Probe for Secretary Glum begins in Des Moines
Des Moines April 8. A senate committee opened an inquiry into charges by J M Pierce that funds for the Panama Pacific commission were misaccounted. Senator Milton B Pitt says the probe should be brief, with a report due by April 3 5. Secretary Woodworth Clum seeks clearance and vouchers for disputed expenditures amid calls for full auditing by the executive council.
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Des Moines
Senate
J. M. Pierce
Iowa Homestead
Woodworth Clum
Pierce
Milton B. Pitt
Harrison County
Pitt
Greater Iowa Association
Clum
State Executive Council
Iowa
Thirty-sixth General Assembly
Executive Council
Panama
Rube MacFerren
Hamilton County
J. W. Bailey
Shelby County
Panama-Pacific
War Risk Case Tests Death Cause for Insurance Payment
Relatives of soldiers who died of disease are denied $10 60 life insurance under the war risk act, per the War Risk Insurance Bureau. Attorney B J Cavanagh filed suit in federal court for Victor O'Brien who died of influenza after being drafted at Jefferson Barracks. The father seeks $10 000, arguing the government refused payment calling it a death bed case. This is the first test case in the district court.
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Ges
Jefferson Barstacks
O'Brien
Wader
Cavanagh
O’brien
Cummins Says Treaty Delay Seen as Bolshevist Asset
Senator Albert B. Cummins of Iowa opened the Victory Loan drive in Sioux City arguing a delayed postwar treaty fuels bolshevism in Europe and threatens the United States. He urged a revised peace process, opposed compulsory mandates, and warned the world peace pact should have rested before the League of Nations debate.
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Sioux City
United States
Asia
Albert B. Cumming
Iowa
Martin Hotel
League of, Nations
Paris
Cummins
League of Nations
Wilson
France
Turkey
Bulgaria
Europe
Rugsiz
Purina Chick Feed Ad Ends Week Promise in Illinois
An advertisement offers money back guarantee on double development in the first six weeks when feeding baby chicks Purina Chicken Chow Der and Purina Chick Feed. Sold only in checkerboard bags at Barclay & Son in C. IL. Phone 1406.
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C. IL
Barclay & Son
Thorson pardon probe unfolds with large currency deposit
Des Moines April 8 report shows a $2 475 cash deposit by ex state secret agent and Harding ally Oscar Thorson on Dec 16 1918 prompting renewed focus in the Rathbun pardon inquiry. Bank official A O Hauge testifies Thorson brought four bundles of $500 each and gold, denying a December large deposit while Byers presses for timing and source of funds. Witt, secretary to the governor, resists answering private financial questions amid the probe.
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Des Moines
Oscar Thorson
W. L. Harding
Rathbun
House Judicial Committee
H.W. Byers
Thorson
A. O. Hauge
Iowa Trust & Savings Bank
Byers
Hauge
Mr. Hauge
Ecard
Charles, Witt
Quote on committee jurisdiction over off hours work
A quoted statement questions the committee's authority over the speaker's outside hours and work at the state house. The remark frames the speaker as challenging regulatory reach beyond official hours and campus or state building duties.
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State House
Tobacco Habit Conquered by Mayr Remedy Claims
An advertisement touts Mayr's Wonderful Remedy as a cure for tobacco and snuff habits within three days. It cites a long list of benefits including calmer nerves, better sleep, improved digestion, and restored vigor, claiming the drug eliminates nicotine desire and offers a money back guarantee. The promotion targets readers with stomach, liver, and intestinal ailments and urges requesting the author Edward Weeds to mail the free book.
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Mayr
Edward
New York
Wangler Bros
Hansen
Wansen
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J. B. Hansen
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I. G. Drew
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