Reformatory Plans for Iowa Women Prisoners
Des Moines reports the state board of control advances plans for a 160 acre women’s reformatory away from towns. They urge legislative action on inmate classes, superintendent selection, and expanded district custodial farms plus epileptic colony admissions and voluntary commitments. They also discuss road district rules, post abolition employment, and relocating drug treatment from insane hospitals. A Flynn Farm deal closed for the state custodial farm with railway access planned.
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Des Moines
State Board of Control
Puiallown
Anamosa Reformatory
Mitchellville
Commissioners of Insanity
Flynn Farm
Board of Control
Brother Objects to Large Church Will in Humboldt
Objections to probate of Dennis Hessian’s will were filed in Humboldt district court by his brother John. The will allocates about $140,000 for a cathedral parish house and school, with Catholic and Jewish communities reporting interest and concern over alleged undue influence.
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Humboldt
Dennis
Humboldt County
John
Hes+ ‘sian
Iowa Mulct Law Repeal Sparks Temperance Push
A temperance committee from the WCTU and prohibition groups met Lieutenant Governor Harding to push repealing the mulct law and restoring the old prohibition statute. They seek impartial Senate appointees for two committees and a statewide prohibition vote in 1916, with Harding cautioning and asking for proposed names.
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Des Moines
Harding
Sioux City
Senate
Jon 3. Wise Smith
General Assembly
Iowa
Alleged Use by Father Castelloo in Livermore Reported
A report claims Father Castelloo of Livermore was used in an incident and that Hessian was of unsound mind. The wording suggests a court or medical determination connected to the event.
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Father Castelloo
Livermore
Hessian
New Benedict Home to Rise in Des Moines Capitol Site
Des Moines reports Benedict Home, the voluntary reformatory for women run by the Iowa WCTU, will be re established in Des Moines after selecting a ten acre site. The board will decide next week on purchasing a tract with cash available. The home burned near Fort Dodge last spring, destroying a $100 000 endowment fund.
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Des Moines
Benedict
Women’s Christian Temperance Union of Iowa
Fort Dodge
State Union
Coffin
Poard
Birthday of Pioneer Celebrated in Bussey
In Bussey Marion county Kn xville reports Unc le Robert Wharton marked his ninety six th birthday with family from the area. Born November 30 1818 he homesteaded in 1851 at 1 25 per acre the land now greatly increased in value. He has been a Mason for nearly sixty years and recently officiated at a lodge member's grave.
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Knoxville
Marion County
Bussey
Robert” Wharton
Wharton
Jlodge
Bad Teeth Tied to Major Health Problems, Says Wiley
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley told the American Public Health Association in Jacksonville that dental decay affects many youths. Figures from Washington show over 9 000 of 70 250 examined school children needed treatment. Drug abuse methods were to be discussed at the convention session.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Harvey W. Wiley
Washington, D. C
American Public Health Association
National Mouth Hygiene Association
Wylie
Washington
Belgian Lad Is Improving and Plans to Stay in Waterloo
Seated in a wheelchair at Presbyterian hospital, Edmund De Wagenaere reports rapid physical improvement and readiness for artificial limbs. He will remain in Waterloo where locals have shown kindness. He lacks clothes, which will be bought through the Courier and Reporter fund, already at 316 dollars, to cover limbs and a start in life.
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Presbyterian Hospital
Edmund de Wagenaere
Waterloo
Cothes
Courier and Reporter
Glick to Lead Tigers as Princeton Captain for 1915
Frank Glick of Pittsburgh was elected captain of the Princeton football team for 1915. A veteran halfback and quarterback, he starred in this year’s Yale game and previously played on the freshman squad and two varsity seasons at Princeton.
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Glick
Tigers
Princeton
N. J
Frank Glick
Pittsburgh
Yale
War Pictures Bring Real Battle To Waterloo Screen
The Majestic shows three days of war footage from Belgium shot by Edwin F. Welle for the Chicago Tribune. The films depict infantry, artillery, wounded soldiers, Red Cross workers, refugees, and destroyed towns with proceeds shared with the Belgian Red Cross.
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Chicago Tribune
Majestic
Waterloo
Milwaukee
Weigle Tribune
Alhambra
Weigle
Belgium
Edwin F. Welle
Tribune
Red Crosse
Red Cross
MEN-THO-EZE Ointment Claims Quick Relief for Pains
An old advertisement touts MEN-THO EZE ointment for sore joints and muscles, rheumatic pains, backache, neuralgia, headaches, earache, and other ailments. It asserts rapid relief with no harmful ingredients and markets at drug stores or direct from Icro Medical Co. Fort Dodge IA.
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I.cro Medical Co
Fort Dodge
Pinex cough syrup cost saver and preparation directions
A home remedy using sugar and Pinex at 50 cents to make a pint of cough syrup cheaper than store bought. It claims rapid relief for coughs and colds, stops phlegm, soothes inflamed membranes, and includes a money back guarantee from The Pinex Co. Indiana.
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The
Pinex Co
Wayne, Ind
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