Baby Ruth Fort Restored To Mother In Iowa Habeas Case
Davenport news reports Judge F B Letis ruled Maurine Ruth Fort, mother, wins habeas corpus and the Iowa Soldiers Orphans home must return baby Ruth Fort. The case clarifies that a child committed to an institution remains under court jurisdiction as a ward of the court, with welfare as the guiding focus. The home’s defense argued no jurisdiction after commitment. the court found the guardianship continues and may be ended when conditions change. Father Bob Fort, serving in Battery B, is expected to return soon, with a potential large family reunion at the Fort home for Christmas.
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Davenport
Ruth Fort
Maurine Ruth Fort
F. B. Letis
District Court
Iowa
Iowa Soldiers' Orphans’ Home
Letts
Home
State Board of Contra
Board of Control
Des Moines
Bob" Fort
Battery B
Fort
Wanderer Won’t Be Home for Christmas
Des Moines reports Ralph Bennett of Chicago did not reach home for Christmas. He rode Rock Island passenger train No. 6 blind, fell beneath the wheels near Turner, twenty miles from the found body. A torn coat with a mother’s letter inside was recovered. Bennett, about 21 or 22, vanished from sight after an apparent accident.
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Des Moines
Ralph Bennett
Chicago
Iowa
Rock Izland
Rock Island
Turner
Bennett
Crop of ginseng yields over $1000 from limited plot
Town Falls Dec. 19 Over $1000 from two fifths of an acre the good return Geo W Pease of Franklin county realized from this crop of ginseng. He has about an acre planted and for several years has been receiving from 450 to 700 a year from the crop.
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Town Falls
Geo. W. Pease
Franklin County
Iowa district judges seek pay raise to $5,000 year
Des Moines reports district judges of Iowa will ask the Thirty seventh general assembly to raise salaries from 3500 to 5000 dollars. There are nine judges, current annual pay 206500. increase would require 295000 for salaries. Judges cite high cost of living and workload. some attorneys urge supreme court salaries from 4000 to 10000 if district raises pass. Supreme court contemplates adding one more judge to aid heavy docket.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Thirtyseventh General Assembly
Supreme Court
Former Dubuque Man Kills Wife and Self
Dubuque reports say George HIM, once a Dubuquer and later a McGregor resident, killed his wife in Saskatchewan, Canada, then took his own life. Details are unclear with rumors of an axe attack and self-inflicted gunshot as part of long-simmering insanity claims.
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Dubuque
George Him
Dubuquer
McGregor
Lfe
Saskatchewan
Canada
Hilt
Iowa Falls
Measles and Chickenpox Rampant in Dubuque
In Dubuque on December 19 an outbreak of measles and chickenpox threatens Christmas cheer as new cases push total near fifty. Over 40 cases require quarantine. health officials expect daily referrals for several days, though most city cases remain mild.
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Dubuque
Health Department
Nubugue
Railroad criticized for exceeding speed limits in city
Iowa Falls report on Joe Taylor death finds coroner's jury faulting the Illinois Central passenger train for operating beyond the six miles per hour city limit speed. No direct blame assigned, but city ordinance speed violation noted.
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Iowa Falls
Joe Taylor
Illinois Central
Insurance Legislation Advances in Fraternal Sectors
Des Moines reports at the New York convention of state insurance commissioners, Emory H. English outlines key recommendations. Fraternal societies would gain separate departments for insuring children, with reserves and adequate rates. A life policy form for pure protection contracts is urged, along with stricter rules for assessment life groups and a revised standard universal life policy.
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Des Moines
State Insurance Commissioners’ Convention
New York City
Emory H. English
Bil
English
Towa
Ife
Mother Attacks Twin Infants in Tragic Crisis
Mrs. Hugh Conner of Minnesota visiting Ave Robert Wilson in Elgin suddenly went insane on Sunday. She crushed one twin infant’s skull and threw the other into a stove, then cut her own throat. The first child was killed. the second burned but may recover. Mrs. Conner had recently moved from Elgin to Minnesota and returned on a business errand.
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West Union
Hugh Conner
Minnesota
Ave
Robert Wilson
Elgin
Conner
Auto Truck Used to Market Hogs Nearby
Corning December 19 Andrew Nelson of near Quincy brought 104 hogs to market averaging 195 pounds at seven months. They sold for 9.60 each, totaling 31,921.81 dollars. He hired an auto truck from Villisca to Grant eight miles, delivering in five loads at 30 cents per ton per mile, totaling 24 dollars. No shrinkage was reported and Nelson called the method the cheapest fastest delivery.
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Corning
Andrew Nelson
Quincy
Villisca
Grant
Nelson
M. and St. L. Grants Huge Car Order for 1917
Marshalltown dispatch reports the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad awarded a record rolling stock contract for 1,090 box cars 200 flat cars and 300 gondolas intended for 1917 delivery to support grain movement and winter fuel.
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Marshalltown
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad
Scott's Emulsion Promises Strength Against Colds
An expert on colds touts Scott's Emulsion as a remedy that strengthens the body and lungs while avoiding weakening drugs. It claims alcoholic syrups and drugged pills smother the cold and invite further illness, urging readers to refuse substitutes and choose Scott & Bowne. Bloomfield, N. J. 1e7.
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Scott
Scott &Bowne
Bloomfeld
N. J
Iowa Engineers to Leave Border for Home Stations
San Antonio December 19 National guard groups totaling about 1600 men were ordered by General Funston to depart border duty and return to their states to be mustered out. Movement will occur in three waves with rail transport arranged. First group includes regiments and units from Nebraska Iowa Minnesota Kansas North Dakota and more.
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San Antonio
Tex
National Guard
General Funston
Border Service
War Department
Cara Jare
Nebraska
Fourth Infantry
Iowa
Engineers
Minnesota
Kansas
Signal Corps
North Dakota
First Infantry
Mason City Beer Censor Resigns After Notable Work
Mason City records that R. D. Mason resigns as special beer censor for the police department effective January 1 after a year of duty. Appointed in 1916 by Mayor Potter, he curtailed illicit liquor orders and closed bootlegging joints. The beer censor idea spreads as a model across the state.
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Mason City
R. D. Mason
Mason
Potter
Waterloo Woman Comes to the Front
Waterloo resident Mrs. Jacob Heihsen describes lasting kidney trouble from scarlet fever. She reported sharp back pains, tiredness, nervous swellings, and dizziness before two boxes of Doan’s Kidney Pills cured her. Available at Wangler Bros. Drug Co. for 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo, N Y.
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Waterloo
Jacob Heihsen
Hast Mullan Avenue
Doan
Wangler Bros. Drug Co
Des Moines Prepares for Muster-Out of First Iowa Infantry
Des Moines awaits Christmas as the First Iowa Infantry begins muster-out at Fort Des Moines with Captain Edgar Ridenour estimating at least 15 days to discharge the infantry and about eight days for the three Iowa batteries. Major Girard Sturtevant will head the muster with Captain Russell Hand assisting. Local citizens, the Rock Island Railroad, and Davenport efforts support the operation.
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Des Moines
Edgar Ridenour
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Adjt
Gan. Logan
Girard Sturtevant
Fort D. A. Russell
Wyoming
Russell C. Hand
Wisconsin National Guard
Logan
Davenport
Rock Island Railroad
Sotus
H. H. Leas
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