Prohibition Amendment Debated by Iowa Law Group
Iowa amendment supporters press that the 1882 prohibition clause remains valid despite a supreme court ruling. The Iowa Constitutional Amendment Association seeks test cases to reverse the court and may sue Des Moines Brewing for enforcing the prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Supreme Court
Iowa Constitutional Amendment Association
Des Moines Brewing Company
High Court
Iowa Freight Rates Reform and Health Notes
Iowa rail commission faces criticism over new rate simplification ruling with decimal removal. It also cuts drainage tile minimums and lowers bridge builder shipping costs. Health board reports infantile paralysis in multiple counties, with cases and pig infections in Calhoun. Separate actions include new trial plea in a melon privilege case and amendments in auto liability insurance suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Railroad Commission
Iowa
State Board of Health
Lytton
Calhoun County
J. H. Phillips
New Sharon
Guilford H. Sumner
The
Health Board
New Thaft
District Court
E. G. Gooch
E.&. Fields
Iowa State Department of Agriculture
Hugh Brennan
State Fair Board
Brennan
Gooch and Fields
William Galloway
Waterloo
Hush Murder Trial Opens in Rush Case
Justice moved swiftly in the murder trial of Mrs. Aleta Rush for her husband’s death. The jury, largely young married men, heard opening statements by State and defense as witnesses testified to minor details. The State claims premeditated murder tied to a business relationship with Miss Warner.
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Hampton
Aleta Rush
S. A. Clock
Rush
Miss Warner
Man Suspect in Sun Purchase Forge Draft In Iowa
A man calling himself John G Manning tried to buy the Sun newspaper in Shannon City from Horace E Greeley. He produced a forged New York bank draft for 250 dollars, cashed at Grand River after endorsement, then paid 10 dollars, kept the rest, and vanished. The bank in New York has declared the draft a forgery.
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Creston
John G. Manning
Shannon City
The
Sun
Horace E. Greeley
Manning
New York
Mr. Greeley
Grand River
Greeley
New York Bank
Rejected Suitor Found Dead Near Cedar Rapids
Marion B. Stoker, 27, a commercial traveler from Iowa City, killed himself after a second rejection by Lenora Sutton a nurse at the university hospital. He was found near Palo along the Rock Island railroad with body mutilations and a note instructing to inform Sutton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Lenora Sutton
University Hospital
Cay
Marion B. Stoker
Palo
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Homeopathic Hospital
Brown Seeks Department Commander Post With G. A. R.
Des Moines October 13 Captain John D Brown of Leon former senator in the last general assembly announces his candidacy for department commander of the G A R to succeed Captain Lot Abraham. Brown’s life was saved during the war by Abraham.
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John D. Brown
Leon
Lot Abraham
Des Moines
General Assembly
Abraham
Captain Brown
Lfe
Dickson Indicted for Arson in Dubuque
Dubuque on Oct 13 reports John Dickson indicted by the grand jury for arson in the Dubuque Casket company's lumber yards fire. Also note Max Brenton sails from Havelock to Rochester for a title bout with Walt Keegan next Monday night for the 125-pound championship.
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Havelock
Max Brenton
Rochester
N. Y
Walt Keegan
WII Dedicate Court House in Logan
Partial arrangements for the formal opening of the $100,000 court house in Logan on November 3 have been made. The opening ceremonies will be conducted by the citizens of the town.
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WII
Court House
Logan
Alleged Barnum Robber Arraigned in Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge records show F. M. Lee bound over to the grand jury under a $5,000 bond after his arraignment. The case is set for the November term of court stemming from the initial robbery.
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Fort Dodge
F. M. Lee
Grand
Raise School Tax Levy In Marshalltown
Marshalltown records show this year’s tax levy for schools set at 171,228 dollars. City taxes will total 79,000 dollars.
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Marshalltown
Protection of Animals Bill Marks Public Opinion Shift
The article notes the royal assent to the protection of animals bill, detailing its aims to prevent cruel treatment and inspect traps, with penalties for poison. It cites Britain’s large dog population, licensing trends, and increased canine welfare efforts including shelters, veterinary care, and dog shows.
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London
Great Britain
Board of Agriculture
Inland Revenue Department
Britain
England
Scotland
Wales
York
Married Twice in One Day Shocks Memphis Bride
In Memphis Tennessee a girl Elizabeth Shipp reportedly married two men in a single February 12 1908 day. She wed Harrig Butler then shortly after to Joseph Rolfes. Butler denied consent and Rolfes sued for divorce alleging desertion. The court nullified the Butler marriage for lack of consummation and issued an injunction restraining Butler from visiting the girl.
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Memphia
Tenn
Joseph Rolfes
Rolfes
Elizabeth Shipp Rolfes
Elzabeth Shipp
Harrig Butler
Butler
Man in Tax Quagmire Finds One House Two Cities
South Orange resident Wilbur F. Wriggins faces a tax dilemma as Newark and South Orange dispute his home’s location. He eats in South Orange and dies in Newark, with bills from both towns and conflicting maps claiming two homes on a single parcel.
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Mr. Wriggins
South Orange
Newark, N. J
N. J
Wilbur F. Wriggins
Holland Road
Newark
Wriggins
Windlass Seine for Carp to Clear Spokane Lakes
Bartholemew Bros of St Louis will haul 5400 feet long and 40 wide seine by windlass to remove carp from Spokane county lakes. Catches of trout bass and other game fish will be returned to water while carp shipments to St Louis Kansas City Chicago and other eastern cities total over fifty refrigerator cars. A state officer and J A Uhlig county fish and game warden will oversee protections. The carp have reportedly destroyed billions of trout eggs in recent years.
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Spokane
Wash
Bartholomew Bros
St. Louis
Kansas City
Chicago
J. A. Uhlig
One Hour for the Kickers in Burlington Mayor’s Open Office
Mayor Charles P Farner in Burlington New Jersey runs a nightly kicking department from 7 30 to 8 30 pm to hear citizens grievances and review how laws are enforced He promotes open door policy for all residents promising access under the commission plan of government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
N. J
Commission
Charles P. Farner
Farner
Functional Ethics and the New Biology of Morality
A speaker at the Fellowship club argues that twentieth century morality must be functional not rationalist, grounded in biology and human life functions. He asserts ethics derive from body functions and social roles, stressing adaptation, progress, and duties to self and community across labor, home, school, and church.
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Schopenhauer
Isles
Fellowship Club
Tufts
University of Chicago
Foster
Hfo
Henry Drummond
Purpose in Life and Pleasure in Duty
Rev. W. H. Rich of Macon argues that God designs each man with a place for pleasure but the highest joy comes from having a purpose in life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Rich
Baptist
Macon
Luther Portrait Reveals Luther’s Strong Heart and Faults
A San Francisco Methodist minister praises Martin Luther as having a rugged unyielding character with faults tempered by a large, loving heart. The note emphasizes moral strength and deep conviction as core to Luther’s achievement.
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Iowa Amendment Association
State Dairy and Food Department
Council Bluffs
W. B. Barney
Barney
Crescent City
Jacob Pepitoni
Michael E. Flynn
Mr. Flynn
Wabash Railroad Company
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Wabash
Mason City
Clear Lake
State House
New Iowa
Clarion Investment Company
Clarion
Farmers’ Co-operative Grain and Live Stock Company
Cedar Point
Starkweather
Minnesota
Railroad Commission Acts
George Cosson
American Fidelity Insurance Company
John Bleakly
Elizabeth Shepard
Rhode Island
A. Chantland
Badger
W. A. Flock
Frank Hess
Davenport
J. D Kneedler
Sioux City
J. H. Morrell
Ottumwa
O. L. Overturf
Dumont
A. N. Stimpson
E. W. van Duyn
State Commissioner of Labor
J. H. Strief
Iowa Federation of Labor
Labor Assembly
Examiner
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal
Hague
Nolland
Andrew Carnegie
Stranger
Shannon City Sun
Garner
Shire
Lancashire
Middlesex
Brixton
Hyde Park
Chicago “Loop
Exchange and
Erie Avenues
Morgan Collins
South
Captain Collins
Los Angeles
Moss
Kickers
New Jersey
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