Treasury Shortfall Forces State to Seek Measures
The Iowa treasury faces an overdraft of about 1.5 million dollars for the first month of 14?13, with total available funds around 4,226.48. Officials study options as Governor Harding plans to send an emergency measure and consults with executive leaders and legislative committees on how to cover the deficit.
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Mattarie
Wade
Harding
Executive Council
House
Senate
Site Auditore Department
General Assembly
Quincy A. Willis
IowaLegislature Debates Textbook and Tuition Reforms
The Iowa General Assembly considers McFarlane bill changes requiring 18 percent freeholders to petition for a special election on free text books, replacing 33 1 3 percent. Grason bill hikes township tuition payments for high schools, with $4 monthly in smaller cities and $6 in larger ones. Harding signs dry amendment and senator Wilson proposes Oct 15, 1917 election. Senate opposes 50-foot road width. highway bill shifts inspector duties to Iowa State College. Quail and prairie chicken seasons debated. Gov Harding backs W C Iager to board of education.
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McFarlane
HR. P
House Schools Committee
Atty
Tucker
Clinton
Freeholders Aa
Graton
Grason
Harding
Secretary of State
Thirty-seventh
General Assembly
Senate
House
Temperance Forces
Wilson
Iowa
Chase
Senate Highway Committee
Frank Pellett
Atlantic
Iowa State College
May Adopt Manager Plan for Iowa City Vote
A proclamation by Mayor George W. Koontz sets a special election in Iowa City on March 5 to decide if the city should be reorganized on a commission manager basis. A petition with signatures requested the election, filed with the mayor. Ambulance Corps Held On Border in Sioux City. Ambulance company No. 1, a Sioux City unit on the Mexican border, is held at Brownsville by orders of Secretary Baker due to the German crisis.
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Bronx City
C. C. Hamilton
Tom J. Steele
George C. Scott
Steele
Sioux City
Iowa City
George W. Koontz
Sionx City
Sioux City National Guard
Brownsville
Baker
Carried Mail Forty Years, Logan Pioneer Dies
James Henderson aged 81, a pioneer of Harrison Bounty and Logan mail service, died after a fall while shuttling during a long career. He logged decades of trips, including Sunday journeys, totaling extensive mileage in service to the line.
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Logan
James Henderson
Harrison Bounty
Henderson
Farmers duty to nurture soil for future generations
Speech argues farmers should treat land as a long term investment, leaving soil more productive for future owners. It contrasts land stewards who improve soil with those who deplete it, labeling the latter as thieves and urging every farmer to commit to productive farming for national wealth.
Rights of the next owner and unborn generations
The piece questions land policy and a farmer’s duty to future generations asking whether heirs will inherit a richer land or face a poorer legacy. It frames a personal test of honesty to provide descendants with what one received. Also includes a dietary tip on constipation and a Chamberlain’s Tablets advertisement.
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America
Got The Money Where Is It In Banks Or Borrowers
A reflective regional commentary questions where wealth resides in society. It contrasts banks and borrowers with the ordinary family struggling to afford basic staples. The piece probes the distribution of money and the burden of debt on working households amid high living costs.
Wages and envy shift among the people in longing for wealth
A reflection on wages being low while wealth concentrates in few hands. The speaker laments the average earner’s poverty and the allure of a golden stream of riches, expressing a desire to join “the people” who hold wealth.
Begged Borrowed Bagged and Stolen Editorial Riff
A satirical column burlesques politics and high society as it mocks nonpartisan elections and the Astor widow testimony about costs of raising an heir. It jokes about expenses, delinquent subscribers, and personal purchases while noting a lack of sensational items in the current issue.
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John Jacob Astor
Kickapoo Worm Killer Promises Quick Relief
Thousands of children suffer from worms that sap vitality and cause irritability. Kickapoo Worm Killer claims to kill and remove worms and improve overall health. If a child eats sporadically, cries in sleep, or grinds teeth, see a druggist for Kickapoo Worm Killer.
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