State regulation of fire insurance rates and rating bureaus
After July 4 the new law makes it illegal for agents to rebating premiums or discriminate between similar risks. It requires rates and schedules filed with the state to be applied by rating bureaus and allows property owners to obtain surveys to fix construction defects and reduce hazard. If a rate is deemed discriminatory, an appeal to the Insurance Department can lead to a non discriminatory rate, with court appeal possible. The Supreme Court decision treats fire insurance as public and subject to rate regulation alongside utilities, though mutuals not writing mercantile risks face the law only in other respects. The law bans deviations from bureau rates but allows fifteen day filing notices for variations applied uniformly to like risks.
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State Insurance Department
Insurance Department
United States Supreme Court
Kansas
Sprott
Chautauqua closes with varied final programs
The chautauqua season closed after Wednesdays program featuring Col Shields on hunter threats to birds. Thursdays program included readings by Miss Rena Gilman whistling and bird song by Wm Lowry and lectures by Senator J G Camp of Georgia. Miss Gilman also impressed with The Girl of the Golden West reading in the evening.
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Colonel Shields
Rena Gilman
Wm. . Lowry
J. G. Camp
Georgia
Farmers Taking a Hand in Prohibition Campaign
Successful Farming of Des Moines leads a broad assault on whiskey selling and use. Mr Meredith and editors attack the liquor trade from commercial, industrial and moral angles. The magazine, with nearly a million circulation among farmers, supports dry laws nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Rim
Des Moines
Meredith
Farmine
Squirrel Policy Sparks Debate on Birds and Nuisance
Iowa Farmer letter argues squirrels harm bird nests and young by Burgess influence, condemns legal protection of squirrels while calling for extermination in parks, claiming birds provide insect control and beauty and noting natural predators protect nests.
Church Services and Park Service Highlight
Bible school begins at 9 30 a.m with a class for you. Worship at 10 45 a.m features a sermon on True Freedom. New members receive a hand of fellowship and the Lord's Supper is observed. Evening service combines with nearby churches in the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church Bible School
Union Park Service Set At 7 15 P M
City churches plan a union service in the park next Sunday evening at 7 15 led by Rev B F Brink man. Outdoor meetings have been a popular feature for several years and organizers hope for a strong turnout to begin the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
B. F. Brinkman
Hand of Death Ver Steeg Brother Dies in Portland
Ver Steeg of this city learns Monday of his brother John Ver Steeg death in Portland Oregon at age 78 years 7 months 2 days He was an early local settler living near New Sharon later westward He leaves two sons and two daughters Also noted is the death of Mrs John Klein oldest resident of Pella at 97 Funeral was at the Home with Rev W Beckering and Rev J Wesseling and burial at Team cemetery southwest of Pella.
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Ver Steeg
D. Ver Steeg
John Ver Steeg
Portland
Oregon
New Sharon
Pella
Ver Steég
John Klein
Chicago
Herman de Bondt
Kellogg
Wm. Beckering
J. Wesseling
Post Office Holiday Hours Notice
On Monday July 5th there will be no city or rural delivery. Windows will be open for distribution of mail from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and again from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Collections will be made from street letter boxes according to the holiday hours marked on them. L. F. Bousquet, P. M.
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L. F. Bousquet
P. M
Farmer Bill Turner Known For Bold Farm Innovations
Bill Turner, a lifelong farmer with no schooling, built a fortune by taking risks and adopting new methods. He bought a tool machine to load hay and a gasoline saw to chop wood, improving output and butter production. His success contrasted with neighbors who mocked him as his methods boosted farm profits and his wife later enjoyed a silk dress and car.
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Bill
Bill Turner
Smith
Taylor County, Enquirer
Meteors Clinch 11-3 Victory Over Oskaloosa in Afternoon Tilt
Pella baseball team defeated Oskaloosa 11 to 3 on Central College field after a four o'clock start due to a campus event. Joph Van Arkel opened with a first inning homer, Lankelma pitched for Pella, Kuyper caught, while Shoemaker and Cramer led the Oskaloosa battery. The Meteors chased seven runs in one inning late, and also plated runs in the second, seventh, and eighth.
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Oskaloosa
Pella
Central College Athletic Field
J.oph
van Arkel
Lankelma
Kuyper
Oskaloosa Battery
Shoemaker
Cramer
German vendetta quotes spark Anglophobia in The Baptist Times
A German paper quoted to illustrate anti English sentiment declares Germans vow a national vendetta. The Melrose high school baccalaureate in Boston was preached by Dr P H McDowell on June 20 and reported in shorthand by the Free Press. Miss Antonia Braam left for Chicago for a short visit and a Christian Endeavor convention.
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Melrose High School
Boston
P. H. McDowell
Free Press
Antonia Braam
Chicago
Christian Endeavor
Bonds Sell At Auction For New High School
The board sold 48,000 five per cent bonds to finance the new high school. Four bidders participated: Iowa Loan and Trust Co Des Moines Harris Trust and Savings Bank Chicago Wells and Dickey Minneapolis and I M Bechtel Co Davenport. Bechtel and Harris raised bids above par until Bechtel dropped out. final premium was 1286 above par about 2.5 percent. Bonds dated July 1 1915 run twenty years. Construction progress noted with basement water issues easing.
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Iowa Loan and Trust Co
Des Moines
Harris Trust and Savings Bank
Chicago
Wells and Dickey
Minneapolis
I.M. Bechtel Co
Davenport
Harris Co
Bechtel
van Spanckern
Medical Association Meets in Pella for Summer Session
The Marion County Medical Association met in Pella on Thursday afternoon June 24 for their summer meeting. Attendees included Drs. Cornell and Cornell Wright and Finarty from Knoxville Dr. Bridgeman of Columbia and Dr. S. W. Thomas of Newbern from outside Pella and Drs. Aschenbrenner Bos F. F. Carpenter Crew and Sybenga from Pella Visitors were Dr. G. E. Saunders and Dr. Cook of Des Moines Afternoon papers on Heart Diseases Ear Troubles Significance of Abdominal Pains and Summer Diarrhea in Infants were read The group dined at Mrs J P Welle's and shared a social time Drs Cornell Finarty and Bridgman were escorted by their wives to Pella.
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Medical Association
Marion County Medical Association
Pella
Cornell
Wright
Finarty
Knoxville
Bridgeman
Columbia
S. W. Thomas
Newbern
Aschenbrenner
Bos
F. F. Carpenter
Crew
Sybenga
G. E. Saunders
Cook
Des Moines
Saunders
Dr. Cook
J. P. ‘Welle
Bridgman
Reckless Fireworks Use Warned in City
City officials warn that boys and young people are increasingly reckless with fireworks and torpedoes. Anyone found discharging fireworks or throwing torpedoes on sidewalks streets or public places will face a fine under city penalties.
TO CLOSE ON MONDAY INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY IN PELLA
Most business houses in Pella will close on Monday for Independence Day. There will be no citywide celebration, but a ball game is expected in the afternoon. Many residents will stay home, visit friends, or travel to nearby towns for the holiday.
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Pella
Summer School and Normal Training Starts July 12
The second term of the Summer School and Special Normal Training at Central College begins Monday July 12. It offers six week Normal Training for teachers to meet twelve weeks required by law and credit of three points for salary estimation. College or high school students may make up work to enter September regular year.
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Central College
Tipping Law Goes Into Effect July Fourth
The anti tipping law passed by the last legislature takes effect July 4 with penalties for both the giver and receiver. The piece argues it will hardly affect industrial life in Pella where fair value payments are customary and gratuities are rare, offering relief to travelers who previously felt obliged to conform to outside customs.
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Pella
No Tipping Law Targets Hotels and Transport Emloyees
A new law makes tipping illegal for employees of hotels restaurants bars and other public places and for those in passenger transportation. It imposes misdemeanors with fines from five to twenty five dollars and up to thirty days in jail for accepting or soliciting tips. It also punishes those who give tips and requires posted notices reading No Tipping Allowed.
Sour skim milk proves calves thrive in heat say farmers
Department of agriculture reports experiments feeding 22 Holstein Jersey and Guernsey calves show sour skim milk yields as rapid gains as sweet milk in warm weather. Winter results are less favorable but no digestive issues or scours occurred from abrupt switches. Cleanly produced milk is essential to prevent disease.
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Department of Agrculture
Department of Agriculture
Jerseys
Guernseys
Weekly Weather Forecast for June 28, 1915
The week showed below normal average temperature and precipitation but heavy showers caused crop damage in spots. Algona recorded 4.46 inches on the 23rd. hail fell in northern Poweshiek and Des Moines counties on the 25th. Overall, conditions favored farm work with rapid corn growth and good yields in hay and truck crops. Harvest of fall wheat and rye began in extreme south. haying improved. GEO. M. CHAPPEL, Director.
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Algona
Poweshiek
Des Moines
Geo. M. Chappel
Milton couple visit relatives in Pella and Oskaloosa
Mr and Mrs H A Scott of Milton visited at the home of Rev and Mrs F N Byram in Pella the first of this week. They traveled to Oskaloosa Monday to help care for Mrs Scott's sister Miss Belle Byram in a hospital there. Mr and Mrs J G Vander Pol were visitors in Des Moines on Monday.
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H. A. Scott
Milton
Pella
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Travers‘Wick Symphonic Orchestra
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America
Iowa
Gardner
Reformed Church
Liberty Bell
Phila
DEATH
Klein
BASE
Braves Pella
Meteors
Prairie City
Joe Boyd
the Baptist Times and Freeman
London
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