Word: iowa
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...trained to serve my country," said the Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court. Being so trained, he could hardly refuse an opportunity for such service. President Coolidge had since March 10, an empty seat in his Cabinet. He offered it to William S. Kenyon of Iowa. Judge of the Eighth U. S. District Court. Judge Kenyon said, "Thank you, no." The same day a telegram sped across the country to San Francisco. Curtis D. Wilbur, California's Chief Justice, said "Thank...
Born at Ottumwa, Iowa, of a father who ran away from home to participate as a drummer-boy at twelve on the battlefield of Shiloh, Honore Willsie Morrow has led a life that has been a consistent development toward the goal which she has sought. Her childhood was spent in the West and it is of the West that she has written. Her stories are vivid, decisive tales of plain and hill. They are filled with excellent background and quick characterization. They move rapidly. They are good stories, probably the best of all the western stories. Mrs. Morrow herself...
...sweep the country today. But unless the convention in New York City this summer nominates a Liberal candidate, the aspects of the entire situation will change. At any rate the results of the coming campaign will hinge entirely on the vote of the middle West, particularly the farmers of Iowa and Missouri...
...present enrollment of 600 nlen includes representatives from 43 states and 11 foreign countries. Excluding Massachusetts with 129 men, the State of Ohio ranks first with 51, followed by New York with 48. The State of California has 41, Minnesota 26, Pennsylvania 24 and Kansas and Iowa 16 each. Indiana has 14, Maine 14 and Micaigan and Missouri 10 each. Alabama. North Dakota, Nevada, Wyoming and Delaware are the only states not represented...
There was introduced in Congress last week a bill to be known by the names of its political sponsors?Senator Cummins of Iowa and Representative Vaile of Colo. The object of the bill is to repeal part of Anthony Comstock's obscenity laws of 1873 (TIME, Dec. 17), with the purpose of removing contraceptive information from the category of obscenity. The bill would remove the prohibition against the circulation of contraceptive information, provided such information were certified correct by "five graduate physicians lawfully engaged in the practice of medicine." The bill goes no further than to legalize access to birth...