Iowa State News Highlights Farm Awards And Road Plans
Iowa State Fair premium lists show horse department prizes totaling seventy thousand dollars the largest in the state with juniors receiving over seven thousand. The Adams Theaters Company buys the Empress Theater Des Moines with expansion plans to fifty houses. A Cedar Falls township crop and livestock report lists acres planted corn and fruit production and egg output. The Iowa Supreme Court halts further dismantling of the Creston Winterset Des Moines railroad with a May 18 hearing date. Ames plans song contests for a volume of Ames songs with fifty dollar prizes and several alumni contributing original compositions. Government price controls save Iowa shoppers millions in sugar and other goods. Women and men township programs expand cooperative work and joint meetings this year.
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Devil's Backbone Park
Delaware County
Robert McCormick
Iowa
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Cedar Falls
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Des Moines
Macksburg
Iowa State College
Ames
United States
Woodbury County
World wide news highlights and key U S events
A Washington dispatch reports Rear Admiral Charles C. Brittain shot himself on duty in Cuban waters. Senate passes a pension increase for Civil War veterans and widows to 50 and 30 monthly. Three American warships ordered into Mexican waters amid unrest against Carranza. A stock tax proposal eases funding for the soldier bonus. Wilson pursues hands off on railroad strike. Polish Americans who served abroad enlist in the U S Army at Camp Dix. Federal troops move to Butte after mine yard rioting. St Louis yardmen vote to return to work while wage talks proceed. Judge Sessions bars unconstitutional search by prohibition agents. A tornado kills 180 and damages portions of Mississippi Alabama Tennessee. Edward Coleman, Chicago Teamsters head, is shot in his office. Enid Read dies in Chicago from overwork linked to Liberty Bond and Red Cross drives. Sen Robert La Follette arrives in Rochester for a medical check.
Senate approves rail deficiencies bill and convention signals
The Senate appropriations committee reported favorably the $390 million deficiencies bill for railroad operations with no changes. Iowa delegates to the Republican national convention were directed to cast 22 of 26 ballots for Governor Lowden at Des Moines, four delegates received no instructions. The report also notes tax compliance lag, a temporary Democratic convention chair, and various international and domestic updates including wage dispute talks and observer roles in San Remo.
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House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Washington
Iowa
Lowden
Des Moines
Homer S. Cummings
Democratic National Committee
Chicago
San Francisco
Albany Debates Repeal of Daylight Saving Law
The Albany assembly passed the Fowler bill by 78 to 58 to repeal daylight saving, sending it to the governor after Senate approval. Reports from Birmingham and surrounding states note insurgent leaders upset peace talks, while Caillaux and others face sentencing and major political events unfold worldwide.
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Albany
N. Y
Senate
Miss Martin Seeks Republican Nomination for Senate
Miss Anne Martin of Nevada, 1918 independent candidate for the U S Senate, now says she would accept a Republican nomination but will not run a solo primary bid against a fusion opponent. She favors worker rights, free speech, and equality in industry and civil service.
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Anne Martin
United States’ Senate
Charles
Henderson
Miss Martin
League of Nations
League of Peace
of All Nations
Croker's Heirs Battle for Estate Against Second Wife
Three of Richard Croker’s children file in a Florida court to oust his second wife and claim control of an estate valued at about 10 million dollars. They allege the 80 year old is senile and under her domination, with much of the fortune already in her possession. Croker married Beulah Benton Emundson in 1914. She is Cherokee, born in 1884 in Indian Territory, educated at the Cherokee Female Seminary and university, and once represented Oklahoma in a 1918 suffrage parade.
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Richard Croker
Tammany Hall
Florida
Mr. Croker
Beulah Benton Emundson
Cherokee National . Female Seminary
New York
Oklahoma
McKinley Warns on Railroad Finances and Insurance Link
Congressman William B. McKinley of Illinois urged in the house that railroad reform must consider the vast role of insurance policies backing railroad bonds. He warned that $6 million in needed rehabilitation over five years could threaten railroad credit and force government takeover without sufficient earnings.
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William B. McKinley Ofllinois
House
United States
Mrs Suzuki: The Hetty Green of Japan, Export Magnate
Mrs Yone Suzuki of Kobe, called the Hetty Green of Japan, built a global empire after her husband’s death left two sons. She export ed rice, cereals, camphor, and import iron, coal, automobiles, farming implements, with mining and shipping ventures extending worldwide. During World War I she supplied 200 million goods to the Allies and remains actively involved in all facets of her business.
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Yone Suzuki
Kobe
Hetty Green
Japan
Susuki
America
Suzuki
Stes Pte
Pany
Milka Emulsi on advertised as health tonic with laxative claims
An advertisement promotes Milka Emulsion as a digestive aid and laxative in one, claiming cures for constipation and stomach issues while touting a money back guarantee. The copy targets weak children and cites shipping from Terre Haute Indiana with nationwide availability.
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Emulii
Becker
Miami
Ohio
Phyaice
Sion Co
Terre Haute
Ina
Slate
Dr Kilmer's Root Advocated As Pure Kidney Remedy
An advertisement proclaims Dr Kilmer’s Root as a pure non habit forming medicine for kidney and liver issues. It touts herbal ingredients, claims scientific backing, and offers sample bottles by sending ten cents to Elmer Co in Binghamton NC with a note to mention the paper.
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Elmer, & Co
Binghamton, N. C
Reckless Experiment in Crimson Gulch Sparks Unease
In Crimson Gulch rumors swirl as prominent citizens consider leaving town amid growing unrest. Cactus Joe and a newcomer discuss tensions, hinting at a costly, potentially brief upheaval that could be resolved with calm action.
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Joe T
Crimson Gulch
Cascarets Ad Claims Gentle Constipation Relief
An old advertisement warns about harsh laxatives and extols Cascarets for overnight cleansing. It asserts the product smooths digestion, reduces gases, and strengthens bowel muscles with minimal cost, contrasting living near steam-heated flats as easier than seeking cures elsewhere.
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Nature
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