Grout Proposes Reforms for County Law Officers
Des Moines April 17. County sheriffs may gain power to investigate crimes in their counties and hire detectives under a Groat bill passed by the senate. The senate also defeated a hotel inspection bill. Other measures include classification of patients at Knoxville inebriate asylum and a new ep leptic colony and reform school for women. Commission reforms and public utility legislation moved forward, and a new five member railroad commission is planned with swift confirmations. Local items note civic improvements in Port City and social updates from Waterloo Presbytery and residents returning from Florida trips.
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Des Moines
Senate
House
Perkins Senate
Knoxville
Conference Committee
Board of Railroadommissioners
Iowa
Board of Control
Sullivan
Polk
Representative Hing
Inn
Representative Mitchell
La Porte City News Budget Items Apr 17
Automobile agents are interviewing citizens as word spreads that several have purchased cars. G B Stebbins got a new car yesterday. Mr and Mrs R B Tripp left for Las Vegas New Mexico Tuesday night for about ten days. Mr and Mrs C P Bailey of Waterloo are spending a few days in La Porte City.
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la Porte City
G. BE. Stebbins
R. B. Tripp
Las Vegas
N. M
Tripp
C. P. Bailey
Waarloo
The Girl Question Opens at the Majestic
The Girl Question begins a four day engagement at the Majestic with a top tabloid musical comedy cast led by Raymond Paine and Mae Taylor. Nine principals and a chorus of skilled singers and dancers perform with new song numbers included. Seats are available for all four days.
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Raymond Paine
Mae Taylor
Sophie Tucker
Hearse and Funeral Procession in Boats in Kentucky
A rare flood tale from Columbus Kentucky recalls the body of Rev. George R. D. Flowers carried to burial by a boat hearse after a Mississippi flood breached a levee. Relatives faced danger and homelessness as waters swept Beulah Mississippi and nearby towns, with further hardships noted for Mrs Harris and her kin.
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Harris
Mr. Flowers
Columbus
Mississippi River
Mather Predicts Flood Destruction Echoed by Relatives
Mrs Harris recalls Dr Bryant of Columbus Kentucky who warned twenty three years ago that the river would destroy the area. He urged building beyond the river’s present site, a forecast that recent events show was prudent despite initial dismissal.
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Mra. Dfarris
Cobia
Hryant
Columbus
Dhea
Bryant
Bulla
Wowland
Danderine Hair Tonic Promises Dandruff Elimination
An advertisement touts Knowlton’s Danderine claiming rapid removal of dandruff within ten minutes after application and no itching. It promises new hair growth over weeks, describes hair becoming light, fluffy, and lustrous, and urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle to prove its effects tonight.
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Knowlton
Seven decades in Iowa for Mrs Blanchard at Masonville
Funeral services for Mrs. Samuel Blanchard were held at the Wesleyan Methodist Episcopal church. She had lived in the Masonville area for nearly seventy years and was a longtime resident of the community, with many neighbors and friends in attendance. Estate transfers listed include Mary E Briden to H B Bryan in Waterloo, Sophia B Newton to Joseph M Hileman et al in Waterloo, Caroline Leavitt to G H Cheever in East Waterloo, R N Cown to Emma J Bandfield in Waterloo, and Black Hawk County to William P Thompson for land in 12-87-14. Ada time-saving notices conclude the items.
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Masonville
Mra
Samuel Blanchard
Wesleyan Methodial Episcopal Church
Blanchard
Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co
Mary FE
Briden
H. EB. Bryan
Lana & Fowl J
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Waterloo
Sophia B. Newton
Joseph M. Hileman
East Waterloo
Caroline Clark Leavitt
G. H. Cheever
Hammond & Hopkins
R. N. Cowln
Emma J. Bandfield
Cedar River Park
Black Hawk County
Willam P. Thompson
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C. R. Burgess
Mr. Burgess
C. McCoy
Daytona
Fla
Mr. McCoy
Florida
J. F. Camp
Southland
Porte City News
Wrisley Perfumer
Chicago
San Toy
Mary
Susie
Mt. Vernon
Ind
Beulah, Miss
Shredded Wheat Company
Niagara Falls, N. Y
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