Long for Revision of Constitution Debate at Kiwanis Meeting
Des Moines march 6 voters will decide in November whether to call a constitutional convention. Joe Long argued for the change citing limits on debt and local government powers. Former Judge Jesse A Miller challenged him as Horace Campbell questioned feasibility of amending the constitution.
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Genius Hen Predicts Egg Laying at Maxton Farm
In St Louis on March 5 a local man Robert W Maxton revealed he uses trick nests to trap hens that lay eggs. A bell rang, a hen laid, and the visitor learned the new device keeps the bird in place until the egg is produced.
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Senator Johnson Birthday Mystery Runs Through Biography
Washington report notes Fraser Edwards cites Edwin B Johnson of Yankton S D born in Owen county Ind a long time ago a vague birth date. Johnson claims no fixed date prior to Civil War and plans retirement after his 1921 term to farm 15000 acres in South Dakota while pursuing business and politics.
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Cedar Rapids Engineer Arrested for Free Transit Scandal
William W. Roy a 35 year old Rock Island engineer was arrested by federal authorities as he stepped from a train in Cedar Rapids charged with illegal use of free transportation. He allegedly obtained a pass and took a local married woman to Chicago for three days. The case could include a white slave charge. Roy was held on 500 bond to the grand jury.
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Rescue of Armenian Girl From Kurdish Harem Near Akhterin
Major Stephen Trowler leads an American party from Aleppo to free Elizabeth, a 16 year old Armenian girl kept in a Kurdish harem near Akhterin. The team, with Near East Relief backing, confronts Sheikh Abdul-Quadir, secures Elizabeth’s release, and escorts her to safety in Aleppo.
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Army rifles found in Des Moines river amid levee work
Five United States army rifles were recovered from the Des Moines river between the East Sixth and Ninth street bridges by city workers repairing the levee. The guns were delivered to military police who investigate the possibility they were hidden by rebels. The rifles lay under two feet of water, grease coated barrels preventing rust, straps removed.
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