Iowa News Involves Divorce Suit and War Hero Deaths
A Waterloo romance ends as Laland and Polly Bentley pursue injunctions over notes amid an estate valued around 16 000 dollars. Osborn Diegnan, Spanish war hero, dies in Canon City Colorado, after a life that included service on the Merrimac at Santiago. The page lists fire damage at the Iowa Union hotel Iowa City and a $30 000 consolidation school in Hampton, plus patrols and road projects across the state.
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Laland
Polly Bentley
Waterloo
Polly Olds
Laland A. Bentley
Grinnell
Diegnan
Navy
Hobson
Merrimac
Santiago
Fred Osborne
Clarinda
Osborne
Iowa Union
St. James
Iowa City
William P. Hepburn
Iowa
Page
Washington
Hepburn
Irving King
State University
Keokuk
Mississippi River Power Company
Power Company
Bricelyn
Iowa-Minnesota
Entente
Des Moines
Ufn
Mike Beck
Shenandoah
Fort Dodge
Asbury
United Brethren Church
Emerson
Iowa National Guard Cavalry
Marengo
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Nevada
Nicholas Barry
Callen
Muscatine
Jesse Berry
Lisbon
Ellen T. Burton
Carson
Regulator
Francis M. Freeman
Davis City
Mexico
Parral
el Paso
Tex
Alfred J. Brown
Texas Regiment
Iowa Good Roads
Gordon V. Patterson
Mississippi
Dubuque
Patterson
Hampton
G. A. Huffman
James Blakeslee
Washington, D. C
A. N. Hobson
West Union
C. C. Cremer
Wapello County
Cremer
Indianola
W. R. Clack
Mason City
Penn College
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa Commercial Club
Ottumwa
Floyd
Floyd County
Laws Railway & Light Co
Perry
Iowa Figures Show Crop and Stock Rise Ahead of 1914
Iowa crop statistics for 1915 may be finished before the 1914 census figures, with initial data showing a larger cattle herd and fewer hog cholera losses. Reports detail hog and cattle changes by county, state efforts against short weights and unsanitary slaughter, and several public notices on taxation, ballots, and state appointments.
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Des Moines
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Iowa
State Census Department
Department of Agriculture
Census Department
Iown
Winnebago County
Ida County
Mitchell County
Towa
Eighty Iowa estates pay record collateral inheritance tax
Des Moines reports 60 000 collected in three weeks of April from eighty estates with ten over 1000. Largest payments come from Tabitha Albright and Matilda Dodd estates as 5 percent tax on collateral heirs. Tax effort grows for state treasury.
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Des Moines
George M. Frenzel
Muscatine County
Alexander Stuart
Cass County
Tabitha Albright
Clinton County
Brooks
Andrew Hadl
Webster County
Mary J. Crawford
Henry County
Matilda Dodd
Greene County
Geo. Fetes
Washington County
Julia Murrane
Dallas County
Gottlieb Wirtz
Boone County
General Assembly
Albright
Dodd
Treasury Department
Treat Many Charity Cases Des Moines Hospital Worth
A report from the Iowa Miners and Industrial Hospital shows since last February it has provided free surgical, medical and hospital services for 694 cases and 96 in wards. Minor surgeries and free care occurred in 598 cases. minimum-fee valuations place major operations at 17,850 and minor services at 30,350. Income from all sources totaled 1,705.40 as directors plan a fundraising drive to sustain charitable work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Miners and Industrial Hospital
Washington Solves Tramp Problem Yet Faces New Criticism
City authorities claim success with a municipal bureau aiding mendicants and a work for meals program. Each applicant must work on the road for half a day to earn a meal ticket. Within two weeks nearby towns complained that hoboes now avoid Washington and seek other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fairfield Pioneer Dead At Ninety Eight In Iowa
Joseph Clinkenbeard aged ninety eight died at his Fairfield home after a brief illness. A Jefferson county resident for seventy years he owned and operated the first saw mill in Iowa and was long known as a prominent stock buyer. He came from Kentucky and was the county’s oldest resident at the time of his death.
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Fairfield
Joseph Clinkenbbeard
Jefferson County
Clinkenbeard
Cinkenbeard
Iowa
Kentucky
Standardizing Rural Schools in Washington County Progress
The plan to standardize rural schools in Washington counties draws statewide attention. The state department of education has queried Miss Katherine Stichter, county superintendent, about efforts. Four schools have reached the standard. ten more need only two or three points to earn a standard banner.
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Washington
State Department of Education
Katherine Stichter
One Day Rest in Seven Law Upheld by New York Court of Appeals
The New York Court of Appeals sustains the one day rest in seven rule, framing the issue as whether the measure on its face seems reasonable and fair and its natural effects will improve public health and welfare. The ruling reflects progressive support for employee protection as a state policy.
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New York Court of Appeals
Chicago Evening Post
Love Letter Goes On for Courtroom Confidence
A speaker explains they are drafting a love letter for more than an hour to ensure it does not make them look foolish if read in court. The exchange highlights the desire for careful, credible wording under scrutiny.
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A. L. Urick
Real Soldiers Mistaken for Actors in Film Scene
The dialogue notes that the soldiers appear inauthentic but are in fact real soldiers. It explains that lack of acting training makes them look unnatural, while confirming their authenticity despite the impression.
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Farm Statistics
State Dairy and Food Commission
W. W. Child
Ames
G. A. Taylor
People’s Department Store
Council Bluffs
Wesley Greene
Mr. Greene
W. D. Junkin
Charlton Herald-Patriot
Junkin
Robert Henderson
Henderson
War Department
Adj
Guy E. Logan
Villisca
Iowa National Guard
State Executive Council
Margaret McKeown
Murray
Franklin County
State House
State Banking Department
Sanders
J. C. Sanders
Fort Madigan
Fort Madison
C. A. Robbins
Department of Justice
Harry Hays
Woodward Camp
Montana
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Bir
Mull
Guy Logan
State Automobile Department
Clarke
Miners’ Hospital
Robert Rienan
the State University
Signa Sumner Remy
Paul A
Oneida Community Silverwars
Source
de Fem
Inner Mfg. CO
Omaha
U.S.A
America
Devonshire
Devonshin
Renfrew Mfg, CO
Incorp
Kodaks
Ows ES Moin
O. Materil Co
Locust Street
Piles
CY. Clement
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