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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1914
Page
2
OCR fragments describe Tuckabatches and copper brass plates among tribes, world cinema like Roumania and Tripoli films, plus health and tech notes from Japan to Italy. Mentions incineration plant in Bavaria, Dumas story, kerosene in India, benzol fuel in Germany, London pavement art, and Arctic equator pole monument.
Des Moines police headquarters report sensational disclosures about the city jail under the Slater regime. Investigations highlight a philanthropist-like figure manipulating prisoners for spurious checks and extortion while police access remains unchecked for nearly two years. W. Jenney vows to meet Desert Commissioner Van Liew amid threats from local press and officials.
Des Moines Iowa January 17 reports division among old guard anti Cumming forces over challenging the senatorial nomination. A committee of 11 from each congressional district was formed to study next steps after narrowly defeating immediate candidacy.
Gravity Ta Tan 11 Rd Wilson aged 42 years fell from a second story window at the Panama hotel St Josaph Mo and sustained a broken left hip a head gash and bruises. He recalled going to bed and waking in the city hospital believing he dreamed chasing a train. A hotel attendant found him unconscious in the alley outside on the west side.
Ja Pinney a Nebraska Creek employee wins custody of his daughter from Kansas relatives after Kansas Supreme Court and conflicting U S district rulings. A supplemental order previously guarded the child, but Kansas courts did not honor it, clearing the way for the girl to join him in Council Bluffs. Separately, Rock Island railway workers J T Ryan and Frank J Baker are jailed on embezzlement charges with bonds set at 1000 dollars pending hearings. Ryan allegedly diverted a carload of potatoes and kept the funds.
Oliver Nelson of the People’s Gas and Electric company narrowly survived after a gas main ditch accident. A pulmoter was applied promptly by medical staff, reviving him within minutes and preventing probable death without the device.
Des Moines Iowa January 16 the state board of health adopted a resolution to abolish the roller towel from all hotels and public places in the state It directs inspectors to report on the use of the common towel in any public place The board says the common towel is a health menace and acts under law to ban it.
Iowa plans a 20 000 acre state game preserve south of Webster City prepared by State Fish and Game Warden Hinshew. Farmers sign to ban hunting on their farms forever. The state has purchased 6 000 pairs of Hungarian partridges and will release ringneck pheasants across the state to stock the area.
County Superintendent George Mullin led a peace meeting at the Iowa City courthouse between rival Lucas township school boards. He urged resignations to form a new board, but the proposal was rejected as attendees asserted their rights. County Attorney Hart urged harmony while both sides appealed to him to charge the other with grand jury issues.
Des Moines Iowa January 16 The street car men union with 60 members plans to ask City Railway for a two year wage contract totaling a $245000 increase. The present wage scale has 23 cents an hour first year 24 cents second year and 23 cents third year. If no agreement arbitration will settle the dispute.
Webster City Iowa January 16 John Lachmiller living south of town shows a 40 acre Fownland can yield a good living when managed. His main product is swine and he markets corn as pork. His hogs from one year brought an average of 42 a head from 36 hogs totaling 68450 plus other livestock and dairy?
Fort Dodge Iowa residents launch a drive to raise 25000 for improving local roads with initial 1000 gift and a few similar subscriptions. Funds to be collected by March 15 over two years for training grading and gravel surfacing led by State Senator Frederic Larrabee Mayor John F Ford and A C Heath.
In a special election, Clear Lake voters defeated adopting the commission form of government. Only 89 city electors favored the change, while 205 voted against it, amid arguments that the commission system has not proven effective in larger cities.
A Sac City conference of the County Young Men's Christian Association met at the Christian church with county secretary Trumar Sutich in charge and BE C Wolcott addressing delegates from county associations. Other notes cover a $7,000 verdict against Chicago and North Western, a new parochial school in Denison, a Crescent man’s divorce, a Waterloo murder plea, streetcar strikes at Oskaloosa, and various town notices from Dubuque to Mount Pleasant.
Des Moines and Colfax case developments center on two personals found with George H. York and cipher messages to M. E. B. W. The May and John ads from Des Moines and Chicago papers hint at a gang fleecing Wheelock. Officials scrutinize postal-linked ads and the elusive May who vanished after vowing information.
Des Moines Republican leaders privately back B S Meredith of Des Moines as the Democratic gubernatorial candidate hoping he will avoid backing the capital extension appropriation. They fear Democrats will weaponize the extension issue in the campaign and worry about a strong tax increase at the state level.
John Herring, a Towa City brick mason elected justice of the peace last year, faces ouster proceedings in district court led by William Conner who alleges Herring drank while presiding over a case. Herring was the sole Democratic candidate for the post. no Republican challenger. No claims of dishonesty have been made against him.
Judge Hayes in Indianola declared the transient merchant law unconstitutional in the district court. The ruling came in the trial of Marshalltown Buggy Company officers, marking the law’s first tested action under its provisions.
Des Moines news reports concern that the Perking law for sterilization to prevent insanity may face challenges. Critics say hearings are not guaranteed and no judicial review exists as the parole board orders surgical actions in about 56 cases at four Iowa insane hospitals.
Rev Leroy Edward Gallagher of Baxter Iowa Congregational church, who disappeared last Thursday, was found at the Royal hotel in Des Moines by Detective McDonald. He is in custody at the police station awaiting relatives. He appeared to suffer a nervous breakdown and had traveled alone for a retreat.
Council Bluffs Iowa January 14 word reached here of the death of Mrs A Cook Brown wife of Frank Brown in Houston Texas cause pellagra following an illness of about three months Mrs Brown was born in Council Bluffs and lived here until moving to Texas with her husband formerly connected with the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway company
Council Bluffs on January 16 saw Rev. J. B. Cummings and Rev. Marcus P. McCure, Presbyterian pastors, attend a Full Moon society event. Clergy were invited to witness the alleged beer usage and criticisms, with stories described as greatly exaggerated. The Full Moon mirrors Omaha’s Ak-Sar-Ben pattern.
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