Court Decision Endorses Equal Suffrage in Iowa Returns
The Iowa Supreme Court in a majority opinion by Justice Byron W. Prestor held for equal suffrage, noting progress toward emancipation from legal disabilities and urging that women share equally in elections. The opinion cites women as equals in rights and responsibilities, predicting a higher standard of citizenship and a truer republican government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of
Iowa
Byron W. Prestor
Oskaloosa
Iowa Electors and Political Freedom Debate In 19th Century Press
A fragmented excerpt discusses figures in Iowa politics and national electoral questions. It reflects editorials on voting rights, constitutional limits, and the influence of eastern states on Iowa’s stance. The text references electors, religious parties, and population classifications in a historical context.
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Iowa
Biuffz
Washington
Iowans Lead Big Campaign for Equal Suffrage
The Iowa suffrage effort mobilizes prominent workers from Iowa and beyond. Carrie Chapman Catt, a former Iowan and national suffrage president, will tour major cities. Several former Iowans now in other states return to assist, with organizers Mrs. Curtis and Mrs. Knapp leading speaking efforts.
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Iowa
J. G. Grundy
Gertrude Nash
California
Millie E. Trumbull
Oregon
Dubuque
Omar FE. Gurwood
Denver
Colo
Bear Marshalltown
Ben Hooper
Oshkosh
Wis
New
Canadian Women May Vote Referendum Planned in 1917
Premier Bowser announced a forthcoming referendum at the general election on women’s suffrage in British Columbia. If approved, women may vote after January 1, 1917. He praised women for their wartime contributions and ability to take men’s places in all walks of life.
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Victoria
B. C
Bowser
Corn Club Awards for Year 1915 in Cherokee and Nearby Areas
The corn club year 1915 closes with prize awards to numerous county youths including Elby Smith Winifred Warren Daniel Dunn and Linford Stowater. Prizes honor winners and banks and merchants who funded the awards while noting the program’s broader benefits for boys discipline ownership and community interest. The report highlights records and champions from 1914 1916 and calls for continuing lab work.
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Corn Club
Elby Smith
Spring
W. A. Sanford
First National Bank
Cherokee
Winifred Warren
Afton
Hoxford
Cherokee State Bank
Daniel Dunn
Weart & Lyraght
J. Perry Mummert
Weart & Lysaght
Linford Stowater
Amherst
I. C. Edmonds
Exchange Bank of Marcus
Georgie Townsend
Pilot
L. R. Arrasmith
Cedar
R. H. Gray
Larrabee Savings Bank
Byron Ferguson
Weart & Lyssaght
Alfred Peck
E. D. Huxford
Herbert Drefke
Liberty
L. Ferrin
Meriden State Bank
Chris Miller
Marcus
L. Gund
Bank of Marcus
L. E. Lindquiat
First National Bank of Marcus
Manley Dawson
Pitcher
P. D. Wine
Farmers’ National Bank of Aurelia
Richard Glawe
Paul Peterson
Donald R. Graham
Rock
Roy A. Warren
F. C. Huber
Larrabee
L. H. Carnaban
Larabee
L. E
Linford
Stowater
And
Roy
Warren
Hanover News Highlights Local Social Roundup
Local residents attend the Yankee Robinson circus in Storm Lake. Many visits and travels reported including Wilhelmina Webbing, Mary Wast, Aug. Friedrich, Henry Winterhof Jr., and Henry Winterhof Sr. plus Will Friedrich returning from Rock Island. A. R. Johnson photographed a confirmation class. New baby girls welcomed at Langner and Willrp households. Adela Guither recovers from appendicitis and Mrs. J. Schmidt seeks rheumatism treatment in Colfax.
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Geo Haseman
Yankee Robinson Circus
Storm Lake
Wilhelmina Webbing
Od+bolt
Friedrich
Henry Winterhof Jr
Rock Island
Illinois
A. R. Johnson
Alta
Herman Langner
Willrp
Henry Winterhof St
Will Friedrich
Adela Guither
What She Really Wanted in a Detroit Chatty Minute
A fragmentary exchange from the Detroit Free Press features Edna Summers and Grace discussing social chatter. They mention Geraldine Toots’s hospital trip, Imogene Spiggs’s remarriage, a sundae at Pflauter's, Edna’s bridesmaid photo, and plans for Grace’s car on Thursday night.
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Grace
Edna
Edna Summers
Geraldine Toots
Imogene Spiggs
Shattles
Geraldine
Pflauter's
Detroit Free Press
Physical Fitness Big Asset in Public Health
The piece argues physical fitness is essential for both men and women as a defense against illness and high medical costs. It notes direct doctor bills and medicines, plus indirect losses of time and energy for workers, and warns health affects social activities and family duties.
Lem G By Expense He Is Enra
The readable text notes a person named Lem G tied to an expense or earnings matter. No clear date or location is visible. The fragment hints at a profile or caption but lacks full context for precise reporting.
Halliday’s Rise Fueled by Chance Meeting With Isobel Blair
A starving man finds a purse and risks ruin to return it, then gambles at a track and climbs from poverty to wealth. He never forgets a shabby essayist named Isobel Blair, the girl who inspired his reform. Years later Halliday & Co. thrives on Wall Street, yet the image of Miss Blair lingers.
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Halliday
Igzobel Blair
West
Miss Blair
Halliday & Co
Wall Street
Isobel Blair
Allen
Little
Texas
Mrs. Allen
Allens
Grand Central
Mr. Secret
Thieves' Market in San Luis Potosi Displays Odd Trade
The so called thieves market in San Luis Potosi sells a wide range of second hand goods from tools and knives to religious books and cheap jewelry. Some stalls handle brassware porcelain and silver while rarer items are kept from the public eye by pawnbrokers. The market promotes reuse by circulating discarded articles and even American goods like cheap watches and razors.
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San Luis Potosi
Barcelona
Illinois Central East and West Bound Train Times
Train schedule fragment lists Illinois Central lines with East Bound and West Bound passenger numbers and times. Local freight details show freight-only trains and passenger restrictions with a note that Local freight does not carry passengers.
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Justice
Byron W. Preston
Commell Diatis
Bly
Ae EA
Hanover News
Herman Whreder
Ford
Mary Wast
Afton Township
Mesars
C. Grieme
Henry Grieme
Dick Grieme
George Miller
Fred Mueller
Galva
Hanover
Lou Bruggeman
J. Burke
Howard
South Dakota
Frz. Bruggeman
Hewuhtal
Mister
Illinois Central
E. G. Bates
Dr. Winfred Moulton
Farmers National Bank
Aurelia Owa
D. J. Gilchrist
Aurelia
HH. Waddell
Baumann
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