Supreme Court Reverses Itself in Liquor Solicitation Case
Des Moines May 17 The Iowa Supreme Court frees D C O Neill after the high court previously found the liquor solicitation statute unconstitutional then valid, rulingCannot convict when law was void at time of offense. Crystal Oil Co wins damages. Standard Oil faces $6 000 verdict for unfair destruction of Crystal Oil business.
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Crystal Oil Company
Standard
Des Moines
Supreme Court of Iowa
Theshigh Court
D. C. O'Neil
Wayne County
Iowa
Twenty-eighth General Assembly
Federal Supreme Court
Iowa Court
O'Neil
Supreme Court
Standard Oil Company
F. S. Dunshee
Crystal Company
Standard Company
High Court
Smith Opens Campaign for renomination in Villisca
Congressman Walter I. Smith kicks off his renomination bid at a Republican primary gathering in the Villisca opera house attended by about four dozen, despite rain. He attacks FaFollette as a muckraker and touts national and Iowa prosperity, defending his voting record and claiming his subcommittee saved 23 million dollars for taxpayers.
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Villisca
Walter I. Smith
Opera House
Smith
FaFollette
Iowa
Union
Congress
Judge Smith
Woman Shot by Son in Cumberland Accident
Mrs. Joseph Engle of Cumberland Iowa was accidentally shot by her fifteen year old son Roy. He fired while aiming at a target as she stepped around the house. The bullet entered the left shoulder, glanced through the bone and exited behind the arm.
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Cumberland
Joseph Engle
Roy
Elder Ruled Out From Des Moines Evangelical Association
Des Moines May 17 The Des Moines Ministerial association dropped Rev J F Minton pastor of the orthodox non polygamy Mormon church from membership after a committee report and recommendation. It was claimed Minton did not belong to an evangelical church body and should not sit among evangelical ministers.
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Des Moines
J. F. Minton
Farmhand’s 1000 Mile Trek To See Lost Daughter
Elmer T. Stout a Des Moines farmhand walked from Illinois toward Holt Nebraska to visit his daughter who was stolen by gypsies fifteen years ago. He sought lodging at the city jail stating he would not take a ride and hopes to reach his daughter now married to a young farmer. The tale says the mother died of a broken heart and Stout’s farming declined until a recent letter from his daughter invited him to come, followed by an anonymous note revealing her name and kin.
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Des Moines
Elmer T. Stout
Illinois
Holt
Neb
Stout
River to River Convention Moves Toward Good Roads
Denison Ia May 17 Programs are out for the river to river good roads convention to be held at Boone Thursday Delegates from Clinton to Council Bluffs plan to travel by automobile joining others along the route A banquent in Denison and a 7 30 am start from Boone mark the events The convention proceeds even if wet with rail travel for delegates if needed No racing or passing of cars en route is permitted
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Denison
Boone
Iowa
Clinton
Council Bluffs
Commercial Club
Jefferson
Woman Discovers Hidden $500 Bill While Yard Work
In Earnham Iowa on May 17 Mrs Mary Wagner found a badly damaged US bank note while cleaning her front yard. The Citizens Bank cashier sent the bill to Washington and the treasury confirmed its value at $500, to be redeemed at face value.
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Earnham
Mary Wagner
Treasury Department
Washington
Des Moines Sees Severe Rainstorm Boosting Iowa Farms
Des Moines reports the year's heaviest rain storm bringing moisture to a parched southern Iowa. The downpour revived dry vegetation, allowing spring planting to continue without interruption and benefiting farmers statewide.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Earlham Lights Spotlight Town Uses Electroliers
Earlham Iowa with population around 1000 has installed electroliers to illuminate its business district. Twenty electroliers with three to five globes each line the main street creating a flood of light and a possible national first for a town this size.
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Earlham
United States
Farnsworth Takes Own Life at 21 in Cresco
Cresco Iowa May 17 Claude Vance Farnsworth died by suicide with a self inflicted gunshot. He was twenty one years old and cited poor health and a failed romance as probable causes.
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Cresco
Claude Vance Farnsworth
Farnsworth
Patrick Stanton Killed by Cars in Milwaukee Road Yards
Patrick Stanton age 75 father of Alderman John Stanton of Mason City was killed in Milwaukee road yards when run over by cars. The body was badly mangled.
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Mason City
Patrick Stanton
John Stanton
Milwaukee Road
Mississippi Valley Historical Association Meets in Iowa City
Nineteen states will attend the third annual meeting in Iowa City with delegates from Rocky Mountain to Allegheny states and Canada. The gathering runs May 25 for three days, alongside the Iowa Historical Society, and includes conferences of Mississippi valley historians, history teachers, and Iowa societies.
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Iowa City
Mississippi Valley Historical Association
Iowa Historical Society
Rocky Mountains
The
Alleghenys
Canada
Mexico
Historical Societies of the
Mississippi Valley
Iowa Societies
Hart-Parr Buys Townsend Farm Near Charles City
Hart-Parr company acquired the nine acre R M Townsend farm for about $4,500 total, paying slightly over $500 per acre. Townsend keeps two and a half acres with his residence and buildings.
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Charles City
Hart-Parr Company
R M Townsend
Heavy Snow Sweeps Black Hills in Deadwood
In Deadwood South Dakota on May 17 a heavy snowstorm hit the Black Hills area, blanketing summits and lower elevations. Weather officials urged residents to stay indoors and monitor road conditions as the storm continued.
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Deadwood, S. D
Black Hills
ZEMO Claims Quick Itch Relief and Cure for Eczema
The advertisement promotes ZEMO as a clean external liquid that stops itching instantly and permanently cures eczema and all itchy skin or scalp diseases. Druggist Mr Cagwin claims it is the most successful and meritorious remedy he has sold for prompt relief and a true cure. Sample available with display photos of cures.
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Zemo
Cagwin
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