Iowa News Roundup Highlights Local Events and Disputes
County Attorney clears Superintendent Chehock of prosecutable misconduct amid a spate of Iowa items. Algona plans a large hotel funded by subscriptions over 60 000 dollars while Mason City votes bonds for a 200 000 high school, with some women allegedly underage voters. Solon names Frank J. Bittner mayor after a shooting incident. Mason City bond success and varied local crimes, fires, and business ventures populate a wide Iowa snapshot including Ames fraternity plans, Estherville exchange work, and new railroad ambitions.
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H. W. Chehock
L. A. Hill
Chehock
Algona
Mason City
Frank J. Bittner
Solon
Mr. Bittner
Chas. W. Wolf
Frank Krejci
Solon Economy
Bert Deeter
Los Angeles
Cal
Moving Insurance and Horticultural Rooms at Capitol Stir Iowa Debate
Representatives of 12 insurance firms met with the executive council to decide where to locate the insurance department in the state capitol. Several plans were considered including moving the superintendent of public instruction’s office, with debates over occupying rooms now used by the horticultural society and possible shifts of the board of control. The outcome hinges on a locating committee report before Governor Clarke leaves for the exposition in San Francisco.
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Des Moines
Executive Council
Insurance Department
W. 8. Allen
H. F. Liebbe
Guy Logan
Superintendent of Public Instruction
State House
W. C. Brown
Office of Auditor of State
Emory H. English
Wesley Greene
Horticultural Society
Capitol
Board of Control
Board
Banking
Clarke
San Francisco
State Horticultural Society
State Executive Council
Wesley Green
Legislative Post Office
Salary Increases Hidden in Iowa Legislature Actions
Des Moines reports reveal the Thirty sixth general assembly authorized numerous salary raises effective July 4 for state officials. Some increases were tucked into unremarkable bills, with many approved and others denied. Notable raises include railroad commissioners Clifford Thorne and James H. Wilson to 3 000, deputy treasurer Quincy Willis to 2 400, and several others across executive, judicial, and board positions.
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Des Moines
Thirty-sixth
General Assembly
Clifford Thorne
John A. Gusher
James H. Wilson
State Railroad Commission
Quincy A. Willis
A. A. Swan
Executive Council
T. E. McCurdy
Capitol Extension
Guy E. Logan
L. &. Stamm
Statenning Board
A. ©. Wilson
George Newcomb
David E. Hadden
State Pharmacy Commission
William R. Spry
Forest
Treat
Board of Control
B. P. Kirk
Supreme Court
Viola H. Scheel
Board of Educational Examiners
Harry Shropshire
M. H. Byers
District Court
Polk County
A. G. Whitney
River-to-River Road Picnic Sets Adels Rally
Adel boosters plan a cross state River-to-River Road picnic and race meet at Adel on a half mile track with auto and motorcycle races. Fred Claiborne announces date and officials include John W. Foster Verne Russell E A Spaulding Hal Wells and Claiborne. Final arrangements to be decided at a near-future meeting.
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Adel
Fred Claiborne
Polk County
Claiborne
John W. Foster
Guthrie Center
Verne Russell
E. A. Spaulding
Grinnell
Hal Wells
Mr. Claiborne
Woman Dora Walling Riley Found Dead Near Glenwood
The body of Mrs. Dora Walling Riley of Glenwood aged 27 missing since May was recovered from Keg Creek mud near Glenwood. Authorities believe she took her own life after an extensive search failed to locate her earlier.
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Council Bluffs
Dora Walling Riley
Glenwood
Keg Creek
Riley
G A R Endorses Wilson In Sioux City Resolution
The state encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic adopted a resolution endorsing President Wilson's firm stance on the German situation and approving his recent attitude toward Mexico.
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Wilson
Sioux City
Mexico
Has Assailant Arrested Marble Rock Quarrel
Rev James Rees loses a tooth and bears marks after a neighborhood quarrel with Gas Hammel. Police report no arrest details yet as the incident unfolds in Marble Rock.
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Marble Rock
James Rees
Iowa Stock Exhibit to be sent to San Francisco fair
Des Moines reports Iowa breeders plan to send live stock to the San Francisco exposition with one or two special train shipments. The Iowa State Fair in August will stage prize cattle for judging, while the Thirty sith General Assembly has appropriated 16000 dollars to cover transport costs for top quality entries. The Iowa commission aims to showcase the state's purebred livestock as a credit to Iowa, with strong demand anticipated from western states and international markets. Dates for the San Francisco show span late September to late November across horses cattle sheep swine poultry and pigeons, with specific ranges for each category.
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H. M. Wilpon
United States Bureau of Mines
Iowa
State Industrial Commission
Evans
George Johnson
Creston
Minneapolis
Minn
Earl Madden
Cromwell
Union County District Court
Madden
Supreme Court
the Daughters of Isabella
Knights of Columbus
Mason City
Nellie O’donnell
Carroll
Anna N. Dixon
Rock Valley
Mary Murphy
Eagle Grove
Maude O’keefe
Waterloo
Mary Reynolds
Iowa City
Frank H. Kincaid
Davenport
State House
San Francisco
Clarke
Des Moines
Forest City
Polis
Tom van Swearingen
Shenandoah
Iowa Railway and Light Company
Jefferson
Iowa Association of the Blind
Vinton
Thomas F. McCune
Missouri Valley
Irma
Doctor Scarborough
Cedar Falls
California
Riley Chase
Rockdale
Dubuque
Soone Ad Club
Martha Washington
Louis May
O’connor
Williams
Webster City
Modern Brotherhood of America
L. L. Stafford
Modale
Riker
Council Bluffs
T. A. Matheny
Fort Madison
Sheldon
Charles F. Cure Tss
Iowa State College
Ames
Curtiss
Sith General Assembly
Dean Curtiss
Towa
Towa Commission
Rocky Mountains
Perjurer Confesses in Scribner Damages Case Waterloo
J W Ackerman, 28, convicted of perjury in the Scribner damage suit against the Waterloo Cedar Falls & Northern railway, reportedly confesses to false testimony about a street car accident that left a boy legless. Ackerman, recently sentenced to up to ten years, allegedly apologized to Motorman Blackmar after the confession.
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Waterloo
J. W. Ackerman
Scribner
Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway
Charles Scribner
Ackerman
Reformatory
Blackmar
Webster City Farmer Held for Assault Charge
Prominent Webster City farmer Fred Hupp is under arrest on a charge of assault against the wife of neighbor Howard Knight. Knight found Hupp leaving his house, and the wife provided the statement that led to the arrest. A preliminary hearing is secret while a grand jury is expected to investigate.
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Webster City
Fred Hupp
Howard Knight
Knight
Hupp
Spanish War Vets Elect Davenport Leader by Narrow Vote
Davenport Henry Holst of Dubuque was chosen department commander of the Iowa Spanish War Veterans by a 23 to 22 vote over W B Emerson of Des Moines. The close election reflects tight support among veterans for the leadership post.
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Davenport
Henry Holst
Dubuque
Iowa
W. B. Emerson
Des Moines
Twenty Years For Assault Defense Sentencing
James Davidson was sentenced to twenty years in Fort Madison for assault on a young girl. The verdict stems from a case involving a minor, with authorities reporting the prosecution presenting details of the assault and Davidson receiving the lengthy penitentiary term.
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Allison
James Davidson
Fort Madison
Breaks Neck In Fall at Thayer
Thirteen year old Maud Schmidt of Thayer died after falling while returning home from a neighbor’s. Her mother found her dead. cause reported as a broken neck from the fall. In Centerville Mauman’s Mystic store was robbed for a second time in two weeks. jewelry clocks and silver stolen. bloodhounds are on the trail.
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Creston
Maud Schmidt
Thayer
Mystic
Centerville
Mauman’s
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