Iowa Arsenal Fire-Proof Beginnings from 1860s Debate
The Iowa militia armory tale traces a 1864 five thousand dollar appropriation to Des Moines for a fire-proof arsenal. Officials stalled then, with 1865 1898 militia surveys guiding a later twenty five thousand dollar build and completion in 1867 amid further funding. A separate court note discusses family expense rulings on jewelry and spousal support in historic cases.
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Iowa
General Assembly
Des Moines
Adjutant General
Wm. Milo Stone
Proposed Penalties For Disloyalty In Postwar Debate
The article cites proposed amendments to the Iowa Constitution after the Civil War. It lists groups barred from voting including rebels, draft dodgers, those who denounced the president as a traitor, copperheads, and others who failed to support the war. It notes individuals who stole over fifty thousand dollars or stayed home to call the war a failure would be disenfranchised.
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Jacob van der Zee
Iowa Journal of History and Politics
United States
Copperhead
Judas Iscariot
Wife Not Responsible for Husband's Separate Expenses
Legal summaries state that a married woman's property is charged for family debts but she cannot be held liable for her husband's separate expenses. The volume on the Legal and Political Status of reflects several court decisions supporting this distinction.
Enfranchisement of Aliens Proposed in Iowa History
The 1857 1909 work notes a proposed 1862 change to Iowa’s Constitution to allow aliens to vote. It describes prior and after efforts to alter Article II to extend suffrage to foreign born white males and the 1868 attempt to replace citizen with persons, both failing.
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Iowa
United States
The Boomerang comes to the screen in Henry B. Walthall drama
Henry B. Walthall stars in a seven part photo drama titled The Boomerang. The film promises a thrilling, epoch making story about labor conditions in the country and unfolds a dramatic investigation of working life.
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Henry B. Walthall
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Cures Catarrh
Readers learn of a cure for catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Medicine taken internally. The ad claims the remedy acts through the blood on mucous surfaces and offers a $100 reward if it fails to cure. Address F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio for testimonials. sold by all druggists.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo Ohio
Orpheum Screens New Love Story February 9 and 10
A charming romance plays at the Orpheum theatre with audiences treated to a delightful love story as showings run on February 9 and 10. Local crowds are invited to enjoy the screening.
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Orpheum Theatre
Probate of Will Notice in Jefferson County Iowa
Notice is given that a document claimed to be the last will of Lafayette Coop is on file in Jefferson County Clerk of the District Court. February 13, 1920 at 2 o'clock p m is set for proof and final hearing during the February Term 1920. Sanford Zeigler Jr Clerk seals the document.
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State of
Iowa
Jefferson County
Lafayette Coop
District Court
Justice with mercy in federal prohibition enforcement
Chicago reports Captain Hubert E. Howard and Major A V Dalrymple announce restraint in enforcing the fifteenth amendment with no raids on homes or clubs. Over 200 federal agents trained in a sleuth school prepare to police Illinois Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota and Indiana. Also listed are bids for highway maintenance in Polk township Jefferson county Iowa for 1920 with wage terms and bid rejection rights.
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Chicago
Hubert E. Howard
Prohibition
Illinois
Howard
A. V. Dalrymple
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Indiana
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The
State Historical Society ,of
Sanford Zeigler, JR
Henry Ford & Son
Ford Motor Plant
America
Ford
Cac Ee
Fordson
Alaska
South Africa
Australia
Henry County
John Fordson
Fairfield Motor Company
Hubert Howard
Tribune
Polk Township
Board of Trustees
F. E. Stewart
R. H. Myers
O. Myers
J. S. Cowan
Trustees
Fairfield Steam
C. E. Long’s
Jericho& Easton
First National Bank
Fairfield, Iowa
Ry Sas
Wrigley
Times Square
New York City
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