Des Moines Tuberculosis Hospital Opens for Incipient TB
Des Moines reports the state sanatorium will open February 1 offering treatment to residents regardless of ability to pay. Eligible patients may be charged up to $30 monthly with partial payments allowed. those unable to pay receive state support. A 75-physician examiner list is being formed to screen applicants. Also planned are major improvements to the Iowa National Guard rifle range near Belgard, with $40,000–$50,000 of work, new water works, paving, and concrete ranges for 500 to 1500 yards.
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Des Moines
State Board of Control
Board of Control
Board of Health
Iowa National Guard
United States War Department
Belgard
Thrift
Washington
Regular Army
National Guard
Middle West
War Department
Des Moines Clears Last Clearing House Certificates
Des Moines banks have taken up the final clearing house certificates issued in November and December to tide over a currency stringency. About $1,000,000 in imitation money will be burned, ending a tense episode sparked by the New York panic as bankers watch the embers fade with relief and sorrow.
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Clearing House
Des Moines
Des Moines Clearing House Association
New York
Davenport Approved Under Davenport Saloons Probe
The state anti saloon league expresses satisfaction with Davenport saloon conditions after an investigation by Superintendent W C Barber and Prosecuting Attorney Odle. They report the law is being conformed to in every detail except back doors remain unbarred in most saloons.
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Davenport
State Anti-Saloon League
W. C. Barber
Mr. Odle
Petition of Consent Fails in Muscatine
The mulet petition of consent struggles in Muscatine as saloonkeepers push to operate under mulet law after the Anti-Saloon League shut saloons. Of 1500 required, only 434 signatures collected so far.
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Muscatine
Anti-Saloon League
Hammond Named Chief Deputy for U S Marshal Office
United States Marshal Frank W. Clark designates I. H. Hammond of Ottumwa to replace Eugene Craft of Davenport as chief deputy. Hammond, in Des Moines to study duties, will take charge February 1 after Craft’s resignation. He previously led Wapello County audits and chaired the city and county Republican central committees.
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I. H Hammond
Frank W. Clark
I. H. Mammond
Ottumwa
Eugene Craft
Davenport
Hammond
Des Moines
Craft
Hiammond
Wapello County
New Photo Filing Rule For State Medical Examiners
The state board of health requires new doctors to file a photograph in the office of the state board of medical examiners before practicing. The rule, to be printed as soon as the secretary arranges, applies instantly for identification. Secretary Thomas notes it ensures accurate identities for exam takers and reciprocity certificates.
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State Board of Medical Examiners
Board of Health
Thomas
Fixes Dates of Hearings by Iowa Railroad Commission
The Iowa railroad commission schedules hearings on proposed commodity rate changes for February 14 and a rehearing on express rate reductions for February 20. The full board will meet in Fort Dodge on February 18 to discuss Rock Island and Great Western connections at Farmers and local petitioned switches.
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Iowa Railroad Commission
Fort Dodge
Rock Island
Great Western
Fammers
Railway rates confusion unsettles manufacturers
The railway commissioners deny any planned rate raise on February 1. Secretary Lewis says a circular by some organization caused rumors of a jump from 25 cents to 40 cents. He notes no change will occur despite widespread inquiries.
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Railway Commissioners’ Office
Lewis
Bank examiner secures receiver for Princeton bank
Auditor reports Le land Windsor, bank examiner, has secured a receiver appointment in Davenport district court for the Princeton bank which recently closed. A move to reorganize the institution is anticipated by the banking department.
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Carrol
Leland Windsor
Princeton Bank
Davenport
Banking Department
Rankin Appointed Judge Advocate General on Cummins Staff
Governor Cummins appoints Capt W S Rankin of Mason City as judge advocate general on his staff. Rankin resigned command of his company and now holds the rank of colonel. Capt Hyatt of Webster City and Capt Rankin of Mason City were candidates for major of the 56th regiment. the race was so close a second election was ordered. Rankin received 14 votes in the second election.
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Rankin
Cummins
W. S Rankin
Mason City
Hyatt
Webster City
Fifty Sixth Regiment
Maiden in Siberia Befriends Bear in Frigid Tale
A Siberian maiden recalls meeting a bear in the cold expanse and hugging it with a vow that the moment warms her heart. The odd anecdote appears in the Houston Post as a compact folklore note.
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Siberia
Neria
Houston Post
Commissioner Smith vs The Standard Oil Co in Indiana
The article defends Standard Oil against Commissioner Smith and President Moffett arguments. It argues Smith misstates tariff origins and filing practices, calls the 18 cent rate discriminatory and notes no proof of shipper harm. It contends the company was fined on a minor clerical filing error and criticizes Roosevelt era legal interpretations.
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Herbert Knox Smith
Moffett
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Standard Oil Company
Whiting
East St. Louis
Alton
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Smith
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Dalton
Commissioner of Corporations
Eastern Illinois
Chappell
Harvey
Illinois Central
Blue Island
Rock Island
Grand Jury
Standard Oil
President Moffett
Landis
Traffe Department
Marietta
Henry Demarest Lloyd
Commonwealth
Tarbell
United States
Bar of Justice
Theodore Roosevelt
Kenesaw Landis
Advice and Remedies Advertisements in a Fragment
A garbled mix of promotional lines offers cures and tonics such as Garfield Tea for laxative cleansing, Pazcointment for piles, Brown's Bronchial Troches for bronchial symptoms, and Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething. It includes generic maxims and a quote from E. B. Pusey.
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William Oatey
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la Crosse
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Brody
Spohn Medical CO
Savscrists
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Kansas Cit City
Rockies
Westen
Colorado
Oto
Inter-Mountain Farmer
Denver
HENRY + Copp
Washington, D. C
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Cherry City
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Washington, D.G
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Standard Oil Co
Railway World
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Boyes
Brown
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E. B. Pusey
W.l.douglas
Cei
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W . L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
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Menlo
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