Women gain voting rights and national campaign planned
Des Moines reports women in the state win full access to vote for president and vice president next November under a new law. Republicans plan a nationwide education drive with a Chicago meeting January 5 to launch the federal suffrage campaign. Democratic plans include a Washington meeting January 7 and 8 with Ottumwa's Sant Kirkpatrick predicting developments for 1920. Two shows New Year’s Eve at Majestic.
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Des Moines
Thirty-eighth General Assembly
Chicago
Middle West
A. T
Herr
Kentucky
National Republican Committee
Democratic National Committee
Washington
D.C
Iowa
Sant Kirkpatrick
Ottumwas
William Jennings Bryan
Mysterious Death of a Young Wife in Fort Dodge
Mrs N Nelson aged 29 wife of a Internation al Harvester assistant cashier was found dead in the kitchen at noon after gas was seen escaping from an open jet. She had been washing dishes with wet hands when discovered. She was married in April 1919 and had lived in Fort Dodge all her life.
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Fort Dodge
N. Nelson
International Harvester Company
Leaps From Window With Babe In Arms In Christmas Fire
Tipton Iowa December 27 A Christmas fire at Fred Smiths home began minutes before noon on December 25. Smith woke, escaped through an upstairs window with the baby in his arms and was uninjured. Mrs Smith fled by the door, and the entire house was destroyed. Ad and coal ads follow.
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Tipton
Fred Smith
Davenport Man in Recorder's Office 32 Years Is Dead
Igna tius Schmidt, deputy county recorder in Davenport Iowa, died Christmas night at Mercy hospital after a brief heart illness. A 50 year old veteran of 32 years in the office, he had long served as secretary of the Volunteer Firemen's association and was active in old Davenport fire companies before paid departments. He had come to the courthouse thinking he had recovered from his illness. The shock and exposure are believed to hasten his death.
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Davenport
Ignatius Schmidt
Mercy Hospital
Schmidt
Altho
Scott County
Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Precedence for Grain Over Goal in Iowa Rail Orders
Des Moines reports relief as Hale Holden and R H Aighton issue orders to give grain preference over all other commodities. The policy runs until current crops are moved, addressing complaints of scarce rail cars for grain shipments. Grain cars will be prioritized, with repairs boosted and routes optimized to grain centers. A horse named Old Frank dies of fright near Atlantic as a horseman recalls a road-side hay scare.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Hale Holden
Central West
R. H. Aighton
Northwest
Iowa Railroad Commission
Notable Christmas Reunion Of A 47 Member Family
In Council Bluffs Iowa a 47 member family gathered at the Union Pacific transfer depot for Christmas, sharing tales from head J. L. McNaughton the family patriarch who once worked there. The clan includes his wives, 17 children, their spouses, and multiple grandchildren from two marriages, with most members living apart but meeting in Council Bluffs for the holiday. The group plans New Year celebrations at a ranch near Long Pine Nebraska.
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J. L. McNaughton
Council Bluffs
Columbia
Bis
McNaughton
Caryie Wilson
Maryville
South
Long Pine
Skunk Pelts Worth $75,000 Aboard Two Cars Through Iowa
Des Moines dispatch notes two carloads of skunk pelts valued at $75,000 passing through Iowa on their way east. The pelts originated from farms at Pocatello Idaho and Walla Walla Washington.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Pocateiloa
Ida
Walla Walla
Wask
Bride's Veil Fire Spoils Wedding Cake Scene
Boone December 27 A wedding at Ogden ends with a veil catching fire from a candle while bride Migs Grace Bakley and Harold Spickard are cutting the cake. Groom and others extinguish the flames before the bride is burned. The report blends with unrelated ads and notices from Spicer Minn and local punchy items about earnings and remedies.
Erie Wiig's view of American opportunity in a Dec 27 report
Irwin, Ta. December 27 report notes Erie Wiig saying America offers golden opportunity for the young. The text reflects a local curios narrative about prosperity and prospects, mentioning a returning young man and juxtaposed phrases from the era.
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Irwin,Ta
Erie Wiig
America
Bicknell Park Gift Brings Humboldt Town Nature Preserve
Humboldt Iowa receives a natural park along the Des Moines river at the west edge of business street through a donation by Mrs. Ticknell in memory of A D Ticknell. The site, never public property, was long used by residents and enlarged by transfer from Northern Iowa Gas & Electric. The gift stands as Humboldt’s largest donation and a signal for future community improvement.
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Humboldt
Ticknell
A. D. Ticknell
Humboldt County
Des Moines River
Bicknell
Northern Iowa Gas & Electric Company
Bicknel
Tiumboldt
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Old Dobbin
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Gates’ Waterloo Business College
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