08 Apr 1915
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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1915
Page
1
A long column lists multiple doctors with offices in Decorah and surrounding towns including Albert E. Conrad M D Hoeg M D and Urban Urban with office hours and phone numbers. The piece also carries a raft of editorial comments on current events from elections to rail rates and world affairs with humorous asides and brief notices.
Des Moines reports a week of legislative action with bills on municipal courts for cities of 5000 plus, road law changes, gov ernment reform, and a push to curb anonymous political advertising. Key figures include Ball of Des Moines and Balkema of Sioux County guiding highway reform and other measures.
Secretary Daniels figures show Iowa contributes 1016 sailors to the Navy. An analysis presented by Mr. Monkels notes interior states like Illinois Iowa Ohio and Pennsylvania supply their fair quota. Among all states New York leads with 7122 sailors while Pennsylvania and Massachusetts rank next. There were 52,667 enlisted men on June 30 last with Alaska and insular possessions providing small numbers.
The Iowa picnic at Fastlake Park in Los Angeles on February 27 drew an estimated 45 900 former Iowans. Col Dave Palmer G A R commander in chief spoke to an ovation, with Fairbanks Jackson and Hol Palmer among honored guests. Pasadena and Long Beach each reported about 3 000 attendees.
In Waterloo a woman, Mrs. J. W. Wilson, sat as judge for a moment and sentenced her husband to five days in the city jail on a disturbance charge. She later relented and urged one more chance, leading to his release. A Persian princess had previously shot her husband in a separate incident.
The Dubuque Telegraph reports under the new war tax act all baseball clubs charging admission must pay a yearly tax and no club is exempt. Amateur games charging admission are also liable, affecting Ossian teams and even high school games. The note links tax policy to political opinions about the Democratic party.
More than 300 bird houses have been entered in a prize contest in Mason City under YMCA Secretary Hibbard with Superintendent Palmer, R. E. Wilcox, and Frank Currie directing. The event is open to boys from grades six to eight and prizes are offered for the most artistic and substantial builds. A closing note questions the difficulty of dancing styles for seasoned dancers.
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