Iowa cement trust probe may be opened in house
Des Moines reports Weaver seeks state investigation into alleged cement price fixing by manufacturers. The measure would empower the attorney general to probe, compel documents and witnesses, and pursue prosecutions if illegal restraints exist, with aim to lower costs for county road and bridge work and curb arbitrary conditions. The plan faces highway commission opposition and political pushback.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weaver
General Assembly
Towa
Congress of the
United States
Legal Department
State Highway Commission
Onal Trust
Highway Commission
Commission
Jack Rabbit Costs Hunter 430.825 Total
Peter Peterson, of Cedar township, faced Squire Allex on a trespass charge after shooting a jack rabbit and injuring it. He pursued the rabbit, cut a neighbor’s fence, and failed to repair it. He pleaded guilty and was fined 10 dollars plus costs totaling 36.25 dollars.
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Vinton
Peter Peterson
Cedar Township
Squire Allex
Peterson
Paterson
Contractors vs Counties Clash Over Cement Bids in Iowa
Iowa counties clash with cement contractors over bidding rules for public works. Contractors argue counties push for season delivery and fixed culvert cement quantities while citing price hikes from $11.06 to $16.24 per cubic yard between 1915 and 1916 as justification. The dispute centers on supplier leverage, bid practices, and perceived parity between private contractors and state-backed counties.
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Combine
Iowa
Iowan will debate a vital statistics law in Des Moines
Legislature notes describe Senator Enger's push for a vital statistics law while Rep Chris Erickson recalls a past blizzard memory. Senator Laffer proposes tax relief for Civil and Mexican War veterans and their widows from highway-improvement taxes on homesteads. A bill set to standardize packed apples in closed packages gains traction, and Senator Smith ponders taxing money like real estate rather than a flat five mill rate.
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Seostor Laffer
Keokuk County
Smith
Madison County
Fires Ravage Iowa Towns Including Iowa City
Fire in Max Mayer residence in Iowa City basements damages estimated at 20000 dollars. Five occupants escape, one firefighter injured. Mayer insures cover not fully claimed. Theatre blaze at Leon destroys Weldon store rooms and the theatre, total loss 15000 dollars. Shannon City general store Birds and Merriam, loss 20000 dollars with 50 percent insured.
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Leon
Weldon
Focal Picture Theatre
Surst Bros
Shannon City
Shannon
Birdgs & Merriam
Vicksburg Jubilee Fund Awaiting Appropriation
Des Moines Feb 3 The house military committee reported favorably an appropriation of 50,009 dollars to send Town G A R to the Vicksburg jubilee. The bill was referred to the appropriations committee.
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Des Moines
House Military Committee
Vicksburg
Appropriations Committee
Legislators weigh personal costs for adjourned session
Des Moines amid debate over Gov Harding proposed adjourned session funded by lawmakers. lawmakers doubt returning at their own expense, question if any gains exceed a regular session. discussions touch code revision, railroads valuation, and abolishing duplicitous boards. party loyalty drives stance despite reluctance to reconvene.
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Des Moines
Itm
W.L. Harding
Iowa
General Assembly
Harding
M.D. Pitt
Pitt
House
Tha
Representative Santee Blocks Iowa Boxing Bill
Des Moines Feb. 3 The Lake boxing bill was reported in the house for indefinite postponement and thus killed by the judiciary committee. A gav voce vote showed only one aye, likely from Rep. Baldwin of Iowa City who previously supported legalization. Santee of Cedar Rapids harshly opposed the measure saying it would be brutal. Lake of Sioux City vows a roll call to challenge the decision.
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Des Moines
Lake
House
Judiciary Committee
Baldwin
Iowa City
Santea
Cedar Walls
Santee
Iowa
Sioux City
Proposes Child Welfare Station at Iowa City Bill
Des Moines Feb 3 Senator Proudfoot of Warren county backs a bill to create a state research station at Iowa City linked to the university with 50000 dollars yearly for maintenance. The station would study methods to conserve and develop normal children, disseminate findings, and train students, under a director and a seven member advisory board drawn from the graduate college faculty.
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Des Moines
Proudfoot
Warren County
Iowa City
State University
Board of Education
Graduate College
Cascarets ad promising gentle liver and bowel cleansing
A retro radio style advertisement urges readers to take Cascarets to remove liver and bowel poison. It claims benefits for men women and children, noting no griping and gentle action, and suggests mothers give Cascarets to sick children as a harmless remedy.
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Rheumatic Pain Relief
An old advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a cure for rheumatism and aching joints. It claims immediate relief from stiffness and pain, advises rubbing the liniment into the sore area, and promotes a trial bottle available at drug stores. It also mentions use for sciatica neuralgia and backache.
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ST. Jacobs
State Road Tax Proposed in Senate Plan
Des Moines notes a senate highway committee draft proposing a state highway tax of 1 mill on all taxable property. Funds would be shared with counties for county road systems, aiming to replace the county road tax while including cities in the levy. Senator Foster leads the draft with Hale and Haskell, amid debate on city contributions to rural roads.
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Des Moines
Senate Highway Committee
Boards of Supervisors
Foster
Guthrie Center
Hale
Haskell
Senate
Elwood
Vtax
Massachusetts
Boston
New York
Iowa blue laws fail in judiciary committee vote
Des Moines reports the Iowa blue laws drew 10 supporters in the house judiciary committee on Friday while 1 member voted to fil e the bill raising penalties. The bill was indefinitely postponed by the house on Saturday on the committee’s recommendation, with similar Senate action ten days earlier.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Panora Seeks Normal School Establishment in Iowa
Senator Foster proposed in Des Moines a 15000 dollar annual maintenance appropriation for a Panora state normal school. The plan would provide a full campus with two large buildings and gymnasium, valued at 160660 dollars, with no appropriation for buildings. The project aims to create an educational zone west of Des Moines with lower costs than extension work.
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Des Moines
Foster
Guthrie Center
Senate
Panora
Reed
State of Iowa
Iowa
Des Moihes
Hal's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for All Cases
A health ad claims catarrh is constitutional and must be treated with Hal's Catarrh Cure from W J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. The remedy is said to act on blood and mucous surfaces with a $100 reward for failure to cure, available by mail order to F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Ball's Pills for constipation at 75 cents.
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Hal
WJ. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Co
Gaia
Dragglete
Ball
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Wilson
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