Impeachment Drive Tied to Iowa Officials Ties
Des Moines April 16 report says Harding impeachment inquiry hinges on judiciary figures with business ties. Masser and Harrington linked to law firms and political families, including Dickinson, Cowles, and Des Moines Register publisher, complicating committee reports on Rathbun pardon. Majority says AG Erskine acted in good faith. minority faults ethics and court procedure.
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Des Moines
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Harding
Frank F. Masser
Johnson County
Rathban
House
Iowa City
Attornery General Harner
Gardner Cowles
P. Harrington
Kossuth County
Algona
Dickinson
Ties Moines
Des' Moines Register
Puble
Mfe
Ernest Rathbun
Rathbun
Physician Cleared of Murder Charge in Dubuque Case
In Dubuque on April 16, Dr. A. Snyder was acquitted by a jury after 39 minutes of deliberation in a murder case involving the death of Mrs. Franses Gagne of East Dubuque, originally charged for causing the death on September 7.
Defense cites 4M auto-mortem statement in Snyder case
The defense introduced a purported autopsy statement claiming the woman performed the operation. Dr. Snyder had previously been convicted of causing a Lansing Iowa woman’s death. The case has been appealed to the Iowa Supreme Court and Snyder is out on bond.
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Snyder
Lansing
Iowa Supreme Court
Primary Election Reform Measure Is Defeated in Iowa House
Des Moines April 16 The primary election reform bill known as the Kimball measure failed in the Iowa house by 28 to 75 after a substitute by Mayne of Palo Alto county was defeated 21 to 72. Both chambers have shown little appetite to reconsider the measure in these closing days.
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Des Moines
Iowa House
Assembly
Kimball
Senate
House
Mayne
Palo Alto County
Ill health drives bank bookkeeper to take his life
Des Moines April 16 Eli Foster Burnette 45 of Colfax Virginia a longtime bookkeeper at Valley National Bank Des Moines was found dead of gas asphyxiation at the Sabin house. He had resigned a year earlier due to ill health and was to resume work yesterday according to bank officials. The body was found by hotel clerk Clifford Crouch at 9 am Tuesday after smelling gas the door locked from inside. Burnette was undressed in bed with his head under the gas jet windows closed three pencil letters lay on the dresser to his mother his daughter and the bank president. He left Colfax Monday afternoon and had arranged for relatives to visit after he would resume his position.
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Des Moines
Eli Foster Burnette
Colfax
Valley National Bank of Des Moines
Sabin
Burnette
Clifford Crouch
Crouch
Elizabeth Burnette
Maude
R. A. Crawford
The
Valley National Bank
State Officials Reappointed by Chief Executive
Des Moines April 16 Gov Harding sent to the senate appointments for state officers needing confirmation. Most incumbents were reappointed. only Fire Marshal Ole Roe resigned last fall. Appointments include education board members P K Hoolbrook Ona wa D D Murphy Slkader and Charles Kt Brenton Dallas Center and others A M McColl Woodward D M Mott Indianola A Funk Industrial Commissioner Ora Williams J A Tracy named deputy fire marshal to succeed Ole Ros.
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Des Moines
Gov. Harding
Senate
Ole Roe
Sista Board of Jeducation
P. K. Hoolbrook
Onawa
D. D. Murphy
Slkader
Charles Kt. Brenton
Dallas Center
Board of Control
A. M. McColl
Woodward
Board of Parole
D. M. Mott
Indianola
A. #. Funk
Ora Williams
J. A. Tracy
Ole Ros
Milford Ice Company Says Town Has Ice To Spare
Milford, April 16, 1919. Milford boasts an oversupply of ice with about 600 tons beyond summer needs. G G Warburton manages the Milford Ice Company, supported by several prominent local business leaders. The article notes West Okoboji ice in the area.
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Milford
Milford Ice Company
G. G. Warburton
Okoboji
Family dispute over diamond left for dying girl
Frank R. Levin claims he arranged with N. W. Williams and his wife to turn over a $200 diamond to Emma Avery the dying daughter of Ruth Williams. The agreement was that upon the girl’s death the stone would be returned to the family or exchanged for cash. The girl died and Levin sued to recover the diamond, alleging the understanding was that the ring belonged to him until then.
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Frank R. Levin
Familly
N. W. Williams
Emma Avery
Council Bluffs
Ito
Ruth Williams
Malachy
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