Des Moines Saloon Canvass Set Despite Petition Status
Des Moines officials move to begin canvassing the saloon consent petition on December 22 with 11 353 names filed with county auditor Harry B Frase. Dry leaders protest delaying until January 1 and allege filings were not legally completed.
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Des Moines
Board of Supervisors
Harry B. Frase
W. J. Pilkington
Supreme Court
County Auditor
County Board of Supervisors
Controversy Over Saloon Petition and Iowa Patronage
Read by Des Moines citizens, the dispute centers on the saloon petition process and the board of supervisors. Petition checks, overtime access, and alleged plan to hinder verification are debated amid broader national figures and potential appointments for the Iowa delegation.
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Beminole Limited
Rona
Chicago
St. Louis
Jacksonville
Illinois Central
J. M. Moriley
Bank
Tubuque
Iowa
Nick Reed Opposed As South District Marshal
Iowans march to block Nick Reed appointment as marshal of the southern district. Supt. Barber of the Anti Saloon League and Senator Kenyon discuss Reed amid objections and notes on his drug store holdings. Kenyon says he will give the matter careful attention.
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Barber
Cummins
Reed
Iowa
Bryan
Prohibition
Department of Justice
White House
Claude Porter
Dan Hamilton
Connolly
Porter
Washington, D. C
Nick Reed
W. C. Barber
Anti Saloon League
Kenyon
Colored families face hunger as job search fails in Waterloo
Josiah F. Klingaman, superintendent of the Associated Charities, reports dire need among colored residents in Waterloo. Hostility after recent misdeeds pushes many to distress as they seek work and shelter. A mother with a year-old child was aided by a colored neighbor after her husband deserted the city.
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Mayr
Congress
Supreme Court
Geo. H. Mayr
Cherist
Whiting Street
Chicago
Aale
Waterloo
Wahgler Bros. Co
East 4Th and
Lafayette
Alan J. K. Joder
Josiah F. Klingaman
Associated Charities
Kiingaman
Klingaman
Tragic Farm Worker Killed by Fly Wheel Accident
Bert Benson a 29 year old farmer near Mason City was fatally injured when his clothing caught in the fly wheel of a corn shelter engine. His body was torn to shreds with parts found in nearby trees and others not yet located. He was married.
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Mason City
Bert Benson
Benson
Couple’s Quarrel Over Handholding Sparks Lively Banter
A wife complains she once sought his hand before marriage. He replies he would oblige now but fears it would interfere with her housework, delivering a casual, genteel exchange that hints at domestic routine.
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Somerset
C. J. Miller’s Drug Store
Seminole
Florida
Crystal Palace
Kodaks
Hamilton's Camera Shop
Corn Belt Telephone Company
Sahara Advocates
Drys
Agalean
County
Temperance Workers
Directory Board
Des Moines Citizens’ Association
J. W. Graves
Dr. Graves
Temperance People
I. M. Havner
Marengo
Pilkington
Fraze
Frage
Nick” Reed
Sunkist
Get Rogers
Cry Geshe
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