Iowa Faces 1.5 Million Overdraft in 1917 Treasury
Des Moines reports state finances show six months receipts of 4,239,447 and authorized expenditures of 5,724,958 for 1917, predicting warrants over 1.5 million dollars. Governor Harding, executive council, and legislative leaders study remedies, with a special message planned and a Ways and Means conference anticipated.
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Des Moines
Treasury
Harding
Executive Council
House and
Senate
Ways and Means
State Auditor’s Department
General Assembly
Quincy A. Willis
State
Steele Scott Contest Prolonged Over Iowa District Race
The Steele-Scott contest for Iowa Eleventh District congressman remains unsettled as Special Commissioner C C Hamilton oversees hearings. Tom J. Steele, a Democrat, overturned a 131 vote lead after initial returns, while George C. Scott holds a 76 vote edge district wide. Recounts are planned in remaining precincts with potential fraud charges in the second Sioux City precinct.
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Sioux City
Steele-Scott
Iowa
C. C. Hamilton
Tom J. Steele
George C. Scott
Macow
Railroads Plan Raising Rates in Iowa Case
Des Moines Mail reports Iowa freight and express rates may be annulled by a railroad case seeking new interstate rates up 15 to 40 percent. A second action aims to remove the two cent passenger rate and replace it with an interstate rate of 2.4 cents per mile.
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Des Moines
Iowa
May Adopt Manager Plan Ballot Vote Planned for Iowa City
A proclamation by May or George W. Koontz calls a special election in Iowa City on March 3 to decide if the city should switch to a commission-manager government. A petition with signatures was filed requesting the election.
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Iowa City
George W. Koontz
Ambulance Corps Held On Border by War Orders
Sioux City Ambulance Company No 1, part of four Sioux City National Guard units on the Mexican border, was held at Brownsville on wartime orders from Secretary Baker as the German crisis influenced border security.
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Sioux City
Expect Federal Service Call in Iowa First Infantry
The First Iowa infantry, the largest unit in the Iowa brigade, expects mobilization after recently mustering out. Officers and men, spurred by the break with Germany and border orders for National Guard forces, anticipate a summons to the colors within days. Col. Bartley of Tipton commands. Majors Johnson Utley and Reidy lead battalions.
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Tipton
Iowa Infantry
Germany
National Guard
Iowa
Col
Bartley
First
Johnson, Utley
Reidy
Water shortage threat hits Des Moines area cities
State officials warn a water famine across Des Moines and many Iowa cities.矿 Water use at Rathbun and Bidwell mines now requires hauling carloads. Indianola begins a new water system but delays slow pump start. Officials fear hours of water supply may be limited daily until the system runs. Other towns cite drought as the cause.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iggjonnes Begn
Askab Ogrike
Ottumwa Jyhellon
Rathbun
Bidwell
Indianola
Panora Seeks State Normal School Aid
Senator Foster of Guthrie Center introduced in the senate a bill for a $15,000 appropriation to establish a state normal school at Panora. He said the project would provide a complete school plant valued at $100,000 or more, including campus, two large buildings, lab, library, gymnasium, and all essentials without funds for buildings or equipment.
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Panora
Foster
Guthrie Center
Senate
State of Iowa
Death Reveals Lost Son in Centerville
The body of Clarence Stanley arrived from Deming New Mexico where he died while in General Pershing's expedition. He disappeared twenty eight years ago after leaving home at age twenty. He was the son of Squire and Mrs W S Stanley of Unionville, a prominent Appanoose county family. He was oldest of four siblings and had been esteemed as a promising young man. No cause for his disappearance was given.
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Centerville
Clarence Stanley
Deming
N. M
Pershing
Squire
W. S. Stanley
Unionville
Appanoose County
Auditor urges county reform and budget system adoption
Des Moines report details 1913-15 county book errors totaling 697321 with 171569 recovered for counties. Proposes county assessor, unified funds, state-like budget, salary reform, and new auditing authority. Notes proposed changes to clerks, pensions, inmate support, residency disputes, and tax lien timing.
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Des Moines
F. S. Shaw
Commission of Insanity
District Court
Appropriation Aids State Fair Cattle Barn and Land Purchase
A house bill by Roberts of Ling proposes a 90000 dollar appropriation for a new cattle barn at the state fair grounds and 12500 dollars for purchasing additional land. The senate amends water use rules enabling factories along rivers to obtain water for factory needs if not polluted or diverted, replacing the prior power-only limitation. Senator Rule of Cerro Gordo pushed the amendment, citing a sugar and beet factory nearing completion in his county seeking water access.
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Senate
Iowa
Lindly
Henry County
Roberts
Ling.gold
Iens
Rule
Cerro Gordo
State names new agents and poultry show aid proposed
Gov. W L Harding appoints J W Criss as state agent with Attorney General Harner directing. The move follows two prior appointees, Griffin of Albia and Long of Bedford, with others remaining on the force. A Senate bill by Sen White would grant state aid to local poultry shows totaling 100 per association or 500 for a statewide show, to be shared if multiple associations exist in a county.
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Senate
C.F. Kimball
J. W. Criss
Sac City
W. L. Harding
H. M. Harner
W. 3B. Griffin
Albia
H. M. Long
Bedford
G. A. Brunson
Algona
James Ki. Risden
Cedar Rapids
Henry W.terrill
Mount
Ayr
Iowa
White
Benton County
Iowa Guard to Seek Larger Force and Funds
General H A Allen and Adj Gen Guy E Logan plan bills to expand the Iowa National Guard to 10,400 within five years and secure extra appropriations to cover costs of new units and supplies. Iowa artillery and cavalry would need more batteries and troops as federal guidance shapes the next year’s additions. Legislative support appears likely amid wartime conditions.
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Des Moines
H. A. Allen
Cedar Rapids
Adj
Guy E. Logan
Iowa National Guard
General Assembly
War Department
Iowa Department
Iowa Guard
Iowa
Iowa Field Artillery
Military Department
Beef Contest Profits for 238 Iowa Boys Reach Nine Thousand
Ames report shows 238 Iowa boys earned 9000 in profits and prizes from the state baby beef contest. Of this, 6742 came as calf feeding profits, 1822 in local county state and Chicago exhibition prizes, and 1200 for prize trips to winners. Leon Mitchell of Marcus set a record with 393.85 cash returns from prizes and profit on one calf, including a Chicago sale at 17.50 per hundredweight.
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Ames
Iowa
Roscoe Harrison
Iowa Beef Producers’ Association
Chicago
Leon Mitchell
Marcus
Sioux City
Ames Corn Show Winners Repeats Grand Honors
Wayne W. Polk of Sidney, Fremont county retained his grand championship in the 20 and 80 ear classes after last year winning in 10, 30, and 80 ears. N. H. Krizer of Mahaska county claimed the 10 ear grand, Henry Jacobs of Walnut grew the grand single ear, and Fred McCullough of Hartwick won the oats award. Over 12,000 corn entries were shown by Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers association members.
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Ames
Wayne W. Polk
Sidney
Fremont County
N. H. Krizer
Mahaska County
Henry Jacobs
Walnut
Fred McCullough
Hartwick
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers’ Association
Guard Mounted at Keokuk Power Plant Work Site
U S government property and the Mississippi River Power Company power plant at Keokuk valued at 27000000 dollars is now under militia guard. No one will be admitted to the government reservation after 6 PM. Six members of Company L have been detailed to aid plain clothes officers already on duty at the powerhouse.
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Keokuk Dam
Keokuk
United States
Mississippi River Power Company
Dairymen Tour Iowa By Special Chicago & North Western Train
The Iowa Dairy association plans a state tour by special train over the Chicago and North Western starting February 22 from Clinton. Over fifty towns will be visited, ending March 11. One car will be a modern dairy barn and dairy animals will travel. Lectures on dairying and farming topics will be given en route.
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State
Ames
Iowa Dairy Association
Chicago & North Western Railroad
Clinton
Cascarets Claim Quick Cure for Bilious Headache
Advertisement describes Cascarets as a cure for biliousness headache and indigestion. It claims the product cleanses the stomach, removes undigested food and foul gases, reduces bile, and expels waste overnight. A 10-cent box will keep head clear and bowels regular for months.
Akin to Marriage Wilis What System Do Airplanes Work On
A short, cryptic exchange notes military aircraft teamwork and a single operator with observers. Willis likens the setup to Ike being married, prompting a compact comparison between control systems and duty dynamics. Names and clear events are implied but not explicit.
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Wilis
Gilis
Willis
Ike
Actress Reveals Secret Hair Darkening Mixture
An actress shares a DIY recipe to darken gray hair using a mix of Bay Rum glycerine and Barbo Compound. The formula calls for water, 1 oz Bay Rum, a small box of Barbo Compound, and ½ oz glycerine, with full directions in each Barbo box. The preparation is advertised as not coloring the scalp, non greasy, and non staining.
His Double Duty
Jones walks with chocolates for a girl and meat for a dog to keep both sides happy. He clarifies he is not married yet and jokes about balancing gifts for romance and a pet.
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Jones
Halloa
Jobson
Rats Learn More Fast in Ohio at University
Rats at Ohio State University destroy about 300 dollars worth of catalogues annually. Lester H. Wolfe, secretary of the entrance board, notes the basement infestation in University hall where rats shred bindings to reach paste. Poison and traps fail as the rodents adapt to their surroundings.
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Ohio
Ohio State University
Lester H. Wolfe
University Hall
Excessively Polite Exchange Over Tall Giants
Henry asks Mary about a giants height. Mary evasively replies she does not know. Henry retorts with class critique about Mary’s knowledge and wealth while the nurse is referenced in fragmented dialogue. The exchange ends with Henry asserting his dignity and her poverty.
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Mary
Henry
Contrariwise Assurance Sparks Demand for Live Wire Help
A terse exchange asks for a dependable worker on the job and receives a confident reply that securing a lively, capable person is straightforward. The dialogue emphasizes the value of energetic, skilled labor in completing tasks efficiently.
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Frank Pellett
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Thirty-seventh
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