Iowa News Sketches On Homes And Monuments
News and comments discuss rehabilitation funding for a disabled sold division and a hotel Colfax property proposed for purchase. Details describe a 60 acre timbered site overlooking Skunk River, remodeling plans to house 1000 men, and ownership links to Col. Donohue. The piece also notes a state society monument planned near a river under a jatee tree and graves located by Mrs. W L Corrough in Grinnell for Revolution soldiers and their daughters.
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Skunk
Donohue
Davenport
W. L. Corrough
Grinnell
Court Reverses County Liability in Town Culvert Case
In 1917 a steam threshing outfit was wrecked by a culvert collapse in Fairview township Adair county. The engine damaged, the owner sued the county and won. The county appealed to the supreme court which reversed the district court ruling. The court held the culverts were township built and the county was not liable for the accident. If the county had rebuilt the culvert it would have been responsible.
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Fairview
Adair County
Supreme Court
District Court
Memorial Tablet Unveiling Marks Lewis and Clark Camp
The Iowa Society of the D A R plans a memorial tablet near Onawa to honor the Lewis and Clark expedition second camping ground on the Missouri River during 1804 to 1806. The Iowa Senate denounces a Confederate statue plan and aims to block its placement on a Pittsburg memorial arch, urging preservation of patriotic North over Southern action.
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Grintell
Iowa Society
Onawa
State Society
Missouri River
TheloWa Senate
Baker
Jeff Davis
Pittsburg
Des Moines May Organize Four National Guard Companies
Washington announces Des Moines may form four National Guard companies and secure a permanent Camp Dodge home for 34040. Adj Gen Lasher bids on state land with 640 buildings and waterworks, War Department cost 2000000. Most structures to be torn down for salvage near 100000 plus upgrade of a quarter as permanent post. Reservoirs and mains to support guard uses.
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Washington
Des Moines
National Guard
Camp Dodge
Adj
Lasher
War Department
Mammoth
Sheep Warned by Dog Tax Shortfalls Spark Licensing Plan
Sheep raisers protest dog tax failures across counties as Polk leads with 5,324 dogs expected to yield 10,778 dollars yet only about half is collected. Des Moines counts 2,260 dogs and Polk county has 7,118 sheep. A lower house agriculture committee backs a licensing bill requiring dogs to wear official tags or face enforcement.
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Domestic
Polk County
Des Moines
Committee On Agriculture
General Assembly
Cigarets Sold for One Cent in Manchuria Report
Washington March 5 The American Consul Pontius reports rising cigarrett smoking in Manchuria where 18 million people now smoke. Chinese buyers pay as little as one cent per package of five to ten cigarets and increasingly seek imported fancy cigarets. imported American tobacco packages sell for four cents.
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Washington, D. C
Manchuria
Pontius
Mukden
Manchurian
The Island of Guam Population and Geography Facts
The Island of Guam, ceded to the United States by Spain in 1898, is 44 miles from San Francisco and 1 506 from Manila. It measures 80 miles in length and 100 around with a population of about 13 000.
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Island of
Guam
United States
Spain
San Francisco
Manila
Financially Shy Men Noted in Exchange Remarks
The Boston Transcript comments that some men are bashful about meeting obligations, suggesting a tendency toward financial shyness in dealings.
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Boston Transcript
High Spots of Last Congress Feature Record of Strife and Legislation
The Sixty sixth Congress left a legacy of treaty fights and major acts. Republicans, taking control after the war, battled Wilson over Versailles and war policies while approving prohibition enforcement and the woman suffrage amendment. Multiple investigations, veto overrides, and large budget cuts marked a decade of continuous session leading into the Seventieth Congress.
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Washington
Wilson
Harding
Senate
House
Congress
Paris
Russia
War Finance Corporation
Knox
Germany
Daniela
Sims
Shipping Board
Ford-Newberry
Grover Cleveland Hergdoll
Philadelphia
Senate Naval Committee
United States
Loose Ways and Means Committee
Versailles
Pershing
March
Crowder
Benson
Berger
Victor Berger
Wisconsin
Armenia
Giant Still Found at Mount Pleasant
Sheriff Shepherd raided Karl Henthorn’s South Jefferson street home and found 100 gallons of mash and 15 gallons of finished whiskey. Henthorn was almost caught in the act, bound over to the grand jury and released on recognizance after Mayor Mills declined bonds. The home had been under surveillance for some time, and the still is believed to have operated for about a year.
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MT. Pleasant
Maren
Shepherd
Karl Henthorn
Jefferson Street
Henthorn
Mayor Mills
Grand
New Umbrella Care Tip Before Use
A cautioned note suggests applying a small amount of vaseline to the umbrella hinge to prevent rust and drying wet umbrellas on their handles to let water run out of the frame, protecting silk and metal from damage.
Official Order for Armory Inspection in Washington Iowa
You are ordered to be present at the armory in Washington Iowa on the evening of Monday March 7 at seven o clock for the annual armory inspection conducted by George R Somerville U S Army inspecting officer Earl T Simerman Captain Ia N G
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Washington
Iowa
George R. Somerville
U. S. Army
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House Appropriations Committee
Wisigl
Mount Pleasant
Earl T. Simerman
Cay
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Washington, IA
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