First Road Fight Emerges in Iowa Senate
Des Moines Feb 1 first Senate clash over road policy fueled by Senate File 65 known as the Holdoegel bill. Debate heated as supporters and opponents argued county vs state control and the potential for delaying road work. Senate adjourned before a vote, with plans to resume today amid talk of federal road aid and a Johnston road bill.
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Des Moines
Senate
Iowa
Holdoegel
Evans
Bremer County
State Highway Commission
Balkema
Lyon County
Senate Highway Committee
Taylor
Buchanan County
Hill
Indépendence
Price
Monroe County
Highway Commission
State Highway Department
Secretary of Agricultura
Secretary of Agriculture
Johnston
Johnston Road
Friends of the Highway Commission
Lee Elwood
Howard County
Man Arrested in Sioux City Held for Arizona Crime
Jeff Spurlock alias Tom Myers, linked to an Arizona conspiracy to rob government mail, was bound over to federal court in Tuc son after a preliminary hearing in Sioux City. Bond set at 5000, escort to Fort Dodge to seek removal to Arizona. Spurlock, living in seclusion, held a loaded revolver, and authorities imply ties to the Don Davis gang and prior heists.
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Sioux City
Tucson
Ariz
Jeff Spurlock
Tom Myers
Federal District Court
United States
A. O. Wakefield
Federal
Spurlock
Jesus James
Milton Perry Smmith
Fort Dodge
Henry T. Reed
Arizona
Wakefield
Deputy Smith
Kansas
Cy West
Don Davis
Southwest
Davis
Paso & Southwestern
Apache
Rawland
Jennings
Cudahy
Firemen Seek Double Shift Plan Across Iowa
Des Moines February 1 firemen from 11 Iowa cities urged the joint committee to approve a bill for a double platoon system in paid fire departments. They argue a 12 hour shift could be funded by one third more staff, with costs varying by city and total additions around 28,590 to 65,000. Local opposition cites home rule and tax levy concerns as the bill would push mandatory changes.
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Des Moines
Iowa Cities
Zeners Assembly
Spee
Burnett
Fort Dodge
Ottumwa
Oskalonnm
Sioux City
Marshalltown
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Bih
Henry Peterson
Council Bluffs
Pierce
Frank G. Pierce
Iown League of Municipalities
Warren Taylor
Law
Waterloo
Ward
Sloan
McCracken
Oskaloosa
Burke
Callaghan
Findlay
Ort Dodge
Melloy
Melton
Marshalstown
Hartman
Snell
James Maine
QO. P. Elerrick
George Wilson
Haskell
Randall
Tucker
Iowa
Rule
Ford on Ice Nabs Eight Fish Spearers in Raid
Perry February 1 A deputy game warden Lew Stanley nicknamed his Ford The Sneaker and used it on the ice to police spearing fish He drove onto the river and spotted a group near Minburn Eight violators were caught and fined in the raid proving the car’s nickname in action.
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Ford
Perry
Lew Stanley
Stanley
Minburn
Wrecking of Grinnell Chapin Hotel Planned
Grinnell on February 1 reports the old Chapin hotel, a local landmark near the Rock Island station, will be torn down immediately. Once a busy hotel dating back years, it has not been used recently and was purchased by the railroad company. The site will be turned into a railroad park.
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Grinnell
Chapin Hotel
Grinnel
Rock Island Station
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Endorsements
Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root widely praised as a meritorious kidney and urinary remedy. Druggists J B Land and Goodyear Drug Co endorse its efficacy, with letters dated 1916 from Slater Gravel Lawson and others urging readers to prove its curative value.
Guards Refi use to Take Federal Oath in Iowa Units
Davenport report notes Battery B enlisted men W J Anderson and W Link, back from the border, were the only two of Davenport guards to take the new federal oath at a Tuesday night meeting. This marks the third oath for the guard since enlistment, with earlier oaths at Camp Dodge and then a federal version. Officers claim the oath is unnecessary and aims to disrupt the guard to push universal training, potentially affecting pay and promotions. The issue may require court action.
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Davenport
Battery B
W. J. Anderson
Dodge
War Department
Army
Congress
Iowa
Fort Madison Convict killed as tree crushes worker
Oscar Bowers, a life sentence murderer from Winnebago county, was killed at the state prison farm when a gust toppled a tree he felled. A second convict, Alfred Thomas Bowers, was injured. Oscar leaves a widow and eight children. authorities await word from Forest City relatives.
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Fort Madison
Oscar Bowers
Winnebago County
Bowers
Alfred
Thomas Bowers
Forest City
Father Secures Temporary Possession Order of His Son
In Vinton, Judge Willett granted Frank Sevening of Norway a temporary order asserting his rights to his 2-year-old son Ervin Edward. The ruling bars Joseph and Mrs. Boddicker of Norway from interference until a final hearing decides whether the order becomes permanent. The petition says the boy was in the defendants’ care since November while the father attended Cedar Rapids for his wife’s hospital treatment. Mrs Sevening died December 1, 1916.
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Vinton
Willett
District Court
Frank Sevening
Norway
Joseph Boddicker
No Damage for Arrest in Eggers Case
Marshalltown news reports a district court jury found night watchman Robinson did not exceed authority in arresting Chris Eggers and placing him in the town lockup. Eggers sought 10000 dollars for false imprisonment while Robinson argued Eggers was intoxicated and drove into railroad crossing gates.
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Marshalltown
Robinson
State Center
Chris Eggers
Eggers
Deafness Cured by Constitutional Remedies Claim
An advertisement asserts deafness results from inflamed mucous surfaces in the Eustachian tube. It promises a $100 reward for any deafness caused by catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and invites readers to request circulars from F. S. Cheney & Co. Toledo. It also mentions Wake Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Cheney &O
Toledo, C
Wake Hall
Prilz
Weird Tale of Kidnap and Indian Rival Lover
Mr and Mrs Harold H Ganett arrived in Baxter penniless and thin. They tell how an Indian chief in South Dakota lured a pale faced bride from her husband, drugged her, cut her hair, and kept her in a Wigwam near Ingle Grove Indiana before a rescue by her husband. They reached Baxter seeking work through an Indian friend at Tama.
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Baxter
Bisimate
Harold H.ganett
Maggard
Ithe
South Dakota
Rosebud
Ingle Grove
Ones
Hagle Grove
Marshal Maggard
Tama
Railroads vow to curb bootleg liquor shipments
Des Moines February 1 Law tightening liquor deliveries takes effect at midnight forcing buyers to sign receipts in person at railroad offices. Rock Island under federal injunction to avoid deliveries, other carriers still ship within districts but must verify purchaser identity. Bootleggers will avoid Rock Island and wholesalers to evade surveillance. officials expect a crackdown as bootleggers reduce wholesale activity.
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Des Moines
Railroad and Express Company
H.M. Havner
Rock Island
Carpenter
Federal
Law
Attorney General's Office
Ieland
Eng Press
Drayman
Internal Bathing Promises Health Benefits For Men
An advertisement extols internal bathing as essential to well being, claiming nightly use cleanses the lower intestine and improves sleep, mood, and daily functioning. Testimonial letters praise the J. B. L. Cascade device, manufactured by Chas. A. Tyrrell M.D., with Hansen & Hansen’s Drug Store in Waterloo showcasing demonstrations and a free booklet offer.
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Walter Johnson
J.B. L. Cascade
Cascade
Chas
AL Tyrrell
Hansen & Hansen’s
Waterloo
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Ottumway
J_ Weitz
Des Moineg
Juint Assembly Committee
Goodyear Drug Co
Lawson, Mo
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Binghamton
Ft. Madison
E. W. Grovu
Scott
Dr. King
Pullmans
St. Paul
Inneapolis
Los
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California
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