Insanity Declines Saloons Benefit Outlined for Iowa
Supreme Court clerk B W Garrett argues closing saloons in Iowa will shift revenue to other businesses. He cites Des Moines results with tax losses of $680,068 and state liquor spending of $3,438,138.90 annually, plus reductions in inebriate care and prison costs.
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Supreme Court
Iowa
Council Bluffs
B. W. Garrett
Iowa Supreme Court
Des Moines
Garrett
Gruney County
Polk County
Kansas
Internal Revenue Department
Knoxville
Why Iowa Market Is Wanted in Corn Belt Meat Producers
Des Moines reports the Corn Belt Meat Producers Association of Iowa analyzed a loop where cattle raised in Iowa were shipped to Chicago for feeding, slaughtered, and the resulting meat sent back to Iowa grains. They advocate creating an Iowa market to keep value local and reduce leakage.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Corn Belt Meat Producers’ Association of Iowa
Savery Hotel
Chicago
Young Marshalltown Boy Tops County Corn Prize
A 3-year-old boy, Clell Kurtz, won the $10 prize for the best acre of corn in Taylor township. He grew seventy bushels of dry mature corn on a farm two miles north of the city. Wayne Robinson, the county prize winner, also hails from the same township and produced one hundred bushels per acre.
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Marshalltown
Taylor Township
Clell Kurtz
Wayne Robinson
New First Baptist Church Dedicated in Mount Ayr
The new First Baptist church in Mount Ayr was officially dedicated with other city churches dismissing services to allow their congregations to participate. The building cost $19,500 to erect.
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Mount Ayr
First Baptist
Drowning at Clear Lake Claims 12 Year Old Henry Thomas Jr
The first winter drowning at Clear Lake occurred when 12 year old Henry Thomas Jr and his dog crossed unsafe ice toward Oakwood Park. The ice broke about halfway, he disappeared beneath twelve feet of water before rescuers arrived.
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Clear Lake
Henry Thomas, Jr
Oakwood Park
Prisoner Seeks Return After 28 Years In Fort Madison
Gus Eisenberg, released after 28 years at Fort Madison, wanders into the Davenport police station asking to be sent back. He claims Governor Clarke pardoned him six months earlier, but he did not want to leave and now, at 64, laments being turned out after spending the best years of his life in prison.
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Pen
Davenport
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Gus Eisenberg
Clarke
State Board of Parole
Wisenberg
Bouton Fire Destroys Town Businesses After Blaze
A major fire in Bouton near Perry wiped out most north side businesses including the Smith Miller general store and Odd Fellows lodge. Losses total about 430000 with roughly half insured. Aid from nearby towns arrived as water limits hampered firefighting.
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Bouton
Smith Miller General Store
Odd Fellows Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Farmer's Bank
Woodward
Smith Miller Company
G. P. Stiles
I. 0.C. I. Lodge
Rebekah Lodge
L.B. Thornburg
Thornburg Garage
L. #. Thornburg Machinery company
J. B. Welker
D. L. Martin
Columbian Club
H. C. Mauck
Welker
Polk County to issue blind pensions in January
Polk county will grant pensions to eligible blind residents during the first week of January. Dr. A. Arnold is appointed examiner by the board of supervisors. Biennial criteria require majority, five years state residency, one year county residency, and income under 300 dollars per year to qualify for up to 150 dollars annually. Applicants must not reside in public institutions. about 100 blind people are eligible in Polk County.
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Des Moines
Polk County
A. Arnold
Board of Supervisors
Former State Officer John M. Davis Dies at 84
Des Moines reports the death of John M. Davis 84 a former deputy secretary of state who served from 1854 to 1863 and later held various state posts in Iowa and Washington. He died at his son’s home in Chicago after a long career in state land office duties and clerical posts under multiple secretaries.
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Des Moines
John M. Davis
Chicago
Davis
Washington
Iowa
Col. Carpenter
Register of State
Department of the
Secretary of State
Mr. Davis
Keep Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant
Citizens of Mount Pleasant held a large mass meeting urging retention of Iowa Wesleyan College. They expressed willingness to raise 100000 dollars in Henry County as an endowment to keep the college in the city.
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Mount Pleasant
Iowa Wesleyan College
Henry County
Bank Officers Sentenced for False Entries and Theft
Dubuque trio Joseph Harrigan former vice president George Homan former cashier and Charles Siege former teller at Dubuque National Bank were sentenced by Judge Reed in federal court to five years each at Fort Leavenworth Kansas. They pleaded guilty to making false entries and misappropriating about 15000 dollars.
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Dubuque
Joseph Harrigan
George Homan
Charles Siege
Dubuque National Bank
Reed
Fort Leavenworth
Kaw
Prominent Physician John W. Davis Dies in Lansing
Lansing observer reports the death of Dr. John W. Davis a longtime resident and Civil War surgeon who witnessed much of the 1860s Washington life. His uncle John W. Davis once served as speaker of the House of Representatives.
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Lansing
John W. Davis
Veteran Traveler Dead in Fort Dodge at 76
Uncle Joe Bliss a 35 year traveling man in northern Iowa died suddenly at his Fort Dodge home at age 76. He served in the Civil War with the Twenty third New York battery which fired the last cannon shot of the conflict.
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Fort Dodge
Joe” Bliss
Iowa
New York Battery
Monroe Garage Fire Destroys New Gloyd & Hagan Property
A blaze at Monroe leveled the new Gloyd and Hagan garage causing about 20000 dollars in damage. Twenty two cars, many new, burned in the fire. insurance coverage was only 1000 dollars.
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Monroe
Gloyd & Hagan
Sioux City Declines Test of Dry Law Change
In Sioux City no test of the repeal of the Iowa liquor law will proceed. The city council refused liquor permits effective after January 1, ending any chance to secure a consent resolution and foreclosing Woodbury county district court litigation.
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Sioux City
Woodbury County District Court
Porsona
Davenport
Tax Sale At Marshalltown Sees Tiny Property Listing
Marshalltown reports the smallest tax sale in years with less than $1,000 in property listed. Officials note the scant listings indicate county prosperity and a sale would not be necessary if not required by law.
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Marshalltown
Angel of Mercy He Conducts Clearing House for In formation
Madrid claims King Alfonso of Spain answers letters from thousands of women across Europe seeking news of missing soldiers. A royal post office handles hundreds of inquiries daily, with multilingual secretaries reading diverse handwriting. The king personally initiates inquiries, often confirming prisoners are safe in camps and sending detailed replies.
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Alfonso
Spain
Europe
Royal Palace
France
Castile
Berlin
Leipzig
Paris
Royal
Russia
Great Britain
United States
Gerard
Ridding Texas of Wolves and the Scalp Fund
Texas continues its wolf removal under the scalp bounty law with funds still adequate for months. Professional hunters profit from killing wolves and coyotes. An agriculture department review provided a killing formula noting wolves mainly prey on cattle, calves, and yearlings, sometimes cows or steers, often attacking from behind and eating prey alive.
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Austin
Tex
United States Department of Agriculture
Twins Sent Home by Parcels Post From Nebraska Country Trip
Four year old twins of Postmaster Waugh in Ewing Nebraska were homesick on a country visit about seventeen miles away. Unable to fetch them, Waugh arranged parcel post transport. Carrier Perry Saiser delivered the children safely, costing 23 and 24 cents each, totaling 47 cents.
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Ewing
Waugh
Perry Saiser
Eigh
Youngest Marine Enlists Twice at Seven in Mare Island
Vallejo Calif Freddie C Bradman Jr of Mare Island aged seven has twice formally enlisted in the U S marine corps and serves as a corporal in his second hitch He wears a service stripe a good conduct medal and a sharpshooter badge won by proxy He has two years foreign service in Cuba and plans to reenlist to reach thirty years of service Major Frederic L Bradman proudly notes regular marines treat his son as a comrade.
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Frederic C. Bradman, Jr
Vallejo
Cal
Mare Island
United States Marine Corps
Bradman
Cuba
Frederic L. Bradman
U. S. Gets Work For Many
Secretary of Labor Wilson reports the federal employment bureau as a success. It started small but has grown, placing about 33 percent of applicants in jobs. The aim is to link state and municipal agencies for the unemployed and place skilled workers as well as unskilled.
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Washington
Federal Employment Bureau
Wilson
State Automobile Registration Department
Iowa
Five Generations Under One Atlas Roof in Michigan
In Atlas Michigan a single home hosts five generations aged ninety three down to seven months. Mrs Margaret McCandlish, born in Scotland and age ninety three, lives with John Macomber and his wife along with Mrs Macomber's mother daughter granddaughter and great grandson under one roof. She recalls emigrating to America in 1848 and marriage in 1850 after moving to Michigan in 1847 to homestead near Atlas.
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William J. Gladstone
America
John McCandlish
Scotland
Michigan
Atlas
Pretty debutante Sallie Lejeune in Washington society
Miss Sallie Lejeune appears among the Navy circle debutantes in Washington society this winter. She is the daughter of Colonel and Mrs. J. A. Lejeune, U S M C.
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Sallie Lejeune
Washington
Navy Circle
J. A. Lejeune
Woman Adopts 13 Tots Traverses Ohio on Visit
Mrs O H Bosworth of Dickerson South Dakota arrives in Toledo with 18 children she has adopted. She once owned a ranch in South Dakota and moved to Maine after selling it. Now en route to Bowling Green to visit kin in Wood county the brood ranges from three to sixteen years old. She notes she once cared for 28 children on the ranch and has been a widow for twenty years with one prior child.
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Toledo, O
O. H. Bosworth
Dickerson
S. D
Big Money Made in Junk in Eugene Shipment to Seattle
In Eugene Oregon a local junk firm shipped its eleventh carload in eight months to Seattle. Two men with a rickety wagon collected eleven tons of rubber brass copper and other metals around Eugene. Receipts exceeded 23000 dollars.
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Eugene
Ore
Seattle
Kissless for Thirty Years in Mineola Alienation Suit
Warren A. Brown, defendant in an alienation case at Mineola New York, testified he had gone kissless and hugless for 30 years, swore he did not hold hands with Mrs St John, and said he sat in her lap once only because her husband placed him there.
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Mineola
N. Y
Warren A. Brown
Labor Clearing House Statement Emphasizes Role
A historical notice states the entity acts precisely as a clearing house for labor, outlining its function in coordinating dispute resolution and workforce needs across sectors. The wording frames labor coordination as central to the organization’s mission and operations.
Imitation Snails Create Paris Delicacy Trend
In Paris a novel edible snail substitute has emerged. Snail farmers gather empty shells from summer, clean them, and sell them for about twenty five cents per thousand. Shells are shipped to Paris where they are filled with snail flesh liver butter and herbs.
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Paris
Warden Report Shows Liquor A Major Crime Cause
Des Moines report by Warden McClaughry notes 80 percent of crime linked to liquor, yet few liquor dealers jailed. 7,753 sent to Anamosa prison from 1873 to 1916 include 1,814 from farms and 3,140 from manufacturing and mechanical work. 14 bartenders, 1 brewer, 18 saloon keepers jailed. many convicts came from rural and urban occupations. also covers accountant exams, parole hearings, railroad rate actions, and state prison reforms.
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Des Moines
Anamosa
CG. McClaughry
Anamosa Orison
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