Across the line at Britt a crossing watch and a highway tale
The Milwaukee railroad set a man at a crossing near Britt to count cars and note driver caution on the North Iowa Pike from Charles City to Algona. Of 250 autos, 93 ignored traffic, 12 failed to account for approaching trains, highlighting dangers at crossings. The piece links local notable births from Poweshiek to highway funds, towels theft at Des Moines hotels, and local crime cases including Charles City deputy sheriffs Verne S. Cutter and Ralph Johnson in a manslaughter plea.
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Milwaukee Railway
Iowa Pike
Britt
Hancock ‘County
Charles City
Algona
Verne S. Culter
Ralph Johnson
Melvin Stoecker
Northwood
Worth County
Floyd County
Anamosa
Kepler
C. A. Coon
Nora Springs
Walter VanWyngarden
Jasper County
William McKinley
VanWyngarden
Jury Declares Auto A Tool For Des Moines Ditch Digger
In Des Moines municipal court a jury ruled an automobile is a tool of a ditch digger. The man claimed the vehicle was necessary for his water mains and sewer work and proved it saved him time and earned at least two dollars daily, despite the sheriff’s levy to satisfy a judgment.
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Des Moines
Chautauqua circuit secures 100 towns under one contract
Des Moines hosted a conference with 149 delegates from Iowa Minnesota South Dakota and Missouri. Representatives from 86 of the circuit’s towns attended as Keith Vawter reported record receipts and announced a uniform cooperative contract. Vawter, based in Cedar Rapids, originated the Chautauqua circuit movement gaining nationwide popularity.
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Des Moines
Keith Vawter
Iowa
Minnesota
South Dakota
Missouri
Vawter
Cedar Rapids
Dispute Over Brown Garage Title Reaches Supreme Court
Des Moines cases highlight prior use claims in business naming. Ernest W. Brown's long running Brown Garage kept priority against John Brown who renamed his garage by dropping orange for service. Supreme Court sustains lower ruling that Ernest owns the title. Also cited Seth Thomas clocks case from Os ka l oosa where prior branding blocked new use. Iowa bank robberies drop from 500000 yearly in 1920 to 15000 in 1923 due to state vigilance and better enforcement coordinated by the attorney general, Iowa Bankers Association, and local authorities.
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Ernest W. Brown
Des Moines
John Brown
Ernest
John
Supreme Court
Oskaloosa
Seth Thomas
Oskaloosa Thomas
Iowa
Ben J. Gibson
Towa
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Attorney General's Office
Attorney General
Gibson
Beet Sugar Factory Produces Millions In Iowa Season
R A Rankin of Belmond describes beet shipments and production at the Wright county sugar plant. The facility cuts about 658 tons of beets per day, has shipped 30 carloads of sugar, 37 of pulp, and 11 of molasses. A Oct 28 peak saw 1900 sacks of sugar. The plant has produced over three million pounds and may reach seven million this season. Pella's canning factory reports abundant pumpkins and strong quality, with fields paying rent in part.
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R. A Rankin
Belmond
Wright County
Pella
Marion County
W. A. Young
Iowa
Kansas
Winnebago
Iowa 1924 license plates ordered and tax ruling upheld
The secretary of state’s office will issue 1924 license plates with a black background and white letters. Iowa ordered 519,800 plate pairs, slightly below 1923 sales of 531,680. Polk County ordered 30,000 pairs, up from 25,602 in 1923. Nationwide bank tax ruling and related Iowa tax implications are noted, with potential large sums due from banks on liberty bonds and securities.
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Automobile Department
Secretary of State’s Office
Iowa
Polk County
United States Supreme Court
Des Moines National
State Supreme Court
United States
Des Moines
Mania for Law Interference Speech at Boston June 19 Former Senator Beveridge Attacks Government
In Boston on June 19 Bunker Hill Day former United States Senator Albert J Beveridge condemned what he called mania for law interference in American life. He argued that one in twenty adults works as a government agent and warned that excessive regulations threaten popular self rule. He contrasted American rigidity with other nations while urging defense of American institutions. A separate note recounts two Irishmen joking that GOP control has raised costs of taking a day off, reflecting political sentiment of the time.
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The
Mystic Toilers
Iowa
Liberty Life Ins
Go. J. F.taake
State Insurance Commission
W. L. Harding
Sheffield
Franklin County
C. J. Lev Aley
State Life
Kedrick
Boston
Bunker’ Hill
United States
Albert J. Beveridge
America
Czar
Song to Indicate Alarm in Birds History
The saying holds that a bird’s song began as a cry of alarm signaling danger. Narratives trace the origin to avian responses that evolved into musical acts audible across cultures and eras.
Revolution bound and sp in one Varun end who said
A fragment notes that revolution bound sp in one Varun end who said that both together made a very good hook. The text lacks clear attributions or concrete events, but hints at a claimed successful collaboration or line.
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Varun
End
Haziitt
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J. W. Ene
London
Clifford Thorne
Poweshiek
Glifford Thorne
Brooklyn
W. R. C. Kendrik
Malcom
Harry M. Gage
Coe College
Presbyterian Church
Thomas MacDonald
Department of Agriculture
Washington
St. Paul
Saint
Orleans
Pui Canal
Pacific
Mania
LJ Law Interference
Mike
Harding
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Yona As
Raed
Winter Motor Oil
Ambassada American
Anderson
Apperson
Auburn
Barley
Benge State
Bour-Davis
Bournonville
Chevrolet Superior
Vatfield Haynes
Kurts
Lafayett Fendh
Laixing
Liberty
Lincoln
Martino
Maxwell
Olarine
Standard Oil
Consult
Standard Oil Company
Estherville
Indiana
McGregor
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