Discrimination Charged Against Iowa Live Stock Shippers
Iowa live stock shippers face alleged railroad bias in interstate hearings. The Corn Belt Meat and Produce association seeks a 20 percent rate cut and feeding in transit privileges. Testimony cites higher rates for Iowa versus Nebraska Missouri and Kansas shipments and significant cost differences for sheep moving to Chicago.
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Tes Moines
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Corn Belt Meat and Produce Association
A. Sykes
Ida Grove
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
T. A. Thornburg
Linden
Nebraska
J. M. Brockway
Letts
Chicago
New Mexico
Kansas
Charles D. Howe
Albert Lea
Missouri
St. Louis
Kansas City
Iowa Supreme Court Rules Tax On Foreign Stock By Iowans
Iowa residents owning stock in Illinois and other foreign companies may be taxed in Iowa even if taxed where the business is conducted. The case, Henry county vs the Beckwith estate, involved Captain Beckwith's $17 100 stake in Western Wheel Scraper Co of Aurora. The court held double taxation cannot occur unless both levies come from the same jurisdiction.
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Des Moines
Iwoa
Supreme Court
Illinois
Iowa
Henry County
Warren Beckwith
Robert of Lincoln
Beckwith
Western Wheel Scraper Company
Aurora
Supreme Tribunal
Victim Demands Thief Arrest Over $2.85 Purchase
Wm. Lantz of near Elgin Iowa reports to Chicago police that a telescope bought for 45 cents and a total of several small items costing 2.85 dollars were stolen from him at the depot. He asks for the robbers to be arrested. The goods included rubbers, shoes, socks, a toy dog and four toy kittens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wm. Lantz
O'Connor
Harrison Street
Lantz
Elgin
Mandy
Hill
Astor hosts 300 guests at Fifth Avenue entertainment
New York January 29 Mr and Mrs John Jacob Astor gave theatrical entertainment to about 300 friends at their Fifth Avenue home. The event opened the Astor ballroom for the first time in three seasons and featured Arnold Daly and company performing two one act plays The Van Dyke and The Shirkers.
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New York
John Jacob Astor
Fifth Avenue
Astor
Arnold Daly
van Dyke
Berkeley Theater
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Newport
Pope Reports Gout Forcing Bed Rest Amid Audiences
In Rome on January 29 the pope, suffering a severe gout attack, suspended audiences. A private physician advised bed rest, and the pontiff agreed, ending his public engagements temporarily.
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Rome
New Law Building Planned for Iowa State University
Iowa City Jan. 20 The board of regents considers plans for a new college law building to replace the old capital building to be preserved for historical value. The project is expected to cost about 100000 dollars.
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Iowa
State University
Iowa City
Board of Regents
College Law
Plucky Woman Sits on the Lid in Iowa Saloon Crackdown
Mrs. Charles Sweet, a wealthy farmer wife in Marshalltown Iowa, led a saloon closure by filing charges against local saloonkeepers for maid law violations. The men pleaded guilty and posted bonds to obey the law, and she plans to target nearby towns.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Charles Sweet
Saloonmenu
Railroad Fined for Selling Booze in Buffet Car
Charter Oak Iowa January 15 Judge Parker fined the Chicago and Great Western Railroad company three hundred dollars plus costs after a guilty plea for selling intoxicating liquors on a buffet car. The action was brought by friends of John B Hollendors, former division roadmaster now serving a penitentiary sentence for padding the payroll.
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Charter Oak
Parker
Chicago & Great Western Railroad Company
John B. Hollendors
Division
Akron farmers acquitted in illegal seining case
Jas Ross William Ross B F Adams and A D Smith, prominent Akron area farmers, were acquitted by a six man jury after a two day trial before Justice A A Alline in LeMars Iowa. State Deputy Game Warden Green of Sioux City had made the arrests in the Big Sioux River.
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LeMars
A. A. Alline
Jas. Ross
Wm. Ross
B. F. Adams
A. D. Smith
Akron
Big Sioux
Green
Sioux City
Perfume Bottle Fire Burns Drake Student in Des Moines
Miss Lilian Peters a Drake University student living in Sheldon was badly burned when a perfume bottle exploded while she held it over a lamp. Alcohol in the liquid caught fire and the flames caused several burns that may disfigure her though the room injuries were limited. Davenport Defeats the Des Moines Plan governing measure by 398 in a light turnout with 2,713 for and 3,111 against.
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Des Moines
Lilian Peters
Drake University
Davenport
Commission
Iowa Twins Run Away From Fort Des Moines Suitors
Agnes and Lucy Clark, twin daughters of Charles T. Clark of Des Moines, eloped to Cleveland then traveled to Oklahoma before being found. Their disappearance caused concern among soldier suitors at Fort Des Moines who had pursued marriages with the sisters. Agnes will stay in Cleveland with a married sister to prevent future mix ups.
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Des Moines
Agnes
Lacey Clark
Charles T. Clark
Cleveland
Ohio
Fort Des Moines
Lucy
Thomas Carleton
Clarence Heartman
Clarence
Lacy
Will
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Papa Clark
Preacher 87 Weds 57 Year-Old Bride in Spontaneous Union
Rev. John Si years of age, a retired minister from Walla Walla, Washington, married Pauline Hurt, formerly of Portland, Oregon. The couple, who began courting ten days earlier on a Puget Sound trip, will reside at the groom’s home. The ceremony invoked a playful philosophy on when love begins.
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Wash
John Si
Walla Walla
Spokane
Pauline Hurt
Portland
Ore
Puget Sound
McGhee
Spokane Reform Mayor Enacts Strong Liquor Rules
Spokane reform mayor C Herbert Moore orders Chief Rice to enforce new liquor laws starting February 1. Saloons banned on Sundays, women barred from variety theater floors, red light district resorts padlocked, pending arrests held. Thousands face penalties including four day jailing and prison costs totaling 500 dollars. The push follows a campaign by the Law Enforcement League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
C. Herbert Moore
Rice
Red Light District
Law Einforcement League
Roosevelt's Antelope Ill Unto Death
Attendants at the Bronx Zoological Park strive to save a female pronghorn antelope gifted by President Roosevelt to the London Zoological Society. The animal, ill since arriving from Yellowstone Park, prompts a London attaché to travel here as officials including W. T. Hornaday and Dr. Blair pursue recovery to ship the herd in good condition.
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Bronx Zoological Park
Roosevelt
London Zoological Society
Yellowstone Park
London Society
W. T. Hornaday
Blair
Park
B. M. Young
Yellowstone
New York
French aeronaut wins prize by circling in heavier air ship
Paris January 15 Henry Farnat the French aeronaut won the Deutsche Archdeacon prize of 1000 dollars for a circular kilometer flight in an air ship heavier than air. The flight lasted one minute and 28 seconds in the presence of the Aero-club committee.
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Paris
Henry Farnat
Deutche
Aero-club
Fight savagely at state house in Des Moines
Des Moines officials report a brutal assault in the state capitol as L. Clemmens of Snohomish Washington attacked R. H. Dash a Stuart attorney in the attorney general Byers office. Clemmens, chair of the Washington state democratic committee, is held on assault with intent to murder.
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Des Moines
State House
Dosh
Clemmens
Indianola
Washington
Capitol
Democratic State Central Committee
Aged Des Moines Man Ends Life Waiting to Rejoin Wife
Hans Andres sen, 83, hanged himself at his daughter Mrs. Hans Knutesen home in Des Moines Iowa after losing his wife last fall. He used a rope fitted to a kitchen hook and died before family returned. Funeral by Rev Ametein to be held at the Knutesen home and burial in Grant township cemetery.
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Des Moines
Hans Knutesen
Hans Andressen
Andressen
Ametein
Knutesen
Grant Township
Former Beau Brummel Arraigned as a Drunk
Ida Grove Iowa January 18 Dr E M McLean once famed as Des Moines Beau Brummell for lavish dinners and lavish spending stood in police court charged with drunkenness unable to post bond. He recalled past celebrity status and wealth earned from a mail order medical business but his downfall is attributed to drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Grove
E. M. McLean
New York
Des Moines
Mclean
Beau Brummell
New Forester Installed at Iowa State College
Ames Iowa January 18 at a trustees meeting Co A Scott of the United States forest service was elected chair of forestry to replace H P Baker who left for a higher paid post at Pennsylvania State College. Scott a Kansas State Agricultural College graduate previously studied at Yale forestry and has risen from student assistant to forest supervisor before taking the Iowa State College chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Iowa Master Plumbers meet elect officers in Burlington
Burlington Iowa January 18 The state convention of the Iowa Master Plumbers association held its 13th annual session with 100 or more delegates from across the state. Dubuque was named the next meeting site. Officers elected after adjournment include President J A Wallace Des Moines Vice President John F Garvie Mason City Secretary Wm J Nesve treasurer Joho KF.
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Burlington
Iowa Master Plumbers’ Association
Dubuque
J. A. Wallace
Des Moines
John F. Garvie
Mason City
Wm. J. Nesve Treasmer
Joho
Wife Withdraws Divorce Petition in Plymouth County
Mrs Amelia Cottrell wife of the Plymouth legislator withdrew her divorce petition in Plymouth county court saying misunderstanding with lawyers led to filing. The couple live at Kingsley where he is mayor. Attorneys say sensational stories about Mr Cottrell and Mrs Hough were hot air and he will remain in Kingsley.
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Mras
Jan. Ié
Plymouth
Amelia Cottrell
Bessiellough
Des Moines
Skaters Discover Corpse Under Ice
Des Moines report says a skating party on the river found the body of Frank Farrell under the ice with his face upturned. Investigation indicates he jumped through an air hole and drifted downstream. Mrs. Farrell notes recent despondency.
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Frank Farrell
Vinton Widows Seek Men in Leap Year Campaign
In Vinton Iowa population about 3000, over 200 widows issue a public letter via ten papers announcing a leap year dating push. They urge widows and bachelors to guard as plans for a nationwide style campaign unfold, while local widowers reportedly hesitate to engage.
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Des Moines
Vinton
Hay Vin
Yion
Dreamed sister in law accused of theft in Iowa town
Nicholas Stripe, an old soldier, dreamed his sister in law Anna Stripe stole $150. He summoned police, had her arrested, then admitted no theft occurred and that the money was safe where he had hidden it. He explained the arrest stemmed from a vivid dream.
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Clinton, Ta
Nicholas Stripe
Minton
Davenport
Anna Stripe
Stripe
Supreme Court appoints new clerk and deputies
Des Moines Iowa January 16 The supreme court today appointed Deputy Clerk Bousquet to be clerk succeeding John Crockett Bousquet appointed Tom Grubb former filing clerk to be deputy and Chris Jones to be filing clerk
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Des Moines
The
Supreme Court Today
Bousquet
John Crockett
Tom Grubb
Chris Jones
Iowa Manufacturer Struck and Killed by Fast Mail
Ogden Iowa January 16 William J Schen hardware dealer and Schen Manufacturing company member was struck by a Northwestern fast mail last night and instantly killed He leaves a wife and two children
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Ogden, Ia
William J. Schen
The
Schen Manufacturing Company
Northwestern
Fire destroys store and hall in Bussey area
Fire Of unknown origin destroys Pascoe and Jones general store Miners hall and a residence at Bussey Iowa total damage estimated at 11 000 dollars authorities report January 16 19 , 16.
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Bussey, Ja
Pascoe & Jones General
Buena Vista college rah rah boys fined five dollars
Storm Lake Iowa Buena Vista college students from the rah rah and town groups were fined five dollars each for destroying college property after a scrap between the two leading literary organizations. In the intersociety debate the no lin society led by Claire Foote Ray H Mattison and Victor Hansen won unanimously on the resolution about labor unions in the United States in the last twenty years.
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Storm Lake
Tajan
Buena Vista College
Nolin Society
Claire Foote
Ray H. Mattison
Victor Hansen
United States
Iowa City Boy Drowns Skating Under Bridge
William Wat king aged 18 skated into a hole in the Iowa River beneath the Iowa Avenue bridge and drowned in about two feet of water. The body was recovered that night. He was the son of T H Watkins of Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Lowa
William Watking
Lowa Avenue
T. H. Watkins
Rich Man's Son Shown Clemency by Judge McPherson
Walter Harrington son of Carthage former mayor Charles Harrington and Jasper County's rich man was fined 250 dollars and costs and given four months in federal court in Joplin. Judge Smith D McPherson remitted the jail term after Harrington pleaded guilty to robbing numerous depot express offices.
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Joplin
Walter Hrrington
Chas. O. Harrington
Carthage
Jasper County
Smith D. McPherson
Harrington
Spotted Fever Epidemic Strikes Wapello City
Wapello Iowa residents panic as spinal meningitis spreads through the city with dozens of cases. A young man has died and Burlington doctors have been summoned to assist local medical staff.
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Wapello
Burlington
Kisses and Socialism End in Divorce in Des Moines
Mrs Christie Easton testified in Des Moines divorce court that kisses babies and socialism arguments failed to keep her husband Albert H Fasten content. Easton, an inventor who ran a New York resort hotel, married after a want ad and said she needed more than affection and idle talk to stay married. the judge granted the decree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Christie Easton
Brennan
Albert H. Fasten
Easton
Rore Wii
Christie
New York
Mrs. Easton
Plea at Trial Wins Girl Place on Stage
Flora Goble who accused Mrs West in the baby farm case will appear on stage in Bash Lynne as Barbara No 2 joining Lee Moses the adoption father and his wife in the company Mrs Moses and Miss Goble will not appear on program names Miss Goble had acted under an assumed name since the trial and has since been on the stage in Des Moines Iowa
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Flora Goble
Mra
Fred West
Jim
Fone
Lee Moses
Baby Jim
Moses
Omaha Ball Team May Play at Bluffs
Negotiations are under way to move the Sunday Omaha league baseball games to Council Bluffs next summer if Omaha enforces Sunday laws strictly.
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Omaha
Bluffs
Council Bluffs
Thrift Issues Drastic Order to Iowa National Guard
Adjutant General Thrift issued general orders directing commandants of all Iowa National Guard companies to enlist enough men to meet a full quota by January 21. He criticizes past lax methods and warns tougher effort and efficiency.
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Tes Moines
Jan
Iowa National Guard
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