Doctor Suffers Mental Disorder In Masonville
Manchester December 26 Dr J R Joyce longtime Masonville physician was declared insane by the Delaware county insanity commission. He reportedly abused drugs and liquor and terrorized residents by entering homes while claiming pursuers sought to harm him. Christmas relief reached over seventy Manchester homes with food and toys via a committee and local merchants.
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Manchester
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Joyce
Masonville
Delaware County
County Officials on Fixed Salary and Tax Funds Reform
State Auditor Bleakly urges a complete revision of legal advertising and public reports to fixed per word pricing and salary-based county officer pay. He calls for salaried boards, authorized clerical support, and broader use of court and grand jury fees to eliminate fee discounting and improve county finances. He notes progress on insurance and railroad rate actions and highlights Iowa hog cholera serum industry contributing to a “Greater Iowa.”
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Des Moines
John L. Bleakly
Commission On
Insality
Attorney General
Auditor of State
State
W. J. Kennedy
Sioux City
Times
United States
Iowa
U. S
Dysart Man Accused of Improper Relations in Damages Suit
Charles A. Keidle, a Dysart business man, faces a $10,600 damages suit from Albert Daley over alleged improper relations with Mrs. Alphretta Daley of Clinton. The petition cites multiple trysts in Clinton, Cedar Rapids, and Chicago and includes a postal card purportedly from Keidle. Daley employs Rickel and Dennis of Cedar Falls. trial expected in county district court, possibly February term.
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Dysart
Charles A. Keidle
Alphretta Oslr
Clinton
Keidie
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Brownie
Daley
Rickel & Dennis
Cedar Fans
Officers Must Hurry to Qualify for County Posts
County Auditor Rainbow reports only a few officials have qualified by filing bonds. By January 1 bonds must be filed for board approval. A census meeting of assessors is set for Saturday January 4 at the courthouse. State supplies for census enumeration have arrived, including a card for every person in the county, about 49,060 people, plus other materials.
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Rainbow
Lan
Saturgar
Back Hawk County
Waterloo
Hay
Nquor
Iowa
Supreme Court of Iowa
Des Moines
Des Moinés
Combusto
Foley Kidney Pills Ad Warned for Kidney Trouble
Health ad claims back pain indicates kidney issues and urges strengthening kidneys by removing acids and poisons. Recommends Foley Kidney Pills in 500 and 1.00 sizes available from druggists nationwide.
Life in a Burned French Village From a German Army Surgeon
A German army surgeon recounts life in St Marie a Py after its capture in December 1946. He describes burned houses, villagers crowded in huts, and Germans sharing bread, soup, and tobacco. He notes a Sunday church service amid ongoing shelling and a distant French trench exchange.
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Miass
Oregon voters struggle with direct legislation legacy
Eugene, Ore., Dec. 26. A retrospective on the Oregon System shows direct legislation expanded from scarce measures in 1904 to 29 proposals in the 1914 election, with only four approved. Voters grew wary of the burden and few public men advocate limits, while radicals led by W. S. U ren pushed a single tax program that largely failed.
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Eugene
Ore
Oregon
Wilson
W.S. U'Ren
Oregon City
U’reo
Henry George
Y'Ren
U'Ren
U’ren
Substantive Prohibition Amendment Adopted By Direct Vote
The report notes measures adopted by direct vote in Oregon and by the legislature in Washington. It highlights the significant prohibition amendment as a major substantive change, with dates and authority varying between the states. The text discusses constitutional processes and the possible origins of the measures.
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Washington
Oregon
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Lyore
West Coast
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Jackson, Mich
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Park Avenue West
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