Congress Debates Building Bill and Pension Increases
The piece reports on Democratic Leader Underwood opposing an omnibus public building bill despite committee support. It covers the pension measure for civil and Mexican war veterans, calls for a five member special committee on the money trust, and notes President Taft and Senator Aldrich discussions on financial reforms. It mentions rail overcharges, Maine relics distribution, and various legislative actions looming after holidays.
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Public Building Committee
House
House Rules Committee
Lindebergh
Minnesota
Aldrich
Rhode Island
National Monetary Commission
Taft
White House
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
John W. Gates
United States
Hemburg
Iowa
Senate
Lillian Graham
Bethel Conrad
W. BE. D. Stokes
Maine
Foreign Affairs Committee
Sulzer
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
London
Prince Arthur of
Yokohama
International Association of Navigation Congress
Philadelphia
Omaha Railway
Kansas City
Chicago
Minneapolis
German Aero Club
Stuttgart
J. S. Dowell, Jr
A. L
Agnes Taylor Schwartz
John Taylor
Mormon Church
Joseph F. Smith
Salt Lake City
Supreme Court of the United States
Senate Committee On
John Weidemeir
Moody
Wahpeton
White Rock
Campaign Notes and Investigations Stall in Early 1910s
Gov Woodrow Wilson starts Illinois campaign as Lorimer probe drags toward spring. Attorney General Wickersham favors a federal bureau to supervise corporations. California Senator Works seeks probe of soldiers homes and federal care for Confederate veterans. Gen Barry of Nebraska rejects Dayton soldiers home governor post. O Walter Cook of New York elected president of the American Institute of Architects. Congressman Stephens pushes Ponca and Santee Indian affairs. Lorimer likely last witness in senatorial bribery case. Tobacco organization appeal rights discussed in reorganization context.
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Maine
Thomas Knorrer
Munich Neueste Nachrichten
Et Munich
Senator Works
National Soldiers’ Home
Los Angeles
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Charl Lantheaume
Taft
Cummins
Supreme Court
Queen Victoria
Spain
Christine
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Edith Pulitzer
Joseph Pulitzer
William Scoville Moore
Clement Clark Moore
House
Lafollette
Ohio
Boston
United Shoe Machinery Company
Northern Securities Company
Amer- Tobacco
Woodrow Wilson
Illinois
Lorimer
Wickersham
California
P. H. Barry
Dayton
O. Walter Cook
New York
American Institute of Architects
Stephens
Tobacco
American Tobacco Company
Iowa town fears and a waterworks milestone
Aredale faced a race tension when locals gave Walter Davis a short ultimatum and eggs to leave town after visits to a white girl. Ottumwa celebrates one year of municipal water ownership and filtration plant completion with improved supply and earnings.
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Aredale
Walter Davis
Mason City
Ottumwa
Johnson County
Cosgrove
J. M. Thomas
Union Township
Peter Howe
Montgomery
Iowa
Sioux City
Iowa City
Frank H. Main
W. F. Main
Howell
Janet Main
Pythian Lodge
Oskaloosa
Claude O’brien
Wright
Fort Dodge
State Reformatory
Anamosa
New York Brokerage Company
Farmers’ Cooperative
Tabor
F. E. Swenson
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern
Swenson
Iowa Central
John A. Pickering
Moon Law Upholds Limitation on Saloon Licenses
Des Moines December 19 supreme court upheld the Moon law ruling that saloon licenses are not perpetual. A city must reduce saloons to one per 1000 population with each next general consent after the law took effect. Resolutions of consent must be renewed annually, affirming lower court decisions.
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Lyon County
Board of Supervisors
Des Moines
Supreme Court
Polk
Woodbury
Weaver
Thirty-first General Assembly
Two Testify in Marks Trial as Swindle Case Unfolds
Two witnesses testified in the Benjamin Marks case in Council Bluffs as part of a larger swindle investigation linked to J Mabray and associates. Henry Ruhsert of Douglas Wyoming recounted losing $1,000 and said he notified police chief to help spare others and recover his money. John Hemelbrecht of Bancroft Nebraska testified about a $5,000 loss, reiterating earlier statements from the Mabray trial.
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Council Bluffs
Benjamin Marks
J. ©. Mabray
Henry Ruhsert
Douglas
Wyo
John Hemelbrecht
Bancroft, Neb
Mabray
Shenandoah approves new street lighting plan
Shenandoah city council signs a contract with the electric light company to install 165 tungsten lamps of 100 candlepower for residences and 20 high power 3 600 candlepower lamps for business streets.
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Shenandoah
Electric Light Company
Illness Delays Trial of Local Accountant
Mason City December 19. The trial of Thomas Duff delayed due to illness of a principal witness. Duff is charged with shortage in his accounts while acting as auditor of Hancock county.
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Mason City
Thomas Duff
Garner
Hancock County
Adams Sells His Ponies
Myron Adams a noted Shetland pony breeder held a closing out sale at his farm. His ponies are famed for extreme smallness. A 7 month old colt was bought and taken home by its new owner in a buggy.
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Myron Adams
Short Course At Shenandoah Draws Large Enrollment
More than 150 farmers enrolled for the regular class and about 100 women attended the domestic science class in Shenandoah on December 19 as a day and a half session with participation from many others.
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Shenandoah
Evergreens Cut Down on Pendleton Farm Landmark
The Pendleton place grove between Solon and Iowa City is being cleared for lumber after forty years as a notable landmark. Local trees are felled to supply sawed timber.
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Solon
Pendleton Place
Here
Iowa City
Engineer Goulden Dies at Throttle in Train Wreck
Engineer Peter Goulden dropped dead at the throttle of a Burlington train entering Tracey yesterday. The locomotive ran wild and crashed into a passenger train at the station, damaging coaches.
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Oskaloosa
Peter Goulden
Burlington
Tracey
Raising Check Is Charge In Mason City
Mason City December 19. C A Heilman known as Dutch was arrested for allegedly raising a check from 1.50 to 150 and jailed awaiting a hearing.
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Mason City
C. A. Heilman
Dutch
Federal Health Board threat to medical liberty debated
The Saen Francisco Argonaut argues against a proposed federal health board. It warns the plan would enforce one medical school and restrict individual rights to choose treatment. The piece condemns licensing bias and urges resistance to preserve medical diversity and personal liberty.
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Federal Health Board
United States
Federal Board of Health
Health Board
Saen Francisco Argonaut
A Drain of the Company
A Youths Companion item describes Bobby questioning his grandfather after a theater outing to see Othello. He asks whether the black man kills a lady every night, reflecting a child’s impression of the play’s tragedy and racial portrayal.
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Bobby
Grandpapa
Kindred Spirits in a Wild West Kitchen Standoff
In a rough scene a woman feeds the hungry Pete and a dog Towser after two days without a proper meal. The rugged exchange ends with the woman turning Towser loose and Pete accepting the aid as they share sustenance.
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Pete
Towser
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