Injunction Denies Reduced Rail Rates For Des Moines Week
The federal court denied a request to reduce rail rates for Des Moines during the week of the 20th to the 28th. Judges Smith, McPherson, and Van Ikenburg concurred in a twenty page opinion. The ruling sets a $5,000 bond and references interstate commerce action from Washington. The case involves freight rate disputes affecting interior Iowa and the Indiana Illinois state line, with appeals by the state of Iowa.
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State Fair
Des Moines
Council Aftar
Clark
Ars
United States Supreme Jurt
Jalar S Smith
Smith McPherson
News District
A. van Ikenburg
Lasouri
Interstate Commerce Comminm
Washington
Re-trial Denied in Waterloo Petition Case
The decision denies a re hearing while noting errors in petition signatures and counting. Dunham of Manchester refused to grant a new hearing. A new petition may circulate next March, with 619 signatures in favor of a license, and the supreme court may hear the case. Secretary McAdoo announces deposits to banks to aid Western farmers and crop movement, with Waterloo inquiry on designation as a deposit location. Banking inquiries rise as the treasury official plans multiple sites. Express rates trigger heavy losses for 88 Companies, with a 20 percent drop in growt h anticipated before October.
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Age Dunham
Hynor
Waterloo
Oe Dunham
Manchester
Hig
Supreme Court
Ina
Retary McAdoo
Treasury
Connolly
Watates
Representa- Connolly
Bank Ateresta
Uty
Briefs of the Morning round up of incidents
Three thousand cans of maat alleged mass branded were seized in Seattle. The Liberal party of Nicaragua backs the proposed American protectorate. Ex Senator Foraker of Ohio denies Mudhall stories to the senate committee and says his Union Pacific loan activity protected the treasury and ensured thirty million dollars due. The 1913 wheat crop is reported best by Continental Bank of Chicago from nationwide reports. Louisville and Nashville passenger train held up by two masked men in Birmingham stealing registered letters and packages. An army of 7000 sent from Caracas to quell Castro and rebel forces totaling 12000. Democrats in congress discuss aviation on a new currency bill and amendments.
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Liberal Party
Nicaragua
Foraker
Ohio
Mudhall
Senate
Union Pacific Loan
Waa
National Treasury
Continental Bank of Chicago
Louisville & Nashville
Birmingham
Alabama
Caracas
Venezuela
Castro
Congress
Taxable State Property Soars by Thirty Percent
The executive council fixed the state's total property value at 920,074,182, a 30 percent rise from last year across all property types. Some smaller railroads saw value cuts while larger railroads pay more taxes. State levy drops to 2.9 mills from 3.4. legislature authorized a 300,000 boost in revenue.
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Executive Council
Franklin
Washington
Webster
Linn
Lea
Webster City Plans Standpipe to Boost Water Supply
The city council will erect a large standpipe on a high western ground near the Boone River this fall to improve water supply. The project, connected to an already built tank, will cost about 2500 dollars and uses the highest point in the city.
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Webster City
Boone River
Community items report multiple local incidents and events
A scattered community digest notes the Maquoketa River stock at Bellevue hatchery, a severe poisoning near Charter Oak that a boy survived, a broken collarbone for R A Hart, early steps toward Wright county rural school consolidation at Rowan, Eagle towns rallying for a Baltimore Grand Series, a Rock Island derailment near Iowa City injuring William King, a Council Bluffs resident Jessie George dying after a coma, coach Pasinl moving to King College, a Los Angeles Iowa colony member sending 620 to the treasury, and a Webster City woman shot in Madison along with a minister and wife shot by the assailant who then killed himself.
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Maquoketa
Forrestville
Bellevue
Ernestine Nimmitz
Charter Oak
R. A. Hartson
Clarion
Hrat
Wright County
Rowan
Eaglea
Baltiimore
Willam King
Rock Island
Iowa City
George Smith
Council Blufty
Nally
Prof
Pasinl
State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
King College
Bristol
Los Angeles
California
Atrickjen
Towa
Charles Crary
Webster City
Madison
Wisconsin
Haag Railroad Show to Visit Ackley August 20
Advance agents in Ackley arrange for the Haag Railroad Shows to arrive about 4:30 PM from Humboldt on August 20. The company will unload starting near 5 PM and perform afternoon and evening. Ernest Haag, owner, resides in Shreveport, Louisiana, with winter quarters nearby. The tents will be set on the former Yankee Robinson grounds.
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Ackley
Haag Railroad
Gara
Haag
Humboldt
Ernest Haag
Shraveport
Shreveport
Yankes Robinson
Pythian Grand Lodge Session and Island Grove Planting
The Pythian Grand Lodge of Iowa convenes in Des Moines during the week of August 12 with Wm. Butts and F. S. Eggert as delegates for Rose Crola lodge O. A. Pruddan and Dr. F. L. Rabe as alternates. Pythian Sisters delegates F. H. Rule and Grace Ermish named, while Eastern Star plans annual plantings in Island Grove on Thursday August 14.
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Pythian Grand Lodge of
Towa
Des Moines
Ingt
Wm. Butts
F. 8. Eggert
Rose Crola Lodge
Island Grove
Deaths Mrs. Ella DeVries and Mrs. Wesley Barnes
A week of deaths in Grundy County includes Mrs. Ella DeVries age about 79 who died at home after a long illness and Mrs. Wesley Barnes age 69 who passed away at Union from Bright's disease. Funeral services were held at local churches with relatives from Ackley and Butte present. Also noted is the premature death of a newborn at the Petrie home.
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Ella DeVries
North Grundy
William Tjaden
New Salem
North Dakota
Wiliam
Minoak
Noise
Presbyterian Church
German Township
Reva
Wesley Barnes
Union
Thin Sity
Ackley
Barnes
Bright
Blanch Holmes
Butte
Montana
John Billings
Alec
Denial Petrie
Corn and weather shape harvest outlook across counties
The state reports mixed corn conditions with northern areas holding strong and southern counties damaged by lack of rain since June. Preliminary yields show winter wheat 24, spring wheat 16, oats 34, barley 20, rye 18 bushels per acre. Hay yields run tame 1.5 tons and wild 1.3 tons. Upcoming county fairs are listed with dates, and church events are noted in local notices.
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Thrashermen
Tame Bey
Rural carrier marks decade of service and growing mail volume
A Parkersburg rural route mail carrier, A. W. Cep lerly, completed ten years on Route No. 2. covering 24 miles daily he delivered 70,000 to 80,000 pieces yearly and about 8,840 miles in ten years. The entry details a mortgage mortgage totals of 22,000 and various chattel liens, while a stray verse ends with a reflective singe about aChautauqua and a bridge midnight scene.
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A. W. Ceplerly
Parkersburg
Northwaatern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Carl Wischeman
Henry Wiescheman
Henry Welchman
Henry Weichman
Ethel Martin
William F. Martin
Town Likely to Purchase Water Works Plant
Town council consider ownership proposal as water company contract nears expiry. A committee from the water company discussed selling the system to the city, with no price named and the town’s bonded debt noted as near the legal limit. The matter will be studied by the water and light committee and put to a public vote if pursued. Also reports of births to Middlestedt, Johnston, and Rath families across local areas, with congratulatory notes.
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Roberts
Water Company
Messrs. Hypert
Auto Crash Involving Campbells On North Road
Serious accident was narrowly avoided when Frank Campbell and his wife from Dows lost the road on the north stretch Sunday evening while returning from Waterloo. Mrs Campbell, driving, collided with a telephone pole after meeting another auto in the dark. No injuries were reported though the fender and axle sustained damage, but the couple continued their journey.
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Campbells
Frank Campbell
Dows
Campbell
Bether Stock
North Road
Waterloo
Food commission makes dairy sanitation orders
State food commissioner Barney and health board urge extra care in disinfecting milk bottles before filling. Bottles from families with typhoid or bowel troubles are not to be accepted. No person with typhoid or similar diseases or from such families may work in any dairy or food preparation establishment. The Minneapolis & St. Louis railroad advertises cheap round trip rates to Minneapolis and St Paul for the 1th inst. Fare is 2.50 for the round trip.
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Barney and
Ee Health Board
Wilk
Minngapolis & St. Louis
Minneagpolig and St. Paul
Hadley Reports Increased Auto Output and Sale
Hadley, now in Waterloo with Overland distributorship, says 1914 output will rise. He sold 600 machines to agents last season and has signed contracts for 1,100 for next season. He also reports liking his new Waterloo home. Rain is needed as dry weather harms corn in Butler Hardin counties. no major damage yet but leaves show heat stress.
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Hadley
Hi. J. Hadley
Eldora
Waterloo
Overland Automobile
Mr. Wadley
Butler County
Hardin County
Annual Camp Meeting to Open in Waterloo Next Week
Evangelical church members from Iowa prepare for the annual camp meeting and conference in Waterloo next week. Ackley will send a large delegation as usual, with young peoples societies to join the event.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Young Peoples
Ackley
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