Iowa News Briefs from Des Moines to Burlington
Summary of Iowa items: saloon petition tensions in Des Moines with fundraisers for and against. typhoid fever outbreak with cases at Mercy and Methodist hospitals and water or filth investigation. Mrs. Petty sues for $15,000 and separation. two Thanksgiving deaths near Fort Dodge from horse kick and heart failure. Elkton child killed by a thrown stone in a quarrel between neighbors. Cedar Rapids barbers with mislabeled “Hair Tonic” bottles. General Federation of Women’s Clubs opposes woman suffrage. 14-year-old Edward Shroud critically injured while teaching rifle shell ejection. Worth Brothers and S Larson set a Mississippi buffalo fish record worth $6,000. Edward Richards robbed near Des Moines Union Depot. Theodore Street located in Creston after Burlington disappearance. Burlington police seeking fleeing parents.
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Des Moines
Citizens and Business Men’s Association
Mercy Hospital
Methodist Hospital
City Health Department
Charles Petty
A. D. Petty
Petty
Fort Dodge
John Drake
Roslyn
William Myers
James Butts
Elkton
William Doss
Butts
Doss
Doas
Cedar Rapids
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Colfax
Shiek
Wyoming
Federation
Edward Shroud
Jessup
Worth Brothers
S. Larson
McGregor
Mississippi
E. C. Richards
Buxton
Union Depot
Theodore Leslie Street
Burlington
Creston
Knowlton
Ahele
Happenings in and around town this week
M M Rogers visited his old home near Oskaloosa 334 miles southeast of town on Monday. Judge Gamble and Judge Nichols were honored at a farewell banquet in Adel last Thursday evening. Mrs. John E. Christ of Des Moines visited her parents and sisters Monday. Judge Gamble finished his term at Indianola and returned home Friday. Mrs HJ McDonald of Des Moines visited relatives over Sunday. Ed Hixson, hospitalized in Des Moines then at J R Cline home in Knoxville, suffers bone erysipelas on the left shin. Clyde Wall, three, ill with pneumonia since Sunday. Charles Caffrey, wife and niece Agnes Caffrey with Des Moines friends for Thanksgiving. Bertha Cooper to teach in Harvey primary department starting next Monday. Frank V Reaver and wife visiting Carl Reaver’s family in Eldora. Mrs J K Beem and daughter to Attica for Mary Rose illness. Dr A J Nossaman and family visiting J S Harding family. Nossaman is daughter of late P C Welch. Ira McAllister burned, missing most fingernails after accident while loading corn shocks. pipe lighting worsened injuries. weeks to recover.
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M. M. Rogers
Oskaloosa
L. N. Haya
Judge Gamble
Nichols
Adel
John E. Christ
Des Moines
Gamblé
Indianola
H. J
Ed. Hixson
Ray Cline
Plymouth
J R. Cline
Knoxville
Clyde
Ollie Wall
Charles Caffrey
Agnes Caffrey
Bertha Cooper
Harvey
Frank V. Reaver
Carl Reaver
Eldora
J. K. Beem
Adam Keenig
Attica
Mary Rose
Beem
Koenig
A. J. Nossaman
J. S. Harding
Nossaman
P. C. Welch
Marion County
Mahaska County
Ira McAllister
Ben Sherwood
Petition circulates to oppose Panama tax in Acadia Parish
A Crowley Louisiana dispatch reports Acadia parish voters are urged to register to vote against the Panama Exposition tax. The petition asserts state and New Orleans assessments total about 204 million and 231 million dollars, with annual interest over ten years totaling about 280 thousand dollars, leaving six and a half million owed at 4 percent. Sentiment on taxation is divided, and proponents plan to drive the petition forward.
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New Orleans
Times- Democrat
Crowley
Acadia Parish
Panama
Parish of
Orleans
No bid on bonds of New Orleans stalls major upgrade
New Orleans faces a stalled seven million dollar sewerage and water bond issue as local buyers fail to purchase the bonds. Despite bank negotiations and legislative aid, the city board of liquidation met without bids, risking delay to the city’s vital municipal improvement project and the prospect of funding a forthcoming exposition. Mayors and city attorneys issued statements explaining the situation as finance officials reassessed options.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
San Francisco
Crescentity
Hibernia Bank and Trust Company
Wehrman
I. D. Monre
Interstate Bank
Trust Company
California Fair Deal in Panama Exposition Clash
The dispute over hosting the 1915 Panama Exposition pits New Orleans and San Francisco against each other with claims of primacy and funding. While avoiding favoritism, the Gallup New Mexico Republican urges a fair share for the West and California in particular. The Napa Register notes that the overall coast would benefit from a sensible decision.
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California
New Orleans
San Francisco
West
Gallup
N. M
Expansion and Management Benefit to the Pacific
A contested view argues that proper expansion and management offer vast benefit beyond narrow gains. Proponents claim coordinated policy across nations could unlock economic growth and stability for the Pacific region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
San Francisco Boosters Plan Budget-Friend Exposition
The boosters will fund the proposed exposition with a large private fund, paying all bills without government aid. The move aims to win public support for the event and showcase San Francisco in a bold, self-reliant push.
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el San Francisco
America
San Francisco
Omaha Bee
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