22 Feb 1917
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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1917
Page
1
Capitol notes report the Iowa General Assembly debating a state banking department bill, rising wages for township officials, and a soldiers homestead tax exemption. The session aims to adjourn by mid-April with measures on gambling control and assisting county attorneys advancing, while critiques rail at commissions and partisan posturing.
The piece comments on voters reacting to Governor Harding and hints at Senator Foster's potential gubernatorial bid. It describes John as an acceptable statesman but unlikely to seek the nomination. It notes the Retr abovement and Reform committee investigating the state fair association, with concerns about workload and possible need for assistance.
The piece laments Republican restraint in Congress under a Democratic majority and praises a robust Yankee spirit. It questions the label Yankee and urges pride in being American, as Iowa candidates seek the governorship.
The article defends Governor Harding against critics who claim he would restore saloons. It argues he has remained honest about liquor policy and the prohibitory amendment, noting that no party or voter has reason to doubt his stance. It also questions Bishop Stuntz and the Des Moines Register’s influence.
The Adair Improvement Association held a meeting to promote a new stock‑backed hotel project. The plan aims to attract investment and lift Adair forward, challenging Anita’s pace and urging local progress to keep Anita from slipping in regional standing.
Another two inches of snow fell early Monday morning though none expected or ordered it. Forecasters maintain a fresh streak, keeping to an unseasonably brisk pattern.
A letter discusses proposed anti rate laws for newspapers and predicts consequences for writers using sliding scales. It urges clearer critique of the Adait News editor and questions who is labeled as the mud roads crowd in this ongoing dispute.
The late Mrs. Etta E. Stone held a Royal Neighbors Lodge life policy of 200.00 dollars in full force at her death. Beneficiaries are 1,000.00 to her husband H. O. Stone and 1,000.00 to her children.
The Sioux City Tribune warns the Iowa legislature against extreme dry measures that could jeopardize the prohibitory amendment. It urges steady lawmaking, cautions about retrenchment and reform efforts, and notes fiscal debates on road funding and disease eradication programs.
Godfrey Miller found a ten dollar bill at the post office and gave it to the editor who tried to pass it to Bob Cryer at the city meat market for a dime's worth of liver. The incident exposes the lengths some newspaper men go to in questionable schemes.
The House voted unanimously to repeal the presidential preference primary law with 95 present and 13 absent. Governor Harding and Senator Cummins oppose full repeal, likely shaping the legislature’s action as the general primary may be amended but not repealed.
A Studebaker gold plated automobile worth 830,000 GO will headline the Omaha Automotif Show on February 266. shipped from Chicago for inspection at opening. The luxury car, plated with twenty four hundred ounces of gold, draws international interest for its opulent fittings and upholstery from the Studebaker company.
The article compares two Illinois style measures: an appropriation for a hospital in Iowa City for deformed children and a separate appropriation for a sheep shed at the state fair grounds in Des Moines. It notes the upcoming vote will show preference between the two proposals.
The piece argues that road boosters press to permanently pave main highways across Iowa regardless of cost or duration of payment. It criticizes the growing favor of a commission plan and jokes about electing county attorneys and judges by lawyers, likening it to giving school district presidents the power to elect superintendents.
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