Decorah Republican local rates and ads details
The Decorah Republican lists subscription prices for foreign countries at $2.06 per year in advance and notes advertisers reach Winneshiek county. Rates by application, business cards $5.00 yearly, legal ads at legal rates, local ads ten cents per line for first insertion and five cents for each subsequent insertion. Standard phone No. 198. M. D.
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Canada
Mexico
Winneshiek County
Tandard Phone No
Editorial Echoes on Nations and Markets Across the Nation
A collage of witty jabs and sober observations on politics, economics, and society. Bits recall Chicago baseball, tariffs, education impact on farming incomes, and the Panama Canal opening with President Wilson. Notables include Hamilton Lewis, Maurice Connolly, and Elwood Haynes.
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Wilson
International
Panama Canal
Oregon
Charles E. Clark
San Francisco
Horn
Canal
Railroads Win Liability Limit Victory Over Livestock
U S supreme court sustains railroads may limit liability in livestock handling, reversing Iowa ruling in Cramer v Rock Island. Case stems from 1911 hog shipment from Galt Iowa to Chicago. Shipper paid $10 per hog or $100 valuation. hogs injured. shipper sued for market value, court allows railroad limit. Decision aligns with interstate commerce commission rule and affects farmers and shippers in Iowa and beyond.
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Iowa Supreme Court Ln
Rock Island Railroad
Jessie Cramer
Wright County
United States Supreme Court
Towa
Galt
Chicago
Cramer
Supreme Court
District Court
Railroad Company
Iowa
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Private Bankers Hit By Iowa Bank Legislation Push
Iowa candidates for the state legislature plan a bill next winter to force private banks to organize under state corporation laws or close. The state banking department notes no state or savings bank failure since 1807 and outlines annual financial statements and inspections. Officials say current law offers no control over private banks and expect broad support for abolition measures.
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Iowa
Secretary of State
State Banking Department
State Department
State to reclaim naturalization fee share from counties
County clerks who kept part of naturalization fees may owe the state and forward half to the federal government. A federal court interpretation suggests the remaining half belongs to the county, while the state accounts department seeks all fees for the treasury. Secretary Reynolds cites psychological factors for the downturn, but idle freight cars show real slow business.
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Stor
Federal Supreme Court
State Accounting Department
United States
Reynolds
Primary returns show Clarke and Cummins lead. Schenk wins
Complete state board of canvassers returns list Clarke nominated by 48,949 over rivals. Cummins also 48,949. Summins beats Savage by 40,967. Harding wins lieutenant governor by 23,718. Schenk takes progressive senate nomination by 559. Meyers wins Democratic lieutenant governor by 4,545.
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Clarke
Cummins
Summins
A. C. Savage
W. D. Harding
W. C. Barber
Casper Schenk
Des Moines
C. B. Meyers
Newton
United States
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Dennison Crepe
Smith
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Reinicke
Phillips
Ratekin
Clements
Jones
Martin
Mercer
Sedien
Basher
Ee 2
Prouty
Oho
Shankland
Thomas Weaver
Withrow
Reorganization Plan Heads to Breakup of Rock Island
Committees for bondholders and stockholders of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and Rock Island Company reach a tentative plan to dissolve holdings and restore the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway. The plan calls for non cumulative seven percent preferred stock issued for cash with part of existing common stock, financing the road for three years and retaining equity while eliminating about 257 million in securities.
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New York
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
Rock Island Company
Rock Island
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company
G A R Parade and Elections Lead Burlington Reunion
The Iowa G A R reunion in Burlington featured a unanimous endorsement of Col. D G Palmer for national commander in chief and a 2400 veteran parade reviewed by Governor Clarke. Sioux City will host next encampment. officers for the year include Byron C Ward Des Moines and Carleton Driden Burlington as senior vice commander.
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Burfington
Col
D. G. Palmer
Burlington
Clarke
Iowa
Sioux City
Clinton
Byron C. Ward
Des Moines
Carleton Driden
W. C. Saunders
Wapello
E. H. King
Muscatine
Council of Administration
G. H. Walhoughton
Lenox
H. M. Byers
Glenwood
R. L. Chase
S. H. Spear
Algona
W. M. Barker
H. C. Pratt
Marshalltown
Cosson Corrects Convention Ruling On Nominations
Attorney General George Cosson directs county attorneys to ignore Muscatine claims that dark horse candidates are barred from county and state convention nominations. Conventions with nomination jurisdiction may select a former primary candidate or an outsider. The 10 percent vote rule applies to county, not state offices, revealing a legal discrepancy favoring larger offices.
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George Cosson
Muscatine
Dark Horse
Cosson
Primaries Recounts Show Mixed Results for Parties
Dubuque Times Journal notes complete returns from the primaries. Cummins defeats Savage for the Republican nomination for constable by 40 067 votes, Connolly tops Meredith for the Democratic senator nomination by 7 815, and Schenk beats Rasher for the Progressive seat by 559.
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