05 Feb 1913
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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1913
Page
1
Iowa House votes 104 to 0 in favor of amending the U.S. Constitution to elect senators by direct popular vote. The measure follows a campaign to memorialize Congress and submit the amendment to the states.
The Farmers Short Course will be held in Emmetsburg from February 24 to March 1 with fifteen Iowa State College faculty and assistants presenting livestock and stock judging lectures. Local committees cover advertising, domestic science, stock and corn judging, exhibits, and entertainment. Ticket pricing ranges from 50 cents to four dollars for families with additional evening entertainment charges.
After 11 days to select a jury the second trial of Clarence Darrow on a jury bribery charge opens. He is accused of bribing juror Robert Bain through Bert Franklin, a former AlcNamara defense detective and key witness in prior proceedings. Bain admitted accepting a bribe after the McNamara case ended.
A farmhouse fire three miles north of Richland killed Major Harris his wife two children and his mother. The blaze destroyed the home and claimed four lives in a tragic morning incident. Plans for a state road fund levy and petitions on river license fees were filed. Mrs. E. B. Ashburn and Verna visited St Charles Minnesota. Fort Dodge high school debaters hold a 23 of 26 record. Ladies Guild to hold 61st Lenton market at Mrs Scott’s store February 8 with home cooking and Saturday markets. Wanted man thirty with horse and buggy to sell stock powders in Palo Alto county Omaha address Room 2106 Farnam St.
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