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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1917

Page

2

War talk and patriotism rise in New York meetings

The New York meetings draw over ten thousand Americans in two mass gatherings praising patriotism amid the Germany United States war crisis. Leaders like Roosevelt and Rost urge firm action defend liberty and justice, hoping the spirit spreads nationwide to spur resolve.

New York United States Germany Cooper Union Spirit of America Theodore Roosevelt Joseph Hythoate Eli Rost America

Teachers Pension Bill Defeated Narrowly in Iowa House

The Courier and Reporter urges a state pension or annuity for teachers while noting the Iowa House narrowly defeated a proposed law. The piece highlights teachers, mostly women, lack voting power and faced opposition amid broader road and tax debates, urging lawmakers to prioritize education and elder welfare.

Iowa Lave House of Representatives The Courier and Reporter General Assembly Marshalltown Times Eays

Poeticsal Justice At The Tombs For Flag Burning

The jailer assigns Rev. Bouck White to sunrise flag salutes at the Tombs while star spangled banners echo. The writer jokes that patriotic discipline may awaken his loyalty, mocks spring fever, and ends with a curiously mixed note on pajamas and a Boston rallying cry.

Bouck White Church of Social Revolution Mr. White

Evolving a Training Scheme Ignites Iowa Debate

Iowa editorials discuss universal military training and removing corporal punishment in public schools. Stony City Tribune notes growing discipline concerns while Marshalltown Times-Republican questions legislative phrasing. Cedar Rapids Gazette cites saving money early in life and Sioux City Journal compares wage basis to a railway father.

Council Bluffs Nopparell Stony City Tribune Cedar Rapids Ot Fiumwa Courier

Veexex Marshall's 9th ACHFISM pacifist advocate

The article portrays Marshall as a veteran of wartime experience who rejects pacifism as a price for peace. He argues war is tragic but warns against cowardice, urging a vigorous policy while opposing sentimental surrender. He claims three greater evils than war: subservience to wrong, loss of self-respect, and half measures.

Marshall France Mr. Marshall Madern Dante Marshall SH

Rockefeller Foundation disbursments and gifts described

The New York World reports that the Rockefeller Foundation spent 8.243 million last year to promote mankind’s well being, including war relief, medical education in China, the Rockefeller Institute, and the Palisades Park association. It highlights numerous smaller grants to churches, schools, youth groups, and foreign missions, noting funds reach from the Bowery to Belgium and question a possible hidden danger or misused rights amid vast philanthropy.

New York Hockefeller Foundation China Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research New York Palisades Interstate Park Association Chase Tange Crow Community Chorus Public Schools Athletic League People's Institute Syrian College Box Scouts New York School of Ap Hesten Bowery Belgium TaMsades Park

Zionists and America in March Maccabaean Statement

The Maccabaean notes that American Zionists share American interests and loyalties. It calls the United States a haven and source of democratic ideals guiding Jewish self emancipation. Zionists see their movement as parallel to American idealism and ready to sacrifice for national interests if war is not averted.

America United States Germany Maccabaean Federaton of American Zionists

Capital Punishment Debate Sees Slippery Morale and Rigour

Chicago Tribune argues against abolishing capital punishment, contending the current system reflects moral cowardice and sentimental juries. It asserts hanging remains necessary, noting the lack of deterrence and fairness, urging a return to strict enforcement rather than leniency.

Chicago Tribune

Sportsmen Our Reserve in Forest and Stream

Forest and Stream argues for a large civilian defense reserve drawn from hunters and firearm users. It supports government-supported civilian small arms training to bolster national defense in case of war.

Forest and Stream

Why the Quail Should Be Protected

3 H Bailey argues for a five year closed season to protect quail and prairie chickens, insisting funds from hunting licenses should not finance a policy that harms birds. He compares solo hunting losses to protecting wildlife, urging sanctuaries in Iowa and criticizing opponents who claim prohibition harms game wardens or farmers.

Iowa Towa

New York Clergyman’s Flag Desecration Sentencing Shocks

An ex New York Episcopal figure linked with radical socialism was sentenced for desecrating the flag. He led The Church of the Revolution promoting internationalism and attacked nationalism. The piece reviews his books Call of the Carpenter and Book of Daniel Drew, arguing Jesus was a labor leader and condemning internationalist ideals.

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Poem Fragment on Patriot Love and National Time

A fragment reflects patriotic meditation urging attachment to the land. It contrasts storied past with present use and future potential, invoking love, thought, and national continuity through time.

How to Hold the Box and Stake in Work

A Minneapolis Journal summary describes a farmer in Ironton Ohio who formed a stock company with his three sons and the mother as shareholders while the father kept control. End of year profits are shared by holdings, responsibilities are distributed, and farm productivity rises 26 percent. The piece argues giving boys a stake develops initiative self respect and responsibility, urging urban fathers to grant participation to keep sons engaged in farming or business.

Minneapolis Journal Ironton

Waterloo sought for $11 million munitions plant

TaPorte City Progress Review notes Waterloo is a contender for a government munitions factory proposed to be built in a Midwestern state. The paper hopes Waterloo gains the project, predicting benefits for LaPorte City if successful.

TaPorte City Progress Review Waterloo LaPorte City

Health and Happiness Advice on Diet and Kidneys

Health and Happiness by Dr Joan B Huber offers guidance on feeding children after two years, including when to introduce meat and how to manage digestion. It also presents Q and A on skin care with alum, safe water for cooking, and child kidney checks, urging readers to mail questions for personalized responses.

Nutrition basics for household meals from the Department of Agriculture

Washington March 24 news summary explains that adults and children must obtain diverse substances from five food groups to maintain health. It outlines simple daily meal plans and emphasizes protein, starches, sugars, fats, cellulose, and growth substances, plus practical guidance for a balanced family diet.

Washington, D. C Department of Agriculture Office of Home Economics

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