Iowa News Briefs Highlight Local Events and Crimes
A statewide round up notes a $190000 contract for a new consolidated district school in Golden. aviator Rowland Smith lies hospitalized in Merced with a broken leg from a car crash. Hancock butcher M W Martin yields 60 pounds of lard from a 600 pound hog. Henry Hopkins of Grinnell named manager of the nine state southern Red Cross division. A Burlington mail car robbery acquittal follows a federal trial in Council Bluffs. A Greene county bill threatens capital punishment for murder. Sioux City yeggs blow a Standard Oil safe but flee after a loud explosion. Council Bluffs bandit robs Grand Taxi cash, instructions, and escapes. Charles City hosts a major Duroc Jerseys sale totaling 6576 dollars from 53 hogs. Theft of five mail pouches in Council Bluffs sparks inquiry into contents. Glen McCombs of Des Moines faces charges after a car crash with illegal booze. State auto transfer laws tighten enforcement to curb theft. dash transfer cards required. Iowa City’s Leo Smith, 6, may die after being struck by a car. Ottumwa plant strike by John Morrell workers disrupts operations. Linn county state rep Clark lobbies to raise superior court judges’ pay. Richard Bauman faces trial in Polk County on a 1919 statutory charge. The girl is a school teacher.
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Gldden
American Red Cross
Clyde Poffenberger
Burlington
Council Bluffs
A. K. Westervelt
Greene County
Sioux City
Grand Taxi Company
Council ‘Bluffs
Joe Martin
Jim ‘Darrick
V. A. Lindaman
Duroc
Charles City
Lindaman
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Glen McCombs
Des Moines
Wairfield
Walter Harris
McCombs
State Department
Leo
Bertha Smith
Iowa City
Ora Patterson
John Morrell, & Co
Ottumwa
F. Clark
Linn County
Richard Bauman
Camp Dodge
Olive Saffel
Murray
Iowa
Polk County
Iowa Legislature Near End Of Session In Des Moines
Des Moines reports the Iowa legislature on the final lap after a ten day adjournment. No major appropriation or revenue bills approved yet and those will dominate the remaining six weeks. State educational institutions likely to gain in requests for new construction though a ten mill levy for building programs is unlikely to pass.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Menvbera
Lkely
Adjournment Targeted Around April 20 for Session End
The final adjournment of the current session is planned for about April 20. The workload left is not larger than usual at this stage, and routine duties remain manageable.
New Bank Bill Seeks Cooperatives for Rural Finance
Senator Brookhart introduces a bill to charter cooperative banks similar to farmers elevators. The measure faces strong opposition from financial interests and would enable the establishment of rural banks under cooperative ownership and operation.
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Brookhart
Senate contemplates banking chief choice including Arney
The Iowa senate will decide on a new state superintendent of banking to replace M. B. Henderson or possibly reappoint him. Former Senator Wallace Arney of Marshalltown has been frequently mentioned as a candidate in this connection.
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Arney
M. B. Henderson
Senate
Wallace Arney
Marshalltown
Henderson
Soldier bonus bill may advance in two weeks
The present situation of the soldier bonus bill attracts attention from supporters and lukewarm members alike. There is little doubt it will be reported favorably for passage and acted upon within the next two weeks, with no open enemies evident in the opposition.
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Pasa
Iowa
Senate
House
Iowa legislative notes on representation and schooling
Des Moines debate focuses on senatorial distribution by population with two Des Moines seats and shifts from other counties. An amendment would fund boxing licenses to buy training apparatus. a public school physical training curriculum has strong passage potential. Sessions delay code revision. governor defers special session date. Rural lawmakers favor fall action. 1919 code likely official until revision completes. Printing cost bills expected. state printing plant unlikely this session. printers refuse bids due to low legal rates. most departmental reports unavailable in print.
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Des Moines
Lee County
Weapello
Arthur Springer
Iowa
Kendall
Rura
Laws Passed and Bills Facing Iowa Legislature This Session
The Iowa legislature agenda includes laws authorizing sale of former Knoxville hospital grounds, salary extensions for officials, dog licensing by counties, landowner fencing, and a five year extension of prairielike hunting seasons. It also notes limited progress on moving picture censorship, loan shark regulation, prison farm plans near Anamosa, and school bond interest changes, with few major agriculture or road reforms expected.
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State Inebriata Hospital
Knoxville
Anamosa
House
Senate
Secretaries Steal Chair Plates in White House Prank
Newton D. Baker, in a playful caper, was found lifting a brass plate from his chair in the White House cabinet room. He admitted the theft as a souvenIR of his tenure after showing reporters that predecessors like the secretaries of state, commerce, interior, and the attorney general had similarly claimed plates from their chairs.
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White House
Newton D. Baker
State
Commerce
Interior
Attorney General
Airplane Bomb Tests to Target German Battleship Ostriesland
Secretary Daniels invited Baker to approve aviation bombing experiments against major naval vessels. The plan centers on bombing the 26,500 ton German battleship Ostriesland within ninety days, using conditions similar to battle. The U S Navy may also repurpose the Iowa with radio control for related tests as part of assessing aircraft effectiveness against warships.
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Daniels
Baker
R. E. Coontz
Naval Operations
House Naval Committee
Navy Department
Mitchell
Army Air Service
Representative Mondell
Wyoming
Fleot
Admiral Coontz
United States
America
Germany
Coontz
Osfriesland
Iowa
Ostriesland
Kaiser’s Navy
Senate Rejects Broad Blue Law Proposal on Smoking
The Senate overwhelmingly rejected Smoot’s amendment to ban smoking in government departments during business hours and instead adopted a mild Wadsworth substitute leaving control to department heads. Debate highlighted the clash over broader blue laws and concerns about discrimination and civil liberties.
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Smoot
Utah
Senate
Wadsworth
New York
Germany’s Big Bill for U S Soldiers in Germany
Senator McKellar outlined the cost of U S forces in Germany up to September 30 1920 totaling 263 628 820 with Germany having paid 35 578 658 leaving a balance of 226 054 602 and an average daily cost of 71 218. He noted testimony before the Senate Military Affairs Committee and cited figures now in the record for the occupation forces.
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Germany
United States
Portland man touts Tanlac after two years ailment
Joseph A. York of Portland Maine declares he regained health after a two year decline. He details weight gain of sixteen pounds renewed appetite and strength after taking Tanlac, noting improved digestion and sleep and the ability to resume work. He cites prior failed ordinary treatments and praises the remedy as a new lease on life. Adv. Tanlac sold by leading druggists.
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Joseph A. York
Portland
Maine
Tanlac
Question of love over lost money in Birmingham
A brief dialogue quoted in the Birmingham Age-Herald questions whether affection persists if money is lost. One character reassures another that love remains, ending with a light exchange about the hypothetical scenario. The snippet captures a domestic, conversational tone from a newspaper excerpt.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
St Jacobs Oil advertised as rheumatic pain relief
An advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a harmless rheumatism liniment that soothes aching joints muscles and bones. It claims rapid relief from pain stiffness and neuralgia with a small trial bottle from any drug store and warns against further suffering. The copy ends with an offhand quip about love causing frosts in summer and hot waves in winter.
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St. Jacobs Oil
Cold in the Head and Catarrh Remedy Claim
An advertisement describes HALTS CATARRH MEDICINE as building up the system, purifying the blood, and reducing inflammation from acute catarrh. It touts internal use to affect mucous surfaces and lessen repeated attacks, mentioning Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio.
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Cheney, & Go
Toledo
Ohio
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