Northwest legislatures set to convene January 2
Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota legislatures will open January 2. Debate centers on woman suffrage and mining regulation in Minnesota. North Dakota awaits reforms from the Non Partisan league with state owned elevators and public utilities. South Dakota prospects include further legislative action as reforms unfold.
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Paul
Minn
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Farmers
Farmer's Co-Operative
Farmers’ Non Partisan League
Non Partisan League
Prohibition Laws On Statewide Enforcement Slated
Laws to enforce statewide prohibition, passed by voters at the last general election, are slated for implementation.
Poem Omission Credits Riley Biographical Edition
A poem by James Whitcomb Riley printed in our November issue 15 omitted copyright credit. The text notes it was from the Biographical Edition of the Complete Works of James Whitcomb Riley, Copyright 1915 The Bobbs Merrill Company Indianapolis.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Lockerby Street
Bobbs Merrill Company
Indianapolis
Family Quarantined in Wautoma Over Scarlet Fever
The family of George S. Pickett has been placed in quarantine in Wautoma Wisconsin due to scarlet fever.
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Wautoma
Wis
George
Pickett
Casualty List Of Americans From World War Casualties
Official casualty lists published in London list dead and wounded with American addresses. Names include W Skinner Colorado, J F Tumelty Boston Mass, P Gorton New Jersey, H Os born Pennsylvania, T Turrell Massachusetts among the dead and F Turcotte Ottawa and M Carey Halifax among the wounded.
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London
Dby Mail
W. Skinner
Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Colorado
R. Murphy
King's Liverpool Regiment
Indiana
J. F. Tumelty
Welsh Regiment
Boston
Mass
R. Edgecombe
King's Royal Rifle Corps
Limerick
Massachusetts
B. J. McDonagh
King’s Royal Rifle Corps
Montreal
Canada
Corp. J. Loggie
Gordon Highlanders
New York
P. Hickey
Royal Munster Fusiliers
Addington
London Regiment
Ontario
Grenadier Guards
New Jersey
H. Osborne
Army Service Corps
Pennsylvania
F. Turcotte
Royal Field Artillery
Ottawa
Can
M.carey
Royal Garrison Artillery
Halifax
R. Elsmere
Vancouver
Lance Corp
A. Stimson
Scots Guards
G. W. Townsend
Mast Kent Regiment
J. C. Little
Irish Guards
Sergi
W. Lynch
Lachine
Quebec
J. Consoley
King’s Liverpool Regiment
M. Coyle
Liverpool Regiment
W. G. Fleming
Gloucestershire Regiment
North Carolina
G. Johnson
H. Owen
Providence
R. J
A. Roach
Vancouver Corp
H. le Blanch
Middlesex Regiment
S. Paul
Patten
Derham Light Infantry
Feeles
Raleigh
County
W. Va
Cinci
Ritchie
Highland Light Infantry
L. Corp
S. Jenson
Connaught Rangers
Rhode Island
T. Whelen
Brooklyn
Train Crash Delays Iowa Guardsmen Heading Home
In Gainesville Texas on December 22 a Santa Fe wreck seven miles north delayed a military train carrying Iowa national guardsmen. About a dozen passengers were injured when a south bound train struck a split switch and left the track delaying their return to home stations.
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Gainesville
Texas
Iowa National Guardsmen
Santa Fe
Here
West Salem High School presents All of a Sudden Peggy play
West Salem Wisconsin reports the senior class stage production All-of-a-Sudden Peggy a three act comedy at the high school on December 14 and 15. Cast includes Boyd Caster line Edward Moran Marjorie Diefenthaler Laverne Battis and Francis Coburn with Prof Gilbert and an improved scenery setup. orchestra led by Prof Mikleson.
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West Salem, Wis
Peggy
West Salem High School
Boyd Casterline
Edward Moran
Marjorie Diefenthaler
Laverne Battis
Francis Coburn
Gilbert
Mikleson
West Salem Protective Fish and Game Club
Johnson Drug Store
Camp Salem Sportsmen’s Club
D. A. Timbell
Eastern Star
Teachers Scatter For The Holidays In Iowa And Nearby
With the holiday break underway, high school teachers depart the city for homes. Principal Tift will split time between Charles City and his Oelwein residence. Miss Alma Wylie travels to Covington Kentucky, Walter Bell plans Chicago visits, and Ethel Elliot returns to Mankato as others head to various towns for the season.
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Tift
Charles City
Oelwein
Iowa
Alma Wylie
Covington
Kentucky
Walter Bell
Chicago
Ethel Elliot
Mankato
Normal Mitchell
Tomahawan
Keith
Galesville
Marie Hec
Decision May Free Men Serving Time
Judge Windes in circuit court ruled imprisonment for failure to pay a fine is illegal. About 1,500 inmates at Bridewell could be freed. The case involved two men sentenced to six months and $306 in fines who argued that forcing payment through work constituted imprisonment for debt.
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Chicago
Windes
Bridewell
Ottawa Journal Opines On Wilson Peace Note
The Ottawa Evening Journal argues President Wilson’s peace note may be arraigned on two counts. It claims the move is unfriendly to the allies by aiding Germany and risks repetition of the crime, and questions moral sincerity if peace is impossible or a moral lapse if peace before justice is sought.
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Ottawa
Ont
Wilson
The
Ottawa Evening Journal
Three Engineers Hurt In Wreck Near Hi tan Nebraska
Lincoln Neb Dec 22 Three engine men were injured and one may die after a wreck of two freight trains at the Burlington Union Pacific crossing near Hi tan Neb early Friday. Union civic engineer John Traylor of a rice was the most seriously injured. Engineer C A Miller and fireman J W Patrick, both of Sioux City, are hurt but not seriously.
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Lincoln, Neb
Burlington Union Pacific Crossing
Hitan
Neb
Union
John Traylor
C. A. Miller
J. W. Patrick
Sioux City
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