Sign Writer Speicher Testifies Over Petition Signing Incident
The second chapter in the Don J. McDermott saloon petition case features sign writer Speicher who claims he was coerced into signing. Witnesses including J. D. Burtner and Don J. McDermott allege Speicher signed twice, with the first illegible. they deny door locking or forcing him, noting lighthearted coercion and jokes among participants.
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Pound
A. C. Spelch
Don J. McDermott
Speicher
Gdrus
Dick Burther
J. D. Burtner
Fourth Street
Mr. Speicher
McDermott
Burtner
E. E. Brady
Spike
Brady
Arbuckle
Drys
A. 3. Heckel
Daylight hours fight mirrors saloon reform debate in Iowa
Iowa legislative notes describe bills on municipal courts replacing police courts in large cities, enforcement of pure food rules, foreign language notices, and railroad fare protections. The session also delays daylight closing law amid saloon lobby threats, while other transfers list property changes in Waterloo and West Waterloo.
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Iowa
Senate
Roe
Trumbauer House
House
Power of Jefferson
King of Linn
House Sifting Committee
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Women
Letters from Mrs Jessie Schaar of Grayville and Mrs Will Wully of Chicago praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for easing severe menstrual cramps and displacements. Both women report dramatic health improvements after use and invite others to write for confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Grayville
Chicago
Mre
Wilwam Tully
Ogden Avenue
Chicago, Il
Snowstorm Dumps Heavy Snow Across Northwest Iowa South Dakota
A heavy spring snow storm blanketed South Dakota and northwestern Iowa with four to ten inches of snow, causing road blockages and impacting agriculture as crews assess conditions. The storm ranks among the heaviest of the winter season, with dangerous travel anticipated as snow continues.
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Manx City
South Dakota
Iowa Senate Adjournment Proposal Sparks Debate
Des Moines reports the Iowa senate considered adjourning to December 2 without pay to bolster support for key measures. Debate focused on whether to extend adjournment to December 2, affecting the compensation bill, utilities, tax commission, and other pending laws. Republican caucuses planned to align on favored measures while fruit growers reported strong yields across apples, pears, plums, peaches, grapes, and berries.
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Des Moines
Senate
Francis
Tax Commission
Iowa
Wesley Greene
State Horticultural Department
Property sale price corrected for Jefferson and Flint lot
The property at Jefferson and Flint streets bought from Mrs. Tressa Melendy by Lewis Yardo of Shell Rock was $4,500, not $45,000 as mistakenly reported in Tuesday’s Courier.
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Jefferson and
Flint Streets
Tressa Melendy
Lewis Yardo
Shell Rock
The
Courier
Senior play cast listed for She Stoops to Conquer
Miss Mary Starr leads the senior class at Neat Side High School as they present She Stoops to Conquer during spring commencement. The list includes twenty characters with C. H. Grand of Peoria cited for a testimonial about Foley Kidney Pills.
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Mary Starr
Neat Side High School
C. H. Grand
Waverly St. Peoria
Ill
All Druggista
Heroes risk lives to rescue whisky from flood
Washington April report says hundreds of barrels were saved from a Kentucky bonded warehouse after a flood. Workers reportedly risked their lives to recover 6000 barrels while the warehouse was nearly destroyed and the whisky placed out of further danger.
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Washington, D. C
Kentucky
Cabell
Internal Revenue
House Education Bill Split By Senate Plan
The Iowa House split on the state board of education plan with the Cowles resolution to reseind an order for no modernization and a compromise bill allowing the board to make changes by two thirds vote. A separate measure would empower six board members to approve school management changes, raising questions about senate passage.
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Des Moines
Spe
House
Hoon
State Board of Education
Cowles
State Board
Rhay Dia
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Ames
Missouri
Warr
Rates that please you with low loan terms
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Waterloo
Senate Debate Shapes On Public Utility Bill Details
Reports indicate the senate nears final action on a compensation bill amid changes to public utility legislation. A substitute is under consideration as conference committees refine a consolidated measure aligning senate five member organ system with a house confirmation process.
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Clarke
Whitney House
Orning
Thetate
iBy Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co
J. P. Hummel
Galloway-Gibson Investment Co
Galloway
Wm. M. Robe
James K. Worley
Foder
West Wa
Terloo
Carrie B. Knott
Elizabeth Martin
Riverside
Samuel C. Hostetler
F. E B. Stewart
Clayton D. Fuckinger
Harvey J. Saylor
W. A. Davis
Jacob Jay Miller
Woodlawn Addition
Mary Lyons
W. R. Walker
West Waterton
United States
Elijah O. Roberts
Tha M. Bump
William Webber
Lane
Tully
Owa
Darrah
New York
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Quebec
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Eet
St. Louis
West High
Sir Charles Marlow
Milo Miller
Frank Young Marlow
Josy Hardcastle
Verne
Tony Lumpkin
Nelson Sly Hastings
Ober
Mrelige Waeeeene
Harold Nesbit Stingo Diggory
Hteee
Good Simon
Leo Huntington Ralph
Roy Woodraff
Elmor Herseh Toger
le Roy Woodruff
Tom Twist
Leo Wittington
Kenneth Curtis
Antingdale
Clarence Walker
Jeremy
Harold Nesbit
Miss Hardcastle
Jessie Col Miss Neville
Gladys
Marion Walker
Mrs. Hardcastle
Foley
Capudine
Ian Hicks
Qissects
DR. Gibson
State
Cnnereriary Lab
Glason
jStale Board of Animal Fiduatry
Privath
State Loan Company
Kohl's Show Store
Grand Central Terminal
New York City
Cntral Lines
A. C. Burrows
Dr. Pierce
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N. Y
Waterloo Loan
Ben J. Howrey
J. Eighmey
Pres
M. B. Neff Insurance
West Fourth Street
Waterloo Paint:& Glass CO
Jefferson Street
Lininger & Barclay
Cypress Poultry Supplies
Pennsylvania
Lininger & Barclay Feed Store
Emmons Johnson
Corner Bridge
Commercial Street
West Side
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