Tragedy Recalls Death Of Elizabeth Watts In Des Moines
Des Moines woman testifies in municipal court about the death of 20 year old Elizabeth Watts who killed herself with carbolic acid after claiming her sweetheart Kimmage Widener forced intercourse. The mother described the night they spent with Widener present and the morning after as Watts spoke of ruin and fear.
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Des Moines
Dee
Elizabeth Watts
Anna Cunninghast
Kimmage Widener
Mershau
Cunningham
Widener
Sparta
Cunningsham
Dmirs
Islsep
Mias Watts
Herd Book Ready Shows Iowa General Assembly Members
Des Moines, Dec 23. The State of Town published the Herd Book with names of the Thirty-seventh General Assembly. It lists members addresses occupations ages education and other facts. State document department handles requests for copies including congress members from Iowa and state officers. Copies of census and biennial expense report are sent. presidents of the state get access on request. Highway commission report for 1818 remains with the department.
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Des Moines
Thirty-seventh
General Assembly
State Docment Department
Congress
Iowa
State Document Department
Highway Commission
Billy Leet Faces Separate Maintenance Suit and Attachments
Wealthy youth Billy Leet of Carroll County linked to Chicago Omaha Manning and national circles faces a separate maintenance suit filed by his wife Ann Robertson Leet of Omaha. Judge E G Albert attaches over 75600 in property to protect the wife while Leet reportedly absented himself since Oct 10 and faces allegations of debauches and an alleged other woman Maxie Goodwin of Chicago. Their automobile honeymoon trip across the nation is mentioned as part of the court record.
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Manning
Leet
Chicago
Omaha
Carroll County
Mercer
Ann Robertson Leer
Neb
Maxie Goodwin
Pacific Coast
Slaught Presses For Speakership In Iowa House Race
Ottumwa physician Dr. A W Slaught campaigns for the speaker’s post in the Thirty seventh Iowa General Assembly urging northern candidates to balance power with a business administration platform. Des Moines caucus set for Jan 6 at the Savery hotel with ten candidates, including Elwood Pitt Neff Shortess and Slaught. Sac City’s Orville Lee notes censorship and hog cholera issues, but remains non candidate.
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Des Moinns
A. W. Slaught
Ottumwo
Thirty-seventh General Assembly
Hlim
Ottumwa
Iowa
Clarke
House
Savery Hotel
Des Moines
Savery
Elwood
Pitt
Neff
Shortess
Slaught
Johnson Road
Orville Lea
Sac City
General Assembly
Lea
Lee
Tee
Towa
December fires push Iowa loss past a million dollars
State Fire Marshal Ole O Roe estimates Iowa fire losses in December will exceed one million dollars, with costly blazes in Cedar Rapids Oskaloosa Creston and Osceola. He notes December and January are peak fire months due to heating, urges caution during Christmas celebrations and with furnaces and chimneys.
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Des Boines
Iowa
Ole O. Roe
Cadar Rapids
Oskaloosa
Creston
Osceola
Severn
Ole 0. Roe
Iink
Roos
Tragedy in Cheyenne Fire Claims White Family
The bodies of Mr and Mrs Roy White and their six year old children Francis Donald Guy and Hubert were brought to Chariton and laid to rest at English township home of Mrs J A White. Funeral services were held for the entire family after a hotel fire in Cheyenne Wyoming Sunday evening.
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Chariton
Roy White
Francis
Donald
Guy
Hubert
Cheyenne
Wio
J. A. White
English Township
Grain shipments refused by Northwestern railroad
Des Moines December 23 The Northwestern railroad refuses to receive grain shipments for Chicago as terminal elevators are full and no unloading space exists. A lack of ships to move grain abroad has congested all receiving points and other railroads are expected to adopt the same policy.
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Des Moines
Northwestern Railroad
Chicago
Northwestern
Dubuque College Players To Perform In Waterloo
Announcement that Dubuque College players will appear at Waterloo theatre on January 9 under the Waterloo Dubuque College Alumni association. The troupe, touring in Augustin McHugh's Officer 686, has earned praise for finish and polish comparable to professionals. The sixyear record includes many notable plays, and an orchestra plus Edward Crosby will accompany the cast.
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Dubuque College
Waterloo Theatre
Waterloo Dubuque College Alumni Association
Augustin McHugh
Dubuque
Wilson Barrett
Justin Huntly McCarthy
Richard Harding Davs
Percy Mackaye
Lady Gregory
Carlyle Moore
Cremona
Francois Coppee
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Norman McKinnell
Edward Crosby
Wil
Federal print paper plant proposed in congress
Washington reports that Rep Clyde Tavenner of Illinois announced urging passage of a bill to establish a government run print paper plant with $1,000,000 appropriation. The plant would supply government needs first and sell excess to private buyers, aiming to reduce paper costs and reveal production costs to congress.
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Washington News Bureau
Evenime Courier
Washington, D. C
House
Clyde Tavenner
Illinois
Congress
Postmaster Nominations Hear Senate Confirmation
The article lists presidential postmaster nominees for Iowa awaiting Senate confirmation after Christmas recess. Nominees include Estey C. Baggs Hornick Harry J. Erickson Linn Grove Harold I. Kelley Barry Edward I. McGorrish Arnolds Park Charles B. E. Perdue Pierson Henry W. Pitstick Boyden Eugene Reardon Auburn Emma O. Wellemeyer Harris with offices stated as of October 1, 1916.
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Iowa
Senate
Estey C. Baggs
Hornick
Harry
Erickson
Linn Grove
Harold I. Kelley
Barry
Joseph M. Kelley
Edward I. McGorrish
Arnolds Park
Charles BE. Perdue
Pierson
Henry W. Pitstick
Boyden
Eugene
Congressmen push pension bills for veterans across Iowa
Special pension bills seek monthly pensions of 40 dollars for Roy Jackman of the coast guard service in the Spanish American war who lives in Cedar Rapids and Joseph B Sullivan of Wilton Junction. Bills by Steele and Tramseyer propose increases to 50 dollars for F F Hatfield of Sac City and William J McCormick of Albia.
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Good and
Hull
Roy Jackman
Coast Guard Service
Cedar Rapids
Joseph B. Sullivan
Wilton Junction
Steele and
Tramseyer
F. F. Hatfield
Sac City
William J. McCormick
Albia
Salvation Army To Distribute Christmas Baskets
Salvation Army plans a landmark Waterloo distribution of Christmas baskets with about 300 applications expected by 8 p.m. as officers prepare to begin the event. A Christmas service will also be held.
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Salvation Army
Waterloo
Christmas dinner baskets advertised in church sale
In the hall with Dr. John Robertson Macartney presiding and Dr. John Bunyan Smith of Walnut Street Baptist Church as speaker. The Bal yatson Army band will play after the service. Baskets distributed containing a plentiful supply for a family’s Christmas dinner. Telephone 74¢ to save places. Three courses at Burns Cafe Cedar Falls.
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John Robertson Macartney
John Bunyan Smith
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Yatson Army Band
Burns Cafe
Cedar Falls
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Hill
Marx
Oska
Joosa
Opsecola
Merry
W. A. Covell & Son
Winth
Bell-Ans
Waterloo Ice Cream CO
W. Groves
Rock Island Fathers Measure
Walter Baker
Calid
Herpicide Co
Oal. J. Miller
West Fourth Street
Green’s Colonial
U. G. Kramer
Jefferson Street
Russells and
Christine Miller
Galloway Bros. & CO
Oper Eno Am
Sundaay
Matthews Plumbing Company
Ross Taxi
Sixth Street
Shubert
A.B. Shubert, Inc
Ket
Austin Ave
L.C. Erbes Motor Car Co
Michael Tauber & Co
Chicago, Ill
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