Iowa News Roundup Reveals Various Local Incidents
A sprawling Iowa digest reports Owen charged with fraud in town fish rights, grand jury literacy issue at Chariton, and Judge Vermillion nullifying findings. It notes Davenport church funds wiped out, road paving petition near Hampton, and Cerro Gordo’s top corn husker Ray Barrett averaging 111 bushels per day. Also covered are Ames fruit judges, a Mason City auto case, Waverly ministry data, new church dedications, and multiple local accidents and arrests across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AJ Owen
Oklahoma
Sheri Alex Cullen
Emmetsburg
G. Uelfke
Eleanor
Owen
Ayer Perse
Chariton
Vermillion
W. H. Fahey
Perry
Marion County
T. A. Aldrich
Mason City
Knoxville
Christian Church
Davenport
Hampton
Cerro Gordo County
Ray Barrett
Bert McKague
Barrett
J. A. Allison
F. H. Beach
Ames
S. J. Lake
Clinton
Washington
D. C
Melbourne
Edward Nason
John H. Chinn
Marshalltown
James H. Gray
Vinton
Waverly
Dubuque
Lake View
E. Harbt
Clarksville
George W. Hanck
Filmore
Sacred Heart Church
Monticello
Father McCormack
O. R. Mowen
W. Rasse
Great Western
Thornton
A. J. Shannon
Clarence S. Darrow
Waterloo
Black Hawk
Bremer
Butler
Grundy
Tama
Benton
Buchanan
Fayette
Christian Churches
Lucas County
Rabbi Lobovichencky
Benjamin Cohen
Iowa City
James Taxlor
Atlantic
Webster City
Alice Goldsmith
Clarke County
Moyer Automobile Company of
Des Moines
David Goldsmith
Jpists
Ames Stn‘dent
Jim Wilson
Wilson
J. H. Kiesel
McGregor
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Bertha Bowers
Creston Daily Plain Dealer
Charles H. Thomas
Creston
Council Bluffs
8. W. Clark
Leo Mulgrew
Perry Bureau of Commerce
Iowa
Frank C. Pellett
Ben
T. W. Blackman
Washington News Roundup Highlights 1916 election and policy shifts
National political moves unfold as McCombs predicts Republican challenge to Wilson in 1916. Key figures include Hobart Marble's death, Hees appointed commissioner general for the Mediterranean Panama exposition, and Pindell nominated as ambassador to Russia. Senate wrestles with adjournment. conservation talks open in Amova. forest and water powers reforms loom. Minor crimes and business plots surface amid stocky local notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Hees
Springfield (11
Mediterranean
Notable 106 year old Mason participates in Tulsa lodge demo
Leon Bonnett of Okmulgee Oklahoma, aged 106, participates in a Masonic lodge demonstration in Tulsa. He became a Mason in London about 75 years ago and still works as an electrician. G V Smith, game warden in Grand Rapids Minnesota, arrests his son Fred Smith for hunting with a dog. fined $10 in a justice court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Clarke
Great Western
Stockton
Dubuque
Leon Bonnett
Okmulgee
Okla
Tulsa
Bonnett
London
G. V. Smith
Grand Rapids, Minn
Fred Smith
Huerta rejects US demands as revolt intensifies in Mexico
Provisional President Victoriano Huerta remains resistant to US calls to step down. Mexican forces clash in Tamaulipas with hundreds killed as Victoria falls to constitutionalists. Mass orders resistance to landing marines at Vera Cruz while Maas asks consulate about surrender, and Canadian minister seeks guidance from Washington on surrender of two refuges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoriano Huerta
United States
Mexico
Huerta
General Mass
Vera Cruz
Mex
Pablo Gonzales
Victoria
Tamaulipas
Evidence of threats over annual pass to Illinois official
Fragments from a federal hearing in Chicago reveal alleged pressure to force the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad into receivership unless an annual pass was issued to State Senator John T. Denvit, a member of the Illinois legislative public utilities commission. Other remarks note Taft criticizing Wilson era policy, Pennsylvania rail workers consolidation, Elgin club’s victory against Aurora rate discrimination, and Bryan attacking dollar diplomacy in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
John T. Denvit
Hilwais Legislative Public Utilities Commission
Federal
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wilson
William J. Bryan
Credit Men's Association of Baltimore
McCombs declines France post. Frederick Allen named
The Matin Paris reports William F. McCombs refused the ambassador post to France and the job is now offered to Frederick Allen, a New York lawyer. Canada agrees to grant 25000 dollars to the relief fund for lake disaster sufferers, supplementing public donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
William F. McCombs
Frederick Allen
New York
Des Moines Saloon Closures Follow Court Ruling
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled the Des Moines saloon petition of consent insufficient, ordering immediate closures. By 5 p.m. all eighty six taverns were shut, with over 200 bartenders laid off and stock valued at about 1 million dollars. Saloonkeepers weigh next moves as rehearing options loom after the January term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Supreme Court of
Towa
Slewitt
Polk County District Court
Oskaloosa
Tong
Supreme Court
Education Board Head Resigns in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids leader James H. Trewin resigns as president of the state board of education after years in the role. D. D. Murphy of Etkader is elected to succeed him, though Trewin remains on the board. Both men share similar policy views, so little change is expected in state school policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Trewin
Cedar Rapids
D. BD. Murphy
Jjames H. Trewin
State Board of Education
Trewin
D.D. Murphy
Etkader
Murphy
County government change eyed in Hancock County
The Hancock county board weighs reducing supervisors from five to three and electing at large instead of by districts. Proponents argue three men with the whole county in mind could better oversee affairs than five elected from districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Glynn
Chamber of Commerce of New York
Waldorf
Garner
Hancock County
Beet Harvest Near Waverly Ends With Large Yield
The Willow Lawn Farm completed a 40 acre field sugar beets harvest producing eighteen tons per acre. Beets were moved to the factory by three teams of three horses each, with loads averaging 6 500 pounds net after tare and dirt deductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly
Willow Lawn
Creston High completes building with new assembly and library
Creston High School finishes a six month construction project adding an assembly room and remodeled library and science rooms to the main building. The upgrade enhances the school facilities for students and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston High School
Creston
Measles Closes Holy Cross School Near Dubuque
Measles caused the Holy Cross public school located about twenty miles from Dubuque to close indefinitely. Of fifty pupils, all but fifteen are affected by the epidemic, leaving the building empty until further notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Holy Cross
Truth From Youthful Lips Story of a Spinster and Apples
A middle aged spinster in the suburbs runs an orchard and hosts a feast for local children. She questions their honesty after the meal and a boy replies that the apples would not have tasted as good if they had been stolen because there would be no ice cream and cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Smith
Willie
Cuticura Cures Severe Facial Eruption in 1913 Ad
Miss Caro Une Miller describes a painful spreading facial sore that started as a small bump, crusted and red, causing disfigurement and fear. After three weeks of Cuticura Soap and Ointment use, the eruption healed. The advertisement promotes Cuticura products with a World‑sold claim and a Skin Book offer.
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East Elm St. Streator
Caro Une Miller
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Farmer Outwits Expert In Agriculture Tale
A farmer and a so called expert clash over credentials. The expert boasts of university experience in two countries. The farmer retorts that more cows nurture the calf, underscoring skepticism toward lofty claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Castoria Ad and Rural Quip Clip
Important to Mothers urges careful inspection of Castoria bottles noting over thirty years of use. The ad touts safety for infants and children while a rural joke about a congressman and Farmer Corntosset questions political attentiveness adds a humorous aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Allen's Foot-fuse Antiseptic Powder Advertisement
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-fuse antiseptic powder for tired swollen and nervous feet. It claims to give rest and comfort and to relieve wailing and discomfort. The ad lists a mail address in Olmsted La Roy and a city Tyne.
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Allen
Olmsted
la Roy
Adtyn
Insult sparks job offer misunderstanding
A terse exchange shows one person feeling insulted after asking for a situation and receiving a job offer in reply. The remark highlights miscommunication over expectations and employment framing.
It is easiest to be poor says pauper to millionaire
A millionaire observes that poverty is hard while the pauper counters it is the easiest thing in the world. The remark exposes class attitudes and a quip about preferences for comfort over style.
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Charles Berryman
Berryman
New York City
Armory Opera House
Waukee
Miss Com
Tock
W. EF. McCombs
Republican Party
John Hobart Marble
Philadelphia
Washington Society
White House
Senate
Henry M. Pindell
Illinois
Russia
Sidney Moulthrop
James Hamilton Lewis
H. M. Findell
National Conservation Congress
B. F. Yoakum
St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
Yoakum
Commerce Board
St. Louia
Frisco
Colauitt
Texas
Cuero
Florida Fruit Lands Company
Kansan City
Overglades District
Florida
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Wilkerson
Chicago Great Western
Rochester
Minn
Ohio Oil Company
Findlay
Princeton
North Lima
South Lima
Indiana
I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge
Rebekah Assembly
Springfield
Odd Fellows’ Orphan Home
Lin Rol
Hans Schmidt
Anna Anmuller
Foster
George H. Batcheller
Frovyidenes, R. I
Oliver Wilson
Peoria
Ill
National Grange
Manchester
N. H
David Weber
New Toston
Packey McFarland
Kid Alberts
Waterbury, Conn
Packey
J. P. Williams
South
Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railway
Hainbridge
Pacific
Congress
General Maas
Vara Cruz
Burrénder Evaristo
Daniel Madero
Ulua
Coasul Canada
Philippines
Brooklyn N
Institute of Arts and Sciences
Taft
Francis Burton Tarrison
Islands
Pennsylvania Lines
Pittsburgh
Inbor
Elgin (F.) Commercial Club
Aurora
Trunkine
Central Freight Association
Capital City
Dreath
Education Board
Schences Mandrake
J. H. Schenck & Son
Colbil
Georgia
el Willes
Kodaks
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