Iowa Law Validated as Integral Parts of Proposition
Des Moines February 27 Special Correspondence Judge W D Evans Story county court rules the biennial elections law valid despite opponents claiming five propositions within the amendment. He calls the five clauses integral to a single, coherent measure. Appeals to the state supreme court will follow. if reversed a timely primary election remains possible. The judge stresses the complex nature of the amendment and its careful legislative framing.
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Des Moines
W. D. Evans
Story
Supreme Court
Iona
Supreme Court of
Evans
Iowa
Legislative Committee
Light on Car Lines and Iowa Corporate Taxes
A state ruling requires special car lines to file articles of incorporation with the secretary of state and pay full fees before doing business in Iowa. The secretary’s office has compiled a statement showing property value used in operation and the tax paid, revealing many companies owe substantial sums to the state.
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Secretary of State
Iowa
Will Not Help Bureau in Iowa Census Cooperation
Director North of the federal census bureau notified Governor Cummins that his department will not cooperate with the Iowa labor commissioner in enumerating the state's factories this year. The issue appears linked to patronage control and political considerations. About 32 federal agents are at work in Iowa, with roughly half of the factories to be enumerated by national census takers.
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North
Federal Census Bureau
Gov. Cummins
Iowa Labor Commissioner
Director North
Iowa Department of Labor
Iowa
Roosevelt weighs Shiloh inscription dispute urge review
President Roosevelt may order a review of the Shiloh inscription controversy after Gov. Cummins asked for another investigation. The dispute centers on incomplete inscriptions on Shiloh monuments and the Iowa Fifteenth and Sixteenth regiments. Cyrus Boyd now in Nebraska supplied Iowa veterans records, deemed priceless by Gov. Cummins.
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Roosevelt
Gov. Cummins
Shiloh
Lawa
Nebraska
Iowa
Cummins
Mr. Goyd
Governor to Receive Veteran Records Soon Amid Victory Talk
The report notes that he begins to see victory for the veterans and that the governor will receive the records very soon, signaling progress in ongoing proceedings.
State Superintendent Urges Permanent Teacher Retention
Iowa Superintendent Riggs calls on school directors to keep winter term teachers for spring. He argues for permanent tenure and higher salaries, noting city schools retain staff better than rural districts and urging reforms in country districts.
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Riggs
Iowa
Ham Sues Potter Over Dubuque Residence Deed Victory
Miss Dara Ham of Dubuque won a suit against George Potter of Duluth to set aside a deed to her city residence. The 1902 deed carried an annuity with a forfeiture clause for nonpayment, and Ham alleged coercion by drugs and missed payments led to the outcome in Judge Matthews court.
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Dubuque
Dara Ham
George Potter
Duluth
Minn
Matthews
District Court
Miss Ham
Potter
Iowa Pupils to Join Riggs on Washington Inauguration Trip
Over fifty Iowa high school pupils will travel with State Superintendent Riggs to Washington for the March 4 inauguration. To qualify riders must walk five miles, the parade route length. Only one pupil per school may go, with about $100 cost borne by the pupil, the experience seen as sufficient reward.
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Iowa High School
Riggs
Washington, D. C
Retired Iowan Pallbearer Claims 200 Funeral Passages
Adam Schneider a longtime Iowa City merchant and G A R member says he has served as pallbearer at more than 200 funerals. He settled in the city after the war and was once active in business though recently less so. His wide ties and membership in many fraternal groups support his claimed record.
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Iowa City
Adam Schneider
G. A. R.man
Hepburn Clears Himself at Iowa Meeting
At a Adams County Farmers institute gathering last week William P Hepburn faced sharp criticism over ward rate policy He read a Roosevelt letter praising his help in strengthening the interstate commerce commissions powers The move stunned listeners and restored his image. Sue State for Assessment The Iowa Mutual Insurance companies sue the state claiming unconstitutional assessments They cite a 1904 formed company paid but now challenged with about 500 dollars at stake. 35 similar suits may follow Official defendants include G S Gilbertson treasurer and B D Carroll auditor.
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Hepburn
William P. Hepburn
Iowa
Adams County Farmers' Institute
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Henry Wallace
Wallace
State
G. S. Gilbertson
B. D. Carroll
Waterloo
Western Mutual
Property Mutual
Fort Dodge
Farmers’ Grain Dealers’ Association
Fort Madison
William G. Kent
Ames
Klinck
Iowa State College
Ottumwa
Mason City
Thomas Hamilton
Hancock County
Clear Lake
Hamilton
Grand Army State
Council Bluffs
City Health Board
Board of Education
Des Moines Hack Driver On Trial For Murder
In Des Moines the murder case against Charles Thomas, a hack driver, centers on the death of Mabel Scofield. Dr. Shope testified at the autopsy that no water remained in the victim’s lungs, arguing drowning did not occur. Authorities allege Thomas bought poison shortly before Scofield’s body was found.
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Des Moines
Mabel Scofield
Charles Thomas
Shope
Thomas
Two Iowa and Missouri lumber associations merge in Burlington
Two large lumber associations the Southeastern Iowa and the Northern Missouri and Southern Iowa combined in Burlington after separate conventions. About 200 delegates attended as talks and preliminaries led to the union.
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Burlington
Iowa
Missouri
Stalled Omaha Party Reaches Coulter After Six Days
A party of Omaha residents stranded in a 16 foot snowdrift near Coulter for six days arrived recently. They tell of their ordeal as several members fought through the storm to Coulter, where they bought an oil stove and provisions and set up headquarters in a Pullman car to cook for themselves.
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Coulter
Omaha
Pullman
James Reade Convicted of Second Degree Murder
In Dubuque a jury returns a verdict of murder in the second degree for James Reade in the case tied to the earlier killing of Policeman Norton. The case drew wide statewide interest. Also, President Roosevelt appoints A. C. Smith of Storm Lake as collector of internal revenue for Iowa's Northern district, replacing J. A. Sammis.
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Dubuque
James Reade
Norton
Iowa
Washington
Roosvelt
A. C. Smith
Storm Lake
Internal Revenue
J. A. Sammis
Goodfellow the Horse Aids a Fallen Man and Earns Title
A Cumberland valley lad on the Brown's Mills road befriends a riderless horse named Goodfellow. The horse carries the man with apoplexy home after fetching a physician, earning praise as an assistant surgeon. The tale ties to Naseby, a famed ancestor horse of Gen. Simpson noted for devout service and punctuality.
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Cumberland Valley
Lippincott's
Brown's
Johnnie
Goodfellow
Naseby
Great Bears Kill Sheep On Mountain Hunt
A boy spots three grizzlies hunting a herd of big horn sheep on a mountain. Two bears converge on the top, killing two sheep while a third feasts below after the herd panics and many leap to their deaths. The piece ends with note on French postal rules favoring penny postage and a new petitioning scheme.
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Wolf
Democrats in Hard Luck as Two Assembly Vacancies Loom
The diary notes two assembly vacancies for the next session one from Davis county due to the death of Representative Prevo and another from O'Brien county after auditor Bossert reports no word from G R Whitmer. Poweshiek and Wapello counties vacancies were filled at the last election Republicans forecast gains. Sac City Mrs Nancy Shelmerdine wife of James Shelmerdine pioneer dies in Sac county.
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J. F. Bossert
O’brien County
G. R. Whitmer
Sioux City
Representative Prevo
Davis County
Poweshiek
Wapello
Trio of Octogenarians Die in Mason City Area
Mason City reports three men aged 80 to 83 died recently George Roebuck Abraham Beyer father of Prof Beyer of Ames and John J Berrien at an Odd Fellows home in Marshalltown.
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Mason City
George Roebuck
Abraham Beyer
Beyer
Ames
John J. Berrien
Odd Fellows’ Orphans
Marshalltown
Iowa Central
Davenport
Charles Mason
Logan
Harrison County Farmers’ Institute
Woodbine Opera House
Sioux City
Iowa
Augustana Lutheran Synod of North America
Missouri
Sac City
Sac County
Corn Belt Meat Producers’ Association of Iowa
Burlington
S. S. McKinnon
Swiss funeral customs and mourning urn tradition described
The article explains Swiss funeral practices including black edged notices in newspapers inviting sympathy and the display of a mourning urn inside hours on a designated day. A black table with a jar is set outside the death site for visitors to leave black edged cards. Only men attend the churchyard and follow the hearse to Loot.
War and peace satire from the New York Sun
The piece mocks a world claiming universal peace as science advances armor and weapons. War correspondents debate disbanding, while Richard Chefoo O Wiggins defends coverage, joking that editors can cover suffrage events hazing and a bridge crush.
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New York Sun
Richard Chefoo O’wiggins
Dodd’s Kidney Pills Claim Diabetes Cure Proven Local Visit
Mrs. L. C. Bowers of Halo Indiana reports diabetes cure after using Dodd’s Kidney Pills claiming relief from tooth loss extreme thirst weight loss and backache with no return in three years. Advertorial note cites promise to cure kidney ailments and warns against Bright’s Disease Diabetes or Rheumatism.
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Halo
Ind
Dodd
L. C. Bowers
Bright
Cynic Quips On Old Acquaintance’s Short Life
A Puck quip notes a once familiar figure dying at an age of 05 with a jest that the man had lived no more than two minutes in a century. The remark comments on brevity and irony in a fabled encounter.
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Puck
Iwans
Agenta
Iwan Brothers
Nickel Plato Road service offers lower pre date rates
Advertisement notes reduced fares on the Nickel Plato Road for pre date service and no excess fare on any train. It promises excellent sleeping car service and directs inquiries to J. Y. Calahan at 111 Adams Street Chicago. The text includes a stray literary quote about an insurance agent and a brief Cleveland Leader remark.
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Nickel Plato Road
Eixcellent Ae
la Salle Street
Chicago
J. Y. Calahan
Adams Street
Cure a Cold in One Day Claim and Testimonials
Advertises a laxative remedy with a one day cure claim for colds and lung issues. Includes refund offer if ineffective and issuer signatures. Contains multiple testimonial snippets from named individuals and to "Piso's Cure for Consumption" attribution.
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LE. W. Grove
Pazo OintMENT Promises Cure for Piles
Advertisement notes a guaranteed cure for piles with Pazo OintMENT and a refund if not cured in 6 to 14 days. It mentions itching bleeding or protruding piles and includes a note about the druggist refund policy.
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Tribunal
American Cotton Oil Co
Arms Palace Horse
Carpence Booth
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Cudahy Packing Eases
General ‘Chemical Co
Germania Refining
Jacob Dodd Packing
William F. Jobbins Eae
St. Louis
Santa Fe
Street
Western Stable
Swift Refrigerator
Titusville Oil Works
Union Refrigerator Transit
Union Tank Ing Sess Peery
Iowa State News
Plaintiff
WM. P. Hepburn
Lumbermen Farm
France
Senate
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Matin
Chamber of Deputies
Chicago Journal
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James Shelmerdine
Pr'm's
Fidelity
Iowa State Mutual Fire
Lisbon Mutual
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Mutual
Rae
Woodard
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
America
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Samuel Pivcher Pipkin
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Signature of
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Yona Crry
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Cleveland
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Lion Coffee
Woolson Spice
Toledo
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Chas, L. Farrell
Pie Capital National Bank
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W.l.douglas
Douglas
W. L. Douging
Brockton
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Farmer
Dean
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
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Canada
OD Immigration
Ottawa
J. Brovanton
Quincy Ridg
FB. W. OH
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Ani
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Callahan Block
Mawaukee
Crawford
Kansas City
Detroit
U. B. Gov't
Iwan
Kitzhemp
MFG. CO. Phila, Fm
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