Cololidge Praises Open Justice Teapot Dome Remarks
President Cololidge urged an open path of justice addressing the Lincoln Club of New York. He defended Mellon tax cuts and opposed soldiers' bonuses while demanding swift prosecution of Teapot Dome corruption without partisanship. Farmers, banks face interdependent losses. calls for credit relief until markets realign. W T Gilmore seeks state senate seat, implying J K Hale may retire after 12 years.
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Cololidge
Lincoln Club
New York
Mellon
Benate
Herrin and Bolshevik excesses draw sharp editorials
The Cedar Rapids Republican denounces H. G. Wells for excusing Bolshevik violence as a misfortune of inexperience and praises strict commentary on radicals. It condemns Herrin as lawless after additional violence, notes alien miners and bootleggers inflaming the town, and mocks Germany for flag symbolism over Wilson’s funeral.
Senator Stoddard Blurs Path to February Adjournment
Woodbury County Senator Stoddard filed a resolution urging a February 27 adjournment of the special session. The measure calls for a sidelong adjournment rather than a March recess, raising questions about completing the Code revision. Lawmakers face competing amendments and new legislation as Bath houses push to address changes, complicating any early end to the session.
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Stoddard
Woodbury County
Bath Houses
New House Game Law Requires One Dollar License
A new House File 64 game law limits fishing and hunting licenses to men and boys over 18, combining licenses for fishing and hunting. It creates 81 sections covering species from frogs to deer and elk, aims to raise about 40000 dollars for stocking streams and park land, and requires license issuance through county auditors with a rule against carrying loaded guns in motor vehicles.
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House
Committees On Fish and Game
Code Commission
Hollis
Black Hawk County
State Park Commission
Bible Reading in Iowa Schools Moves Toward Law
Iowa Senate approves amendment requiring daily Bible readings in public schools. Debate centers on who selects passages and moral teaching, with 36 to 9 vote in favor and House path uncertain.
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Iowa
Senate
Abben
Newberry
Horehem
Dubuque
Brookhart
Smith
Winterset
Senate storms over insurance probe and stockholder plot
A Iowa Senate storm erupts over a proposed investigation into the state insurance department. The debate centers on charges against insurers, demands for evidence within 48 hours, and mentions of Des Moines financiers allegedly wrecking companies to aid stockholders. An attorney general angle and circulating misrepresentations are noted as background to the dispute.
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Senate
Browne
Jackson County
Holdocgal
Calhoun County
Insurance Department
Des Moines
Attorney General's Department
Rumors of Stock Scams In Capital City Officials Named
Allegations claim high officials involved in pushing stock deals that bankrupt companies and enrich buyers, including the Associated Packing Company. The rumors describe purchases well below value and sales at steep markups, with one individual said to have profited around 150000. Legislative inquiry and Browne resolution may follow to expose questionable transactions affecting the public and insurance department.
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Associated Packing Company
Browne
Health amendment on marriage licenses debated in Iowa Senate
The Iowa Senate passed a health amendment requiring a physician to certify male marriage applicants are free of contagious or mental infirmities ten days before the license. The bill, linked to code 213 on marriage and incest, moved through heated debate as supporters cited disease-related cases and costs, while opponents argued against undue barriers.
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Iowa
Senate
House
Holdocgal
Calhoun County
Gilchrist
Pochahontas County
Holdoegal
Abben
Lyon
Shaif
Clinton
Horchem
Dubuque
Baird
Council Bluffs
Senate Votes Against Compensations Bill Amid Amendments
A large workmen's compensation bill with 180 amendments faces possible defeat after a Senate bloc of 31 pledges to vote against it. The House approved Senate amendments to Code Bill No. 264 restoring county attorney fees alongside salaries, a move praised as beneficial given the rise in criminal work and need for strong prosecutors.
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House
Senate
Joint Committee
Code Commission
Amendments Limit Per Pupil Tax for Consolidated Districts
In the House Tuesday amendments pass to cap levies at 90 dollars per pupil for consolidated districts and 70 dollars for smaller school corporations under 60 000 population. Senate debate failed to advance Buser’s amendment requiring three day deposit of state educational funds. Drug store owners and physicians lobby against a code bill amendment restricting prescribing or filling liquor prescriptions for sickness.
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House
Senate
Buser
How to Sprout Oats From a Poultry Expert
Practical sprouting method by H A Bittenbender of Iowa State College includes soaking oats 24 hours then draining in a perforated container. Transfer oats between buckets two to three times daily to prevent center heating and stir gently each time.
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H. A. Bittenbender
Poultry Department
Iowa State College
Correction on Jones County Farm Bureau resolutions
A correction notes that Resolution No. 9 on farming interest rates was stricken and not adopted at the Wyoming meeting of January 18. The Farm Bureau cites bank efforts to keep rates low for Jones county farmers. The item was printed in error in the last issue.
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Jones County
Wyoming
Farm Bureau
Jones Co. Farm Bureau
Household Hints From Everyday Tips and Odd Nonsese
Practical household tips include inserting macaroni or paper in berry pies to prevent boil over and a nonstick effect. Prunes are best cooked in water in a covered oven. If ribbon ends fray, finish with a double crochet edge. Don’t burn old shoes. bury them to enrich soil near plants.
Major McMahon resigns in Anamosa March first
Local notes report Major McMahon of Anamosa resigns effective March 1 and plans to move to Maquoketa. The item also chronicles civic changes and small town happenings across Jones County including farm sales, university enrollment, a verdict against the city of Dubuque, and local obituaries.
Local Rural Elections Postponed Directing 1925 Meet
ILOPKINTON Leader reports no rural school elections next month and that last year’s elected officials will hold over until 1925. Directors will organize on the third Monday of March each year, shifting from July under old law. Voters are advised of these changes and the transition in local governance.
Tasker laid up with injured hand in Anamosa
T G Tasker has been resting for two weeks due to a hand injury from handling wood. An investigation into Kikelburg of Waterloo hints at squirrels facing a fruitful season. Fewer farm auctions suggest steadier conditions and fewer tenants selling land. Attorney James L Cave wed Miss Georgia Walker in Anamosa. they will live in Oxford Junction where he thrives in law. Jones county automobile license receipts exceed last year by over $2,000, totaling beyond $61,000 as of February. about 3,500 cars registered so far in 1924. A deep well pump failure at the water station disrupted service for two days, requiring the re-routing of supply from the state Plant at the reformatory to the valley mains while hillsides faced shortages.
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Farmer Burns
Jackson Township
Mr. Burns
Lee Voorhees
Ames
Glenn Russell
Jackson
Ray Stivers
Jones County Farm Bureau
Lee Byerly
Celina Mardort
Major McMahon
Anamosa
Maquoketa
Dickinson Letts
Congress
Harry J. Hull
August Gottsch
Walcott
Charles F
Elsie C
Ian
Gottsch
John F. Kimble
University of Ions
Town City
Mabelle McGlinchey
Dubuque
G. C. Young
the Sentinel
Young
New York
Jacgon*e County
Nesley
Mount Vernoni
Justin Hayes
Cascade Region
Hayes
Vernon Slauson
Jones County District Court
B. M Lauchamp
Lisbon
Lester
Mimer
Edith
Daugchamp
Olin
Jones County
Michigan
T. G. Tasker
Kikelburg
Waterloo
James L. Cave
Georgia Walker
George Walker
Oxford Junction
Reformatory
Boy Scouts
Boy Scout Movement
America
Compiteemen
Madeitu
Cumyp
Hoy Scouts
Monticello
Rev. A. HK. Coe
Tf Sgu
Princess Theatre
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United States
Germany
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Cedar Rapids
G. L. Canwell
Indianapolis News
Fairview Township Farm Bureau
Forest Chapel
Shoop
A. O. Sones
Donald Ruhl
Walter Noonan
Washington Township
Frank Burlingham
Cass Township
Deatmary
Mary Doyle
Leslie‘ Doyle
Leslie. Dunn
Lizzie Zimmerman
Miss Pillard
Kenneth Humpal
George Hagen
Leslie Dunn
Dave Doyle
Gerd Harris
Wayne Center
Wayne Township
Herman Zimmerman
D. J. Dirks
J. H. Dirks
George Schaeger
John Rickels
A. G. Bohlken
Lloyd Robertson
Otto Danneman
W. T Ricken
Neighborhood News
Ilopkinton
J. A. Tibbitts
Isaac Littlefield
Mr. Tbbitts
First Street
Littlefield
J. B. Hucker
Littlefield Implement
Dubuque County
Princess Theater
Delaware County
Bremer County
Abert Aitchison
Fletcher Aitchison
Earl Martin
Hugh McGlade
C. K. Greer
B. A. Dunlap
Anamosa Eureka Ptems
W. J. Ackerman
Monticello Motor Co
Long & Petersen
V. L. Hanssen
Lou Scherrer
BRU
C. W. Balsiger
J. L. Kaufman
Monticello Motorcor
Franklin Barn Equipment Co
W. John Ross, Jr
Greenhouse
Hospital
Fred Winsman
Suoteh Grove Town
C. L. van Meter
Cedar and
Third Streets
Monticello State Bank
W. J Cachmane
Minnie Lewis
West First Street
Jones County Trust & Savings Bank
J. Charles J. Jones
H. Behrends
Jed Oil and Paint Co
Burwell
Cleveland
Ohio
Cedar Street
William Burkert
Peter Dress
Kate Wylie
Queen St
Dubuque Town
Atamosi
Prairieburg
Thomas Kula
South Bend
Monarch
Salim
Monticetlo
Alsou
Cecil GB
Curtis
Sali Holstiein
Monticello Road
Lh. OC Lawrence
Nanne Hanken
Onslow
B. Oo
Louis
State Bank
Eclipse
Weekly Bhavinge
Harry S. Rodman
Phono No
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