Supreme court ends Jones county case in Martelle record
The Iowa Supreme Court reversed a lower ruling in Peet v. Eaton and Martelle, upholding a finding that former mayor G L Eaton improperly received $7.90 for labor and that the town council had no authority to pay related costs and attorney fees. The decision remanded to enjoin further payments and emphasized prohibitions on officer self remuneration. The issue arose from disputed town finances during Eaton’s term and a later suit by Peet as taxpayer.
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Supreme Court
Jones County
Martelle
Peet
Eaton
Caffey
Taton
Haton
Stevens
New Draft Classification System Outlined for Servicemen
The article details a revised five class system for drafted men, replacing old rules. It explains a questionnaire basis for classification, with Class One covering single men and various dependents, through Class Five for officers, ministers, students, and those unfit or in nonmilitary roles.
Fatherland foe in New York Sun sparks pro American rage
The speaker denounces George Sylvester Viereck publisher of Fatherland accusing him of German loyalty while posing as American. He condemns spies who hide behind an American flag and calls for loyal Americans to stand with allies against the Kaiser in wartime.
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Tallis Parker Butler
New York Sun
George Sylvester Viereck
Fatherland
America
England
Uncle Sam
John Bull
Viereck
Marriage for money ends in comic court clash
A humorous note from the Atchison Globe recalls a case where someone married for money and did not receive it, a situation the paper says many people might enjoy witnessing.
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Atchison Globe
Iowa General Assembly Enacts Soldier Tax and Legal Benefits
The last Iowa General Assembly passed a law granting soldiers and sailors in federal service and six months after service exemption from paying bills and promissory notes. It protects them from being sued and allows trials to be paused until service ends or death. Homesteads are tax exempt during service, and other property up to 10 000 dollars if no homestead. The statute also tolls the statute of limitations while actions are stayed.
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Jones
Delaware
Dubuque
Iowa
4. V. Walter
Ames
Department of Agriculture
Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
General Assembly
United States
Resigning Iowa Rail Commission Chassell To Move To Chicago
W D Chassell resigns from the state railroad commission to join a farm mortgage company in Chicago. A longtime Iowa political figure and former LeMars editor, his departure is noted with regret as he seeks new opportunities. August H Jansen of near Wyoming sells 73 acre farm to J Rathje Jr for 15000 dollars with possession set March 1 1918.
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Cedar Rapids
W. D. Chassell
State Railroad Commission
Chicago
Chassell
Iowa
LeMars
Jawa
August H. Jansen
Wyoming
J. Rathje, Jr
Stephen Walsworth
Halsey
Onslow
Workers and Citizens Unite For War Bonds Drive
The document urges United States wage earners to support the European war effort by backing bond sales. It stresses democracy, sacrifice at home, and the need to fund supplies for troops, using a rainwater parable to encourage collective financial help from workers across factories farms and mines.
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Western Hemisphere
United States
Europe
Patriot pledge to support country with money and life
A patriotic appeal urges every American to contribute to the nation's effort, stating that loyalty means offering both life and wealth when the country asks. It frames patriotism as a sacred duty and likens the pledge to a secure investment in the United States.
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United States OF America
Patriot Lutze’s Loyalty Highlighted in Liberty Loan Letter
A. O. Lutze, a German-born American and longtime Sioux City Courier publisher, recounts his service in the Missouri militia and his life through Franco Prussian War era changes. He notes translating seven Treasury letters for the second Liberty Loan into German and publishing them in his American German-language paper.
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A. O. Lutze
Sioux City
Alsace
Lorraine
France
Charles H. Schweppe
Liberty Loan
Seventh
Federal Reserve District
Lutze
Treasury Department
Resson
Missouri
America
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Martellé
Jonas County
Co-Operative Con ‘Test Association
Jasson Viereck
Springfield Republican
Fuel Administration
Burlington
Mr. Chassell
WACGE
Workers OF the
W. B. Wilson
Labor
President Wilson
William 8. Hart
Walsworth
Towit
QO. C. Johnston
Roy D. Cooley, Auctioneer
H. Orr
Poland
China
D. C. Johnston
Roy D. Cooley
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