California Alien Land Bill Sparks White House Concern
Washington reports Sacramento leaders pushing an alien land bill aimed at restricting land ownership by noncitizens, with focus on Japanese exclusion. Officials fear a discriminatory form similar to a prior measure affecting Chinese and Japanese residents. The president urges state autonomy yet vows to defend treaty rights and may challenge California legislation in court if it harms international relations.
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D. C
Sacramento
White House
state department
California
Bo call assembly
New Canal Toll Dispute Spurs Treaty Abrogation Demand
In Washington a Senate resolution by Senator Chamberlain demands abrogation of the Hay-Pauncefote and Clayton-Bulwer treaties to settle canal tolls rights with Great Britain. Senator O Gorman, chair of the interoceanic canal committee, backs the Chamberlain principle and urges immediate action to end perceived British control over coastwise toll exemptions.
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Washington, D. C
Great Britain
senate
Chamberlain
United States
O'Gorman
interoceanic canal committee
JURY AWARDS 60000 FOR LOSS OF LEG IN MINNEAPOLIS
A federal court jury in Minneapolis awarded H. W. Otos of Willmar $60,000 for the loss of a leg after an accident while coupling cars. The verdict against the Great Northern railroad cites Otos’s use of an old fashioned coupling pin instead of the statute required automatic device.
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Minneapolis
Minn
H. W. Otos
Willmar
Great Northern railroad
Otos
Boston Mayor vows closures over bold society dances
Mayor John F. Fitzgerald asserts that bold society dances in public halls foster abuses and vows to shut down the most offensive dance halls as improvements are announced in Boston. The comment accompanies a crackdown on unsavory venues.
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Boston
John F. Fitzgerald
Togo Promoted to Admiral of the Fleet
Count Heihachiro Togo, famed naval hero of the Japan-Russia war, receives promotion to admiral of the fleet in a formal ceremony.
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Togo
Tokyo
Heihachiro Togo
Death in the Sitters
Anita Iowa reports two physicians say Frank Johnson died after drinking bitters. He was found unconscious near his home with an empty bottle beside him and died a few hours later.
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Anita
Iowa
Frank Johnson
Chicago Police Arrest James Patterson For Bank Fraud
Accused thief James Patterson is arrested in a downtown hotel after allegedly defrauding about 105 banks of more than $100,000 by forging checks. He confessed to the wrongdoing and faces charges pending.
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James Patterson
w le
Washington Happenings of the Past Week Report
Dr. B P F Friedmann faces Treasury inquiry over tuberculosis remedy claims. President Wilson appoints Hugh Smith acting fish commissioner amid Bowers resignation. James Hamilton Lewis takes Senate oath as Illinois’ last legislature election senator. Open caucus policy endorsed by House Republicans. Willis Moore removed as Weather Bureau chief amid graft claims. Underwood tariff debate favors free raw wool with no duty. Postmasters to serve full terms unless misconduct. Tamminy ties noted in patronage. Bryan family welcomes fifth grandchild Reginald Owen in England.
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Lllnois
U. S. senate
Illinois
Willis L. Moore
weather bureau
offie
Wilson
Disfranchised voters to regain ballot under Ohio bill
A bill in the Ohio senate, if approved by Governor Cox, would restore ballots to more than 00 people disenfranchised after an Adams county election investigation over two years ago. The measure faces constitutional questions but aims to reinstate voting rights for those affected.
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A. Z. Blair
Adams county
Ohio senate
Cox
Postponed transatlantic flight aim amid hydrogen and weather issues
Joseph Brucker delays departure from the Canary Islands for the Suchard II voyage to the West Indies due to hydrogen shortages and bad weather. Other items note a Denver hunger strike ending, James Carter's life sentence in Massachusetts, and multiple 1920s world news updates including a jail fire, political expulsion, a major Auburn strike settlement, and California anti alien land measures.
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West Indies
Canary islands
Luther McCarty Wins Narrow Decision Over Flynn in Philadelphia Bout
Luther McCarty, claimant to the white heavyweight title, earned a wide-margin decision after six rapid rounds against Jim Flynn of Colorado in Philadelphia, securing a clear victory under the rules of the time.
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Jim Flynn
Colorado
Philadelphia
Balkans and Berlin Strife Reported Amid War Preparations
Foreign unofficial statistics place Berlin and its 83 suburbs above 4 million population, while the city proper holds about 2.1 million. Preparations for a new Balkans battle surge as 120 thousand Greek troops concentrate near Salonika and fortifications rise. Rail traffic between Salonika and Dedengatch halted over a Salonika dispute. A three day armistice is said to exist between Turkey and Balkan allies per a Constantinople dispatch. In France, five astronauts perished when the Zodiac airship collapsed in Noisy Le Grand, 650 feet above ground.
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Salonika
Dedengatch
Noisy Le Grand
Paris
France
Notable Deaths and Appointments Noted in Richmond and Washington
Personal Governor Mann, recovering in Richmond, and Charles H. Mann, longtime press gallery chief, died in Washington after weeks of illness. John Brooks Henderson, ex senator and author of the thirteenth amendment, also died in Washington at eighty six. Rowland Buckstone, famed comic actor, collapsed after his wife’s death while en route to hospital in New York. Ray J. Moore of St. Louis was elected superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of Pennsylvania with headquarters in Harrisburg.
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house of representatives
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John Brooks Henderson
United States
Missouri
Washington, D. C
Rowland Buckstone
America
Edward H. Sothern company
Players’ club
New York
Hellevag hospital
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J. Moore
St. Louis
Anti-Saloon league of
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Harrisburg
Governor Clarke May Push Fall Special Session
Des Moines reports indicate the governor may call a fall special session after the senate referred the tax commission bill to the joint committee on retrenchment and reform, with Republicans agreeing a session is needed. Other bills include a state board of agriculture reform and expanded state aid to rural high schools, plus politics over an anti fusion law and saloon hours.
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joint committee on
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Trewin
Taft state campaign committee
code revision commission
Carhey
Marshalltown
elections committee
Porter
Ranck
Nolan
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Shaw
State Examiners Appointed to Oversee Public Finances
Senate passes House bill creating the state examiners office under which the state auditor will appoint from two to six examiners within thirty days. They will annually audit county offices funds, review first cost prices, and report findings, with subpoena power. A $5,000 appropriation funds the work, and townships, schools, or municipalities may apply for examinations by petition from at least twenty five taxpayers.
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house
Dixon
Senatorial Vote Approves 260000 State Office Building Plan
The senate passed the Robinson bill to appropriate 260000 for a state office building on the northwest corner of east Ninth street and Grand avenue near the capitol grounds. Of the total, 20000 funds the site purchase. 100000 is available this year and 150000 on July 1 1915. The plan includes a three story structure matching the historic building as part of a four corner project costing 2000000 for extension and beautification of the state house grounds.
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Namag for Highway Commission naming Holden and Beard
Governor Clarke named John Holden of Scranton to a four year term on the state highway commission and H. Beard of Mt. Ayr to a two year term with Professor Marston of Amex as ex officio head of the engineering school. Holden’s appointment honors Brockway and Balkema supporters aiming for fair trial of the new law. The house voted ten thousand dollars to send Gettysburg veterans to the fiftieth anniversary. no more than forty dollars per man. County superintendents are removed from politics. the Barry bill sets appointive supervision and a fixed salary of fifteen hundred dollars yearly. presidents of state school boards must choose a superintendent every three years without county confinement.
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Keokuk Des Moines Line Faces Electrification Rumor
Des Moines reports railroad interests worry over the Keokuk Des Moines line. Financial trouble and no dividends for years cited. Rumors say Rock Island plans to electrify the route using power from the Keokuk dam. The line, built by farmer shareholders, is leased by Rock Island with a long-term agreement.
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Des Moines
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Farmer Dies in Field Accident Near Oskaloosa
Adrain Schumaker, a farm hand, bled to death in a field near Oskaloosa after being thrown under a disc harrow while adjusting harness on moving horses. A night search found him already dead. he had attempted to bind the wound but could not stop the blood.
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Adrain Schumaker
Bankrupt Petition Filed by Sadie S. Hedges in Des Moines
A voluntary bankruptcy petition was filed in federal court by Sadie S. Hedges, a widow of East Fourteenth and Guthrie Avenue. She lists assets of $60 and liabilities of $21,340, claiming poverty due to dealings with the American-Canadian Land Co. She purchased 595 acres of land in Texas from the firm at 28 per acre, which her attorney says is practically valueless.
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Sadie S. Hedges
East Fourteenth
Guthrie avenue
Texas
Voters to decide county split in Kon sut h county
In Des Moines New Iowa County reports that Kon sut h county voters will decide at the next general election whether to form a new county. The McHose bill authorizing the division has passed both chambers. If approved, the new county would be named in honor of former governor William Larrabee.
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Konsuth
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senate
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William Larrabee
Car Line Boosters Meet Proceedings Between Towns
Estherville and nearly all towns between Livermore and Spirit Lake attended a booster meeting to advocate an electric railway project linking Fort Dodge and Spirit Lake. Five delegates from each town were chosen with a chairperson to consult Homer Loring, president of the company behind the proposal.
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Livermore
Spirit Lake
Fort Dodge
Homer Loring
Party Trip to Gettysburg Plan for Veterans Transport
Owen adjutant general of the G A R says a Gettysburg bill already passed both houses will have the commission prepare a plan to provide transportation for veterans to the battlefield. Details will be issued at the earliest possible moment.
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vaeerge
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Gettysburg
Keokuk to Install White Way Lighting on Main Street
Keokuk-Keokuk will install a white way lighting system on Main Street. The city council adopts an ordinance making the city responsible for the lights and the Keokuk Electric Co. will install the steel poles. Property owners pay installation costs.
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Keotuk
eare
Keokuk Electric Co
Lawyer Wife Seeks Divorce From Mason City Attorney
Mrs Nadine Woodruff Shepard asks divorce from Hugh M Shepard Mason City attorney. Court action requests division of property and custody of two children.
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Freedom
Mason City
Nadine Woodruff Shepard
Hugh M. Shepard
Wade’s Brother Dead Dougherty
William Wade brother of Judge Martin J. Wade of Iowa City, a Democratic national committee member from Iowa, and state Senator Woestle died here on Monday night.
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Dougherty
William Wade
Martin J. Wade
Iowa City
Iowa
Woestle
Train Crews Transferred Across Iowa Route
One hundred forty Rock Island railway employees will be affected by a transfer order moving train crews from Albert Lea and Rockford to Manly Junction. The change takes effect May 4, per officials.
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Mason City
Rock Island
Albert Lea
Rockford
Manly Junction
Denison Man Killed by Train Near Dows
George Bell, 60, an early settler, was killed one mile east of Dows when struck by a Chicago and Northwestern train. He was a wolfkeawn resident and pioneer in the area.
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Denison
George Bell
Dows
Chicago & Northwestern
Iowa Banking House Is Closed in Fairbank Shutdown
The Farmers State Bank of Fairbank failed to open for business Monday and a bank examiner was called to straighten affairs. It had lent $50,000 to Karl Kiefer, vice president of Kiefer Savings Bank at Hazelton, whose bank recently closed after an audit. The Fairbank bank, with $30,000 capital and $129,000 in deposits, was led by President J. Shoenut, Vice-President P. Fy, and Cashier G. F. Monroe.
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Farmers' State Bank of Fairbank
laws
Karl Kiefer
Kiefer Savings bank
Hazelton
Iowa
Farmers' State bank
J. Shoenut
P. Fy, Damge
G. F. Monroe
Missionary Body Elects Officers in Webster City
The Fort Dodge district Women’s Home Missionary Society elected officers including President Misa Horenca Seborn of Manson and First Vice President Mrs. D. P. Smith of Fort Dodge. Other posts named include corresponding secretary Mrs. H. Y. Brisben Magia Grove and recording secretary Mrs. E. Turner of Pomeroy.
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Webster City
Fort Dodge
Ames Daily Discontinues Daily Issue
The Ames Daily Intelligencer will cease daily publication and switch to a weekly issue. Paul Maclean of the Sioux City Tribune will manage the editorial department while W G Williams remains publisher with continued interest in the publication.
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Ames
Ames Daily Intelligencer
Paul Maclean
northwest
Sioux City Tribune
W. G. Williams
Prophet Mourning for Corn Forecasts Poor Harvest
Waterloo shows John C. Busby, the goosebone prophet of Indepsadenca, predicting bumper crops for oats wheat and potatoes while corn fares badly due to a wet cold season. His 1918 horoscope foresees disasters amid gloomy signs.
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John C. Busby
anya
Three Men Die In Wreck Near Coon Rapids
Thomas J. O'Neill Edward O'Neill and Louis Searles, all said to be from Council Bluffs, were killed when a Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul freight derailed near Coon Rapids. An unidentified man was seriously injured.
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Thomas J. O'Neill
Edward O'Neill
Louis Searles
Council Bluffs
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Doctor Gets Ten Years In Prison For Fatal Operation
Waterloo reports Judge Platt sentences Dr Anna Longshore to ten years at Anamosa reformatory after denying a new trial motion in the Rebecca Shade death case. The conviction stems from a criminal operation performed by the physician.
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Anna Longshore
Rebecca Shade
Platt
Anamosa
Lorimor Grants Electric Franchise to Des Moines Proposer
Voters in Lorimor granted a franchise for electric light heat and power to N W Lovegrove of Des Moines. The measure passed with four dissenting votes. Work will begin as soon as material can be procured.
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Des Moines
Davenport Vernon Swindler and Ben Williams Caught
Swindler confesses to cracking the Dunker Heating and Plumbing office safe and to a prior safecrack at Buhler Bros. meat market from which $160 was taken. The pair were caught in connection with the Davenport Vernon incident and face local charges.
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Vernon Swindler
Ben Williams
Dunker Heating and Plumbing company
Swindler
Buhler Bros
Banquet Marked Western Grain Dealers Convention
A banquet topped the convention of the Western Grain Dealers association in Sioux City. Speakers included Prof. A. M. Ten Hyck of Ames, J. Randolph Pickell editor of the National Hay and Grain Reporter, and J. H. Henderson of Des Moines.
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Sioux City
Western Grain Dealers' association
A. M. Ten Hyck
Ames
J. Randolph Pickell
National Hay and Grain Reporter
J. H. Henderson
Des Moines
Waverly Lutheran Orphan Home Plans June Picnic
The German Lutheran Orphan's Home at Waverly will hold its annual picnic on June 4 to mark the tenth anniversary of the institution and to dedicate the new wing for boys.
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Waverly
Boost Mullan for Bend in Black Hawk County Bar Endorsement
Waterloo Charles W. Mullan former attorney general of Town and forty three years in practice was endorsed by the Black Hawk county bar for appointment as third judge of the tenth district. Fish Shooters Are Fined Mazon City farmers Ash Daitz and Albert Goodling were fined forty and twenty dollars respectively for shooting near Clear Lake.
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Bend
Waterloo
Charles W. Mullan
Town
Black Hawk county
Mazon City
Ash
John Daitz
Albert Goodling
Clear Lake
Burlington man convicted under Mann act in white slavery case
Charles W. Johnson of Burlington was found guilty in federal court of violating the Mann white slave act by inducing his wife to lead an immoral life. Judge McPherson sentenced him to five years in Stillwater prison.
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Keokuk
Charles W. Johnson
Burlington
McPherson
Stillwater
Bun Day School Convention Held at Richland
The Keokuk county Bun day school convention met this week in Richland. The methods at Bun day school here are the largest denomination in the county.
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Richland Richland
Keokuk county
Bunday school
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