Two Iowa issues loom in assembly session
The Iowa General Assembly enters week five facing two major fights. A Johnston road bill aims to abolish the state highway commission in favor of a state highway engineer with limited authority, likely triggering a high-stakes clash over highway control. A bone dry bill by Senator Whitmore faces criticism for giving liquor permits to druggists, sparking concerns about loopholes and loophole openings for alcohol sales.
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Thirty Seventh General Assembly
Whitmore
State Highway Commission
Committee On Highways
Boards of Supervisors 211 Authority-25
Friends of the Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Temperance
Foster
Guthrie County
Codifying Iowa Laws in Legislature Through History
A historical survey notes Iowa has produced six official codes and four private compilations since 1838. Codes bind law when enacted by legislature and cover general laws, excluding local or private acts. From territorial attempts to statehood commissions, codification has varied, with sources including federal law, Iowa constitution, legislative acts, court decisions, and common law.
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Iowa
Iowa Territory
General Assembly
Harding
United States
Only Successful Remedy for Treating Gall Stones
A Nashville reader touts Fruitola and Traxo as the only cure for gall stone trouble after a doctor advised surgery. The testimonial claims four doses removed nearly a quart of stones, with relief and no operation. The remedies, made from Edsall formulas, are sold by Waterloo stores Wangler Bros. Co. and C. J. Miller. Booklets available from Pinus Laboratories, Monticello, Illinois.
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W. C. Nilte
Hay
Marton St
Nashville
Tenn
Gail Stone
Pinus Laboratories
Dillehays
Aee Erva
Monticello
Waterloo
Wangler Bros. Co
East Fourth Street
C. J. Miller
West Fourth Street
Pinus Lab
Monument for Gen Dodge to be Erected in Council Bluffs
Governor to sign bill introducing a commission to raise funds for a monument to late General Grenville M. Dodge at the Union Pacific terminus near Council Bluffs. Gov Harding expected to name commission members, including national figures tied to Dodge. Strong business oppositionRise of anti-injunction bill echoes Clayton Act concerns.
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Senator Kimball
Council Bluff
Iate
Grenville M. Dodge
Council Bluffs
Union Pacific Railroad
State Federation of Labor
American Federation
Iowa Coal Should Sell for Not More Than $3
Des Moines reports Rep. Epps of Ottumwa pushing a legislative probe into alleged coal combines. He claims Ottumwa prices dropped 10 cents a bushel after the inquiry, with Ottumwa coal at 14 to 26 cents per bushel and Des Moines retail prices said to be 4.50 per ton. He argues prices should not exceed 2.75 per ton or 4 per ton, notes limited committee power, and cites ensuing grand jury probes by county attorneys.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Epps
Ottumwa
Hiden
Fire at Dubuque During Blizzard Eyewires Blaze
Fire in Dubuque destroyed the Stilsen Manufacturing building at Thirteenth and Iowa streets. Loss near 50000, city hall also caught fire, extinguished amid 7 below zero and 30 mph NW wind with many frozen. Other fires reported in Early Sac City Sheldon Shenandoah Grinnell and Iowa City with multiple buildings burned and panics briefly occurring.
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Dubuque
Stilsen Manufacturing Company
Thirteenth
Iowa
Sac City
Here
George Hamm
Clark Holdridge
Hamm
C. Sonneborn
Railroad Men Must Bring Suit in Home Courts
Marshalltown, Feb 5. Judge Willett issued a temporary injunction restraining Arthur M Thornton, a Minneapolis St Louis railroad fireman, from suing in Minnesota. Thornton injured July 14, 1916 seeks 15000 in St Paul for damages. The order bars filing in Minnesota or any state other than Iowa, aiming to keep the case local.
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Marshalltown
Supreme Court
District Court
J. Ww.Willett
Arthur M. Thornton
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
St. Paul
Minnesota
Thornton
St. Pawl
Minnesota Bar
Minneapolis
Iowa
Legislature Notes Opens Five Bills in One Session
Des Moines February 5 Senator Kim Dall of Pottawattamie county introduced five bills Saturday including a measure banning spray firearms and knives in store windows. The wets clashed with drys over funding for law enforcement as Larson bill for 25000 dollars for the attorney general’s office faced indefinite postponement despite a minority report. County school superintendent election becomes a special order for February 26 while the House and Senate tallies show 339 and 186 bills introduced respectively.
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Newberry
Clayton County
Senate
Iowa
Eversmeyer
Muscatine County
Senator Lytle
Des Moines
Kim Dall
Pottawattamie County
Committee On
Moore
Havner
House
Ames
Farmers
Larson
Attorney General's Office For Law Enforcement
Romance After Shooting Sets Wedlock Plan
Marshalltown reports Wendell P. Foote plans to marry Miss Louise Wilcox of Harlan, following a July 20 shooting by Robert J. Williams who killed Ruby Ward and wounded Foote. The couple will wed March 5 in Harlan, as Foote recovers in a hospital.
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Marshalltown
Wendell P. Foote
Dillon
Louise Wilcox
Harlan
Foote
Robert J. Williams
Port Madison
Foote Howe
Ruby S
Williams
Matilda Steward
Brou
Miss Wox
Allys Wilcox
British Ship Sunk Claimed Dead and Drowned Crew
Ten crew members of a British steamer were listed as drowned after earlier reports of sinking. The captain and two sailors were landed. Meanwhile German submarine U-67 torpedoed and sank the Spanish steamer Butron and the Greek ship Blekon near Madrid with two Spaniards drowned. rest of crews landed.
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London
Lloyds Shipping Agency
SELPS
Madrid
Butron
Blekon
Farmers warned to save good wheat
Washington February 5. Wheat growing farmers nationwide are cautioned by the department of agriculture not to be tempted by high prices to part with their good seed wheat. Experts predict disaster for this year's crop if poor seed is used for sowing.
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Washington, D. C
Department of ‘Agriculture
Storm Stows Divorce Services at Mason City
A severe storm halted rail and streetcar service across the region. Morning trains from the east were delayed at Calmar and Parkersburg. Most churches canceled services except First Methodist with 60 attendees. No evening services. Minnesota and Dakotas reports call it the worst storm in 25 years. Coal shortages not yet reported.
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Mason
Sunda
Milwaukee
Calmar
Northwestern
Parkersburg
Methodist
Milwaukee Roads
Minnesota
Dakotas
Neutral ships in double peril as Kirkwall route debated
British Admiralty studies options for neutral ships to reach Kirkwall amid German blockade. Proposals include in sea examination by blockade fleet between Faroe Islands and Iceland, predeparture cargo checks at American Scandinavian and Dutch ports, or examination at a British colonial port such as Halifax. The system remains non compulsory but widely used to dodge sea examinations.
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London
Kirkwall
Germany
Faroe Islands
Iceland
Halifax
Prevent the Grip Colds Cure Advertised Medicine
An old advertisement promotes a grip remedy labeled as Tetra Bromo Quinine, claiming relief from grip colds. It highlights a 25 cent price and a box featuring Groves Signature, suggesting a simple laxative and pain relief combination.
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Grove
Steele May Win But Lose Vote In House Contest
Washington February 5. Congressman Tom Steele may win the Eleventh district seat but face not being a true member in the next congress if he prevails in the contest against Judge Scott. If Republicans control the next house hearings may be delayed until late in the session, leaving Scott to serve while not yet a bona fide member and Steele to draw a full salary for two years. A stray note adds a description of a three wheeled skate powered by body weight.
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House Committee
Wilson
Germany
Senate
Byington
Taylor
Buchanan
Byinster
Iowa
Europe
United States
General Assembly of
Congress
Ghal
Washington, D. C
Tom Steele
Judge Scott
House
Steele
Scott
Sioux City
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