Treasury is emptied by Iowa State finances warning
Iowa authorities warn the treasury will show a large overdraft by July 1 with about 1.5 million dollars short and 4243,447 available for the first half of 3017. Expenditures may reach 45,744,988, forcing warrants bid for lack of funds. Governor Harding plans a special message and executive council conference to decide on steps to cover shortages.
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Harding
Executive Council
Govermor Harding
House and Senate Ways and Means
State Auditor
Quiner AL Willis
Treasury
Steele-Scott Contest Nears Resolution in Iowa District
The Steele Scott contest for Iowa Eleventh District Congress seats remains under review by Special Commissioner G. C. Hamilton. Democrat Tom J. Steele has overtaken Republican George C. Scott by seven votes district wide, with recounts in a few counties pending and possible fraud charges arising from Sioux City precincts.
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Sioux City
Steele
Iowa
G. C. Hamilton
Tom J. Steele
George C. Scott
Stesle
Railroads Plan Raising Rates in Iowa and Interstates
Railroads operating in Iowa plan to contest state freight and express rates and seek new interstate rates from fifteen to forty percent higher. They also aim to overturn the two cent passenger rate, proposing an interstate rate of 24 cents per mile.
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Des Moines
IoWa
May Acept Manager Plan Iowa City Proclamation
A proclamation by May or George W Koontz calls a special election for Iowa City on March 4 to decide if the city government shall be reorganized on a commission manager basis. A petition with several signatures asking for the election was filed with the mayor.
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Iowa City
George W. Koontz
Ambulance Corps Held On Border By War Orders
Sioux City Ambulance Company No 1, one of four Sioux City National Guard units on the Mexican border, was held at Brownsville on orders of Secretary Baker due to the German crisis. the force was to have returned home.
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Sioux City
Sioux City National Guard
Brownsville
Baker
Pioneer Logans Henderson Carried Freight Forty Years
Logan James Henderson aged S1, a Morrison county pioneer, died after injuries from a recent fall. He served as rail carrier and freighter from Magnolia to Logan for forty years, making many trips daily except Sundays and holidays, traveling about 100000 miles by wagon and other conveyances before moving to Mas Dolla sixty years ago.
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Logan
James Henderson
Morrison County
Henderson
Magnolia
Owenly
Mas- Dolla
May Disappoint Veterans in Iowa Fund Fight
Des Moines veterans face obstacles to a proposed 50 000 appropriation for the Vicksburg jubilee trip and 365 000 for two new buildings at the Marshalltown Soldiers Home. House committee members favor aiding locals at Marshalltown over funding the Vicksburg visit, with some suggesting 25 040 for Vicksburg and 25 000 for the home, a plan not deemed satisfactory by veterans. Col Bealer and Col Palmer oppose tasked social commission roles, while White Hill spoke to the committee.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Vicksburg Veterana
Vicksburg
Chetober
House
Marshalltown
He Krantud
Robert Johnston
Ola
Marshallore
E. J. C. Bealer
Ceder Rapids
D. J. Palmer
Social Commission
Tharize
White Hill
House Committee
Expect Federal Service Call in Tipton Infantry Mobilization
The Firetows infantry, recently mustered out, anticipates a mobilization call as National Guard orders direct units to border duty. The First Inwa Brigade, largest in Iowa, served with 1300 on border and 1150 returned. Commanding officer Col. Bartley of Tipton resides there with Majors Johnson Utley and Reidy as battalion commanders.
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Tipton
Firetows Infantry
Germany
Inwa
Lows
Col
Bartley
Flint Iowa
Johnson, Utley
Reidy
Water famine threatens Des Moines area and nearby cities
State officials warn a water shortage threatens Des Moines area and four Iowa cities as shortages force hauling water to Rathbun and Bidwell mines, with delays in new Indianola system and pumps starting.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Railroad Commission
Ottumwa Junction
Rathbuo
Bidwell
Indianola
Panora Seeks State Normal School Bill
Senator Foster of Guthrie Center introduces a bill in the Behale for a 315000 appropriation to establish a state normals school at Panora. The plan claims no buildings or equipment costs, offering instead a complete campus valued at over 100000 with two main buildings laboratories library gymnasiums and all facilities to run the proposed school.
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Panora
Foster
Guthrie Center
Senator Foster
State of Iowa
Death Reveals Last Son From Unionville Family
The body of Clarence Stanley, who died in General Pershing's expedition near Deming New Mexico, returned to Unionville after twenty eight years of search by his family. He was the eldest of five children of Squire and Mrs. W. H. Stamey and had graduated from Unionville schools before vanishing at age twenty.
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Clarence Stanley
Deming
Pershing
Squire
W. H. Stamey
Unionville
Appanoose County
Youde
Dentistry Clinic and Alumni Meet in Iowa City Event
A motion picture exhibit on modern dental methods will feature at the dentistry clinic and alumni meeting of the College of Dentistry at the State University in Iowa City on March 7. The program includes war zone images, face muscle demonstrations, and demonstrations by prominent doctors with displays of dental apparatus by exhibitors.
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Towa City
College of Genotistry
Unoiversity
Hury
Iowan Prize Sutter Maker Contest At Iowa State College
The sixth annual dairy convention at Iowa State College gathers seven or more smith dealers. Butter judging sees twenty tubs exchanged with winners: first prize BO CL Vlingis of Monty, second Julius Ramsey Myrele, third A Rasmussen Octer fall Sinn, fourth PLD Warner Northwood, sixth James Grieg Brookings plus other entries.
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Iowa
Towa State College
Ture Cau
BO CL Vlingis
Monty
Towo
Julius Ramsey
Myrele
Mian
A. Ragmussen
Octerfall
Sinn
Tilrd
PLD Warner
Northwood
California Syrup of Figs Ad for Children
Vintage ad touts California Syrup of Figs as a gentle, effective laxative for all ages, claiming it cleanses the liver and bowels. It appeals to mothers to replace castor oil and calomel, urging readers to ask for the 51-cent bottle with clear directions for babies to adults.
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California
Cars Penetrate the Desert in Egyptian Campaigns
In the desert the car and camel share the workload as war demands push supply lines forward. W T Massey notes the car convoy system moves on fixed timetables, meets 90 miles apart loads, and endures long desert treks with planks and ropes for towing. Vehicles, mostly American made, face sand and heat. British cars suffer wear as parts migrate to other motors.
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Fou Sre
Minny
W. T. Massey
London Telegraph
America
Not Served There Coat Applicant Angers Couple
In a Ladies' Home Journal tale, an applicant for a coat is described as tidy but insolent in appearance. Jones and his wife debate hiring her, weighing her reputation for cooking against their dislike for her looks and temperament.
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Ladies' Home Journal
Jonea
Jones
Gar this ector make a situattos
Grammatically unsure fragment hints at a disrupted scene with unclear speakers and a tense mood. The text appears garbled with partial words and mistranscriptions, lacking concrete names, places, or events to anchor a clear summary.
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Cerrainis
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