Repeal mood swells over Iowa blue laws Sunday freedoms debated
Iowa House member Tom Griffin proposes a bill to repeal a major part of the blue laws allowing Sunday amusements, with cities under 10 000 able to ban or permit activities like baseball and theaters by ordinance. Attorney General Brawner vows to enforce all laws post adjournment, likely stirring opposition led by the Lord's Day alliance. The measure keeps essential services and certain amusements lawful, but lets small towns restrict Sunday activities with penalties. Also includes a look at Iowa State College freshmen showing height and weight ranges and age spread.
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Weerera Newspober Union News Service
Des Moines
Iowa
Tom Griffin
Sioux City
Brawner
Lord's Day Alliance
Riiifn
Beef Boys Earn 9000 Dollars in State Beef Contest
Iowa State record shows 238 Towa boys earned 9000 in profits and prizes from the state baby beef contest. Most funds come from calf feeding profits 6742 with an average net of 28 per calf. Prizes totaled 1222 from local county state and Chicago exhibitions. A 1 cent year old calf named Leon Mitchell Marcus sparked 293.85 cash returns across events including Interstate Fair and Chicago International.
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Towa
Iawa Baal Producers’ Association
Trial Granted for Guy Brent in Embezzlement Case
Judge J B Rockefellow ordered a special session to grant a new trial for Guy Brent a bank bookkeeper charged with embezzling 5000 dollars found in his possession after the bank vice president died by suicide Brent faces trial after a prior jury deadlock His mother and aunt testified they lent part of the funds with intentions of investment or loan.
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Guy Brent
Clarinda
J. B. Rockefellow
Distret
Brent
Mra. E. A. Crosawaite
Kansas City
Narrow Escape from Death in Webster City House
Neighbors found Mr and Mrs Fred Claude and 38 year old EOH unconscious from gas sephyxiation due to a furnace leak. Doctors regained consciousness after about three hours of treatment.
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Webster City
Fred Claude
Eoh
Earlham Mill and Lumber Yards Burned in Blaze
Fire destroyed the Harlham flour mill and the S& C Moreland & Co lumber yards. Total loss estimated near 25000 dollars. Cause suspected to be spontaneous combustion of coal in the coal bin.
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Earlham
Harlham
S& C, Moreland & Co
Struck by Train in Orange man dies at 45
A man from Orange New Jersey aged 45 died in a local hospital from injuries after being struck by a train. The accident occurred here and the victim was identified by local authorities as Craston-w. The report notes the incident happened in a railway area with hospital treatment following.
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Craston
Ack
Orange
N. J
Llocal
Brothers reunite after forty years in Centerville visit
Two Russell brothers, C. P. Russell of Numa and J. S. Russell of Albion Nebraska, long separated since Civil War era, met in Centerville after rumors they lived near Winterset. J. P. Russell, aged 66, and J. S. Russell, 79, last saw each other as 26 and 30. Their father died serving in the Third Iowa cavalry.
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Centerville
C. P. Russell
Numa
J. S. Russell
Albion
Neb
Third Iowa Cavalry
Winterset
Russell
Nebraska
J. P. Russell
Lytle's Bill Indorsed by Senate Pharmacy Committee
Des Moines reports the Senate pharmacy committee approved two measures including Lytie's pill. The bill would allow bona fide patent medicine manufacturers not convicted of liquor violations in the past three years to buy alcohol under set restrictions. Dentists and patent medicine makers would gain purchase rights with conditions.
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Lytle
Des Moines
Senate Pharmacy Committee
Lytie
Clothiers urged to buy American fabrics in Iowa
Charles Wry secretary of the Iowa and National Retail Clothiers association urged Iowa clothiers to begin an active campaign for using American made fabrics in clothing in his annual report. He declared that American fabrics are just as good as imported goods.
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Des Moines
Clothiers of
Iowa
Charles &. Wry
Iowa and National Retail Clothiers’ Association
Iowa Association
Iowa items report farm sale and blizzard losses in state
Charles Link buys 200 acre Schwartztroff farm at Dorchester for 17000. Seventeen cattle frozen to death on Brennan farm near Rossville during a blizzard. Tawa State Christian Endeavor Union plans its June convention in Waterloo. Traet paving contract let to Dearborn Construction of Waterloo for 60000. Masonry plant to be erected in Grinnell at 28000, finishing by fall. Butler county may hire a county agent, Ames graduate sought. Mrs Rudolph Barnes of near Traer commits suicide. survived by husband and six children. New Hampton opens three story St Joseph hospital 41 by 104 feet, among state’s modern facilities.
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Charles Link
Ben Schwartztroff
Dorchester
Brennan
Rossvile
Tawa State Christian Endeavor Union
Waterloo
Traet
Dearborn Construction Company
Grinnell
Butler County
Ames
Iowa First Complete State Auto Census Reveals County Totals
Des Moines report by Secretary of State W S Allen shows Iowa with 198587 registered cars in 192? and 1679924 in state fees. Polk County owns 8415 cars paying 71120.20 in fees though its enta fund share is less than half. Sixty two of 99 counties gain more from the fund than they pay in.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Des Moines
W. S. Allen
Seneral Assembly
Towa
General Assembly
Iowa
Polk County
Lowa
White Polk County
Mn Uf Ie
Noted Iowa Woman to Wed Shenandoah
Miss Jessie Field a prominent Iowa figure will wed Ira Shambaugh a tailor farmer and businessman in Clarinda Iowa this summer. Field gained fame as county superintendent of schools and national YWCA leader and will finish her national duties in April before marrying. She now operates from New York City and has long connected ties to Page county.
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Shenandoah
Jessie Field
Iowa
Ira Shambaugh
Clarinda
Miss Field
Literary Digest
Young Woman's Christian Association
New York City
Page County
Farm Boys Learn Concrete Ames
Iowa State College engineering extension tests concrete work for rural consolidated schools. Superior consolidated school in Dickinson county hosted a one week course with farm boys. success suggests expanding the 4 course concrete program to consolidated schools and a possible summer session offering for teachers.
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Ames
Engineering Extension Department
Iowa State Valeloge
Superior Consolidated School
Dickinson County
Iowa State College
High School Boys Urged to Join Army by Captain McKinley
Des Moines reports Capt James F McKinlay adjutant of cavalry and Pershing force veteran says Iowa Nebraska recruiting head notes 16 percent of NCOs promoted from examinations most are high school graduates and a pathway to West Point from the ranks is available to graduates.
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Des Moines
Army
James F. McKinlay
Cavalry
Pershing
Mexico
Iowa
Nebraska
McKinley
West Point
Gas Found While Digging Near Decatur City
Workmen struck gas while drilling a well near Decatur City in Decatur County. The roar was audible for miles. Prof. A W Hixson of Iowa University’s mining department investigated and explained the county is underlaid with organic debris producing a nitrogen rich gas when in contact with running water. Last spring a man found bap while cutting a hollow tree.
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Decatur County
Leon
Decatur City
A. W. Hixson
The
Iowa University
Decatur
Forma & Gas
Cascarets Ad Promises Clean Liver and Bowels
An advertisement urges readers to use Cascarets to cleanse and regulate the stomach and liver, claiming they prevent sour stomach, foul gases, and constipation. It touts a 10 cent box, painless action overnight, and broad use by men and women to avoid headaches and indigestion.
Nashville Boy Sobs Prompted by Paper Appeal
A boy sobbed in a doorway in Nashville Tennessee as he awaited a charitable reader to take his papers. An editor of a large daily newspaper, unseen by the boy, happened by and spoke to him in a moment of quiet, offering encouragement amid hardship.
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Nashville
Tenn
Lin Cars
Minister Confession Praises Dodd's Kidney Pills
Rev VW Warner of Myerstown Maryland credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with restoring his health after kidney, back, neuralgia, and head pain. He reports relief from cramps, dizziness, and other symptoms, stating the medicine saved his life and urging readers to use the three D's trademark.
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H. Warner
Myerstille
Dodd
Warner
Puts Auto Above Railroad In National Study
A national automobile group reports autos perform more passenger miles than all U S railroads combined. Calculations based on average railroad fares place the service value to the nation at nearly one billion dollars annually.
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National Automobile Organization
America
United States
Danderine Hair Care Ad Claims Beauty Boost
An advertisement promises quick hair beautification with Danderine. It claims the product cleanses dust and oil, stops itching and hair loss, and over weeks will grow new fine hair all over the scalp, urging readers to buy a 25 cent bottle.
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Knowlton
Fire in Ohio grain elevator burns for more than a year
A grain elevator in Ohio burned continuously for over a year, with local reports noting extensive damage. The incident appears in a clipped newspaper item among other short notes.
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Ohio
Americans killed as bandits threaten ransom in New Mexico border case
Three American cowboys found murdered on the Mexican side near Corber Runelt amid border tension. Bodies were stripped of clothing. wounds indicate gunshots and a hatchet injury. A ransom of 5000 dollars is alleged. a government inquiry was dispatched to Washington.
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Violitta
Anfhey
Peterson
Singh Acord
Burton Jensen
Monument No. Sd Wnd
Corber Runelt
Hey
Lem Spilisbury
Whear
Spilisbury
Isaeh Vletha
Wen
Sirius
Acord
Andrew Peterson
Tate
Hiis Campos
Washington
Prudmicla Mirae
Derisen
Serine
Ameceing
Warren
Hare
U. S. to Fix Paper Price for Newsprint
Washington reports the federal trade commission may set a maximum newsprint price through March 1 after publishers and Grey agreed to arbitration based limits. Major U.S. and Canada paper makers submitted the plan amid demands for relief as prices have risen 100 to 800 percent in 18 months.
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Federal Trade Board
U. K
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
United States
Canada
Uns
Alleged German Spy Held in Nogales Case
Fred Kaiser a German subject was arrested in Nogales on Felilay for violating defense laws by entering a warehouse illegally and allegedly obtaining military information. The foreman of a local building supply company warehouse, Kaiser resided in Nogales, his bond set at $2 008 and he was jailed. He declined to discuss the charge.
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Nogales
Ariz
Fred Kaiser
Felilay
Kaiser
Indictments Chase Indiana Election Law Violations
Federal grand jury indicted about 169 people on election law violations after a lengthy probe led by Frank C. Dalley. Names withheld until arrests. reports say Democratic city officials in Indianapolis and both parties in Evansville Frankfort and Gary are affected.
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Indianapolis
Federal
Frank C. Dalley
Evansville
Frankfort
Gary
Four Firefighters Hurt As Floor Collapses In Winnipeg Blaze
Four firemen were injured when a floor collapsed during efforts to fight a blaze that destroyed the Scott Bathgate wholesale block in Winnipeg Manitoba. The loss was about 200000 dollars.
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Winnipeg
Man
Minnesota Steel orders workers to apply for citizenship
Duluth Minn February 19 Orders were issued by the Minnesota Steel company directing all employees who have not yet taken out naturalization papers to begin the process or face dismissal. The directive underscores a push for citizens to hold jobs and strengthen national allegiance amid labor and immigration concerns.
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U.S
Duluth
Minn
Minnesota Steel Company
The Costly Passion
A detective describes a 2520 a week clerk who stole after lying about earnings totaling $40,000 a year for two years before arrest. He attributes the motive to love fueling extravagant purchases like cars, champagne suppers, watches, and bags, noting love drives many excesses.
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Love
Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti for Hungry Children
Ad promotes Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti as nutritious and economical for children. Claims to build muscle and avoid nervousness, touts durum wheat and offers a free cookbook through Skinner Mfg. Co. Omaha Nebraska to mothers.
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Skinner
Skinner Mfg. Co
Omaha
Nebr
Andy
Many Carriers of Infection Reported in New York
The New York health department has expanded typhoid carrier tracking from six known cases in 1916 to 35 by 1916 and aims to complete a state and national registry. About a quarter of carriers work as food handlers and have been reassigned to lower risk jobs, though one confectioner faced hardship starting anew to support his family.
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New York Health Department
New York
Orst
Rose From the Brickyard to University Chancellor
Dr. Frederick A. Flat, newly appointed chancellor of Washington University, rose from humble beginnings in a brickyard to lead the institution. He started work at twelve, moved from New Jersey to Illinois at fifteen to farm, and overcame hardships to attain scholastic eminence.
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Frederick A. Flat
Washington University
New Jersey
Illinois
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