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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1916
Page
6
A Iowa Supreme Court ruling endorses equal suffrage following a dispute over votes in Des Moines on establishing a municipal court. Justice Byron W. Preston writes that women should have equal voice at the polls and predicts progress toward full citizenship and a more republican government.
The article records pro suffrage views from Sioux City Union Advocats and Nevada Representative. It argues votes for women are inevitable, cites historical progress in suffrage, and notes organized labor backing equal suffrage while Iowa readies a June vote.
The Iowa campaign for equal suffrage draws strong local and visiting support. Carrie Chapman Catt, a former Iowan and suffrage president, will headline speeches in major cities along with other allied leaders now based in California Oregon and Wisconsin. A Canadian vote on woman suffrage may follow a British Columbia referendum with Premier Bowser praising wartime contributions by women and arguing for franchise extension after 1917.
Statistics suggest higher literacy correlates with opposition to equal suffrage. Iowa, with the lowest illiteracy rate, is expected to deliver a strong pro suffrage showing at the June primary per the Dubuque Times Journal.
Mrs. J. W. Griffin of Pocahontas dies at home aged 58. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. White return from extended southern and western trip seeking health benefits. Geo. Mick buys Potter residence in Havelock and will move to town. Rural carriers wait for Havelock mail. Mrs. Anna Toland dies in Fonda aged 80, survived by six children. Delegations plan May 11 tour speak on women’s suffrage in Fonda. Homeroy pool hall fined for animals. street crime fines noted. Fonda debate team defeats Redford Tech. goal to win state title. Humboldt invests in $4,000 fire vehicle. Sells-Floto Circus set for Fort Dodge with Willard and Gotch appearances.
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