Several Measures Pass Legislature in Des Moines
In Des Moines the legislature passed Weaver's bill reducing child labor hours from ten to eight and capping weekly hours in some districts. The senate also approved a banking measure granting the state superintendent authority to deny new bank certificates, with appeals to a joint retrenchment committee. The workers compensation bill faced constitutional questions and industry classification disputes, with debates over compulsory insurance and potential court ruling.
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Des Moines
J. B. Weaver
Senate
Thirty-eighth
General Assembly
Weaver
Committee On Banks and Banking
State Superintendent of Banking
House
Judiciary and Labor Committees
Judiciary and Labor Committee
BE. R. Moore
Labor Committee
Judiciary Committee
New Kind War Souvenir From France Captures Attention
Milton Scott in France sends a cootie preserved in paraffin to Comrade George Barnes. The embalmed insect, dated February 23, sports three service stripes and two wound stripes, drawing curious interest from local service-circle members in Monticello Iowa.
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Monticelo
Milton Scott
France
George Barnes
the Express
Milton
George
Rhodes
Chamberlains Tablets Offered For Digestive Relief
Before consulting a specialist regarding your stomach trouble try Chamberlains Tablets. They are inexpensive and many find them beneficial for digestion biliousness or constipation. Lemmons Drug Store. Ad.
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Lemmon's Drug Store
Advt
Wheat, eggs, and breadstuffs rise from Mount Vernon township
Waterloo reports Mount Vernon township in Black Hawk county produced 3,2319 bushels of wheat and 1,000,000 eggs from hens, with total grain output 384,000 bushels in 1918 as per assessor crop statistics. This suggests enough egg sandwiches could be made to feed over a million meals.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Black Hawk County
Mount Vernon
Labor conditions show improvement across states
Washington March 27 Henry N Teague field agent for the U S Department of Labor reports improved industrial and labor conditions over the last 60 days after governors and mayors embraced buffer employment and public works. He cites vast public building, westward improvement programs and the posting of labor needs as key factors with New Orleans leading municipal docks expansion and 10600 workers employed. Teague plans to meet with President Wilson on industrial issues.
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Washington, D. C
Southeast
Henry N. Teague
U. S. Department of Labor
Information and Education Service
Teague
Boston
San Francisco
Seattle
New Orleans
Wilson
Teazue
Atlantic
Pacific
West
East
Mr. Teague
Washington
Conference of Governors
Secretary of Labor
Soldiers four home forever as war wait ends
Boone Louisiana March 27 Private J J Murphy from Wyoming with no parents found a home with Mr and Mrs George Tavley after thirteen months in France and a string of sweets and letters. The Tavleys adopted him during his transit to the east and have kept up correspondence since his return to the United States from France on March.
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Boone
George Tavley
France
United States
J. J. Murphy
Wyoming
Taylor
Murphy to Move to Boone for Work and Foster Home
The report notes Murphy came to Boone on March 22 and will obtain employment in the city while making his home with his foster parents.
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Boone
Murphy
Splendid medicine gains favor for stomach trouble
A promotional note from Lemmon's Drug Store extols a medicine for stomach trouble biliousness and constipation noting it is easy to take and pleasantly effective and urging readers to try it.
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Lemmon’s Drug Store
Advt
Iowa Soldier Nearly Buried Alive at Argonne
Oren Wilcox of Charles City serving with the airplane corps in France nearly died when an observation flight crashed and the pilot died. Believed dead by companions he was wrapped for burial in a flag and placed in a rough box with a grave cross before regaining consciousness during chaplain prayers. He recovered after three months in hospital and later learned of the near burial.
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Iowa
Argonne
Charles City
France
Oren Wilcox
Wilcox
Movie Swindler Denies the Charge in Burlington Case
J A Langford insists he acted as an agent for an Omaha film venture selling Burlington moving picture stock now deemed worthless. He claims he faced prison or fines yet believes the enterprise plans were legitimate and blames poor Omaha management for the loss to Burlington buyers who bought shares at 160 dollars each, totaling about 5000 dollars.
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Burlington
Omaha
J. A. Langford
Iman
Donald Fiefler
Jimmy Virgil
Fire Damages W. O. W. Building in Des Moines
Fire originating in the basement of the W. O. W. building at Third street and Grand avenue caused about 10000 dollars in damage. The blaze hit first floor tenants the Furman Painting and Decorating company Century Heat and Plumbing and Capital City Electric. Spontaneous combustion is suspected as paints and oils were stored in the basement.
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Ternal
Des Moines
Third Street
Grand Avenue
W. O. Furman Painting and Decorating Company
Century Heat and Plumbing Company
Capital City Electric Company
W O W Building Fire Ends in Total Loss
Fire destroyed the W. O. W building owned by Edward Marxer. Flames were not found until six o clock this morning and the basement and first floor were a seething mass. Firemen battled for hours before the blaze was brought under control. Insurance covers the loss.
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Edward Marxer
What a Great Man Wrote
Riis says some defeats are installments of victory and urges viewing setbacks as steps to renewed effort. He counsels courage to begin again after loss.
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Jacob A. Riis
Gold Star Service Planned in Fairfield Sunday
Fairfield Iowa March 27 The W R C ladies plan a Gold Star service Sunday March 30 at First Christian church 3 pm honoring 27 local servicemen including 11 Jefferson county men buried in France The program features Dr W R Keesey Mt Pleasant and other acts Parents of Gold Star names will receive invitations The county gift presented by the W R C ladies will be accepted by John B Trent Batavia board of supervisors chair.
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Thirty-seventh
Bankers’ Trust
Pitt
Harrison County
Monticello
Banner
Baliwick
Detroit
J. F. Duffy
Ford
Chamberlain
Fairfield
H.J. Ward & Co
Het Wey
Prince Albert
P. A
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem
N. C
Alber
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