Iowa State News Highlights Segmented Report
Iowa observers report no change to federal migratory bird rules while a Supreme Court decision on constitutionality looms. Iowa counties advance seed corn campaigns, law actions target Bayer aspirin at Iowa State University labs, and public figures including W. F. Cleveland and local jail labor plans are noted amid flood and road era developments.
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Harry Barmeler
Dubuque
Bama
Iowa
United States Supreme Court
Barmeter
Burlington
Ames
Iowa Agricultural Extension Department
Cerro Gordo
Floyd
Worth
Mitchell
Winnebago
Butler
Grundy
Allamakes
Chickasaw
Pocahontas
Emmett
Buena Vista
O'Brien
Sioux
Greene
Wright
Black Hawk
Linn
Clinton
Scott
Muncazine
Des Moines
Henry
Montgomery
Iowa State University
Bayer Manufacturing Company
New York City
Department of Pharmacy
W. F. Cleveland
Harlan
Mr. Cleveland
New York
Senate
Lee County
Lake Shore Drive
Scott Laird
Oelwein Daily Independent
Chicago
Laird
Baptist
Central Colleges
Carroll
Towa Falle
Euch
Towa Falls
Wilsworth College
Henry County
Salaries Rise and Fall by Iowa County Population
Iowa counties gain or lose salaries after the 1915 census filing. About 114 county officers see increases averaging $100 yearly, while 12 counties incur cuts. Increases vary by county population, with notable jumps in Dallas Story and Dubuque, while Mills and Palo Alto face drops or near misses. Also notes statewide military strength, transmission line rules, car shortages warnings, parole agent appointment, and bid activity for the Woodward epileptic colony.
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Des Moines
Iowa
A. A. Swan
van Buren
Mille
Emmet
Osceola
Worth
Lyon
Franklin
Lucas
Pocahontas
Hamilton
Washington
Dallas
Story
Sherif
Cerro Gordo
Appanoose
Webster County
Dubuque
Linn County
Tressurer
Scott County
Woodbury County
Mills County
Glenwood
Mills
Palo Alto
Labor Department Faces Definition of Place of Amusement
Labor Commissioner and assistant attorney general discuss what counts as a place of amusement for enforcing child labor laws. The question includes whether mixing amusements with business harms the classification and if operators of certain venues can claim exemption.
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C. A. Robbins
Labor.com
State Department of Justice
Gual
Waterloo To Be Geranium City With Red Blooms
Waterloo-Waterloo will be known as the Red Geranium city of the United States as a citywide movement gains traction. Two prominent businessmen backed the initiative and a committee was named to lead, urging merchants to display red geraniums, traffic posts to bear pots, and residents to plant geraniums in porch boxes and hanging baskets, creating a sea of red blooms across the city.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Waterloo
United States
Rotary Club
Iowa Good Roads Conference
BR. P. Bolton
Greater
Contest College Bequest Incomplete In 1912 Deed
Des Moines college faces a challenge to a 1912 Champlin bequest. Water loo resident Lorinda Champlin, aged 80 in frail health, allegedly deeded property worth about 7000 dollars. Only heir Martha B Wusan sues to annul, claiming Champlin did not understand her act and the estate's major portion is involved.
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Muscatine
Des Moines
Davis
Muscatine& Montezuma
Rock Island
United States
Cedar Rapids
Franklin County
Hampton
Lorinda Champlin
Waterloo
Des Moines College
New Martha
Wilson, Guly
Fs. Champlin
Champlin
Minigard
Rotert
Scheint
Dow City
Axainet
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Contest College
Lorinda
B. Wusan
Good Roads Enthusiasm Spreads in Eagle Grove Area
The good roads movement began at Eagle Grove and has spurred booster efforts in Thor, Goldfield, Clarion, and Webster City. A public subscription was raised to fund road improvements, supporting plans to expand access across the region.
Local transcript hints Haworth repeated a claim repeatedly
A garbled passage suggests some observers long believed Haworth often echoed a claim about a person named Aiberling and something about being “airy TF Hyete PRT,” though the text is unclear and lacks verifiable details.
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Haworth
Farming Showa Great Advance of All Occupations
Iowa state census director A A Swan argues population declines in rural areas reflect progress. Improved farming methods and labor saving machinery allow one worker to do the work of several, boosting farm prosperity while reducing rural labor needs. Urban areas gain as labor shifts to towns. census 1916 shows urban gains and rural losses across counties.
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Dea Moines
Towa
A. A. Swan
Iowa
Mr. Swan
Des Moinés
Polk County
Farmhand awarded $15,300 in Howell estate case
Des Moines reports Lewis Bates a farmhand who worked twenty years on the Howell estate was awarded $15,300 by a Polk County jury in Judge McHenry's court. Bates claimed no salary was stipulated, only an implied reward upon marriage to Miss Jennie Howell, who died in 1914. The case stemmed from services on the Howell properties during the elder Howell's life and the earlier agreement tied to the anticipated marriage.
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Bates
Howard Howell
Jensnie
Polk County
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Howell
Ufe
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Howell Gang
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Jeans
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