07 Oct 1915
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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1915
Page
1
Local Decorah notices list physicians dentists and services with office hours and phones. It includes advertisements for ice cream factory Lutheran Publishing House ship agency dry goods and general merchandise across Decorah Iowa with contact details and locations.
A long collection of editorial quips and observations on current events. It weighs in on war talk, politics, Prohibition, economics, media reliability, and public figures, mixing humor with critique. Noting shifts in policy, press credibility, and social issues, the piece surveys the era’s mood and warns against folly while urging prudent action.
Secretary of State W S Allen outlines a new automobile registration law effective January 1 1916 with three year plates annual fees and notices for 1917 and 1918. The form collects owner car details and previous registrations plus a half rate for older or late purchases and penalties for late payments with liens for unpaid fees.
Iowa fanciers plan to ship 400 to 590 poultry entries to the Panama exposition with Des Moines as central point. Thomas Morland of Indianola and George L. Marsh of Waterloo named among organizers. a 71 foot steel express car will transport birds ensuring care. Entries close October, writers may contact EK Richards, Iowa Poultry commission, Cedar Rapids.
A state banking department report issued last week shows deposits in LZH state banks at S327,155,572 as of Sept. It, an increase of S11,005.27 from Sept. 1. A. O. Wolever notes Iowa banks remain well funded to move crops and meet demands, with overdrafts reduced by about S100,000 since Sept. 1. The exact overdraft figure is S480,570.
Waterloo suffragists adopted the melting pot idea at the cattle congress booth. Donors contribute gold and silver, old coins and jewelry to be refined, with proceeds added to the town campaign fund. A stray derisive verse reminds readers to kick a hat or brick to feel the kicker’s pain.
The Anglo French financial commission and American bankers unveiled a 500 million dollar five percent joint British French bond loan. Morgan & Co will form the US syndicate with many banks joining. Russia declines participation. Proceeds fund American stability and export support. bonds may be paid in installments with conversion options at maturity. Oversubscribed, with Rockefeller interests prominent.
Iowa Governor Clarke rebutts newspaper claims that the new loan shark law authorizes 2 percent monthly interest. He says the statute maintains the legal rate and penalties for usury, while targeting the practice of charging excessive interest and empowering fines and imprisonment for violators. He urges victims to sue money lenders and notes courts have upheld penalties under the law.
State officials plan a conference next week to craft a plan to prosecute brokers and firms seen ignoring the Blue Sky law six months after enactment. Only twenty six stock selling permits issued. Drake estate shares sold without state approval, underscoring law’s ongoing evasion.
The state railroad commission is nearing a ruling on the Calmar branch line case. Patrons seek an added train each way while the company argues two daily trains are uneconomical and that business would need to grow to justify the cost. The commission’s guidance rests on the statute defining adequate service as two trains per day.
The Yosemite valley in the southern part of Yosemite National Park is a seven mile long gorge three fourths of a mile wide with a park like meadow at its center. Its great cliffs rise about 3,000 feet and host waterfalls dropping 100 to 400 feet in many places.
The Bristol Channel in Europe sees the largest tides at spring tides with more than forty feet between high and low water. Fundy Bay in Nova Scotia records the world’s greatest tidal shifts, while Lake Michigan exhibits minimal variation of about three inches between high and low water.
Viceml s of Col. Davie J. Palmer, commander of the G A R, advocate his gubernatorial candidacy at Washington encampment. They contend his command prestige will aid his bid. Veterans and the Women's Relief Corps attend in large numbers, signaling strong showings for Palmer.
Miss Ruth Reed a Vassar graduate specialized in sociology and temperance philanthropy has been elected by the county board as overseer of the poor of Waterloo. She has served as assistant to J F Klingaman who resigns to move to California for a year.
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