Iowa Senate Battles Over County Officials Terms And Rail Valuation Funding
Des Moines reports the Iowa senate defeated a bid to extend four year terms for county officials by a 31 to 17 vote. The chamber also rejected a 40,000 appropriation for state oversight of railroad valuations, instead granting 20,000 to the railroad commission and excluding governor expenditure. The Stone-Miller bill to abolish state printer and binder offices passed 28 to 4 in senate, and the anti injUNCTION law failed to pass. The house plans a 25,000 annual appropriation for a child welfare station at Iowa City. Armory construction at Ames and Iowa City, 125,000 each, was urged for reserve officers training corps and emergency uses.
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Union News Service
Des Moines
Senate
Sherif
Iowa
Senate Appropriations Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railway Commission
Harding
House
Rule
Lowa City
Ames
Iowa City
Army Medical Corps Lecturer to Train Iowa Medical Students
Surgeon General William Gorgas notified Dean L. W. Dean that an instructor on medical and surgical military training will be assigned to the University of Iowa to prepare senior medical students for entry into the army medical corps. The program aims to graduate this year’s medical class ready for active service and Red Cross work, inviting interns, dental students, officers reserve corps members, and civilian physicians to lectures and commissions exams.
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Army Medical Corp
Iowa City
William ©. Gorgas
United States Army
L. W. Dean
College of Medicine
University of Iowa
Army Medical Corps
Dean
University of Town
Red Cross
Officers Reserve Corps
Baby Welfare Campaign in Iowa May Week
The University of Iowa extension division will collaborate with Iowa communities to observe May 1 to 6 as the nationwide Baby Week for child welfare. Miss Ros McClenahan will send materials and programs to Iowa towns, spend the week in Audubon County, and arrange speaker follow ups as committees nationwide expand efforts.
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Iowa
Meesings
United States
Fonda Superintendent F re elected for next year
At a Fonda board meeting Supt Charles H Tye was reelected as head of the Fonda schools for the coming year with a raise of 100 dollars annually H Earl Rath Wrs was reelected principal with an eight dollar monthly raise Other teachers were reelected with salary increases
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Fonda
Charles H. Tye
LeMars Bank Deposits Rise in 1916 Figures
LeMars banks report a total deposit increase of about 1.26 million dollars over the past year. Combined deposits reach roughly 4.771 million dollars, averaging about 740 dollars per resident of LeMars and 113 dollars per county person according to the 1916 census.
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LeMars
First National Bank of
LeMara
Spencer Boy Receives Life Sentence for Farm Murder
Spencer-Charlie Craig aged 16 was sentenced by Judge Lea to life imprisonment for the murder of Harry Peterson at the Peterson farm eight miles southwest of hare. He confessed after firing a shotgun at Peterson and wounding Mrs. Peterson who is in a hospital. The court found him guilty of first degree murder and rejected a jury trial.
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Charlie Craig
Lea
Harry Peterson
Peterson
Hare
Crate
Theselows
Farms on Railway Right of Way Considered by Great Western
The Chicago Great Western Railway seeks to restore idle right of way to farm use as a patriotic effort. Engineer C G Neto asks Town State College for feasibility, noting about six to eight acres per right of way segment and potential cultivation across 40 000 to 50 000 acres.
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Ames
Chicago Great Western
MeaBo Great Western
Chiat
C. G. Neto
State Collete
Anxious to Enlist in the Regular Army
William J. O'Brien, age 1, but described as anxious to enlist, walked from Boone to Marshalltown to apply at the local recruiting station. He asked the Boone postmaster where to enlist and was told Marshalltown was the nearest station. With no funds he walked four days to reach the recruiting office.
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Marshalltown
William J. O'Brien
Boone
Tip Wa
O'Brien
O'Tivien
Mandamin Woman Hurt In Auto Accident Near Council Bluffs
Essie Copp wife of Mandamin Enterprise publisher is hospitalized with a fractured signil after alighting from a Mandamin to Omaha trip. She was struck by a backing car in darkness but is expected to recover.
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Council
Bluffs
Srn
Essie Copp
Mandamin Enterprise
Strickland Arrested for Wife Desertion in Marshall
LeMard Herman Strickland of Marshall Minnesota was arrested by Sheriff Maxwell on a wife desertion charge. He allegedly abandoned his wife and baby and eloped with another woman from Marshall to Kingsley, then to Schatler where he was jailed. The other woman was allowed to go free.
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Herman Strickland
Marshall
Mion
Sherif Maxwell
Sheriff Munro
Lyon County
Minnesota
Strickland
Kingsley
Sherif Maxwall
Schatler
Wilkerson Freed After Bail on Contempt Claim
Red Oak detective J Wilkerson released after 24 hour bail for contempt of court linked to the Willtyeaux murders grand jury hearing He refused to answer questions about anticipated testimony witnesses did not provide as foretold to the attorney general.
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Wilkerson
Red Oak
J. Wilkerson
Willtyeaux
New Election Needed in Dubuque High School Funding
A technical error found in the earlier Dubuque vote on issuing $500,000 to buy a new high school requires another election to be arranged as soon as possible. The measure carried overwhelmingly.
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Dubuque
Banda
Iowa State News Highlights Local Doings and Incidents
Orville W. Haris of Jefferson has been chosen to deliver the class day oration at Iowa City commencement. Story County bank plans aim to convert it from private to state ownership in Ames. Humboldt anticipates a building boom with a 19000 dollar double store, 12000 dollar modern office and flat building, plus a large garage. Capt Samuel Edwards at Duebuque orders engineers to enlist men in the U S engineer reserve corps. A thief in Traer stole morphine and cocaine from Dr J A Pinkerton’s offices. H F Paway of Livermore named Humboldt schools superintendent, replacing B B Bassett who will open a business. Allen Petra of Traer nearly killed when his car was drawn into a flywheel, clothing ripped, internal injuries.
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Orville W. Haris
Jefferson
Iowa City
Story County Bank
Amas
Humboldt
Samuel Hdwards
United States Engineers
Duebuque
United States Engineer Reserve
J. A. Pinkerton
Traer
H. F. Paway
Livermore
B. B. Bassett
Allen Petra
Lving
United States Declares War on Imperial German Government
The joint resolution declares the state of war between the United States and the imperial German government. It directs the President to employ naval and military forces and to utilize all government resources to carry on war until victory.
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House of Representatives
Congress
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United States Declares War on Germany in Senate Vote
The U S Senate narrowly approves a war resolution against Imperial Germany after a seven hour debate, with 38 votes for and 0 against. House later endorses the measure by an overwhelming margin. Key figures include La Follette Norris Stone Vardaman and H rows, while critics warn of entangling alliances and munition barons. The vote unites the nation in response to repeated German aggression as President Wilson seeks formal engagement.
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la Follette
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Iowa Senate Proposes Draft Reform as Guard Needs Grow
Iowa lawmakers consider a conscription plan to fill ranks with men age 18 to 22 and 24 to 32 as needed, using lottery drafts by county. The measure, backed by Sen. Tule and Sen. Gibson, aims to mobilize the Iowa National Guard, now around four thousand, for federal war effort and future service.
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Guard
Sraator Gibson
Corning
Honntoy Tule
Pho Stacker
Han Anit
Towa National Guard
Dew
Iowa Estimated To Furnish Men For Two Drafts In War
The War Department plan backed by the President calls for an army of 2,000,000. Iowa’s population suggests about 11,574 men would join the first draft, with second and possible third drafts bringing totals to roughly 23,958 and 34,728 respectively. The article outlines draft ratios for the state and cites 1915 counts as context.
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Hoya
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Germany
War Department
Hole
Iowa
Washington
United States
Innata
Sars
Refusal to Naturalize Germans Warns Clerks
A county clerk reports instruction to refuse naturalization to all Germans with immediate effect though final papers may still be issued for declarations of intention. The notice, from St Louis, cites wartime status and Section 2171, urging clerks to enforce the ban while peace is proclaimed. Alta adopts city manager system with N Sipe elected as first manager overseeing all public work and hiring.
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St Louis
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United States
Germany
United States of America
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Iutmediata
Hit
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California Syrup of Figs Ad Opens Child Health Appeal
An old fashioned household remedy pitch promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle bowel cleanser for children and adults. The ad claims it cleanses the liver and bowels, easing doctors and parents alike with a fruit laxative that children favor and that can save a sick child tomorrow.
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California
Clear Skin Using Cutleura Ointment and Soap
A vintage ad advises clearing pimples by applying Cutleura Ointment to affected areas, washing with Cutleura Soap and hot water, then maintaining clear skin with Cutleura for toilet and nursery use. Free sample requests via postcard to Cutleura, Boston.
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Boat
Aduress
Cutteurn
Boot
Boston
Andy
Mare to the Purpose Delays Movie Director Court Hearing
A garbled OCR item suggests a legal delay involving a movie director and questions about intent. The readable fragments mention a court hearing and disjointed quotes attributed to a person named Keren, with references to looking at people and coping with something incomplete.
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Pilentet
Swamp-Root Claimed Healer for Weak Kidneys
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney bladder and urinary ailments. It promises quick relief and invites readers to test with a sample bottle by sending ten cents and noting the newspaper.
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Walter Iiust
Janie Knele
Kilmer
Tiral
Dr. Kilner & Co v. Binghamton
Ady
Dubson’s Unreliable Aid Noted In Erratic Report
A garbled note describes someone named Dubson as unreliable and emotional, failing to turn in work and causing confusion. The text mentions yesterday’s incident, mixed tasks, and the need for careful handling of the situation.
Women Lift Out Any Corn It Is Magic
A curious note describes a rail journey from Constantinople to Baghdad taking D4 hours. It emphasizes a magical lift out of corn and features a repeated rallying refrain about women and magic. The fragmentary text combines travel tempo with cultural mystique and lacks full context.
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Bagdad
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