Iowa House Demographics as 46 Farmers Lead 36th Assembly
Data from the secretary of state shows 46 farmers elected to the Iowa House of Representatives for the Thirty sixth General Assembly. Lee W. Elwood of Howard county is the youngest at 25, while four members tie for age 66. Of 108 House members, 89 married, 11 single, 8 widowers. 9 born abroad: German 4 English 2 Canadian 1 Norwegian 1 Swedish 1. Professionally, 14 lawyers, 4 physicians, 8 bankers, 3 teachers, 6 merchants, 1 college president, 2 editors, 3 insurance men, 1 linotype operator, 1 printer, 1 manufacturer, 1 railroad conductor, 4 retired merchants, 2 county officers. Arch W. McFarlane of Waterloo becomes the first traveling salesman elected. In party balance Republicans 75 Democrats 32 independents 1. Of 108, only 24 re-elected. many left or lost in primaries and elections. Senate, 50 members, 45 married, 4 single, 1 widower. education shows 28 college graduates, 4 academy, 6 high school, 11 common school, 1 rural school.
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Des Moines
House of Representatives
General Assembly
Secretary of State
Lee W. Elwood
Howard County
George W. Ball
Jefferson County
S. B. Gaton
Polk County
J. H. Reese
Wright County
Thos. J. Wilson
Mahaska County
Arch W. McFarlane
Waterloo
Senate
Nelson children receive farms as Thanksgiving gifts
Eight miles north of Atlantic, ten Nelson children were presented with farms by their parents during a family gathering. The surprise gift, marking a festive reception for daughter Mrs Henry Traum on her recent marriage, includes parcels in Cass and Audubon counties.
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Atlantic
L. P. Nelson
Henry Traum
Cass
Audubon
Indicts Slayer of Conductor in Humboldt Case
Humboldt grand jury in Dakota City returns indictments against two youths for the Chicago and Northwestern freight robbery that killed Conductor Reynolds. Roy James is charged with murder. Clyde Spiker, 17, is charged with assault with attempt to commit robbery.
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Humboldt
Grand
Humboldt County
Dakota City
Chicago & Northwestern
Reynolds
Roy James
Clyde Spiker
Pioneer Celebrates 96th Birthday in Bussey
Knoxyville resident Uncle Robert Wharton, a pioneer who settled in Bussey in 1851, marked his 96th birthday with family in attendance. He homesteaded the farm that has remained his home, paying $1.25 per acre, a land value now over 100 times the original price.
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Knoxyville
Robert’? Wharton
Bussey
Wharton
Clinton woman dies by own hand at family home
Elk River farmer Christ Joehnk discovers his mother Christine Joehnk dead at the family residence with a throat wound. Authorities note the act appears linked to personal safety concerns and ill health.
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Clinton
Christ Joehnk
Elk River
Christine Joehnk
Negro Is Held on Charge of Murder
Alonzo Ellis, a colored man living in Perry, is bound over to the grand jury without bail on a first degree murder charge. He shot and killed George Oscars at Oscars home after a dispute over a card game.
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Perry
Alonzo Ellis
Ellis
George Oscars
To Build Presbyterian Church In Ames Campaign Progress
About $10,000 has been raised in a campaign to obtain subscriptions for a $50,000 Presbyterian church. The church would be built at the west edge of the State college campus near the gymnasium.
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Presbyterian Church
Ames
State College
War Tax Burden Pinned on Shenandoah
The Shenandoah area faces an annual war tax bill near 3000 dollars with a single bank handling stamping for legal and banking instruments estimated at about 400 dollars by the president for the year.
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Shenandoah
Robbers Break Into Northwestern and Milwaukee Depots
Robbers broke into Northwestern and Milwaukee depots, securing nearly 100 dollars and escaping without a trace. Northwestern raid yielded about 50 dollars from the safe and damaged cash drawer and candy machines. Milwaukee loss not specified but believed under 50 dollars.
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DeWitt
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Milwaukees
Iowa gains in military age listings this year
Des Moines reports a rebound in Iowa’s military age population. The 1914 enlistment-age list shows 16 000 more men than two years earlier, reversing years of decline. Assessors must report names and addresses of all men 18 to 43, now sent to the adjutant general.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Small Suit Takes Long Time in Mount Pleasant Courts
A $15 suit has consumed two days in Judge Hale's court and two days at this December term, with no end in sight.
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Mount Pleasant
Hale
Tramp Fatally Struck by Train Near Northwestern Tracks
A well dressed stranger with some money in his pockets was found dead along the Northwestern tracks in Missouri Valley. Police believe he was attempting to bum his way and died after being struck by a train.
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Missouri Valley
Hydrophobia Death Case Ends in Defense Victory
In Ottumwa the jury found for defendant Ratcliff in the suit by Carlisle seeking 8000 dollars for the death of his wife due to hydrophobia from a bite by Ratcliff’s dog.
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Ottumwa
Damaga
Carlisle
Ratcliff
Hand Caught In Shredder At Farm
While shredding fodder for Herman Frommack, Paul Donohue had a finger torn off and another broken in the machine. The accident occurred during corn fodder processing at the farm.
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Lewis
Herman Frommack
Paul Donohue
Wounded Found With French Army Searchlight Aid
A report describes locating the wounded using a powerful searchlight employed by the French army to guide ambulances at night, enabling medical evacuations from the battlefield.
Mineral product value rise in Arizona from 1912 to 1913
Mineral Products of Arizona reports the value of Arizona minerals rose from 67197838 dollars in 1912 to 71429705 dollars in 1913 according to the United States Geological Survey. This figures reflects increased outputs across the mining sector.
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Arizona
United States Geological Survey
Baby Floats From Pipe Scene In Riverside Rescue
Two year old Mary Sobde slipped into an irrigation standpipe in Riverside California and floated in an 18 inch main for about a quarter of a mile. Rancher James King pulled her from a third standpipe and she escaped unharmed.
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Riverside
Cal
Mary Sobde
James King
Duck-Legged Chick Sits Close to Ground After Ten Years
George White of Eaton Ohio has bred the shortest legged chicken after a decade of crossing breeds. The big white fowl appears to sit constantly, and its ducklike wobble when it walks stems from its unusually short legs.
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Eaton
George White
Monster muffler designed for New York power plant noise
Harvard professors developed a large silencer similar to firearm devices to quiet machinery at a New York power plant. The invention aims to reduce neighborhood noise complaints and could lead to broader noise reduction in industry.
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New York
Harvard
Hog with eight feet shown in South Dakota market
A stock raiser near Owanka Mike Ban peel marketed a hog with eight feet at the local yards. The animal had an extra foot attached to each ankle and was well developed and of ordinary size, promising to temper high living costs for pork.
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Owanka
S. D
Mike Banpeel
Germany's Peace Terms Demanded by Haeckel
London report quotes Prof. Ernest Haeckel of Jena outlining postwar German demands. He calls for London occupation, Belgium partition, Dutch annexation plans, shared Prussia territories, and a revived Poland with Austria Hungary, plus Baltic and Finnish territorial changes.
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London
Ernest Haeckel
University of Jena
Germany
England
Toussia
Kingdom of Poland
Austria-Hungary
Baltic
Russia
Finland
Sweden
Giant Traded for Two Dwarfs in Bizarre Exchange
Eight foot British giant William Hempstead, famed for vast appetite, was traded by the German commissariat for two German dwarfs in a peculiar wartime exchange.
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William Hempstead
Commissariat
Iowa girls’ wages and rail service stalemate reported
Des Moines report by state labor commissioner finds many women earn under 8 dollars weekly and rely on home support while urban waitresses mix tips with higher pay. Rail commission remains deadlocked over branch line service impacting Calmar Algona routes and future expansion.
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Railroad Commission
Calmar
Milwaukee
Algona
Northwestern
Prospect
Rock Island
Iowa
Algona Branch
Magle Grove
Des Moines
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