux and Missouri rivers near Nebraska and South Dakota. It features large department stores a long high school building a thriving college and a bustling newspaper office. The article notes a past elevated railroad ruin and describes the Missouri river as muddy and unused for steam boats for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Iowa
Metroyouse
South Dakota
Lui
Prairies
Mixsouri Valley
London
Niles
Bluffs
Nebraska
Midsouri Valley
Wellieth Centiary
Whiel
Tor
Fnd Janta
Old Settlers’ Society
le Fins
Chicago
Omaha
Times
National Bank
Lst
Judson Welliver
Herbert Quick
Jay N. Darling
Missouri River
Committee-itis and the vanity of petty rivalries
A neighbor muses on the petty quarrels between two women over who should lead a charitable committee. The piece argues committee-itis is a common disease among women, rooted in vanity and desire for power, which harms progress. It calls for honoring real helpers and resisting the urge to seek prestige.
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Itis
Jet
George and the Golden Gnome in the City Quest
A boy named George helps his father with vegetables and carts to town. A moonlit night brings Sam the Golden Gnome who offers a wish in exchange for a treasured baby slipper, granting a golden touch that turns his right hand into gold while he fears touching his world.
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Gnom
George
Sam the Golden Goone Bor
The Boy and the Golden Gnome Dream Tale
A boy longs for wealth and receives a golden right hand that turns his world to gold but curses him with fear he will lose his humanity. He watches his mother and father turn to statues when touched by his right hand. He begs the gnome to end the curse and wakes to a normal breakfast, learning that money cannot buy happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
New York City
Mr. Fox
Mr. Bear
The Harding Candidacy Debated by Iowa Editors
Iowa editors weigh the Harding gubernatorial bid with Des Moines Register and Leader noting mixed signals from Dubuque Times-Journal and others. Descriptions of political caution, regional stances, and commentary on potential Democratic restraint frame an evolving 1910s Iowa political scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Des Moines Register and Leader
Times-Journal of
Dubuque
Journal of
Sioux City
A Brewers Confession Ad Clip From Iowa Paper
An advertisement clipped from an Iowa paper is presented in Marshalltown Times-Republican as corroboration of the paper’s stance that ending the saloon will boost legitimate business and redirect liquor money to projects serving the public welfare. The notice notes a state change affecting Jane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Brewing Company
T.R
Jane Our
Sioux City Brewing Company and public welfare in industry
A discussion on closing a plant at Deg 31 as a public welfare move. It argues for finding a proven manufacturing business to expand with space, capital, and energy. Emphasizes that when profitable bad business is shut, funds shift to legitimate channels, benefiting workers and the public by promoting reasonable profits and better employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City Brewing Company
Sioux City
Iowa
Kent
Fogarde
Veterans of Grand Army Appreciate Waterloo Observance
To the Editor the Robert Anderson post thanks Waterloo citizens for a large memorial gathering across cemeteries and the parade. Gratitude is expressed to Rev Harold B Parr the mayor and city council the fire department guards bands scouts and volunteers plus speakers readers and flower contributors. The group also anticipates other veterans groups attending in a future public tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Anderson
Department of Iowa
Grand Army of the Republic
Waterloo
Harold B. Parr
National Guards
Postonce Brass Band
C. W. Cotton
B.S. Giest
Memorial Sunday Tribute by Waterloo Clergy
A memorial note expresses gratitude to veterans and clergy for Memorial Sunday observances on May 23. It honors Rev. W L Dorgan and Rev L Moore for eloquent sermons and reflects on duty, sacrifice, and a seaborn motif as flowers are laid in remembrance. It credits Charles D Becker and R M Dewey as committee members of The Evening Herald and Reporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Dorgan
First Baptist Church
Rev
L. ©. Moore
The
Christian Church
Charles D. Becker
R. M. Dewey
Restorative Treatment for Nervous Men Advertised
From a claimed expert source the piece touts three grain cadomene tablets for nervous exhaustion melancholia anxiety timidity dizziness heart palpitations insomnia and fatigue claiming rapid restoration of nerves without opiates. Instructions say no physician needed and tablets come in sealed tubes with directions for home use.
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Aterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo Reporter
Audit Bureau of Circulationa
W. J. Hartman Company
West Park Ave
Tel
Hartman
Eastor
W. Peterson
Siguxs Chu Tribune
Mexico
Napoleon
Des Moines Nets
Paris
Madame Thebes
Winston Spencer Churchill
Duchy of Lancaster
Daniels
Josephus
George Matthew Adams
Vielon
Mie
Lee
Lis
Sevila
Charrbdis
Bis
Honge
Ottumwn Courier
Pacific
Pacific Coast
Iowa City
Johnson County
Raine
Des Moines
United States
James Hamilton Lewis
Mlinois
Congress
Treasury
Wilson
Laurens Sun
W. L. Harding
Veterans OF Grand Army
Aurler
Bran
Wan Ee
Deere Unicorn
Fartanne Traatmane
Cedar Falls
Rion Mill
Kitgen
Reena
Altstadt
F. H. Latier
Lafayette Street
Fourth Street
Evening Courier and Reporter
Bor Candy
Lafayette Building
4Th GT. E
S.M. Bentley Samuele
Bentley Frank T. Bentley
Bentley Brothers
Commercial Bank
Westinghouse
Hot Point
American Electrical Devices
Edison
Waterloo Electrical Supply Company
Bringh Street
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