Cigarette Tax Law Upheld in Marshalltown Case
District court Judge Burnam ruled the cigarette tax act constitutional and that dealers property and buildings used for sales may be attached for tax. The American Tobacco Company plans an appeal as Muscatine cases may follow. Bond-backed injunctions previously blocked tax collection. decision aligned with U S Supreme Court ruling affirming validity.
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Burnam
Marshalltown
American Tobacco Company
District Court
Muscatine
Secon
Clymer Coldren
Herman Gremmer
Cook-Musser State Bank and Trust Company
R. E. Hodge
United States Supreme Court
Tennessee
Towa
Supreme Court
Journal
Iowa
Marshalltown Woman Celebrates 1024th Birthday Milestone
Miss Jane Smith of Marshalltown celebrated her 1024th birthday yesterday, likely making her the oldest woman in the state. Despite her years, she remains active and enjoys the occasion with cheer and vigor.
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Jane Smith
Marshalltown
Iowa
Dogs Sold to Indians in Sioux City
Sioux City, Iowa. On Saturday Dog Catcher Cruickshank sold four wagon loads of dogs to Indians. The four loads made thirty two unclaimed cars. Over five hundred dogs have been disposed of to Indians this period. They consider them a delicacy and eat them in quantity.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Cruickshank
Brown sued over alleged political meddling in sheriff race
William C. Brown, a Democrat from Chariton, is named in a new suit claiming he urged Mose Sargent to spend on defeating Republican John W. Mauk in the sheriff primary. Sargent seeks 24.99 dollars, Brown allegedly refused payment, and similar suits reportedly hinge on this case.
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Chariton
William C. Brown
John W. Mauk
Brown
Mose Sargent
Mauk
Sargent
Cattle Thieves Supposedly Drive Grobe Herd Toward Chicago
Council Bluffs on June 12 reports Henry Grobe a wealthy Pottawattamie county farmer lost thirty three head of fat cattle from his pasture. Investigation indicates cattle were stolen two or three nights earlier and driven toward Yorkshire on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line likely shipped to Chicago with possible routes to Sioux City via Manila or South Omaha. Tracks show cattle moved along county roads between James Yorktownships north toward Minden. A man with a dog seen driving cattle matching the missing herd through Minden. Grobe valued the herd at 2500 dollars.
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Council Bluffs
Henry Grobe
Pottawattamie County
Yorkshire
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Chicago
Sioux City
Manila
South Omaha
James
York Townships
Minden
Grobe
Buffaloed Out Of About $9,000 In Iowa Falls
A. M. Mott, a Franklin county cattle raiser, is said to be buffaloed out of $9,000. He sent orders to his Cerro Gordo stock farm manager Don Leondegan to ship stock to a Chicago firm for settlement in Buffalo. Leondegan reportedly shipped to a different firm and did not meet Mott, who now hunts the man holding the money.
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Iowa Falls
Iowa State Auctioneers Elect Marshall President
The Iowa State Auctioneers association closed a two days session in Marshalltown Iowa electing D. B. Marshall of Mount Ayr as president. The meeting concluded yesterday with officials set for the coming year.
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Marshalltown
Iowa State Auctioneers’ Association
D. B. Marshall
Mount Ayr
Farmer commits death by own action near Davenport
Davenport Iowa June 12 Thomas Swhnecloth a Lincoln township farmer aged 58 shot himself after a long illness. The death was by his own hand and occurred Monday near Davenport Iowa.
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Davenport
Thomas Swhnecloth
Lincoln Township
Shooting Drama Ends in Fatal Shot in Moline
In Davenport on June 12 news reports a performer named David Burlin was accidentally shot during the war drama Santiago presented in Moline Friday night. The injury is described as perhaps fatally resulting from the onstage incident.
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Davenport
Santiago
Moline
David Burlin
Iowa State Democratic Convention Called for August 21
Des Moines announces a state convention on August 21 at 10 a.m. chaired by G. H. Huffman and A. E. Jackson. It will elect 1,245 delegates from counties gaining two delegates each plus one per 200 votes and a fraction of 100 for Bryan in 1900. Delegates will nominate candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, Supreme Court judge, superintendent of public instruction, and railroad commissioner.
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Des Moines
Iowa
G. H. Huffman
A. E. Jackson
Democratic State Central Committee
Democratic Party
Pate
Supreme Court
W. J. Bryan
Iowa Man Has No Use for Money
Abraham Slimmer, a possible millionaire, tells B F Wright at Waverly Iowa that if he could give away all his wealth in 1901 and end with only $50 he would deem the new century the happiest. He says wealth earned from the masses should be returned to them in the form that promises the greatest blessing, regardless of denomination, sex, or color.
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Charles City
Abraham Slimmer
B. F. Wright
Waverly
Iowa
Wright
Mr. Slimmer
They Were Crazy for a Drink They Were Crazy for a Drink
Ottumwa Iowa June 12 The Wade brothers killed themselves drinking lemon extract in Seymour a dry town where liquor was banned The lemon extract craze grew after the deaths and the Wades store stock was exhausted with about 100 bottles bought Saturday They died within hours after showing poisoning symptoms despite medical aid
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Ottumwa
Wade Brothers
Seymour
Wades
Forty Counties Have Held Convention
Des Moines reports forty Republican county conventions in Iowa selecting 609 of 1,641 delegates for the Cedar Rapids state convention on August 7. Most delegates favor Harriman on first ballot. Cummins support clustered in several counties. Dates for remaining conventions listed district by district. complex instructing patterns noted.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
A. B. Cummins
Harriman
John Herriott
Senator Trewin
Major Sanger
Greene
Pocahontas
Cherokee
Clinton
Jasper
Hamilton
Marion
Keokuk
Adair
Jefferson
Mahaska
Scott
Audubon
Louisa
Allamakee
Delaware
Taima
Washington
Cedar
Warren
Pottawattamie
Ilowa
Henry
Wapello
Jefferson County
Lee
David Brant
Cummins
Iowa Epworth league picks Rock Island route for California trip
Iowa Epworth leaguers plan a daylight July 8 train journey to California for the international meeting. The Des Moines transportation committee chose the Rock Island route and will pick up delegations along the way across the state.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Epworth
Wing dam raises Dubuque uproar over river works
Citizens in Dubuque protest a new wing dam designed to divert water into the channel at the draw bridge. Officials fear it will ruin local interests, fill the ice harbor, and block the levee. Mayor Berg asks aid. Senator Allison telegrams to Secretary Root, Colonel McKenzie, and Major Town to stop construction.
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Dubuque
Berg
Allison
War Root
Colonel McKenzie
Major Townsend
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E. P, Day
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