Iowa Votes Oct 17 on Prohibitory Amendment in 1917
Gov. Harding signed a bill for a special election October 17, 1917 to decide the Iowa prohibitory amendment. The session also enacted counts on elections and education, including restoring the party circle on ballots and extending absent voters rules.
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Des Moines
Harding
Iowa
Secret Service Bureau
Foster Road Control
Enger Vital Statistics
S. F
County Boards of Supervisors
Ss. J. R
Iowa City
Ames
Eldora
Ss. J. R. 16
Executive Council
General Assembly
F H S Minstrel Show Tonight At High School
The Hot Time Minstrels will be staged at the High School Auditorium tonight at 8 15 by a cast of forty students. The program lasts about three hours with orchestra music songs and southern blackface comedy. Each class names a Queen candidate from its ranks and votes determine the winning class. Nellie Tighe Louise Lamson Mildred Scovell Bessie Bower are listed as representatives.
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Nellie Tighe
Louise Lamson
Mildred Scovell
Bessie Bower
Edison Phonograph Music Aids P. E. O. Meal Service
Snyder and Co furnished the Edison Phonograph music for the P. E. O. meals at the Methodist church yesterday.
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Snyder & Co
Library to Suspend Work for Meeting on May 3
The district library association meeting on Thursday May 3 at the Public Library will cause the library to suspend regular operations and no books will be received or issued until 7 PM.
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District Library Association
Public Library
Mexicans warn Germans in Mexico to avoid border concentrations
Washington officials report Mexico has warned Germans in Mexico that any concentration near the U.S. border will be arrested immediately. The notice reflects Mexico's neutrality stance amid the war with Germany and is viewed as a practical move.
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Washington
State Department
Mexico
Germany
United States
Foreign Office
Eckhardt
Mexico City
Philanthropic Woman Nancy M Houston Dies at 72
Bedford Indiana April 27 Mrs Nancy M Houston seventy two died after a protracted illness She was a native of Lawrence county and widely known for charity and religious work نشاط
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Bedford
Ind
Nancy M. Houston
Traveling Man Wollam Dies in Missouri Station
John W. Wollam a 55 year old Goshen traveling salesman died of heart disease in a Chicago Burlington and Quincy passenger station at Laclede Missouri. His body was sent back to Goshen for burial.
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Goshen
Ind
John W. Wollam
Chicago
Burlington & Quincy
Laclede
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College
Crail & Brown Market
F. H. S. Minstrel Show
W. H. Pence
Fairfield
North Fourth Street
IOC
Palo
New Chicago Grocery Co
Neto
Fairfield Steam Laundry
West Side
M. Bradshaw
East Madison Street
Sase
Studebaker
Harley
Hannah Holgate
J. G. Browning
East Adams Street
H. C. Gantz
Sun
Journal Office
Washington Street
A. S. McPherson
Israel Homestead
East Burlington Street
South 4Th Street
Frank Berard
Presbyterian Church
Gobble & Heer’s
UUM
Lyon & Healy
H. P. McLaughlin Co
Pure Life
National Life Assn
W. B. Parrett
James F. Wilson Jr
Agts
Fairfield, Ia
Louisiana
Sunkist
Green Peas
the Korner Grocery
Cor. Square
Phon
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