Forthcoming Legislature Faces War Legislation and Booze Debate
Des Moines reports indicate a livelier political scene after the year’s start with temperance as a key issue. War-related measures, money for defense, and tax ideas to fund liberty loans are expected to dominate. Protests against profiteers and alien-immigrant communities may spur new laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Dec
Harding
State Defense Council
State Council of Defense
Walter J. Smith
Council Blut’s
Congress
Iowa
State Highway Commission
County Boards of Supervisors
Boards of Supervisors
Organized campaign in Hardin County for thrift stamps sale
In Iowa Falls Iowa Dec the Hardin county thrift and liberty stamps sale will be led by S J Osgood of Peppies Trust Savings bank. The choice aims to mobilize county support for the campaign and match earlier successes with liberty bonds Red Cross Army M C A and other drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Iowa Falls
S. J. Osgood
Peppies Trust & Savings Bank
Osgood
Oaly
Liberty Bonds
Red Cross
Army ¥.M.C. A
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Reward Ad
One hundred dollars reward for a catarrh cure. Hall's Catarrh Medicine has been used by sufferers for thirty years and is advertised as the most reliable remedy. It claims to act through the blood to mucous surfaces, expel the polwon from the blood and heal affected areas. Consumers are urged to start taking it now and request testimonials. F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Physician Thought Woman Was Single
Dubuque Iowa details a coroners inquest into the death of Mrs. DeForest F. Wolfe of Lansing Indiana. Dr C Allen Styder is charged with murder after allegedly performing an illegal operation on a woman who claimed to be Miss Lee. Evidence shows misrepresentation to the doctor about the woman's single status and statements about pneumonia and an undertaker. The husband D F Wolff and relatives testified to the assertions and the doctor’s cautions while Mrs Wolfe’s mother described seeking treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
C. Allen Styder
Miss Lee
Greenwood
DeForest Wolfe
Mason City Mayor's Daughter Married in Minneapolis
Frank D. Pearce, well known in Mason City and Hampton, wed Mins Afurvyl Potter, daughter of Mayor T. A. Potter. The ceremony took place in Minneapolis. Pearce, son of A. J. Pearce, served in the army and is stationed in Washington DC. He studied at Grinnell and Ames and was Franklin County engineer for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Falls
Frank D. Pearce
Hampton
Mins Afurvyl Potter
T. A. Potter
Mason City
Minneapolis
Pearce
A. J. Pearce
Washington, D.C
Grinnell
Ames
Lie
Franklin County
Army
Full Guard Regt Will Be Formed in Iowa
Des Moines reports inspection of new national guard companies under Lieut. Col. Rugedale and Lieut. Cal. Ragsdale, with Company B in Des Moines and Company A in Council Bluffs to be inspected next. Rumor says these units will be mustered into federal service soon, as Gen. Logan plans a new Iowa regiment. Other companies in Mason City and Burlington await official inspection. Maj. Roy W. Snell of Hawarden named chief adviser on draft law and draft boards, handling funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Logan
Camp Cody
Mason City
Burlington
Roy W. Snell
Hawarden
Infantry
Adj
Mel Cain
Washington
Mt Vernon Red Cross war relief over top in bid draw
Mt Vernon chapter of the Red Cross reports over four thousand five hundred dollars raised for the war relief fund after a two week campaign. The campaign has surpassed expectations as part of the organization’s six month existence in Mt Vernon Ia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Vernon
California Welcome to One Iowa Citizen
Des Moines December 8 Harvey Lee labeled the nation s toughest printer remains in California after escaping from Fort Madison Iowa custody. The Iowa board of control says it would cost about 500 to bring him back and offers 300 reward. Lee captured in Sacramento on burglary charges and California officials will prosecute there. He earlier escaped from custody in California, and later escaped jail in Pennsylvania, with various dramatic incidents cited. He claims to be a printer from training school in Hidura then Anamosa and Cedar Rapids conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Harvey Lee
State Board of Control
California
Fort Madison
Lee
Sacramento
Iowa
State Reformatory
Marion
Cadar Rapids
Hidura
Anamosa
Toledo Christmas Tree Scaled Back For War Conservation
Toledo Indiana will display its usual municipal Christmas tree but on a smaller scale due to war conservation. Street decorations are reduced and a single tree will be placed on the courthouse square. Children will receive treats while most funds go to holiday dinners clothing and other necessities for needy families. Commercial club committees are coordinating preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Court House Square
Alleged Slacker Under Federal Slavery Act Probe
Dubuque Iowa December 8 Walter L Schwartz arrested in Linn county as a slacker faces federal grand jury inquiry for violation of the Mann white slave act He may plead guilty if indicted The 29 year old has a criminal record including a Joliet desertion term Paroled to a farmer who later lost control of his wife and five children Schwartz allegedly worked on the farm then fled with the farmer s wife and posed as a schoolteacher introducing the woman as his wife He was jailed as a slacker last September for failure to register and was identified by a Justice Department agent
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Walter L. Schwartz
Linn County
Schwartz
Joliet
Linn
Department of Justlea
Destruction of Confiscated Liquor Used to Protect Car
Mason City Iowa police used bonded liquor to prevent a patrol wagon radiator from freezing after confiscations during summer and Fourth of July smuggling profits, a court ordered destruction not carried out until zero temperatures. The Woman's Missionary Society holds annual thank offering service with boxes to be opened and a mission sermon by Rev. HE Lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Hanoi
Minnesota
Woman's Missionary Society
J. Lane
Vinton Women Exceed YWCA Fund Quota in Drive
In Vinton, 75 women organized district teams to visit residents for the YWCA drive. Despite cold weather, the effort raised 3600 for the fund, surpassing the 3000 goal. Other notices include Cyprus Commandery officers elected for the year and local obituaries, with Morgan S Pratt of Cedar Rapids noted as a Civil War veteran and longtime Denton township resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Dec
A. x. Billigtion
Cyprus Commandery
K. T
W. c. Fry
J. A. Ruhl
Generalissima
C. Eckles
C. G
James Culver
Leon Noble
J. Wi
Ws T. Woods
J. A. Bills
Hugh Mugsman
Morgan B. Pratt
Morgan S. Pratt
Cedar Rapids
Pratt
Denton Township
Board of Supervisors
Andersonville
G. F. Beall
C. F. Beall
Farmers Grain& Elevator Company
Feed and Grain Distributing
Winona
Minn
Beall
Waterloo
Matia Brewer
Knapp Abstract
L. O. Butler
Rock Island
Butler
Iowa Separator Company
Mr. Knapp
Frank Beresford
Mrs. Beresford
Fire destroys home. family escapes in night blaze
Fire spread rapidly and could not be stopped. The entire family escaped in the night. The bus valued between $3,500 and $3,000 with about $1,000 insurance. Most first floor articles saved. upstairs and basement lost. Mr Beresford plans to build a new house in spring. The Order of the Eastern Star holds a Chapter of Sorrow at Bosnic hall Sunday at 2 p.m. and the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beresford
Borrow
Order of the Eastern Star
Bosonic Hall
Miltion Perry Smith Consults with Dubuque Marshal
United States deputy marshal Milton Perry Smith traveled from Sioux City to Dubuque for a consultation with Marshal E. R. Moore regarding ongoing law enforcement matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Milton Perry Smith
United States
Dubuque
E. R. Moore
Pending War refers to Austrian registration of naturalized residents
Federal officials consider registering Austrians after Congress declares war. A large colony exists in Sloix City and Bieny, many of whom have never been naturalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Austria
Sloix City
Bieny
Merle Hay Memorial Plan Postponed in Wartime
Carroll County Iowa considers halting a monument to Merle Hay to redirect funds to war activities. The plan would place a courthouse memorial tablet instead, with a larger monument planned after the war to honor the fallen soldier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll, Ja
Vee
Carroll
Merle Hay
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dirs
Arron D. Caxes
Fort Fairfield
Maine
Lydia E. Pinkhams
Lydia E.pinkham
BIG Aluminum
W.a.covell& Son
West Fourth Street
Sora
THE
America
Ford
Detroit
Repass Automobile CO. A
Ee Ee
Golden State Dakethe
Los Angeles
el Paso
Golden State Limited
Deming
N. M
Kansas City
R. TW. Johnston
Fowa
Tito
Geonius
Benall Prica
Paleo Sonestas
Eektwces
Carter
Pedisson Dicxneapolis
OREG
Alwavs
Alan
Ning Courier
Universities Home
Wdoterloom Evening Courier
Oldiers
Cvening Courier
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!