Iowa Officials Back Bankruptcy Law Reform Amid Military and Fair Talks
Des Moines reports show General M. H. Byers urging funds for a new Iowa Arsenal and permanent National Guard camp, while discussions on state fair directors intensify. Attorney General Mullan confirms savings banks cannot invest in other banks, and Senator Doliver’s bankruptcy repeal gains official support as reformists argue the law once aided debtors to rebuild finances.
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Des Moines
M. H. Byers
Iowa National Guard
Military Department of Iowa
State House
C. W. Mullan
Auditor of State
Millard Cox
Banking Department
Flora
Mullan
Remley
J. P. Dolliver
Iowa
Farm and court notes from Chickasaw county era
District court at Chickasaw county opens with minimal criminal business. Reports include autopsy witness loss Dr J W Campbell dies in Ohio, a large cabbage prize in Shelby county, South Dakota divorce ruling, Fort Dodge diphtheria critique, Lavelleur murder case prep, Brazil mining town dispute over child operation, Clinton miner dies in a slate fall, Armour plant progress in Sioux City, Davenport fire and boy’s suicide, Muscatine trolley fire, and several local accidents and trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Chickasaw County
A. N. Hobson
West Union
Noble
Eldora
J. W. Campbell
Blydenburg
Wauson
Ohio
Shelby County
Alderman Fagen
Fagen
Lily Bowen
Dakota
South Dakota
J. W. Kime
Fort Dodge
State Board of Health
Ft. Dodge
State Board
Jasper County District Court
Cutvenes
State of
Iowa
Hannah Lavelleur
Lavelleur
Mingo
Brazil
Centerville
Teddy” Palmer
Oriental Mine
McFarland
Howards
Clinton
Lem Maley
Maley
William Cunningham
Armour & Co
Sioux City
Citizens’ Railway and Light Company
Muscatine
Huttig Manufacturing Company
Rock Island
Davenport
Henry Cosgrove
George Giglinger
Giglinger
Orpheon Theater
Davenport Malting Co
Claus Reimers
Walter Thomas
Green Mountain
Ambrose Thomas
Indian Creek
Council Bluffs
W. W. Boyne
W.W. L. Hall
Hall
Boyne
Trotter
Des Moines
Cora Lacey
L. D. Rood
Utica
L. M. Magers
New London
Charles Lackey
Frank Kopel
Haverhill
Guy Deal
Deal
Lackey
Koepel
State Board to Weigh New Teacher Certification Rules
State Superintendent Barrett urges changes to examination and certification of teachers. He favors issuing teaching certificates to diploma holders from Iowa State University or state approved institutions without further testing, given institutional verification. Barrett also faults county certifications for inconsistent standards and political influence. He seeks legislative power for boards to hire teachers for two or four years.
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Barrett
State Teachers’ Association
Des Moines
State Board of Educational Examiners
Superintendent of Public
State Educational ‘Board of Examiners
State University of Iowa
State Normal
Colfax banker George Wood takes his own life
Des Moines reports say George D. Wood cashier of the Bank of Colfax shot himself at his home after discussing his heavy financial burdens with two close friends. He had interests in several Iowa banks and faced sizable debts tied to Polk county taxes and cattle losses.
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Geo. D. Wood
Colfax
George D. Wood
Bank of Colfax
R. A. Penquite
John Maine
Maine
Chicago
Mr. Wood
George Wood
Alex. Wood
Baxter Bank
Colfax Bank
Baxter Concern
Baxter
Wood
Bankers
Bank of Ira
Chas. S. Weston
City Bank of
Mitchellville
Peter Miller
E. B. Tronklin
State Savings Bank of Baxter
Capital
Fred Hager
R. L. Arnold
Bank of State Center
W. N., Gibert
O. F. Ecktlund
Alex. Witmer
A. W. Frey
Layman
Wood Bank
Waterloo
Mullan
Polk County
Polk
State Agricultural School
State Normal
State University
Carroll
Des Moines
Polk County Funds Deposited In Colfax Bank
Polk County held $35,000 in deposits in Wood's bank Colfax with $10,000 General and $25,000 Court House funds. Recently $10,000 was withdrawn but all deposits remained secured by bonds. Funds remain under custody of former Treasurer Al Layman as added protection.
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Court House
Es Moinez
Polk County
Wood’s
Colfax
al Layman
Competition fest hints at rising Canadian iron threat
The Standard notes U S pig iron cuts yet stocks rise in Britain from May to October due to bounty-fed Canadian iron. It cites Cape Breton as the coal iron center with $2.70 per ton bounty and rumors of an Iowa firm, Cape Breton Coal & Iron of Des Moines, holding vast island stakes.
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London
Standard
United States
Canada
Cape Breton
Cape Breton Coal & Iron Company
Des Moines
Iowa Lawmakers Secure Key House Committee Posts
Washington reports Speaker Cannon’s assignments put Iowa with three chairmanships and member spots on most major committees. Hedge leads Post Office and other panels. Wade handles Naval affairs. Birdsall Elections. Haugen Agriculture. Cousins Foreign affairs and Treasury expenditures. Lacey Public Lands and Indian affairs. Hull Military affairs and militia. Depburn Interstate commerce. Smith Appropriations. Conner Public Buildings and Labor. Thomas Claims and Judiciary. Sin is like seed, to cover it is to cultivate it.
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Washington
Iowa
House
Cannon
Hedge
Mississippi
Wade
Birdsall
Haugen
Cousins
Ambitious Verses and Wit from a 19th Century Columns
A column mixes pithy quirks and maxims about church work by Rev. W. A. Lewis of Cherry Valley PA a dairy tale about Swiss milkmaids and melody and pithy proverbs on knowledge pride politics and friendship. It evokes a light moral tint and local color with sharp lines and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Lewis
Cherry Valley
Pa.) Methodist
Switzerland
Defiance Starch Aims For Every Household Lead
Defiance Starch urges broad household use noting it costs 10 cents less than rival brands for cold water starch. The push highlights affordability and widespread appeal to households seeking value.
Man Speaks on Virtue Beyond Firepower
A quotation emphasizes that moral worth isn't proven by prowess with a weapon. The comment suggests character remains the true measure, not force or intimidation.
Yellow Clothes In Market Promoted with Russ Bi
A brief grocer advisory promotes buying genuine Russ Bi laundry product to keep yellow clothes white. Appears in an ad style note with a general supply claim and pricing reference to grocers.
Two memoryless pairs and a curious volcanic tale
A jumble of notes mentions a cough remedy and a mysterious oil gift to J W OBrimn in Minneapolis, a Chicago hotel package to Maclyn Arbuckle, and a Paris press note about Professor Falk whose 1874 prediction of Etna’s eruption proved false until the moment of call to dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maclyn Arbuckle
Frawley Company
Chicago
Arbuciere
Journal Des Debats
R Falk
Etna
Vienna
Edtor
Sicily
Falb
Elnath
Falk
Manley cured after doctors gave up in Bright's disease case
Whitehall Illinois recounts Lon Manley's recovery from kidney and liver troubles once diagnosed with Bright's Disease. After four to five years of illness and being told he could not recover, Manley used Dodd's Kidney Pills and regained health, able to work again, with doctors reportedly wrong.
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Whitehall, Ill
Bright
Lon Manley
Mr. Manley
Dodd
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McDonnell
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State Board of Agriculture
Payta
Peru
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OWA
Piso
J. W. O'Brimn
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Synnex
Kiane
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Arch St
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St. Jacobs Oil
Business College
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Fairfield
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