Iowa and regional notes headline from Sioux City papers
Recount in the Steele vs Scott race shows Steele leading the second Sioux City precinct by 56 votes, while district totals still favor Scott by 66 votes for Steele. The report covers court filings, public works, farm short courses, hog cholera controls, railcar liquor rules, and local incidents across Iowa in early 1917.
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Sioux City
Tom Steele
George C. Scott
Steele
Scott
C. C. Hamilton
N. P. Dodge, Jr
Frank 8. Pusey
Grenville M. Dodge
District Court
General Dodge
Morgan Trust Fund
Iowa
Congress
House
Senate
Wilson
Shenandoah
Fairfield
Marengo
Newton
Oelwein
Algona Building
Corning
Eagle Grove
Harlan
Knoxville
Indianola
Mount Pleasant
Ames
C. E. Wry
Town Retail Clothiers’ Association
Iowa State College
United States Department of Agriculture
Des Moines
Canada
Independence
Cc. C. Huntley
Chickasaw County
Nashua
Mr. Huntley
Vermont
Iowa Retail Shoe Dealers’ Association
Tracy Consolidated
John Mastergon
A. L. Johnson
Burlington
Stephen H. Bush
French Department
The
State University
Woske
Studenca
Gad
Railroads to require personal receipts for liquor shipments
Des Moines Iowa railroads and express firms agreed with Attorney General Havner to halt liquor deliveries unless the consignee signs a receipt in person at the station or in the presence of the delivery agent. The Rock Island would exception until injunctions are dissolved.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Utterback
Havner
Department of Justice
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Rock Island
Iowa Supreme Court
Approving Iowa Support for Federal Mississippi Park
Iowa legislators plan to endorse a federal national park along the Mississippi near McGregor and Lansing. Senators Newberry and Fellows push for a resolution and possible bills as northern Iowa interests seek expanded park bounds into Wisconsin and river lands. Landowners in the zone reportedly consent to donate properties if the project proceeds.
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Mississippi River
Iowa
Des Moines
McGregor
B.W. Newberry
Clayton County
Albert M. Fellow
Allamakee County
Newberry
Wisconsin
Fellows
Lansing
Iowa Boy Clarence Elliott Vanishes in Chicago Mystery
Sixteen year old Clarence Elliott of Cedar Falls remains missing in Chicago after guardian W C Nuhn searched every police station and juvenile court. Elliott worked at Sears Roebuck and his uncle and cousin had vanished similarly. father is dead, mother and two sisters live in Seattle. He had housed with an aunt, studied at Pillsbury Academy, then went to Chicago for work. Elliott comes from a prominent family.
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Cedar Falls
Clarence Elliott
Chicago
W. C. Nuhn
Sears, Roabuck and Company
Elliott
Seattle
Pillsbury Academy
Owatonna
Minn
Farmer Michael Ehr Unconscious After Lighting Plant Explosion
Michael Ehr, a farmer near Raymond, lay unconscious for 288 hours twelve days after a lighting plant exploded while he tried to thaw it. He was treated at a hospital with a crushed forehead and multiple bone fragments removed. foods were given in tablet form as he remained in critical condition.
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Waterloo
Michael Ehr
Raymond
Ehr
Professor declines $4000 superintendent post
Professor G. M. Wilson, head of the department of agricultural education at Ames, declines a $4,000 school superintendent offer from Oak Park Illinois, choosing to remain in his current Ames position. The article notes such posts are rare and requires courage to refuse.
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Ames
G. M. Wilson
Department of Agricultural Education
Oak Park
Chicago
Pioneer Woolen Merchant Dead
Des Moines reports the death of Leopold Sheuermann founder of the first woolen mill in Iowa and head of Sheuermann Brothers Inc owners of Capital City Woolen Mills He was 79 and died in Los Angeles during a short visit.
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Des Moines
Leopold Sheuermann
Iowa
Sheuerman Broa. Inc
Capital City
Los Angeles
County Board Likely to Refuse Prosecution Funds
In Montgomery County the board appears set to refuse paying the remaining 2800 dollars owed to Detective J N Wilkerson for prosecution and investigation of the Villiaoux murder. County Attorney Westland says the board has no authority to approve such a claim, indicating no action will be taken on the matter.
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E. C. Lytton
Lytton
Red Oak
Montgomery County
J. N. Wilkerson
Villiacoux
Westland
Cascarets Promise Quick Cleanse For 10-Cent Box
An advertising blurb touts Cascarets as a gentle nightly laxative that cleanses and regulates the stomach and liver, removes sour food and gases, and eliminates constipation with a ten cent box. It claims no griping or sickness and cites wide use by men and women to prevent headaches and bilious symptoms.
Records Shattered as U.S. Coal and Coke Output Soars
1916 saw U.S. coal and coke records with coke at 54.8 million tons, up 30 percent from 1915 and 8 million from 1918 estimates. Total coal output reached 597.5 million tons, surpassing 1913’s high of 570 million. Bituminous coal mined totaled 609 million tons, up 15 percent year over year, while Pennsylvania anthracite was about 88.812 million net tons, down 0.6 million.
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United States
O. BH. Lesher
United States Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
E. Lesher
Pennsylvania
Swamp Root endorsement from Engleen-Eade Drug Co
A 1909 testimonial from Harry L. Swihart of Engleen-Eade Drug Co Maine Ia praising Swamp Root with guaranteed bottles and no returns. Notary Edwin J. Frisk authenticates July 23 1909. Advertisement invites readers to request a sample and booklet from Dr Kilmer Co Finghenton NY with regular bottle sizes advertised.
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Swamp Root
Harry L. Swihart
Engleen-Eade Drug Co
Maines
Towa
Polk County
Hart
Edwin J. Frisk
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Finghemton N. Y
Soap In Every Barrel On Kilimanjaro Trip
Peter MacQueen recalls a misdirection on a Kilimanjaro trek shared in World Outlook. Jeremiah, an African boy helper, explains he added soap to six barrels to make the water seem clean, resulting in drinking soapy water throughout the journey.
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Mt. Kilimanjaro
Jeremiah
Peter MacQueen
World Outlook
Danderine Hair Product Ad Promises Quick Beauty Results
An old fashioned advertisement urges girls to try Knowlton's Danderine claiming cleanses the scalp, reduces dandruff, and makes hair light, wavy, and abundant. It promises new hair growth after weeks of use and recommends a 85 cent bottle from any store.
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Knowlton
Adv
An Object of Pity in Hinglish Bargain Ads
A humorous column notes Mrs. Homer struggles to read Hinglish bargain advertisements while Mrs. Neighborn questions the lack of comprehension. The piece exaggerates reading woes through playful exchanges and social satire.
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Homer
Neighborn
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