Kindig Byers Spar Hotly In Pardoning Probe
Des Moines April 2 examination of James W Kindig former assistant attorney general before Rathbun pardon investigating committees sparked a heated exchange with Chief Counsel Byers. Kindig denied illegal acts, disputed legal points, and argued indictments from Ida Grove had no standing until returned to court. Byers pressed for admissions of wrongdoing amid a fierce back and forth over immunity and the fate of the Ida Grove indictments.
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Des Moines
James W. Kindig
Byers
Rathbun
Yeaterday
Kindig
Hammer and Tongs
Ida Grove
Brers
Harrington
Clark
Earnest Rathbun
Rathbins
Sioux City
Landis
Linn County
Ernest Rathbun
Kindiz
Tim Harrington
Aj Dante
How to Age Gracefully Told by Couple Wedded 65 Years
Mr and Mrs Paria Smith of Blakesburg Iowa celebrated their sixty fifth wedding anniversary. He is 99 and she 87 still active, living at home and managing daily tasks. Their 13 children include Elizabeth Moore Tobe Smith and others. industry, early rising and education shaped their family.
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Paria
Smith
Biskesburg
Altha
Elizabeth Moore
Unionville
Tobe Smith
Warsaw
Lucy Batlsback
Billings
Met
Mattie Gaylor
Centerville
Mate Abegs
Binkestore
Tan
Bismarck
N. D
Jacob B. Smith
Tobe
Senator Tobe Smith
Noone
Blakesburg
Bricklayers Strike Over $7 12 Cents An Hour Wage
Fifteen bricklayers at Midland Packing plant in Sioux City quit after master builders refused $1 per hour wage. They were offered 7 12 cents with arbitration. Sioux City has 150 bricklayers. The strike affects all local bricklayers. Masters seek interpretation from Indianapolis.
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Sioux City
Midland Packing Company
Master Builders of
Midland
Master Builders’ Association of Town
State Council
Bricklayers' Union of
Des Moines
International Union
Indianapolis
Ind
Reward Offered In Yowa State Bank Holbery
Des Moines April 2 Chief of Detectives MacDonald said the New Amsterdam Surety company will pay a reward up to 5000 dollars for the recovery of currency and bonds stolen from the Towa State bank last week The reward equals ten percent of the amount recovered.
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Des Moines
MacDonald
New Amsterdam Surety Company
Towa State Bank
Lady Barber Faces Charge Over Towel Embezzlement
Davenport, April 3. Nora Taylor, a local lady barber, is charged with embezzlement by bailee after a towel supply firm accused her of keeping a large number of towels left with her for use. The police court continued the case for witnesses, with Taylor stating she lacks funds for counsel. The accusing firm claims she misused towels, while Taylor says a towel-booking accuser is withholding towels.
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Davenport
Nora Taylor
Blue laws win in Shenandoah election
Shenandoah Iowa April 2 Blue laws carried the city election as a reform ticket led by Fred N Hackett won. The group campaigned to close Sunday amusements including movies shows and parks with strict enforcement expected.
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Shenandoah
Reform
Fred N. Hackett
Hackett
Iowa Bars New Banks Except Nationals Till 1920
Des Moines reports the Iowa house passed a banking bill barring formation of new private banks and smaller institutions until December 31 1920. The measure aims to let only national banks operate and seeks to extend supervision rules after 1920. Debate centered on competition, constitutional concerns, and wartime bank activity in German communities.
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Des Moines
House
Harding
Senate
Committee On Banks and Banking
Thirty-ninth General Assembly
Friends of
Moore
Guthrie County
Nonpartisan League
Finley
For Sale Act highlighted in Courier sales push
GRAIN MEN HIT AT FOOD ADMINISTRATION At the Western Grain Dealers association convention in Sioux City the 1919 wheat price guarantee drew criticism. J A Tiedeman welcomed delegates at the Martin hotel and urged close cooperation among dealers. He said grain trade prospects were very bright and that citizens are on trial morally and patriotically.
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Sioux City
United States Food Administration
Western Crain Dealers’ Association
Martin Hotel
Iowa
South Dakota
Nebraska
Minnesota
J. A. Tiedeman
Forty Sioux City Firemen Demand $25 Monthly Pay Boost
Forty members of the Sioux City fire department threaten to strike if they do not get a $25 per month wage increase by April 16. Delegation stated a promise of this rise was made last fall and not fulfilled. Officers earn $865 monthly for 32 positions, with some receiving $19. A few supporting members expect higher pay due to the cost of living.
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Sioux City
Michelstetter
Iowa House Passes Labor Rights Exemption Bill
Des Moines April 2 The Iowa House approved a measure exempting labor unions from anti combine laws and allowing organizing by labor. A sifting committee was proposed by Representative Griffin to speed pending bills, with action deferred to Friday due to opposition. Senator Kimball’s child blindness prevention bill failed 53 to 39 amid House controversy led by Lake and Scott. Governor Harding signed the housing bill after legislative passage last week.
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Des Moines
Senate
Towa
Iowa House of Representatives
Griffin
Woodbury County
Iowa
Kimball
Seed theft described as vault like heist in Shenandoah
Shenandoah Iowa April 2 charges allege Clover seed worth its weight in gold was stolen from the A A Berry Seed company storage in Arinda and moved through Iva Spencer’s coal house to Shenandoah where it was sold to the Denry Field Seed house by four individuals in a described scheme.
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Shenandoah, Ia
A. A. Berry Seed Company
Arinda
Iva Spencer
Shenandoah
Denry Field
Author of the Silk Robbery at Fonda
The article reports suspects held over the Silk Robbery at Fonda including Albert King, H. R. Wilson, and Harry Bleeve linked to seed and silk theft. Buck, once jailed for burglary, claims the silk came from St Paul and was moved in a large car. The piece also references a promotional fraud for a weight loss remedy and Rotary club notes with scattered city mentions.
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Clarinta
Albert King
Spencer
H. R. Wilson
Harry Bleeve
Buck
St. Paul
Fonda
Iowa
North Dakota
Bismarck
N. D
Arthur
Waterloo
Dru Buck
Forest City
Fea
Ee Canerticns
Northhorst Rotary Club
South Tiag
Ea *O
Cek Sweets
Atarva Dakota
America
Montevideo
Sife
Cleare
Minot
International Association of
Getthi
Rotary Clubs of
Chicago
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Colugibus Junction
Bate
Columbus Junction
J.C. Bell
South Hill
Yowa State Bank
Hoblbery
Heurgaiy
The
Courier
Food Administration
the Wheat & Barley Food
da ‘Lone
England
France
ROYAL
Meyer
St.louis
Meyer Brothers Drug Co
Meyer Brothers Drug Company
St Louis
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