Immigration plot and public figures in Iowa state news
John B. Hammond leads an effort for a federal act targeting deportation for foreign born individuals who violate the 18th amendment. Lt. Gov. Hammill advocates selective immigration with proof of lawfulness from homelands and consuls. The piece also covers Derby owner Mrs. Hoots, Iowa State Fair entries, a Des Moines mammy obituary, and various state happenings from Audubon to Muscatine.
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John B. Hammond
Des Moines
Congress
United States
Hammond
Gav
John Hammill
Town Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Waterloo
Hammill
Sarah Granville
Frank Rampton
KR. C. Wilkins
Joseph Denburger
John L. Thompson
Mr. Craven
Iowa Supreme Court ruling holds buck owner liable for injuries
The Iowa supreme court upheld a Cedar Rapids District Court judgment awarding Mary Hickey of Toodville Linn County $3200 in a suit against Sherman Freeman for injuries after she was knocked down by a buck sheep owned by Freeman. Hickey suffered a knee injury and pleurisy symptoms, per her physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Supreme Court
Cedar Rapids
Mary ‘Hickey
Toodville
Linn County
Sherman Freeman
Freeman
Re-elect Fred Woodruff for Railroad Commissioner
City native Captain Fred P. Woodruff seeks renomination as Railroad Commissioner. Advocates praise his public service and note his leadership on the national valuation committee, which has saved the public trillions in freight costs. The Interstate Commerce Commission will determine final railroad valuations in the coming years.
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Fred P. Woodruff
Iowa
Fred Woodruff
National Valuation ‘Committee
United States
Interstate Copemerce Commission
Captain Woodruff Leads Public Bid Against Rail Increase
Captain Woodruff chairs a national public-railroad valuation committee opposing proposed increases to 25 or 30 billion. The Interstate Commerce Commission acts as court with rail counsel. Woodruff’s team uncovers data, holds meetings nationwide, and seeks support from state railroad commissions, earning praise from John E. Benton for his honesty and persistence.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Woodruff
Washington
Commerce Commission
Captain Woodruff
Mr. Benton
State Railroad Commission
Woodruff re nomination vital for state business and citizens
The Knoxville Journal stresses Captain Woodruff's re nomination and re election as essential for business men shippers and farmers of the state and for every man, woman and child who benefits from his begun good work.
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Woodruff
Knoxville Journal
Bancroft Register backs Avery for Spencer senate
The Bancroft Register endorsed Avery of Spencer for the state senate. It praised him as a forceful speaker who knows farmers’ needs as a real estate owner and urged Bancroft voters to support him in the primaries, predicting his victory.
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C. W. Hunt
Lowa Farm Bureau Federation
Washington
McNeary-Haugen
Hammill
Bancroft Register
Avery
Spencer
State Senate
Register
Bancroft
Robbers Enter Emmetsburg Hotel in Midnight Hold-Up
A bold hotel hold-up occurred at the Waverly in Emmetsburg when two men entered the lobby at midnight and forced traveling men to pay $150. Officers issued telephone warnings, but no arrests were reported.
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Emmetsburg
Waverly
Forts
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Aragin
Nal Leonard
Waukee
Dallas County
Louisville
Black Gold
RM. Hoots
Tulsa
Leite
Heets
Santa Fe Railroad
Port Morrison
Lee County
Chicago
Santa Fe
Kansas Oil Fields
Keith Hatter
Wright County
Lyle
J. C. Middleton
Mr. Haller
Middleton
Nut
Fair Management
Audubon County
de McClure
Fontanelle
Adair County
Towa
Canby
Jil Glen McCartney
Gi. Th McCartney
Glenn
Sheldon
O'Brien County
Sheldon Mixer
O. Carter
Sanak Walton League of
Mt. DoDdge
County Board of Supervisors
Carter
J. F. Grawe
Bremer County
Sherman I. Pool
Cambridge
Mass
George Washington
Pool
Longfellow
America
Fairport
Muscatine County
Muscatine
Bureau of Fisheries
BE. P. Churchill
Department of Biology
University of South Dakota
Sara Lewis
University of
Churchill
United States Fisheries Bureau
Hotlwell
Ft. Madison
Hollowell
Hallowell
Anamosa
Fort Madison
Ole Grouch
Are-Elect
Fred. Woodruff
Spencer Senate
Remington
Estherville
Ford
Ford later’Company
Detroit
Michigan
Walker Motor CO
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