Glorious Popularism and the Golightly Morrell Feud
A Minneapolis preacher named G L Morrell, known for sensational stunts, married four Japanese hotel workers to a white woman and sent a taunting telegram to Governor Johnson praising the union. He previously staged sensational weddings atop towers and displayed photos to illustrate sermons, sparking continued public curiosity about his methods.
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G. L
Golightly
Morrill
Minneapolis
Johnson
California
Sam
Heaven
Japan and US clash over race and land rights
The article reports that Japanese leaders frame the dispute with the United States as a fight against racial discrimination rather than land ownership or treaties. It argues that American anti alien laws should stand unless they breach treaties and asserts America must not fear foreign pressure.
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Japan
United States
Pacific Ocean
Serious Women and the Impact of Iowa's Federated Clubs
A state focus on a major women's organization highlights the federation’s uplift role. The clubs pursue altruistic efforts beyond culture, addressing government, society, sanitation, and home building while noting varied motives and potential excesses among members. The piece argues overall positive influence despite few negative examples.
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Federated Club Women of
Iowa
The Boy Question on Parental Control and Education
A public appeal argues that proper child education requires firm parental control and community support. It critiques maudlin sentiment about sparing the rod, urges back-to-work discipline, and calls for youth employment to curb idleness and prevent crime.
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Vogua
Iowa Works of Women Acknowledged in Public Speech
A fragmented passage honors the contributions of women within Iowa organizations. The text highlights gratitude for the work of women and notes their impact on civic and communal efforts.
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Iowa
Democrats Eye Governorship as Iowa Ties Fray
The Iowa Democrats, buoyed by national gains and Republican rifts, discuss plans to seize the governorship next year. Charles W. Miller of Waverly is floated as a possible candidate, seen as bright and energetic though perhaps biased on doctor questions. Waterloo residents at the May festival and college students’ families urged to consider funding a streetcar curve near the Interurban line to ease hundreds of riders daily. Senator Gwen plans to introduce a resolution to curb filibusters, while Rep Sisson of Mississippi mocks war talk with sharp remarks in Washington.
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Charles W. Miller
Waverly
Courier
Bremer
Miller
Waterloo
Teachers’ College
College Hill
Iowans in national fight and state booster call
Senator Cummins travels to New York to aid the Sul zer Roosevelt coalition in attacking the invisible government. Other items note California alien land bill, Dr David Starr Jordan’s resignation, and Belmont Park’s horse racing debate amid warnings against law violations. Cedar Falls urges greater liberality, better schools and highways, while Des Moines praises Iowa newspapers for service and local booster spirit. Dr Kepford to address Iowa club women on tuberculosis battle.
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Cummins
New York
Sulzer
Davenport
California
Johnson
Leland Stanford University
David Starr Jordan
Des Moines Tribune
Belmont Park
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Women's Aid
Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
Kepford
Modern Inventions COLLEGE SPIRIT by George Fitch
A humorous essay on college spirit describing it as a harmless but powerful force on campuses. It portrays students as driven by enthusiasm and spectacle, risking antics from wearing hats on ears to cheering in streetcars, while suggesting only later in life does its grip show.
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Modern Inventions College
George Fitch
Cublat
Shankland Debated as Polk County Candidate for Attorney General
Hampton Chronicle notes Representative Frank Shankland of Polk County declaring his bid for attorney general in the upcoming Republican primary. The paper argues state officers, except the governor, have long served three terms and implies Cosson may seek another term, expressing mixed support for the Shankland bill while not endorsing Shankland himself.
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Hampton Chronicle
Frank Shankland
Polk County
Cosson
Causes of WIff Delinquency
To the editor the writer argues that young couples in rooming houses abandon home life. Wives seek outside meals and entertainment while husbands want a cottage and home duties. Tensions arise when wives refuse housekeeping, seek work, or rely on a self styled doctor. This strain fractures marriage, eroding love and health.
Teach daughters to seek a home and motherhood
A Waterloo reader argues that home is the true source of happiness and urges steering daughters toward domestic life. He urges parents to nurture home values over street life and picture shows, stressing motherhood as the noble calling and the ideal for girls.
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Hame
H. Blm
Easy Slippers and a Straw Across Damaged Dialogue
A fragmented column merges jokes and snippets from newspapers and magazines. A question on proper utensils for beef stew appears beside snatches about progress, suffragists, and a jab at doctors. The text then shifts to a kinetophone demo with Edison, ending mid sentence.
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Chicago Tribune
Piccolo player seeks sale after phonograph prank
A dealer tempts a wretched piccolo player to buy a phonograph by recording The Last Rose of Summer in a music store. The plot backfires as the musician proclaims he will sell his piccolo instead, leaving the dealer baffled and the crowd amused.
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Speek
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