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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1910
Page
2
Standards for Iowa high schools and university debated
The Register and Leader of Des Moines argues against lowering university entrance standards by relaxing high school requirements. It condemns mass schooling for diplomas and urges keeping the State University’s dignity while boosting high school prep for a broader educated public. It questions if the university should match lower high school standards or vice versa.
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Register
Des Moines
State University
Iowa
Denmark
Towa
Minnesota University
Twist of Fate in the Suffrage Movement Ruckus
A fragmentary report notes a tumult linked to the suffrage cause as two members among a hundred fifty six in custody or roundup are singled out amid the unrest. The scene evokes early twentieth century protests and police action surrounding reform efforts.
New Type of Achilles in London Court Praised
The piece lauds a male defender of feminine equality, likening him to Achilles and Napoleon, and predicts a shift when women gain the ballot. It notes Iowa lost 7,000 people in ten years while New York gained 1,844,358, urging better roads and state improvements to attract residents.
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London
Dases
Iman
Mhat
Alexander the Great
Iowa
New York State
Empire State
Hawkeye
Suffragette tactics and Iowa senatorial squabbles in critique
The piece argues suffragettes may adopt militant means but assaulting an elderly statesman, Augustine Birrell, marks anarchic incapacity. It then mocks Iowa politicians clamoring to replace a governor appointee, calling their grandstanding and proposed special primaries foolish and self serving. It ends with an ad blurb for BromoQuinine.
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London
Augustine Birrell
Ireland
From Pigtails to High Heels A Mother's Cautionary Tale
A writer laments a girl named Dorothy who aged from 16 to 22 in three months, driven by fashion and parental pressure. The piece argues against rushing maturity, urging young girls to enjoy youth while warning of stylishly aging too fast and losing innocence.
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Jon
Dorothy
Suang
Horothy
Mother and Child Die in Lamp Explosion Fire
In Essex on November 25 Mrs. F. W. Stronberg and her seven year old daughter May perished when a lamp she was refilling with oil exploded. The blaze swept the home within minutes and rescue attempts failed as bodies burned beyond recognition. The tragedy shocked the local community.
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Essex
F. W. Stronberg
May
Jmourning
Dubuque Decides On Big Bond Issue
Dubuque at a prolonged city council meeting decided to issue city bonds of 500 dollars each to meet a 490000 dollar obligation. The debt arose mainly from the old waterworks trustees for which the city is responsible. The amount of the tax levy increase will be set at a future council meeting.
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Dubuque, Fa
Supreme Court
Drugless care recruits for dawn exercises in Forest Park
A group of business and professional men meet at dawn under Dy o A Newscamh to practice drugless routines. They drink spring water before a hill sprint and perform a 1.5 mile run to a rest cottage. Even at rest they follow strict breathing patterns guided by an athletic director.
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St. Louwis
Forest Park
Dy O A. Newscamh
Droetor
Grand Jury to Probe Grocers Prices in Des Moines
Des Moines, Nov 24 1910 mayor Hanna reports evidence of a wholesale and retail grocers combine in Des Moines and says only a grand jury can probe the alleged conditions. The mayor’s report cites testimony about fixed prices and limited competition, with some merchants denying the claim and a formal inquiry deemed necessary. County Attorney Guthrie will press Hanna to testify before the Polk county grand jury next week. Local farmers criticise commission men for high food prices citing onions and cabbage as examples.
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Des Moines
Hanna
City of
McLaughlin
James R Hanna
Department of Public Affairs
Thomas Guthrie
James R. Hanna
Polk County Grand Jury
Des Magines
George W. Griffith
Polk County
Commission
Knapp Warns Government Ownership May Follow Rail Supervision
Washington reports that Interstate Commerce Commission Chairman Knapp warned railroads they must accept government supervision or face ownership. He argued that effective competition no longer regulates rates and traffic, and that government-approved agreements could reduce competition. Insurgent Republicans push for swift legislation to empower the commission to fix rates, with Mann predicting a light winter session.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Knapp
Commission
Interstate Commerce
Congress
Senator Gummins
Lowane
Representative Mann
Mllinois
Mann
Post Office Reform Mentioned as Nonpartisan Goal
The speaker expresses support for a nonpartisan approach and prefers passage of the post office reorganizing bill. The comment frames the measure as a nonpartisan reform to improve mail service and governmental efficiency.
Sewer contract losses six thousand in Grundy Center
Grundy Center Iowa November 23 Tschirgi and Son of Dubuque failed to profit on the sewer project, with contract at 15 554 dollars and costs above 21 000 dollars. Work began in May last year and extended a year beyond plan. the system covers about 22 500 feet.
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Grundy Center
Tschirgi & Son
Dubuque
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