Iowa Topics Pack Fact Fragments From Cherokee and Des Moines
The Cherokee state hospital reports 500 patients employed on its farm with a Holstein herd yielding 10,000 pounds per cow and total farm outputs worth 157927 dollars. War era pledges in Des Moines and Cedar Falls recruitment stories, salaries tied to prewar levels, plus lottery of rewards and a Padlock Bill anecdote highlight postwar adjustments. Lieutenant Colonel Emery J. Pike, a Des Moines native, earned the Medal of Honor for actions near Vandieres France in 1918.
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State Hospital For the Insane
Cherokee
Song
War Department
Frank E. Lyman
Iowa War Roster Commission
Act of Congress
Emery J. Pike
Vandieres
France
Northwest Bell forms from Bell system merger in Iowa area
The Iowa Telephone Company and six related Bell entities merge to form Northwestern Bell Telephone Company covering several northwest states including Iowa. The merger boosts capital stock from 15 million to 69 million, with 45 thousand paid to the Secretary of State for articles of incorporation.
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Iowa Telephone Company
Bell System
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Northwest
Iowa
Telephone Comany
We Ll Lose TV Holidays This Year
A 1021 forecasting column notes Christmas and New Year’s fall on Sunday reducing available holiday free days. It lists dates like February 22 Washington’s Birthday and November 24 Thanksgiving as observed and notes Turkey leads with 26 holidays while Scotland has five.
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Turkey
Scotland
Washington
Why the Sky Is Blue
The blue sky results from scattering of sunlight by atmospheric particles. Airborne gases break up blue light while the sun appears yellow due to the same scattering effects.
Indict Agents Who Sold Iowans Stock In Texas
Tama county grand jury indicts W. A. Harrod BR Casebeer and A. E. Budlong for conspiracy to defraud Iowa blue sky law violations. Sales claimed joint venture would mine blue marl in Texas with $1,000,000 capital, promising high profits and contracts, while funds funded oil drilling instead. Several Toledo residents invested in “interests” sold to Tama buyers at $2 each, with officers allegedly taking large commissions.
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Toledo
Tama County Grand Jury
Iowa-Texas Development Company
South Dakota
W. A. Harrod
Des Moines
BR Casebeer
A. EB
Budlong
Leon
Freestone
Texas
Orr Bros
Chicago
Buffalo
Tex
Iowa
Tama County
United States
Jose
John Kiely
Dr. M. Morford
Jerry Wild
E. E. Foster
Bent Krown
Ed Dowd
N. Dodd
AE. Budlong
Indian to Keep White Wife Marriage Ends in Court Victory
Jackson Barnett a 72 year old reputed millionaire and his white wife Anna Laura Lowe 39 defeated a suit to annul their marriage after a month honeymoon. The Kansas supreme court rejected the action to cancel the union and the couple's amicable residence near Henryetta Oklahoma was cited in dismissing the case.
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Carl J. O’hornett
Henryeta
Oklo
Guardian
Cato Sells
United States Commssioner of Indian Affairs
Barnett
Karasine
Arkansas City
Kaneas
Harnett
A. M. Jackson
Supreme Court
Jackson
Henryetta
O'Hornett
Topeka
Kan
Jackson Barnett
America
Anna Laura Lowe
Kansas Supreme Court
Iowa Health Unification Proposal Sought by State Leaders
The 39th Iowa General Assembly may place all health agencies under the state board of health to reduce overlap. G H Summer and Rep J W Kime urge compulsory city public health nurse programs and direct state control, saying nurses have aided public health while current duties hinder broader policy work.
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Des Moines
Jen
Thirty-ninth General Assembly of
Iowa
State Board of Health
G. H. Summer
J. W. Kime
Fort Dodge
Kime
Sumner
Summner
World's Deepest Gold Mine in Brazil
The St John del Rey gold mine in Brazil is described as the deepest metal mine in the world. It opened over fifty years ago and has been sunk to about 220 feet according to the latest report. Temperatures reach up to 116 degrees Fahrenheit with rock heat rising roughly one degree every 126 feet of descent.
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Bill Partridge
Great Falls
Montana
Des Moines
Sixteenth Field Artillery
Camp Lewis
Washington
Partridge
Philippines
Carrington
North Dakota
Bill
Padlock
Federal
Yale
Army
War Department
Jamestown
N D
St. John del Rey
Brazil
Women to Hold Many State Government Posts
Des Moines January 3. Women appointed to major political roles are prominent in the coming state administration. Emma K. Blaise remains secretary to Governor Harding, Tilla Hawker becomes deputy state treasurer, and Kendall may appoint a woman to the state board of control and possibly the board of education. Anne Lawther of Davenport may join the board. Lilian Leffert remains deputy secretary of state. James E. Thomas and J. M. Merritt will fill deputy and chief accounting roles. Robert Henderson joins as assistant accountant. Other clerks and examiners are named, with no county examiner changes.
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Des Moines
Fiet
Emma K. Blaise
Harding
Kendall
Tilla Hawker
State Board of Control
State Board of Education
W. OD. Sheehan
Anne Lawther
Davenport
Lillian Leffert
Glenn C. Haynes
James E. Thomas
Red Oak
S. Gose
J. M. Merritt
Centerville
Joe F. Wall
Mount Ayr
Wall
Los Angeles
Robert Henderson
M. L. Lane
Merritt
H. K. Deaton
Revenue Department
George Gallarno
Municipal
D. Baker
Lydia Castle
Alta Emmons
Bertha Brown
Hattie Rose
Serious case orgy uncovered in Alexandria Egypt
In Alexandria on January 5 authorities arrested twenty one people including six women in a grave discovery of mass graves under Lebban district buildings. Police exhumed thirty bodies and many skeletons as the list of victims grows, with detectives seeking a woman known as Fatima the One-Eyed Serpent Agent who may hold crucial details.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Lebban
Quaker Minister Praises Tanlac For Health Return
Rev Parker Moon of Carthage Missouri known as Uncle Parker credits Tanlac with a full health recovery after years of nervous indigestion poor appetite and insomnia He moved from Texas seeking relief and after a few doses noted improved digestion better sleep and restored energy He recommends Tanlac to others and has told many friends about his experience Public notice includes his address at 628 Howard Ave Carthage.
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Missouri
Parker Moon
Society of Friends
Quakers
Howard Avenue
Carthage
Parker
Tanlac
Texas
Jewelry Purchases Explain Accused’s Habits at Hearings
Goldsmiths testified at preliminary hearings that the accused were more prone to purchase jewelry than sell it. The testimony suggests a pattern of behavior rather than motive for the alleged crime.
Weather Bureau established in 1870
The United States weather bureau was established in 1870 marking the birth of federal meteorology service. The note emphasizes its founding by the government to standardize weather data and forecasts nationwide.
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Weather Bureau
United States Weather Bureau
The Zuyder Zee’s Origin and Rise in Holland’s Landscape
The Zuyder Zee is described as a large modern feature in Holland. It formed toward the end of the thirteenth century after a great storm opened inland waters, connecting Friesland with northern Hotland and turning Flevo lake into a saltwater sheet.
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Zuyder Zee
Holland
Isthres
Friesland
Flevo
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Cedar Falls
War Service Corps
Col. Pike
Albia
Monroe County
John H. Peck
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
L. K. Craven
Adel
H. J. McCoy
M. A. Turner
Eugene Schaffer
Wright-Hardin-Hamilton
State
Senate
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Casebeer
Cakeman
Comrady
Tania
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