Individual Senators Blamed As Congress Adjourns
A Waterloo newspaper opinion notes adjournment of the Sixty-fifth Congress without passing major funding bills. It blames a bloc of Republicans for blocking two thirds votes, discusses the League of Nations debate, and argues for continuing country business and peacetime readiness despite the stalemate. It calls for focusing on sinews of peace and criticizes Western leaders for partisan obstruction.
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League of Nations
Jtme
Senator Kenyon Defies Pork Barrel in Post Office Fight
The piece highlights Senator Kenyon’s frank stance against a pork-laden public buildings bill including a $60,000 post office project for Oelwein. It argues his blunt refusal to support rotten pork could cost him votes in Oelwein but may win esteem from right-thinking Iowans for principled opposition to waste.
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F Oelwein
Postoffice
Congress
Haugen
Oelwein Postoffice
Kenyon
Senate
Towa
Stedt
Renyon
Kenton
Oelwein
Senate Resolves Against League of Nations Controversy
In the final hours of the Fifty-fifth Congress, Senator Lodge offered a resolution signaling Senate opposition to a league of nations as drafted. It lists thirty-seven Republican senators and elects who refuse to approve the current plan, reflecting party lines and looming battles into the Sixty-sixth Congress.
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Lodge
Senate
League of Nations
Locge
Senator Lodge
Senators Lodge
Massachusetts
Knox
Pennsylvania
Sherman
Thinvis
New
Indiana
Moses
New Hampshire
Wadsworth
New York
Fernald
Poindexter
Washington
Sutherland
West Virginia
Smoot
Utah
Grenna
North Dakota
Edges
New Jersey
Keyes
McCormick
Illinois
Phipps
Colorado
Newberry
Michigan
Delaware
Overcoming Dislike and Fostering Talent in Iowa
In a Logan Observer column the author urges practical town life paths such as depots visits for insight and argues against forcing dislikes. He uses a French lesson anecdote to show willpower should guide choices toward aligned talents and beneficial obstacles rather than futile battles.
Financing the Railroads Amid Funding Gaps
The text discusses the $750,000,000 revolving fund request by Director General Hines and Congress failure to act. It notes the need to finance rail lines until relief from the Sixty-sixth Congress, warns against returning railroads to private ownership, and mentions daylight saving and Iowa assembly reconvening with a possible road bill.
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Congress
Hines
YOUR HEALTH: Oily tongue and seborrhea explained
This column discusses sebaceous glands on the face and scalp, explains seborrhea as overactivity, and notes dandruff transmission via shared items. It offers an antiseptic lotion recipe with tinctures and instructions for scalp massage, warning against eye irritation and inviting reader questions to Dr. Currier at the Courier.
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Sabourand
What You Should Know About Children
The article discusses proper child obedience building an inner respect for law and authority, warns against coercive methods, bribery, and sentimentality, and argues that rewarding obedience creates mercenary motives and greed. It cautions parents to avoid weak tactics that manipulate emotions and emphasizes duty over external rewards.
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Mamma
The Sandman Story by Mrs F P A Walker
The tale opens with tall garden trees whispering about a kiss shared with the South Wind and the roses and shrubs responding with envy and anticipation. The roses praise the Wind’s caress from the top of the fence while lower ground flowers lament missing those favors.
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Sandman
Mrs. FP. A. Walker
South Wind Courted All Flowers in Gentle Dance of Kisses
A whimsical tale portrays the South Wind caressing and kissing every blossom and even small ground flowers while the trees envy the favored blooms. The wind admits he cannot love roses as a tree, yet his kisses cause all flowers to bloom and whisper in the garden at night. Tomorrow’s story promises Mr. Horse’s Scenic.
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Fickis
Wage Increase Not Entirely Responsible Debate in Rail Costs
A Des Moines Capital summary notes the Railway Age editorial challenging the view that wage hikes solely explain rail expense rises. ICC 1918 expenses totaled 1.149 billion dollars with 583.55 million charged to wages in 1919, leaving about 565 million due to other factors. The piece argues government ownership would be costlier and urges privatization with safeguards against postwar price shocks. The Storm Lake note adds a grim forecast for a slow legislative season.
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Des Moines
Railway Age
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hines
Congress
McAdoo
Fifty Years Ago In The Courier March 4 1860 Grant becomes president
Fifty years ago The Courier notes Ulysses S Grant inaugurated at noon and supporting universal suffrage. Andrew Johnson steps down as Grant assumes duties amid national praise. Local election figures show mayoral candidates tied across the river, with R A Whitaker and Horace Boies close in votes and J P Evans elected marshal. Des Moines items report hogs for Chicago market and church membership growth in Iowa.
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Ulysses S. Grant
United States
R. A. Whitaker
Horace Boies
J. P. Evans
Lewis Lichty
C. A. Farwell
A. GC
State Library
Capitol
Bunnell
Local notices from Waterloo 1879 obituaries and events
Forty years ago this week in Waterloo and Reinbeck died young Frauen including Jennie B wife of Dr A D Bedford aged 20 from diphtheria and Louisa M Peabody aged 38 with four minor orphans. Major Haddock veteran editor died of pneumonia. A royal wagons procession and a county fair horse race are noted with details of gear and accidents. The Waterloo based Iowa State Register began in 1865.
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Reinbeck
Jennie B
A. D. Bedford
G. E. Baker
Fres Will Baptist Church
Waterloo
Mr. Baker
Louisa M. Peabody
Dr. Peabody
Jeffy
St. Mark’s Church
William Haddock
The
Champaign
Times
Iowa State Register
Water pipes thawing with electric heat in Waterloo
Local notes report attempts to thaw clogged water pipes in Waterloo using electricity, claiming unprecedented number of frozen lines. Obituary notes list Adam Blim, 82, of 120 Jefferson St, died March 3. Also mentions marriages and events in the area with dates and names.
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Hartman CO
West Park Ave
John C. Hartman
W. Peterson
Treas
Gen'l Mer
Wee Waar
EPO
Audit Bureau of
Associated Press
St Waterloo
Waterloo
Adam Blim
Jefferson Street
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