Banks Asked to Aid Subscriptions Across Parties Plan
Democratic national committee requests banks and trust companies nationwide to receive and forward subscriptions to campaign funds for the Democratic, Republican, and Progressive parties. Governor Wilson supports popular subscriptions to fund presidential campaigns, aiming to free campaigns from suspected outside influence. The plan calls for banks to agree to handle subscriptions for all three national committees.
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Democratic National Committee
Democratic
McAdoo
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Democratic Party
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Remper ci
Thepakail Progressive Mational
Fetter
Demoervatie No Titi
Aek
Hiven
Reform Urged for Uniform Laws at Milwaukee Meeting
At the TM meeting in Milwaukee on Aug 27 20 the American Bar Association urges reform through uniform state laws. A uniform marriage and marriage license act a uniform child labor act and strict conformity with the federal food and drugs act of 1966 are proposed. The marriage law would invalidate common law marriages and the child labor law mirrors features enacted in about a dozen states. Support grows for uniform industrial accident compensation laws nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bia Ussactie Fom
Milwaukee
United States
Coffee Merchants Fail in Chicago Bankruptcy Case
Richheimer & Co, Chicago coffee merchants, filed in federal bankruptcy court after losses exceeding $100,000 in three weeks. Counsel said failure resulted from New York coffee men and Brazilian interests seeking to control output. Petition lists liabilities at $362,000 and assets at $275,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richheimer & Co, Coffee Marchants
Chicago
New York
Major Is Nominated in Missouri Democratic Primary
Official returns show Attorney General Td. W. Major leading former Congressman W. S. Cowherd for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination with a 2,742 vote plurality. Major’s backers predicted a late county lead to reverse Cowherd’s city gains, while Major expected broader county support to prevail.
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Missouri
Td. W. Major
W. S. Gowhoerd
Kansas City
Major
New pacing record hung up at Fort Erie
Evelyn W, winner of the free-for-all pace, set a world mark for a mare in two heats. The first heat clocked 2:08 flat, while the second heat saw Bert Blank urging the mare to 2:02. Chicago scene notes wage talks ending with union urging Mayor Harrigan to intervene.
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Evelyn W
Fort Erie
Bert Blank
Harrison
Chicago
Carmen
Harrigan
Doolittle Named New National Food Expert at Last
Dr. R E Doolittle is selected as the country’s new food expert. The appointment positions him as key adviser on national food policy and dietary guidelines, replacing the former official.
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R. E. Doolittle
Rights of way for drainage ditches revert to owners
Judge Wheeler rules in Council Bluffs that condemnation creates only an easement and that land titles remain with the private owner. The public may use ditches for drainage, but no other rights exist. Boards of county supervisors may order fences on both sides, paid by adjoining property owners, ending talk of converting ditch banks into public highways.
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Wheeler
Council Bluffs
Boards of County Supervisors
Burke Identified as Tripp in Philadelphia
Philadelphia officials confirmed William Burke a reform councilman who resigned and vanished. A Massachusetts photo linked Burke to Benjamin Tapp, a former state prisoner, verifying the ex-convict claim after Burke said he left town to escape harassment and blackmail. Friends seek Burke to persuade his return amid public sympathy.
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Philadelphia
William Burke
Reform
Cameron
Massachusetts
Burke
Benjamin Tapp
Poison Found In Stomach Leads To Arrest Warrants
On August six John Andriopolos died in Mason City and twenty four hours later Alex Jones died from excess drinking. Police suspect manufactured liquor and sent the stomach of Andriopolos to Iowa City where poison was found. A warrant charges Theodora Davirras and Nick Andriopolos with mingling poison with food drink and medicine. Maximum penalties include ten years in prison and a $1000 fine. Authorities have them under arrest.
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John Andriopolos
Mason City
Alex Jones
Iowa City
Theodora Davirras
Nick Andriopolos
Uder
Soward Freed In Villisen Murder Alibi Hint
Suspect Charles FR Soward nears release as a found letter from La Junta Press editor T B Johnson suggests he was abroad collecting subscriptions dated June 10, a week after the Villisen murders. The case hinges on alibi credibility and the letter’s provenance.
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Charles FR. Soward
Soward
T. B. Johnson
la Junta
Colorado
Christians Plunder City In Albania Conflict
Reports from Albania describe fighting between Christian insurgents and Turkish forces near the Berane river and Montenegrin frontier. Insurgents reportedly plunder Berane and villages while Turkish bombardments destroy settlements in the plains. Turkish authorities threaten actions against the Christian population in the border district near Montenegro.
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Couinje
Albania
Berane Dis
Berane
Theyalan
Revelt
Monte- Phegro
Jeered elopers paraded after Carrollton capture
Carrollton residents jeered as William Burley and Mrs Walter Evans were chained to Sheriff Morrow after a two state chase. Burley eloped with Evans following the sale of a Carrollton house where $500 was kept by Mrans. Evans forgave Evans, Burley jailed.
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Carrollton
William Burley
Walter Evans
Sheriff Morrow
Mrans
Ife
Evans
Burley
Sidna Edwards Pleads Guilty for Second Degree Murder
Sidna Edwards, labeled one of the Hilleville court home assassins, pleaded guilty to second degree murder and received a fifteen year sentence in Gre penitentiary. Two kin were convicted of first degree murder. Victor Allen’s trial is set for Sept. 4. The Edwards ringleaders remain bovernment?
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Sidna Edwards
Wytheville
Hilleville Court Home
Gre
Victor Allen
Sidna Alen
Wesley Edwards
Bohirge
Crop and industry news shows improving conditions
Bradstreet notes gratifying progress in crop and industrial developments with few recessions. Spring wheat yields are excellent in quality and quantity, other harvested grains are good, forage crops exceed expectations, and corn shows steady progress.
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Bradstreet
Bradstreet's
Scalded by Steam in Grinnell Threshing Engine Mishap
Marshalltown Iowa Aug 19 William Merchant of Grinnell severely scalded when the boiler of a threshing machine engine he operated burst causing escaping steam. Van Wagenen Democratic candidate for congress from the Eleventh district seriously injured in an auto collision at Wallace.
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Marshalltown
Willam Merchant of
Grinnell
van Wagenen
Wallace
PUSH WORK ON NEW RAILROAD
Progress on the North and South railroad from Turkey River Junction to Clinton via Paxemburg Farley Cascade and Maquoketa signals imminent developments in condemnation actions for right of way A six member sheriff's jury will assess costs and Lloyd G Kirkland Chicago attorney for the railroad orders immediate condemnation if land cannot be obtained cheaply Construction work is to begin north of Farley with dispatch
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North and South
Turkey River Junction
Clinton
Paxemburg
Farley
Cascade
Maquoketa
Warley North
Lloyd G. Kirkland
Chicago
Fort Dies in Poverty After Wealthy Iowa Career
William J. Fort, a longtime Marshalltown resident and once among Iowa’s wealthiest landowners with 7000 acres, died at 68 after two years of paresis. Once prominent, he faced heavy loans and declining finances in recent years. A 100000 property case against Mary E Colby and Charles H Colby was pending in supreme court, which Fort expected would restore his finances.
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Marshalltown
William J. Fort
Iowa
Fort
Supreme Court
Mary E
Charles H. Colby
Colbys
Push Liquor Case Forces Des Moines Saloons Shutdown Plan
Des Moines citizens expect saloons to close until next March if the supreme court reverses lower court rulings on the saloon petition. The brief was filed to push hearing in the September term. Anti saloon interests anticipate a reversal and immediate closure upon the decision.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Citizens’ Association
Saloons
Supreme Court
Board of Supervisors
District Court
Antisaloon Inters
Schiller society prepares German editors convention in Clinton
Clinton hosts the German editors convention from August 22 to 24 with a banquet, German hall entertainment, trolley rides, Eagle Point Park visits, and other events amid a busy three day program. The piece also notes a change of venue in a Heifer Case and a county reunion and twine relief shipment from Lake Mills to Hancock, North Dakota.
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Clinton
Schiller Society of
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Minnesota
South Dakota
Eagle Point Park
Tragic discovery in Lone Rock child case near Fort Dodge
The body of two year old Hugh Marlowe Jr. was found one mile from his Lone Rock home after being missing since spring. A coroner sheriff and large crowd rushing to the scene amid intense excitement.
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Fort Dodge
Hugh Marlowe
Lone Rock
Epring
Valla
Iowa briefs note wide range of calamities and changes
The Iowa column reports church renovations at Hinton and St Charles, a gasoline stove explosion in Merrill, a Marcus postmaster's raise to 1 600 yearly, and a fatality under a Rock Island train at El mira. Also listed are lightning strikes on a Baptist church, injuries from a barn door in Ireton, robberies at Cedar Falls, railcar car purchases, and wolf reports near the Little Sioux river. Minor storms, accidents, murders, and society notes fill the roundup.
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United Evangelical Church
Hinton
W. J. Lawrence
Merrill
Marcus
Michael Purcell
Oxford
Rock Island
Elmira
Baptist
St. Charles
T. C. Shoemaker
Ireton
H. T. Bancroft
LeMars
Iowa City
Ernest Hessenius
Cleghorn
John Nightingale
Plymouth County
Charles Graft
Mervil
Multiple thefts and accidents plague Midwest towns
Robbers blew open a state bank safe in Portsmouth during a storm, escaping with 1300 dollars while leaving 2000 in sight. News of sudden death for Bert Loop in Stewart Minnesota follows, along with a fatal collision near Holstein that killed Elsie Lampe and injured her father. Other reports include oat yields near Tipton and Massillon, a lawsuit by Rosa Spivak against Pullman and Burlington, mission plans from Clear Lake to China, a shooting near Stiles, canal closure debates at Keokuk, a lightning strike near Denison injuring a visitor, and various local burials, alibis, and weather-related damages. The Hawkeye fish car plan prompts warden Lincoln to consult rail officials in Chicago.
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Portsmouth
Monticello
Bert Loop
F. A. Loop
Stewart, Minn
New York
Elsie Lampe
Gus Lampe
Northwestern
Holstein
John Moffit
Red Oak
Tipton
Massillon
John Henser
Rosa Spivak
Ottumwa
Pullman Company
Burlington Railroad
Perry Hanson
Clear Lake
China
Hanson
Winnipeg
San Franciso
Fred Wint
Will Harris
Harris
Stiles
Keokuk
Mississippi River Power Company
Denison
William Taper
Ben Jones
Paradise Township
Matt Mier
Gordon
Police Commission
Patrick Lavin
Humboldt
Mr. Lavine
Ireland
Humboldt County
William Johnson
Roberts
St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital
Fort Dodge
Otho
George Yeager
Tom Koss
Herman Koss
Cedar Rapids
Chhicago
Eacn
Lincoln
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Wiley
American Press Association
Doolittle
Bureau of Chemistry
Harvey W. Wiley
Tripp
Villisen
W. B. Barney
Dairy and Food Commissioner
Mr. Barney
Webster City
Hamilton County
van Sant
M. F. Healy
Davenport
Nathan C. Hurt
Eva Winter
Detroit
Johnson County
Iowa County
Arthur Boland
Algona
Holler
Jeer
Allen Bandit
Northern
Iowa Line
W. J. Fort
Antis
George Cosson
Town State Agricultural Society
J. H. Deemer
W. M. Corbett
Justice Frisk’s Court
Aylesworth
Corbett
State Agricultal Board
Deemer
Fair Grounds
Justice Aylesworth
Whinery
Zimri Whinery Association
Hat
Towa
Bangor
Lake Mills
Northwest
Hannaford
N.D
Betwee McNally and
Hawarden
Stary County
Remson Wert Tound
Tommy Ryan
John L. Miller
Evening Gazette
Clarence Miller
Missy Elsie Holmquist
Maurice
Neola
Floyd
Onawa
Harting
Neb
Sioux City
John Dugan
State Baptist Sunday School Association
Town Falls
Hoy. L. T. Bobbett
Pella
Miss Searcy
Take City
A. S. Clark
Kerner
Edith Kemp
Dubuque
Pinley Hospital
Round Island
South Dubuque
Grundy Center
McAlvin Farm
John Kalen
Chickasaw County
Ionia
Kalen
Ionila
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