Vast Iowa Clay Products Industry Growth 1914 15
Iowa's clay product sector shows 186 firms with 1914 output near $5 million and expectations of over $6 million for 1915. Counties like Cerro Gordo and Webster lead drain tile and brick. new Muscatine slough drainage project aims to create a premier fish preserve with a dam and stocked lake. Local officials face Keokuk tax losses, and multiple incidents from accidents to murders appear in yearly coverage.
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Cerro Gordo County
Webster County
Woodbury County
Muscatine
Homer Burke
Keokuk
William
Galloway
Minneapolis and
St. Louis
Marshalltown
Raiiroad
Agricultural Extension Department of
Iowa State Collage
Francisco Madero
President Madero
Mexico
Ames
New York City
Iowa State College
Carlos Madero
Mason City
Pella Canning and Pickling Company
Louis Scarvitz
St. Ansgar
Bt Ans
Datary
W. B. Dawson
Bitch
Liquor traffic bill seeks warrantless vehicle search
A drastic Iowa measure would let officers seize and search any vehicle suspected of transporting liquor for illegal use without a warrant. If found, the vehicle and liquor are seized, with proceeds helping the temporary school fund. hearings and appeals are provided, and destruction of the liquor is mandated. The bill also allows warrants from a judge for seizure when credible informants request it.
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Des Moines
Senate
Allen
Pocatontas
Whitmore
Ottumwa
Road Law Amendments Move Through Senate Committee
Three bills to strengthen road law were recommended for passage by the senate committee on highways. One enables second class cities and towns to levy an extra mill for highways, replacing the existing 10 mill limit. Balkema’s bill would require cash poll tax payments, 2 dollars by July 1 and 9 dollars after, ending farmer work‑out options. A weed law change sets weed cutting between July 1 and Aug 1, with penalties and township accountability. A report deadline extension for county engineers and the state highway commission was recommitted.
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Senate Committee On
Balkema
State Highway Commission
Lawmakers Propose Cooperatives and Road Around Lakes
A house bill from Hall of Taylor would permit cooperative bodies for dairy farming mining and manufacturing with stock limits. Senator Francis and Representative Jones push for funding a state road around West Okoboji and Spirit lakes and to broaden highway law for such routes. Senate debates serum plant at Ames with hog cholera vaccines while Kimball tax exemption for hotels dies in committee. A Miller Bremer bill to allow municipal theatres is defeated 69 to 20.
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Taylor
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Jones
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Okobofi
Spirit Lakes
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Ames
Senate Agricultural Committee
Halkemia and
Arey
Doran
Kimball
Judiciary Committee
Allen
Miller
Fire ruins Des Moines newspaper plant forcing temporary housing
The Register and Leader and The Evening Tribune suffered a Sunday morning fire damaging their Des Moines plant with losses over 200000 dollars. Insurance covers about 162000 and 128000 on machinery and contents. The papers will operate from the Des Moines Capital home as rebuilding plans begin.
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Des Moines
Register and Leader
Evening Tribune
Daily Capital
Register and
Leader
Tribune
Capital
Daily News
James M. Pierce
E. T. Meredith
Gas of Good Quality Found Near Randolph
A Kerr-Keyser farm site near Randolph yielded natural gas of first order per an Ames Iowa State College expert. He noted strong flow but said further tests are needed to judge viability and recommended sinking another well. Samples of soil, gas, and water were sent to Ames for analysis and the quality finding was satisfactory.
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Shenandoah
Kerr-Keyser
Randolph
Towa State College
Ames
Revival at Cedar Falls by Rev Oscar Lowry
Rev Lowry conducted a revival in Cedar Falls under city church auspices. He recently closed a revival in Wallington Kansas where he converted 1800 of the town s 7000 inhabitants.
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Cedar Falls
Oscar Lowry
Lowry
Wallington
Kans
Man Dles From Worry Ida Grove Deaths Bite Rabies
Worry over a dog bite caused the death of Edward Volz of Arthur, near Ida Grove, as the animal showed signs of rabies after the attack. Nervous prostration followed. Audubon Farmer Misatng Hans Peterson not seen since shipping cattle to South Omaha. His wife is prostrated and authorities fear murder.
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Man
Ida Grove
Edward Volz
Arthur
Volz
Misatng
Hans Peterson
South Omaha
Peterson
Has Cleanup Campaign in Sioux City Declared
Sioux City initiates a positive clean-up drive with police chief ordering patrolmen to suppress vice. Prostitution and bootlegging will receive special attention in the campaign.
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Sioux City
Still Want Salpona Waterloo Fight Over Wet Dry Petition
In Waterloo the wets and drys clash after the Iowa legislature repealed the Mulet law. The Great Waterloo Association backs the wets as they press the consent petition recently filed.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Great Waterloo Association
Farmhand Dies When Wagon Overturns
Clear Lake reports Conroy Sheehan, 35, employed by Patrick Joyce, disappeared after not returning with a corn load. Joyce found the wagon overturned and Sheehan buried beneath the load. he was dead.
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Clear Lake
Conroy Sheehan
Patrick Joyce
Joyce
Sheehan
The Kingd om of God in Our Time
A scholarly article argues that the phrase kingdom of God extends beyond inner spiritual renewal. It urges that Jesus meant a visible social revolution, urging justice, better living conditions, and peace through a new world order guided by the Will of God on earth. The piece cites Rudolf Bucken and Augustine to support the outward transformation.
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Nazarene
God
Jesus
Rudolf Bucken
Hacken
True Prayer and Hearts in Duty
The piece argues real prayer must be sincere and heart driven not lip service. It cites Bunyan on heart over words and notes hearted prayers align with faithful work, quoting Gur nall on the effort to raise a bell and the harder task of preparing the heart for duty.
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John Bunyan
Aa Gurnall
When the Roll Is Called The Tamils And Telugus Sing
A visitor to the Baptist mission at Bapata notes the Tamil and Telugu communities fondness for song. The hymn When the Roll Is Called is cited as a favorite, reflecting the mission’s cultural outreach and religious practice.
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South India
Bapata
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